Science Curriculum

6th Grade

Course Purpose:

 Sixth grade students will use earth/space science, life science, and physical science principles to identify and describe interactions between them.

Outcomes and Components:

SC.6.6 Students will design a model to verify the relationship among weather, climate and oceanic currents

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Component Code

Component

Standard(s)
  SC.6.6.1

Model effect of currents on climate and weather

 MS-ESS2-6
  SC.6.6.2 Relate convection currents in fluids to water on Earth (Relationships between hot and cold).

MS-ESS2-6

MS-ESS3-1
  SC.6.6.3 Model the movement of water in the atmosphere and its relationship to the weather. MS-ESS2-6
  SC.6.6.4 Analyze data (Mean, Median, Mode) from rainfall, and natural disasters to determine cause and effect relationship to predict weather.

MS-ESS2-5

MS-ESS2-6

MS-ESS3-2
  SC.6.6.5 Investigate and describe the relationship between the density of water and energy absorption in water MS-ESS2-6
  SC.6.6.6 Investigate and describe the salinity effects on thermal energy and its movement in a body of water. MS-ESS2-6

Academic Vocabulary: cause, effect, compare, contrast, investigate, analyze

Content Vocabulary: weather, climate, humidity, relative humidity, condensation, dew point, Cloud, air mass, front, severe weather, salinity, latitude, prevailing wind, elevation, surface current, microclimate