Science Curriculum

6th Grade

Course Purpose:

 Sixth grade students will use earth/space science, life science, and physical science principles to identify and describe interactions between them.

Outcomes and Components:

SC.6.1 Students will develop models of simple atoms and their extended structures and model how energy and matter changes phases.

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  SC.6.1.1 Define atoms as the smallest units of matter with unique properties and identify the structure of an atom. MS-PS1-1
  SC.6.1.2 Describe change of state as a cause and effect of particle motion. MS-PS1-4
  SC.6.1.3 Describe the role of pressure in phase changes and how these changes are due to energy transfer between objects.

MS-PS1-4

MS-PS3-4
  SC.6.1.4 Relate heat energy to change of phase of matter. MS-PS1-4
  SC.6.1.5 Describe particle motion of pure substances using phase change diagrams. MS-PS1-2
  SC.6.1.6 Differentiate between heat and temperature - Compare Fahrenheit, Celsius. MS-PS1-4
  SC.6.1.7 Plan and conduct an investigation to show the relationship between thermal energy flow in a system, the mass and the matter involved.

MS-PS1-4

MS-PS3-4

Academic Vocabulary: Cause and effect, claim, evidence, reasoning, liter, milliliter, differentiate, plan, conduct, formulate

Content Vocabulary: Matter, Volume, Meniscus, mass, temperature, atoms, properly, characteristic, particle, structure, heat, energy, change of state, state of matter, pure substance, element, phase change diagram, Fahrenheit, celsius, thermometer, thermal energy, plasma, crystalline, amorphous, surface tension, density, pressure, viscosity, freezing, melting, vaporization, condensation, sublimation, thermal expansion, absolute zero, convection, radiation, conductor, insulator, specific heat capacity.