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.6.6 | Students will design a model to verify the relationship among weather, climate and oceanic currents | ||
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Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
Component Code |
Component |
Standard(s) |
| SC.6.6.1 |
Model effect of currents on climate and weather |
MS-ESS2-6 | |
| SC.6.6.2 | Relate convection currents in fluids to water on Earth (Relationships between hot and cold). |
MS-ESS2-6 MS-ESS3-1 |
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| SC.6.6.3 | Model the movement of water in the atmosphere and its relationship to the weather. | MS-ESS2-6 | |
| SC.6.6.4 | Analyze data (Mean, Median, Mode) from rainfall, and natural disasters to determine cause and effect relationship to predict weather. |
MS-ESS2-5 MS-ESS2-6 MS-ESS3-2 |
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| SC.6.6.5 | Investigate and describe the relationship between the density of water and energy absorption in water | MS-ESS2-6 | |
| SC.6.6.6 | Investigate and describe the salinity effects on thermal energy and its movement in a body of water. | MS-ESS2-6 | |
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Academic Vocabulary: cause, effect, compare, contrast, investigate, analyze |
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Content Vocabulary: weather, climate, humidity, relative humidity, condensation, dew point, Cloud, air mass, front, severe weather, salinity, latitude, prevailing wind, elevation, surface current, microclimate |