YELLOW CREEK SCHOOL CENTER STEAM LAB
6th GRADE SCIENCE STANDARDS
​PS Physical Sciences
STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF MATTER
6-PS1-1 Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
ATOMIC COMPOSITION
1. Describe the atomic composition of molecules
CHEMICAL FORMULAS
2. Classify elementary substances and compounds using chemical formulas
3. Identify elementary substances and compounds using chemical formulas
4. Sort elementary substances and compounds using chemical formulas
MODELS
5. How are substances represented by chemical formulas and models?
6. Match chemical formulas to ball-and-stick models
7. Complete chemical formulas for ball-and-stick models
8. Classify elementary substances and compounds using models
9. Identify elementary substances and compounds using models
10. Sort elementary substances and compounds using models
6-PS1-3 Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
6-PS1-4 Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
1. How does particle motion affect temperature?
2. Particle motion and changes of state
3. How does particle motion affect gas pressure?
4. Identify how particle motion affects temperature and pressure
FORCES AND INTERACTIONS
6-PS2-1 Apply Newton's Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.
1. Predict forces using Newton's third law
6-PS2-2 Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object's motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
1. Identify whether objects are accelerating
2. How does mass affect force and acceleration?
3. Balanced and unbalanced forces
ESS Earth and Space Sciences
SPACE SYSTEMS
6-ESS1-1 Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
1. Analyze models of the Earth-Sun-Moon system
2. Identify phases of the Moon
3. What causes the seasons on Earth?
6-ESS1-2 Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
6-ESS1-3 Analyze and interpret data to determine the scale properties of objects in the solar system.
1. Analyze data to compare properties of planets
HISTORY OF EARTH
6-ESS2-2 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying time and spatial scales.
2.Label Earth features at tectonic plate boundaries
3.Describe tectonic plate boundaries around the world
6-ESS2-3 Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.
1.Label Earth features at tectonic plate boundaries
2.Describe tectonic plate boundaries around the world
EARTH'S SYSTEMS
6-ESS2-1 Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
1.Introduction to the rock cycle
2.Classify rocks as igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic
3.Label parts of rock cycle diagrams
4.Select parts of rock cycle diagrams
6-ESS2-4 Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
1.Label parts of water cycle diagrams
2.Select parts of water cycle diagrams
Weather and Climate
6-ESS2-5 Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions.
2.Identify and compare air masses
6-ESS2-6 Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
1.Factors affecting climate: latitude
Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science
ENGINEERING DESIGN
MS-ETS1-1 Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions
1.Identify parts of the engineering-design process
2.Explore the engineering-design process: going to the Moon!
3.Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: evaluate solutions
MS-ETS1-2 Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
1.Identify parts of the engineering-design process
2.Evaluate tests of engineering-design solutions
3.Explore the engineering-design process: going to the Moon!
4.Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: evaluate solutions
MS-ETS1-3 Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
1.Use data from tests to compare engineering-design solutions
2.Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: evaluate solutions
MS-ETS1-4 Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
1.Explore the engineering-design process: going to the Moon!