1. Grade 6 Science Program

2. Textbooks • Introduction to Science • Weather and Climate • Inside the Restless Earth • Earth’s Changing Surfaces

3. On-line textbooks

4. Units of Study Grade 6 Science is the study of Environmental Earth Sciences. It is concerned with the relationship between earth’s systems and all living things.

5. Introduction to Scientific InquiryHow do scientists use scientific inquiry in search of knowledge? • Branches of Earth Science • Scientific Methods • Scientific Models • Measurement and Safety

6. EcologyHow do different factors, including humans, affect a river basin system? • The Estuary- River Lab • River Systems

7. Weather and ClimateHow do external sources of energy affect the Earth’s systems? • The Atmosphere • Understanding Weather • Climate

8. GeologyHow do internal sources of energy affect the Earth’s systems? • Maps as models of Earth • Weathering and Soil formation • Agents of Erosion and Deposition • Minerals of the Earth’s Crust • Rocks: Mineral Mixtures • The Rock and Fossil Record • Plate Tectonics • Earthquakes and Volcanoes

9. Connecticut State Embedded Performance Task • “Dig In” Students will design an experiment using scientific method.

10. Focus • Study Skills • Hands-on Investigative Activities • Vocabulary • Note taking • Projects • Non-fiction Reading Strategies • Knowledge of Content

11. Science Reporters • Current Science topics researched • 2-5 minute report to the class • Non-fiction reading • Oral Reporting • Visual