Science+-+6th+Grade+-+Essential+Outcomes


 * **Essential Outcome (Standard)** || **Performance Level** || **Date** || **Common Assessments** ||
 * **Earth Materials & Processes** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 1. Describe characteristics of minerals ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 2. ID minerals using physical properties ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 3. Describe the rock cycle ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 4. Identify characteristics and formation of three different rock types ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 5. Recognize feature created by Plate Tectonics. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 6. Explain how earthquakes result from the build up of energy in rocks ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 7. Describe how earthquake energy moves through the ground ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 8. List conditions that cause volcanoes to form ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 9. Identify the relationship between volcanoes and Earth’s moving plates ||  ||   ||   ||

1. Describe the nature of soil and weathering. 2. Explore Erosional Forces 3. Explain how Water Erosion and deposition shape our environment. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **Essential Outcomes (Standard)**
 * The Changing Surface Earth**


 * **Essential Outcome (Standard)** || **Performance Level(s)** || **Date** || **Common Assessments** ||
 * **Astronomy** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 1. Be able to identify various telescopes ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 2. Identify the difference between artificial satellites and span probes ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 3. Understand phases of the moon ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 4. Explain why solar and lunar eclipses occur ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 5. Name and order the planets by size and distance from sun ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 6. Understand the phases of the life and death of a star ||  ||   ||   ||


 * **Essential Outcome (Standard)** || **Performance Level(s)** || **Date** || **Common Assessments** ||
 * **Weather** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 1. Compare worldwide weather and climate ||  ||   ||   ||