Subject: Science
Grade Level: 6
Unit 2: Structure of Matter / Timeframe Needed for Completion: 4 weeks
Grading Period:1st
Big Idea/Theme: Atoms and Matter
Understandings:
Understand that matter is made up of atoms.
Understand how heat affects the motion of atoms and molecules.
Essential Questions:
  1. How does heat affect the motion of atoms and molecules?
  2. How do states of matter change?
  3. How are physical properties used to define matter?
/ Curriculum Goals/Objectives (to be assessed at the end of the unit/quarter)
Essential Standard: Understand the structure, classifications and physical properties of matter.
6.P.2.1-Recognize that all matter is made of atoms and atoms of the same element are all alike, but are different from the atoms of other elements.
6.P.2.2-Explain that effect of heat on the motion of atoms and molecules through a description of what happens to particles during a change in phase.
6.P.2.3-Compare the physical properties of pure substances that are independent of the amount of matter present including density, melting point, boiling point and solubility to properties that are dependent on the amount of matter present to include volume, mass and weight.
Essential Skills/Vocabulary:
Identify properties of matter
Elements of an atom
Difference between mass, volume, and weight. / Vocabulary
Pure substance
Freezing Point
Boiling Point
Solubility
Mass
Volume
Density
Weight
Matter
Atom
Neutron
Proton
Electron
LIS4 Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6-8 texts and topics.
LIS5 Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to an understanding of the topic.
LIS6 Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text. / Assessment Tasks:
Labs
Quizzes/Formal Assessment
“25 Quick Formative Assessments for a Differentiated classroom”
Write Abouts
Quick Writes
3-2-1 Summarizer
Fact Storming
Noting What I’ve Learned
Unit Collage
Foldable
Interactive Notebooks
Writing Prompt
Group Activities
ED-Tech Benchmark Test
Vocabulary Activities
Materials Suggestions:
Internet resources
Science for Kids (Covers all units)





Lab equipment
Powerpoint presentations
Scientific literature
Matter by Chris Cooper
The Solid truth about states of matter with Max Axiom by Agnieszka Biskup
WildSide: Weird Science Book
TextbookCarolina Academic Integrated Science Textbook
Mcdougal Little Science Textbook
Resource Folder-on shared drive