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Beginner Environmental Leadership Program 1 Beginner Environmental Leadership Program 1

Programs for Teachers

Grade 6

Instructor-Led Program

Our engaging instructor-led programs provide focused learning opportunities where students can ask questions, collaborate and problem solve with the guidance of our Georgia Aquarium Educators.

Please see below for information and details on our Grade 6 Instructor-Led Programs:

  • 6.1  – Turning the Tides
  • 6.2  – Fueling the Future
  • 6.3 – Saving the Seas

6.1 - Turning the Tides

The oceans’ tides, currents and waves play a significant role in the health of many unique ecosystems around the world. Animals have formed many adaptations to depend on these predictable patterns for many aspects of their lives. Students will gain a greater understanding of tides, nutrient cycling and unbelievable behaviors of ocean-dwelling organisms around the globe.

 

Georgia Standards of Excellence 

  • S6E4. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about how the sun, land, and water affect climate and weather.
    • c. Develop a model demonstrating the interaction between unequal heating and the rotation of the Earth that causes local and global wind systems.
  • S6E3. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to recognize the significant role of water in Earth processes.
    • d. Analyze and interpret data to create graphic representations of the causes and effects of waves, currents, and tides in Earth’s systems.

Next Generation Science Standards

  • MS-ESS2-4. Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

6.2 - Fueling the Future

Earth’s growing population will continue to need more energy. The two types of energy sources found on Earth, renewable and non-renewable, can have both positive and negative effects on marine ecosystems. Students will explore the Aquarium while learning about how rising greenhouse gas emissions are impacting environments around the world. Students will also learn about the impacts of offshore drilling, solar power, alternative fuels and why we should protect our ecosystems.

 

Georgia Standards of Excellence

  • S6E6. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the uses and conservation of various natural resources and how they impact the Earth.
    • a. Ask questions to determine the differences between renewable/sustainable energy resources (examples: hydro, solar, wind, geothermal, tidal, biomass) and nonrenewable energy resources (examples: nuclear: uranium, fossil fuels: oil, coal, and natural gas), and how they are used in our everyday lives.
    • c. Construct an argument evaluating contributions to the rise in global temperatures over the past century. (Clarification statement: Tables, graphs, and maps of global and regional temperatures, and atmospheric levels of greenhouse gasses such as carbon dioxide and methane, should be used as sources of evidence.

Next Generation Science Standards

  • MS-ESS3-5. Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.

6.3 - Saving the Seas

Human activity is causing damage to our planet in many ways. Rising temperatures, degraded water quality and habitat destruction are drastically altering many habitats – from warm, tropical waters to the cold, Arctic Sea. Students will engage in a hands-on activity to recognize signs of coral bleaching, analyze the effects of rising temperatures on animals and discover how coastal engineering can play a role in protecting our marine ecosystems and our own infrastructure.

 

Georgia Standards of Excellence

  • S6E5. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to show how Earth’s surface is formed.
    • e. Develop a model to demonstrate how natural processes (weathering, erosion, and deposition) and human activity change rocks and the surface of the Earth.
  • S6E3. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to recognize the significant role of water in Earth processes.
    • a. Ask questions to determine where water is located on Earth’s surface (oceans, rivers, lakes, swamps, groundwater, aquifers, and ice) and communicate the relative proportion of water at each location.

Next Generation Science Standards

MS-ESS3-5. Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.

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