Grade 6 Science

Week/ Month	Content	Skills for Student Achievement	Assessment	Performance Standards Addressed
September	Pyramid Explorations-Dairy Council Five Food Groups Food Guide Pyramid · Balancing the Right Foods Healthy Snacks and Foods Winning Combinations Environment Fair- Soil and Water Project Students will investigate the impact humans have on the environment	Name all five food groups of the Food Guide Pyramid Name at least five foods in each of the five food groups Identify at least two ways each of the five food groups keep them healthy Name a key nutrient from each of the five food groups Understands the minimum daily recommended number of servings from the five food groups Use the 4-2-3-2-6 criterion to evaluate a day’s worth of meals and snacks to see if the diet is healthy Explain what the “others” category is and identify at least three food in the “others” category Explain what a combination food is and name at least three combination foods Will identify and investigate environmental issues and potential solutions	Group Work Homework -extensions Journaling Quizzes Food and Nutrition Project Teacher observations	I C 2 Grade 4 III A 1
September-October-November	Food and Nutrition- Foss Curriculum Work with laboratory tools and techniques to test food using indicators to determine acid, Vitamin C, fat, and sugar content Use knowledge and nutritional information from product labels to plan and evaluate menus Explore the relationship between the foods they eat and personal health	Observe and investigate properties of foods Become aware of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and vitamins as components of food Gain experience with indicators Use indicators to test for acid, vitamin C sugar and fat in foods Relate the results of investigations and experiments to the amount of chemicals in foods Become aware of guides for healthy nutrition Become informed consumers, able to gather information about food products Apply mathematics in the context of science Acquire vocabulary associated with nutrition Use scientific thinking processes to conduct investigations and build explanations: observing, communicating, comparing, organizing, and relating	Group Work Homework -extensions Journaling Quizzes Food and Nutrition Project Teacher observations	I C 1, 2 I B 1, 2, 3, 4 I A 1, 2, 3, 4
NovemberDecemberJanuary	Models and Designs-Foss Curriculum Students explore technological design by proposing solutions and evaluating products Students create scientific models to help them think productively about complex problems They create models to explain the relationship of parts in systems that are not accessible They design and build model carts that respond to a series of engineering challenges	Manipulate objects and materials Design and construct conceptual and physical models Look for relationships between structure and function of materials and systems Organize and analyze data from investigations with physical objects and systems Acquire vocabulary associated with engineering and technology Learn that there is often more than one solution to a problem Communicate ideas to peers and work in a collaborative scientific manner Use scientific thinking processes to conduct investigations and build explanations: observing, communicating, comparing, organizing, and relating	Group Work Homework -extensions Journaling Quizzes Models and Designs Project Teacher observations	I C 2
February March April	Mixtures and Solutions- Foss Curriculum Students investigate basic concepts of chemistry- properties of mixtures and solutions, dissolving a solid in a solvent, concentration and saturation of a solution, evidence of chemical reaction, evaporation, and crystal formation Students gain experience with laboratory tools and techniques	Gain experience with the concepts of mixture and solution Gain experience with the concepts of concentration and saturation Apply an operational definition to determine the relative concentrations of solutions Use group problem-solving techniques to plan investigations Use measurement in the context of scientific investigations Acquire vocabulary associated with chemistry and the periodic table Be introduced to the concept that all matter is made of very small particles called atoms and that atoms combine to form molecules Use scientific thinking processes to conduct investigations and build explanations: observing, communicating, comparing, organizing, and relating	Group Work Homework –extensions Journaling Quizzes Mixtures and Solutions Project Teacher observations	I A 1, 2, 3 I C 2 II A 1, 2, 7 II B 1, 2, 3

Environment Fair- Soil and Water Project