Standard Course of Study :: Science — Grade 6

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Soil & global warming: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about how dirt might help fight the global warming problem. (Learn more); Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Quake side effects: In this Science Update, students explore global changes caused by tsunamis in southeast Asia. Benjamin Fong Chao of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center presents evidence that suggests the massive earthquake off the coast of Indonesia redistributed some... (Learn more); Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–7 Science)

Ping-pong avalanches: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about how ping-pong balls may help the science of avalanche prediction. (Learn more); Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Natural hazard risks in the United States: In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students examine specific locations of high risk for various natural hazards, assess why these hazards exist where they do, and investigate what towns and cities are doing to prepare for a natural disaster. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Science); Provided by: National Geographic

Model volcanoes: Students make models of volcanoes and reflect upon their learning through drawing sketches of their models. They will experiment with making their volcanoes erupt and observe how eruption changes the original form of their volcano models. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

How are islands formed?: This Xpeditions lesson provides students with information about how islands are formed, including a basic knowledge of plate tectonics. Using the islands of Hawaii as an example, students learn about the Earth processes that cause the formation of islands. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provided by: National Geographic

Earth simulator: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear a professor of meteorology at the University of Hawaii describe why the most powerful supercomputer attracts scientists from all over the world. (Learn more); Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Deep-Sea geysers: Hydrothermal vents: In this Xpeditions lesson, students learn about hydrothermal vents in the ocean by doing a simulation and viewing pictures of animals that live near the vents. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provided by: National Geographic

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