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UNIT 6: NowYouKnow It, CanYouShow It?Avarietyof summing-up and assessment activities that showcase
students’ knowledge.
SEISMIC
SLEUTHS
SECTIONS
SCIENCE
AS INQUIRY
PHYSICAL
SCIENCE
EARTH AND
SPACE
SCIENCE
SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE IN
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL
PERSPECTIVES
HISTORY AND
NATURE OF
SCIENCE
UNIFYING
CONCEPTS
AND
PROCESSES
6.1 Preparing
for the Worst
Students
assume the
roles of
emergency
planning officials
in a hypothetical
community.
Forces and
motions
Abilities of
technological
design
Understanding
about science
and technology
Personal and
community health
Natural and human-
induced hazards
Order and
organization
Evidence,
models, and
explanation
6.2 Earthquakes
Simulation:
Putting Plans
into Action
An emergency
simulation
exercise.
Motions and
forces
Understanding
about science
and technology
Personal and
community health
Natural and
human-induced
hazards
Science and
technology in local,
national, and global
challenges
6.3 What’s Your
E.Q., I.Q.?
A quiz show
format for
assessment.
Nature of
scientific
knowledge
Evidence,
models, and
explanation
6.4 Hey, Look at
Me Now!
An assessment
activity that
repeats the
writing exercise
in 1.1.
Abilities
related to
scientific
inquiry
Understanding
about scientific
inquiry
Motions and
forces
Structure of
the Earth
system
Energy in the
Earth system
Origin and
evolution of
the Earth
system
Understanding
about science
and technology
Personal and
community health
Natural and
human-induced
hazards
Science and
technology in a
local, national,
and global
challenges
Evidence,
models, and
explanation
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