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Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD Mathematics, Grade 6, page 1

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Grade 6 Mathematics, Quarter One

Statistics, Data Analysis, and Probability 2.0

Students use data samples of a population and describe the characteristics and limitations of the samples:

Geometry and Structural Engineering, #1009 ......................Movie Guide #9Creating an Advertising Campaign, #4007...........................Movie Guide #13Designing Sunglasses, #4012...............................................Movie Guide #16Prototypes, #1014................................................................Movie Guide #5

Statistics, Data Analysis, and Probability 3.0

Students determine theoretical and experimental probabilities and use these to make predictions about events:

Solar Powered Cars, #1001..................................................Movie Guide #19Flights of Imagination, #1003..............................................Movie Guide #10Roller Coasters, #1008 ........................................................Movie Guide #7The Lundberg Farms, #2005................................................Movie Guide #13Searching for Water on Mars, #3001 ...................................Movie Guide #5Undersea Treasure, #3003 ...................................................The Movie



Grade 6 Mathematics, Quarter Two

Algebra and Functions 1.0

Students write verbal expressions and sentences as algebraic expressions and equations; they evaluate algebraic expressions, solve simplelinear equations, and graph and interpret their results:

The Pterodactyl Flies Again, #1002.....................................Movie Guide #4Flights of Imagination, #1003..............................................Movie Guide #12Testing the Robotic Hand, #1006.........................................Movie Guide #2Making Sparks, #1019-1021................................................Movie Guide #6The Disappearing Call of the Wild, #2001...........................Movie Guide #3Healing Injured Wild Animals, #2002 .................................Movie Guide #6First One in the Ballpark, #2009 ..........................................Movie Guide #6Forest Rangers, #2010 .........................................................Movie Guide #3Voyage of the Ventana 1 & 2, #2011-2012 ..........................Movie Guide #7Voyage of the Ventana 3, 4 and 5, #2013-2015....................Movie Guide #5Searching for Water on Mars, #3001 ...................................Movie Guide #11Tornado Chase, #3002.........................................................Movie Guide #7Music for Movies, #4006.....................................................Movie Guide #1, #2, #5The ABC's of Architecture, #4010.......................................Movie Guide #6Designing Dolls, #4011 .......................................................Movie Guide #4Designing Sunglasses, #4012...............................................Movie Guide #20Float Designer, #4016 .........................................................Movie Guide #2Water Supply, #5001 ...........................................................Movie Guide #8Communication at the Speed of Light, #5003 ......................Movie Guide #5The New York City Subway, #5005 ....................................Movie Guide #6



Grade 6 Mathematics, Quarter Two (cont.)

Number Sense 1.0

Students compare and order positive and negative fractions, decimals, and mixed numbers. Students solve problems involving fractions, ratios,proportions, and percentages:

Solar Powered Cars, #1001..................................................Movie Guide #6, #7The Pterodactyl Flies Again, #1002.....................................Movie Guide #1, #5Flights of Imagination, #1003..............................................Movie Guide #8Inventing with Polygons, #1007 ..........................................Movie Guide #4Windsails, #1011.................................................................Movie Guide #1Bicycle Design, #1012.........................................................Movie Guide #3, #4Concert Acoustics, #1013....................................................Movie Guide #3The Bose Speaker, #1017 ....................................................Movie Guide #3Growing Bugs, #2003..........................................................Movie Guide #2, #3, #9Life Under the Ocean, #2004...............................................Movie Guide #4The Lundberg Farms, #2005................................................Movie Guide #6Cheetahs, #2006 ..................................................................Movie Guide #3Bats, #2007 .....................................................................Movie Guide #3, #4, #7First One in the Ballpark, #2009 ..........................................Movie Guide #1, #2, #3, #4Forest Rangers, #2010 .........................................................Movie Guide #1, #4Voyage of the Ventana 3, 4 and 5, #2013-2015....................Movie Guide #3Space Weather, #3004 .........................................................Movie Guide #1Sports Photography , #4003.................................................Movie Guide #6, #9Creating a Campground, #4009 ...........................................Movie Guide #9Designing Dolls, #4011 .......................................................Movie Guide #5Water Supply, #5001 ...........................................................Movie Guide #1Popcorn, Peanuts, Hot Dogs, #5007.....................................Movie Guide #2



Grade 6 Mathematics, Quarter Two (cont.)

Number Sense 2.0

Students calculate and solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division:

Flights of Imagination, #1003..............................................Movie Guide #1, #2Geometry and Structural Engineering, #1009 ......................Movie Guide #1, #3Electricity from the Wind, #1010.........................................Movie Guide #1Bicycle Design, #1012.........................................................Movie Guide #2The Bose Speaker, #1017 ....................................................Movie Guide #1Cheetahs, #2006 ..................................................................Movie Guide #1, #2Searching for Water on Mars, #3001 ...................................Movie Guide #1Creating an Advertising Campaign, #4007...........................Movie Guide #1, #3, #4Designing Sunglasses, #4012...............................................Movie Guide #1, #2The Head Chef, #4014.........................................................Movie Guide #1, #4, #7,Float Designer, #4016 .........................................................Movie Guide #1



Grade 6 Mathematics, Quarter Three





Students analyze and use tables, graphs and rules to solve problems involving rates and proportions:

Designing Sunglasses, #4012...............................................Movie Guide #4



Grade 6 Mathematics, Quarter Three (cont.)

Measurement and Geometry 1.0

Students deepen their understanding of the measurement of plane and solid shapes and use this understanding to solve problems:

Solar Powered Cars, #1001..................................................Movie Guide #14, #17Inventing with Polygons, #1007 ..........................................Movie Guide #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6Roller Coasters, #1008 ........................................................Movie Guide #6Geometry and Structural Engineering, #1009 ......................Movie Guide #2, #7Electricity from the Wind, #1010.........................................Movie Guide #3Bicycle Design, #1012.........................................................Movie Guide #4, #5, #8Prototypes, #1014................................................................Movie Guide #1The Bose Speaker, #1017 ....................................................Movie Guide #2Growing Bugs, #2003..........................................................Movie Guide #10The Lundberg Farms, #2005................................................Movie Guide #11, #12Bats, #2007 .....................................................................Movie Guide #8Voyage of the Ventana 1 & 2, #2011-2012 ..........................Movie Guide #4, #6Voyage of the Ventana 3, 4 and 5, #2013-2015....................Movie Guide #6Searching for Water on Mars, #3001 ...................................Movie Guide #11Sports Photography , #4003.................................................Movie Guide #9Models for Movies, #4005...................................................Movie Guide #1The ABC's of Architecture, #4010.......................................Movie Guide #5Designing Sunglasses, #4012...............................................Movie Guide #9Designing Toy Cars, #4013 .................................................Movie Guide #1Water Supply, #5001 ...........................................................Movie Guide #4, #7Tunnel Number 3, #5002.....................................................Movie Guide #2, #3, #4, #9Communications Satellites, #5004.......................................Movie Guide #3The New York City Subway, #5005 ....................................Movie Guide #4Water Tanks, #5006 ............................................................Movie Guide #4, #5, #8, #10



Grade 6 Mathematics, Quarter Three (cont.)


Students identify and describe the properties of two-dimensional figures:

Solar Powered Cars, #1001..................................................Movie Guide #14Flights of Imagination, #1003..............................................Movie Guide #5



Grade 6 Mathematics, Quarter Four






Grade 6 Mathematics, Quarter Four (cont.)Measurement and Geometry 1.0

Students deepen their understanding of the measurement of plane and solid shapes and use this understanding to solve problems:

Solar Powered Cars, #1001..................................................Movie Guide #14, #17Inventing with Polygons, #1007 ..........................................Movie Guide #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6Roller Coasters, #1008 ........................................................Movie Guide #6Geometry and Structural Engineering, #1009 ......................Movie Guide #2, #7Electricity from the Wind, #1010.........................................Movie Guide #3Bicycle Design, #1012.........................................................Movie Guide #4, #5, #8Prototypes, #1014................................................................Movie Guide #1The Bose Speaker, #1017 ....................................................Movie Guide #2Growing Bugs, #2003..........................................................Movie Guide #10The Lundberg Farms, #2005................................................Movie Guide #11, #12Bats, #2007 .....................................................................Movie Guide #8Voyage of the Ventana 1 & 2, #2011-2012 ..........................Movie Guide #4, #6Voyage of the Ventana 3, 4 and 5, #2013-2015....................Movie Guide #6Searching for Water on Mars, #3001 ...................................Movie Guide #11Sports Photography , #4003.................................................Movie Guide #9Models for Movies, #4005...................................................Movie Guide #1The ABC's of Architecture, #4010.......................................Movie Guide #5Designing Sunglasses, #4012...............................................Movie Guide #9Designing Toy Cars, #4013 .................................................Movie Guide #1Water Supply, #5001 ...........................................................Movie Guide #4, #7Tunnel Number 3, #5002.....................................................Movie Guide #2, #3, #4, #9Communications Satellites, #5004.......................................Movie Guide #3The New York City Subway, #5005 ....................................Movie Guide #4Water Tanks, #5006 ............................................................Movie Guide #4, #5, #8, #10


Students identify and describe the properties of two-dimensional figures:

Solar Powered Cars, #1001..................................................Movie Guide #14Flights of Imagination, #1003..............................................Movie Guide #5



Grade 7 Mathematics, Quarter One

Number Sense 1.0

Students know the properties of, and compute with, rational numbers expressed in a variety of forms:

Designing Sunglasses, #4012...............................................Movie Guide #17Communication at the Speed of Light, #5003 ......................Movie Guide #2The New York City Subway, #5005 ....................................Movie Guide #3

Grade 7 Mathematics, Quarter Two

Number Sense 1.0



Grade 7 Mathematics, Quarter Three

Number Sense 1.0





Grade 7 Mathematics, Quarter Four


Students graph and interpret linear and some nonlinear functions:

Undersea Treasure, #3003 ...................................................Movie Guide #4


Students choose appropriate units of measure and use ratios to convert within and between measurement systems to solve problems:

Making Sparks, #1019-1021................................................Movie Guide #3The Disappearing Call of the Wild, #2001...........................Movie Guide #1Growing Bugs, #2003..........................................................Movie Guide #5, #6The Lundberg Farms, #2005................................................Movie Guide #7The Head Chef, #4014.........................................................Movie Guide #2Popcorn, Peanuts, Hot Dogs, #5007.....................................Movie Guide #2



Grade 7 Mathematics, Quarter Four (cont.)


Students compute the perimeter, area and volume of common geometric objects and use the results to find measures of less common objects.They know how perimeter, area, and volume are affected by changes of scale:

Flights of Imagination, #1003..............................................Movie Guide #7Inventing with Polygons, #1007 ..........................................Movie Guide #1, #2Geometry and Structural Engineering, #1009 ......................Movie Guide #2, #7Bicycle Design, #1012.........................................................Movie Guide #8The Bose Speaker, #1017 ....................................................Movie Guide #2The Lundberg Farms, #2005................................................Movie Guide #10, #11Bats, #2007 .....................................................................Movie Guide #6Voyage of the Ventana 1 & 2, #2011-2012 ..........................Movie Guide #6Models for Movies, #4005...................................................Movie Guide #1The ABC's of Architecture, #4010.......................................Movie Guide #4, #5Designing Sunglasses, #4012...............................................Movie Guide #8Designing Toy Cars, #4013 .................................................Movie Guide #1Float Designer, #4016 .........................................................Movie Guide #3Water Supply, #5001 ...........................................................Movie Guide #4Tunnel Number 3, #5002.....................................................Movie Guide #2, #3, #4, #9The New York City Subway, #5005 ....................................Movie Guide #4Water Tanks, #5006 ............................................................Movie Guide #3, #4, #5, #7, #8, #10

Number Sense 1.0



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Algebra 1AB, Quarter One

Algebra I 2.0

Students understand and use such operations as taking the opposite, finding the reciprocal, taking a root, and raising to a fractional power. They understand and use the rules of exponents:

Roller Coasters, #1008 ........................................................Movie Guide #8

Algebra I 6.0

Students graph a linear equation and compute the x- and y-intercepts (e.g., graph 2x + 6y = 4). They are also able to sketch the region definedby linear inequality (e.g., they sketch the region defined by 2x + 6y < 4):


Algebra I 7.0

Students verify that a point lies on a line, given an equation of the line. Students are able to derive linear equations by using the point-slopeformula:

Tunnel Number 3, #5002.....................................................Movie Guide #6



Algebra 1AB, Quarter Two

Algebra I 6.0



Algebra I 7.0



Algebra I 9.0

Students solve a system of two linear equations in two variables algebraically and are able to interpret the answer graphically. Students areable to solve a system of two linear inequalities in two variables and to sketch the solution sets:

Bicycle Design, #1012.........................................................Movie Guide #10



Algebra 1AB, Quarter Three

Algebra I 2.0



Algebra 1AB, Quarter Four

Algebra I 2.0



Algebra I 16.0

Students understand the concepts of a relation and a function, determine whether a given relation defines a function, and give pertinentinformation about given relations and functions:

Solar Powered Cars, #1001..................................................Movie Guide #22Maglev Trains, #1004..........................................................Movie Guide #6

Algebra I 22.0

Students use the quadratic formula or factoring techniques or both to determine whether the graph of a quadratic function will intersect the x-axis in zero, one, or two points:

Windsails, #1011.................................................................Movie Guide #4Eyes on the Universe 1 & 2, #3005-3006.............................Movie Guide #4Eyes on the Universe 3 & 4, #3007-3008.............................Movie Guide #5The ABC's of Architecture, #4010.......................................Movie Guide #6The Head Chef, #4014.........................................................Movie Guide #6

Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD Mathematics, Algebra 1A1/1A2, page 1


Algebra 1A1/1A2, Quarter One

Algebra I 2.0



Algebra 1A1/1A2, Quarter Two

Algebra I 6.0



Algebra I 7.0



Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD Mathematics, Algebra 1A1/1A2, page 2


Algebra 1A1/1A2, Quarter Three

Algebra I 6.0



Algebra I 7.0



Algebra 1A1/1A2, Quarter Four

Algebra I 6.0



Algebra I 7.0



Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD Mathematics, Algebra 1B1/1B2, page 1


Algebra 1B1/1B2, Quarter One

Algebra I 2.0



Algebra 1B1/1B2, Quarter Four

Algebra I 16.0

Students understand the concepts of a relation and a function, determine whether a given relation defines a function, and give pertinentinformation about given relations and functions:

Solar Powered Cars, #1001..................................................Movie Guide #22Maglev Trains, #1004..........................................................Movie Guide #6

Algebra I 22.0

Students use the quadratic formula or factoring techniques or both to determine whether the graph of a quadratic function will intersect the x-axis in zero, one, or two points:

Windsails, #1011.................................................................Movie Guide #4Eyes on the Universe 1 & 2, #3005-3006.............................Movie Guide #4Eyes on the Universe 3 & 4, #3007-3008.............................Movie Guide #5The ABC's of Architecture, #4010.......................................Movie Guide #6The Head Chef, #4014.........................................................Movie Guide #6

Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD 6th Grade Science Matrix, page 1

Copyright © The Futures Channel 2005. This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Libraryin California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

Grade 6 Science Instructional Component 2, Content Standard Group 1

ContentStandardGroup

Analyzed Standard Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Resources

• Students explain how solarenergy reaches the Earththrough radiation, mostly inthe form of visible light.(4b)

#1001, Solar Powered CarsUsing the energy it takes to run a hair dryer, this solar powered car travels 200 miles atspeeds of 50 to 65 mph.

#1018, Solar Power Plants

Concentrated solar energy creates heat that drives steam through a turbine to produceelectricity cleanly and efficiently.

#1020, Making Sparks: PhotovoltaicsSunlight can be converted directly into electricity with a device made of one of Earth'smost plentiful elements.

#1023, Off the Grid: The Solar Solution

For people in remote locations without access to a power grid, solar panels can provide asolution to their energy problems.

#1024, Off the Grid: Delivering EnergyEngineers from Sandia Laboratories install a solar panel in a small roadside store inHonduras.

Prompt (for any of the above movies): What is the source of the energy in thissituation? How does the energy travel from that source to the point at which it iscollected and used?

4a, 4b, 4d,4e 3a, 3d

• Students differentiate thedifferent components ofweather and analyze theirinteractions that result inchanges in weather. (4e)

#3002, Tornado Chase

Tornado-chasing meteorologists do research in the path of the storm’s edge as theystrive to better understand tornados for more accurate, faster forecasting.

Prompt: If you wanted to understand what causes tornados, what data would youcollect?



Grade 6 Science Instructional Component 2, Content Standard Group 1 (cont.)



4a, 4b, 4d,4e 3a, 3d

• Students analyze howenergy is transferred indifferent forms. (3a)


#1010, Electricity from the Wind

The natural force of the wind is harnessed by mathematics and physics to generateclean electricity.

#1018, Solar Power PlantsConcentrated solar energy creates heat that drives steam through a turbine to produceelectricity cleanly and efficiently.

#1019, Making Sparks: Where Energy Comes From

When you turn on your lights, you are plugging into a power grid which is fed by fossilfuel, nuclear and hydroelectric power plants.

#1020, Making Sparks: PhotovoltaicsSunlight can be converted directly into electricity with a device made of one of Earth'smost plentiful elements.

#1023, Off the Grid: The Solar Solution

For people in remote locations without access to a power grid, solar panels can provide asolution to their energy problems.

#1024, Off the Grid: Delivering EnergyEngineers from Sandia Laboratories install a solar panel in a small roadside store inHonduras

Prompt (for any of the above movies): In the situation described in this movie, theenergy arrives to the Earth as sunlight. How does the energy change form? Whatdo you think finally happens to it?




ContentStandardGroups


• Students classify populations oforganisms by the functions theyserve in the ecosystem. (5c)

#2001, The Disappearing Call of the WildArchiving and analyzing over 2,000 hours of rainforest sounds, bio-acoustician BernieKrause measures the decline of species as habitats disappear.

Prompt: Why do you think the loss of a single type of animal or plant in an areaaffects the other living things in that area?

#2007, BatsBats are an essential and fascinating part of the ecology of many environments.

Prompt: What do you think would happen if there were no bats?

5a, 5b,5c, 5d,5e

• Students compare and contrastdifferent kinds of organisms andthe similar ecological roles theyplay in similar biomes. (5d)

#2001, The Disappearing Call of the Wild

Archiving and analyzing over 2,000 hours of rainforest sounds, bio-acoustician BernieKrause measures the decline of species as habitats disappear.

Prompt: Do we have hippopotamuses where we live? Do we have any animals thatare at all similar? How are they similar?

#2006, CheetahsTo help save an endangered species like the cheetah, you must start by understanding itsbehavior.

Prompt: Do we have cheetahs where we live? Do we have any animals that aresimilar in some ways? How are they similar?


Prompt: Many bats survive by eating insects. But bats don’t live everywhere. Whatother animals eat insects?





Analyzed Standards Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Resources

6a, 6b,6c, 2d, 3b

• Students evaluate the utilityof energy sources which aredetermined by factors that areinvolved in converting thesesources to useful forms andthe consequences of theconversion process. (6a)


#1010, Electricity from the Wind

The natural force of the wind is harnessed by mathematics and physics to generate cleanelectricity.

#1018, Solar Power PlantsConcentrated solar energy creates heat that drives steam through a turbine to produceelectricity cleanly and efficiently.

#1019, Making Sparks: Where Energy Comes From

When you turn on your lights, you are plugging into a power grid which is fed by fossil fuel,nuclear and hydroelectric power plants.

#1020, Making Sparks: PhotovoltaicsSunlight can be converted directly into electricity with a device made of one of Earth's mostplentiful elements.

#1021, Making Sparks: How it Works

Solar panels are a practical source of electricity for an individual or a nation.

#1023, Off the Grid: The Solar SolutionFor people in remote locations without access to a power grid, solar panels can provide asolution to their energy problems.

Prompt (for any of the above movies): How would you decide whether or not this isa good source of energy?



Grade 6 Science Instructional Component 3, Content Standard Group 2 (cont.)



6a, 6b,6c, 2d, 3b

• Students classify differentnatural energy and materialresources including air, soil,rocks, minerals, petroleum,fresh water, wildlife, andforests as renewable ornonrenewable. (6b)

#1010, Electricity from the WindThe natural force of the wind is harnessed by mathematics and physics to generate cleanelectricity.

#1018, Solar Power Plants

Concentrated solar energy creates heat that drives steam through a turbine to produceelectricity cleanly and efficiently.

#1019, Making Sparks: Where Energy Comes FromWhen you turn on your lights, you are plugging into a power grid which is fed by fossil fuel,nuclear and hydroelectric power plants.

#1021, Making Sparks: How it Works

Solar panels are a practical source of electricity for an individual or a nation.

Prompt (for any of the above movies): Is this a renewable source of energy? Whydo you think so?






•Students analyze thepathways light travelsthrough in one ormore media. (6c)

#5003, Communication at the Speed of LightTiny glass filaments carry so much information that all the books ever written could be transmitted overa fiber optic cable in a few seconds.

Prompt: Fiber optic cables don’t always go in straight lines, they go around corners, too. Butlight does travel in straight lines. Why do you think the light stays inside the cable?

•Students correlate thestructure of a lenswith its function. (6d)

#3005-3008, Eyes on the Universe Series, Parts 1 and 2

Part 1: Looking Into Time—Astronomers think of telescopes as “bigger eyes” that allow them to looknot only deep into space, but back into time.

Part 2: Planetary Systems—New telescopes will soon allow astronomers to study the planetarysystems of other stars and compare them to our own Solar System.

Prompt: Why are the lenses of telescopes so big? (If the answer is, “to make things seemlarger”, ask “Then why aren’t microscope lenses that big?”)

6a, 6c,6d, 6f,6g

•Students determinethe angle of reflectionbased on the angle ofincidence. (6g)

#5003, Communication at the Speed of LightTiny glass filaments carry so much information that all the books ever written could be transmitted overa fiber optic cable in a few seconds.

Prompt: Fiber optic cables don’t always go in straight lines, they go around corners, too. Butlight does always travel in straight lines. Why do you think the light stays inside the cable?






•Students summarizethe sequence of eventsin the life cycles oforganisms thatreproduce sexuallyand asexually. (2a)

2a, 5f, 2b

•Students comparesexual reproductionand asexualreproduction. (2a)

#2006, CheetahsTo help save an endangered species like the cheetah, you must start by understanding its behavior.

Prompt: Why do you think it is important for cheetahs to mate only at certain times?






5a, 5b • Given a system andfailure of an organ orpart in that system,predict the effect. (5b)

#2002, Healing Injured Wild AnimalsVeterinarian Mark Pokras assesses, treats and nurses injured wild animals on their road back to health.

Prompt: Suppose a fox is brought in with a lung infection. What symptoms might be observed?






• Students comparejoints in the body withstructures used inmachines and simpledevices. (6h)

• Students analyze theinteractions betweenbones, muscles andjoints to allow formovement in aparticular joint. (5c)

6h, 5c,6i

• Studentsdemonstrate andexemplify how leversconfer mechanicaladvantage and howthe application of thisprinciple applies tothe musculoskeletalsystem. (6i)

#1005, An Engineer and Her RobotTo build an anthropomorphic (human-shaped) robot, an engineer has to know biology, electronics,computer programming, physics, math--and which music she wants to have it dance to.

#1006, Testing the Robotic Hand

NASA engineer Larry Li plays has built a robot's hand that can catch a baseball--or recover anessential tool in the vacuum of space.

See activity #6 in the movie guide for “An Engineer and Her Robot”.






•Students examine therole that geneticvariation andenvironmental factorsplay in the process ofevolution. (3a)


Prompt: Why do you think there are so many different kinds of bats?

3a, 3e,3b, 4f

• Students identifyand explain factorsthat contribute to thedistribution ofanimals. (4f)

#2004, Life Under the Ocean

A marine biologist studies the jellyfish-like animals living at 3,000 feet below the surface, where it iscold, dark and quiet.

#2001, The Disappearing Call of the WildArchiving and analyzing over 2,000 hours of rainforest sounds, bio-acoustician Bernie Krausemeasures the decline of species as habitats disappear.

Prompt: Why do you think scientists want to know which kinds of animals live in which placeson the earth?

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• Studentsdifferentiate theposition of anobject byassigning anegative orpositive sign tothe displacementof the objectrelevant to thereference point

#2011, Voyage of the Ventana 1 A marine research institution uses a remotely operated vehicle to explore the inhospitable environmentof the deep sea.

Prompt: If a position 100 meters above sea level is represented by +100 meters, how would yourepresent a position 100 meters below sea level?

1a

• Students illustratethe motion of anobject in a twodimensional (x,y)coordinate system

#3002, Tornado ChaseTornado-chasing meteorologists do research in the path of the storm’s edge as they strive to betterunderstand tornados for more accurate, faster forecasting.

See Tornado Chase Movie Guide, activity #7.






• Students measure the totaldistance of an object’s motionrelevant to a reference pointas well as the time it took forthe object to travel thatdistance (1b)

• Students calculate the averagespeed of the object’s motionby using the algebraicexpression: v=d/t (1b)

1b, 1c

• Students solve speedproblems using the algebraicexpression: d=rt ; given anytwo of these quantities(variables), students cancalculate the third quantity(variable) using: d=rt, t=d/r,r=d/t (1c)

#1001, Solar Powered CarsUsing the energy it takes to run a hair dryer, this solar-powered car travels 200 miles atspeeds of 50 to 65 mph.

#1004, Maglev Trains

Gliding on a wave of electromagnetic force, a MagLev (magnetic levitation) train could travelat 300 miles per hour or faster. Designer-engineers Gordon Danby and James Powelldescribe the mechanics and future benefits of such superconductor trains.

#1008, Roller CoastersDesigning safe roller coasters requires an understanding of forces.

Prompt (for any of the above movies): What variables would be used to describe themotion of this vehicle?

See also: Solar Powered Cars Movie Guide, Activities #10 and #11; Maglev TrainsMovie Guide, Activities #1 and #3.






• Students describe thevelocity of an object’smotion by specifying speedand direction (vector) (1d)

• Students describe a changein velocity as a change inspeed, direction or both(1e)

#1008, Roller Coasters

Designing safe roller coasters requires an understanding of forces.

Prompt: Think about your last roller coaster ride and describe some examples of whenthe velocity of the roller coaster changed.

1d, 1e

• Students describeacceleration as the rate atwhich [an object’s]velocity changes with time(1e)



Gliding on a wave of electromagnetic force, a MagLev (magnetic levitation) train could travel at300 miles per hour or faster. Designer-engineers Gordon Danby and James Powell describethe mechanics and future benefits of such superconductor trains. #1008, Roller CoastersDesigning safe roller coasters requires an understanding of forces.

Prompt (students would view at least two of the above movies): Which of thesevehicles do you think has a higher acceleration, and why? How would you find out?






• Students create and interpretgraphs of distance vs. timein order to examine thevelocity of an object

• Students determine whetheran object is speeding up,slowing down, movingtowards or away from thepoint or origin by analyzingthe slope of the line in adistance vs. time graph.

1f

• Students create and interpretgraphs of speed vs. time inorder to examine thechanges in velocity(acceleration) of an object’smotion.



Gliding on a wave of electromagnetic force, a MagLev (magnetic levitation) train could travelat 300 miles per hour or faster. Designer-engineers Gordon Danby and James Powelldescribe the mechanics and future benefits of such superconductor trains.

#1008, Roller CoastersDesigning safe roller coasters requires an understanding of forces.

Prompt (for any of the above movies): Make a graph that shows how you think thedistance traveled relates to the amount of time elapsed for this vehicle. Find theaverage speed of the vehicle between two points on your graph, and then again,between two different points. Is the speed always the same? When the velocity ischanging, how would that be represented on your graph?






• Students deducethat the velocity ofan object (speedand direction) willremain unchangedif the net forcefrom all forcesacting on anobject is equal tozero (2c)

2c, 2e

• Students predicthow an object’svelocity willchange if the netforce from allforces acting onthe object is notequal to zero (2e)

#1003, Flights of ImaginationAeronautical Inventor Paul MacCready describes how he built a human-powered airplane. #1004, Maglev Trains

Gliding on a wave of electromagnetic force, a MagLev (magnetic levitation) train could travel at 300miles per hour or faster. Designer-engineers Gordon Danby and James Powell describe the mechanicsand future benefits of such superconductor trains. #1008, Roller CoastersDesigning safe roller coasters requires an understanding of forces.

#1011, Windsails

Windsail designer Trevor Baylis develops the shape of a sail on his computer, builds it in his shop, andtests it out on the waves.

Prompt: Draw a diagram that shows the forces that are acting on an airplane, train, rollercoaster or windsail when it is in motion (depending on what movie you have shown).



Grade 8 Science Instructional Component 1 Content Standard Group 10



8c, 8d • Students explainthat the buoyantforce acting on anobject, immersedin a fluid, is anupward forceequal to theweight of the fluiddisplaced by theobject. (8c)

#2014, Voyage of the Ventana Chapter 4

A marine research institution uses a remotely operated vehicle to explore the inhospitable environmentof the deep sea.

Prompt: Why do you think the Ventana does not immediately sink to the bottom of the oceanwhen it’s placed in the water?






2g4e, 4c

• Studentsdistinguishbetween therelative sizes,composition andappearance ofthe planets

#3001, Searching for Water on MarsIf we can find water on Mars, then astronauts won't have to take it with them. But how do you find thewater before you send a manned mission?

Prompt: Name all of the similarities and differences between earth and Mars that you can think of.






• Students explainhow nuclearfusion produceslight from stars

#3004, Space WeatherWith solar flares 200,000 miles across releasing the equivalent of all the energy ever produced on theEarth at one time, space weather forecasters will become an important feature on the future news.

Prompt: It takes a lot of energy to make solar flares. Where do you think that energy comesfrom?

4d, 4b, 4a

• Studentsdescribedistancesbetween stars inlight years; howfar light travelsin one year,approximately 6trillion miles

#3005, Eyes on the Universe Chapter 1Astronomers think of telescopes as "bigger eyes" that allow them to look, not only deep into space, butback into time.

Prompt: The nearest star other than the sun is so far away that it takes a little more than 4 yearsfor light to travel from here to there. If someone at that distance were pointing a very powerfultelescope at the Earth right now and could see everything that was happening in this room, whatdo you think they would see? Explain your answer.

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