Curriculum units of study for sixth grade core classes.
English/Language Arts
Exploring Character Response
Narrative: Personal Narrative and/or Slice of Life
Weighing Experiences and Roles to Uncover Points of View
Argumentative: Commentary: Individual(s), Event(s), and/or Idea(s)
Creating Meaning: Tracking Specific Sentences, Chapters, Scenes, and Sections
Informational: Newspaper or Periodical
Reading for Problem-Based Inquiry and Research Design
Arguments of Problem-Based Inquiry and Research Design
Math 6
Reasoning with Whole Numbers, Fractions, and Decimals
Expressions
2D and 3D Geometry
Rates, Ratios, and Proportional Reasoning
Rational Numbers and the Coordinate Plane
Equations and Inequalities
Statistics
Reasoning and Communication
Math 6/7
Reasoning with Positive Whole Numbers, Fractions and Decimals
Reasoning with Rational Numbers
Expressions, Equations and Inequalities
Ratio and Proportion
2D and 3D Geometry
Probability and Statistics
Problem Solving
Math 7/8
Real Numbers and Rational Number Operations
Reasoning with Expressions, Equations and Inequalities
Proportionality and Linear Relationships
Functions
Geometry - 2D and 3D
Statistics and Probability
Transformations, Congruence and Similarity
Exponents and Operations with Scientific Notation
Science
When Properties Don't Add Up: Elements Combine to Create Compounds
(elements and compounds, models of matter)
A Tightknit Group
(states of matter, phase changes, and particle behavior)
Density Moves!
(density and its effects on natural processes; this is a PBL unit at our school)
Breaking Up and Making Up
(landforms and how they are formed by both constructive and destructive forces)
...And Not A Drop to Drink
(the water cycle at both global and local levels)
A Dynamic Balancing Act
(energy and matter flow within ecosystems)
Social Studies
Western Hemisphere: The Development of Cultures Over Time
Western Hemisphere: Economic Success and Political Change
Western Hemisphere: Exploring Geographic Issues
Outdoor Lab