Science Curriculum
6th Grade
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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.6.4 | Students will develop a model for Earth’s surface processes with the sun and gravity being the driving force through Earth’s system. | ||
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Standard(s) |
| SC.6.4.1 | Characterize the transfer of energy from sun to earth. | MS-ESS2-4 | |
| SC.6.4.2 | Model mechanisms of the water cycle to illustrate the energy from the sun causing water to change state. | MS-ESS2-4 | |
| SC.6.4.3 | Identify parts of the water cycle affected by gravity | MS-ESS2-4 | |
| SC.6.4.4 | Describe the cycling of matter, water and energy through Earth’s Spheres. | MS-ESS2-4 | |
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Academic Vocabulary: Model, mechanism, characterize, relationship, evaluate, describe |
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Content Vocabulary: Water cycle, State of matter, temperature, convection current, Gia, hydrosphere, infiltration, percolation, precipitate, evap, condensation, ground water, water table, Aquaphor, radiation, convection, conduction |