Science Grade 6

Core Content Coaching

Purpose

To provide support for grade-level, unit content planning for the Elements & Compounds Unit

Resources for planning• Teacher Yearly Resource Document (or Yearly Itinerary)

• CRM 2: Classifying Matter

• Blank Pacing Calendar

• 6th Grade 1st Six Weeks Lessons: Elements & Compounds Pacing Guides, Elements & Compounds Daily Lesson Pages

• Computer with Internet Access

6.1A-B, 6.3B-D6.5: Matter and energy. The student knows the differences between elements and compounds.

6.5C: differentiate between elements and compounds on the most basic level.

TEKS & Student expectations

Content TEKS Skills TEKS

CRM 2: TEKS & Acquisition section

Teacher Content support videos

Session 1. What is Matter? Properties and Classification of Matter

Vertical alignment5TH GRADE

•Classify matter based on specific physical properties.

6TH GRADE

6.5C: differentiate between elements and compounds on the most basic level.

7th & 8th Grade

•7th: Identify organic compounds based on the presence of carbon.

•8th: Recognize that chemical formulas are used to identify substances.

•8th: Determine the number of atoms of each element in chemical formulas containing subscripts.

• An element is a pure substance that cannot be broken down by chemical or physical means.

• Elements are represented by chemical symbols that can be found on the Periodic Table.

• Elements can be identified using their chemical symbol.

PRIOR LEARNING

2014 staar-released question

2013 staar-released question

Based on the data and distractors, what key points should teachers emphasize during lessons?

• Each element in a compound begins with a capital letter. If more than one capital letter is located in a chemical formula, then it is a compound.

• Molecules are two or more atoms joined together by chemical bonds. The atoms can be the same element or different elements.

• If the molecule is a combination of different elements, it is a compound. For example, methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) are compounds.

• Ozone (O3) is an element, because it is made from the same kind of atoms.

Components of a good lesson plan1. Engage Student Interest

2. Review/Scaffold to TEKS

3. Student-Centered Activities directly relating to the depth and complexity of the TEKS

• Labs, Activities, Videos

4. Organize and Practice Vocabulary

5. Reading & Comprehension Strategies

6. Writing Opportunities & Scaffolds

7. Daily Listening & Speaking Opportunities

8. Differentiation

9. Formative Assessment & Reteach

Embedded in lessons: Engage Student Interest

• Focused Listing: Compounds

• Daily Guiding Questions & Sentence Frames

• Sally Ride Science: Omar Yaghi, Materials Scientist

Embedded in lessons:Review / Scaffold to TEKS

• Preview Vocabulary with Quizlet

Embedded in lessons: Student-Centered Activities directly relating to the depth and complexity of the TEKS (Labs, Activities, Videos)

• Compounds: Water Video & Labeling a Graphic Notes

• Constructing Elements and Compounds

Embedded in lessons:Organize and Practice Vocabulary

• Quizlet

• Classifying Matter Overview

• Vocabulary Activities: Write It-Remember It, Word Map

• Modeling Clay: A 3-D Representation

• Elements, Compounds, & Mixtures Two-Column Notes

• Elements Compounds Uno Game

Embedded in lessons:Reading & Comprehension Strategies

• Elements, Compounds, Mixtures Reading

• Omar Yaghi, Materials Scientists

• Comprehension Strategies:

• All Mixed Up Worksheet

• Reading Triads

Embedded in lessons:Writing Opportunities & Scaffolds• Quick Write Comparison/Venn

Diagram

• Journal Entry

• Word Map Sentences

• Scaffolds:

• Science Glossary

• Think/Pair/Write

• Closed Sentences

• Sentence Frames

• Anchors of Support

Embedded in lessons:Daily Listening & Speaking Opportunities

• Modeling Clay: A 3-D Representation

• Labeling a Graphic

• Quick Write Comparison

• Journal Entry

• Elements, Compounds, Mixtures Presentation

• Elements, Compounds, Mixtures Reading

• Elements Compounds Uno Game

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I think this picture might match the

word … because…

• Special Education:

1. Mixed-Ability Partners2. Pre-Teach Vocabulary3. Top-Down Web Unit Overview4. Anchors of Support5. Sentence Frame 6. Graphic Organizer7. Text to Speech8. T-Chart9. Non-Linguistic Representations10. Word Bank11. Reading Triads12. Steps for Success: Sequential Chunks for Tasks13. Rubric with Clear Expectations14. Example Project15. List of Formats Available for Projects16. Self Reflection

• English Language Learners: 1. Mixed-Ability Partners2. Pre-Teach Vocabulary3. Modeling Clay: A 3-D Representation4. Labeling a Graphic5. Quick Write Comparison6. Dual Language Science Glossary7. Sentence Frame8. Word Bank9. Anchors of Support10. Non-Verbal Response11. Graphic Organizer12. T-Chart13. Non-Linguistic Representations14. Reading Triads

Embedded in lessons:Differentiation

• Quizlet Flash Cards

• ScienceFusion Optional Lessons

• Other Lessons Folder Activities

• Quizlet Games

• Checking for Understanding Questions

• Unit Overview Updates

• Quick Write Comparison

• Journal Entry

• Elements, Compounds, Mixtures Presentation

• All Mixed Up Worksheet

• Exit Ticket

• Vocabulary Activities

• Elements Compounds Uno Game

• Performance Assessment: Elements of a Display

• Elements and Compounds Quiz

• Elements and Compounds Self Reflection

Embedded in lessons:Formative Assessment & Reteach

Formative Assessment Reteach Opportunities

Higher level questions• “Research shows there’s a link between critical thinking skills and increased student achievement in the

classroom.” (Moore & Stanley, 2010)

• Higher level questions must be planned in order to be implemented effectively in the classroom.

• Levels of Questions

• Knowledge

• Comprehension

• Application

• Analysis

• Synthesis

• Evaluation

• Plan and provide a variety of questions at each level and build student knowledge and critical thinking by providing Higher Level Questions.

Lower Levels of questions

Higher Levels of questions

Sample unit questions• A sample from this unit using the Daily Guiding Questions.

Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluate

Identify which of the following substances is

a compound.

What is the difference between elements and

compounds?

What is the difference between compounds

and mixtures?

How do you distinguish elements

within a chemical formula?

How do we describe and classify matter?

Give other examples of compounds in your

home or school.

What evidence would help you determine if

lead is an element or a compound?

How would you test an unknown substance to determine if it was an

element or a compound?

Would it be better if elements were

represented by their name rather than a symbol in chemical

formulas? Why or why not?

Embedded in lessons:Anchors of Support• Classifying Matter Unit Overview

• Constructing Elements and Compounds Activity Page

• Elements, Compounds, & Mixtures Two-Column Notes

• All Mixed Up Worksheet

• Element vs. Compound Venn Diagram

• Compounds: Water Video Labeling a Graphic

Anchors of Support: Other Resources• Interactive Word Wall- Current, working models with student contributions

• Interactive Word Walls Article: http://learningcenter.nsta.org/files/ss1103_45.pdf

• “Word walls can be arranged on cupboard doors or classroom walls, or hung from the ceiling with wire and string.”

• “Maximum instructional potential and efficiency are achieved when interactive word-wall construction is aligned with lessons and students are allowed to participate in the process. As a result, walls are usually built over many days and are finished as a unit nears completion. Word walls support units and are changed or replaced as units change.”

• Interactive Word Walls Rubric: Next Slide

• ScienceFusion Textbook, Science Glossaries, Dual Language Science Glossaries

Anchor of Support idea

Only one type of atomOnly one type of atom

Molecule Example: O3Molecule Example: O3

Element vs. CompoundNaHCO3

Na H C O3

Two or more elementsTwo or more elements

Reading a Chemical Formula: Each element begins with a capital letter

Reading a Chemical Formula: Each element begins with a capital letter

Chemical formula

Academic vocabularyDAILY LESSON PAGE

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