6th Grade Science Guide

6.1.2/3: Solar System 3 Dimensions & Progressions

Unit 2

● I can create a scale model in order to compare the relative distance of objects in the solar system from the Sun. ○ Language Supports: ■ Nouns to add detail (ie. have, be, belong to, distance) ■ Labeling & Graphics (lines, scales) DIFFERENTIATION IN ACTION

Skill Building

Create a scaled model of the Solar System and allow students to draw comparisons between each planet. Have students create a space exploration guide for a passenger who would like to explore the Universe. The guide should include how long it would take to travel to each planet, what to expect when you arrive at each planet, a picture of each planet, etc.

Extension

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT CLUSTER

● 6.1.3 Formative Assessment

ELA CONNECTIONS ● Cite specifc textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts. ● Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., in a fowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table). MATH CONNECTIONS ● Reason abstractly and quantitatively ● Understand the concept of a ratio and use ratio language to describe a ratio relationship between two quantities. ● Recognize and represent proportional relationships between quantities.