Grade 6 – Organic

Dear Teacher,

The following standards are gathered from Common Core for English and Math and the Tennessee Curriculum standards for Science and Social Studies.   The ultimate goal of these units is to extend your curriculum and provide an interactive experience at our community’s Greenway Table garden.  Please utilize these ideas in any way that suits your classroom needs.  Feel free to contribute what works from your lesson plans to help improve this teacher resource.  We hope this helps you prepare students for an informative and fun garden experience!

TN Science Standards Covered:  Interdependence

• GLE 0607.2.1      Examine the roles of consumers, producers, and decomposers in a biological community.
• GLE 0607.2.2      Describe how matter and energy are transferred through an ecosystem.
• GLE 0607.2.3      Draw conclusions from data about interactions between the biotic and abiotic elements of a particular environment.
• GLE 0607.2.4      Analyze the environments and the interdependence among organisms found in the world’s major biomes.

Common Core Math Standards Covered:  Statistics and Probability

• Summarize and describe distributions.
  • 6.SP.4. Display numerical data in plots on a number line, including dot plots, histograms, and box plots.
  • 6.SP.5. Summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context, such as by:
  • Reporting the number of observations.
    • Describing the nature of the attribute under investigation, including how it was measured and its units of measurement.
    • Giving quantitative measures of center (median and/or mean) and variability (interquartile range and/or mean absolute deviation), as well as describing any overall pattern and any striking deviations from the overall pattern with reference to the context in which the data were gathered.
    • Relating the choice of measures of center and variability to the shape of the data distribution and the context in which the data were gathered.

TN Social Studies Standards: Culture

• 1.03 Appreciate the relationship between physical environments and culture.
• 1.04 Recognize how cultural and individual perceptions affect places and regions.
• 1.05 Understand the role that diverse cultures and historical experiences had on the development of the world.
• 1.06 Understand the influence of science and technology on the development of culture through time.

Common Core Language Arts Standards Covered – Writing

• Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
  • SL.6.4. Present claims and findings, sequencing ideas logically and using pertinent descriptions, facts, and details to accentuate main ideas or themes; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.
  • SL.6.5. Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, images, music, sound) and visual displays in presentations to clarify information.
  • SL.6.6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.