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Common Core State Standards - http://commoncoreiss.pbworks.com/w/page/37056590/CommonCoreISS

 

 

2012 – 2013 Science Essential Standards

1^st Semester

 

1^st Quarter

 

Ecosystems (6.L.1)

I can summarize how energy derived from the sun is used by plants to produce sugars (photosynthesis) and is transferred within a food chain or food web (terrestrial and aquatic) from producers to consumers to decomposers. (R)

I can explain how plants respond to external stimuli (including dormancy and forms of tropism) to enhance survival in an environment. (K)

I can summarize how the abiotic factors (such as temperature, water, sunlight, and soil quality) of biomes (freshwater, marine, forest, grasslands, desert, Tundra) affect the ability of organisms to grow, survive and/or create their own food through photosynthesis.  (R)

 

Structures and Functions of Living Organisms (6.L.2)

I can summarize the basic structures and functions of flowering plants required for survival. (R)

I can summarize the basic structures and functions of flowering plants required for reproduction. (R)

I can summarize the basic structures and functions of flowering plants required for defense.  (R)

I can explain the significance of the processes of photosynthesis to the survival of green plants and other organisms. (K)

I can explain the significance of the processes of respiration to the survival of green plants and other organisms. (K)

I can explain the significance of the processes of transpiration to the survival of green plants and other organisms. (K)

 

 

2^nd Quarter

 

Matter: Properties and Change (6.P.2)

I can recognize that all matter is made up of atoms and atoms of the same element are all alike, but are different from the atoms of other elements

I can explain the effect of heat on the motion of atoms through a description of what happens to particles during a change in phase. (K)

I can compare the physical properties of pure substances that are independent of the amount of matter present including density, boiling point, melting point and solubility to properties that are dependent on the amount of matter present to include volume, mass and weight. (R)

 

Earth in the Universe (6.E.1)

I can explain how the relative motion and relative position of the sun, Earth and moon affect the seasons. (K)

I can explain how the relative motion and relative position of the sun, Earth and moon affect tides. (K)

I can explain how the relative motion and relative position of the sun, Earth and moon affect phases of the moon. (K)

I can explain how the relative motion and relative position of the sun, Earth and moon affect eclipses. (K)

I can explain why Earth sustains life while other planets do not, based on their properties (including types of surface, atmosphere and gravitational force). (K)

I can explain why Earth sustains life while other planets do not based on the distance from the Sun. (K)

I can summarize space exploration and the understandings gained from them. (R)

 

*K = knowledge; R = reasoning; S = skills; P = Products