Students will need pencils, paper, colors, headphones (with wires), a composition book and a folder for science.

Students will have a bell ringer each day.  It is to be completed within the first five minutes of class.  They are allowed to use any of their notes for help.  When they submit their bellringer, they will be told which questions they missed and be given the opportunity to correct those before they are scored.  

We have five units in science this year.

Unit 1  Energy and Energy Transformations

6.PS3.1 Analyze the properties and compare sources of kinetic, elastic potential, gravitational potential, electric potential, chemical, and thermal energy.

6.PS3.2 Construct a scientific explanation of the transformations between potential and kinetic energy.

6.PS3.3 Analyze and interpret data to show the relationship between kinetic energy and the mass of an object in motion and its speed.

6.PS3.4 Conduct an investigation to demonstrate the way that heat (thermal energy) moves among objects through radiation, conduction, or convection.

6.ETS1.2 Design and test different solutions that impact energy transfer.

SCIENCE BENCHMARK #1 Window: September 25 - October 4

Unit 2 Factors Affecting Climate

6.ESS2.2 Diagram convection patterns that flow due to uneven heating of the earth.

6.ESS2.3 Construct an explanation for how atmospheric flow, geographic features, and ocean currents affect the climate of a region through heat transfer.

6.ESS2.1 Gather evidence to justify that oceanic convection currents are caused by the sun’s transfer of heat energy and differences in salt concentration leading to global water movement.

Unit 3 Weather

6.ESS2.6 Explain how relationships between the movement and interactions of air masses, high and low pressure systems, and frontal boundaries result in weather conditions and severe storms.

6.ESS2.5 Analyze and interpret data from weather conditions, weather maps, satellites, and radar to predict probable local weather patterns and conditions.

6.ESS2.4 Apply scientific principles to design a method to analyze and interpret the impact of humans and other organisms on the hydrologic cycle.

SCIENCE BENCHMARK #2 Window: December 4 - 13

Unit 4 Biomes and Ecosystems

6.LS2.4 Using evidence from climate data, draw conclusions about the patterns of abiotic and biotic factors in different biomes, specifically the tundra, taiga, deciduous forest, desert, grasslands, rainforest, marine, and freshwater ecosystems.

6.LS2.1 Evaluate and communicate the impact of environmental variables on population size.

6.LS2.3 Draw conclusions about the transfer of energy through a food web and energy pyramid in an ecosystem.

6.LS2.2 Determine the impact of competitive, symbiotic, and predatory interactions in an ecosystem.

6.LS2.5 Analyze existing evidence about the effect of a specific invasive species on native populations in Tennessee and design a solution to mitigate its impact.

6.LS2.7 Compare and contrast auditory and visual methods of communication among organisms in relation to survival strategies of a population.

6.LS2.6 Research the ways in which an ecosystem has changed over time in response to changes in physical conditions, population balances, human interactions, and natural catastrophes.

SCIENCE BENCHMARK #3 Window: February 24-25

Unit 5 Human Impact on Biodiversity and Natural Resources

6.ESS3.1 Differentiate between renewable and nonrenewable resources by asking questions about their availability and sustainability.

6.ESS3.2 Investigate and compare existing and developing technologies that utilize renewable and alternative energy resources.

6.LS4.1 Explain how changes in biodiversity would impact ecosystem stability and natural resources.

6.ESS3.3 Assess the impacts of human activities on the biosphere including conservation, habitat management, species endangerment, and extinction.

6.ESS2.4 Apply scientific principles to design a method to analyze and interpret the impact of humans and other organisms on the hydrologic cycle.

6.LS4.2 Design a possible solution for maintaining biodiversity of ecosystems while still providing necessary human resources without disrupting environmental equilibrium.

6.ETS1.1 Evaluate design constraints on solutions for maintaining ecosystems and biodiversity.