6th Grade Science
Unit 4: Energy: Properties, Use, and Renewal
Lafayette Parish School System
2013-2014
LPSS Science Teacher Leader Cadre
Allison Bloomer – Youngsville
Sarah Boudreaux – Milton
Pam Deshotel – LJ Alleman
Debra Milligan – Acadian
Terry Turner – Paul Breaux
Bridget Trahan – LPSS Science Lead Teacher
Lafayette Parish School System
2013-2014 Curriculum Map
Grade: 6th Science: Unit 4: Energy: Properties, Use, and Renewal
Time Frame: January 27 – March 27 (8 Weeks)
Unit Description and Student Understandings: This unit introduces the student to the basic forms of energy with an emphasis on the properties of energy.
Energy transferal and transformation are also explored. Students need to understand how energy can be transformed or transferred. Forms of energy (i.e., light,
heat, and sound) are explored as are the ways to transform energy for practical use. This unit introduces the real-world applications of energy use and renewal, with
special emphasis on the varied sources from which our energy comes. Environmental and social questions concerning energy use and overuse of selected energy
forms and sources will be the main focus of this unit. Classifications of renewable, nonrenewable, and inexhaustible resources will be considered. The focus of this
unit is on sources, use, and renewal of energy. An understanding of the potential as well as the detrimental effects of overuse of selected forms of energy overlaps
with environmental studies and social studies. Students should be able to distinguish renewable, nonrenewable, and inexhaustible energy resources.
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Can students identify examples of common uses for the various forms of energy?
Can students explain the relationship between kinetic energy and potential energy?
Can students describe how light is reflected and refracted?
Can students trace various forms of energy as they are transformed from one form to another?
Can students explain potential environmental effects involved in the overuse of selected sources of energy?
Can students identify the ways in which people can reuse, reduce, and recycle resources?
Can students identify renewable, nonrenewable, and inexhaustible resources?
Can students classify renewable and nonrenewable energy sources?
Can students identify the sources of energy used in our society and allow it to function in its present state?
Can students tell how these sources of energy are used in our society?
Can students determine who is affected by overuse of selected energy sources?
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Identify forms of energy (light, heat, sound, electrical, nuclear, mechanical)
Differentiate among forms and types of energy: kinetic, potential, mechanical, chemical, thermal, radiant, electrical, and magnetic
Identify objects with potential and kinetic energy
Explain transmission, reflection, absorption of sound, light, and heat energy
Explain the law of conservation of energy
Describe energy transformations in a simple system (flashlight)
Explain that electricity is produced from other types of energy (magnetism, solar, mechanical)
Analyze the motion of electricity (negative charges) in circuits and how it is transformed from and into other forms of energy
Identify and compare the components of the electromagnetic spectrum: relate wavelength to sequence and energy of components
Identify wave characteristics (wavelength, frequency, amplitude)
Predict the direction in which light will refract when it passes from one transparent material to another
Apply the law of reflection and law of refraction in common objects
Using experimentation, determine whether light is reflected, transmitted, and/or absorbed
Explain how humans see an object’s color based on the wavelength of light transmitted to the viewer’s eye
Describe the colors in the visible light spectrum; the effects of light traveling through a prism; refraction, absorption, transmission of light; and relate
wavelength to colors
6th Grade Science 2013-2014
Lafayette Parish School System
2013-2014 Curriculum Map
Grade: 6th Science: Unit 4: Energy: Properties, Use, and Renewal
Time Frame: January 27 – March 27 (8 Weeks)
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Recognize and compare heat transfer (conduction, convection, and radiation)
Describe how heat travels (heat transfer) in and around objects (conduction, convection, radiation) and how it affects objects
Recognize that heat energy flows from a system of higher energy to a system of lower energy
Compare pollution amounts/capabilities of different energy sources
Identify major sources of pollution, describe their likely effects and classify them as point or nonpoint sources
Identify ways to reuse, reduce, and recycle
Identify and classify energy as renewable, nonrenewable, and inexhaustible
Differentiate between renewable and nonrenewable natural resources
Describe how inexhaustible energy is harnessed for energy production
Identify methods for sustaining renewable resources
Describe how technology influences resource use in an ecosystem (forestry, fishing, and soil conservation)
Vocabulary List:
Energy, Mechanical Energy, Thermal Energy, Energy Transformation
Kinetic, Potential
Reflection, Transmission, Absorption
Conductivity, Circuit, Conductor, Insulator, Resistance, Current
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Wavelength, Amplitude, Vibration, Medium, Trough, Crest, Transverse Wave, Longitudinal Wave, Frequency, Wave Height
Prism
Refraction, Opaque, Transparent, Translucent
Conduction, Convection, Radiation
Conservation, Reuse, Reduce, Recycle
Renewable, Nonrenewable, Inexhaustible, Biofuel
Harnessed
Sustained
GLEs
CCSS Literacy Standards
NGSS Practices
Instructional Strategies
Probe: The Mitten Problem
Differentiation
(Enrichment/Remediation Strategies)
Weblinks
http://glencoe.mcgrawhill.com/sites/007877846x/student_view0/unit5/chapte
r13/web_links.html
Self-Check Quizzes
http://glencoe.mcgrawhill.com/sites/007877846x/student_view0/selfcheck_quizzes.html
BrainPop Videos
6th Grade Science 2013-2014
Lafayette Parish School System
2013-2014 Curriculum Map
Grade: 6th Science: Unit 4: Energy: Properties, Use, and Renewal
Time Frame: January 27 – March 27 (8 Weeks)
PS-25 (E)
Compare forms of energy
(e.g., light, heat, sound,
electrical, nuclear,
mechanical) (PS-M-C1)
PS-24 (E)
Describe and give examples
of how all forms of energy
may be classified as potential
or kinetic energy (PS-M-C1)
PS26 (E)
Describe and summarize
observations of the
transmission, reflection, and
absorption of sound, light,
and heat energy (PS-M-C1)
NGSS Practices:
1-8
CCSS:
ELA-Literacy
RST.6-8.1,2,3,4,7,9
WHST.6-8.1,2,4,7,8,9,10
Addressed in LCC Activity 3
NGSS Practices:
1,2,3,4,6,7,8,
CCSS:
ELA-Literacy
RST.6-8.1,2,3,4,6
WHST.6-8.2,3,4,7,9,10
6th Grade Science 2013-2014
Energy 5 Telecast: Energy Conservation (8th Grade)
Motion, Forces, and Energy: Book M pp. 148-157
Activity 1: Safety for Energy Investigations
Activity 2: Home Energy Hunt
Activity 3: Conservation of Energy
Interactive Science Textbook:
Chapter 8 pgs. 284-286, Lesson 1
Chapter 8 pgs. 288-290, Lesson 2
PS-28 (E)
Explain the law of
conservation of energy (PSM-C2)
PS-30 (C)
Trace energy transformations
in a simple system (e.g.,
flashlight) (PS-M-C2)
Interactive Science Textbook:
Chapter 8 pgs. 288-293, Lesson 2
Chapter 8 pgs. 302-303, Lesson 4
Chapter 10 pgs. 378-380, Lesson 4
http://glencoe.mcgrawhill.com/sites/007877846x/student_view0/brainpop_m
ovies.html#
Video: Exploring Energy/Video Quiz (united
streaming)
Interactive Science Textbook:
Chapter 8 pgs. 303-303, Lesson 4 (heat only)
Chapter 10 pgs.370-375, Lesson 3
http://glencoe.mcgrawhill.com/sites/007877846x/student_view0/unit5/chapte
r13/section_2_self-check_quiz-eng_.html
Energy PowerPoint:
http://science.pppst.com/energy.html
Motion, Forces, and Energy: Book M pp. 140-147
http://glencoe.mcgrawhill.com/sites/007877846x/student_view0/unit5/chapte
r13/section_1_self-check_quiz-eng_.html
Hot Colors
http://science.pppst.com/lightoptics.html
Activity 5: Refract and Reflect Exploration
Interactive Science Textbook:
Chapter 8 pgs.298-299, Lesson 3
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=about_l
aws_of_energy-basics
Addressed in LCC Activity 3
http://www.school-forchampions.com/science/newtons_cradle.htm
NGSS Practices:
1,2,3,4,6,7,8
Interactive Science Textbook:
Chapter 8 pgs. 294-295, Lesson 3
CCSS:
ELA-Literacy
RST.6-8.7
WHST.6-8.2,3,10
Activity 6: Flashlight Investigation
CCSS:
ELA-Literacy
WHST.6-8.1,2,9,10
Activity 7: Electrical Conductivity (old Unit 3)
Lafayette Parish School System
2013-2014 Curriculum Map
Grade: 6th Science: Unit 4: Energy: Properties, Use, and Renewal
Time Frame: January 27 – March 27 (8 Weeks)
Interactive Science Textbook:
Chapter 9 pgs. 326-333, Lesson 2
Chapter 9 pgs. 334-336, Lesson 3
Chapter 9 pgs. 340-347, Lesson 4
PS-39 (E)
Describe how electricity can
be produced from other types
of energy (e.g., magnetism,
solar, mechanical)
(Briefly over of the following, not in-depth lessons:
magnetic field, electric magnetism, galvanometer,
generator, transformer)
Addressed in LCC Activity 6
PS-18 (C)
Explain how the resistance of
materials affects the rate of
electrical flow
(PS-M-B2)
PS31 (C)
Compare types of
electromagnetic waves
(PS-M-C3)
PS-32 (E)
Identify and illustrate key
characteristics of waves (e.g.,
wavelength, frequency,
amplitude) (PS-M-C4)
PS-33 (E)
Predict the direction is which
light will refract when it
passes from one transparent
material to another (e.g., from
air to water, from prism to
air)
6th Grade Science 2013-2014
Electricity and Magnetism: Book N pp.64-67
PowerPoint: http://science.pppst.com/electricity.html
http://glencoe.mcgrawhill.com/sites/007877846x/student_view0/unit7/chapte
r20/section_1_self-check_quiz-eng_.html
http://glencoe.mcgrawhill.com/sites/007877846x/student_view0/unit7/chapte
r20/section_2_self-check_quiz-eng_.html
http://glencoe.mcgrawhill.com/sites/007877846x/student_view0/unit7/chapte
r20/section_3_self-check_quiz-eng_.html
Interactive Science Textbook:
Chapter 9 pgs. 318-325, Lesson 1
Chapter 9 pgs. 332-333, Lesson 2
NOTE: This is addressed in LCC Act. 7 from old unit 3.
NGSS Practices:
1-8
CCSS:
ELA-Literacy
RST.6-8.1,2,3,4,6,7
WHST.6-8.2,7,9,10
Interactive Science Textbook:
Chapter 11 pgs. 400-401, Lesson 1
Chapter 11 pgs. 404-411, Lesson 2
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/acti
vities/electromagneticspectrum/
Activity 4: Waves
(NOTE—Save for after testing. Students will not be
tested on the 6th grade iLeap, but will be tested on the 8th
grade LEAP.
Interactive Science Textbook:
Chapter 10 pgs.358-363, Lesson 1
Chapter 10 pgs. 364-368, Lesson 2
Addressed in LCC Activity 4
Interactive Science Textbook:
Chapter 10 pgs. 370-373, Lesson 3
Chapter 11 pgs. 425-428, Lesson 5
Addressed in LCC Activity 5
Sound and Light: Book O pp 12-31
http://zonalandeducation.com/mstm/physics/waves/par
tsOfAWave/waveParts.htm#wavelength
http://paws.kettering.edu/~drussell/Demos/waves/wav
emotion.html
http://www.classzone.com/books/ml_science_share/vi
s_sim/wslm05_pg18_graph/wslm05_pg18_graph.html
http://glencoe.mcgrawhill.com/sites/0078617766/student_view0/chapter4/sec
tion3/self-check_quiz-eng_.html
Lafayette Parish School System
2013-2014 Curriculum Map
Grade: 6th Science: Unit 4: Energy: Properties, Use, and Renewal
Time Frame: January 27 – March 27 (8 Weeks)
PS -34 (E)
Apply the law of reflection
and law of refraction to
demonstrate everyday
phenomena (eg., how is light
reflected from tinted
windows, how light is
refracted by cameras,
telescopes, eyeglasses.)
PS-35 (E)
Determine through
experimentation whether light
is reflected, transmitted,
and/or absorbed by a given
object or material (PS-M-C4)
Interactive Science Textbook:
Chapter 10 pgs. 370-373, Lesson 3
Chapter 11 pgs. 418-419, Lesson 4
Chapter 11 pgs. 428-431, Lesson 5
http://www.edquest.ca/component/content/article/185
http://www.edquest.ca/component/content/article/186
Addressed in Activity 5
Interactive Science Textbook:
Chapter 10 pgs. 370-373, Lesson 3
Chapter 11 pgs. 412-415, Lesson 3
Properties of Light (united streaming)
Sound and Light Book O: Chapter 4 pp. 110-148
Light PowerPoint:
http://science.pppst.com/lightoptics.html
Addressed in LCC Activity 5
http://glencoe.mcgrawhill.com/sites/007877846x/student_view0/unit6/chapte
r16/section_3_self-check_quiz-eng_.html
http://glencoe.mcgrawhill.com/sites/007877846x/student_view0/unit6/chapte
r19/section_1_self-check_quiz-eng_.html
http://glencoe.mcgrawhill.com/sites/007877846x/student_view0/unit6/chapte
r19/section_2_self-check_quiz-eng_.html
http://glencoe.mcgrawhill.com/sites/007877846x/student_view0/unit6/chapte
r19/section_3_self-check_quiz-eng_.html
http://glencoe.mcgrawhill.com/sites/007877846x/student_view0/unit6/chapte
r19/section_4_self-check_quiz-eng_.html
PS-36 (E)
Explain the relationship
between an object’s color and
the wavelength of light
reflected or transmitted to the
viewer’s eyes.
(PS-M-C4)
6th Grade Science 2013-2014
Interactive Science Textbook:
Review Chapter 11 pgs. 412-417, Lesson 3
(This was covered with GLE 35)
Addressed in LCC Activity 4
http://science.pppst.com/humanbody/sight.html
Lafayette Parish School System
2013-2014 Curriculum Map
Grade: 6th Science: Unit 4: Energy: Properties, Use, and Renewal
Time Frame: January 27 – March 27 (8 Weeks)
PS-37 (E)
Compare how heat is
transferred by conduction,
convection, and radiation
(PS-M-C5)
Interactive Science Textbook:
Chapter 8 pgs. 304-307, Lesson 5
Addressed in LCC Activity 3
Motion, Forces, and Energy: Book M pp.171-180
http://glencoe.mcgrawhill.com/sites/007877846x/student_view0/unit5/chapte
r15/section_1_self-check_quiz-eng_.html
http://glencoe.mcgrawhill.com/sites/007877846x/student_view0/unit5/chapte
r15/section_2_self-check_quiz-eng_.html
http://glencoe.mcgrawhill.com/sites/007877846x/student_view0/unit5/chapte
r15/section_3_self-check_quiz-eng_.html
PS-38 (I)
Identify conditions under
which thermal energy tends to
flow from a system of higher
energy to a system of lower
energy (PS-M-C5)
SE-43 (E)
CCSS:
Explain how the use of
ELA-Literacy
different energy resources
WHST.6-8.1,2,4,7,9,10
affects the environment and
the economy (SE-M-A6)
Interactive Science Textbook:
Chapter 8 pgs.302-303, Lesson 4
Chapter 8 pgs. 304-307, Lesson 5
http://science.pppst.com/thermo.html
Addressed in LCC Activity 3
Interactive Science Textbook:
Chapter 13 pgs. 489-491, Lesson 2
Chapter 14 pg. 531, Lesson 1
Chapter 14 pgs. 532-541, Lesson 2
Chapter 14 pgs. 542-547, Lesson 3
Activity 1: Saving Energy at Home
Web links
http://glencoe.mcgrawhill.com/sites/007877846x/student_view0/unit5/chapte
r13/web_links.html
Self-Check Quizzes
http://glencoe.mcgrawhill.com/sites/007877846x/student_view0/selfcheck_quizzes.html
Brain Pop Videos
http://glencoe.mcgrawhill.com/sites/007877846x/student_view0/brainpop_m
ovies.html#
BP Oil Spill – Great teaching tool
SE-41 (E)
Identify risks associated with
the production and use of
coal, petroleum,
hydroelectricity, nuclear
energy, and other energy
forms.
6th Grade Science 2013-2014
Interactive Science Textbook:
Chapter 14 pgs. 524-531, Lesson 1
Lafayette Parish School System
2013-2014 Curriculum Map
Grade: 6th Science: Unit 4: Energy: Properties, Use, and Renewal
Time Frame: January 27 – March 27 (8 Weeks)
SE-46 (I)
Identify ways people can
reuse, recycle, and reduce the
use of resources to improve
and protect the quality of life
(SE-M-A6)
SE-42 (E)
Identify energy types from
their source to their use,
determine if the type is
renewable, nonrenewable, or
inexhaustible, and explain
how these types affect the
environment and economy
(SE-M-A6)
SE-44 (E)
Explain how an inexhaustible
resource can be harnessed for
energy production (SE-MA6)
NGSS Practices:
1-8
CCSS:
ELA-Literacy
RST.6-8.1,2,4,8
NGSS Practices:
1-8
CCSS:
ELA-Literacy
RST.6-8.1-10
WHST.6-8.1-10
Interactive Science Textbook:
Chapter 13 pgs. 486-488, Lesson 2
Chapter 14 pg. 531, Lesson 1
Chapter 14 pgs. 542-547, Lesson 3
Recycle City Webquest: www.epa.gov/recyclecity/
Activity 3: Solar Collector
Interactive Science Textbook:
Chapter 13 pgs. 492-497, Lesson 3
Chapter 13 pgs. 500-503, Lesson 4
Chapter 14 pgs. 544-547, Lesson 3
Pgs. 518-519
Activity 2: Creation of Energy Research Teams
Interactive Science Textbook:
Chapter 13 pgs. 480-485, Lesson 1
Chapter 13 pgs. 492-497, Lesson 3
Chapter 13 pgs. 498-503, Lesson 4
Activity 4: The Brochure
UNIT 4 BENCHMARK ASSESSMENT
6th Grade Science 2013-2014
Burst of Energy
Sources of Energy Bar Graph
CCSS:
ELA-Literacy
RST.6-8.3
WHST.6-8.1,2,3,4,5,7,9,10
CCSS:
ELA-Literacy
RST.6-8.1-10
WHST.6-8.1-10
Environmental Science: Book E pp.62-190
Activity 2: Creation of Energy Research Teams
Interactive Science Textbook:
Chapter 14 pgs. 532-541, Lesson 2
NGSS Practices:
1-8
PowerPoint: http://themes.pppst.com/greenplanet.html
Activity 1: Saving Energy at Home
NGSS Practices:
1-8
SE-45 (E)
Describe methods for
sustaining renewable
resources (SE-M-A6)
SE-47 (E)
Illustrate how various
technologies influence
resource use in an ecosystem
(e.g., forestry management,
soil conservation, fishery
improvement) (SE-M-A8)
Interactive Science Textbook:
Chapter 13 pgs. 504-513, Lesson 5
Chapter 14 pgs. 542-547, Lesson 3
Pg. 552
MARCH 27, 2014
PowerPoint:
http://science.pppst.com/alternativefuels.html
Solar Cookers