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Science and Technology/Engineering | Grade : 6

Discipline - Physical Science

Core Idea - Matter and Its Interactions

[6.PS.1.6] - Plan and conduct an experiment involving exothermic and endothermic chemical reactions to measure and describe the release or absorption of thermal energy. Clarification Statements: Emphasis is on describing transfer of energy to and from the environment. Examples of chemical reactions could include dissolving ammonium chloride or calcium chloride.

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Predecessor Standards:

  • 4.PS.3.2
    Make observations to show that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents. Clarification Statement: Evidence of energy being transferred can include vibrations felt a small distance from a source, a solar-powered toy that moves when placed in direct light, warming a metal object on one end and observing the other end getting warm, and a wire carrying electric energy from a battery to light a bulb. State Assessment Boundary: Quantitative measurements of energy are not expected in state assessment.

Successor Standards:

  • 8.PS.1.2
    Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred. Clarification Statements: Examples of reactions could include burning sugar or steel wool, fat reacting with sodium hydroxide, and mixing zinc with HCl. Properties of substances include density, melting point, boiling point, solubility, flammability, and odor.
  • HS.CHEM.1.4
    Develop a model to illustrate the energy transferred during an exothermic or endothermic chemical reaction based on the bond energy difference between bonds broken (absorption of energy) and bonds formed (release of energy). Clarification Statement: Examples of models may include molecular-level drawings and diagrams of reactions or graphs showing the relative energies of reactants and products. State Assessment Boundary: Calculations using Hess’s law are not expected in state assessment.

Same Level Standards:

  • RCA-ST.6-8.3
    Follow precisely a multi-step procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks.
  • WCA.6-8.2
    Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes.
  • 6.NS.C.5
    Understand that positive and negative numbers are used together to describe quantities having opposite directions or values (e.g., temperature above/below zero, elevation above/below sea level, credits/debits, and positive/negative electric charge). Use positive and negative numbers (whole numbers, fractions, and decimals) to represent quantities in real-world contexts, explaining the meaning of zero in each situation.