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6th Grade Science Teacher Guide
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This resource accompanies our Rethink 6th Grade Science course. It includes ideas for use, ways to support exceptional children, ways to extend learning, digital resources and tools, tips for supporting English Language Learners and students with visual and hearing impairments. There are also ideas for offline learning. 

Subject:
Science
Material Type:
Curriculum
Lesson Plan
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
AMBER GARVEY
Date Added:
10/12/2022
The Astronomical Seasons Calculator
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This resource is a tool that calculates the time and date of the March equinox, the June solstice, the September equinox and the December solstice at any geographic location of your choice.

Subject:
Science
Material Type:
Interactive
Provider:
Time and Date
Author:
Time and Date
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Astronomy
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This document provides activities to support the study of everyday phenomena and encourage students to take the first steps towards constructing a scientific model. The activities help students understand the apparent movement of the Sun, the length of daylight and its changes in the course of the seasons, the rotation of the Earth on its axis, the solar system and the universe.

Subject:
Science
Material Type:
Unit of Study
Provider:
European Space Agency
Date Added:
03/30/2018
Astronomy and Football
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In this activity, students calculate the average distance of each planet from the Sun scaled to a football field drawn and measured out on a 30 x 35 cm paper.

Subject:
Science
Material Type:
Unit of Study
Provider:
European Space Agency
Date Added:
03/30/2018
Autumnal Equinox - Fall Equinox
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This resource is an article explaining the fall equinox. This resource allows you to enter any city into the article for a precise date and time of the upcoming equinox.

Subject:
Science
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
Time and Date
Author:
Time and Date
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Designing a Scale Model of the Solar System
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Students conduct research on the planets, with emphasis on patterns and cycles, and gain an appreciation for the variation in length of year, length of day, and seasonal variation across the solar system. To explore whether the patterns and cycles on the planets are related to planetary positions in the solar systems, students create posters that can be used to mark the locations of the planets within a model of the solar system.

Subject:
Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Center for Earth and Space Science Education
Author:
National Center for Earth and Space Science Education
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Did Impacts Create Features on Mars?
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This is an activity about creating impacts on sandy surfaces. Learners will use trays of sand and a variety of solid objects to model the effects of "impactors" on the surface. This is activity 6 of 9 in Mars and Earth: Science Learning Activities for After School.

Subject:
Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
NASA
Provider Set:
NASA Wavelength
Date Added:
07/31/2019
Discover the Solar Eclipse of 1900 in Historic Wadesboro, NC: A Lightning Lesson from Teaching with Historic Places
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In this lesson, students explore the total solar eclipse of 1900 and how Wadesboro, NC was chosen as a place of study for the eclipse. Through several reading and hands-on activities, students will learn more about eclipses, what causes them, and their paths.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
U.S. Department of the Interior
Author:
National Park Service
Date Added:
04/23/2019
Earth, Moon, and Mars Balloons
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Making a scale model of the solar system is not a novel idea, but this site restricts its consideration to the Earth, Moon, and Mars and explains in more detail than most. Using balloons for the planetary bodies makes the actual construction simple. A student activity sheet is included.

Subject:
Mathematics
Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Author:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Earth and Moon
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In this activity, students demonstrate the movement of the Moon around the Earth.

Subject:
Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Ring of Fire Science
Date Added:
06/07/2018