Standards of Learning
6.2.a: potential and kinetic energy;
Energy Conversion in a System
Energy Conversions
Inclined Plane - Sliding Objects
6.2.d: renewable energy sources (wood, wind, hydro, geothermal, tidal, and solar); and
6.2.e: energy transformations (heat/light to mechanical, chemical, and electrical energy).
Energy Conversion in a System
Energy Conversions
6.3.b: the role of radiation and convection in the distribution of energy;
6.4.a: atoms are made up of electrons, protons, and neutrons:
6.4.b: atoms of any element are alike but are different from atoms of other elements;
6.4.c: elements may be represented by chemical symbols;
6.4.e: compounds may be represented by chemical formulas;
6.4.f: chemical equations can be used to model chemical changes; and
6.5.b: the properties of water in all three states;
6.5.d: the ability of large bodies of water to store heat and moderate climate;
6.6.b: air pressure, temperature, and humidity;
6.6.f: basic information from weather maps including fronts, systems, and basic measurements; and
6.8.a: the, sun, moon, Earth, other planets and their moons, meteors, asteroids, and comets;
6.8.b: relative size of and distance between planets;
6.8.c: the role of gravity;
6.8.d: revolution and rotation;
6.8.e: the mechanics of day and night and phases of the moon;
Comparing Earth and Venus
Phases of the Moon
Seasons: Earth, Moon, and Sun
6.8.f: the unique properties of Earth as a planet;
6.8.g: the relationship of the Earth’s tilt and seasons;
Seasons in 3D
Seasons: Why do we have them?
Summer and Winter
6.8.h: the cause of tides; and
Correlation last revised: 8/8/2016