ILC 6th Grade Science - 1st Semester | Iowa e-Learning Central

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Course Repository

Grade Level

Course Format

Semester

License

CC BY

Course Description

The 6th Grade Science materials are designed as a year-long course. Semester 1 and Semester 2 are available separately for download. The course materials utilize content from OpenSciEd. The goal of this course is to support students’ growth toward being scientifically literate citizens, utilizing relevant phenomena as the anchor to develop key skills and content knowledge. The course covers a broad range of topics in the following units: Light, Thermal Energy, and Rock Cycling & Plate Tectonics.

Standards

These instructional materials are available to assist educators in implementing Iowa’s Academic Standards. Curriculum leaders and teachers should review these instructional materials to ensure full implementation of Iowa’s Academic Standards in the local curriculum. Each module identifies standards that are addressed and assessed, and this course creates a year-long curriculum when combined with ILC 6th Grade Science - 2nd Semester.

Prerequisites

None

SCED Code

53236

Source Name

OpenSciEd. (n.d.). Grade 6 Units. https://www.openscied.org/access-the-materials/.

Lead developer

Sarah Borzo

Course Updates

09/16/2024 - minor link updates