Curriculum Map

Curriculum Map
Morgan Kerley
PPE 310: Health for Schools
Lacey Merritt
November 8, 2015

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Sixth Grade
Stand
ard
Clust
er
Grad
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Science Standards Quarter 1

Common Core
Standards

S6 PO [ G6.6S.C1.PO4] I can
C1 4 analyze the
Students will be able to understand the different layers of the
interactions between
the Earth's
atmosphere and its
bodies of water.

Explanations &
Examples

S6
C2 PO [ G6.6S.C2.PO5] I can
analyze the impact of
5 large-scale weather
systems on the local
weather.

atmosphere and how that helps the Earth. The students will also
understand the differences between different bodies of water.
Each layer of the Earths atmosphere has a purpose and the
students will learn about what benefits each layer has to our
lives.

The students will be able to use their previous knowledge of the

atmosphere to understand how weather happens from clouds,
weather fronts, and understand different types of natural
disasters.

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Sixth Grade
Science Standards Quarter 1
Stand
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Clust
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Grad
e

S6 PO6
.
C2

Common Core
Standards

Explanations &
Examples

[ G6.6S.C2.PO6] I
For this standard, students will be able to understand how the weather
can create a
weather system
happens. It goes it to detail about weather fronts and how certain major
model that includes storms happen. It also talks about the relationship between the sun,
the Sun, the
atmosphere, and water through the understanding of the water cycle.
atmosphere, and
bodies of water.

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6

Sixth Grade
Science Standards Quarter
2
Common Core
Standards

Explanations &
Examples

G6.2S.C1.PO2] I can
describe
how scientific
2S PO
innovations
have
C1 2
revolutionized modern
ways of thinking.

In this standard, students will learn the difference between an invention and
an innovation. They will also learn about revolutionary examples of inventions
that changed the way that we live life today. For example they will learn about
the assembly line, cotton gin, airplanes, cars, etc. They will also learn about
how to make inventions better and what an innovation is.

G6.2S.C2.PO1] I can
describe how scientific
2S PO understanding changes
C2 1 in response to new
information and
discoveries.

Students will use their previous knowledge of inventions to understand how

the world changes and how new inventions or innovations are created. When
an old invention goes out of date, the students will learn how to innovate it to
make it better.

Sixth Grade

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Math Standards Quarter 1

Stand
ard
Clust
er
Grad
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Common Core
Standards

M. 07 [ 6.M.EE.B.07] I can
solve real-world
EE

problems using onestep equations.

Explanations &
Examples
In this standard the students will be learning how to solve one-step algebraic
equations. They will be able to figure out the algebraic equation from word
problems and solve for the variable.

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At the Littleton Elementary School District, we use Beyond Textbooks for our curriculum. In this curriculum map, it will be
focusing on sixth grade material in science and math. There is one section of gifted students and another section of lower students.
Overall, the students in the classroom are at a sixth grade level at Collier Elementary School.

Environment Health
Standard: G6. 2S.C2.PO1 I can describe how scientific understanding changes in response to new information and discoveries

In this science standard, the students are supposed to learn about how scientific discoveries can help everyday life. Another
part of the standard is for students to understand how science evolves and becomes better over time. A lot of different inventions were
created to help make life easier; however, some inventions had some negative outcomes that can outweigh the benefits of the
invention. Students need to understand that innovations can help make better working and more environmentally safe inventions. For
example, cars, factories, and many other inventions can negative effects on the environment.
For this mini lesson, students will be given an invention that has had negative impacts on our world. The students task will be
to work in their groups to figure out how to solve the issue. After they work it out in their groups, they will share to the class how they
would innovate the invention. For their exit ticket to measure understanding, the students will have to talk about the positive impacts

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of being environmentally healthy. For them to completely understand the lesson, they have to be able to understand what it means to
be environmentally healthy and how they can help their community be environmentally healthy. Before giving this lesson, the teacher
will give them background knowledge and examples about some inventions that are not good for our society and why.

Sleep
Standard: 6.M.EE.B.07 I can solve real-world problems using one-step equations

Sometimes math can be a very hard subject to connect with other contents. By implementing students culture and everyday
lives in math problems, it helps them understand and retain the lesson better. By using word problems in math it can be easier to
accomplish this. It can also be easier to interconnect health education in your math problems as well.
In this standard, the teacher can create word problems related to sleep to talk to students about how important it is for them to
get enough sleep every night. The word problems can be based off of real sleep facts to help the students understand how sleep can
effect their lives if they get too much or too little.
After teaching the math lesson, the teacher should ask the students if they have any other addition questions about sleeping
right. By giving students this time to ask questions they can learn more about the importance of sleep. It would also be helpful for the

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teacher to give the students homework word problems that were also related to sleep facts. For the exit ticket, the teacher should have
a math and sleep related question to know that the students retained the information that was taught.
Sun Safety
Standard: G6.6S.C1.PO4 I can analyze the interactions between the Earths atmosphere and its bodies of water.

Sun safety is extremely important for all people, including students, to know about. Some students only wear sunscreen before
they are going swimming or know they are going to be outside for a long period of time; however, sunscreen needs to be applied
everyday. As educators, we need to help students understand the importance of wearing sunscreen and how often they need to apply
it.
One standard that can easily connect with sun safety is a sixth grade science standard about the atmosphere. For this standard,
the teacher can talk about sun safety while going over the different layers of the atmosphere. Once they get to the thermosphere, or the
closest layer to the Earth, the teacher can discuss how the sun can affect people. Some issues they can talk about is sunburns and skin
cancer. More importantly, students need to know that just because they do not get a sunburn, that that doesnt mean that they did not
get effected by the suns rays. By connecting this information with the standard, it will help students be more cautious when they are
going outside for any duration of time.

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For their activity, the students will make their own individual posters about what each layer of the atmosphere is. For this
project, they will get a poster that they will correctly label the layers. In each layer they can draw pictures and write about what
happens in each layer. For the layer closest to Earth, they also have to write about how to be safe in the sun based off of what we
talked about in class.

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Criteria
Curriculum
Map/Scope
and Sequence
Integration
of Health
Topics
Teacher
Content
Knowledge
(TCK)
Score:
x2

10

Exemplary (5)
Your Assignment includes:
A cover page that includes the
followingname, the course,
the assignment, the date and an
appropriate Running head in
APA format. Your cover page
should not include a page
number.
District provided curriculum
map/scope and sequence
appropriate for placement
classroom.
Highlighted text, outlining the
followingSleep = Blue, Sun
Safety = Yellow, Environmental
Health = Green
Integration of the health
components do not detract from
the academic content
Teacher regularly implements a
variety of subject-specific
instructional strategies to
enhance student content
knowledge. Specifically, places

Proficient (3)

Unsatisfactory (1)

Your Assignment includes:

Your Curriculum Map includes:
A cover page that includes most of
A cover page that includes some of
the followingname, the course,
the followingname, the course,
the assignment, the date and an
the assignment, the date and an
appropriate Running head in APA
appropriate Running head in APA
format. Your cover page should
format. Your cover page should not
not include a page number.
include a page number.
District provided curriculum
District provided curriculum
map/scope and sequence
map/scope and sequence is not
appropriate for placement
appropriate for placement
classroom.
classroom.
Highlighted text, outlining most of
Highlighted text, outlining some of
the followingSleep = Blue, Sun
the followingSleep = Blue, Sun
Safety = Yellow, Environmental
Safety = Yellow, Environmental
Health = Green
Health = Green
Integration of the health
Integration of the health components
components sometimes detract
often detract from the academic
from the academic content
content
Teacher sometimes implements a
Teacher rarely implements a variety
variety of subject-specific
of subject-specific instructional
instructional strategies to enhance
strategies to enhance student conten
student content knowledge.
knowledge. Specifically, places that
Specifically, places that logically
logically fits into the academic
fits into the academic content that
content that is being taught, where

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Instructional
Plans (IP)
SCORE:
x2

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that logically fits into the

academic content that is being
taught, where you can teach
three separate mini lessons; one
about sun safety, one about
sleep, and one about
environmental health. (TCKTap)
References are included where
appropriate
This rubric is attached at the end
of the document
Your word document file name
includes your last name, first
name, assignment #, and your
class section #
There are no writing,
grammatical or spelling errors
Curriculum map includes: (IP)
o Evidence that assignment
is appropriate for the age,
knowledge, and interests
of all learners you teach
and;
o 3, 1 page, double spaced
mini-lessons in teacher
talk format, one for sleep,
one for sun safety, and
one for environmental
health

is being taught, where you can

teach three separate mini lessons;
one about sun safety, one about
sleep, and one about
environmental health. (TCK-Tap).

References are mostly included

where appropriate
This rubric is attached but not at
the end of the document
Your word document file name
includes most of the following
last name, first name, assignment
#, and your class section #
There are few writing,
grammatical or spelling errors
Curriculum map mostly includes:
(IP)
o Evidence that assignment
is appropriate for the age,
knowledge, and interests
of all learners you teach
and;
o 2 of the 3 following, 1
page, double spaced minilessons in teacher talk
format, one for sleep, one
for sun safety, and one for

you can teach three separate mini

lessons; one about sun safety, one
about sleep, and one about
environmental health. (TCK-Tap).

References are rarely included

where appropriate
This rubric is not attached at the end
of this document
Your word document file name
includes some of the following
last name, first name, assignment #,
and your class section #
There are many writing,
grammatical or spelling errors
Curriculum map sometimes
includes: (IP)
o Evidence that assignment is
appropriate for the age,
knowledge, and interests of
all learners you teach and;
o 1 of the 3 following, 1 page,
double spaced mini-lessons
in teacher talk format, one
for sleep, one for sun safety,
and one for environmental
health

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o A brief narrative
summary describing your
grade, the school district,
describe your classroom
context and other
pertinent information

environmental health
o A brief narrative summary
describing your grade, the
school district, describe
your classroom context
and other pertinent
information

o A brief narrative summary

describing your grade, the
school district, describe your
classroom context and other
pertinent information