Grade 6-8 Cross-Grade Level

Unit Title: Astronomy/Light and Sound (Last Revision 1-10-06)

Approximate Length: 12 Weeks

Brief description of unit:

 Understanding the Earth is a unique member of the solar system located in a galaxy, within the universe. Understanding that energy is transmitted by waves using light and sound as our primary focus.

NH Frameworks/Proficiency Standards to be addressed:

4 Students will demonstrate an increasing ability to understand that the Earth is a unique member of our solar system, located in a galaxy, within the universe.

NECAP GLEs/GSEs to be addressed:

Under Construction

Unit Essential Questions:

• What is the relationship between the Sun, Earth, and the Moon?
• What is the relationship between size, time, and distance in the universe?

Core Unit Content: (What will students know?) Under Construction

Core Unit Skills: (What will students be able to do?) Under Construction

Approximate Length: 12 Weeks

Brief description of unit:

Cover Newton’s three law of motion. Students will apply what they learn to a cumulative rocket project by the end of the unit. Various activities and demonstrations will be used to reinforce learning of objectives.

NH Frameworks/Proficiency Standards to be addressed:

Under Construction

NECAP GLEs/GSEs to be addressed:

Under Construction

Unit Essential Questions:

• How do Newton’s Laws explain our physical world?
• How rockets demonstrate Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion?

Core Unit Content: (What will students know?) Under Construction

Core Unit Skills: (What will students be able to do?) Under Construction

 

Unit Title: Microworld (Last Revision 1-10-06)

 Approximate Length: 12 Weeks

Brief description of unit:

Understanding the structure and functions of brotists, bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Observe the structure and variety of cell types using a microscope.

NH Frameworks/Proficiency Standards to be addressed:

Under Construction

NECAP GLEs/GSEs to be addressed:

Under Construction

Unit Essential Questions:

• What is the relationship between microbs and human diseases?
• How does the microworld interact with the other life forms on Earth?

Core Unit Content: (What will students know?) Under Construction

Core Unit Skills: (What will students be able to do?) Under Construction

Unit Title: Electricity (Last Revision 1-10-06)

Approximate Length: 4 – 6 Weeks

Brief description of unit:

Describe basic principles of static and current electricity and circuits.

NH Frameworks/Proficiency Standards to be addressed:

1A, 2A, 2B

NECAP GLEs/GSEs to be addressed:

Under Construction

Unit Essential Questions:

• What is the difference between current and static electricity?
• What does Oams Law explain?
• What are the basic characteristics of the atom and how it relates to electricity?

Core Unit Content: (What will students know?) Under Construction

 Core Unit Skills: (What will students be able to do?) Under Construction

Unit Title: Environmental Studies (Last Revision 1-10-06)

 Approximate Length: 4 – 6 Weeks

Brief description of unit:

 Use of local environment to explore interactions of regional ecosystems. (Water,soil testing, plant animal identification).

NH Frameworks/Proficiency Standards to be addressed:

1A, 2A, 3B, 2B

NECAP GLEs/GSEs to be addressed:

Under Construction

Unit Essential Questions:

• How to identify local, flora and fauna.
• To learn the cause and effect of mans actions and their affect on the environment.

Core Unit Content: (What will students know?) Under Construction

Core Unit Skills: (What will students be able to do?) Under Construction

Unit Title: Magnetism (Last Revision 1-10-06)

Approximate Length: 3 – 4 Weeks

Brief description of unit:

Principals of magnetism and interaction with electricity.

NH Frameworks/Proficiency Standards to be addressed:

2A, 2B, 1A

NECAP GLEs/GSEs to be addressed:

Under Construction

Unit Essential Questions:

• What is the relationship between electricity and magnetism?
• What are the basic principles/properties of magnetism?

Core Unit Content: (What will students know?) Under Construction

Core Unit Skills: (What will students be able to do?) Under Construction

Unit Title: Matter (Last Revision 1-10-06)

Approximate Length: 6 – 8 Weeks

Brief description of unit:

States of matter, gas laws, density, periodic organization table, renew scientific method.

NH Frameworks/Proficiency Standards to be addressed:

1A, 2A, 2B

NECAP GLEs/GSEs to be addressed:

Under Construction

Unit Essential Questions:

• What are the differences between solid, liquid, gas, plasma in terms of the Kinetic Molecular Theory?
•  What is the relationship between temperature, volume, and pressure for gases?

Core Unit Content: (What will students know?) Under Construction

Core Unit Skills: (What will students be able to do?) Under Construction

Unit Title: Ocean Water and Life (Last Revision 1-10-06)

Approximate Length: 4 weeks

Brief description of unit:

Intertidal zone, salinity, currents and tides

NH Frameworks/Proficiency Standards to be addressed:

2A, 3C, 2B, 1A

NECAP GLEs/GSEs to be addressed:

Under Construction

Unit Essential Qestions:

What causes the conditions of the intertidal zone and how have organisms adapted to them?

What factors affect the global current?

Core Unit Content: (What will students know?) Under Construction

Core Unit Skills: (What will students be able to do?) Under Construction

Unit Title: Weather (Last Revision 1-10-06)

 Approximate Length: 5 – 6 Weeks

Brief description of unit:

Define various conditions of atmosphere and formation

NH Frameworks/Proficiency Standards to be addressed:

2A, 2B, 1A

NECAP GLEs/GSEs to be addressed:

Under Construction

Unit Essential Questions: 

•  What effects the weather around the world?
• What role does water play in developing different weather systems

Core Unit Content: (What will students know?)  Under Construction

Core Unit Skills: (What will students be able to do?) Under Construction