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2020 Grade 6 Unit Progression Home Page

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Welcome to the Sample Unit Progressions and corresponding resources for Grade 6. These resources were developed and identified by Oklahoma educators to support instruction aligned to the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Science (OAS-S) and are connected to the Grade 6 Bundled Standards Analyses. Recommendations are not intended to be an exhaustive listing of instructional possibilities.

Check out this Guide to the Sample Unit Progressions for more details about each component in the unit.

Click on the unit name to access the instructional resources for that unit.

Unit Information	Driving Question	Essential Questions	Standards
Unit 1: Kinetic Energy as Temperature and Waves (Instructional Resources) Suggested Timeline: 8-9 weeks Kinetic Energy as Temperature and Waves Bundle Analysis	How do waves and thermal energy affect what we see, hear, and feel?	How does thermal energy affect particle motion, temperature, and state of matter for a pure substance? What factors can affect the amount of energy transfer needed to change the temperature of a matter sample? How can thermal energy transfer be controlled? How are wave reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials?	6.PS1.4 Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed. 6.PS3.3 Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.* 6.PS3.4 Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample. 6.PS4.2 Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.
Unit Information	Driving Question	Essential Questions	Standards
Unit 2: From Molecules to Organisms - Structures and Processes (Instructional Resources) Suggested Timeline: 8-9 weeks From Molecules to Organisms - Structures and Processes Bundle Analysis	How do the cells and systems we are made from affect the way our body functions and responds to stimuli?	How do cells allow us to differentiate living organisms from nonliving things? How do the organelles of a cell contribute to its overall function? How can the relationships between cells, tissues, organs, and systems of the body be explained? How are responses to stimuli controlled and processes by the brain?	6.LS1.1 Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells. 6.LS1.2 Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function. 6.LS1.3 Use an argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells. 6.LS1.8 Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories.
Unit Information	Driving Question	Essential Questions	Standards
Unit 3: Energy Flow and Earth Processes (Instructional Resources) Suggested Timeline: 8-9 weeks Energy Flow and Earth Processes Bundle Analysis	How did Earth's systems interact to form Earth's surface, in which we live today?	How can Earth's geologic history be organized using rock formations and fossils? How does energy flow and matter cycle within and among Earth's systems? How have Earth's geoscience interactions shaped Earth's history and how will they determine its future? How do patterns of rocks, fossils, continental shapes, and seafloor structures provide evidence of past plate motions?	6.ESS1.4 Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s geologic history. 6.ESS2.1 Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives these processes within and among Earth’s systems. 6.ESS2.2 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales. 6.ESS2.3 Analyze and interpret data on the patterns of distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.
Unit Information	Driving Question	Essential Questions	Standards
Unit 4: Earth Systems and Interactions (Instructional Resources) Suggested Timeline: 8-9 weeks Earth Systems and Interactions Bundle Analysis	How can we determine the weather and climate for an area on Earth?	How do gravity and sunlight impact the global movement of water and its changes in form? How are weather and climate regulated? How do latitude, altitude, and geography affect oceanic and atmospheric flow patterns? How does the flow of air masses affect changes in weather conditions? How can mapping the history of natural hazards be used to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects?	6.ESS2.4 Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity. 6.ESS2.5 Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions. 6.ESS2.6 Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth causes patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates. 6.ESS3.2 Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.