New Mexico State Standards for Science: Grade 6
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NM.I. Scientific Thinking and Practice: Understand the processes of scientific investigations and use inquiry and scientific ways of observing, experimenting, predicting, and validating to think critically.
I-A. Use scientific methods to develop questions, design and conduct experiments using appropriate technologies, analyze and evaluate results, make predictions, and communicate findings.
I-A.1a.
Construct appropriate graphs from data and develop qualitative and quantitative statements about the relationships between variables being investigated.
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Standard I-A.1a.
I-A.2a.
Examine the reasonableness of data supporting a proposed scientific explanation.
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Standard I-A.2a.
I-A.3a.
Justify predictions and conclusions based on data.
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Standard I-A.3a.
I-B. Understand the processes of scientific investigation and how scientific inquiry results in scientific knowledge.
I-B.1a.
Understand that scientific knowledge is continually reviewed, critiqued, and revised as new data become available.
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Standard I-B.1a.
I-B.2a.
Understand that scientific investigations use common processes that include the collection of relevant data and observations, accurate measurements, the identification and control of variables, and logical reasoning to formulate hypotheses and explanations.
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Standard I-B.2a.
I-B.3a.
Understand that not all investigations result in defensible scientific explanations.
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Standard I-B.3a.
I-C. Use mathematical ideas, tools, and techniques to understand scientific knowledge.
I-C.1a.
Evaluate the usefulness and relevance of data to an investigation.
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Standard I-C.1a.
I-C.2a.
Use probabilities, patterns, and relationships to explain data and observations.
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Standard I-C.2a.
NM.II. Content of Science: Earth and Space Science: Understand the structure of Earth, the solar system, and the universe, the interconnections among them, and the processes and interactions of Earth's systems.
II-A. Describe how the concepts of energy, matter, and force can be used to explain the observed behavior of the solar system, the universe, and their structures.
II-A.1a.
Universe: Describe the objects in the universe, including: billions of galaxies, each containing billions of stars; different sizes, temperatures, and colors of stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
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Standard II-A.1a.
II-A.2a.
Solar System: Locate the solar system in the Milky Way galaxy.
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Standard II-A.2a.
II-A.3a.
Solar System: Identify the components of the solar system, and describe their defining characteristics and motions in space, including: sun as a medium sized star; sun's composition (i.e., hydrogen, helium) and energy production; nine planets, their moons, asteroids.
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Standard II-A.3a.
II-A.4a.
Solar System: Know that the regular and predictable motions of the Earth-moon-sun system explain phenomena on Earth, including: Earth's motion in relation to a year, a day, the seasons, the phases of the moon, eclipses, tides, and shadows; moon's orbit around Earth once in 28 days in relation to the phases of the moon.
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Standard II-A.4a.
II-B. Describe the structure of Earth and its atmosphere and explain how energy, matter, and forces shape Earth's systems.
II-B.1a.
Structure of Earth: Know that Earth is composed of layers that include a crust, mantle, and core.
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Standard II-B.1a.
II-B.2a.
Structure of Earth: Know that Earth's crust is divided into plates that move very slowly, in response to movements in the mantle.
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Standard II-B.2a.
II-B.3a.
Structure of Earth: Know that sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks contain evidence of the materials, temperatures, and forces that created them.
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Standard II-B.3a.
II-B.4a.
Weather and Climate: Describe the composition (i.e., nitrogen, oxygen, water vapor) and strata of Earth's atmosphere, and differences between the atmosphere of Earth and those of other planets.
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Standard II-B.4a.
II-C. Understand the structure of organisms and the function of cells in living systems.
II-C.1a.
Explain how fossil fuels were formed from animal and plant cells.
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Standard II-C.1a.
II-C.2a.
Describe the differences between substances that were produced by living organisms (e.g., fossil fuels) and substances that result from nonliving processes (e.g., igneous rocks).
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Standard II-C.2a.
NM.II. Content of Science: Life Science: Understand the properties, structures, and processes of living things and the interdependence of living things and their environments.
II-A. Explain the diverse structures and functions of living things and the complex relationships between living things and their environments.
II-A.1a.
Understand how organisms interact with their physical environments to meet their needs (i.e., food, water, air) and how the water cycle is essential to most living systems.
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Standard II-A.1a.
II-A.2a.
Describe how weather and geologic events (e.g., volcanoes, earthquakes) affect the function of living systems.
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Standard II-A.2a.
II-A.3a.
Describe how organisms have adapted to various environmental conditions.
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Standard II-A.3a.
II-B. Understand how traits are passed from one generation to the next and how species evolve.
II-B.1a.
Understand that the fossil record provides data for how living organisms have evolved.
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Standard II-B.1a.
II-B.2a.
Describe how species have responded to changing environmental conditions over time (e.g., extinction, adaptation).
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Standard II-B.2a.
II-C. Understand the structure of organisms and the function of cells in living systems.
II-C.1a.
Explain how fossil fuels were formed from animal and plant cells.
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Standard II-C.1a.
II-C.2a.
Describe the differences between substances that were produced by living organisms (e.g., fossil fuels) and substances that result from nonliving processes (e.g., igneous rocks).
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Standard II-C.2a.
NM.II. Content of Science: Earth and Space Science: Understand the structure of Earth, the solar system, and the universe, the interconnections among them, and the processes and interactions of Earth's systems.
II-A. Describe how the concepts of energy, matter, and force can be used to explain the observed behavior of the solar system, the universe, and their structures.
II-A.1a.
Universe: Describe the objects in the universe, including: billions of galaxies, each containing billions of stars; different sizes, temperatures, and colors of stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
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Standard II-A.1a.
II-A.2a.
Solar System: Locate the solar system in the Milky Way galaxy.
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Standard II-A.2a.
II-A.3a.
Solar System: Identify the components of the solar system, and describe their defining characteristics and motions in space, including: sun as a medium sized star; sun's composition (i.e., hydrogen, helium) and energy production; nine planets, their moons, asteroids.
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Standard II-A.3a.
II-A.4a.
Solar System: Know that the regular and predictable motions of the Earth-moon-sun system explain phenomena on Earth, including: Earth's motion in relation to a year, a day, the seasons, the phases of the moon, eclipses, tides, and shadows; moon's orbit around Earth once in 28 days in relation to the phases of the moon.
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Standard II-A.4a.
II-B. Describe the structure of Earth and its atmosphere and explain how energy, matter, and forces shape Earth's systems.
II-B.1a.
Structure of Earth: Know that Earth is composed of layers that include a crust, mantle, and core.
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Science State
Standard II-B.1a.
II-B.2a.
Structure of Earth: Know that Earth's crust is divided into plates that move very slowly, in response to movements in the mantle.
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Science State
Standard II-B.2a.
II-B.3a.
Structure of Earth: Know that sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks contain evidence of the materials, temperatures, and forces that created them.
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Standard II-B.3a.
II-B.4a.
Weather and Climate: Describe the composition (i.e., nitrogen, oxygen, water vapor) and strata of Earth's atmosphere, and differences between the atmosphere of Earth and those of other planets.
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Standard II-B.4a.
II-B.5a.
Weather and Climate: Understand factors that create and influence weather and climate, including: heat, air movement, pressure, humidity, oceans; how clouds form by condensation of water vapor; how weather patterns are related to atmospheric pressure; global patterns of atmospheric movement (e.g., El Nino); factors that can impact Earth's climate (e.g., volcanic eruptions, impacts of asteroids, glaciers).
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Standard II-B.5a.
II-B.6a.
Weather and Climate: Understand how to use weather maps and data (e.g., barometric pressure, wind speeds, humidity) to predict weather.
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Standard II-B.6a.
II-B.7a.
Changes to Earth: Know that landforms are created and change through a combination of constructive and destructive forces, including: weathering of rock and soil, transportation, deposition of sediment, and tectonic activity; similarities and differences between current and past processes on Earth's surface (e.g., erosion, plate tectonics, changes in atmospheric composition); impact of volcanoes and faults on New Mexico geology.
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Standard II-B.7a.
II-B.8a.
Changes to Earth: Understand the history of Earth and how information about it comes from layers of sedimentary rock, including: sediments and fossils as a record of a very slowly changing world; evidence of asteroid impact, volcanic and glacial activity.
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Standard II-B.8a.
NM.III. Science and Society: Understand how scientific discoveries, inventions, practices, and knowledge influence, and are influenced by, individuals and societies.
III-A. Explain how scientific discoveries and inventions have changed individuals and societies.
III-A.1a.
Examine the role of scientific knowledge in decisions (e.g., space exploration, what to eat, preventive medicine and medical treatment).
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Standard III-A.1a.
III-A.2a.
Describe the technologies responsible for revolutionizing information processing and communications (e.g., computers, cellular phones, Internet).
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Standard III-A.2a.