6Th Grade Science Curriculum Timeline

6th Grade Science Curriculum Timeline Quarter 1 Strand/Content Time Learning Targets Materials Vocabulary Scientific Practices Week “I Can…” Unit Assessment Classify 1-2 (Pre/Post) Compare ❏ Follow a laboratory procedure Conclude & work collaboratively within First Week Activities: Data a group using appropriate ● Bubble Contest Evidence scientific tools ● Evaportation Infer Marathon Interpret ❏ Work individually, with a ● CSI Justify partner, and as a team to test a Observe Hypothesis scientific concept, change a Interactive Notebook variable, and record the Variable experimental outcome Science safety handout & review worksheet ❏ Use the engineering design cycle Lab Procedures & Equipment Lab ❏ Convert metric measurements Measurement tools foldable Critical Questions: Units of measure foldable 1. What are the metric measurements for length, Engineering Design mass, volume, temperature, Cycle (photo) and density? King Henry 2. What are the steps for designing a good scientific Metric Conversion investigation? foldable

3. How do you communicate Metric Conversion explanations and procedures worksheet orally and in written form? Measurement Quiz

Measurement Lab

Earth Science Week “I Can…” Unit Assessment Cleavage 3-9 (Pre/Post) Minerals have ❏ Identify minerals by testing Sedimentary specific, quantifiable their properties Interactive Notebook (Clastic, properties. chemical, ❏ Use the rock cycle to describe FOCUS Curriculum Text: organic) Igneous, the formation of igneous, Rocks & Minerals metamorphic, and sedimentary, and metamorphic Metamorphic sedimentary rocks rocks What are Minerals? (foliated, have unique graphic organizer nonfoliated) characteristics that can ❏ Identify unique characteristics be used for to classify rocks Mineral ID labs Igneous identification and/or (intrusive, classification. ❏ Describe the formation of Mineral ID charts extrusive) igneous, metamorphic, and Igneous, sedimentary rocks “Mineral Mania” Crystalline metamorphic, and Webquest Geologists sedimentary rocks Geology form in different Critical Questions: “Mighty Minerals” Lava ways. Project Magma Minerals 1. What are rocks and minerals? Common Minerals & Rocks Rocks handout Luster 2. How are rocks and mineral Streak formed? Igneous Rock flow chart Fracture Hardness 3. What properties can be used to How are igneous rock identify rocks and minerals? classified? Lab sheet What are some common and 4. It’s Sedimentary, My practical uses of rocks and Dear Watson minerals? Glencoe Virtual Lab (Rock Identification)

Rock ID lab

Types of Rocks foldable

A Closer Look worksheet

Rock Cycle Rap

Crayon Rock Cycle Activity

Rock Out game

Rock Cycle cards

Rock Cycle simulation game

Engineering Design Challenge