6th Grade
Quarter 1 Units
Unit 1-Growth and Development of Organisms
Essential question:
• How do organisms grow, develop, and reproduce?
Standards:
MS-LS1-4 & MS-LS1-5
Driving question 1:
How do characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants, respectively?
Driving question 2:
How do environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms?
Essential question:
• How do organisms grow, develop, and reproduce?
Standards:
MS-LS1-4 & MS-LS1-5
Driving question 1:
How do characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants, respectively?
Driving question 2:
How do environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms?
Resources
Unit 2- Ecosystems
Essential questions:
• What are the interdependent relationships in ecosystems?
• How does matter cycle and energy flow in an ecosystem?
• How does an ecosystem maintain its necessary resources?
Standards:
MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-2 &MS-LS2-3
Driving question 1:
How does the availability of resources affect the growth of organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem?
Driving question 2
What patterns of interactions can be predicted among organisms across multiple ecosystems?
Driving question 3
How does matter cycle and energy flow among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem?
Essential questions:
• What are the interdependent relationships in ecosystems?
• How does matter cycle and energy flow in an ecosystem?
• How does an ecosystem maintain its necessary resources?
Standards:
MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-2 &MS-LS2-3
Driving question 1:
How does the availability of resources affect the growth of organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem?
Driving question 2
What patterns of interactions can be predicted among organisms across multiple ecosystems?
Driving question 3
How does matter cycle and energy flow among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem?