Grade 6 Nature of Science Activities and Resources

Linked to Grade 6 Arkansas Science Frameworks

(Nature of Science Frameworks should be taught primarily through Life, Physical and Earth Science content areas. Most of these lessons and resources are posted in the appropriate content strands, but additional inquiry resources are also posted here.)

Frameworks	Lesson/Activity	Web Resources	Questions MC = Multiple Choice OR = Open Response
NS.1.6.1 Verify accuracy of observations	Apple Observation Cloud in the Bottle - Academy Curricular Exchange Collapse 2: Interpreting the Evidence - AAAS	Activities - University of Tennessee Mr. Ware's Sixth Grade Classroom (Lots of GREAT Links) Scientific Inquiry - BBC Sixth Grade Science Skills - Internet 4 Classrooms TOYS - Science Toys from Common Household Materials	Blocks in Liquid #16 (MC) - NAEP Candle Burn #4 (MC), #5 (OR) - NAEP Clay, Water, Sand #14 (MC) - NAEP
NS.1.6.2 Apply components of experimental design used to produce empirical evidence: *hypothesis* replication sample size appropriate use of control use of standardized variables	Activities Exchange - Texas Instruments	Hands-on Science Activities - Jefferson Lab KIE Curriculum - Problem-based Projects Paper Airplane Scientific Method and More
NS.1.6.3 Compare scientific data using mean, median, mode, and range using SI units		Beacon Learning Center - Lessons Data Analysis (USGS Free Data Sets) Natural Resources Data (USDA)
NS.1.6.4 Construct and interpret scientific data using data tables/charts bar and double bar graphs line graphs *stem and leaf plots* line graphs		Conversion Calculators Create a Graph Graphing on the Computer - NCES What's in a Graph? - AAAS	Runners' Speeds #47 (OR) - NAEP Seedlings #85 (OR) - NAEP
NS.1.6.5 Communicate results and conclusions from scientific inquiry	Tinker Ball - Lemelson Center	Elementary Science - Internet 4 Classrooms ELEMENTARY SCIENCE SAFETY Physical & Chemical Changes Volume Lab	Displacement #6, #7 (OR) - NAEP
NS.1.6.6 Develop and implement strategies for long-term, accurate data collection	Measuring Rain Measuring Shadows - AAAS	Calculate When the Oil Industry Will Dry Up
NS.1.6.7 Distinguish between scientific fact and opinion
NS.1.6.8 Explain the role of prediction in the development of a theory
NS.1.6.9 Define and give examples of laws and theories