Sixth Grade Pacing Guide

Sixth Grade Pacing Guide

AMSTI Catastrophic Events Module

Holt Textbook Earth Science Objectives

** If taught 1st semester

Date
Taught / Target
Time
Frame / Holt
Textbook / AMSTI / ACOS Standard
**2
weeks / xxvi-xxiv
Ch
1.1-1.3
2.1-2.3 / Safety,
Science-
Notebooks,
GLOBE-GIS, latitude and longitude / Science Process Skills
1b. Describing the function of instruments and technology to investigate Earth’s weather
1c. Using lines of latitude and longitude to locate areas of specific weather events
4 weeks / Ch 15.1
15.2
15.3
16.1
16.2
16.3
16.4
14.1
14.2 / Lessons
1-8 / 1. Identify global patterns of atmospheric movement, including El Nino, the Gulf Stream, the jet stream, the Coriolis effect, and global winds that influence local weather.
1a. Predicting local weather and weather patterns
1b. Describing the function of instruments and technology used to investigate Earth’s weather…
1c. Using lines of latitude and longitude to locate areas of specific weather events
1d. Interpreting weather data through observations collected over time
2. Describe factors that cause changes to Earth’s surfaces over time. Examples: tornadoes, hurricanes
2a Comparing constructive and destructive natural processes and their effects on land formations
3. Describe water and biogeochemical cycles and their effects on Earth.(AMSTI)
5 weeks / Ch 7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
8.1
8.2
8.3
9.1
9.2
9.3 / Lessons
10-20 / 2. Describe factors that cause changes to Earth’s surfaces over time.
Examples: earthquakes, volcanoes
2a Comparing constructive and destructive natural processes and their effects on land formations
Examples: constructive-volcanic and mountain-building processes
4. Explain the plate tectonic theory.
4a. Describing types of volcanoes and faults
4b. Determining energy release through seismographic data. Example: using data from the Mercalli scale and the Richter scale
Date Taught / Target Time Frame / Holt
Textbook / AMSTI / ACOS Standard
2
weeks / Ch 3.1
3.2
3.3
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4 / Refer to Holt Textbook
3.1, 3.2, 3.3
AMSTI lessons 21-21 / 2. Describe factors that cause changes to Earth’s surfaces over time.
2b. Distinguish rock strata by geologic composition
Example: predicting relative age of strata by fossil depth, predicting occurrence of natural events by rock composition in a particular strata
3
weeks / Ch 10.1
10.2
10.3
11.1
11.2
11.3
12.1
12.2
12.3
12.4 / Refer to
Holt
Textbook / 2. Describe factors that cause changes to Earth’s surfaces over time.
Examples: weathering, erosions, glacial erosion, deposition, water flow
2a Comparing constructive and destructive natural processes and their effects on land formations
Examples: destructive-erosion by wind, water, ice
3. Describe water and carbon biogeochemical cycles and their effect on Earth.
2
weeks / Ch 13.1
13.2
13.3
13.4
13.5 / Refer to Holt Textbook / 5. Describe layers of the oceanic hydrosphere, including the pelagic zone, benthic zone, abyssal zone, and intertidal zone.
6. Describe regions of the oceanic lithoshpere, including the continental shelf, continental slope, and abyssal plain.
7. Describe Earth’s biomes
Example: aquatic biomes
2
weeks / ARMT/SAT Assessment **Safety,
Scientific Method / ARMT/SAT
Assessment **Safety,
Scientific
Method,
Science-
Notebooks / If taught 1st semester, time allotted for ARMT/SAT assessment should be used at the beginning of the semester to teach safety, scientific method, and science notebooking.

Sixth Grade Pacing Guide

AMSTI Earth and Space Module

Holt Textbook Space Science Objectives

*If taught second semester use this time period at the end of the semester to introduce life science concepts for the 7th grade Alabama Science Assessment.

Date Taught / Target Time
Frame / Holt Textbook / AMSTI / ACOS Standard
*2 weeks / xxvi-xxiv
Ch
1.1-1.3
2.1-2.3 / Safety,
Science-
Notebooks,
GLOBE-GIS,
Latitude and Longitude / Science Process Skills
1b. Describing the function of instruments and technology used to investigate Earth’s weather
1c. Using lines of latitude and longitude to locate areas of specific weather events
3 weeks / Ch 18.3
Ch 19.1
19.2
19.3 / Lessons 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
(Refer to Holt 19.1 and 19.2 for constellations and H-R diagram)

“Fill in the Holes” activities / 8. Describe how Earth’s rotation, Earth’s axial tilt, and distance from the equator cause variations in the heating and cooling of various locations on Earth.
9a. Describe lunar and solar eclipses
10. Describe components of the universe and their relationship to each other, including stars, planets, and their moons, solar systems, and galaxies.
10b. Mapping seasonal changes in locations of constellations in the night sky
10c. Describing the life cycle of a star
Example: H-R Diagram
2 weeks / Ch. 21.1
21.2
21.3
21.4
21.5 / Lessons 10, 11, 12, / 9. Identify the moon’s phases.
9a. Describing lunar and solar eclipses
9b. Relating effects of the moon’s positions on oceanic tides
10. Describe components of the universe and their relationship to each other10b. Mapping seasonal changes in locations of constellations in the night sky
10c. Describing the life cycle of a star-Example: H-R Diagram
11. Describe units used to measure distance in space, including astronomical units and light years.
Date Taught / Target Time
Frame / Holt Textbook / AMSTI / ACOS Standard
3 weeks / Ch. 22.1
22.2
22.3
22.4 / Lessons 14, 15,16, 17, / 9. Identify the moon’s phases.
9b. Relating effects of the moon’s positions on oceanic tides
10. Describe components of the universe and their relationship to each other, including stars, planets, and their moons, solar systems, and galaxies.
10a. Identifying the impact of space exploration on innovations in technology
10b. Mapping seasonal changes in locations of constellations in the night sky
10c. Describing the life cycle of a star
Example: H-R Diagram
11. Describe units used to measure distance in space, including astronomical units and light years.
1 week / *Ch 6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
*Teach in context of fossils as evidence of asteroid impact. / Lesson 18 / 2b. Distinguishing rock strata by geologic composition
Example: predicting relative age of strata by fossil depth, predicting occurrence of natural events by rock composition in a particular strata
2 weeks / Ch 20.1
20.2
20.3
20.4 / Lessons 19, 20, 21 / 10. Describe components of the universe and their relationship to each other, including stars, planets, and their moons, solar systems, and galaxies.
10a. Identifying the impact of space exploration on innovations in technology
3 weeks / Ch 17.1
17.2
17.3
17.4
*Refer to
AMSTI link for additional information / Ch 17
Holt Textbook

-Handouts/Helps
-Science Resource
-Grade 6
“Fill in the Holes” / 7. Describe Earth’s biomes.
Examples: aquatic biomes, grasslands, deserts, chaparrals, taigas, tundras
7a. Identifying geographic factors that cause diversity in flora and fauna, including elevation, location, and climate
2 weeks / Assessment
Or special project / Assessment
Or special projects / Refer to handouts, “Fill in the Holes” for project ideas if time is not required for assessment.