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Jefferson County Schools Science The Terra Nova, Second Edition (CAT/6) is a comprehensive, modular assessment series, offering multiple measures of student achievement in science. Grade 6 The Tennessee Science Curriculum Standards provide standards, performance indicators, and accomplishments for students in sixth grade. |
| Earth and Space Science |
| The Earth and Space Science unit addresses the composition, structure, exploration, and history of the earth and space. Topics include plate tectonics, the atmosphere, geological cycles and processes, weather, climate, the solar system, and the universe. |
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Atmosphere: Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend the atmosphere.
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Careers: Recognize/Utilize
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize careers that utilize science and technology.
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Careers: Science and Technology
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize careers that need science and technology.
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Careers: Space Science/Investigate
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) investigate careers in space science.
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Earth and Sky: Explore/Alterations
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) explore alterations in the earth and sky.
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Earth: History
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the earth's history.
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Earth: Materials/Comprehend/Composed
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend that the earth is composed of various materials.
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Earth: Materials/Properties
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the properties of Earth's materials.
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Earth, Moon & Sun: Explain/Positions
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explain the relative positions of the earth, sun, and moon.
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Earth, Moon & Sun: Model/Lunar Eclip
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) model the placement of the earth, moon and sun during solar/ lunar eclipses.
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Earth, Moon & Sun: Movements
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) distinguish between a day, month, and year based on the movement of the earth, sun, and moon.
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Earth, Moon & Sun: System/Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend the earth-moon system.
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Gravity: Identify/Force/Center/Earth
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify the force that pulls objects toward the earth.
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Gravity: Orbit
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) recognize that gravity is responsible for the orbits of the planets and moons.
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Gravity: Solar System
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) understand that gravity is the force that maintains the orbit of planets around the sun and governs movement in the solar system.
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Moon: Position/Associate/Tidal
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) predict the type of tide produced by the different positions of the earth and moon system.
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Natural Resources
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand natural resources.
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Planets: Differentiate/Characteristics
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) differentiate between the planets according to specific characteristics.
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Resources: Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend resources.
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Rocks: Types
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand igneous, sedimentary, and/or metamorphic rocks.
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Rocks: Understand/Dynamics
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand rock dynamics.
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Seasons: Describe/Model
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) describe, using a model/illustration how the earth's revolution around the sun and its tilt cause the seasons.
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Sky: Objects
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) develop an understanding of the objects in the sky.
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Solar System: Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend the solar system.
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Solar System: Earth
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand Earth as it exists in our solar system.
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Solar System: Model/Make
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) make a model of the solar system.
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Space/Technology: Resources/Use
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) make use of available resources (internet, library, interviews, etc.) to research careers associated with technology and space exploration.
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Systems: Comprehend/Processes
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend the processes of the systems of the earth.
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Universe: Characteristics/Understand
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the characteristics of the universe.
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Universe: Components/Distinguish
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) distinguish and categorize the components of the universe (i.e., stars, planets comets asteroids, meteors).
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Universe: Distance/Explore/Objects
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explore the relative distance between objects in space.
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Universe: Features/Identify
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify the basic features of the universe.
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Water: Properties
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the properties and functions of water.
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Weather: Understand
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand weather.
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Water: Understand/Dynamics
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand water dynamics.
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Weather: Climate/Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend the nature of climate.
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| Life Science |
| The Life Science unit addresses the characteristics and cycles of and relationships between living things and their environments. Topics include cellular organization, classification, ecosystems, genetics, and human health issues. |
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Cells: Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend the cell.
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Cells: Energy/Chemical Change
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand that cells undergo chemical changes which allow energy to be converted from one form to another.
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Cells: Food/Nutrients/Utilized
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand that cells utilize the nutrients that they must take in to provide energy for the work that cells perform and to produce the materials that a cell or living thing requires.
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Cells: Understanding
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) develop an understanding of cells.
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Communities: Predators/Prey
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) differentiate between predators and prey.
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Earth: History/Find/Geological Age
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) find the geologic age of an object using diagrams or timelines.
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Ecosystems: Competition/Explain
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explain the effects of competition among species in an ecosystem.
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Ecosystems: Human/Affect/Interpret
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) interpret how human beings affect ecosystems.
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Ecosystems: Interactions/Understand
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand that an ecosystem is comprised of all populations living together and the physical factors with which they interact.
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Environment: Adaptation/Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend adaptation.
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Environment: Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend environments.
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Environment: Determine/Organisms
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) determine which organisms are likely to survive in a particular environment.
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Environment: Ecology
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend ecology.
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Environment: Quality
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) develop an understanding about environmental quality.
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Evolution: Evidence/Identify
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify evidence other than fossils that indicates living things have changed over time.
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Food: Identify/Obtain
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify how organisms obtain food for energy.
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Food Chain: Link/Loss/Infer
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) infer the consequences of losing a link in the food chain.
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Food Webs: Interrelationships/Show
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) show interrelationships among living things in a food chain or food web.
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Fossils: Evidence/Explore
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) explore fossil evidence found in sedimentary rock layers and differentiate between the relative age of these fossils.
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Heredity: Living Things
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the heredity of living things.
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Human Health: Issues
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand human health issues.
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Human Health: Personal/Community
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) develop an understanding of personal and community health.
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Life Cycle
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand that living things have a life cycle.
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Life Cycle: Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend the life cycles of living things.
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Living Things: Behavior and Regulation
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the behavior and regulation of living things.
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Living Things: Habitats/Various
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand that various living things live in various habitats and/or niches.
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Living Things: Population/Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend populations.
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Organisms: Adaptation and Diversity
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the adaptations and diversity of organisms.
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Organisms: Adaptations/Understand
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand behavioral and/or structural adaptations.
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Organisms: Adapted/Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend how organisms are adapted for surviving in specific environments by identifying specific characteristics which allow it to survive.
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Organisms: Characteristics
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) develop an understanding of organisms' characteristics.
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Organisms: Classify/Utilize/Systems
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) utilize various classification systems for living things.
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Organisms: Environment/Understanding
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) develop an understanding of organisms and the environments in which they live.
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Organisms: Survival/Describe
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) describe how the relationship between form and function of a living thing is connected to survival of the organism in a specific environment.
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Plants/Animals Recognize/Interdependence
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize how plants and animals are interdependent.
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Producers/Consumers/Decomposers
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) categorize living things as producers, consumers, and decomposers.
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Reproduction: Heredity/Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend reproduction and heredity.
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Species: Extinction/Reason
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) reason as to how environmental alterations are related to the extinction of a species.
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Species: Extinction/Causes/Assess
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) assess possible causes of extinction.
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Species: Survival/Predict
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) predict how environmental alterations may impact the survival of a plant or animal species.
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Survival: Predict/Ecosystem
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) predict whether an organism can survive in a particular ecosystem.
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Symbiosis: Commensalism/Parasitism/Mutua
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) distinguish between commensalism, parasitism, and mutualism.
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Systems: Comprehend/Organ/Form
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend that organ systems work together to form living things.
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Systems: Organ System/Structure/Function
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize the basic structure and function of organ systems.
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Taxonomy: Applications
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the applications of taxonomy.
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| Physical Science |
| The Physical Science unit includes concepts related to matter, forces, motion, and energy, as well as their interactions. Topics include chemical and physical changes, electricity, magnetism, heat, light, sound, machines, work and power. |
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Atoms: Structure
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the structure of atoms.
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Chemical Reactions: Understand
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand chemical reactions.
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Electricity: Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend electricity.
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Electricity & Magnetism: Explain/Eff
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explain the electric effect produced by magnets.
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Electromagnetic Spectrum: Describe
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) describe wave frequencies within the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Energy: Conservation/Laws/Comprehend
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) comprehend the laws of energy conservation.
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Energy: Properties/Understand
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the properties of energy.
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Energy: Transformations/Know
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) know that a form of energy can be transformed into another form of energy and recognize a variety of transformations.
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Energy: Types/Differentiate
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) differentiate between heat, chemical, electrical, and mechanical energy.
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Forces: Motion
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand forces and motion.
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Forces: Motion/Understand/Use
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand and use concepts about and principles of force and motion.
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Heat: Movement/Heat/Objects
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) describe/predict the movement of heat between objects.
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Heat: Temperature/Scales
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) describe the difference between the Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature scales.
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Heat: Temperature/Understand/Differ
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) understand how heat and temperature differ.
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Heat: Understand
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) develop an understanding of heat.
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Light: Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend light.
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Light: Properties/Comprehend/Nature
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) comprehend the nature of light, including the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Light: Properties/Differentiate
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) differentiate between reflection, refraction, and absorption of light.
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Light: Properties/Find
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) find the similarities and differences in production and efficiency of incandescent and fluorescent light.
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Magnetism: Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL)comprehend magnetism.
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Matter: Properties and Structure
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the properties and structure of matter.
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Nuclear Power: Impact/Humans/Environmen
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) infer the impact of nuclear power on humans and the environment.
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Physical Science: Characteristics
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend the characteristics of physical science.
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Polymers: Natural/Recognize/Synthetic
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize examples of natural and synthetic polymers.
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Sound: Properties/Related
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) describe how the characteristics of sound are related to wavelength, frequency, and amplitude.
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Waves: Differentiate
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) differentiate among wavelength, frequency, and amplitude.
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