Cobb County School District 2018-2019
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Quarter 1
Unit 1
5 weeks
Solar Sys. & Universe
S6E1. Obtain, evaluate, and
communicate information
about current scientific views
of the universe and how those
views evolved.
a. Ask questions to determine
changes in models of Earth’s
position in the solar system,
and origins of the universe as
evidence that scientific
theories change with the
addition of new information.
b. Develop a model to
represent the position of the
solar system in the Milky Way
galaxy and in the known
universe.
c. Analyze and interpret data
to compare and contrast the b.
planets in our solar system in
terms of:
size relative to Earth, surface
and atmospheric features,
relative distance from the sun,
and ability to support life.
d. Develop and use a model to
explain the interaction of
gravity and inertia that
governs the motion of objects
in the solar sys.
e. Ask questions to compare
and contrast the
characteristics, composition,
and location of comets,
asteroids, and meteoroids.
AC Extension:
Explain the origins of the solar
system (SES1a)
6 Grade Earth Science Teaching & Learning Framework * Clarification statements not provided on framework
Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4
Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit 6 Unit 7 Unit 8
4 weeks 5 weeks 4 weeks 5 weeks 5 weeks 5 weeks 3 weeks
Earth and Climate and Weather Water on the Earth The Dynamic Earth Rocks and Weathering, Energy/
Moon Minerals Erosion, Soil Conservation
S6E2. Obtain, S6E4. Obtain, evaluate, and S6E3. Obtain, evaluate, S6E5. Obtain, evaluate, S6E5. Obtain, S6E5. Obtain, S6E6. Obtain,
evaluate,g and communicate information about and communicate and communicate evaluate, and evaluate, and evaluate, and
communicate how the sun, land, and water information to recognize information to show how communicate communicate communicate
information affect climate and weather. the significant role of Earth’s surface is formed. information to information to information about the
about the effects a. a. Analyze and interpret data to water in Earth processes. a. Ask questions to show how show how Earth’s uses & conservation
of the relative a. Ask questions to compare and contrast the Earth’s surface surface is formed. of various natural
compare and contrast the
determine where water Earth’s crust, mantle, is formed. d. Ask questions to
positions of the composition of Earth’s resources and how
is located on Earth’s inner and outer core, b. Plan and identify types of
sun, Earth, and atmospheric layers (including the they impact the Earth.
surface (oceans, rivers, including temperature, carry out an weathering, agents
moon. ozone layer) and greenhouse lakes, swamps, density, thickness, and investigation of erosion and a. Ask questions to
a. a. Develop and determine the
gases. groundwater, aquifers, composition. of the transportation, and
use a model to and ice) and g. Construct an argument characteristics environments of differences between
b. b. Plan and carry out an
demonstrate the communicate the relative using maps and data of minerals deposition. renewable/sustainable
phases of the investigation to demonstrate how energy resources
proportion of water at collected to support a and how e. Develop a model
moon by showing energy from the sun transfers b. Design and evaluate
each location. claim of how fossils show minerals to demonstrate
the relative heat to air, land and water at evidence of the changing contribute to how natural solutions for sustaining
positions of the b. Plan and carry out an the quality and supply
different rates. surface and climate of the rock processes
sun, Earth, and c. investigation to illustrate of natural resources
c. Develop a model demonstrating the role of the sun’s Earth. composition. (weathering,
moon. such as water, soil,
the interaction between unequal energy in atmospheric f. Construct an explanation c. Construct an erosion, and
b. Construct an deposition) and and air.
heating and the rotation of the conditions that lead to of how the movement of explanation of c. Construct an
explanation of human activity
the alignment of Earth that causes local and global the cycling of water. lithospheric plates, called how to classify argument evaluating
plate tectonics, can cause rocks by their change rocks and
the sun, Earth, wind systems. c. Ask questions to contributions to the
major geologic events formation and the surface of the
and moon during d. d. Construct an explanation of the identify and Earth. rise in global
solar and lunar communicate, using such as earthquakes and how rocks temperatures over the
relationship between air pressure,
eclipses. graphs and maps, the volcanic eruptions. change h. Plan and carry past century.
fronts, and air masses and (Clarification statement: through out an
c. Analyze and composition, location,
meteorological events such as Include convergent, geologic investigation to
interpret data to and subsurface
relate the tilt of tornados and thunderstorms. topography of the divergent, and transform processes in provide evidence
the Earth to the e. Analyze and interpret weather world’s oceans. boundaries.) the rock cycle. that soil is
data to explain the effects of composed of layers
distribution of d. Analyze and interprete. c.
of weathered rocks
sunlight moisture evaporating from the
data to create graphic and decomposed
throughout the ocean on weather patterns and
representations of the organic material.
year and its effect weather events such as
causes and effects of
on seasons. hurricanes.
waves, currents, and
tides in Earth’s systems.
AC Extension: AC Extension: AC Extension: AC Extension: AC Extension: AC Extension: AC Extension:
Analyze and Analyze and interpret data to Plan and carry out Construct an argument Apply the Develop a model of Design and defend a
interpret data show how temperature and investigations of how using multiple forms of principles of the processes and sustainable energy
related to short- precipitation produce pattern of chemical and physical evidence that supports the relative age geologic hazards plan based on
term natural climate regions (zones) on Earth properties impact local theory of plate tectonics (superposition, that result from scientific principles for
cyclic fluctuations (SES5d) aquatic biomes (SEV1e) (i.e. fossils, etc.) to both sudden and your location (SEV3d)
of climate (ex: El
paleomagnetism, seafloor interpret a gradual
Nino) (SEV2a)
age, etc…) (SES2e). geologic cross- movements
section (SES4b) (SES3b)