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.6.5 | Students will investigate and develop a model for how wind and air mass interactions result in changes in weather. | ||
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Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
Component Code |
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Standard(s) |
| SC.6.5.1 | Describe the cause and effect relationship between day length, seasons, and the tilt of the Earth. | MS-ESS1-1 | |
| SC.6.5.2 | Define air pressure and its relationship to wind (Make barometer). |
MS-ESS2-5 MS-ESS2-6 |
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| SC.6.5.3 | Characterize how unequal heating and rotation of Earth which causes atmospheric circulation in the form of air masses/fronts. | MS-ESS2-5 | |
| SC.6.5.4 | Identify patterns in wind data to predict how wind moves around the earth | MS-ESS2-5 | |
| SC.6.5.5 | Analyze maps to show that places that have the same latitude have same climate due to the effect of winds on weather. |
MS-ESS2-5 MS-ESS2-6 |
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| SC.6.5.6 | Analyze collected data to demonstrate how the motions and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions. | MS-ESS2-5 | |
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Academic Vocabulary: Characterize, analyze, effect, model |
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Content Vocabulary: atmosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, ozone, Stratosphere, troposphere, altitude, radiation, convection, conduction, greenhouse effect, when, Coriolis effect, Tradewinds, doldrums, westerlies, Jetstream, polar easterlies, wind belts, barometer |