6th Grade Science
(7 Units, 68 Lessons)
Unit 7 - Molecules(9 Lessons)
Heat, Temperature and Conduction6th Grade Science» Unit:Molecules
6th Grade Science
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Molecules
Big Idea:Energy and matter are so closely related that we often have a difficulty distinguishing the two. This lesson helps students experience heat transfer so that they can explain how it affects matter and molecular motion.
Evaporation (Liquid to a Gas)6th Grade Science» Unit:Molecules
6th Grade Science
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Molecules
Big Idea:Students will be able to investigate what causes water to disappear.
Condensation: Gas to a Liquid (Part 1)6th Grade Science» Unit:Molecules
6th Grade Science
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Molecules
Big Idea:Students will be able to investigate what causes water to appear from "nothing".
Condensation Part 2: Using PCRR to Develop Consensus Models 6th Grade Science» Unit:Molecules
6th Grade Science
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Molecules
Big Idea:Students have experienced condensation and evaporation in the past few lessons, but do they truly grasp the cause and effect relationships and patterns that emerge to help explain causation?
Putting It All Together: Making Visual CER to Explain States of Matter6th Grade Science» Unit:Molecules
6th Grade Science
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Molecules
Big Idea:This activity gives students the ability to closely observe the structure of matter and identify the processes that cause each change of state. They will also observe and explain why ice acts as it does.
Assessing Student Understanding of Density with Simulation and Standards-based Rubric6th Grade Science» Unit:Molecules
6th Grade Science
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Molecules
Big Idea:This assessment places the emphasis on the practices required to arrive at correctly identifying minerals, based on their densities. Using simulations helps mimic the practices needed to perform these tasks.
Using LEGOs and PhET Simulation to Teach Conservation of Matter6th Grade Science» Unit:Molecules
6th Grade Science
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Molecules
Big Idea:Talking about matter conservation and experiencing various models of the Law are two very different things. Our job is to get our kids to experience phenomena and then build off of them in later lessons. This lesson sets the stage for future inquiry.
How Can We Change Matter? (2 Day Lesson)6th Grade Science» Unit:Molecules
6th Grade Science
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Molecules
Big Idea:Students learn how to determine, at the molecular level, if matter is changing chemically or physically.
Solidifying Our Understanding of Physical and Chemical Changes6th Grade Science» Unit:Molecules
6th Grade Science
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Molecules
Big Idea:Sometimes students need the opportunity to reinforce their understanding of how matter changes. This lesson serves as a formative assessment strategy to assess students' abilities to explain the difference.
