6th Grade Science Guide

6.2: Matter & Energy 3 Dimensions & Progressions

Unit 3

● I can use models to distinguish between atoms, molecules, elements, compounds, etc. ○ Verbs (have, be, belong to) ○ Synonyms (atoms are like. . ., molecules are like . . . ) ○ Diagrams & Model Labels DIFFERENTIATION IN ACTION

Skill Building

Students create their own models of atoms and molecules. Then students are given some atoms and molecules and are asked to sort them into categories like atom, molecule, element, compound. Students could investigate some everyday chemical reactions and create a fipgrid, or short presentation. Some chemical reactions to choose from may be:

Extension

● Detergent and soap ● Rusting of objects ● Baking ● Batteries ● Combustion in car

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT CLUSTER

● 6.2.1 Formative Assessment

ELA CONNECTIONS ● 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. ● Model with mathematics. ● Use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world and mathematical problems. ● Use numbers expressed in the form of a single digit times an integer power of 10 to estimate very large or very small quantities, and to express how many times as much one is than the other.