Exercise Topics - Grade 6 Science, week 12

Topic	Study References *
analyze and interpret information to construct reasonable explanations from direct and indirect evidence;	Electrical Circuits TE – Operation of electrical devices and design of circuits. Lessons 2 through 12, & 14 Animal Studies TE – Studies of animal behavior – Lessons 10, 11, 13, 14, & 16
communicate and present conclusions;	Animal Studies TE – Reports and discussions of investigations – Lessons 10, 11, 14, & 16
identify characteristics of objects in our solar system including the Sun, planets, meteorites, comets, asteroids, and moons;
construct simple graphs, tables, maps, and charts to organize, examine and evaluate information.	Electrical Circuits TE – Students learn to construct circuit diagrams. Lessons 10 through 16 Animal Studies TE – Observations of animals and habitats chart – Lessons 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, &14
analyze, review, and critique scientific explanations, including hypotheses and theories, as to their strengths and weaknesses using scientific evidence and information;	Electrical Circuits TE – Students give explanations for the operation of parallel and series circuits. Lesson 11 Food Chemistry TE – Predicting, conducting investigations, and interpreting data on the nutrient content of foods. Lessons 2 through 14 & 16 Animal Studies TE – Students analyze their studies of animals – Lessons 10 & 14
differentiate between structure and function;
collect information by observing and measuring; choose the appropriate instruments, including centimeter rulers, meter sticks, graduated cylinders, beakers, scales and balances, and Celsius thermometers, for making basic metric measures.	Animal Studies TE – Studies of animal behavior – Lessons 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, & 13
make predictions based on trends in data. This requires the recognition of patterns and trends and determination of what those trends may represent. A scientific prediction is a forecast about what may happen in some future situation. It is based on the application of factual information and principles and recognition of trends and patterns.	Harcourt Science 5: Using Science Process Skills, p. x-xv
describe components of the atmosphere, including oxygen, nitrogen, and water vapor, and identify the role of atmospheric movement in weather change.
classify substances by their physical and chemical properties.
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