Grade 6 Mathematics, Quarter One

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1 Statistics, Data Analysis, and Probability 2.0 Grade 6 Mathematics, Quarter One Students use data samples of a population and describe the characteristics and limitations of the samples: Geometry and Structural Engineering, # Movie Guide #9 Creating an Advertising Campaign, # Movie Guide #13 Designing Sunglasses, # Movie Guide #16 Prototypes, # 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, # Movie Guide #19 Flights of Imagination, # Movie Guide #10 Roller Coasters, # Movie Guide #7 The Lundberg Farms, # Movie Guide #13 Searching for Water on Mars, # Movie Guide #5 Undersea Treasure, # The Movie Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD Mathematics, Grade 6, page 1 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

2 Algebra and Functions 1.0 Grade 6 Mathematics, Quarter Two Students write verbal expressions and sentences as algebraic expressions and equations; they evaluate algebraic expressions, solve simple linear equations, and graph and interpret their results: The Pterodactyl Flies Again, # Movie Guide #4 Flights of Imagination, # Movie Guide #12 Testing the Robotic Hand, # Movie Guide #2 Making Sparks, # Movie Guide #6 The Disappearing Call of the Wild, # Movie Guide #3 Healing Injured Wild Animals, # Movie Guide #6 First One in the Ballpark, # Movie Guide #6 Forest Rangers, # Movie Guide #3 Voyage of the Ventana 1 & 2, # Movie Guide #7 Voyage of the Ventana 3, 4 and 5, # Movie Guide #5 Searching for Water on Mars, # Movie Guide #11 Tornado Chase, # Movie Guide #7 Music for Movies, # Movie Guide #1, #2, #5 The ABC's of Architecture, # Movie Guide #6 Designing Dolls, # Movie Guide #4 Designing Sunglasses, # Movie Guide #20 Float Designer, # Movie Guide #2 Water Supply, # Movie Guide #8 Communication at the Speed of Light, # Movie Guide #5 The New York City Subway, # Movie Guide #6 Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD Mathematics, Grade 6, page 2 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

3 Number Sense 1.0 Grade 6 Mathematics, Quarter Two (cont.) Students compare and order positive and negative fractions, decimals, and mixed numbers. Students solve problems involving fractions, ratios, proportions, and percentages: Solar Powered Cars, # Movie Guide #6, #7 The Pterodactyl Flies Again, # Movie Guide #1, #5 Flights of Imagination, # Movie Guide #8 Inventing with Polygons, # Movie Guide #4 Windsails, # Movie Guide #1 Bicycle Design, # Movie Guide #3, #4 Concert Acoustics, # Movie Guide #3 The Bose Speaker, # Movie Guide #3 Growing Bugs, # Movie Guide #2, #3, #9 Life Under the Ocean, # Movie Guide #4 The Lundberg Farms, # Movie Guide #6 Cheetahs, # Movie Guide #3 Bats, # Movie Guide #3, #4, #7 First One in the Ballpark, # Movie Guide #1, #2, #3, #4 Forest Rangers, # Movie Guide #1, #4 Voyage of the Ventana 3, 4 and 5, # Movie Guide #3 Space Weather, # Movie Guide #1 Sports Photography, # Movie Guide #6, #9 Creating a Campground, # Movie Guide #9 Designing Dolls, # Movie Guide #5 Water Supply, # Movie Guide #1 Popcorn, Peanuts, Hot Dogs, # Movie Guide #2 Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD Mathematics, Grade 6, page 3 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

4 Number Sense 2.0 Grade 6 Mathematics, Quarter Two (cont.) Students calculate and solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division: Flights of Imagination, # Movie Guide #1, #2 Geometry and Structural Engineering, # Movie Guide #1, #3 Electricity from the Wind, # Movie Guide #1 Bicycle Design, # Movie Guide #2 The Bose Speaker, # Movie Guide #1 Cheetahs, # Movie Guide #1, #2 Searching for Water on Mars, # Movie Guide #1 Creating an Advertising Campaign, # Movie Guide #1, #3, #4 Designing Sunglasses, # Movie Guide #1, #2 The Head Chef, # Movie Guide #1, #4, #7, Float Designer, # Movie Guide #1 Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD Mathematics, Grade 6, page 4 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

5 Algebra and Functions 1.0 Grade 6 Mathematics, Quarter Three Students write verbal expressions and sentences as algebraic expressions and equations; they evaluate algebraic expressions, solve simple linear equations, and graph and interpret their results: The Pterodactyl Flies Again, # Movie Guide #4 Flights of Imagination, # Movie Guide #12 Testing the Robotic Hand, # Movie Guide #2 Making Sparks, # Movie Guide #6 The Disappearing Call of the Wild, # Movie Guide #3 Healing Injured Wild Animals, # Movie Guide #6 First One in the Ballpark, # Movie Guide #6 Forest Rangers, # Movie Guide #3 Voyage of the Ventana 1 & 2, # Movie Guide #7 Voyage of the Ventana 3, 4 and 5, # Movie Guide #5 Searching for Water on Mars, # Movie Guide #11 Tornado Chase, # Movie Guide #7 Music for Movies, # Movie Guide #1, #2, #5 The ABC's of Architecture, # Movie Guide #6 Designing Dolls, # Movie Guide #4 Designing Sunglasses, # Movie Guide #20 Float Designer, # Movie Guide #2 Water Supply, # Movie Guide #8 Communication at the Speed of Light, # Movie Guide #5 The New York City Subway, # Movie Guide #6 Algebra and Functions 2.0 Students analyze and use tables, graphs and rules to solve problems involving rates and proportions: Designing Sunglasses, # Movie Guide #4 Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD Mathematics, Grade 6, page 5 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

6 Measurement and Geometry 1.0 Grade 6 Mathematics, Quarter Three (cont.) Students deepen their understanding of the measurement of plane and solid shapes and use this understanding to solve problems: Solar Powered Cars, # Movie Guide #14, #17 Inventing with Polygons, # Movie Guide #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 Roller Coasters, # Movie Guide #6 Geometry and Structural Engineering, # Movie Guide #2, #7 Electricity from the Wind, # Movie Guide #3 Bicycle Design, # Movie Guide #4, #5, #8 Prototypes, # Movie Guide #1 The Bose Speaker, # Movie Guide #2 Growing Bugs, # Movie Guide #10 The Lundberg Farms, # Movie Guide #11, #12 Bats, # Movie Guide #8 Voyage of the Ventana 1 & 2, # Movie Guide #4, #6 Voyage of the Ventana 3, 4 and 5, # Movie Guide #6 Searching for Water on Mars, # Movie Guide #11 Sports Photography, # Movie Guide #9 Models for Movies, # Movie Guide #1 The ABC's of Architecture, # Movie Guide #5 Designing Sunglasses, # Movie Guide #9 Designing Toy Cars, # Movie Guide #1 Water Supply, # Movie Guide #4, #7 Tunnel Number 3, # Movie Guide #2, #3, #4, #9 Communications Satellites, # Movie Guide #3 The New York City Subway, # Movie Guide #4 Water Tanks, # Movie Guide #4, #5, #8, #10 Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD Mathematics, Grade 6, page 6 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

7 Measurement and Geometry 2.0 Grade 6 Mathematics, Quarter Three (cont.) Students identify and describe the properties of two-dimensional figures: Solar Powered Cars, # Movie Guide #14 Flights of Imagination, # Movie Guide #5 Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD Mathematics, Grade 6, page 7 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

8 Grade 6 Mathematics, Quarter Four Algebra and Functions 1.0 Students write verbal expressions and sentences as algebraic expressions and equations; they evaluate algebraic expressions, solve simple linear equations, and graph and interpret their results: The Pterodactyl Flies Again, # Movie Guide #4 Flights of Imagination, # Movie Guide #12 Testing the Robotic Hand, # Movie Guide #2 Making Sparks, # Movie Guide #6 The Disappearing Call of the Wild, # Movie Guide #3 Healing Injured Wild Animals, # Movie Guide #6 First One in the Ballpark, # Movie Guide #6 Forest Rangers, # Movie Guide #3 Voyage of the Ventana 1 & 2, # Movie Guide #7 Voyage of the Ventana 3, 4 and 5, # Movie Guide #5 Searching for Water on Mars, # Movie Guide #11 Tornado Chase, # Movie Guide #7 Music for Movies, # Movie Guide #1, #2, #5 The ABC's of Architecture, # Movie Guide #6 Designing Dolls, # Movie Guide #4 Designing Sunglasses, # Movie Guide #20 Float Designer, # Movie Guide #2 Water Supply, # Movie Guide #8 Communication at the Speed of Light, # Movie Guide #5 The New York City Subway, # Movie Guide #6 Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD Mathematics, Grade 6, page 8 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

9 Measurement and Geometry 1.0 Grade 6 Mathematics, Quarter Four (cont.) Students deepen their understanding of the measurement of plane and solid shapes and use this understanding to solve problems: Solar Powered Cars, # Movie Guide #14, #17 Inventing with Polygons, # Movie Guide #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 Roller Coasters, # Movie Guide #6 Geometry and Structural Engineering, # Movie Guide #2, #7 Electricity from the Wind, # Movie Guide #3 Bicycle Design, # Movie Guide #4, #5, #8 Prototypes, # Movie Guide #1 The Bose Speaker, # Movie Guide #2 Growing Bugs, # Movie Guide #10 The Lundberg Farms, # Movie Guide #11, #12 Bats, # Movie Guide #8 Voyage of the Ventana 1 & 2, # Movie Guide #4, #6 Voyage of the Ventana 3, 4 and 5, # Movie Guide #6 Searching for Water on Mars, # Movie Guide #11 Sports Photography, # Movie Guide #9 Models for Movies, # Movie Guide #1 The ABC's of Architecture, # Movie Guide #5 Designing Sunglasses, # Movie Guide #9 Designing Toy Cars, # Movie Guide #1 Water Supply, # Movie Guide #4, #7 Tunnel Number 3, # Movie Guide #2, #3, #4, #9 Communications Satellites, # Movie Guide #3 The New York City Subway, # Movie Guide #4 Water Tanks, # Movie Guide #4, #5, #8, #10 Measurement and Geometry 2.0 Students identify and describe the properties of two-dimensional figures: Solar Powered Cars, # Movie Guide #14 Flights of Imagination, # Movie Guide #5 Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD Mathematics, Grade 6, page 9 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

10 Number Sense 1.0 Grade 7 Mathematics, Quarter One Students know the properties of, and compute with, rational numbers expressed in a variety of forms: Designing Sunglasses, # Movie Guide #17 Communication at the Speed of Light, # Movie Guide #2 The New York City Subway, # Movie Guide #3 Number Sense 1.0 Grade 7 Mathematics, Quarter Two Students know the properties of, and compute with, rational numbers expressed in a variety of forms: Designing Sunglasses, # Movie Guide #17 Communication at the Speed of Light, # Movie Guide #2 The New York City Subway, # Movie Guide #3 Number Sense 1.0 Grade 7 Mathematics, Quarter Three Students know the properties of, and compute with, rational numbers expressed in a variety of forms: Designing Sunglasses, # Movie Guide #17 Communication at the Speed of Light, # Movie Guide #2 The New York City Subway, # Movie Guide #3 Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD Mathematics, Grade 7, page 1 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

11 Algebra and Functions 3.0 Students graph and interpret linear and some nonlinear functions: Grade 7 Mathematics, Quarter Four Undersea Treasure, # Movie Guide #4 Measurement and Geometry 1.0 Students choose appropriate units of measure and use ratios to convert within and between measurement systems to solve problems: Making Sparks, # Movie Guide #3 The Disappearing Call of the Wild, # Movie Guide #1 Growing Bugs, # Movie Guide #5, #6 The Lundberg Farms, # Movie Guide #7 The Head Chef, # Movie Guide #2 Popcorn, Peanuts, Hot Dogs, # Movie Guide #2 Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD Mathematics, Grade 7, page 2 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

12 Measurement and Geometry 2.0 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, # Movie Guide #7 Inventing with Polygons, # Movie Guide #1, #2 Geometry and Structural Engineering, # Movie Guide #2, #7 Bicycle Design, # Movie Guide #8 The Bose Speaker, # Movie Guide #2 The Lundberg Farms, # Movie Guide #10, #11 Bats, # Movie Guide #6 Voyage of the Ventana 1 & 2, # Movie Guide #6 Models for Movies, # Movie Guide #1 The ABC's of Architecture, # Movie Guide #4, #5 Designing Sunglasses, # Movie Guide #8 Designing Toy Cars, # Movie Guide #1 Float Designer, # Movie Guide #3 Water Supply, # Movie Guide #4 Tunnel Number 3, # Movie Guide #2, #3, #4, #9 The New York City Subway, # Movie Guide #4 Water Tanks, # Movie Guide #3, #4, #5, #7, #8, #10 Number Sense 1.0 Students know the properties of, and compute with, rational numbers expressed in a variety of forms: Designing Sunglasses, # Movie Guide #17 Communication at the Speed of Light, # Movie Guide #2 The New York City Subway, # Movie Guide #3 Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD Mathematics, Grade 7, page 3 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

13 Algebra I 2.0 Algebra 1AB, Quarter One 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: Algebra I 6.0 Roller Coasters, # Movie Guide #8 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 defined by linear inequality (e.g., they sketch the region defined by 2x + 6y < 4): Algebra I 7.0 Undersea Treasure, # Movie Guide #4 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-slope formula: Tunnel Number 3, # Movie Guide #6 Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD Mathematics, Algebra 1AB, page 1 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

14 Algebra I 6.0 Algebra 1AB, Quarter Two 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 defined by linear inequality (e.g., they sketch the region defined by 2x + 6y < 4): Algebra I 7.0 Undersea Treasure, # Movie Guide #4 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-slope formula: Algebra I 9.0 Tunnel Number 3, # Movie Guide #6 Students solve a system of two linear equations in two variables algebraically and are able to interpret the answer graphically. Students are able to solve a system of two linear inequalities in two variables and to sketch the solution sets: Bicycle Design, # Movie Guide #10 Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD Mathematics, Algebra 1AB, page 2 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

15 Algebra I 2.0 Algebra 1AB, Quarter Three 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, # Movie Guide #8 Algebra I 2.0 Algebra 1AB, Quarter Four 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: Algebra I 16.0 Roller Coasters, # Movie Guide #8 Students understand the concepts of a relation and a function, determine whether a given relation defines a function, and give pertinent information about given relations and functions: Algebra I 22.0 Solar Powered Cars, # Movie Guide #22 Maglev Trains, # Movie Guide #6 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, # Movie Guide #4 Eyes on the Universe 1 & 2, # Movie Guide #4 Eyes on the Universe 3 & 4, # Movie Guide #5 The ABC's of Architecture, # Movie Guide #6 The Head Chef, # Movie Guide #6 Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD Mathematics, Algebra 1AB, page 3 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

16 Algebra I 2.0 Algebra 1A1/1A2, Quarter One 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, # Movie Guide #8 Algebra 1A1/1A2, Quarter Two 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 defined by linear inequality (e.g., they sketch the region defined by 2x + 6y < 4): Algebra I 7.0 Undersea Treasure, # Movie Guide #4 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-slope formula: Tunnel Number 3, # Movie Guide #6 Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD Mathematics, Algebra 1A1/1A2, page 1 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

17 Algebra 1A1/1A2, Quarter Three 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 defined by linear inequality (e.g., they sketch the region defined by 2x + 6y < 4): Algebra I 7.0 Undersea Treasure, # Movie Guide #4 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-slope formula: Tunnel Number 3, # Movie Guide #6 Algebra I 6.0 Algebra 1A1/1A2, Quarter Four 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 defined by linear inequality (e.g., they sketch the region defined by 2x + 6y < 4): Algebra I 7.0 Undersea Treasure, # Movie Guide #4 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-slope formula: Tunnel Number 3, # Movie Guide #6 Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD Mathematics, Algebra 1A1/1A2, page 2 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

18 Algebra 1B1/1B2, 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, # Movie Guide #8 Algebra I 16.0 Algebra 1B1/1B2, Quarter Four Students understand the concepts of a relation and a function, determine whether a given relation defines a function, and give pertinent information about given relations and functions: Algebra I 22.0 Solar Powered Cars, # Movie Guide #22 Maglev Trains, # Movie Guide #6 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, # Movie Guide #4 Eyes on the Universe 1 & 2, # Movie Guide #4 Eyes on the Universe 3 & 4, # Movie Guide #5 The ABC's of Architecture, # Movie Guide #6 The Head Chef, # Movie Guide #6 Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD Mathematics, Algebra 1B1/1B2, page 1 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

19 Grade 6 Science Instructional Component 2, Content Standard Group 1 Content Standard Group 4a, 4b, 4d, 4e 3a, 3d Analyzed Standard Students explain how solar energy reaches the Earth through radiation, mostly in the form of visible light. (4b) Students differentiate the different components of weather and analyze their interactions that result in changes in weather. (4e) Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Resources #1001, Solar Powered Cars Using the energy it takes to run a hair dryer, this solar powered car travels 200 miles at speeds of 50 to 65 mph. #1018, Solar Power Plants Concentrated solar energy creates heat that drives steam through a turbine to produce electricity cleanly and efficiently. #1020, Making Sparks: Photovoltaics Sunlight can be converted directly into electricity with a device made of one of Earth's most plentiful elements. #1023, Off the Grid: The Solar Solution For people in remote locations without access to a power grid, solar panels can provide a solution to their energy problems. #1024, Off the Grid: Delivering Energy Engineers from Sandia Laboratories install a solar panel in a small roadside store in Honduras. Prompt (for any of the above movies): What is the source of the energy in this situation? How does the energy travel from that source to the point at which it is collected and used? #3002, Tornado Chase Tornado-chasing meteorologists do research in the path of the storm s edge as they strive to better understand tornados for more accurate, faster forecasting. Prompt: If you wanted to understand what causes tornados, what data would you collect? Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD 6 th Grade Science Matrix, page 1 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

20 Grade 6 Science Instructional Component 2, Content Standard Group 1 (cont.) Content Standard Group 4a, 4b, 4d, 4e 3a, 3d Analyzed Standard Students analyze how energy is transferred in different forms. (3a) Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Resources #1001, Solar Powered Cars Using the energy it takes to run a hair dryer, this solar powered car travels 200 miles at speeds of 50 to 65 mph. #1010, Electricity from the Wind The natural force of the wind is harnessed by mathematics and physics to generate clean electricity. #1018, Solar Power Plants Concentrated solar energy creates heat that drives steam through a turbine to produce electricity 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: Photovoltaics Sunlight can be converted directly into electricity with a device made of one of Earth's most plentiful elements. #1023, Off the Grid: The Solar Solution For people in remote locations without access to a power grid, solar panels can provide a solution to their energy problems. #1024, Off the Grid: Delivering Energy Engineers from Sandia Laboratories install a solar panel in a small roadside store in Honduras Prompt (for any of the above movies): In the situation described in this movie, the energy arrives to the Earth as sunlight. How does the energy change form? What do you think finally happens to it? Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD 6 th Grade Science Matrix, page 2 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

21 Grade 6 Science Instructional Component 3, Content Standard Group 1 Content Standard Groups 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e Analyzed Standard Students classify populations of organisms by the functions they serve in the ecosystem. (5c) Students compare and contrast different kinds of organisms and the similar ecological roles they play in similar biomes. (5d) Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Resources #2001, The Disappearing Call of the Wild Archiving and analyzing over 2,000 hours of rainforest sounds, bio-acoustician Bernie Krause 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 area affects the other living things in that area? #2007, Bats Bats are an essential and fascinating part of the ecology of many environments. Prompt: What do you think would happen if there were no bats? #2001, The Disappearing Call of the Wild Archiving and analyzing over 2,000 hours of rainforest sounds, bio-acoustician Bernie Krause measures the decline of species as habitats disappear. Prompt: Do we have hippopotamuses where we live? Do we have any animals that are at all similar? How are they similar? #2006, Cheetahs To help save an endangered species like the cheetah, you must start by understanding its behavior. Prompt: Do we have cheetahs where we live? Do we have any animals that are similar in some ways? How are they similar? #2007, Bats Bats are an essential and fascinating part of the ecology of many environments. Prompt: Many bats survive by eating insects. But bats don t live everywhere. What other animals eat insects? Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD 6 th Grade Science Matrix, page 3 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

22 Grade 6 Science Instructional Component 3, Content Standard Group 2 Content Standard Groups 6a, 6b, 6c, 2d, 3b Analyzed Standards Students evaluate the utility of energy sources which are determined by factors that are involved in converting these sources to useful forms and the consequences of the conversion process. (6a) Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Resources #1001, Solar Powered Cars Using the energy it takes to run a hair dryer, this solar powered car travels 200 miles at speeds of 50 to 65 mph. #1010, Electricity from the Wind The natural force of the wind is harnessed by mathematics and physics to generate clean electricity. #1018, Solar Power Plants Concentrated solar energy creates heat that drives steam through a turbine to produce electricity 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: Photovoltaics Sunlight can be converted directly into electricity with a device made of one of Earth's most plentiful 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 Solution For people in remote locations without access to a power grid, solar panels can provide a solution to their energy problems. Prompt (for any of the above movies): How would you decide whether or not this is a good source of energy? Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD 6 th Grade Science Matrix, page 4 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

23 Grade 6 Science Instructional Component 3, Content Standard Group 2 (cont.) Content Standard Groups 6a, 6b, 6c, 2d, 3b Analyzed Standards Students classify different natural energy and material resources including air, soil, rocks, minerals, petroleum, fresh water, wildlife, and forests as renewable or nonrenewable. (6b) Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Resources #1010, Electricity from the Wind The natural force of the wind is harnessed by mathematics and physics to generate clean electricity. #1018, Solar Power Plants Concentrated solar energy creates heat that drives steam through a turbine to produce electricity 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. #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? Why do you think so? Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD 6 th Grade Science Matrix, page 5 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

24 Grade 7 Science Instructional Component 1, Content Standard Group 1 Content Standard Group 6a, 6c, 6d, 6f, 6g Analyzed Standards Students analyze the pathways light travels through in one or more media. (6c) Students correlate the structure of a lens with its function. (6d) Students determine the angle of reflection based on the angle of incidence. (6g) Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Resources #5003, Communication at the Speed of Light Tiny glass filaments carry so much information that all the books ever written could be transmitted over a fiber optic cable in a few seconds. Prompt: Fiber optic cables don t always go in straight lines, they go around corners, too. But light does travel in straight lines. Why do you think the light stays inside the cable? # , 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 look not only deep into space, but back into time. Part 2: Planetary Systems New telescopes will soon allow astronomers to study the planetary systems 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 seem larger, ask Then why aren t microscope lenses that big? ) #5003, Communication at the Speed of Light Tiny glass filaments carry so much information that all the books ever written could be transmitted over a fiber optic cable in a few seconds. Prompt: Fiber optic cables don t always go in straight lines, they go around corners, too. But light does always travel in straight lines. Why do you think the light stays inside the cable? Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD 7 th Grade Science Matrix, page 1 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

25 Grade 7 Science Instructional Component 1, Content Standard Group 6 Content Standard Group 2a, 5f, 2b Analyzed Standards Students summarize the sequence of events in the life cycles of organisms that reproduce sexually and asexually. (2a) Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Resources #2006, Cheetahs To 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? Students compare sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction. (2a) Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD 7 th Grade Science Matrix, page 2 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

26 Grade 7 Science Instructional Component 2, Content Standard Group 1 Content Standard Group Analyzed Standards 5a, 5b Given a system and failure of an organ or part in that system, predict the effect. (5b) Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Resources #2002, Healing Injured Wild Animals Veterinarian 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? Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD 7 th Grade Science Matrix, page 3 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

27 Grade 7 Science Instructional Component 2, Content Standard Group 3 Content Standard Group 6h, 5c, 6i Analyzed Standards Students compare joints in the body with structures used in machines and simple devices. (6h) Students analyze the interactions between bones, muscles and joints to allow for movement in a particular joint. (5c) Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Resources #1005, An Engineer and Her Robot To 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 an essential tool in the vacuum of space. See activity #6 in the movie guide for An Engineer and Her Robot. Students demonstrate and exemplify how levers confer mechanical advantage and how the application of this principle applies to the musculoskeletal system. (6i) Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD 7 th Grade Science Matrix, page 4 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

28 Grade 7 Science Instructional Component 2, Content Standard Group 5 Content Standard Group 3a, 3e, 3b, 4f Analyzed Standards Students examine the role that genetic variation and environmental factors play in the process of evolution. (3a) Students identify and explain factors that contribute to the distribution of animals. (4f) Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Resources #2007, Bats Bats are an essential and fascinating part of the ecology of many environments. Prompt: Why do you think there are so many different kinds of bats? #2004, Life Under the Ocean A marine biologist studies the jellyfish-like animals living at 3,000 feet below the surface, where it is cold, dark and quiet. #2001, The Disappearing Call of the Wild Archiving and analyzing over 2,000 hours of rainforest sounds, bio-acoustician Bernie Krause measures the decline of species as habitats disappear. Prompt: Why do you think scientists want to know which kinds of animals live in which places on the earth? Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD 7 th Grade Science Matrix, page 5 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

29 Grade 8 Science Instructional Component 1, Content Standard Group 1 Content Standard Group 1a Analyzed Standard Students differentiate the position of an object by assigning a negative or positive sign to the displacement of the object relevant to the reference point Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Resources #2011, Voyage of the Ventana 1 A marine research institution uses a remotely operated vehicle to explore the inhospitable environment of the deep sea. Prompt: If a position 100 meters above sea level is represented by +100 meters, how would you represent a position 100 meters below sea level? Students illustrate the motion of an object in a two dimensional (x,y) coordinate system #3002, Tornado Chase Tornado-chasing meteorologists do research in the path of the storm s edge as they strive to better understand tornados for more accurate, faster forecasting. See Tornado Chase Movie Guide, activity #7. Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD 8 th grade Science Matrix, page 1 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

30 Grade 8 Science Instructional Component 1, Content Standard Group 2 Content Standard Group 1b, 1c Analyzed Standard Students measure the total distance of an object s motion relevant to a reference point as well as the time it took for the object to travel that distance (1b) Students calculate the average speed of the object s motion by using the algebraic expression: v=d/t (1b) Students solve speed problems using the algebraic expression: d=rt ; given any two of these quantities (variables), students can calculate the third quantity (variable) using: d=rt, t=d/r, r=d/t (1c) Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Resources #1001, Solar Powered Cars Using the energy it takes to run a hair dryer, this solar-powered car travels 200 miles at speeds of 50 to 65 mph. #1004, Maglev Trains Gliding on a wave of electromagnetic force, a MagLev (magnetic levitation) train could travel at 300 miles per hour or faster. Designer-engineers Gordon Danby and James Powell describe the mechanics and future benefits of such superconductor trains. #1008, Roller Coasters Designing safe roller coasters requires an understanding of forces. Prompt (for any of the above movies): What variables would be used to describe the motion of this vehicle? See also: Solar Powered Cars Movie Guide, Activities #10 and #11; Maglev Trains Movie Guide, Activities #1 and #3. Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD 8 th grade Science Matrix, page 2 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

31 Grade 8 Science Instructional Component 1, Content Standard Group 3 Content Standard Group 1d, 1e Analyzed Standard Students describe the velocity of an object s motion by specifying speed and direction (vector) (1d) #1008, Roller Coasters Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Resources Designing safe roller coasters requires an understanding of forces. Prompt: Think about your last roller coaster ride and describe some examples of when the velocity of the roller coaster changed. Students describe a change in velocity as a change in speed, direction or both (1e) Students describe acceleration as the rate at which [an object s] velocity changes with time (1e) #1001, Solar Powered Cars Using the energy it takes to run a hair dryer, this solar-powered car travels 200 miles at speeds of 50 to 65 mph. #1004, Maglev Trains Gliding on a wave of electromagnetic force, a MagLev (magnetic levitation) train could travel at 300 miles per hour or faster. Designer-engineers Gordon Danby and James Powell describe the mechanics and future benefits of such superconductor trains. #1008, Roller Coasters Designing safe roller coasters requires an understanding of forces. Prompt (students would view at least two of the above movies): Which of these vehicles do you think has a higher acceleration, and why? How would you find out? Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD 8 th grade Science Matrix, page 3 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

32 Grade 8 Science Instructional Component 1, Content Standard Group 4 Content Standard Group 1f Analyzed Standard Students create and interpret graphs of distance vs. time in order to examine the velocity of an object Students determine whether an object is speeding up, slowing down, moving towards or away from the point or origin by analyzing the slope of the line in a distance vs. time graph. Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Resources #1001, Solar Powered Cars Using the energy it takes to run a hair dryer, this solar-powered car travels 200 miles at speeds of 50 to 65 mph. #1004, Maglev Trains Gliding on a wave of electromagnetic force, a MagLev (magnetic levitation) train could travel at 300 miles per hour or faster. Designer-engineers Gordon Danby and James Powell describe the mechanics and future benefits of such superconductor trains. #1008, Roller Coasters Designing safe roller coasters requires an understanding of forces. Prompt (for any of the above movies): Make a graph that shows how you think the distance traveled relates to the amount of time elapsed for this vehicle. Find the average 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 is changing, how would that be represented on your graph? Students create and interpret graphs of speed vs. time in order to examine the changes in velocity (acceleration) of an object s motion. Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD 8 th grade Science Matrix, page 4 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

33 Grade 8 Science Instructional Component 1, Content Standard Group 7 Content Standard Group 2c, 2e Analyzed Standard Students deduce that the velocity of an object (speed and direction) will remain unchanged if the net force from all forces acting on an object is equal to zero (2c) Students predict how an object s velocity will change if the net force from all forces acting on the object is not equal to zero (2e) Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Resources #1003, Flights of Imagination Aeronautical 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 300 miles per hour or faster. Designer-engineers Gordon Danby and James Powell describe the mechanics and future benefits of such superconductor trains. #1008, Roller Coasters Designing 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, and tests it out on the waves. Prompt: Draw a diagram that shows the forces that are acting on an airplane, train, roller coaster or windsail when it is in motion (depending on what movie you have shown). Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD 8 th grade Science Matrix, page 5 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

34 Grade 8 Science Instructional Component 1 Content Standard Group 10 Content Standard Group Analyzed Standard 8c, 8d Students explain that the buoyant force acting on an object, immersed in a fluid, is an upward force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object. (8c) #2014, Voyage of the Ventana Chapter 4 Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Resources A marine research institution uses a remotely operated vehicle to explore the inhospitable environment of the deep sea. Prompt: Why do you think the Ventana does not immediately sink to the bottom of the ocean when it s placed in the water? Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD 8 th grade Science Matrix, page 6 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.

35 Grade 8 Science Instructional Component 3, Content Standard Group 3 Content Standard Group 2g 4e, 4c Analyzed Standard Students distinguish between the relative sizes, composition and appearance of the planets Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Resources #3001, Searching for Water on Mars If we can find water on Mars, then astronauts won't have to take it with them. But how do you find the water before you send a manned mission? Prompt: Name all of the similarities and differences between earth and Mars that you can think of. Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library Alignment LAUSD 8 th grade Science Matrix, page 7 Copyright The Futures Channel This document may be reproduced for purposes related to the utilization of the Futures Channel Digital Video Resource Library in California districts and schools who own or have current licenses for the use of the Library.