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Subject Area - 3:
Science and Technology and Engineering Education
Science and Technology and Engineering Education
- Standard Area - 3.3: Earth and Space Sciences
- Organizing Category - 3.3.B: Origin and Evolution of the Universe
- Grade Level - 3.3.6.B: GRADE 6
Standard - 3.3.6.B1
Compare and contrast the size, composition, and surface features of the planets that comprise the solar system as well as the objects orbiting them.
Recognize the role of gravity as a force that pulls all things on or near the earth toward the center of the earth and in the formation of the solar system and the motions of objects in the solar system.
Explain why the planets orbit the sun in nearly circular paths.
Describe how the planets change their position relative to the background of the stars
Explain how the tilt of the earth and its revolution around the sun cause an uneven heating of the earth which in turn causes the seasons and weather patterns.
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Assessment Anchor - S6.D.2 Weather, Climate, and Atmospheric Processes
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Anchor Descriptor - S6.D.2.1 Explain basic elements of weather and climate.
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Eligible Content - S6.D.2.1.1 Describe cloud types and measurable factors (i.e., wind direction, temperature, barometric pressure, moisture, and precipitation) that are associated with various weather patterns.
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Eligible Content - S6.D.2.1.2 Interpret weather data to develop a weather forecast.
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Eligible Content - S6.D.2.1.3 Explain how global patterns (jet stream, water currents) influence weather inmeasurable terms (e.g., wind direction, temperature, barometric pressure, precipitation).
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Assessment Anchor - S6.D.3 Composition and Structure of the Universe
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Anchor Descriptor - S6.D.3.1 Explain the relationships between objects in the universe.
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Eligible Content - S6.D.3.1.1 Compare the size and surface features of the planets that comprise the solar system as well as the objects orbiting them.
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Eligible Content - S6.D.3.1.2 Describe how the size, composition, and surface features of the planets are influenced by their distance from the Sun.
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