6th Grade Science Guide

6.1.2/3: Solar System 3 Dimensions & Progressions

Unit 2

Skill Building

Use the article “Gravity on Different Astronomical Objects”. Give students some data on planets in the solar system. Have them make predictions about how the gravitational pull each planet may have based on its size and mass by drawing a picture like in the article. The Great Gravity Escape Engineering Activity - Students use their knowledge of gravity between two objects to hold a spacecraft in orbit.

Extension

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT CLUSTER

● 6.1.2 Formative Assessment

ELA CONNECTIONS

● Integrate multimedia and visual displays into presentations to clarify information, strengthen claims and evidence, and add interest. MATH CONNECTIONS ● Recognize and represent proportional relationships between quantities. ● Understand the concept of a ratio and use ratio language to describe a ratio relationship between two quantities. ● Model with mathematics.