6th+Grade

**Core Content Committee (CCC) Representative: Jennifer Kelley (jkelley@pccsd.net)** **Contributors: Rob Zajac & Jessica McCormick**
 * Grade 6: **

ODE Revised Science Standards
 * Standards & Model Curriculum **

**Instructional Unit Order:**
Science Inquiry and Application, Physical Science, Earth and Space Science, & Life Science

**Inquiry Focus:** During the years of grades 5-8, all students must use the following scientific processes, with appropriate laboratory safety techniques, to construct their knowledge and understanding in all science content areas: •//Identify questions that can be answered through scientific investigations; // •//Design and conduct a scientific investigation; // •//Use appropriate mathematics, tools and techniques to gather data and information; // •A//nalyze and interpret data; // •//Develop descriptions, models, explanations and predictions; // •//Think critically and logically to connect evidence and explanations; // •//Recognize and analyze alternative explanations and predications; and // •C//ommunicate scientific procedures and explanations. // ||
 * Science Inquiry and Application

Life Science: This topic focuses on the study of the basics of Modern Cell Theory. All organisms are composed of cells, which are the fundamental unit of life. Cells carry on the many processes that sustain life. All cells come from pre-existing cells. || • All cells come from pre-existing cells. • Cells carry on specific functions that sustain life. • Living systems at all levels of organization demonstrate the complementary nature of structure and function. || Cells []
 * Topic: Cellular to Multicellular
 * • Cells are the fundamental unit of life.
 * __Teacher Resources:__**

Body Systems []

Earth Science:

Rocks, Minerals and Soil This topic focuses on the study of rocks, minerals and soil, which make up the lithosphere. Classifying and identifying different types of rocks, minerals and soil can decode the past environment in which they formed. || • Igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks have unique characteristics that can be used for identification and/or classification. • Igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks form in different ways. • Soil is unconsolidated material that contains nutrient matter and weathered rock. • Rocks, minerals and soils have common and practical uses. || The Dirt on Soil []
 * Topic:
 * •Minerals have specific, quantifiable properties.
 * __Teaching Resources:__**

Minerals []

Rock Cycle

Physical Science:

Matter and Motion This topic focuses on the study of foundational concepts of the particulate nature of matter, linear motion, and kinetic and potential energy. || • Changes of state are explained by a model of matter composed of atoms and/or molecules that are in motion. • There are two categories of energy: kinetic and potential. • An object’s motion can be described by its speed and the direction in which it is moving. ||
 * Topic:
 * •All matter is made up of small particles called atoms.

__**Teaching Resources:**__ Energy []

Matter [] []

Science Formative Assessment Strategies & Probes by Unit (Page Keeley)

‍Life:
(Single-celled organisms) || Pond Water, Life Science Vol. 1, Pg. 33 ||<  ||   ||
 * **Topic** ................. || **Assessment Probe** .....................
 * (Title,Volume,Page)** ||< **Assessment Strategy** .......
 * (Name, #, Page)** || **Teaching Ideas** ................................................ ||
 * Cell Structure
 * Living Systems || Digestive System, Vol. 4, Pg. 131 ||<  ||   ||
 * Cells || Atoms and Cells, Life Science Vol. 1, Pg.39 ||<  ||   ||

‍Earth:

 * **Topic** ................. || **Assessment Probe** .....................
 * (Title/Volume/Page)** || **Assessment Strategy** .......
 * (Name, #, Page)** || **Teaching Ideas** ................................................ ||
 * Rocks/Minerals || Is It a Rock? (Version 1), Vol. 2, Pg. 151 ||  ||   ||
 * Rocks/Minerals || Is It a Rock? (Version 2), Vol. 2, Pg. 157 ||  ||   ||
 * Weathering and Erosion || Mountaintop Fossil, Vol. 2, Pg. 165 ||  ||   ||

‍Physical:

 * **Topic** ................. || **Assessment Probe** .....................
 * (Title/Volume/Page)** || **Assessment Strategy** .......
 * (Name, #, Page)** || **Teaching Ideas** ................................................ ||
 * Atoms || Iron Bar, Vol. 4, Pg. 17 ||  ||   ||
 * Atoms/Properties of Matter || Comparing Cubes, Vol. 2, Pg. 19 ||  ||   ||
 * Motion/Force || Rolling Marbles, Vol. 3, Pg. 71 ||  ||   ||