2015-2016
6th Grade
Science Curriculum Framework
5th Six Weeks
BROWNSVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
2015-2016CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS
5th Six Weeks
SUBJECT:
Week #1
TEKS
Science
RC
ELPS
GRADE: 6th
CCRS
Concepts
Benchmark
6.1A - 6.4B ongoing throughout the year
Resources
BROWNSVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
2015-2016CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS
5th Six Weeks
SUBJECT:
Week #2
TEKS
Science
RC
GRADE: 6th
ELPS
CCRS
Concepts
Earth and Space
Monday
6.10A
3
4G
IX.A.1
X.A.2
The structural layers of Earth, including
the inner core, outer core, mantle, crust,
asthenosphere, and lithosphere.
Vocabulary: core, crust, mantle, convection,
Lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere
Earth and Space
Tuesday
6.10C
3
1C
2I
3E
4G
IX.E.1
IX.E.2
IX.E.3
X.A.2
identify the major tectonic plates,
including Eurasian, African, IndoAustralian, Pacific, North American, and
South American
Vocabulary: Pangaea, plate tectonics,
tectonic plates, sea-floor spreading
Earth and Space
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
6.10C
6.10C
6.10C
3
1C
2I
3E
4G
3
1D
4D
4G
3
1D
4D
4G
IX.E.1
IX.E.2
IX.E.3
X.A.2
identify the major tectonic plates,
including Eurasian, African, IndoAustralian, Pacific, North American, and
South American
Vocabulary: Pangaea, plate tectonics,
tectonic plates, sea-floor spreading
Earth and Space
X.A.2
identify Types of Boundaries
Vocabulary: convergent, divergent and
transform boundaries, convection
Earth and Space
X.A.2
identify Types of Boundaries
Vocabulary: convergent, divergent and
transform boundaries, convection
Resources
HMH – Fusion Book Unit 7 Lesson 1 – Earth’s Layers
HMH - Digital Curriculum
 Earth’s Layers
 Compositional Layers
 Physical Layers
 How Layers Correspond
EduSmart – Plate Tectonics
LWS – Earth Model
HMH – Fusion Book Unit 7 Lesson 2 – Plate Tectonics
HMH - Digital Curriculum
 Continental Drift
 Sea-Floor Spreading
 What is Pangaea
 Theory of Plate Tectonics
EduSmart – Plate Tectonics
LWS – Plate Tectonics
HMH – Fusion Book Unit 7 Lesson 2 – Plate Tectonics
HMH - Digital Curriculum
 Continental Drift
 Sea-Floor Spreading
 What is Pangaea
 Theory of Plate Tectonics
EduSmart – Plate Tectonics
HMH – Fusion Book Unit 7 Lesson 2 – Plate Tectonics
HMH - Digital Curriculum
 Plate Boundary Types
 Boundary Types
 Mantle Convection
EduSmart – Plate Tectonics
HMH – Fusion Book Unit 7 Lesson 2 – Plate Tectonics
HMH - Digital Curriculum
 Plate Boundary Types
 Boundary Types
 Mantle Convection
EduSmart – Plate Tectonics
BROWNSVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
2015-2016CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS
5th Six Weeks
SUBJECT:
Week #3
Science
TEKS
RC
GRADE: 6th
ELPS
CCRS
Concepts
Earth and Space
Monday
6.10D
3
1D
4F
X.A.2
plate tectonics causes major geological
events such as mountain building
Vocabulary: deformation, compression,
tension, shear stress, folding, fault
Earth and Space
Tuesday
6.10D
3
1D
4F
X.A.2
plate tectonics causes major geological
events such as volcanic eruptions
Vocabulary: deformation, compression,
tension, shear stress, folding, fault
Earth and Space
Wednesday
6.10D
3
1D
4F
X.A.2
plate tectonics causes major geological
events such as volcanic eruptions
Vocabulary: deformation, compression,
tension, shear stress, folding, fault
Earth and Space
Thursday
6.10D
3
1D
X.A.2
plate tectonics causes major geological
events such as earthquakes
Vocabulary: convergent, divergent and
transform boundaries, convection
Earth and Space
Friday
6.10D
3
1D
X.A.2
plate tectonics causes major geological
events such as earthquakes
Vocabulary: convergent, divergent and
transform boundaries, convection
Resources
HMH – Fusion Book Unit 7 Lesson 3 – Mountain
Building
HMH - Digital Curriculum
 Types of Stresses
 Anticline and Syncline
 Types of Faults
 Types of Mountains
 Erosion and Weathering
EduSmart – Plate Tectonics
HMH – Fusion
Unit 7 Lesson 4 – Volcanoes
HMH - Digital Curriculum
 Volcano Formation
 Volcanic Landforms
 Volcanoes and Tectonics
EduSmart – Plate Tectonics
HMH – Fusion Book
Unit 7 Lesson 4 – Volcanoes
HMH - Digital Curriculum
 The Ring of Fire
 Hot Spots
EduSmart – Plate Tectonics
HMH – Fusion Book
Unit 7 Lesson 5 - Earthquakes
HMH - Digital Curriculum
 Where Earthquakes Happen
 Earthquakes in Action
 Elastic Rebound
EduSmart – Plate Tectonics
HMH – Fusion Book
Unit 7 Lesson 5 - Earthquakes
HMH - Digital Curriculum
 Earthquake Frequency
 Earthquakes, Hot Spots
EduSmart – Plate Tectonics
BROWNSVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
2015-2016CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS
5th Six Weeks
SUBJECT:
Week #4
TEKS
Science
RC
GRADE: 6th
ELPS
CCRS
Concepts
Earth and Space
Monday
6.10B
3
1C
3H
4D
4F
X.A.2
The student understands the structure
of Earth, the rock cycle, and plate
tectonics.

Classify Rocks as metamorphic, igneous
or sedimentary by their formation
process
Vocabulary: rock, composition, texture
Earth and Space
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
6.10B
6.10B
6.10B
6.10B
3
1C
3H
4D
4F
X.A.2
3
2D
2I
4C
IX.E.4
IX.F2
X.A.2
2D
2I
4C
IX.E.4
IX.F2
X.A.2
2D
2I
4C
IX.E.4
IX.F2
X.A.2
3
3
The student understands the structure
of Earth and the rock cycle

Classify Rocks as metamorphic, igneous
or sedimentary by their formation
process
Vocabulary: rock, composition, texture
Earth and Space

The student understands the rock
cycle.
Vocabulary: weathering, erosion, rock
cycle, deposition, uplift, subsidence, rift zone
Earth and Space

The student understands the rock
cycle.
Vocabulary: weathering, erosion, rock
cycle, deposition, uplift, subsidence, rift zone
Earth and Space

The student understands the rock
cycle.
Vocabulary: weathering, erosion, rock
cycle, deposition, uplift, subsidence, rift zone
Resources
HMH – Fusion Book Unit 6 Lesson 2 – Three Classes of
Rock
HMH - Digital Curriculum
 Classifying Rocks
 Igneous Rock Formations
 Igneous Rock Texture
 Clastic Sedimentary Rocks
 Chemical/Organic Sedimentary Rock
 Types of Metamorphism
 Nonfoliated versus Foliated Rocks
LWS - Rocks
HMH – Fusion Book Unit 6 Lesson 2 – Three Classes of
Rock
HMH - Digital Curriculum
 Classifying Rocks
 Clastic Sedimentary Rocks
 Chemical/Organic Sedimentary Rock
 Types of Metamorphism
 Nonfoliated versus Foliated Rocks
HMH – Fusion Book Unit 6 Lesson 3 – The Rock Cycle
HMH - Digital Curriculum
 Changing Rocks
 Steps in the Rock Cycle
 Landforms
EduSmart – Rock Cycle
HMH – Fusion Book Unit 6 Lesson 3 – The Rock Cycle
HMH - Digital Curriculum
 Changing Rocks
 Steps in the Rock Cycle
 Landforms
EduSmart – Rock Cycle
HMH – Fusion Book Unit 6 Lesson 3 – The Rock Cycle
HMH - Digital Curriculum
 Changing Rocks
 Steps in the Rock Cycle
 Landforms
EduSmart – Rock Cycle
BROWNSVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
2015-2016CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS
5th Six Weeks
SUBJECT:
Week #5
TEKS
Science
RC
GRADE: 6th
ELPS
CCRS
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
6.1A - 6.4B ongoing throughout the year
Concepts
STAAR Testing
Resources
BROWNSVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
2015-2016CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS
5th Six Weeks
SUBJECT:
Week #6
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
TEKS
6.12A
6.12B
6.12D
6.12A
6.12B
6.12D
6.12A
6.12B
6.12D
6.12A
6.12B
6.12D
6.12A
6.12B
6.12D
Science
RC
4
4
4
4
4
GRADE: 6th
ELPS
1C
2I
3B
4F
1C
2I
3B
4F
1C
2I
3B
4F
1C
2I
3B
4F
1C
2I
3B
4F
CCRS
VI.A.1
VI.A.2
VI.A.1
VI.A.2
VI.A.1
VI.A.2
VI.A.1
VI.A.2
VI.A.1
VI.A.2
Concepts
Organisms and Environments
understand that all organisms are composed
of one or more cells
Vocabulary: cell, organism cell membrane,
cytoplasm, organelle, nucleus
Organisms and Environments
understand that all organisms are composed
of one or more cells
Vocabulary: cell, organism cell membrane,
cytoplasm, organelle, nucleus
Organisms and Environments
understand that all organisms are composed
of one or more cells
Vocabulary: cell, organism cell membrane,
cytoplasm, organelle, nucleus
Organisms and Environments
understand that all organisms are composed
of one or more cells
Vocabulary: cell, organism cell membrane,
cytoplasm, organelle, nucleus
Organisms and Environments
understand that all organisms are composed
of one or more cells
Vocabulary: cell, organism cell membrane,
cytoplasm, organelle
Resources
HMH – Fusion Book Unit 10 Lesson 1 – The
Characteristics of Cells
HMH - Digital Curriculum
 The Cell
 The size of a Cell
 Cell Theory
EduSmart – Cell: The Basic Unit of Life
LWS – Types of Cells
HMH – Fusion Book Unit 10 Lesson 1 – The
Characteristics of Cells
HMH - Digital Curriculum
 The Cell
 The size of a Cell
 Cell Theory
EduSmart – Cell: The Basic Unit of Life
HMH – Fusion Book Unit 10 Lesson 1 – The
Characteristics of Cells
HMH - Digital Curriculum
 The Cell
 The size of a Cell
 Cell Theory
EduSmart – Cell: The Basic Unit of Life
HMH – Fusion Book Unit 10 Lesson 1 – The
Characteristics of Cells
HMH - Digital Curriculum
 Cell Theory
 The History of Cell Theory
EduSmart – Cell: The Basic Unit of Life
HMH – Fusion Book Unit 10 Lesson 1 – The
Characteristics of Cells
HMH - Digital Curriculum
 Cell Theory
 The History of Cell Theory
EduSmart – Cell: The Basic Unit of Life
BROWNSVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
2015-2016CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS
5th Six Weeks
SUBJECT:
Week #7
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
TEKS
6.12A
6.12B
6.12D
6.12A
6.12B
6.12D
6.12A
6.12B
6.12D
6.12A
6.12B
6.12D
6.12A
6.12B
6.12D
Science
RC
4
4
4
4
4
GRADE: 6th
ELPS
1C
2I
3B
4F
1C
2I
3B
4F
1C
2I
3B
4F
1C
2I
3B
4F
1C
2I
3B
4F
CCRS
VI.A.1
VI.A.2
Concepts
Organisms and Environments
recognize that the presence of a nucleus
determines whether a cell is prokaryotic or
eukaryotic
Vocabulary: nucleus, prokaryote, eukaryote
VI.A.1
VI.A.2
Organisms and Environments
recognize that the presence of a nucleus
determines whether a cell is prokaryotic or
eukaryotic
Vocabulary: nucleus, prokaryote, eukaryote
VI.A.1
VI.A.2
Organisms and Environments
recognize that the presence of a nucleus
determines whether a cell is prokaryotic or
eukaryotic
Vocabulary: nucleus, prokaryote, eukaryote
VI.A.1
VI.A.2
Organisms and Environments
recognize that the presence of a nucleus
determines whether a cell is prokaryotic or
eukaryotic
Vocabulary: nucleus, prokaryote, eukaryote
VI.A.1
VI.A.2
Organisms and Environments
recognize that the presence of a nucleus
determines whether a cell is prokaryotic or
eukaryotic
Vocabulary: nucleus, prokaryote, eukaryote
Resources
HMH – Fusion Book Unit 10 Lesson 1 – The
Characteristics of Cells
HMH - Digital Curriculum
 Eukaryotic Cells
 Prokaryotic Cells
EduSmart – Cell: The Basic Unit of Life
HMH – Fusion Book Unit 10 Lesson 1 – The
Characteristics of Cells
HMH - Digital Curriculum
 Eukaryotic Cells
 Prokaryotic Cells
EduSmart – Cell: The Basic Unit of Life
HMH – Fusion Book Unit 10 Lesson 1 – The
Characteristics of Cells
HMH - Digital Curriculum
 Eukaryotic Cells
 Prokaryotic Cells
EduSmart – Cell: The Basic Unit of Life
HMH – Fusion Book Unit 10 Lesson 1 – The
Characteristics of Cells
HMH - Digital Curriculum
 Eukaryotic Cells
 Prokaryotic Cells
EduSmart – Cell: The Basic Unit of Life
HMH – Fusion Book Unit 10 Lesson 1 – The
Characteristics of Cells
HMH - Digital Curriculum
 Eukaryotic Cells
 Prokaryotic Cells
EduSmart – Cell: The Basic Unit of Life