6th Grade!

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STANDARD I: Students will understand that the appearance of the moon changes in a predictable cycle as it orbits Earth and as Earth rotates on its axis.
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Science Language - Spanish
Objective 1: Explain patterns of changes in the appearance of the moon as it orbits Earth.
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STANDARD I: Students will understand that the appearance of the moon changes in a predictable cycle as it orbits Earth and as Earth rotates on its axis.
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Science Language - Spanish
Objective 2: Demonstrate how the relative positions of Earth, the moon, and the sun create the appearance of the moon’s phases.
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STANDARD II: Students will understand how Earth’s tilt on its axis changes the length of daylight and creates the seasons.
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Science Language - Spanish
Objective 1: Describe the relationship between the tilt of Earth's axis and its yearly orbit around the sun.
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STANDARD II: Students will understand how Earth’s tilt on its axis changes the length of daylight and creates the seasons.
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Science Language - Spanish
Objective 2: Explain how the relationship between the tilt of Earth's axis and its yearly orbit around the sun produces the seasons.
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STANDARD III: Students will understand the relationship and attributes of objects in the solar system.
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Science Language - Spanish
Objective 1: Describe and compare the components of the solar system.
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STANDARD III: Students will understand the relationship and attributes of objects in the solar system.
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Science Language - Spanish
Objective 2: Describe the use of technology to observe objects in the solar system and relate this to science’s understanding of the solar system.
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STANDARD III: Students will understand the relationship and attributes of objects in the solar system.
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Science Language - Spanish
Objective 3: Describe the forces that keep objects in orbit in the solar system
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STANDARD IV: Students will understand the scale of size, distance between objects, movement, and apparent motion (due to Earth’s rotation) of objects in the universe and how cultures have understood, related to and used these objects in the night sky.
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Science Language - Spanish
Objective 1: Compare the size and distance of objects within systems in the universe.
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STANDARD IV: Students will understand the scale of size, distance between objects, movement, and apparent motion (due to Earth’s rotation) of objects in the universe and how cultures have understood, related to and used these objects in the night sky.
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Science Language - Spanish
Objective 2: Describe the appearance and apparent motion of groups of stars in the night sky relative to Earth and how various cultures have understood and used them.
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STANDARD V: Students will understand that microorganisms range from simple to complex, are found almost everywhere, and are both helpful and harmful.
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Science Language - Spanish
Objective 1: Observe and summarize information about microorganisms.
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Microorganism PowerPoint
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STANDARD V: Students will understand that microorganisms range from simple to complex, are found almost everywhere, and are both helpful and harmful.
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Science Language - Spanish
Objective 2: Demonstrate the skills needed to plan and conduct an experiment to determine a microorganism’s requirements in a specific environment.
Reading List and Strategies
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STANDARD V: Students will understand that microorganisms range from simple to complex, are found almost everywhere, and are both helpful and harmful.
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Science Language - Spanish
Objective 3: Identify positive and negative effects of microorganisms and how science has developed positive uses for some microorganisms and overcome the negative effects of others.
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STANDARD VI: Students will understand properties and behavior of heat, light, and sound.
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Science Language - Spanish
Objective 1: Investigate the movement of heat between objects by conduction, convection, and radiation.
Reading List and Strategies
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STANDARD VI: Students will understand properties and behavior of heat, light, and sound.
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Science Language - Spanish
Objective 2: Describe how light can be produced, reflected, refracted, and separated into visible light of various colors.
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STANDARD VI: Students will understand properties and behavior of heat, light, and sound.
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Science Language - Spanish
Objective 3: Describe the production of sound in terms of vibration of objects that create vibrations in other materials.
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Other Web Links

Standard I - Phases of the Moon
Educator's Guide to Moon Phases
Includes a good studnt activity.
It's Just a Phase
Activity on phases of the moon.
Multimedia

Standard II - Earth's Orbit and Seasons
Multimedia

Standard III - The Solar System
Guide to Solar System
Solar System info from Stardate
Multimedia

Standard IV - Objects in the Universe
The Universe Within 12.5 Light Years
See what is in the universal neighborhood
Pin Hole Constellations
Project your own constellations
Multimedia

Standard V - Microorganisms
MicrobeWORLD
Lots of activities
Microbe Zoo
Great Information
Bugs in theNews!
Check out "What the Heck is.....????"
How Big is a ... ?
Put it in perspective.
Powers of 10
Need a sense of scale?
Multimedia

Standard VI - Heat, Light, and Sound
Convection Current
Make your own

Chill Out
Student Activity

Cold Stuff
Student Activity

Make A Splash With Color
Lots of great info on color
Laser Jello
Reflection and Refraction
Disappearing Glass Rods
Reflection and Refraction
Multimedia

General Links
Sky Watch
Check out whats going on in the night sky.
American Museum of Natural History
Astronomy - Our Place in Space
Online astronomy activities

Safety in Science

Science Inquiry
Science Organizations
National Science Education Standards
Benchmarks for Science Literacy
Larry Madden
Science Specialist
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This site was last updated May 23, 2007