Alternate Assessment Curriculum Framework
P.75 Science Curriculum Map November/December for Grades 6-8
LESSON
STRAND
Week 1
Identification of the planets within the solar system
COMMON
CORE
LEARNING
RI.1
SL.1
L.6
W.2
STANDARDS
ASSESSMENTS FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
Week 1 Week 2
Identification of the planets within the solar system
RI.1
SL.1
L.6
W.2
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
Rotation of the earth
(day/night, phases of the moon)
RI.1
SL.1
L.6
W.2
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
Week 3 Week 4
Rotation of the earth
(day/night, phases of the moon)
RI.1
SL.1
L.6
W.2
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
The seasons are the result of the tilt of the earth’s axis
RI.1
SL.1
L.6
W.2
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
Week 5 Week 6 Week 7
The sun is a star, which is vital to our survival on earth
RI.1
SL.1
L.6
W.2
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
Characteristics of the celestial bodies- planets, stars, asteroids, meteors, moon
RI.1
SL.1
L.6
W.2
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
Characteristics of the celestial bodies- planets, stars, asteroids, meteors, moon
RI.1
SL.1
L.6
W.2
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.

Alternate Assessment Curriculum Framework
P.75 Science Curriculum Map January/February for Grades 6-8
LESSON
STRAND
COMMON
CORE
LEARNING
STANDARDS
ASSESSMENTS
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8
Cloud types help to predict weather
Cloud types help to predict weather
Water in the air impacts weather
RST.1
SL.4
L.6
W.2
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
RST.1
SL.4
L.6
W.2
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
RST.1
SL.4
L.6
W.2
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
Water in the air impacts weather
RST.1
SL.4
L.6
W.2
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
Wind is the movement of air
RST.1
SL.4
L.6
W.2
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
There are various ways to observe, predict, and record weather
RST.1
SL.4
L.6
W.2
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
There are various ways to observe, predict, and record weather
RST.1
SL.4
L.6
W.2
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
Weather maps and charts
RST.1
SL.4
L.6
W.2
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.

Alternate Assessment Curriculum Framework
P.75 Science Curriculum Map March/April for Grades 6-8
LESSON
STRAND
Week 1
The four states of matter – liquid, solid, gas, and plasma (identify, describe, and classify matter).
Week 2
The four states of matter – liquid, solid, gas, and plasma (identify, describe, and classify matter).
Week 3
Light-reflection and refraction
R.9
W.9
R.9
W.9
R.9
W.9
Week 4
Sound-vibration and sound waves
R.9
W.9
Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8
A physical change alters the form or appearance of a material, but does not change material into brand new substance (e.g chopping wood, bend wire, molding clay)
A physical change alters the form or appearance of a material, but does not change material into brand new substance (e.g chopping wood, bend wire, molding clay)
Chemical change alters the form or appearance of a material and produces new substances (e.g wood burning, sour milk).
Chemical change alters the form or appearance of a material and produces new substances (e.g wood burning, sour milk).
R.9
W.9
R.9
W.9
R.9
W.9
R.9
W.9
COMMON
CORE
LEARNING
STANDARDS
ASSESSMENTS
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.

Alternate Assessment Curriculum Framework
P.75 Science Curriculum Map May/June for Grades 6-8
LESSON
STRAND
COMMON
CORE
LEARNING
STANDARDS
ASSESSMENTS
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8
The anatomy and structure of the five sense organs of the human body
The anatomy and structure of the five sense organs of the human body
RI.1
SL.1
L.6
W.2
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
RI.1
SL.1
L.6
W.2
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
Basic anatomy of the human body: simple internal organs-heart, lungs, liver, stomach, etc.
RI.1
SL.1
L.6
W.2
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
Basic anatomy of the human body: simple internal organs-heart, lungs, liver, stomach, etc.
RI.1
SL.1
L.6
W.2
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
Human body system for major life activities – nervous, digestive, respiratory, excretory, circulatory
RI.1
SL.1
L.6
W.2
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
Human body system for major life activities – nervous, digestive, respiratory, excretory, circulatory
RI.1
SL.1
L.6
W.2
The skeletal system and muscles work together
(protection, movement, posture)
RI.1
SL.1
L.6
W.2
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.
Case study on preventing disease related to a specific body system or single organ
RI.1
SL.1
L.6
W.2
FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
EVIDENCE:
-Pictures of students participating in various tasks
-Data collection
-Student work samples, that may include drawing or writing.