Grade+6

"The learner will . . ." || **Standard(s** || **No. of Days** || **Vocabulary Terms** || **Resources** || **Student Learning Activities** || **Assessment** || **Language Arts Standard(s)** ||
 * Teachers****:Hilary Caldwell, Deborah Winter, Joanna Utecht, Linda** **Schafer**
 * Textbook**: Holt Science & Technology Series, Environmental Science, Human Body Systems and Health, Earth's Changing Surface, and Weather and Climate; 2005
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 * **Unit** || **Objective:**
 * Inquiry, the nature of science and technology.
 * Inquiry, the nature of science and technology.

Incorporate into every unit. || 1. Students will combine scientific processes and knowledge with scientific reasoning and critical thinking to ask questions about phenomena and propose explanations based on gathered evidence. || 8.1.1.a Formulate testable questions that lead to predictions and scientific investigations 8.1.1.b Design and conduct logical and sequential investigations including repeated trials 8.1.1.c Determine controls and use dependent (responding) and independent (manipulated) variables 8.1.1.d Select and use equipment appropriate to the investigation, demonstrate correct techniques 8.1.1.e Make qualitative and quantitative observations 8.1.1.f Record and represent data appropriately and review for quality, accuracy, and relevancy 8.1.1.g Evaluate predictions, draw logical inferences based on observed patterns/relationships, and account for non-relevant information 8.1.1.h Share information, procedures, results, and conclusions with appropriate audiences 8.1.1.i Analyze and provide appropriate critique of scientific investigations 8.1.1.j Use appropriate mathematics in all aspects of scientific inquiry 8.1.2.a Recognize science is an ongoing process and the scientific community accepts and uses explanations until they encounter new experimental evidence not matching existing explanations 8.1.2.b Describe how scientific discoveries influence and change society 8.1.2.c Recognize scientists from various cultures have made many contributions to explain the natural world SC8.1.3.a Identify problems for technical design SC8.1.3.b Design a solution or product SC8.1.3.c Implement the proposed design SC8.1.3.d Evaluate completed technological designs or products SC8.1.3.e Communicate the process of technical design SC8.1.3.f Distinguish between scientific inquiry (asking questions about the natural world) and technological design (using science to solve practical problems) SC8.1.3.g Describe how science and technology are reciprocal SC8.1.3.h Recognize that solutions have intended and unintended consequences SC8.1.3.i Compare and contrast the reporting of scientific knowledge and the reporting of technological knowledge || Year Round ||  || Holt Science & Technology Series, Environmental Science, Human Body Systems and Health, Earth's Changing Surface, and Weather and Climate Technology Lab || Labs, Experiments,and Investigations ||  ||   || Environmental Science
 * Unit 1

Chapter 1 Section 1 || 1. Distinguish between the biotic and abiotic parts of the environment. 2. Explain how populations and communities are related. 3. Describe how the abiotic parts of the environment affect ecosystems. || 8.3.3.d Determine the biotic and abiotic factors that impact the number of organisms an ecosystem can support 8.3.3.e Recognize a population is all the individuals of a species at a given place and time || 2-3 || Ecology, Biotic, Abiotic, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biosphere || Holt Science & Technology Series, Environmental Science Textbook, Worksheets, www.scilinks.org, Technology Lab-- Environmental Issues, Ecology || Daily Assignments, Notes || Section Quiz Chapter Test Assignments || **// LA 6.1.1; 6.1.3.a; 6.1.4.a, b; 6.1.5.a, b, c; 6.1.6.a, e, f, g, j, k, m, n, o, p; 6.3.1.a, b, c; 6.3.2.a, b, c; 6.3.3.b, c; 6.4.1.a, b, f //** || Environmental Science
 * Unit 1

Chapter 1 Section 2 || ===== 1. Describe the functions of producers, consumers, and decomposers in an ecosystem. =====

4. Describe how the removal of one species affects the entire food web.
|| 8.3.3.a Diagram and explain the flow of energy through a simple food web 8.3.3.b Compare the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in an ecosystem 8.3.3.c Recognize that producers transform sunlight into chemical energy through photosynthesis || 5-6 || Hebivore, Carnivore, Omnivore, Food Chain, Food Web, Energy Pyramid || Holt Science & Technology Series, Environmental Science Textbook, Worksheets, www.scilinks.org, Technology Lab-- Ecology, Plants & Pollination || Daily Assignments, Notes, Create a food web poster || Section Quiz Chapter Test Food Web || **// LA 6.1.1; 6.1.3.a; 6.1.4.a, b; 6.1.5.a, b, c; 6.1.6.a, e, f, g, j, k, m, n, o, p; 6.3.1.a, b, c; 6.3.2.a, b, c; 6.3.3.b, c; 6.4.1.a, b, f //** || Environmental Science
 * Unit 1

Chapter 1 Section 3 || 1. Explain the relationship between carrying capacity and limiting factors. 2. Describe the two types of competition. 3. Distinguish between mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism. Give an example of co-evolution. || 8.3.3.f Identify symbiotic relationships among organisms 8.3.4.a Describe how an inherited characteristic enables an organism to improve its survival rate || 3-4 || Carrying Capacity, Prey, Predator, Symbiosis, Mutualism, Commensalism, Parasitism, Coevolution || Holt Science & Technology Series, Environmental Science Textbook, Worksheets, www.scilinks.org Technology Lab-- Ecology, Genetics || Daily Assignments, Notes || Section Quiz Chapter Test || **// LA 6.1.1; 6.1.3.a; 6.1.4.a, b; 6.1.5.a, b, c; 6.1.6.a, e, f, g, j, k, m, n, o, p; 6.3.1.a, b, c; 6.3.2.a, b, c; 6.3.3.b, c; 6.4.1.a, b, f //** || Environmental Science
 * Unit 1

Chapter 2 Section 1 || 1. Diagram the water cycle, and explain its importance to living things. 2. Diagram the carbon cycle, and explain its importance to living things. 3. Diagram the nitrogen cycle, and explain its importance to living thing || 8.4.2.g Describe the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation) || 3-4 || Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Decomposition, Combustion || Holt Science & Technology Series, Environmental Science Textbook, Worksheets, www.scilinks.org Technology Lab-- Environmental Issues, Ecology || Daily Assignments, Notes, Internet Research, Create a Diagram || Section Quiz Chapter Test Diagram || **// LA 6.1.1; 6.1.3.a; 6.1.4.a, b; 6.1.5.a, b, c; 6.1.6.a, e, f, g, j, k, m, n, o, p; 6.3.1.a, b, c; 6.3.2.a, b, c; 6.3.3.b, c; 6.4.1.a, b, f //** || Environmental Science
 * Unit 1

Chapter 2 Section 2 || 1. Describe the process of succession**.** 2. Contrast primary and secondary succession. 3. Explain how mature communities develop. || 8.4.2.b Describe the physical composition of soil 8.4.3.a Describe how energy from the Sun influences the atmosphere and provides energy for plant growth 8.4.4.a Recognize that Earth processes we see today are similar to those that occurred in the past (uniformity of processes) || 4-5 || Succession, Pioneer Species || Holt Science & Technology Series, Environmental Science Textbook, Worksheets, www.scilinks.org Technology Lab-- Environmental Issues, Ecology, Dynamic Earth, Weather || Daily Assignments, Notes || Section Quiz Chapter Test || **// LA 6.1.1; 6.1.3.a; 6.1.4.a, b; 6.1.5.a, b, c; 6.1.6.a, e, f, g, j, k, m, n, o, p; 6.3.1.a, b, c; 6.3.2.a, b, c; 6.3.3.b, c; 6.4.1.a, b, f //** || Environmental Science
 * Unit 1

Chapter 4 Section 1 || 1. List five kinds of pollutants. 2. Distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable resources. 3. Describe the impact of exotic species. 4. Explain why human population growth has increased. 5. Describe how habitat destruction affects biodiversity. 6. Give two examples of how pollution affects humans. || 8.3.3.g Identify positive and negative effects of natural and human activity on an ecosystem8.3.4.b Recognize the extinction of a species is caused by the inability to adapt to an environmental change 8.4.2.h Classify Earth materials as renewable or nonrenewable || 4-5 || Pollution, Overpopulation, Renewable Resource, Nonrenewable Resource, Biodiversity || Holt Science & Technology Series, Environmental Science Textbook, Worksheets, www.scilinks.org Technology Lab-- Environmental Issues, Ecology, Energy, Power & Mechanics || Daily Assignments, Notes, Textbook Activities || Section Quiz Chapter Test || **// LA 6.1.1; 6.1.3.a; 6.1.4.a, b; 6.1.5.a, b, c; 6.1.6.a, e, f, g, j, k, m, n, o, p; 6.3.1.a, b, c; 6.3.2.a, b, c; 6.3.3.b, c; 6.4.1.a, b, f //** || Environmental Science
 * Unit 1

Chapter 4 Section 2 || 1. Explain the importance of conservation. 2. Describe the three Rs. 3. Explain how biodiversity can be maintained. 4. List five environmental strategies. || 8.3.1.e Describe how plants and animals respond to environmental stimuli 8.3.3.g Identify positive and negative effects of natural and human activity on an ecosystem 8.3.4.b Recognize the extinction of a species is caused by the inability to adapt to an environmental change || 3-4 || Conservation, Recycling || Holt Science & Technology Series, Environmental Science Textbook, Worksheets, www.scilinks.org Technology Lab-- Environmental Issues, Ecology, Plants & Pollination || Daily Assignments, Notes, Textbook Activities || Section Quiz Chapter Test || **// LA 6.1.1; 6.1.3.a; 6.1.4.a, b; 6.1.5.a, b, c; 6.1.6.a, e, f, g, j, k, m, n, o, p; 6.3.1.a, b, c; 6.3.2.a, b, c; 6.3.3.b, c; 6.4.1.a, b, f //** || Human Body Systems and Health
 * Unit 2

Chapter 1 Section 1 || 1. Describe how tissues, organs, and organ systems are related. 2. List twelve organ systems. 3. Identify how organ systems work together to maintain homeostasis. || 8.3.1.a Recognize the levels of organization in living organisms (cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms) 8.3.1.c Recognize specialized cells perform specialized functions in multicellular organisms 8.3.1.d Identify the organs and functions of the major systems of the human body and describe ways that these systems interact with each other || 7-8 || Homeostasis, Tissue, Organ || Holt Science & Technology Series, Human Body Systems and Health Textbook, Worksheets, Instructional Fair Teaching Resource Book, Prentice Hall Lab Manual and Teacher Edition, www.scilinks.org Technology Lab-- Body Systems, Cells, Plants & Pollination || Daily Assignments, Notes, Textbook Activities, Internet Research, Posters, Labs, Gizmo on Human Homeostasis || Section Quiz Chapter Test Labs Posters || **// LA 6.1.1; 6.1.3.a; 6.1.4.a, b; 6.1.5.a, b, c; 6.1.6.a, e, f, g, j, k, m, n, o, p; 6.3.1.a, b, c; 6.3.2.a, b, c; 6.3.3.b, c; 6.4.1.a, b, f //** || Human Body Systems and Health
 * Unit 2

Chapter 1 Section 2 || 1. **I**dentify the major organs of the skeletal system. 2. Describe four functions of bones. 3. Describe three types of joints. 4. List three injuries and two diseases that affect bones and joints. || 8.3.1.d Identify the organs and functions of the major systems of the human body and describe ways that these systems interact with each other || 3-4 || Skeletal System, Joint || Holt Science & Technology Series, Human Body Systems and Health Textbook, Worksheets, Instructional Fair Teaching Resource Book, Prentice Hall Lab Manual and Teacher Edition, www.scilinks.org Technology Lab-- Body Systems, Fitness & Health || Daily Assignments, Notes, Textbook Activities, Internet Research, Posters, Labs || Section Quiz Chapter Test Labs || **// LA 6.1.1; 6.1.3.a; 6.1.4.a, b; 6.1.5.a, b, c; 6.1.6.a, e, f, g, j, k, m, n, o, p; 6.3.1.a, b, c; 6.3.2.a, b, c; 6.3.3.b, c; 6.4.1.a, b, f //** || Human Body Systems and Health
 * Unit 2

Chapter 1 Section 3 || 1. List three kinds of muscle tissue. 2. Describe how skeletal muscles move bones. 3. Compare aerobic exercise with resistance exercise. 4. Describe two muscular system injuries. || 8.3.1.d Identify the organs and functions of the major systems of the human body and describe ways that these systems interact with each other || 6-7 || Muscular System || Holt Science & Technology Series, Human Body Systems and Health Textbook, Worksheets, Instructional Fair Teaching Resource Book, Prentice Hall Lab Manual and Teacher Edition, www.scilinks.org Technology Lab-- Body Systems, Fitness & Health || Daily Assignments, Notes, Textbook Activities, Internet Research, Posters, Labs, || Section Quiz Chapter Test Labs || **// LA 6.1.1; 6.1.3.a; 6.1.4.a, b; 6.1.5.a, b, c; 6.1.6.a, e, f, g, j, k, m, n, o, p; 6.3.1.a, b, c; 6.3.2.a, b, c; 6.3.3.b, c; 6.4.1.a, b, f //** || Human Body Systems and Health
 * Unit 2

Chapter 1 Section 4 || 1. List four functions of skin. 2. Describe two layers of skin. 3. Describe the structure and function of hair and nails. 4. Describe two kinds of damage that can affect skin. || 8.3.1.d Identify the organs and functions of the major systems of the human body and describe ways that these systems interact with each other || 4-5 || Integumentary System, Dermis, Epidermis || Holt Science & Technology Series, Human Body Systems and Health Textbook, Worksheets, Instructional Fair Teaching Resource Book, Prentice Hall Lab Manual and Teacher Edition, www.scilinks.org Technology Lab-- Body Systems, Fitness & Health || Daily Assignments, Notes, Textbook Activities, Internet Research, Posters, Labs || Section Quiz Chapter Test Labs || **// LA 6.1.1; 6.1.3.a; 6.1.4.a, b; 6.1.5.a, b, c; 6.1.6.a, e, f, g, j, k, m, n, o, p; 6.3.1.a, b, c; 6.3.2.a, b, c; 6.3.3.b, c; 6.4.1.a, b, f //** || Human Body Systems and Health
 * Unit 2

Chapter 4 Section 2 || 1. List four sensations that are detected by receptors in the skin. 2. Describe how light relates to sight. 3. Describe how a feedback mechanism works. 4. Describe how the senses of hearing, taste, and smell work. || 8.2.3.d Recognize that to see an object, light from the surface of the object must enter the eye; the color seen depends on the properties of the surface and the color of the available light sources || 2-3 || Integumentary System, Reflex, Feeback Mechanism, Retina, Cochlea || Holt Science & Technology Series, Human Body Systems and Health Textbook, Worksheets, Instructional Fair Teaching Resource Book, Prentice Hall Lab Manual and Teacher Edition, www.scilinks.org Technology Lab-- Body Systems, Fitness & Health || Daily Assignments, Notes, Textbook Activities, Sight and Sound Gizmo || Section Quiz || **// LA 6.1.1; 6.1.3.a; 6.1.4.a, b; 6.1.5.a, b, c; 6.1.6.a, e, f, g, j, k, m, n, o, p; 6.3.1.a, b, c; 6.3.2.a, b, c; 6.3.3.b, c; 6.4.1.a, b, f //** || Human Body Systems and Health
 * Unit 2

Chapter 6 Section 1 || 1. Explain the difference between infectious diseases and noninfectious diseases. 2. Identify five ways you might come into contact with a pathogen. 3. Discuss four methods that have helped reduce the spread of diseases. || 8.3.1.c Recognize specialized cells perform specialized functions in multicellular organisms 8.3.1.d Identify the organs and functions of the major systems of the human body and describe ways that these systems interact with each other 8.3.1.e Describe how plants and animals respond to environmental stimuli || 5-6 || Noninfectious Disease, Infectious Disease, Pathogen, Immunity || Holt Science & Technology Series, Human Body Systems and Health Textbook, Worksheets, Instructional Fair Teaching Resource Book, Prentice Hall Lab Manual and Teacher Edition, www.scilinks.org Technology Lab-- Body Systems, Fitness & Health || Daily Assignments, Notes, Textbook Activities, Internet Research, Posters, Labs || Section Quiz Chapter Test Labs || **// LA 6.1.1; 6.1.3.a; 6.1.4.a, b; 6.1.5.a, b, c; 6.1.6.a, e, f, g, j, k, m, n, o, p; 6.3.1.a, b, c; 6.3.2.a, b, c; 6.3.3.b, c; 6.4.1.a, b, f //** || Human Body Systems and Health
 * Unit 2

Chapter 6 Section 1 || 1. Describe how your body keeps out pathogens. 2. Explain how the immune system fights infections. 3. Describe four challenges to the immune system. || 8.3.1.c Recognize specialized cells perform specialized functions in multicellular organisms 8.3.1.d Identify the organs and functions of the major systems of the human body and describe ways that these systems interact with each other 8.3.1.e Describe how plants and animals respond to environmental stimuli || 8-9 || Immune System, Macrophage, T-Cell, B-Cell, Antibody, Memory B-Cell, Allergy, Autoimmune Disease, Cancer || Holt Science & Technology Series, Human Body Systems and Health Textbook, Worksheets, Instructional Fair Teaching Resource Book, Prentice Hall Lab Manual and Teacher Edition, www.scilinks.org Technology Lab-- Body Systems, Fitness & Health, Plants & Pollination || Daily Assignments, Notes, Textbook Activities, Internet Research, Posters, Labs || Section Quiz Chapter Test Labs || **// LA 6.1.1; 6.1.3.a; 6.1.4.a, b; 6.1.5.a, b, c; 6.1.6.a, e, f, g, j, k, m, n, o, p; 6.3.1.a, b, c; 6.3.2.a, b, c; 6.3.3.b, c; 6.4.1.a, b, f //** || Earth's Changing Surface
 * Unit 3

Chapter 2 Section 1 || 1. Describe how ice, water, wind, gravity, plants, and animals cause mechanical weathering. 2. Describe how water, acids, and air cause chemical weathering of rocks. || 8.3.3.g Identify positive and negative effects of natural and human activity on an ecosystem 8.4.2.e Compare and contrast constructive and destructive forces (deposition, erosion, weathering, plate motion causing uplift, volcanoes, earthquakes) that impact Earth’s surface 8.4.4.a Recognize that Earth processes we see today are similar to those that occurred in the past (uniformity of processes) || 4-5 || Weathering, Mechanical Weathering, Abrasion, Chemical Weathering, Acid Precipitation || Holt Science & Technology Series, Earth's Changing Surface Textbook, Worksheets, www.scilinks.org Technology Lab-- Ecology, Environmental Issues, Dynamic Earth || Daily Assignments, Notes, Textbook Activities || Section Quiz Chapter Test Labs || **// LA 6.1.1; 6.1.3.a; 6.1.4.a, b; 6.1.5.a, b, c; 6.1.6.a, e, f, g, j, k, m, n, o, p; 6.3.1.a, b, c; 6.3.2.a, b, c; 6.3.3.b, c; 6.4.1.a, b, f //** || Earth's Changing Surface
 * Unit 3

Chapter 2 Section 2 || 1. Explain how the composition of rock affects the rate of weathering. 2. Describe how a rock's total surface area affects the rate at which the rock weathers. 3. Describe how differences in elevation and climate affect the rate of weathering. || 8.4.2.e Compare and contrast constructive and destructive forces (deposition, erosion, weathering, plate motion causing uplift, volcanoes, earthquakes) that impact Earth’s surface || 6-7 || Differential Weathering || Holt Science & Technology Series, Earth's Changing Surface Textbook, Worksheets, www.scilinks.org Technology Lab--Dynamic Earth || Daily Assignments, Notes, Textbook Activities || Section Quiz Chapter Test Labs || **// LA 6.1.1; 6.1.3.a; 6.1.4.a, b; 6.1.5.a, b, c; 6.1.6.a, e, f, g, j, k, m, n, o, p; 6.3.1.a, b, c; 6.3.2.a, b, c; 6.3.3.b, c; 6.4.1.a, b, f //** || Earth's Changing Surface
 * Unit 3

Chapter 2 Section 3 || 1. Describe the source of soil. 2. Explain how the different properties of soil affect plant growth. 3. Describe how various climates affect soil. || 8.3.1.e Describe how plants and animals respond to environmental stimuli 8.4.2.b Describe the physical composition of soil 8.4.2.e Compare and contrast constructive and destructive forces (deposition, erosion, weathering, plate motion causing uplift, volcanoes, earthquakes) that impact Earth’s surface || 5-6 || Soil, Parent Rock, Bedrock, Soil Texture, Soil Structure, Humus, Leaching || Holt Science & Technology Series, Earth's Changing Surface Textbook, Worksheets, www.scilinks.org, Technology Earth--Animals, Plants & Pollination, Body System, Dynamic Earth, Ecology, || Daily Assignments, Notes, Textbook Activities || Section Quiz Chapter Test Labs || **// LA 6.1.1; 6.1.3.a; 6.1.4.a, b; 6.1.5.a, b, c; 6.1.6.a, e, f, g, j, k, m, n, o, p; 6.3.1.a, b, c; 6.3.2.a, b, c; 6.3.3.b, c; 6.4.1.a, b, f //** || Earth's Changing Surface
 * Unit 3

Chapter 2 Section 4 || 1. Describe three important benefits that soil provides. 2. Describe four methods of preventing soil damage and loss. || 8.3.1.e Describe how plants and animals respond to environmental stimuli 8.4.2.b Describe the physical composition of soil 8.4.2.e Compare and contrast constructive and destructive forces (deposition, erosion, weathering, plate motion causing uplift, volcanoes, earthquakes) that impact Earth’s surface || 3-4 || Soil Conservation, Erosion || Holt Science & Technology Series, Earth's Changing Surface Textbook, Worksheets, www.scilinks.org Technology Lab-- Dynamic Earth, Ecology || Daily Assignments, Notes, Textbook Activities || Section Quiz Chapter Test Labs || **// LA 6.1.1; 6.1.3.a; 6.1.4.a, b; 6.1.5.a, b, c; 6.1.6.a, e, f, g, j, k, m, n, o, p; 6.3.1.a, b, c; 6.3.2.a, b, c; 6.3.3.b, c; 6.4.1.a, b, f //** || Earth's Changing Surface
 * Unit 3

Chapter 3 Section 1 || 1. Explain how energy from waves affects a shoreline. 2. Identify six shoreline features created by wave erosion. 3. Explain how wave deposits form beaches. 4. Describe how sand moves along a beach. || 8.3.3.g Identify positive and negative effects of natural and human activity on an ecosystem 8.4.2.e Compare and contrast constructive and destructive forces (deposition, erosion, weathering, plate motion causing uplift, volcanoes, earthquakes) that impact Earth’s surface || 5-6 || Shoreline, Beach || Holt Science & Technology Series, Earth's Changing Surface Textbook, Worksheets, www.scilinks.org Technology Lab-- Ecology, Environmental Issue, Dynamic Earth || Daily Assignments, Notes, Textbook Activities || Section Quiz Chapter Test Labs || **// LA 6.1.1; 6.1.3.a; 6.1.4.a, b; 6.1.5.a, b, c; 6.1.6.a, e, f, g, j, k, m, n, o, p; 6.3.1.a, b, c; 6.3.2.a, b, c; 6.3.3.b, c; 6.4.1.a, b, f //** || Earth's Changing Surface
 * Unit 3

Chapter 3 Section 2 || 1. Explain why some areas are more affected by wind erosion than other areas are. 2. Describe the process of saltation. 3. Identify three landforms that result from wind erosion and deposition. 4. Explain how dunes move. || 8.3.3.g Identify positive and negative effects of natural and human activity on an ecosystem 8.4.2.e Compare and contrast constructive and destructive forces (deposition, erosion, weathering, plate motion causing uplift, volcanoes, earthquakes) that impact Earth’s surface || 4-5 || Saltation, Loess, Deflation, Dune, Abrasion || Holt Science & Technology Series, Earth's Changing Surface Textbook, Worksheets, www.scilinks.org Technology Lab-- Ecology, Environmental Issues, Dynamic Earth || Daily Assignments, Notes, Textbook Activities || Section Quiz Chapter Test Labs || **// LA 6.1.1; 6.1.3.a; 6.1.4.a, b; 6.1.5.a, b, c; 6.1.6.a, e, f, g, j, k, m, n, o, p; 6.3.1.a, b, c; 6.3.2.a, b, c; 6.3.3.b, c; 6.4.1.a, b, f //** || Earth's Changing Surface
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Chapter 3 Section 3 || 1. Explain the difference between alpine glaciers and continental glaciers. 2. Describe two ways in which glaciers move. 3. Identify five landscape features formed by alpine glaciers. 4. Identify four types of moraines. || 8.3.3.g Identify positive and negative effects of natural and human activity on an ecosystem 8.4.2.e Compare and contrast constructive and destructive forces (deposition, erosion, weathering, plate motion causing uplift, volcanoes, earthquakes) that impact Earth’s surface || 5-6 || Glacier, Till, Glacial Drift, Stratified Drift || Holt Science & Technology Series, Earth's Changing Surface Textbook, Worksheets, www.scilinks.org Technology Lab--Environmental Issues, Ecology, Dynamic Earth || Daily Assignments, Notes, Textbook Activities || Section Quiz Chapter Test Labs || **// LA 6.1.1; 6.1.3.a; 6.1.4.a, b; 6.1.5.a, b, c; 6.1.6.a, e, f, g, j, k, m, n, o, p; 6.3.1.a, b, c; 6.3.2.a, b, c; 6.3.3.b, c; 6.4.1.a, b, f //** || Earth's Changing Surface
 * Unit 3

Chapter 3 Section 4 || 1. Explain the role of gravity as an agent of erosion and deposition. 2. Explain how angle of repose is related to mass movement. 3. Describe four types of rapid mass movement. 4. Describe three factors that affect creep. || 8.3.3.g Identify positive and negative effects of natural and human activity on an ecosystem 8.4.2.e Compare and contrast constructive and destructive forces (deposition, erosion, weathering, plate motion causing uplift, volcanoes, earthquakes) that impact Earth’s surface || 3-4 || Mass Movement, Mudflow, Rock Fall, Creep, Landslide || Holt Science & Technology Series, Earth's Changing Surface Textbook, Worksheets, www.scilinks.org Technology Lab--Environmental Issues, Ecology, Dynamic Earth || Daily Assignments, Notes, Textbook Activities || Section Quiz Chapter Test Labs || **// LA 6.1.1; 6.1.3.a; 6.1.4.a, b; 6.1.5.a, b, c; 6.1.6.a, e, f, g, j, k, m, n, o, p; 6.3.1.a, b, c; 6.3.2.a, b, c; 6.3.3.b, c; 6.4.1.a, b, f //** || Weather and Climate
 * Unit 4

Chapter 1 Section 1 || 1. Describe the composition of Earth's atmosphere. 2. Explain why air pressure changes with altitude. 3. Explain how air temperature changes with atmospheric composition. 4. Describe the layers of the atmosphere. || 8.4.2.a Describe the layers of Earth (core, mantle, crust, atmosphere) 8.4.2.c Describe the mixture of gasses in Earth’s atmosphere and how the atmosphere’s properties change at different elevations 8.4.3.b Identify factors that influence daily and seasonal changes on Earth (tilt of the Earth, humidity, air pressure, air masses) || 4-5 || Atmosphere, Stratosphere, Air Pressure, Mesosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere || Holt Science & Technology Series, Weather and Climate Textbook, Worksheets, www.scilinks.org Technology Lab-- Dynamic Earth, Weather || Daily Assignments, Notes, Textbook Activities || Section Quiz Chapter Test Labs || **// LA 6.1.1; 6.1.3.a; 6.1.4.a, b; 6.1.5.a, b, c; 6.1.6.a, e, f, g, j, k, m, n, o, p; 6.3.1.a, b, c; 6.3.2.a, b, c; 6.3.3.b, c; 6.4.1.a, b, f //** || Weather and Climate
 * Unit 4

Chapter 1 Section 2 || 1. Describe what happens to solar energy that reaches Earth. 2. Summarize the processes of radiation, conduction, and convection. 3. Explain the relationship between the greenhouse effect and global warming. || 8.4.3.a Describe how energy from the Sun influences the atmosphere and provides energy for plant growth || 4-5 || Radiation, Thermal Conduction, Convection, Global Warming, Greenhouse Effect || Holt Science & Technology Series, Weather and Climate Textbook, Worksheets, www.scilinks.org Technology Lab-- Weather, Applied Physics || Daily Assignments, Notes, Textbook Activities, Greenhouse Gizmo || Section Quiz Chapter Test Labs || **// LA 6.1.1; 6.1.3.a; 6.1.4.a, b; 6.1.5.a, b, c; 6.1.6.a, e, f, g, j, k, m, n, o, p; 6.3.1.a, b, c; 6.3.2.a, b, c; 6.3.3.b, c; 6.4.1.a, b, f //** || Weather and Climate
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Chapter 1 Section 3 || 1. Explain the relationship between air pressure and wind direction. 2. Describe global wind patterns. 3. Explain the causes of local wind patterns. || 8.4.3.b Identify factors that influence daily and seasonal changes on Earth (tilt of the Earth, humidity, air pressure, air masses) 8.4.3.c Describe atmospheric movements that influence weather and climate (air masses, jet stream) || 7-8 || Wind, Westerlies, Coriolis Effect, Trade Winds, Polar Easterlies, Jet Stream || Holt Science & Technology Series, Weather and Climate Textbook, Worksheets, www.scilinks.org Technology Lab-- Weather, || Daily Assignments, Notes, Textbook Activities || Section Quiz Chapter Test Labs || **// LA 6.1.1; 6.1.3.a; 6.1.4.a, b; 6.1.5.a, b, c; 6.1.6.a, e, f, g, j, k, m, n, o, p; 6.3.1.a, b, c; 6.3.2.a, b, c; 6.3.3.b, c; 6.4.1.a, b, f //** || Weather and Climate
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Chapter 1 Section 4 || 1. Compare primary and secondary air pollutants. 2. Identify major sources of air pollution. 3. Explain the effects of an ozone hole. 4. List five effects of air pollution on the human body. 5. Identify ways to reduce air pollution. || 8.3.1.e Describe how plants and animals respond to environmental stimuli 8.3.3.g Identify positive and negative effects of natural and human activity on an ecosystem || 5-6 || Air Pollution, Acid Precipitation || Holt Science & Technology Series, Weather and Climate Textbook, Worksheets, www.scilinks.org Technology Lab-- Weather, Ecology, Environmental Issues || Daily Assignments, Notes, Textbook Activities || Section Quiz Chapter Test Labs || **// LA 6.1.1; 6.1.3.a; 6.1.4.a, b; 6.1.5.a, b, c; 6.1.6.a, e, f, g, j, k, m, n, o, p; 6.3.1.a, b, c; 6.3.2.a, b, c; 6.3.3.b, c; 6.4.1.a, b, f //** || 6.4.2 Digital Citizenship: students will practice the norms of appropriate and responsible technology use. ||
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