ELA Language, Speaking & Listening

L.6.6 Language, Speaking & Listening resources

Find free, ready-to-teach resources aligned to L.6.6. Designed for the Common Core English Language Arts set index.

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L.6.6 | Language, Speaking & Listening

Grade 6

Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

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Females singing to be heard: Challenging long-held assumptions about birdsong through data visualization

Grades

5–8 & 9–12

Students will learn how data visuals tell a story. They will analyze real bird song data to try to understand why female singing behavior has been overlooked in one of the most common birds in the world. They will also gain a deeper insight into the scientific peer review process.

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Students are taught the definitions of new words including: cipher, encipher, decipher, discern, algorithm, data visualization, dot plot, scatter plot, and histogram - Students use and reference the new words throughout the lesson

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3 lessons and 8 supporting media items.

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Lesson 1

Ciphers and Data Visuals

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Lesson 2

From Tables to Graphs

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Connections between dot plots and histograms (with sound)

Lesson 3

Visualizing Song Data

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Getting to know your data: Counting barn swallow songs

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Lesson Trailer: "Females Singing to be Heard"

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Photon Engineers: Tinkering with Light

Grades

6-9

Embark on a journey through time and space to understand what light really is and how humans use it. From starting fires with sunlight, to sending messages to other planets, to current research in photonics, students will become more curious about light in their daily lives!

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Lesson 2

Students are introduced to vocabularly related to waves and the manipulation of light.

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5 lessons and 7 supporting media items.

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