6th Grade Science Essential Questions 2009 – 2010 1st 9 weeks Embedded Independent & dependent Variables (pg. 23) E? – What is the difference between a dependent and an independent variable? GLE 0607.Inq.1 Steps of Scientific Method (pg. 482-490 & 15-25) E? – How can I perform an experiment using the steps of the scientific method? GLE 0607.Inq.2 Tables, Graphs, & Diagrams E? – Can I change the data I have collected from an experiment into a table, graph, or diagram? GLE 0607.INq.3 Cause & Effect Conclusion (pg. 21) E? – Can I determine a cause and effect conclusion at the end of an experiment? GLE 0607.Inq.4 Identifying incorrect data due to errors E? – How can I identify incorrect interpretation of data due to errors during the experiment? GLE 0607.Inq.5 Physical Science Gravitational, Elastic, and Chemical & Potential Energy (pg. 418) E? – What is the difference between gravitational, elastic, and chemical and potential energy? GLE 0607.10.1 Potential & Kinetic Energy (pg. 419) E? – What is the relationship between Potential and Kinetic energy? GLE 0607.10.2 Energy Transformations (pg. 423) E? – Can I recognize different types of energy transformations? GLE 0607.10.3 Law of Conservation of Energy (pg. 424) E? – What is the Law of Conservation of Energy? GLE 0607.10.4 The Atmosphere Heat Convection (pg. 306) E? – Can I identify events caused by heat convection? GLE 0607.8.1 Sun’s Energy & Wind (pg. 309) E? – How is the sun’s energy and the wind connected? GLE 0607.8.2 Temperature & Ocean Currents (pg. 388) E? – How does the temperature affect the ocean’s currents? GLE 0607.8.3 Meteorologists Predictions (pg. 340) E? – Can I use meteorological data to make predictions about the weather? GLE 0607.8.4 2nd 9 weeks Earth and Space Science Components of Universe E? – What are the major components of the universe? GLE 0607.6.1 How objects in space appear (pg. 233) E? – How does the distance of objects in space from Earth affect how they appear? GLE 0607.2.2 Movement in relations to Lunar Cycles & Years (pg. 166) E? – How is the movement of the Earth, sun and moon related to days, lunar cycles, and years? GLE 0607.6.3 Phases of the Moon (pg.173) E? – Can I identify the different phases of the moon? GLE 0607.6.4 Affects of Earth and Moon on Ocean Tides (pg. 394-400) E? – What affect does the Earth and moon have on the ocean’s tide? GLE 0607.6.5 Seasons (pg. 169) E? – How do the positions of the Earth and sun cause the four seasons? GLE 0607.6.7 Solar & Lunar Eclipse (pg. 174-177) E? – What is the difference between a solar and lunar eclipse? GLE 0607.6.7 Forces in Nature Simple Circuit (pg. 457) E? – What is a simple circuit? How dos electricity pass through a simple circuit to produce heat, light and sound? GLE 0607.12.1 Conductors of Electricity (pg. 454) E? – What materials conduct electricity? GLE 0607.12.2 3rd 9 weeks Life Science Food Chain Web (pg. 54-55) E? – Can I identify produces, consumers, scavengers, and decomposers in a food chain or food web? GLE 0607.2.1 Ecosystem (pg.43) E? – How are materials and energy transferred between organisms in an exosystem? GLE 0607.2.2 Biotic & Abiotic Factors in Major Biomes (pg. 70) E? – Can I identify the biotic and abiotic factors in the major biomes? GLE 0607.2.3 Conditions in Major Biomes (pg. 102-117) E? – What types of environmental conditions occur in the major biomes and how do the organisms depend on one another? GLE 0607.2.4 Ongoing Throughout the School Year Technology (pg. 11) E? – How does technology respond to social, political, and economic needs? GLE 0607.T/E.1 Engineering Design Process (pg. 410, 260, 126, 478) E? – How do we know that the engineering design process involves an ongoing series of events? GLE 0607.T/E.2 Technology E? – What are ways to compare the intended benefits with unintended consequences of new technology? GLE 0607.T/E.3 Adaptive & Assistive Bioengineered Products (pg. 28) E? – How can I describe and explain adaptive and assistive bioengineered products? GLE 0607.T/E.4
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