BIBLE Sixth Grade 2006-2008

Christ – Our Life: His Teaching, Death, Resurrection and the Early Church

 

• Identify the Bible as God’s way of communicating to humanity

 

• Demonstrate how to use aides for greater understanding when studying the Bible

 

• Understand that God is omnipotent, omniscient and infinite, yet is affected by your response to Him

 

• Explain the relationship of God, heaven and the angels to Jesus and His life on earth

 

• Know what the great controversy is and how the plan of salvation relates to it

 

• Know the gospel story and why it is important to accept Jesus as Savior and model one’s life after His

 

• Understand importance of baptism, becoming a part of God’s family

 

• Explain the mission of the church and the importance of using one’s spiritual gifts to share the Gospel with all people

 

• Understand the early development of the Christian

 

LANGUAGE ARTS

Viewing

 

• Scan for a specific purpose using visual media

 

• Define and interpret examples of literary forms from visual media

 

Listening

 

• Adapt listening strategies to fit various situations

 

• Analyze presentations using established criteria

 

• Follow multi-step instructions

 

Reading

 

• Adapt pace and reading techniques

 

• Understand specific devices an author uses to accomplish purpose

 

• Recognize and determine meaning of non-standard usage – images, slang, dialects

 

• Read for comprehension and application

 

Speaking

 

• Use effective speaking skills in varied situations

• Use appropriate verbal and non-verbal techniques for oral presentations

Visually Representing

 

• Produce visual media to support an opinion

 

• Generate visual media to compare and contrast information

 

• Design visual media to conduct an interview

 

• Demonstrate how media effects the coverage of events or issues

 

Writing

 

• Begin word processing in all subject areas

 

• Practice the writing process

 

• Use characteristics of good writing

 

• Write entertaining and complete stories

 

• Check for effective transitions between sentences to unify ideas

 

• Write clear, coherent, and focused essays and reports including footnotes and italics

 

MATH

Number and Operations

 

• Understand the meaning and use of exponents

 

• Understand the associative property of addition and multiplication

 

• Extend understanding of whole number operations to fractions, decimals, percents and mixed numbers

 

• Understand and apply divisibility rules

 

• Round decimals to the nearest thousandths

 

• Understand the concepts of ratio, percent and percentage

 

• Compare and order improper fractions, mixed numbers and decimal fractions to thousandths

 

• Develop meaning for integers and use integers to represent and compare quantities

 

• Add, subtract, multiply and divide integers

 

• Give the prime factorization of a number

 

• Use factor trees to give the prime factorization of a number

 

• Convert fractions to decimals to percents and vice versa

 

• Convert fractions to terminating, repeating or rounded decimals

 

• Solve proportions with an unknown

 

• Understand and use mathematical vocabulary appropriately

 

• Write a remainder as a fraction or decimal

 

• Find the percent of a number

 

• Find the percent one number is of another and find the original number when the percent is given

 

• Use percents to determine sales tax, commission, discount and simple interest

 

Algebra

 

• Write, solve and graph linear equations

 

• Use two-step operations to solve linear equations

 

• Write and solve inequalities

 

• Infer and use a rule to determine a missing number

 

• Use appropriate mathematical vocabulary and properties

 

• Compare integers on a number line

 

Geometry

 

• Define and use appropriate geometrical vocabulary

 

• Use strategies to develop formulas for determining perimeter and area of triangles, rectangles and parallelograms and volume of rectangular prisms

 

• Find the area of parallelograms and triangles

 

• Find the circumference and area of circles

 

• Find the volume and surface area of prisms

 

• Classify triangles according to the angles and sides

 

• Understand parallel, intersecting, and perpendicular lines

 

• Measure an angle using a protractor

 

• Draw similar figures that model proportional relations

 

• Explore fractal patterns

 

• Do geometric construction, e.g. bisect a segment

 

Measurement

 

• Describe how perimeter, area and volume are affected when dimensions of a figure are changed

 

• Use strategies to develop formulas for finding circumference and area of circles, and area of sectors

 

• Express solutions to the nearest unit

 

• Estimate length, area, volume, perimeter, circumference, area of a circle, various shapes and surfaces using everyday objects

 

• Make conversions within the same measurement system while performing computations

 

• Use indirect measurement such as similar triangles to solve problems

 

Data Analysis and Probability

 

• Calculate the probability of independent and dependent events

 

• Construct a multiple line graph

 

• Make logical inferences from statistical data

 

• Calculate the odds

 

• Design an experiment to test a theoretical probability and explain how the results may vary

 

• Construct a scatter plot

 

• Make organized lists and tree diagrams

 

 

SCIENCE

Life: Cells, Human Body

 

• Describe and explain the structure and functions of the human body in terms of cells, tissues and organs

 

• Identify and describe the development and function of the cell and its parts

 

• Identify common characteristics of cells

 

• Explain the function of the nucleus

 

• Distinguish between chromosomes, genes, DA, and their structure

 

• Identify the major skeletal, muscular, and integumentary systems

 

• Identify the parts and function of the respiratory, circulatory, and nervous systems

 

• Describe differences among atoms, elements, molecules, and compounds

 

• Understand the function of the five senses

 

Health: Human Body, Nutrition, Safety/First Aid, Natural Disasters

 

• Identify and describe the parts of the digestive system

 

• Identify and explain the importance of the excretory system

 

• Identify and describe the importance of basic nutrients

 

• Explain healthy eating practices based on the national food pyramid

 

• Identify nutritional goals based on national dietary guidelines

 

• Define eating disorders, explain how they adversely affect health

 

• Explain the appropriate first aid procedures to follow in case of emergencies

 

• Identify common safety hazards and ways to prevent injuries/accidents

 

• Identify safety procedures for common natural disasters

 

Physical: Magnetism, Electricity

 

• Identify characteristics of magnets and what causes magnetism

 

• Describe the relationship between electricity and magnetism

 

• Identify uses of electromagnets

 

• Compare and describe static and current electricity

 

• Identify the difference between conductors and insulators

 

• Describe electrical safety precautions, conservation procedures, and simple electrical transformation devices

 

• Identify and explain types of circuits, batteries, and simple electronic devices

 

Earth: Geology

 

• Describe Earth’s structure and features

• Explain how Earth has changed over time (e.g., erosion, weathering, earthquakes)

• Explore and interpret evidences for the Genesis Flood and the Ice Age

• Describe how earthquakes are caused, volcanoes are formed, and land features created through the use of plate tectonics

• Describe the processes by which rocks and soils are formed

• Identify common rocks and minerals

• Identify and describe features of erosion and weathering

Scientific Inquiry: May be included in each unit of study

 

• Make observations

 

• Ask questions or form hypotheses based on these observations

 

• Plan a simple investigation

 

• Collect data from the investigation

 

• Use the data collected from the investigation to explain the results

 

• Safely use and store tools and equipment

 

Service/Career Options

 

• Explore ways to use Physical, Life, Health, and/or Earth Science to serve the community

 

• Identify careers in areas of science

 

SOCIAL STUDIES

History: World History from ancient times through Early Greek

and Roman civilizations

 

• Compare and contrast the beginnings of civilization

 

• Describe the achievements of ancient Egypt

 

• Discuss the movements of Hebrew peoples

 

• Identify how the beliefs of Judaism set the stage for Christ’s life

 

• Explain the importance of early trade routes

 

• Describe developments of the Tang and Song Dynasties in China

 

• Trace voyages resulting in colonization in Asia and SW Pacific

 

• Study role of Greece and Medo-Persia in relationship to Daniel 7

 

• Trace the rise of Alexander the Great

 

Civics and Government

 

• Trace the forms of government in ancient Greece

 

• Outline the founding of the Persian Empire

 

• Identify governments in Africa, Asia, and SW Pacific

 

• Define, compare the citizen’s role in Africa, Asia, and SW Pacific

 

Geography

 

• Explain the components and use of maps

 

• Locate and label all the world’s continents

 

• Explain reasons for locations of eastern hemisphere major cities

 

• Identify climate regions of the eastern hemisphere

 

• Explain caring of natural resources

 

Economics

 

• Trace the relationship between agriculture and emergence of cities

 

• Describe how environment contributes to how people make a living

 

Individuals, Society, and Culture

 

• Understand the importance of developing a personal relationship with Christ

 

• Recognize the influence of peer relationships

 

• Understand how one’s values and attitudes influence our choices

 

• Identify how various groups grow to form and affect a society

 

• Understand cultures change by technology and migration of people

 

• Compare Adventist beliefs with eastern religions and philosophies

 

• Examine Seventh-day Adventist global outreach

 

TECHNOLOGY

 

• Demonstrate proper use/care of computers, input/output devices

 

• Learn to troubleshoot for basic malfunctions

 

• Practice keyboarding, using correct hand position and posture

 

• Use word processing, editing and file management skills

 

• Begin using presentation software

 

• Use electronic resources to enhance and access information

 

• Know proper technology terms

 

• Understand consumer issues regarding technology

 

• Investigate technology-related occupations

 

• Use courtesy while sharing computer time

 

• Become aware of legal issues when using software

 

• Identify computer abuse including use of Internet