Telluride Intermediate School 6^th Grade Science Curriculum Map: 2^nd Trimester

Grade Level: 6th

Timeline / Unit Month	Essential Questions	LA Expectation/ Standard	Science Standards	Project/ Activity	Resources Primary (P) Secondary (S)	Assessment R= Rubric D= Differentiated EX= Exemplar available
Nov. – March. Chemistry Properties of Matter & Changes in Matter Objective: To understand the fundamental processes and the chemical nature of matter	What is matter? How can properties of matter be measured and classified? How can a homogeneous mixture be separated? What are atoms and how are they put together? What does atomic structure have to do with the periodic table? How can you relate the states of matter to molecular motion? Why do atoms form chemical bonds? What is difference between a physical and a chemical property? What is evidence that a chemical change has occurred? How can you prove the law of conservation of mass How does the relationship between temperature, pressure, and volume alter the behavior of gasses?	1a.Use a range of strategies to compare and contrast texts – magazine articles, newspaper stories 1f. Locate and recall info. in text 2a. Generate topics and develop ideas for a variety of writing 2b. Develop main ideas and focus on a prompt 2c. Intro. Body, Conclusion 2e. Plan, revise, edit, and proofread 2g. Voice with purpose 2h. Vocab. Usage 2i. Readable document 2l. Write and speak using technical speaking 3.Conventions 4a. Point of View 4b.Use reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing skills to answer questions and define and solve problems 4c. Fact and opinion 4d. Make predictions and draw conclusions from text 4f. Respond to written and oral presentations as a reader, listener, and articulate speaker 4g. Use listening skills to understand oral communication4i. Brainstorming techniques to clarify and respond to what is read, herd or viewed. 5a. Organizational features or printed text to locate relevant information – chapter preview, and chapter summaries 5b. Use organizational features of electronic text to locate information 5c. Summarize, paraphrase, and organize information 5d. Select information to frame a research question and support ideas 5f. Dictionary, glossary, and other source use. 5g. Note taking 5h. Use technology and media resources for research 5i. Evaluate own research and raise new questions 5j. Follow accepted formats for writing research, including documenting resources.	Standard 2: Physical Science: Students know and understand common properties, forms, and changes in matter and energy. (Focus: Physics and Chemistry) Properties of Substances 1. physical properties of solids, liquids, gases and the plasma state and their changes can be explained using the particulate nature of matter model 2. mixtures of substances can be separated based on their properties (for example: solubilities, boiling points, magnetic properties, densities and specific heat) 3. mass is conserved in a chemical or physical change 4. mass and weight can be distinguished Atomic and Molecular Structure 5. all matter is made up of atoms that are comprised of protons, neutrons and electrons and when a substance is made up of only one type of atom it is an element 6. when two or more elements are combined a compound is formed which is made up of molecules STANDARD 1: Students apply the processes of scientific investigation and design, conduct, communicate about, and evaluate such investigations. 1. ask questions and state hypotheses that lead to different types of scientific investigations (for example: experimentation, collecting specimens, constructing models, researching scientific literature) 2. use appropriate tools, technologies and metric measurements to gather and organize data and report results 3. interpret and evaluate data in order to formulate logical conclusion 4. demonstrate that scientific ideas are used to explain previous observations and to predict future events (for example: plate tectonics and future earthquake activity) 5. identify and evaluate alternative explanations and procedures 6. communicate results of their investigations in appropriate ways (for example: written reports, graphic displays, oral presentations) Standard 5 Scientific Meaning: Students understand that the nature of science involves a particular way of building knowledge and making meaning of the natural world • explain why a controlled experiment must have comparable results when repeated; • understand that scientific knowledge changes as new knowledge is acquired and previous ideas are modified (for example, through space exploration); • understand that scientific knowledge is built overt time through the contributions of many individuals from various cultures • understands that models can be used to predict change (for example, computer simulation, video sequence, stream table).	Classifying Matter Investigation Stacking fluids Buoyancy of Fluids 17.3 Viscosity Lab 17.4 Classifying Matter Lab: Paper Chromatography Separation of Mixtures Atom Building Game Atomic Structure Lab 18.1 Periodic Table Song Periodic Table: - Who Am I? - Alien Periodic Table - Element research project and paper Phase Change Lab Combining Atoms 19.2 Chemical Formulas 19.3 Nuclear Reactions Game Physical vs Chemical Properties Inquiry Lab: Chemical Reactions Mixtures and Solutions kit experiments Reactions in a bag Balance Equations: Periodic Table Tiles High School Lab Visit: Voytko’s Explosive Balloons