Grade Level: Grade 6

Energy: Work, Force, and Motion

Concepts
Energy & Force

Enduring Understandings
Motion can be described by its direction, distance moved, and speed.
Gravity accelerates all objects equally if there is no air resistance.
Objects in motion tend to stay in motion; objects at rest tend to stay at rest unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
Acceleration depends on an object's mass and on the force acting on the object.
An action force is always accompanied by an equal and opposite reaction force.
Momentum can be transferred but not lost.
Energy is the ability to do work and can be either potential (energy of position) or kinetic (energy of motion.)
Work is done when a force causes objects to move over a distance.
Machines make work easier by creating a mechanical advantage.

Skills
1.  Calculate speed, average rate of speed, acceleration, force and momentum.
2.  Use scientific methods to conduct investigations and gather data.
3.  Use scientific tools to gather data (stopwatch, tape measure, spring scale).
4.  Use graphs for reporting and analyzing data.

Nature of Matter

Concepts
Systems and Order

Enduring Understandings
Elements and their combinations account for all the varied types of matter.
Physical and chemical properties determine how matter is organized.
Changes in matter always involve energy.
Matter that undergoes physical changes will not form new substances.
Matter that undergoes chemical changes will result in different substances with unique properties.
Students will understand that models are a representation of something too small or too large.

Skills
1.  Use models to extract information.
2.  Critique models (all models have accuracies and inaccuracies.)
3.  Measure mass using a balance and a trip-beam balance.
4.  Measure volume of solid using dimensions and displacement in a graduated cylinder.
5.  Calculate density using formula D = M
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6.  Interpret tables.
7.  Measure temperature.