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Earth's Interior, Rocks, Soil, and the Fossil Record
6th Grade · Science · Open Global Science
9 lessons
Goal
Analyze Earth's compositional layers, classify rocks and the rock cycle, evaluate soil properties, and interpret fossil strata across geologic time.
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Earth's Internal Layers: Crust, Mantle, and Core
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- 1Earth's Internal Layers: Crust, Mantle, and CoreUp nextStart
- 2Igneous Rocks: Intrusive and Extrusive CoolingPremiumNot started yet
- 3Sedimentary Rock Formation: Clastic, Chemical, and OrganicNot started yet
- 4Metamorphic Rocks: Heat, Pressure, and FoliationNot started yet
- 5The Rock Cycle: Pathways and TransformationsNot started yet
- 6How Soil Forms Over TimeNot started yet
- 7Soil Texture, Porosity, and Permeability InvestigationNot started yet
- 8Fossilization Processes in Sedimentary StrataNot started yet
- 9Relative Dating and the Law of SuperpositionNot started yet
Curriculum Framework
6th Grade · Science · Open Global Science
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9 lessons
Earth's Interior, Rocks, Soil, and the Fossil Record
Analyze Earth's compositional layers, classify rocks and the rock cycle, evaluate soil properties, and interpret fossil strata across geologic time.
2
9 lessons
Plate Tectonics, Crustal Dynamics, and Geological Hazards
Explain tectonic plate motions driven by mantle convection and analyze the mechanisms and impacts of earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis.
3
8 lessons
Hydrosphere Dynamics, Fluvial Landforms, and Weather Systems
Investigate hydrological phases, fluvial erosion and deposition, atmospheric parameters, and meteorological forecasting methods.
4
8 lessons
Atmosphere, Ocean Circulation, and Global Climate Systems
Analyze atmospheric layers, global air and ocean circulation cells, the greenhouse effect, and evaluate human-driven climate change and mitigations.
5
6 lessons
Earth's Geometry, Rotation, Axial Tilt, and Seasons
Demonstrate Earth's sphericity, model rotational dynamics and shadow progression, and explain seasonal variations resulting from axial tilt and orbital revolution.
6
8 lessons
Sun-Earth-Moon Orbital Mechanics and the Cosmos
Model lunar phases and eclipses, analyze solar system gravitational architecture, stellar life cycles, and evaluate space exploration technologies.