Neshaminy School District Grade 6 Science Teacher Curriculum Map Unit of Study 1: Comparing Forms of Energy 1 st MP Standards that appear in this unit: MS-PS3-1, MS-PS3-2, MS-PS3-5 Big Idea 3: How is energy transferred and conserved? Interactions of objects or systems of objects can be predicted and explained using the concept of energy transfer and conservation. Energy Constructing a graph Matter Analyze and Interpreting graphical displays Mass Developing a model Speed Construct an argument based on evidence Kinetic Energy Comprehension of scale, proportion, and quantity Relationship between kinetic energy and mass separate from kinetic energy and speed System Potential energy How potential energy can be changed Energy Transfer conduction, convection, radiation Conservation of energy Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object. Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system.
Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object. FOSS Chemical Interactions Module Investigation 4 and 5 Amplify Field Test Chemical Reactions
Unit of Study 2: Laws of Thermodynamics 1 st MP Standards that appear in this unit: MS-PS3-3, MS-PS3-4 Big Idea 3: Interactions of objects or systems of objects can be predicted and explained using the concept of energy transfer and conservation. How is energy transferred and conserved? Definition of energy Forms of energy Energy Transfer conduction, convection, radiation Conservation of energy Temperature Equilibrium Heat transfer (calorie) Using a thermometer Design, construct, and test a device Create, design, plan, an investigation Developing a model Comprehension of scale, proportion, and quantity Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test, a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer. Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample. FOSS Chemical Interactions Module Investigation 4 and 5 Amplify Field Test Chemical Reactions
Unit of Study 3: Properties and Structure of Matter 2 nd MP Standards that appear in this unit: MS-PS1-31, MS-PS1-2 Big Idea 1: Matter can be understood in terms of the types of atoms present and the interactions both between and within atoms. Elements Atoms Molecules Compounds Periodic Table of the Elements Evidence of a chemical reaction Physical/Chemical properties density, melting point, boiling point, solubility, flammability, odor. Chemical equations reactants/products Law of conservation of mass How can one explain the structure, properties, and interactions of matter? Developing a model Comprehension of scale, proportion, and quantity Analyze and interpret data Develop a model to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures. Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred. FOSS Chemical Interactions Module Investigation 1,2, 9, and 10 Amplify Field Test Chemical Reactions
Unit of Study 4: Interactions of Matter 2 nd MP Standards that appear in this unit: MS-PS1-3, MS-PS1-4 Big Idea 1: Matter can be understood in terms of the types of atoms present and the interactions both between and within atoms. Synthetic Material Natural Resource How can one explain the structure, properties, and interactions of matter? Research Compare / Contrast Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society. Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed. FOSS Chemical Interactions Module Investigation 7 Amplify Field Test Chemical Reactions
Unit of Study 5: Chemical Reactions 2 nd MP Standards that appear in this unit: MS-PS1-5, MS-PS1-6 Big Idea 1: Matter can be understood in terms of the types of atoms present and the interactions both between and within atoms. How can one explain the structure, properties, and interactions of matter? Big Idea 3: Interactions of objects or systems of objects can be predicted and explained using the concept of energy transfer and conservation. Chemical Equations Conservation of Matter Chemical Reactions - Reactants - Products Thermal Energy Energy Transfer How is energy transferred and conserved? Build a model Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction. Design a project to construct, test, and modify, a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes. FOSS Chemical Interactions Module Investigations 4 and 5 Amplify Field Test Chemical Reactions
Unit of Study 6: Ecosystems 4 th MP Standards that appear in this unit: MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-2, MS-LS2-3 Big Idea 2: Organisms grow, reproduce, and perpetuate How and why do organisms interact with their environment and what are the effects of these interactions? their species by obtaining necessary resources through interdependent relationships with other organisms and the physical environment. Ecosystem Analyze and interpret data Organism Graphing Population Collect data Predator/prey relationships Observation Biotic/abiotic Cite evidence on how organisms are dependent on each Resource availability other in an ecosystem Independent/dependent limiting factors Construct a model for a food chain and a food web Community Symbiosis Carrying capacity Mutualism Parasitism Niche Producer Consumer Decomposer Food chain/ food web Energy pyramid Carbon cycle Water cycle Nitrogen cycle Conservation of matter
Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem. Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems. Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. Ecology Text McDougal Littell Chapter 1 and 2
Unit of Study 7: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience 4 th MP Standards that appear in this unit: MS-LS2-4, MS-LS2-5 6. Approach science as a reliable and tentative way of knowing and explaining the natural world and apply 7. Weigh evidence and use scientific approaches to ask questions, investigate, make informed decisions about 8. Make and use observations to identify and analyze relationships and patterns in order to explain 9. Evaluate systems, including their components and subsystems, in order to connect how form determines 10. Explain how the natural and designed worlds are interrelated and the application of scientific knowledge Big Idea 2: Organisms grow, reproduce, and perpetuate their species by obtaining necessary resources through interdependent relationships with other organisms and the physical environment. Ecosystems Limiting factors Carrying capacity Primary and secondary succession System Abiotic/biotic Resource availability Biodiversity Stability How and why do organisms interact with their environment and what are the effects of these interactions? Analyzing data Using a data table Construct a model illustrating limiting factors and carrying capacity of an ecosystem Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations. Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services. Ecology Text McDougal Littell Chapter Life Over Time Text McDougal Littell Chapter2
Unit of Study 8: Earth and Space 3 rd MP Standards that appear in this unit: MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-2, ESS1-3 Big Idea 1: The Universe is composed of a variety of different objects, which are organized into systems, each of which develops according to accepted physical processes and laws. Earth Moon System Seasons Revolution Rotation Lunar phases Eclipse Axis/tilt Earth/Sun System Direct vs indirect sunlight Scale(distance/size) Mass Distance Gravity Force (push/pull) Solar system/galaxy Asteroid Planet Satellite Stars What are the predictable patterns caused by different objects in the solar system? How do objects in the universe appear and behave? Developing a model Comprehension of scale, proportion, and quantity Analyze and interpret data
Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons. Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system. Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system. Amplify Field Test Motion in the Solar System