Earth Science:

Earth History: Students construct explanations Supporting Student Learning:

about the processes and systems that have
operated over geological time.
Planetary Science: Students construct Websites to visit:
explanations for the structures and motions of National Geographic for Kids
objects in the Solar System. http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
Weather and Water: Students are introduced to Free Rice
physics and chemistry while looking at what drives http://freerice.com
weather. Investigations include the water cycle, Global Climate Change
air masses, fronts, winds and severe weather. http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/index.html
NASA Kids Club
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclu
Unified Arts: Students will have the b/flash/index.html
opportunity to participate in the Earth Science Explorer
following classes: http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/expl
orer.html
Art Music Health
Read, Write, Think
http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-
Tech Ed Physical Education afterschool-resources/grade/5-6/
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WINNISQUAM REGIONAL
MIDDLE SCHOOL

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Social Studies:
In sixth grade, students study the Ancient Worlds www.wrsdsau59.org
starting with the Stone Age. They explore the
development of tools, technology and fire for
survival. Students move on to the civilization in
Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates
River. They study how farmers developed
irrigation to support the building of city states. WINNISQUAM REGIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL

Students continue their studies with Ancient, PRINCIPAL: ROBERT SEAWARD WHAT WILL
Egypt, Greece and the Far East. They finish with ASST. PRINCIPAL: SHANNON KRUGER
the rise of Rome and the Roman civilization.
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Ratio and Proportional Relationships:

 Understand ratio concepts and use ratio
reasoning to solve problems.
The Number System
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 Multiply and divide multi-digit numbers and
find common factors and multiples.
 Apply and extend previous understandings
of numbers to the system of rational
numbers.
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 Apply and extend previous understandings
of arithmetic to algebraic expressions.
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