Standard Course of Study :: Science — Grade 6

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The sun: The purpose of this lesson is to introduce students to our local star, the sun, especially its structure and its features such as sun spots, magnetic fields, and solar flares. Students have already started to add more detail to their picture of the universe... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Sky watching: In this lesson, students will make their own night-sky observations and then look at pictures taken by telescopes. They will compare the two ways of observing to confirm what telescopes can reveal about the night sky. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Sizing up the solar system: The purpose of this Science NetLinks lesson is to use the internet to investigate and design various models of size and distance related to the solar system. This investigation focuses on the part of the universe that is most familiar to students: the solar... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics and Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Sensing the invisible: The Herschel Experiment: In this lesson, from Science NetLinks, students find out that there is radiation other than visible light being emitted from the sun. They reproduce a version of William Herschel's 1800 experiment that discovered the existence of infrared radiation. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

My angle on cooling: Effects of distance and inclination: In this Science NetLinks lesson, students discuss what heat is and how it travels. They discover that one way to cool an object in the presence of a heat source is to increase the distance from it or change the angle at which it is faced. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Mercury: The purpose of this lesson is to introduce students to the planet Mercury and help them develop an understanding of the planet’s composition, geology, and other important characteristics. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Measuring shadows: The purpose of this Science NetLinks lesson is to determine the pattern (length and direction) of shadows cast by sunlight during a several month period and to develop an interpretation of the daily and seasonal patterns and variations observed. For the... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics and Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Mapping mars: This lesson, from Xpeditions, introduces students to some common map projections and representations (e.g. globes or close-ups) and asks them to consider the ways that each representation can be used to show specific features of Mars. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provided by: National Geographic

Make a mission: This Science NetLinks lesson revolves around the MESSENGER spacecraft mission to Mercury (MESSENGER stands for MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging). The focus of the lesson is technology, not only how it allows humans to collect scientific... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

The four seasons: This purpose of this Science NetLinks lesson is to dispel common misconceptions and help students understand that the tilt of the earth's axis causes seasons. After reading about the topic, students observe a demonstration of tilt. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 and 9–12 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Exploring the solar system: The purpose of this lesson is to introduce students to earth's moon and the eight other planets in our solar system. Students will learn about the geology, composition and orbits of other planets by planning a trip to another planet. Students likely know... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Bacteria ballistics: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about the possibility that microbes from Mars may have once seeded the Earth. In this interview, students learn about an unusual experiment that could help provide the answer. (Learn more); Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

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