Tangipahoa Parish School System

Tangipahoa Parish School System

Science Curriculum Map

Grade __6___

Unit: 4 – Forces and Motion Time Frame: November 09 – December 18, 2009 3rd 6 Weeks [Unit Study:approximately 4 weeks/24.5 days]

Suggested
Time / Topic / Grade Level Expectations / Comprehensive Curriculum
Activity / Recommended
Assessments / Textbook
Resources / Other Resources
5 days
Nov. 09-13 / Intro. Newton’s Laws
·  Force, Motion
·  Speed / SI GLEs: 11, 19
PS GLEs:14, 19 / U-4,A-1: How Do You Know It’s Moving? Pp. 44-46 / Brainstorm
*view literacy strategy pg. 1
Graphic Organizer
*view literacy strategy pg. 5 / Unit 3 pp. 162-223
Math Skills Act.
-pg. 168 / USV: TLC Elem.Sch.: Rules of Force & Motion
USV: Real-World Science:Force
USV: Making Things Move
http://my.hrw.com/
5 days
Nov. 16-20
(H) Nov. 23-27 / Rev. Newton’s Laws
·  Velocity
·  Acceleration / SI GLEs: 11, 19
PS GLEs: 15, 16
SI GLEs: 3, 19
PS GLEs: 17, 19 / U-4,A-2: Where Does Velocity Come In? pp. 46-48
U-4,A-3: You Need to Speak the Language pp. 47-48 / Vocabulary Cards
*view literacy strategy pg. 26
Vocabulary Self-Awareness
*view literacy strategy pg. 27 / Unit 3 pp. 162-223
Math Skills Act.
-pg. 170
Field Guide pp.502-503 / USV: Speed, Velocity, Accel., Decel.
USV: Velocity & Acceleration: A Segment of Newton’s Laws of Motion
http://my.hrw.com/
5 days
Nov. 30 thru
Dec. 04 / Instruct Newton’s Laws
-I.d forces @ work
-Friction , Inertia
-Newton’s First Law
-Newton’s Second Law / SI GLEs: 7, 19
PS GLEs: 17, 19
SI GLEs: 6, 31
PS GLEs: 19, 20 / U-4,A-4: Inertia-
Newton’s 1st Law pp. 48-50
U-4,A-5: Newton’s 2nd Law
pp. 50 - 51 / Learning Logs
*view literacy strategy pg. 6
Activity-Specific Assess.
-Activity 5, pg. 56
Student-made Rubric / Unit 3 pp. 162-223
Math Skills Act.
-pg. 178
Field Guide pg. 504 / Car Safety Testing Activity, TB pp. 184-185
USV:Teams:Force&Motion:Newton’s II:
Making things move
CCG Resources: Glenbrook Site pg. 56
www.glencoe.com (Chapter Resources):
-Web Links, Online Study Tools, Webquest
5 days
Dec. 07-11 / Instruct Newton’s Laws
-I.d forces @ work
-Balanced/Unbalanced
-Newton’s Second Law
-Newton’s Third Law / SI GLEs: 6, 31
PS GLEs: 19, 20
SI GLEs: 4, 12
PS GLEs: 19, 20
SI GLEs: 4, 12
PS GLEs: 20, 23 / U-4,A-6: Catapults pp. 51-52
U-4,A-7: Seat Belts-R-Us
pp. 52 – 53
U-4,A-8: Newton’s 3rd Law-Action/Reaction Pairs pp.53-54
U-4,A-9: It’s the Law pp. 54-55 / Activity-Specific Assesses
-Activity 7, pg. 56
-Activity 9, pg. 56
Graphic Organizers
*view literacy strategy pg. 5 / Unit 3 pp. 162-223
Field Guide pg. 505 / http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/newton3.html
DiscoverySchool.com (making catapults)
http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/louviere/Newton/index.html
2 days
Dec. 14-15 / Review, Follow-up
-Study Guide
-Formal Assessment / Same as above / Overview of above / ExamView Pro Test Bank / Unit 3 pp. 162-223 / www.glencoe.com (online study tools)
www.louisianapass.org
http://science.pppst.com/motion.html
3 - ½ days
Dec. 16-18
End of 3rd 6 Weeks / Reinforcements of:
-Concept Mastery
-Skills / Same as above / Overview of above / Connections to Real-Life / Unit 3 pp. 162-223
Math Skills HB
-pp. 536-38 / http://my.hrw.com/ (Holt Mathematics Online)
-  Chapters: 3, 5, 8

Key for Abbreviations - U=Unit; A=Activity; HB=Handbook; ML=Mini Lab; BLM=Blackline Master; LRCE=LA Resource Ctr. for Educators; VPM=Vocabulary PuzzleMaker; LCC-CLS=LA Comprehensive Curriculum-Content Literacy Strategies; USV=United Streaming Video;ASA=Activity-Specific Assessment;SS=Science Skills;MS=Math Skills