6th grade Planetary Science
Course Description
Astronomy is the study of everything we can observe and imagine beyond Earth--- the Moon, Sun, Solar System with all its planets and lesser objects, the Milky Way, and the vastness of the cosmos. Astronomers ask fundamental questions. When and where did the universe start? Why is it expanding? What is the destiny of the universe? Astronomers endeavor to answer these questions by determining the kinds and numbers of objects in the cosmos, the composition of those objects, their motions, and their interactions with one another. Because Earth is part of this ultimate system, the science of astronomy includes the study of our own planet.
Our unit, Planetary Science, is broken up into 10 investigations with multiple parts and focus questions.
This course supports the following principles set forth in A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas.
Science and Engineering Practices
1. Asking questions and defining problems
2. Developing and using models
3. Planning and carrying out investigations
4. Analyzing and interpreting data
5. Using mathematics and computational thinking
6. Constructing explanations
7. Engaging in argument from evidence
8. Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
Crosscutting Concepts
- Patterns
- Cause and effect: Mechanism and explanation
- Scale, proportion, and quantity
- Systems and system models
- Energy and matter: Flows, cycles, and conservation
- Structure and function
- Stability and change
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