6th Grade Earth Science by tracy evans https://padlet.com/evans_tracy9/6th Proposed Instructional Calendar en-us 2016-10-18 16:37:35 UTC 2025-03-01 03:21:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Clouds.png evans_tracy9 https://padlet.com/evans_tracy9/6th/wish/131547515 2016-10-18 16:40:25 UTC https://padlet.com/evans_tracy9/6th/wish/131547515 4 weeks for energy and natural resources may be too long. Two weeks seem more appropriate for the content. https://padlet.com/evans_tracy9/6th/wish/132237905 2016-10-20 22:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/evans_tracy9/6th/wish/132237905 minerals and rocks unit needs to be in the same nine weeks as the weathering and erosion unit (1st nine weeks)  https://padlet.com/evans_tracy9/6th/wish/132238357 2016-10-20 22:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/evans_tracy9/6th/wish/132238357 https://padlet.com/evans_tracy9/6th/wish/132322538 With the new standards, 4 weeks is an appropriate amount of time for energy and resources.]]> 2016-10-21 12:48:36 UTC https://padlet.com/evans_tracy9/6th/wish/132322538 karisalomon https://padlet.com/evans_tracy9/6th/wish/132337870 1 week allotted for testing should be changed to 1 week allotted for testing-PBL-STEM]]> 2016-10-21 13:36:40 UTC https://padlet.com/evans_tracy9/6th/wish/132337870 Weathering and erosion at the end is a good time to review rocks/minerals and the soil part of natural resources. karisalomon https://padlet.com/evans_tracy9/6th/wish/132338157 2016-10-21 13:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/evans_tracy9/6th/wish/132338157 With the expectation of incorporating more STEM and Engineering practices, teachers may need more time to implement projects. karisalomon https://padlet.com/evans_tracy9/6th/wish/132445823 2016-10-21 19:19:56 UTC https://padlet.com/evans_tracy9/6th/wish/132445823 Given that we introduce weathering and erosion with the Rocks and Minerals unit, 4 weeks seems like too long for the WED & Soil unit. https://padlet.com/evans_tracy9/6th/wish/132572393 2016-10-23 22:13:32 UTC https://padlet.com/evans_tracy9/6th/wish/132572393 I am curious about the rationale for putting the units in the order.  Was there any discussion about starting with Astronomy?  This would allow us to explain how the solar system formed, including the formation of the earth and moon. Then we could move to the smaller scale (atmosphere, hydrosphere, tectonics) and finally to human impact on the earth (energy resources, soil). https://padlet.com/evans_tracy9/6th/wish/132572489 2016-10-23 22:15:41 UTC https://padlet.com/evans_tracy9/6th/wish/132572489