First Six Weeks S 6.1(A) The student will demonstrate safe practices during field and laboratory investigations. using safety goggles. calculators, S 6.3(B) The student will draw inferences based on data related to promotional materials for products and services. *S 6.7(B) The student will classify substances by their physical and chemical properties. S 6.2(A) The student will plan and implement investigative procedures including asking questions, formulating testable hypotheses, and selecting and using equipment and technology. S 6.2(E) The student will construct tables using tools including T 7(C) The student will use, plan, create, and edit databases by defining fields, entering data, and designing layouts appropriate for reporting. T 7(G) The student will integrate two or more productivity tools into a document including, but not limited to, tables, charts and graphs, graphics from paint or draw programs, and mail merge. S 6.8(A) The student will define matter and energy. using balances, hot plates, beakers, graduated cylinders, and test tubes. S 6.2(E) The student will construct graphs using tools including S 6.2(D) The student will communicate valid conclusions. S 6.7(A) The student will compare the properties of a new substance Ongoing 2 days 8-10 days 8-10 days
(formed from chemically combining two or more substances) to the original substances that were chemically combined. TEKS: demonstrate that new substances can be made when two or more substances are chemically combined and compare the properties of the new substances to the original substances. S 6.7(A) The student will compare the properties of a new substance (formed from chemically combining two or more substances) to the original substances that were chemically combined. TEKS: demonstrate that new substances can be made when two or more substances are chemically combined and compare the properties of the new substances to the original substances. 4-5 days Second Six Weeks S 6.9(C) The student will research and describe energy types from their source to their use and determine if the energy type is renewable, nonrenewable, or inexhaustible. S 6.1(B) The student will make wise choices in the use and conservation of resources and the disposal or recycling of materials. S 6.3(D) The student will evaluate the impact of research on scientific thought, society, and the environment *S 6.9(A) The student will identify energy transformations occurring during the production of energy for human use (such as electrical energy to heat energy or heat energy to electrical energy). TEKS: identify energy transformations occurring during the production of energy for human use such as electrical energy to heat energy or heat energy to electrical energy. S 6.2(C) The student will analyze and interpret information to construct reasonable explanations from direct and indirect evidence. S 6.9(B) The student will compare methods used for transforming energy in devices including water heaters, cooling systems, or hydroelectric and wind power plants. S 6.8(B) The student will explain and illustrate the interactions between matter and energy in the decay of biomass, such as in a compost bin. TEKS: The student will explain and illustrate the interactions between matter and energy in the water cycle and in the decay of biomass such as in a compost bin. 4 days
S 6.10(A) The student will differentiate between structure and function in living systems. Third Six Weeks S 6.6(A) The student will identify and describe the changes in position, direction of motion, and speed of an object. S 6.9(B) The student will compare methods used for transforming energy in devices including water heaters, cooling systems, or hydroelectric and wind power plants. using tools including meter sticks, timing devices, spring scales, balances, and calculators. S 6.4(B) The student will identify patterns in collected information using percent, average, range, and frequency. S 6.2(E) The student will construct charts using tools including S 6.6(B) The student will demonstrate that changes in motion can be measured and graphically represented. S 6.6(C) The student will identify forces that shape features of Earth including uplifting, movement of water, and volcanic activity. using tools including a computer. S 6.3(A) The student will analyze, review, and critique scientific explanations, including hypotheses and theories, as to their strengths and weaknesses using scientific evidence and information. S 6.2(E) The student will construct maps to organize, examine, and evaluate data. S 6.14(A) The student will summarize the rock cycle. 5 days
Fourth Six Weeks S 6.13(A) The student will identify characteristics in our solar system including the Sun, planets, meteorites, comets, asteroids, and moons. S 6.5(A) The student will identify and describe a system that results from the combination of two or more systems, such as in the solar system. S 6.4(A)The student will collect, analyze, and record information using tools including a telescope. calculators, S 6.13(B) The student will describe types of equipment needed for space travel. S 6.3(C) The student will represent the natural world using models and identify their limitations. S 6.3(E) The student will connect Grade 6 science concepts with the history of science and contributions of scientists. S 6.14(C) The student will describe the components of the atmosphere, including oxygen, nitrogen, and water vapor. S 6.14(C) The student will identify the role of atmospheric movement in weather change. TEKS: The student will describe components of the atmosphere, including oxygen, nitrogen, and water vapor, and identify the role of atmospheric movement in weather change. using weather instruments and compasses. S 6.2(B) The student will collect data by observing and measuring. 8 days 5 days 7-9 days Fifth Six Weeks S 6.8(B) The student will explain and illustrate the interactions between matter and energy in the water cycle. TEKS: The student will explain and illustrate the interactions between 5-7 days
matter and energy in the water cycle and in the decay of biomass such as in a compost bin. *S 6.14(B) The student will identify relationships between groundwater and surface water in a watershed. using petri dishes and microscopes. calculators, S 6.8(C) The student will describe energy flow in living systems including food chains and food webs. S 6.12(C) The student will identify the components of an ecosystem to which organisms may respond. 5-8 days Sixth Six Weeks S 6.11(B) The student will identify cells as structures containing genetic material. S 6.10(B) The student will determine that all organisms are composed of cells that carry on functions to sustain life. S 6.10(C) The student will identify how structure complements functions at different levels of organization including organs, organ systems, organisms, and populations. *S 6.5(B) The student will describe how the properties of a system are different from the properties of its parts. S 6.11(A) The student will identify some changes in traits that can occur over several generations through natural occurrence and selective breeding. S 6.11(C) The student will interpret the role of genes in inheritance. S 6.12(A) The student will identify responses in organisms to internal stimuli such as hunger or thirst. S 6.12(B) The student will identify responses in organisms to external stimuli such as the presence or absence of heat or light. regarding temperature using thermometers, computer probes and field equipment. 2-4 days 2-5 days