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Science - Grade 6 Science

Earth and Space Science
Earth, Moon & Sun: Explain/Positions
The learner will be able to describe the positional relationships among the earth, moon, and sun.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.7.3 Home
  
Earth,Moon&Sun:Model Solar/Lunar Ecl
The learner will be able to illustrate the positions of the earth, moon, and sun during solar and lunar eclipses.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.7.3.a Home
  
Moon: Position/Associate/Tidal
The learner will be able to relate tidal conditions with the position of the moon.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.7.4.b Home
  
Solar System: Model/Make
The learner will be able to construct a model of the solar system.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.7.2 Home
  
Gravity: Orbit
The learner will be able to identify the pull of gravity as the force that holds the planets and their moons in orbit.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.7.4.a Home
  
Gravity: Solar System
The learner will be able to understand that gravity is the force that keeps planets in orbit around the sun and governs movement in the solar system.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.7.4 Home
  
Universe: Features/Identify
The learner will be able to recognize the basic features of the universe.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.7.1 Home
  
Universe: Components/Distinguish
The learner will be able to differentiate among the components of the universe.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.7.1 Home
  
Universe: Distance/Explore/Objects
The learner will be able to investigate the relative distances between objects in space.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.7.2 Home
  
Seasons: Describe/Model
The learner will be able to use a model to explain how the tilt of the earth and its revolution around the sun causes the seasons.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.7.3.b Home
  
Earth: History/Find/Geological Age
The learner will be able to find the geologic age of an object using diagrams or timelines.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.6.1.b Home
  
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Organisms: Adapted/Comprehend
The learner will be able to comprehend how organisms are adapted for surviving in particular environments.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.5.1 Home
  
Producers/Consumers/Decomposers
The learner will be able to classify organisms as producers, consumers, and decomposers.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.3.1.a Home
  
Fossils: Evidence/Explore
The learner will be able to investigate the fossil evidence found in sedimentary rock layers.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.6.1 Home
  
Fossils: Ages/Distinguish/Rock Strata
The learner will be able to differentiate between the relative age of fossils in a sedimentary rock diagram.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.6.1.a Home
  
Organisms: Survival/Describe
The learner will be able to explain how the relationship between the form and function of an organism is associated with survival in a given environment.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.5.1 Home
  
Food Webs: Interrelationships/Show
The learner will be able to demonstrate interrelationships among organisms in a food chain or food web.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.3.1.b Home
  
Species: Survival/Predict
The learner will be able to predict how a specific environmental change might affect the survival of a plant or animal species.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.6.3.a Home
  
Species: Extinction/Reason
The learner will be able to reason how environmental changes are associated with the extinction of a species.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.6.3 Home
  
Species: Extinction/Causes/Assess
The learner will be able to evaluate possible causes of extinction.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.6.3.b Home
  
Evolution: Evidence/Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize various types of evidence which indicate that life forms have changed over time.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.6.2 Home
  
Evolution: Evidence/Identify
The learner will be able to identify additional lines of scientific evidence, other than fossils, that supports the idea of change over time.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.6.2 a Home
  
Ecosystems: Human/Affect/Interpret
The learner will be able to interpret how humans impact ecosystems.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.2.2.c Home
  
Food Chains: Relationships/Identify
The learner will be able to recognize relationships within food chains.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.3.1 Home
  
Communities: Predators/Prey
The learner will be able to distinguish between predators and prey.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.2.2.a Home
  
Symbiosis: Understand
The learner will be able to understand the nature of symbiotic relationships.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.2.1 Home
  
Symbiosis:Commensal/Parasitic/Mutualist
The learner will be able to describe commensal, parasitic, and mutualistic relationships.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.2.1 Home
  
Ecosystems: Competition/Explain
The learner will be able to describe the impact of competition among species within an ecosystem .
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.2.2.b Home
  
Ecosystems: Competition/Analyze
The learner will be able to examine the competitive relationships among organisms within an ecosystem.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.2.2 Home
  
Fossils: Geologic Age
The learner will be able to determine the geologic age of an object using a diagram or a time line.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.6.1.b Home
  
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Physical Science
Electricity: Comprehend
The learner will be able to understand the basic principles of electricity.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.14.3 Home
  
Energy: Transformations/Know
The learner will be able to understand that one form of energy can be transformed into another form of energy.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.14.4 Home
  
Electromagnetic Spectrum: Describe
The learner will be able to describe the electromagnetic spectrum.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.14.5.a Home
  
Heat: Movement/Heat/Objects
The learner will be able to describe how heat flows between objects.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.14.2.a Home
  
Light: Properties/Comprehend/Nature
The learner will be able to understand the nature of light, including the electromagnetic spectrum.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.14.5 Home
  
Light: Properties/Differentiate
The learner will be able to distinguish among refraction, reflection, and absorption of light.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.14.5.b Home
  
Light: Properties/Find
The learner will be able to compare incandescent and fluorescent light with respect to production and efficiency. .
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.14.5.c Home
  
Sound: Properties/Related
The learner will be able to explain how the properties of a sound are related to wavelength, frequency, and amplitude.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.14.1.c Home
  
Energy: Conservation/Laws/Comprehend
The learner will be able to understand the law of conservation of energy.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.14.4.b Home
  
Electricity & Magnetism: Explain/Eff
The learner will be able to explain how magnets are involved in the production of electricity.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.14.3a Home
  
Waves: Parts/Identify
The learner will be able to recognize the basic parts of a wave.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.14.1.a Home
  
Waves: Properties/Recognize
The learner will be able to identify and describe the characteristics of waves.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.14.1 Home
  
Waves: Differentiate
The learner will be able to distinguish among wavelength, frequency, and amplitude.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.14.1.b Home
  
Heat: Temperature/Scales
The learner will be able to explain the difference between the Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature scales.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.14.2.b Home
  
Heat: Temperature/Understand/Differ
The learner will be able to understand the difference between heat and temperature.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.14.2 Home
  
Energy: Types/Differentiate
The learner will be able to distinguish among heat, chemical, electrical, and mechanical energy.
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TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.14.4.a Home
  
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Research and Inquiry
Careers: Space Exploration/Investigate
The learner will be able to explore the role of technology and careers associated with the study of space.
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.7.5 Home
  
Careers: Technology/Investigate
The learner will be able to make use of available resources (Internet, library, interviews, etc.) to research careers associated with technology and space exploration. .
Source Activities
TN: Curriculum Standards, 2001, Grade 6, 6.7.5a Home
  
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