Collierville Schools 6 th Grade Science Scope and Sequence

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1 Collierville Schools 6 th Grade Science Scope and Sequence Pacing s 1 2 Performance Expectation & (s) Lab Safety Scientific Methods Engineering Design Process 1 st Quarter & Practice Learning Targets & Vocabulary Identify benefits of science in the world around you. Describe jobs that use science. Identify the steps used in scientific methods. Formulate testable hypotheses. Explain how scientific methods are used to answer questions and problems. Instructional Activities & Assessments Introduction to the Engineering Design Process Obscertainers Bubble Gum Lab Save Fred Foiled M&Ms Paper Airplane songs Describe how models are used to represent the natural world. Explain how science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are related. Explain the engineering design process for developing new technologies. Identify tools used to collect and analyze data.

2 Identify safe lab procedures. science scientist technology scientific methods hypothesis independent variable dependent variable control engineering design process waft 3 6.PS3.1 Analyze the properties and compare the sources of kinetic, elastic potential, gravitational potential, electric potential, chemical, and thermal energy. Energy and Matter Students give general descriptions of different forms and mechanisms for energy storage within a system. Developing and Using Models Students create models which are responsive and incorporate features that are not visible in the natural world, but have implications on the behavior of the modeled systems and can identify limitations of their models. Compare kinetic and potential energy. Classify an object s energy as either kinetic energy, potential energy, or both. Describe mechanical energy. List different forms of energy. Provide examples of different forms of energy. energy kinetic energy potential energy mechanical energy sound energy radiant energy HMH Unit 1, lesson 1 Energy Introduction Lesson Bouncing Ball Lab Activity Energy Detectives Activity BrainPOP Types of energy

3 electrical energy chemical energy thermal energy nuclear energy PS3.3 Analyze and interpret data to show the relationship between kinetic energy and the mass of an object and its speed. Scale, Proportion, and Quantity Students create proportional and algebraic relationships from graphical representations Analyzing and interpreting data. Students should create and analyze graphical presenations of data to identify linear and non-linear relationships, consider statistical features within data and evaluate multiple data sets for a single phenomenon. Calculate an object s kinetic energy given its mass and speed. mass velocity HMH Unit 1, lesson 2 Making a Splash (Phenomenon- Bases Lesson) Maximize kinetic energy at a skate park Lessons from the Tennessee Department of Education Using mathematics and computational thinking PS3.2 Construct a scientific explanation of the transformation between potential and kinetic energy. Scale, Proportion, and Quantity Students create proportional and algebraic relationships from graphical representations Apply the Law of Conservation of Energy to energy transformations. Identify how energy changes form. energy transformation Mythbusters Newton s Cradle Crane episode Energy Transformations Lab Water Balloon Pendulum Lab Egg Drop Lab

4 8 6.PS3.4 Conduct an investigation to demonstrate the way that heat (thermal energy) moves among objects through radiation, conduction, or convection. Constructing explanations and designing solutions Students form explanations using source (including student developed investigations) which show comprehension of parsimony, utilize quantitative and qualitative models to make predictions, and can support or cause revisions of a particular conclusion. Cause and Effect Students begin to connect their explanations for cause and effect relationships to specific scientific theory Planning and carrying out controlled investigations Students begin to investigate independently, select appropriate independent variables to explore a dependent Law of Conservation of Energy Define thermal energy. Differentiate between thermal energy and temperature. Define conduction, conductor, insulator, convection, and radiation. conductor insulator conduction convection radiation Lessons for the Tennessee Department of Education Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions rollercoaster design Modeling CCR Convection, Conduction, Radiation Oh My! CCF video Lessons from the Tennessee Department of Education Planning and carrying out investigations

5 variable and recognize the value of failure and revision in the experimental process. 9 6.ETS1.2 Design and test different solutions that impact energy transfer. C. Optimizing the Solution Design How can the various proposed design solutions be compared and improved? Energy and Matter Students track energy changes through transformations in a system. Planning and carrying out controlled investigations Students can design tests which determine the effectiveness of a device under varying conditions. Design a demonstration showing how heat moves among objects. Evaluate the demonstration results. Improve the demonstration design and the test. Analyze and communicate results. conduction convection radiation Different Colors Absorb Heat Better? Working with Wind Energy Developing Possible Solutions Video Powering the Future Video Lab report: Do Different Colors Absorb Heat Better?