6th Grade Earth Science
August 2015
Pacing Calendar
Units of Instruction
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Science and Engineering
Practices (2 Weeks)
In this unit students will
focus on foundations in
science which include Habits
of Mind co-requisites and
basic skills. Skills include
lab safety, scientific
processes, measuring,
graphing, organizing data,
and other required math
skills.
Unit 1a: Geology: Inside the
Earth (3 Weeks)
In this unit students will
examine surface and
subsurface processes that are
involved in the formation and
destruction of earth materials.
1
2
3
4
5
FIRST DAY
9
10
11
6
7
8
13
14
15
20
21
22
Science and
Engineering Practices
12
Science and Engineering Practices
16
17
18
19
Science and Engineering Practices
23
24
25
26
Unit 1a: Geology: Inside the Earth
30
31
Unit 1a
Extend/Review/
Assess/Reteach
27
28
29
6th Grade Earth Science
Pacing Calendar
Units of Instruction
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Unit 1a: Geology: Inside the
Earth (3 Weeks)
In this unit students will
examine surface and
subsurface processes that are
involved in the formation and
destruction of earth materials.
Wednesday
1
September 2015
Thursday
2
Friday
3
4
5
11
12
18
19
25
26
Unit 1a: Geology: Inside the Earth
6
7
8
9
10
LABOR DAY
Extend/Review/
Assess/Reteach
Unit 1a: Geology: Inside the Earth
Unit 1b: Geology: Rocks
and Minerals (5 Weeks)
In this unit students investigate
the three types of rocks found in
the rock cycle — igneous,
sedimentary, and metamorphic
— and compare and contrast
their origins and processes of
formation. Additionally, students
will study how fossils provide
evidence of constant
environmental change.
Saturday
13
14
15
16
17
Unit 1b: Geology: Rocks and Minerals
20
21
22
23
Unit 1b: Geology: Rocks and Minerals
27
28
29
Unit 1b: Geology: Rocks and
Minerals
30
6th Grade Earth Science
October
2015
Pacing Calendar
Units of Instruction
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Unit 1b: Geology: Rocks
and Minerals (5 Weeks)
In this unit students investigate
the three types of rocks found in
the rock cycle — igneous,
sedimentary, and metamorphic
— and compare and contrast
their origins and processes of
formation. Additionally, students
will study how fossils provide
evidence of constant
environmental change.
Unit 1c: Geology:
Weathering and Erosion
(4 Weeks)
In this unit students will
investigate processes of
weathering and erosion in
the formation of earth’s
structures.
Saturday
1
2
3
9
10
16
17
Unit 1b: Geology:
Rocks and Minerals
4
5
6
7
Unit 1b: Geology: Rocks and
Minerals
11
12
Fall Break
18
13
8
Teacher
Professional
Learning
14
15
Unit 1b: Geology: Rocks and
Minerals
19
20
21
Fall Break
Extend/Review/
Assess/Reteach
22
23
24
30
31
Unit 1c: Geology: Weathering and Erosion
25
26
27
28
29
Unit 1c: Geology: Weathering and Erosion
6th Grade Earth Science
November
2015
Pacing Calendar
Units of Instruction
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Unit 1c: Geology:
Weathering and Erosion
(4 Weeks)
In this unit students will
investigate processes of
weathering and erosion in
the formation of earth’s
structures.
1
2
Unit 2: Hydrology: Water
in Earth’s Processes
(4 Weeks)
In this unit students will
study the movement of water
through the crust, ocean, and
atmosphere.
3
4
5
6
7
13
14
Unit 1c: Geology: Weathering and Erosion
8
9
10
11
12
Extend/Review/
Assess/Reteach
Unit 1c: Geology: Weathering and Erosion
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
27
28
Unit 2: Hydrology: Water in Earth’s Processes
22
23
24
25
26
Thanksgiving Break (November 23 - 27)
29
30
Unit 2
6th Grade Earth Science
December
2015
Pacing Calendar
Units of Instruction
Sunday
Monday
Unit 2: Hydrology: Water
in Earth’s Processes
(4 Weeks)
In this unit students will
study the movement of water
through the crust, ocean, and
atmosphere.
Tuesday
November 30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
5
11
12
Unit 2: Hydrology: Water in Earth’s Processes
6
7
8
9
10
Unit 2: Hydrology: Water in Earth’s Processes
13
14
15
16
Unit 2: Hydrology: Water in Earth’s
Processes
20
21
22
23
18
17
Extend/Review/
Assess/Reteach
LAST DAY
24
Semester Break (December 21 - January 4)
27
28
29
30
19
31
25
26
6th Grade Earth Science
Pacing Calendar
Units of Instruction
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
January 2016
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Unit 3: Meteorology:
Climate and Weather
(4 Weeks)
In the unit, students will
investigate the interaction of
atmospheric conditions and
the effects of these on
weather and climate.
1
2
8
9
15
16
22
23
29
30
Semester Break
3
4
5
Semester
Break
Teacher
Professional
Learning Day
10
11
6
12
7
Unit 3: Meteorology: Climate and
Weather
13
14
Unit 3: Meteorology: Climate and Weather
17
19
18
MLK DAY
24
25
20
21
Unit 3: Meteorology: Climate and Weather
26
27
Unit 3: Meteorology: Climate and Weather
28
Extend/Review/
Assess/Reteach
6th Grade Earth Science
February 2016
Pacing Calendar
Units of Instruction
Unit 4a: Astronomy:
Universe and Solar System
(4 Weeks)
In this unit students will
examine how scientific
theories of the solar system
and universe have changed
and how gravity shapes and
drives the universe.
Sunday
Monday
Jan. 31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
Saturday
4
5
6
Unit 4a: Astronomy: Universe and Solar System
7
8
9
10
11
15
16
22
18
19
20
26
27
Unit 4a: Astronomy: Universe and
Solar System
Winter Break
21
17
13
Winter Break
Unit 4a: Astronomy: Universe and Solar System
14
12
23
24
Unit 4a: Astronomy: Universe and Solar System
25
Extend/Review/
Assess/Reteach
6th Grade Earth Science
Pacing Calendar
Units of Instruction
Unit 4b: Astronomy: Earth,
Moon and Sun
(5 Weeks)
In this unit students will explore
how objects in the solar system
are in regular and predictable
motion. Those motions explain
such phenomena as the day, the
year, phases of the moon,
and eclipses.
Sunday
Monday
Feb. 28
Tuesday
Feb. 29
Wednesday
1
March 2016
Thursday
2
Friday
Saturday
3
4
5
11
12
Unit 4b: Astronomy: Earth, Moon and Sun
6
7
8
9
10
Unit 4b: Astronomy: Earth, Moon and Sun
13
14
15
16
17
Teacher
Professional
Learning Day
Unit 4b: Astronomy: Earth, Moon and Sun
20
21
22
23
24
Unit 4b: Astronomy: Earth, Moon and Sun
27
28
29
30
Unit 4b: Astronomy: Earth, Moon and Sun
19
18
31
25
26
6th Grade Earth Science
April 2016
Pacing Calendar
Units of Instruction
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Unit 4b: Astronomy: Earth,
Moon and Sun (5 Weeks)
In this unit students will explore
how objects in the solar system
are in regular and predictable
motion. Those motions explain
such phenomena as the day, the
year, phases of the moon,
and eclipses.
2
7
8
9
14
15
16
21
22
23
28
29
30
Extend/Review/
Assess/Reteach
3
4
5
6
Spring Break (April 4-8)
Unit 5: Human Impact
(3 Weeks)
In this unit students will
explore how human activities
impact the availability of
renewable and nonrenewable
resources and ways to
conserve natural resources.
1
10
11
12
13
Unit 5: Human Impact
17
18
19
20
Unit 5: Human Impact
24
25
26
27
Unit 5: Human Impact
Extend/Review/
Assess/Reteach
6th Grade Earth Science
May 2016
Pacing Calendar
Units of Instruction
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Culminating Unit
Students will evaluate a
topic of choice using PBL,
ADI, or DefinedStem as a
template for the end
product.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
13
14
Culminating Unit: ADI, PBLs, and DefinedSTEM
8
9
10
11
12
Culminating Unit: ADI, PBLs, and DefinedSTEM
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Culminating Unit: ADI, PBLs, and DefinedSTEM
22
29
23
Culminating Unit
30
24
25
LAST DAY
31
26
27
28