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Core Content and Skills
Science 6
2008-2009
BOE Approved

Astronomy  Content   Skills  Earth's movement in space Phases, eclipses, and tides Rockets & Satellites Earth's Moon The Solar System observing the solar system Sun, Inner/out planets, meteoroids Stars, galaxies and the Universe tools of modern astronomy characteristics of stars life cycle of stars galaxies history of the universe - Big Bang Theory   Analyze date Reading on content area Charting, observing, hypothesizing, making models, graphing, classifying

Astronomy  Content   Skills  Earth's movement in space Phases, eclipses, and tides Rockets & Satellites Earth's Moon The Solar System observing the solar system Sun, Inner/out planets, meteoroids Stars, galaxies and the Universe tools of modern astronomy characteristics of stars life cycle of stars galaxies history of the universe - Big Bang Theory   Long term inquiry moon project Analyze date Reading on content area Charting, observing, hypothesizing, making models, graphing, classifying

Scientific Method Unit  Content   Skills  Introduce the steps of the scientific methods Comparing observations to inferences Introduction to variables: manipulated, responding, and controlled   Basic process skills Observing, inference, hypothesizing Collecting, organizing, graphing, and analyzing data

Physics  Content   Skills  Work and Simple Machines Forces - friction and gravity Motion - 3 laws of motion Matter - phases of matter (matter vs. energy) Energy - Types of energy - energy transformation Chemical, Thermal Light Sound Electrical Electromagnetic Nuclear Solar Law of Conservation of Energy   Categorizing, classifying, making models measurement, hypothesizing, cause/effect problem solving, applying concepts drawing conclusions

Physics  Content   Skills  Forces - friction and gravity Motion - 3 laws of motion Matter - phases of matter (matter vs. energy) Energy - Types of energy - energy transformation Chemical, Thermal Light Sound Electrical Electromagnetic Nuclear Solar Law of Conservation of Energy   Categorizing, classifying, making models measurement, hypothesizing, cause/effect problem solving, applying concepts drawing conclusions

Biology  Content   Skills  History of medicine and medical advances. Human Body Systems (10) Skeletal, Digestive, Excretory, Muscular, Respiratory, Nervous, Circulatory, Immune, Endocrine, Reproductive Blood and importance of blood donation Genetics/Heredity The passing of traits from parents to offspring Punnett Squares Pheno/geno types dominant/recessive alleles   Communication, predicting, making models reading in content area, comparing and contrasting, note taking skills, oral presentation

Environment  Content   Skills  Environmental Issues - Their impact on the environment. Biomes Ecosystem - Interaction among species. Relationship between humans on the living and non-living environment.   Research skills Compare and Contrast Presentation Skills Note taking skills Writing skills     Genetic  Content   Skills  History of medicine and medical advances. Genetics/Heredity The passing of traits from parents to offspring Punnett Squares Pheo/geno types dominant/recessive alleles   Communication, predicting, making models reading in content area, comparing and contrasting, note taking skills, oral presentation

Environment  Content   Skills  Environmental Issues - Their impact on the environment. Biomes Ecosystem - Interaction among species. Relationship between humans on the living and non-living environment.   Research skills Compare and Contrast Presentation Skills Note taking skills Writing skills