Grade Six Integrated Storyline

Guiding Concept: Systems within organisms and between them are adapted to Earths climate systems.
Engineering,
Earth & Space Physical Science Technology, and
IS Life Science (LS)
Sciences (ESS) (PS) Applications to
Science (ETS)
A cell, a person, and planet Earth are each a system made up of subsystems.
All living things are Water cycles among Design Criteria
made of cells. the land, ocean, and
atmosphere. Evaluate Solutions
The body is a
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system made of Weather and climate
interacting involve interactions
subsystems. among Earths
subsystems
Source: NASA/Goddard
Space Flight Center 2008
Weather conditions result from the interactions among different Earth subsystems.
The movement of Temperature Design Criteria
water and interacting measures the
air masses helps average kinetic Evaluate Solutions
determine local energy of the
weather patterns particles that make Analyze data
and conditions. up matter.
Iteratively test and
2 The ocean has a Energy transfers modify
strong influence on from hot materials to
weather and climate. cold materials.
Source: University of
Wisconsin 2010 The type and
amount of matter
affects how much an
objects temperature
will change.
IS Life Science (LS) Earth & Space Physical Science Engineering,
 Technology, and
Sciences (ESS) (PS) Applications to
Science (ETS)
Regional climates strongly influence regional plant and animal structures and behaviors.
Variations of Energy input from The type and
inherited trains arise the Sun varies with amount of matter
from genetic latitude, creating affects how much an
differences. patterns in climate. objects temperature
will change.
Genetic traits and Energy flow through
local conditions the atmosphere,
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affect the growth of hydrosphere,
organisms. geosphere, and
biosphere affect
Organisms rely on local climate.
their body structures
and behavior to Density variations
survive long enough drive global patterns
to reproduce. of air and ocean
Source: Geology Cafe 2012
currents.
Human activities can change the amount of global warming, which impacts plants and animals.
Local conditions Human changes to Design Criteria
affect the growth of Earths environment
organisms. can have dramatic Evaluate Solutions
impacts on different
Organisms rely on organisms. Analyze data
their body structures
4 and behavior to Burning fossils fuels
survive, but these is a major cause of
adaptations may not global warming.
be enough to survive Strategic choices
as the climate can reduce the
Source: Chau 2016 changes. amounts and
impacts of climate
change.