Alabama Science Standards for Earth and Space Science Core (Grade 6) 1. Identify global patterns of atmospheric movement, including El Niño, the Gulf Stream, the jet stream, the Coriolis effect, and global winds that influence local weather. Predicting local weather and weather patterns o Examples: cold and warm fronts, high and low pressure areas Describing the function of instruments and technology used to investigate Earth s weather, including barometers, thermometers, wind socks, weather vanes, satellites, radar, weather balloons, and rain gauges Using lines of latitude and longitude to locate areas of specific weather events SE/TE: 116-123 TECH: Transparencies 37-40 LAB: 122-123 SE/TE: 46-53 Reinforcement, Enrich Currents and Climate, Winds TECH: Transparencies 15-17; Go Online Links on Ocean Currents, Global Winds Activity; Video Field Trip Weather Factors LAB: 53 SE/TE: 72-79, 80-91 Reinforcement, Enrich Air Masses and Fronts, Storms TECH: Transparencies 23-33; Go Online Weather Fronts Activity; Video Field Trip Hurricanes LAB: 90-91 SE/TE: 10-14, 43, 64-65, 92-101 Reinforcement, Air Pressure, Predicting the Weather TECH: Transparencies 3-5, 35-37; Go Online Measuring Air Pressure Activity, More on Weather Maps LAB: 15, 99 SE/TE: 11-19 Reinforcement, Enrich Models of Earth TECH: Transparencies 4, 5; Go Online Links on Latitude and Longitude LAB: 20 1
Interpreting weather data through observations collected over time o Example: calculating annual precipitation and average temperature 2. Describe factors that cause changes to Earth s surface over time. o Examples: earthquakes, volcanoes, weathering, erosion, glacial erosion or scouring, deposition, water flow, tornadoes, hurricanes, farming and conservation, mining and reclamation, deforestation and reforestation, waste disposal, global climate changes, greenhouse gases SE/TE: 61-65, 108-115 Reinforcement, Precipitation, What Causes Climate TECH: Transparencies 21, 39-42; Go Online Links on Precipitation SE/TE: 38-47, 48-54, 56-59, 66-69, 72-83, 86-90, 91-95, 96-100, 101-103 Reinforcement, Enrich Rocks and Weathering, How Soil Forms, Soil Conservation, Changing Earth's Surface TECH: Transparencies 11-31; Go Online More on Weathering, Links on Soil Conservation, Mass Movement Activity; Video Field Trip Weathering and Soil LAB: 46-47, 55, 70-71, 82-83 SE/TE: 78-83, 94-101 Reinforcement, Enrich Water Erosion, The Force of Moving Water, Glaciers, Waves, Wind, Droughts and Floods, Wave Action TECH: Transparencies 23-25, 29-32; Go Online More on Floods, More on River Erosion, Links on Glaciers, Links on Waves, More on Droughts Formation, Erosion and Deposition 2
Comparing constructive and destructive natural processes and their effects on land formations o Examples: constructive volcanic and mountain-building processes; destructive erosion by wind, water, and ice Distinguishing rock strata by geologic composition o Examples: predicting relative age of strata by fossil depth, predicting occurrence of natural events by rock composition in a particular strata SE/TE: 38-47, 48-54, 56-59, 66-69, 72-83, 86-90, 91-95, 96-100, 101-103 Reinforcement, Enrich Rocks and Weathering, How Soil Forms, Soil Conservation, Changing Earth's Surface TECH: Transparencies 11-31; Go Online More on Weathering, Links on Soil Conservation, Mass Movement Activity; Video Field Trip Weathering and Soil LAB: 46-47, 55, 70-71, 82-83 SE/TE: 78-83, 94-101 Reinforcement, Enrich Water Erosion, The Force of Moving Water, Glaciers, Waves, Wind, Droughts and Floods, Wave Action TECH: Transparencies 23-25, 29-32; Go Online More on Floods, More on River Erosion, Links on Glaciers, Links on Waves, More on Droughts Formation, Erosion and Deposition Inside Earth (Book F) SE/TE: 144-147, 148-151, 152-156 Reinforcement, Enrich Classifying Rocks, Igneous Rocks, Sedimentary Rocks, Fossils, The Relative Age of Rocks, Radioactive Dating TECH: Transparencies 42-46; Go Online More on Igneous Rocks, Links on Sedimentary Rocks, Links on Fossils, Index Fossil Activities, More on Radioactive Dating; Video Field Trip Rocks, A Trip Through Geologic Time SE/TE: 110-116, 117-121, 123-126 TECH: 33-41 LAB: 122 3
3. Describe water and carbon biogeochemical cycles and their effects on Earth. 4. Explain the plate tectonic theory. o Example: using terminology such as continental drift, seafloor spreading, lava, magma, eruption, epicenter, focus, seismic wave, and subduction zon SE/TE: 16-17, I 54-60 Reinforcement, Enrich Water on Earth TECH: Transparencies 5; Go Online Water Cycle Activity Inside Earth (Book F) SE/TE: 6-13, 14-17, 18-22, 22-31, 32-37, 44-50, 51-58, 82-86, 87-90, 91-98, 99-105, 164-166 Reinforcement, Enrich Earth's Interior, Convection and the Mantle, Drifting Continents, Sea-Floor Spreading, The Theory of Plate Tectonics, Forces in Earth's Crust, Earthquakes and Seismic Waves, Volcanoes and Plate Boundaries, Properties of Magma, Volcanic Eruptions, Volcanic Landforms, The Rock Cycle TECH: Transparencies 1-9, 14-17, X, Y, 27, 50, 51; Go Online Links on the Structure of Earth, More on Convection Currents in the Mantle, Links on Continental Drift, More on Sea- Floor Spreading, Links on Faults, Seismic Waves, More on Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Links on Volcanic Eruptions, Composite Volcano Eruption Activity, Links on Volcanic Effects, Rock Cycle; Video Field Trip Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes LAB: 30-31, 37, 58, 86-87, 106-107 Describing types of volcanoes and faults Inside Earth (Book F) SE/TE: 91-98, 99-105 Reinforcement, Enrich Volcanic Eruptions, Volcanic Landforms TECH: Transparencies X, Y; Go Online Composite Volcano Eruption Activity, Links on Volcanic Effects; Video Field Trip Volcanoes LAB: 106-107 4
Determining energy release through seismographic data o Example: using data from the Mercalli scale and the Richter scale 5. Describe layers of the oceanic hydrosphere, including the pelagic zone, benthic zone, abyssal zone, and intertidal zone. 6. Describe regions of the oceanic lithosphere, including the continental shelf, continental slope, and abyssal plain. 7. Describe Earth s biomes. o Examples: forests, aquatic biomes, grasslands, deserts, chaparrals, taigas, tundras Identifying geographic factors that cause diversity in flora and fauna, including elevation, location, and climate Inside Earth (Book F) SE/TE: 60-67 Reinforcement, Enrich Monitoring Earthquakes TECH: Transparencies 18, 19; Go Online Links on Earthquake Measurement LAB: F66-67 SE/TE: 141-145, 146-149, 150-157 Reinforcement, Enrich Ocean Habitats, Intertidal Zone, Neritic Zone and Open Ocean TECH: Transparencies 46-53; Go Online More on the Intertidal Zone, Links on Coral Reef SE/TE: 130-140 Reinforcement, Enrich Exploring the Ocean TECH: Transparencies 42-45 LAB: 140 Environmental Science (Book E) SE/TE: 58-67 Reinforcement, Enrich Biomes TECH: Transparencies 21; Go Online Earth's Biomes Activity, Video Field Trip Ecosystems and Biomes Environmental Science (Book E) SE/TE: 58-67 Reinforcement, Enrich Biomes TECH: Transparencies 21; Go Online Earth's Biomes Activity, Video Field Trip Ecosystems and Biomes 5
8. Describe how Earth s rotation, Earth s axial tilt, and distance from the equator cause variations in the heating and cooling of various locations on Earth. SE/TE: 6-15 Reinforcement, Enrich Earth in Space TECH: Transparencies 1-6; Go Online Seasons Activity LAB: 14-15 9. Identify the moon s phases. SE/TE: 20-29 Describing lunar and solar eclipses SE/TE: 20-29 Reinforcement, Enrich Phases, Eclipses, and Tides TECH: Transparencies 7-11; Go Online Moon Phases and Eclipses LAB: 28-29 Reinforcement, Enrich Phases, Eclipses, and Tides TECH: Transparencies 7-11; Go Online Moon Phases and Eclipses LAB: 28-29 Relating effects of the moon s positions on oceanic tides SE/TE: 102-107 Reinforcement, Enrich Tides TECH: Transparencies 33, 34 20-29 Reinforcement, Enrich Phases, Eclipses, and Tides TECH: Transparencies 7-11; Go Online More on Tides, Moon Phases and Eclipses LAB: 28-29 6
9. Describe components of the universe and their relationships to each other, including stars, planets and their moons, solar systems, and galaxies. Identifying the impact of space exploration on innovations in technology o Examples: MRI, microwave, satellite imagery, GPS Mapping seasonal changes in the locations of constellations in the night sky Describing the life cycle of a star o Example: H-R diagram SE/TE: 72-77, 78-83, 84-91, 94-101, 104-107, 126-135, 136-140, 141-147, 148-153 Reinforcement, Enrich Observing the Solar System, The Sun, The Inner Planets, The Outer Planets, Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors, Characteristics of Stars, Lives of Stars, Star Systems and Galaxies, The Expanding Universe TECH: Transparencies 22-32, 37-47; Go Online Solar System Activity, More on the Sun, Links on the Planets, More on the Planets, Links on Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors, More on Types of Stars, The Lives of Stars, Links on Galaxies, Links on the Expanding Universe; Video Field Trip The Solar System, Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe LAB: 83, 102-103, 134-135 SE/TE: 58-65, 92-93 Reinforcement, Enrich Using Space Science on Earth TECH: Transparencies 20; Go Online Links on Space Exploration, Links on Satellite Technology LAB: 63 SE/TE: 73, 126 Reinforcement, Enrich Observing the Solar System TECH: Transparencies 22 SE/TE: 136-139 Reinforcement, Enrich Lives of Stars TECH: Transparencies 42, 43; Go Online Lives of Stars Activity; Video Field Trip Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe SE/TE: 130-135 TECH: Transparencies 40 http://www.alsde.edu/html/sections/documents.asp? section=54&sort=21&footer=sections 7