6 th Grade. E.ES Explain the water cycle and describe how evaporation, transpiration, condensation, cloud formation, runoff, ground water, and

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1 Unit/Topic: Water Standard: Fluid Earth; Changes in Matter; Properties of Matter; Human Consequences Key Concepts/Generalizations Benchmarks Assessment/Activities/Labs E.ES.M.8 Water Cycle- Water circulates through the four spheres of the Earth in what is known as the water cycle. E.ES Explain the water cycle and describe how evaporation, transpiration, condensation, cloud formation, Activity: The Incredible Journey Inquiry: Transpiration Lab precipitation, infiltration, surface Inquiry: Earth s Water Budget runoff, ground water, and absorption occur within the Assessment: Water Cycle Cartoon (differentiated) cycle. P.CM.M.1 Changes in State- Matter changing from state to state can be explained by using models which show that matter is composed of tiny particles in motion. When changes of state occur, the atoms and/or molecules are not changed in structure. When the changes in state occur, mass is conserved because matter is not created or destroyed P.CM Describe and illustrate changes in state, in terms of the arrangement and relative motion of the atoms or molecules. P.CM Explain how mass is conserved as it changes from state to state in a closed system. (Reinforce the concept do not need to teach in depth) Activities: Molecule simulations Activity: States of Matter flipchart Inquiry: Rain in the Classroom Assessment: Integrated into Water Cycle Cartoon Page 1 of 15

2 (APPLY TO WATER CYCLE). P.PM.M.2 Elements and Compounds- Elements are composed of a single kind of atom that are grouped into families with similar properties on the periodic table. Compounds are composed of two or more different elements. Each element and compound has a unique set of physical and chemical properties such as boiling point, density, color, conductivity, and reactivity. (APPLY TO WATER CYCLE) E.ES.M.4 Human Consequences- Human activities have changed the land, oceans, and atmosphere of the Earth resulting in the reduction of the number and variety of wild plants and animals sometimes causing extinction of species. P.PM Identify the smallest component that makes up an element. P.PM Illustrate the structure of molecules using models or drawings (water, hydrogen, oxygen). P.PM List examples of physical properties of water (boiling point, freezing point, density, capillary action, universal solvent). E.ES Analyze the flow of water between the components of a watershed, including surface features (lakes, streams, rivers, wetlands) and groundwater. (Explain the types, process, and beneficial functions of wetlands from HSCE prerequisites.) E.ES Describe the origins of pollution in the hydrosphere (car exhaust, industrial Activity: Use marshmallows and toothpicks to make water molecule models. Inquiry: Density Rainbow Lab Assessment: Water Advertisement (differentiated) Activity: Word Pictures Activity: Watershed Game Writing Prompt: Write an 8 sentence paragraph on the ecological importance of wetlands. Inquiry: River Pollution Lab Activity: Lake St. Clair roleplay Activity: Dragonfly Pond Page 2 of 15

3 emissions, acid rain, and natural sources), and how pollution impacts habitats, climatic change, threatens or endangers species. Assessment: Saving Lake St. Clair webquest (differentiated) Page 3 of 15

4 Unit/Topic: Weather Standards: Atmosphere, Weather and Climate; Energy Transfer Key Concepts/Generalizations Benchmarks Assessment/Activities/Labs P.EN.M.4 Energy Transfer- Energy P.EN Explain how is transferred from a source to a different forms of energy can be Inquiry: Conduction Lab receiver by radiation, conduction, transferred from one place to and convection. When energy is transferred from a source to a another by radiation, conduction, Activity: Paper Spinners (convection) or convection. receiver, the quantity of energy before the transfer is equal to the P.EN Illustrate how Inquiry: Hot Cans/Cold Cans Engineering quantity of energy after the energy can be transferred while Project transfer. no energy is lost or gained in the transfer.. Assessment: Thermal energy art project (four sided foldable) - differentiated Page 4 of 15

5 E.ES.M.1 Solar Energy- The sun is the major source of energy for phenomena on the surface of the Earth. E.ES Demonstrate, using a model or drawing, the relationship between the warming by the sun of the Earth and the water cycle as it applies to the atmosphere (evaporation, water vapor, warm air rising, cooling, condensation, clouds). (Explain the differences between fog and dew formation and cloud formation from the HSCE prerequisites.) (water cycle covered in Water unit) Activity: Cloud in a Bottle Activity: Water Cycle Website Review Discuss: Dew, Fog, Frost E.FE.M.1 Atmosphere- The atmosphere is a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen and trace gases that include water vapor. The atmosphere has different physical and chemical composition at different elevations. E.FE Describe the atmosphere as a mixture of gases. E.FE Compare and contrast the composition of the atmosphere at different elevations. Activity: Layers of the atmosphere flip chart E.ES.M.7 Weather and Climate- Global patterns of atmospheric and oceanic movement influence weather and climate. E.ES Compare and contrast the difference and relationship between climate and weather. Activity: Venn Diagram Activity: Climate Webquest Page 5 of 15

6 E.ES Describe how the warming of the Earth by the sun produces winds and ocean currents. E.ES Describe the relationship between the warming of the atmosphere of the Earth by the sun and convection within the atmosphere and oceans Inquiry: Sand and Water lab which gains heat fastest? Which loses heat fastest? Activity: Hurricane Website E.ES Explain how the temperature of the oceans affects the different climates on Earth because water in the oceans holds a large amount of heat. Assessment: The Great Vacation Debate webquest and PowerPoint (differentiated) E.ES Describe how different weather occurs due to the constant motion of the atmosphere from the energy of the sun reaching the surface of the Earth. Activity: Daily Weather Maps Page 6 of 15

7 E.ES Describe weather conditions associated with frontal boundaries (cold, warm, stationary, and occluded) and the movement of major air masses and the jet stream across North America using a weather map. (Interpret a weather map and describe present weather conditions and predict changes in weather over 24 hours from HSCE prerequisites.) Assessment: Weather Mind Maps (differentiated) E.ES.M.4 Human Consequences- Human activities have changed the land, oceans, and atmosphere of the Earth resulting in the reduction of the number and variety of wild plants and animals sometimes causing extinction of species. E.ES Describe the origins Lab: Air pollution detector of pollution in the atmosphere (car exhaust, industrial Activity: Awful 8 play emissions, acid rain, and natural sources), and how pollution impacts habitats, climatic change, threatens or endangers species. Page 7 of 15

8 Unit/Topic: Geosphere Standards: Solid Earth; Changes in Matter; Earth in Space and Time; Human Consequences Key Concepts/Generalizations Benchmarks Assessment/Activities/Labs E.SE.M.5 Plate Tectonics- The lithospheric plates of the Earth constantly move, resulting in E.SE Describe layers of the Earth as a lithosphere (crust and upper mantle), convecting Activity: Flip Chart layers of the earth major geological events, such as mantle, and dense metallic core. earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building. E.SE Explain plate tectonic movement and how the lithospheric plates move centimeters each year. Activity: Tasty Plate Tectonics E.SE Demonstrate how major geological events (earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, mountain building) result from these plate motions. Activity: Mercalli Scale simulation P.EN Identify examples of seismic waves. (From 5 th grade they do not cover seismic waves in their wave unit.) Activity: The Seismic Wave Dance Page 8 of 15

9 E.SE.M.6 Magnetic Field of Earth- Earth as a whole has a magnetic field that is detectable at the surface with a compass. E.SE Describe the Earth as a magnet and compare the magnetic properties of the Earth to that of a natural or man-made magnet. AIMS activity magnets E.SE Explain how a compass works using the magnetic field of the Earth, and how a compass is used for navigation on land and sea. Activity: Make a compass E.SE.M.4 Rock Formation- Rocks and rock formations bear evidence of the minerals, materials, temperature/pressure conditions, and forces that created them. E.SE Compare and contrast the formation of rock types (igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary) and demonstrate the similarities and differences using the rock cycle model. Suggested rocks: granite, basalt, andesite, obsidian, pumice, schist, gneiss, marble, slate, quartzite, sandstone, limestone, shale, conglomerate from HSCE prerequisites. Inquiry: Rock ID Lab Inquiry: Mineral ID Lab Assessment: Rock Cycle Cartoon (differentiated) Page 9 of 15

10 E.SE.M.1 Soil- Soils consist of weathered rocks and decomposed organic materials from dead plants, animals, and bacteria. Soils are often found in layers with each having a different chemical composition and texture. E.SE Explain how physical and chemical weathering lead to erosion and the formation of soils and sediments. P.CM Identify evidence of chemical change through color, gas formation, solid formation, and temperature change. P.CM Compare and contrast the chemical properties of a new substance with the original after a chemical change (Review from 5 th grade - apply to chemical weathering) E.SE Explain how waves, wind, water, and glacier movement, shape and reshape the land surface of the Earth by eroding rock in some areas and depositing sediments in other areas. Activity: Weathering Walk and T-chart Inquiry: Chemical Reactions baggy lab Inquiry: Vinegar and Chalk Lab Inquiry: Weathering Candy Lab Activity: Teacher for a Day erosion and deposition Assessment: Weathering and Erosion Mind Map (Describe how glaciers have Video: Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes affected the Michigan landscape, explain what Activity: Great Lakes Formation website happens to the lithosphere when an ice sheet is removed Page 10 of 15

11 E.ST.M.3 Fossils- Fossils provide important evidence of how life and environmental conditions have changed in a given location. (rebounding) and explain the formation of the Great Lakes from HSCE prerequisites.) E.SE Describe how soil is a mixture, made up of weather eroded rock and decomposed organic material. E.SE Compare different soil samples based on particle size and texture. E.ST Explain how rocks and fossils are used to understand the age and geological history of the earth (timelines and relative dating, rock layers). Inquiry: Compare sand and soil samples using microscope, magnifying glass Activity: Exploring Soil Activity: The Dirt on Soil website Activity: Fossil Record computer lab Assessment: Geologic Time flipchart E.ST.M.4 Geologic Time- Earth processes seen today (erosion, mountain building, and glacier movement) make possible the measurement of geologic time through methods such as observing rock sequences and using fossils to correlate the sequences at various locations. E.ST Explain how Earth Activity: Strain your Brain processes (erosion, mountain building, and glacier movement) are used for the measurement of geologic time through observing rock layers. E.ST Describe how fossils provide important evidence of how life and environmental conditions have changed. Activity: Relative Dating Page 11 of 15

12 E.ES.M.4 Human Consequences- Human activities have changed the land, oceans, and atmosphere of the Earth resulting in the reduction of the number and variety of wild plants and animals sometimes causing extinction of species. E.ES Explain how human Activity: Minerals and mining website activities (surface mining, deforestation, overpopulation, Assessment: Differentiated group presentations construction and urban on pros and cons of human development, farming, dams, activities/consequences for surface mining, landfills, and restoring natural deforestation, overpopulation, construction and areas) change the surface of the development, farming, dams, landfills Earth and affect the survival of organisms. Page 12 of 15

13 Unit/Topic: Astronomy Standards: Earth in Time and Space Key Concepts/Generalizations Benchmarks Assessment/Activities/Labs E.ES.M.6 Seasons- Seasons result E.ES Demonstrate using from annual variations in the intensity of sunlight and length of day due to the tilt of a model, seasons as the result of variations in the intensity of sunlight caused by the tilt of the the axis of the Earth relative to the Earth on its axis, and revolution plane of its yearly orbit around the around the sun. sun. E.ES Explain how the revolution of the Earth around the sun defines a year. Activity: Reasons for the Seasons B-5 Activity: Differentiate with Make a Sun Clock B-7 Activity: Solar Motion Demonstrator B-9 (Numbered activities are from The Universe at your Fingertips) Activity: Classroom demonstration with globe E.ST.M.1 Solar System- The sun is E.ST Design a model that the central and largest body in our describes the position and solar system. Earth is the third relationship of the planets and planet from the sun in a system other objects (comets that includes other planets and and asteroids) to the sun. their moons, as well as smaller objects, such as asteroids and comets. Activity: A Question of Scale D-1 Activity: Solar System Scale D-5 or D-6 Activity: Planetary Facts Venn Diagram (AIMS) Assessment: Build a Model of the Solar System (differentiated) Page 13 of 15

14 E.ST.M.2 Solar System Motion- Gravity is the force that keeps most objects in the solar system in regular and predictable motion. E.ST Describe the motion of planets and moons in terms of rotation on axis and orbits due to gravity. E.ST Explain moon phases as they relate to the position of the moon in its orbit around the Earth, resulting in the amount of observable reflected light. E.ST Recognize that nighttime objects (stars and constellations) and the sun appear to move because the Earth rotates on its axis and orbits the sun. Activity: Observing a Planet C-4 Activity: Staying Up While Falling Down C-5 Inquiry: What is the effect of distance from the sun on a planet s period of revolution? Activity: Predicting Phases and Features A-1 Activity: Observing Phases A-2 Activity: Moon phases flipchart Assessment: Examview Pro traditional test Activity: Locating the Big Dipper F-2 Activity: Star Clocks F-3 Activity: Earth s Revolution and the Zodiac F-9 Activity: Making Measurements (Astrolabe) J-1 E.ST Explain lunar and solar eclipses based on the relative positions of the Earth, moon, and sun, and the orbit of the moon. Activity: Modeling Eclipses A-4 E.ST Explain the tides of the oceans as they relate to the gravitational pull and orbit of the moon. Activity: Webquest on Tides (Laura) Page 14 of 15

15 P.EN.M.6 Solar Energy Effects- P.EN Identify that nuclear Nuclear reactions take place in the reactions take place in the sun, sun producing heat and light. Only producing heat and light. a tiny fraction of the light energy from the sun reaches Earth, providing energy to heat the Earth. P.EN Explain how only a tiny fraction of light energy from the sun is transformed to heat energy on Earth. Activity: The Energy of Stars video clip from United Webstreaming Culminating assessment: Differentiated projects Page 15 of 15