6th Grade Science Guide

6.1.1: Moon & Seasons 3 Dimensions & Progressions

Unit 1

Objective

Overview

Materials

● Interactive Notebook ● CER Scaffold for Writing

● Students should be given a writing prompt, and a word bank, and are asked to pull evidence from the 4 activities that were completed to describe the reasons for seasons. ● To make grading easier, students can complete this activity in Canvas where it can be graded using speedgrader, or if students are recording in their interactive notebooks, they should underline words from the word bank in red to draw attention to important concepts for grading purposes.

● I can describe the relationship between the tilt of Earth’s axis and its yearly orbit around the sun. ● I can use models to explain how the tilt of the Earth’s axis and its yearly orbit around the sun produce seasons. ● I can describe the yearly revolution (orbit) of Earth around the sun. ● I can identify the differences in direct and indirect light using models.

Multiple Choice Assessment: Seasons

● 6.1.1 Formative Assessment (Seasons)