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Sixth-grade educator review

Human review pending. Please review these activities before treating the coverage or evidence rule as suitable for a learner.

800 supplemental activities; coverage is partial. Completion levels are game progress, not standards mastery.

Four first-try independent successes in five varied checks over two sessions. Product hypothesis, not an Idaho cutoff. Review separately for each skill; never automatically grade creative work or real-world behavior.

  1. Check the task, answer or open response, and its intended skill against the linked standard.
  2. Check accessibility and the difference between supported work, an independent check, and adult observation.
  3. Review whether five varied checks over two sessions is a useful reporting rule for this skill. It is not a mastery decision.
  4. In For grown-ups, open the skill and record your educator pilot review. Record actual observations separately. Coverage review of this release remains pending until an educator reviews the full packet.

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reading · Verify precise meanings with context, roots and references (10 activities)

Idaho ELA/Literacy · January 3, 2022 · 6.VD-WB.1a–d; 6.VD-AV.3

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. The narrator was ambivalent: she welcomed the invitation but dreaded leaving. Ambivalent means…

    Choices: having mixed feelings · being completely certain · having no opinion at all

    Answer: having mixed feelings

    Help: Use the whole sentence, word parts, and a reliable reference to verify the meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip uses bio and graph to infer that biography concerns a life account, then checks a dictionary and the sentence.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.vocabulary-0.v1
  2. The proposal is provisional; the team will revise it after the trial. Provisional means…

    Choices: temporary and subject to change · permanently approved · unrelated to the trial

    Answer: temporary and subject to change

    Help: Use the whole sentence, word parts, and a reliable reference to verify the meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip uses bio and graph to infer that biography concerns a life account, then checks a dictionary and the sentence.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.vocabulary-1.v1
  3. The root chron relates to time. What does chronological order organize?

    Choices: events by when they happened · words by length · places by population

    Answer: events by when they happened

    Help: Use the whole sentence, word parts, and a reliable reference to verify the meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip uses bio and graph to infer that biography concerns a life account, then checks a dictionary and the sentence.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.vocabulary-2.v1
  4. The roots micro and scope suggest small and looking. Which meaning fits microscope?

    Choices: an instrument for viewing very small things · an instrument for measuring distance traveled · a device that always sees through walls

    Answer: an instrument for viewing very small things

    Help: Use the whole sentence, word parts, and a reliable reference to verify the meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip uses bio and graph to infer that biography concerns a life account, then checks a dictionary and the sentence.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.vocabulary-3.v1
  5. The glacier advanced slowly. In this context, advanced means…

    Choices: moved forward · became a higher-level course · paid money early

    Answer: moved forward

    Help: Use the whole sentence, word parts, and a reliable reference to verify the meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip uses bio and graph to infer that biography concerns a life account, then checks a dictionary and the sentence.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.vocabulary-4.v1
  6. The writer qualified the claim by adding “in these two trials.” Qualified means…

    Choices: limited the scope of the claim · made the claim apply everywhere · earned a job certificate

    Answer: limited the scope of the claim

    Help: Use the whole sentence, word parts, and a reliable reference to verify the meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip uses bio and graph to infer that biography concerns a life account, then checks a dictionary and the sentence.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.vocabulary-5.v1
  7. “Because the sample was tiny, the result was tentative.” Which relationship helps explain tentative?

    Choices: limited evidence makes a conclusion uncertain · a large sample guarantees certainty · the result has no connection to the sample

    Answer: limited evidence makes a conclusion uncertain

    Help: Use the whole sentence, word parts, and a reliable reference to verify the meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip uses bio and graph to infer that biography concerns a life account, then checks a dictionary and the sentence.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.vocabulary-6.v1
  8. You infer a word means boundary, but the next sentence does not fit. What is the strongest next step?

    Choices: Check a reference, its part of speech, and the full context. · Keep the first guess regardless of context. · Choose the longest dictionary definition.

    Answer: Check a reference, its part of speech, and the full context.

    Help: Use the whole sentence, word parts, and a reliable reference to verify the meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip uses bio and graph to infer that biography concerns a life account, then checks a dictionary and the sentence.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.vocabulary-7.v1
  9. The prefix mal often suggests bad or faulty. What does malfunction most likely mean?

    Choices: failure to work correctly · an improvement in design · a machine’s brand name

    Answer: failure to work correctly

    Help: Use the whole sentence, word parts, and a reliable reference to verify the meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip uses bio and graph to infer that biography concerns a life account, then checks a dictionary and the sentence.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.vocabulary-8.v1
  10. An author calls two variables correlated. Which cautious meaning fits?

    Choices: They vary together; this alone does not prove cause. · One must be the only cause of the other. · They can never be measured.

    Answer: They vary together; this alone does not prove cause.

    Help: Use the whole sentence, word parts, and a reliable reference to verify the meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip uses bio and graph to infer that biography concerns a life account, then checks a dictionary and the sentence.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.vocabulary-9.v1
reading · Explain connotation, figurative language and tone (10 activities)

Idaho ELA/Literacy · January 3, 2022 · 6.VD-WB.2a–d

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. “The empty station swallowed our footsteps.” What effect does this personification create?

    Choices: a sense of a vast, quiet space · proof that the building is alive · a cheerful crowded scene

    Answer: a sense of a vast, quiet space

    Help: Explain the word’s effect in this context. Related words can carry different attitudes.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains that calling a room cramped suggests discomfort, while compact emphasizes efficient use of space.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.language-0.v1
  2. Which word describes low cost with a more favorable connotation than cheap?

    Choices: affordable · flimsy · stingy

    Answer: affordable

    Help: Explain the word’s effect in this context. Related words can carry different attitudes.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains that calling a room cramped suggests discomfort, while compact emphasizes efficient use of space.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.language-1.v1
  3. “His promise was a thread holding the team together.” What does thread suggest?

    Choices: a connection that matters but may be fragile · a literal sewing lesson · a promise with no effect

    Answer: a connection that matters but may be fragile

    Help: Explain the word’s effect in this context. Related words can carry different attitudes.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains that calling a room cramped suggests discomfort, while compact emphasizes efficient use of space.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.language-2.v1
  4. “The news hit a nerve.” What does this idiom suggest?

    Choices: It touched a sensitive concern. · It describes a physical injury with certainty. · It was not noticed.

    Answer: It touched a sensitive concern.

    Help: Explain the word’s effect in this context. Related words can carry different attitudes.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains that calling a room cramped suggests discomfort, while compact emphasizes efficient use of space.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.language-3.v1
  5. A character is called persistent in one account and stubborn in another. What changes?

    Choices: the implied evaluation of similar behavior · the spelling of the character’s name · the time of day

    Answer: the implied evaluation of similar behavior

    Help: Explain the word’s effect in this context. Related words can carry different attitudes.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains that calling a room cramped suggests discomfort, while compact emphasizes efficient use of space.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.language-4.v1
  6. “At last, the magnificent plan had produced one crooked shelf.” Which word helps create an ironic tone?

    Choices: magnificent · shelf · one

    Answer: magnificent

    Help: Explain the word’s effect in this context. Related words can carry different attitudes.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains that calling a room cramped suggests discomfort, while compact emphasizes efficient use of space.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.language-5.v1
  7. A writer changes walked to trudged. What is emphasized?

    Choices: effort or weariness · speed and excitement · complete stillness

    Answer: effort or weariness

    Help: Explain the word’s effect in this context. Related words can carry different attitudes.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains that calling a room cramped suggests discomfort, while compact emphasizes efficient use of space.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.language-6.v1
  8. “The hallway hummed with rumors.” What mood does hummed suggest?

    Choices: ongoing, active talk · complete silence · a proven fact in every conversation

    Answer: ongoing, active talk

    Help: Explain the word’s effect in this context. Related words can carry different attitudes.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains that calling a room cramped suggests discomfort, while compact emphasizes efficient use of space.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.language-7.v1
  9. Which relationship connects chapter and book?

    Choices: part to whole · cause to effect · opposites

    Answer: part to whole

    Help: Explain the word’s effect in this context. Related words can carry different attitudes.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains that calling a room cramped suggests discomfort, while compact emphasizes efficient use of space.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.language-8.v1
  10. “We counted every precious minute.” What does precious add?

    Choices: The time feels especially valuable. · The minutes are made of metal. · The writer does not care about time.

    Answer: The time feels especially valuable.

    Help: Explain the word’s effect in this context. Related words can carry different attitudes.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains that calling a room cramped suggests discomfort, while compact emphasizes efficient use of space.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.language-9.v1
reading · Support an inference with several pieces of textual evidence (10 activities)

Idaho ELA/Literacy · January 3, 2022 · 6.RC-TE.3

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. The Unfinished Map: which pair of details best supports the character’s change?

    Mara wanted the community map to look complete. She filled every blank space with a confident label, even the marsh path she had never walked. At the rehearsal, Tavi asked how she knew the path remained open in winter. Mara pointed to an old photograph. Tavi set a recent maintenance notice beside it and waited. Mara felt that removing a label would make her work seem smaller. Yet she imagined a visitor following the map into mud. She replaced the bold line with a dotted one and added a question for the park staff. The finished map had more empty space than her first draft. Beside those spaces, however, visitors found dates, sources, and invitations to help. Mara watched someone use the map, pause at a dotted line, and choose a safer route. For the first time, she was proud of a blank.

    Choices: She labels an unvisited path confidently, then marks it uncertain after comparing sources. · The setting is named and the story has an ending. · An unrelated object appears and time passes.

    Answer: She labels an unvisited path confidently, then marks it uncertain after comparing sources.

    Help: Connect an early response and a later choice; check both against the text.
    Pip’s example: Pip quotes one early action and paraphrases a later response, then explains how both support an inference about change.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.evidence-0.v1
  2. The Quiet Measure: which pair of details best supports the character’s change?

    I kept a tally of every suggestion our group accepted. By Wednesday, my column was nearly empty. When Lena proposed rehearsing without scenery, I objected before she finished. I had spent two evenings painting the scenery. She asked us to test the scene once with it and once without it. During the second version, the audience could see the small gesture that explained the ending. I looked at my tally and realized it counted ownership, not usefulness. At the next meeting I suggested keeping just one painted doorway. Lena asked me where it should stand. My column gained a mark, but I stopped counting before the rehearsal ended. Watching the audience lean forward mattered more than being able to point at everything I had made.

    Choices: The narrator counts accepted ideas, then stops counting while watching the audience. · The setting is named and the story has an ending. · An unrelated object appears and time passes.

    Answer: The narrator counts accepted ideas, then stops counting while watching the audience.

    Help: Connect an early response and a later choice; check both against the text.
    Pip’s example: Pip quotes one early action and paraphrases a later response, then explains how both support an inference about change.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.evidence-1.v1
  3. A Second Label: which pair of details best supports the character’s change?

    The museum label described the old canal as a triumph of engineering. Ben liked that sentence because it fit neatly on one line. Sal brought an account from a family whose orchard had been divided by the canal. Ben argued that the label was about construction, not families. Sal asked whether construction happened in an empty landscape. They read the survey notes together. The canal had carried water to new fields, but its route had also required choices about whose land to cross. Ben drafted a longer label, then cut it back to two questions and a small map. During the opening, visitors disagreed about the answers. Ben began to worry that the label had failed. Then he noticed them pointing to the sources rather than merely repeating the first sentence.

    Choices: Ben first prefers a simple triumph, then invites readers to weigh mapped sources. · The setting is named and the story has an ending. · An unrelated object appears and time passes.

    Answer: Ben first prefers a simple triumph, then invites readers to weigh mapped sources.

    Help: Connect an early response and a later choice; check both against the text.
    Pip’s example: Pip quotes one early action and paraphrases a later response, then explains how both support an inference about change.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.evidence-2.v1
  4. The Borrowed Melody: which pair of details best supports the character’s change?

    Ari found a melody in a book of songs and arranged it for the school concert. The program called it an ancient tune from a faraway place. During rehearsal, Ms. Chen asked who had collected it, who had performed it, and what the words meant. Ari thought those questions would delay the music. The source note, however, named a living composer and a particular community event. Ari realized that ancient had made a real person disappear. With help, Ari checked the book’s credits and revised both the introduction and arrangement. The final performance was shorter because the introduction took time. Ari listened differently now: each phrase belonged to someone’s choices, not to an unnamed collection waiting to be borrowed.

    Choices: Ari first uses a vague ancient label, then identifies a composer and revises the introduction. · The setting is named and the story has an ending. · An unrelated object appears and time passes.

    Answer: Ari first uses a vague ancient label, then identifies a composer and revises the introduction.

    Help: Connect an early response and a later choice; check both against the text.
    Pip’s example: Pip quotes one early action and paraphrases a later response, then explains how both support an inference about change.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.evidence-3.v1
  5. The Last Trial: which pair of details best supports the character’s change?

    The paper tower stood through four tests. On the fifth, one corner folded. Dev wanted to leave that result out of the presentation because a sleeve had brushed the table. Nia wrote the possible disturbance beside the failed trial instead. They rebuilt the tower and repeated the test under the same conditions. It failed again, this time with no sleeve nearby. Dev stared at the four successes, which now seemed less useful than the bent corner. The team changed the base and recorded three more trials. Their display did not claim that the new design could never fail. It showed where the evidence had changed their plan. Dev saved the first bent corner in a clear envelope and placed it at the center.

    Choices: The repeated failure changes the base, and Dev displays the bent corner instead of hiding it. · The setting is named and the story has an ending. · An unrelated object appears and time passes.

    Answer: The repeated failure changes the base, and Dev displays the bent corner instead of hiding it.

    Help: Connect an early response and a later choice; check both against the text.
    Pip’s example: Pip quotes one early action and paraphrases a later response, then explains how both support an inference about change.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.evidence-4.v1
  6. Across the Table: which pair of details best supports the character’s change?

    Sana was assigned to record the discussion, a role she considered less important than presenting. While others debated, she wrote down the reasons attached to each proposal. After twenty minutes, the group seemed to have two incompatible plans. Sana noticed that both included a quiet entrance and movable seating. She drew a line between those shared features. The room grew quiet while everyone read her notes. They still disagreed about cost, but they no longer had to restart the whole plan. At the presentation, Sana did not deliver the opening speech. She displayed the chart that had let the group continue. The task she had thought invisible turned out to be the one that made their common ground visible.

    Choices: Sana records reasons and then connects features shared by the competing plans. · The setting is named and the story has an ending. · An unrelated object appears and time passes.

    Answer: Sana records reasons and then connects features shared by the competing plans.

    Help: Connect an early response and a later choice; check both against the text.
    Pip’s example: Pip quotes one early action and paraphrases a later response, then explains how both support an inference about change.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.evidence-5.v1
  7. The Small Window: which pair of details best supports the character’s change?

    I photographed the mural from across the street, carefully keeping the traffic sign out of the frame. In my picture the painted river seemed to flow through an untouched neighborhood. At the exhibit, a visitor asked why I had removed the sign warning of a flood route. I explained that it spoiled the composition. She said the sign was part of why the mural had been painted. Later I returned and made a second photograph. This time the sign stood at the edge, awkward but necessary. I hung both pictures with their dates and explained the choice I had made. Neither image showed everything. Together they made it harder for me to pretend that a frame was merely a border.

    Choices: The narrator excludes the sign for appearance, then includes it to restore context. · The setting is named and the story has an ending. · An unrelated object appears and time passes.

    Answer: The narrator excludes the sign for appearance, then includes it to restore context.

    Help: Connect an early response and a later choice; check both against the text.
    Pip’s example: Pip quotes one early action and paraphrases a later response, then explains how both support an inference about change.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.evidence-6.v1
  8. A Letter Returned: which pair of details best supports the character’s change?

    Eli wrote a complaint about the new bus stop and signed it for the entire block. Before sending it, he showed it to Jo, who used the new curb ramp every morning. Jo agreed that the shelter was too small but explained why the stop’s new position helped. Eli had described the move as useless. He crossed out the word, leaving a dark patch on the page. They asked three more neighbors what had changed for them and recorded both benefits and problems. The revised letter requested a larger shelter without asking to move the ramp. Eli no longer signed for everyone. He listed the people who had read and supported the request. The letter sounded less sweeping and more difficult to dismiss.

    Choices: Eli revises useless after hearing Jo and limits the signature to actual supporters. · The setting is named and the story has an ending. · An unrelated object appears and time passes.

    Answer: Eli revises useless after hearing Jo and limits the signature to actual supporters.

    Help: Connect an early response and a later choice; check both against the text.
    Pip’s example: Pip quotes one early action and paraphrases a later response, then explains how both support an inference about change.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.evidence-7.v1
  9. The Space Between: which pair of details best supports the character’s change?

    The poem on the board had only six lines. Ivo finished reading it before the rest of the group looked up. He called it simple. Mira asked him to read it again, pausing at the line breaks instead of racing to the periods. A word at the end of the third line seemed certain until the fourth line changed its meaning. Ivo laughed, then looked embarrassed. During discussion he wanted to explain what the poem meant, but he noticed that Mira emphasized a different pause. They tried both readings aloud. The words stayed the same while the movement between them shifted. Ivo wrote a question in the margin where he had planned to write a final answer.

    Choices: Ivo first calls the poem simple, then tests two readings and records a question. · The setting is named and the story has an ending. · An unrelated object appears and time passes.

    Answer: Ivo first calls the poem simple, then tests two readings and records a question.

    Help: Connect an early response and a later choice; check both against the text.
    Pip’s example: Pip quotes one early action and paraphrases a later response, then explains how both support an inference about change.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.evidence-8.v1
  10. The Open Gate: which pair of details best supports the character’s change?

    The garden committee voted to leave the gate open during the festival. Rae worried that someone might step on the seedlings and proposed a long list of rules. Tomas asked the group to walk the entrance as if they were new visitors. The route to the tool display ran directly beside the young plants, while an empty strip of path remained unused. Rae moved the display and marked the path with bright stones. During the festival, a child still reached toward a seedling. Rae explained what was growing and offered a leaf from the demonstration tray. At closing, most of the rules remained unwritten. Rae had learned that protecting a place could begin by helping people understand how to enter it.

    Choices: Rae changes the route and explains the seedlings instead of relying only on a list of rules. · The setting is named and the story has an ending. · An unrelated object appears and time passes.

    Answer: Rae changes the route and explains the seedlings instead of relying only on a list of rules.

    Help: Connect an early response and a later choice; check both against the text.
    Pip’s example: Pip quotes one early action and paraphrases a later response, then explains how both support an inference about change.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.evidence-9.v1
reading · Trace how details develop a theme (10 activities)

Idaho ELA/Literacy · January 3, 2022 · 6.RC-L.5a

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. The Unfinished Map: which theme develops through the choices and ending?

    Mara wanted the community map to look complete. She filled every blank space with a confident label, even the marsh path she had never walked. At the rehearsal, Tavi asked how she knew the path remained open in winter. Mara pointed to an old photograph. Tavi set a recent maintenance notice beside it and waited. Mara felt that removing a label would make her work seem smaller. Yet she imagined a visitor following the map into mud. She replaced the bold line with a dotted one and added a question for the park staff. The finished map had more empty space than her first draft. Beside those spaces, however, visitors found dates, sources, and invitations to help. Mara watched someone use the map, pause at a dotted line, and choose a safer route. For the first time, she was proud of a blank.

    Choices: Reliable knowledge includes admitting uncertainty. · Being certain is always more useful than reconsidering. · The first plan should never change after feedback.

    Answer: Reliable knowledge includes admitting uncertainty.

    Help: Explain how more than one detail develops the theme.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects an early mistake, a difficult choice, and the ending to explain how a theme develops.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.theme-0.v1
  2. The Quiet Measure: which theme develops through the choices and ending?

    I kept a tally of every suggestion our group accepted. By Wednesday, my column was nearly empty. When Lena proposed rehearsing without scenery, I objected before she finished. I had spent two evenings painting the scenery. She asked us to test the scene once with it and once without it. During the second version, the audience could see the small gesture that explained the ending. I looked at my tally and realized it counted ownership, not usefulness. At the next meeting I suggested keeping just one painted doorway. Lena asked me where it should stand. My column gained a mark, but I stopped counting before the rehearsal ended. Watching the audience lean forward mattered more than being able to point at everything I had made.

    Choices: Collaboration can change how a person defines contribution. · Being certain is always more useful than reconsidering. · The first plan should never change after feedback.

    Answer: Collaboration can change how a person defines contribution.

    Help: Explain how more than one detail develops the theme.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects an early mistake, a difficult choice, and the ending to explain how a theme develops.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.theme-1.v1
  3. A Second Label: which theme develops through the choices and ending?

    The museum label described the old canal as a triumph of engineering. Ben liked that sentence because it fit neatly on one line. Sal brought an account from a family whose orchard had been divided by the canal. Ben argued that the label was about construction, not families. Sal asked whether construction happened in an empty landscape. They read the survey notes together. The canal had carried water to new fields, but its route had also required choices about whose land to cross. Ben drafted a longer label, then cut it back to two questions and a small map. During the opening, visitors disagreed about the answers. Ben began to worry that the label had failed. Then he noticed them pointing to the sources rather than merely repeating the first sentence.

    Choices: A responsible account can make room for conflicting experiences. · Being certain is always more useful than reconsidering. · The first plan should never change after feedback.

    Answer: A responsible account can make room for conflicting experiences.

    Help: Explain how more than one detail develops the theme.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects an early mistake, a difficult choice, and the ending to explain how a theme develops.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.theme-2.v1
  4. The Borrowed Melody: which theme develops through the choices and ending?

    Ari found a melody in a book of songs and arranged it for the school concert. The program called it an ancient tune from a faraway place. During rehearsal, Ms. Chen asked who had collected it, who had performed it, and what the words meant. Ari thought those questions would delay the music. The source note, however, named a living composer and a particular community event. Ari realized that ancient had made a real person disappear. With help, Ari checked the book’s credits and revised both the introduction and arrangement. The final performance was shorter because the introduction took time. Ari listened differently now: each phrase belonged to someone’s choices, not to an unnamed collection waiting to be borrowed.

    Choices: Respectful creative work includes understanding and crediting its sources. · Being certain is always more useful than reconsidering. · The first plan should never change after feedback.

    Answer: Respectful creative work includes understanding and crediting its sources.

    Help: Explain how more than one detail develops the theme.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects an early mistake, a difficult choice, and the ending to explain how a theme develops.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.theme-3.v1
  5. The Last Trial: which theme develops through the choices and ending?

    The paper tower stood through four tests. On the fifth, one corner folded. Dev wanted to leave that result out of the presentation because a sleeve had brushed the table. Nia wrote the possible disturbance beside the failed trial instead. They rebuilt the tower and repeated the test under the same conditions. It failed again, this time with no sleeve nearby. Dev stared at the four successes, which now seemed less useful than the bent corner. The team changed the base and recorded three more trials. Their display did not claim that the new design could never fail. It showed where the evidence had changed their plan. Dev saved the first bent corner in a clear envelope and placed it at the center.

    Choices: Unexpected results can improve a design when they are examined honestly. · Being certain is always more useful than reconsidering. · The first plan should never change after feedback.

    Answer: Unexpected results can improve a design when they are examined honestly.

    Help: Explain how more than one detail develops the theme.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects an early mistake, a difficult choice, and the ending to explain how a theme develops.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.theme-4.v1
  6. Across the Table: which theme develops through the choices and ending?

    Sana was assigned to record the discussion, a role she considered less important than presenting. While others debated, she wrote down the reasons attached to each proposal. After twenty minutes, the group seemed to have two incompatible plans. Sana noticed that both included a quiet entrance and movable seating. She drew a line between those shared features. The room grew quiet while everyone read her notes. They still disagreed about cost, but they no longer had to restart the whole plan. At the presentation, Sana did not deliver the opening speech. She displayed the chart that had let the group continue. The task she had thought invisible turned out to be the one that made their common ground visible.

    Choices: Careful listening can reveal possibilities that debate alone misses. · Being certain is always more useful than reconsidering. · The first plan should never change after feedback.

    Answer: Careful listening can reveal possibilities that debate alone misses.

    Help: Explain how more than one detail develops the theme.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects an early mistake, a difficult choice, and the ending to explain how a theme develops.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.theme-5.v1
  7. The Small Window: which theme develops through the choices and ending?

    I photographed the mural from across the street, carefully keeping the traffic sign out of the frame. In my picture the painted river seemed to flow through an untouched neighborhood. At the exhibit, a visitor asked why I had removed the sign warning of a flood route. I explained that it spoiled the composition. She said the sign was part of why the mural had been painted. Later I returned and made a second photograph. This time the sign stood at the edge, awkward but necessary. I hung both pictures with their dates and explained the choice I had made. Neither image showed everything. Together they made it harder for me to pretend that a frame was merely a border.

    Choices: The way information is framed can shape what viewers understand. · Being certain is always more useful than reconsidering. · The first plan should never change after feedback.

    Answer: The way information is framed can shape what viewers understand.

    Help: Explain how more than one detail develops the theme.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects an early mistake, a difficult choice, and the ending to explain how a theme develops.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.theme-6.v1
  8. A Letter Returned: which theme develops through the choices and ending?

    Eli wrote a complaint about the new bus stop and signed it for the entire block. Before sending it, he showed it to Jo, who used the new curb ramp every morning. Jo agreed that the shelter was too small but explained why the stop’s new position helped. Eli had described the move as useless. He crossed out the word, leaving a dark patch on the page. They asked three more neighbors what had changed for them and recorded both benefits and problems. The revised letter requested a larger shelter without asking to move the ramp. Eli no longer signed for everyone. He listed the people who had read and supported the request. The letter sounded less sweeping and more difficult to dismiss.

    Choices: A persuasive request can become stronger when it represents people accurately. · Being certain is always more useful than reconsidering. · The first plan should never change after feedback.

    Answer: A persuasive request can become stronger when it represents people accurately.

    Help: Explain how more than one detail develops the theme.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects an early mistake, a difficult choice, and the ending to explain how a theme develops.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.theme-7.v1
  9. The Space Between: which theme develops through the choices and ending?

    The poem on the board had only six lines. Ivo finished reading it before the rest of the group looked up. He called it simple. Mira asked him to read it again, pausing at the line breaks instead of racing to the periods. A word at the end of the third line seemed certain until the fourth line changed its meaning. Ivo laughed, then looked embarrassed. During discussion he wanted to explain what the poem meant, but he noticed that Mira emphasized a different pause. They tried both readings aloud. The words stayed the same while the movement between them shifted. Ivo wrote a question in the margin where he had planned to write a final answer.

    Choices: Attentive rereading can reveal complexity that a quick reading misses. · Being certain is always more useful than reconsidering. · The first plan should never change after feedback.

    Answer: Attentive rereading can reveal complexity that a quick reading misses.

    Help: Explain how more than one detail develops the theme.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects an early mistake, a difficult choice, and the ending to explain how a theme develops.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.theme-8.v1
  10. The Open Gate: which theme develops through the choices and ending?

    The garden committee voted to leave the gate open during the festival. Rae worried that someone might step on the seedlings and proposed a long list of rules. Tomas asked the group to walk the entrance as if they were new visitors. The route to the tool display ran directly beside the young plants, while an empty strip of path remained unused. Rae moved the display and marked the path with bright stones. During the festival, a child still reached toward a seedling. Rae explained what was growing and offered a leaf from the demonstration tray. At closing, most of the rules remained unwritten. Rae had learned that protecting a place could begin by helping people understand how to enter it.

    Choices: Thoughtful design and explanation can support care better than rules alone. · Being certain is always more useful than reconsidering. · The first plan should never change after feedback.

    Answer: Thoughtful design and explanation can support care better than rules alone.

    Help: Explain how more than one detail develops the theme.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects an early mistake, a difficult choice, and the ending to explain how a theme develops.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.theme-9.v1
reading · Explain character response and change through the plot (10 activities)

Idaho ELA/Literacy · January 3, 2022 · 6.RC-L.5b

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. The Unfinished Map: which explanation best describes the central change?

    Mara wanted the community map to look complete. She filled every blank space with a confident label, even the marsh path she had never walked. At the rehearsal, Tavi asked how she knew the path remained open in winter. Mara pointed to an old photograph. Tavi set a recent maintenance notice beside it and waited. Mara felt that removing a label would make her work seem smaller. Yet she imagined a visitor following the map into mud. She replaced the bold line with a dotted one and added a question for the park staff. The finished map had more empty space than her first draft. Beside those spaces, however, visitors found dates, sources, and invitations to help. Mara watched someone use the map, pause at a dotted line, and choose a safer route. For the first time, she was proud of a blank.

    Choices: Mara shifts from appearing certain to helping readers judge evidence. · The character learns that evidence never matters. · The character has exactly the same response at the beginning and end.

    Answer: Mara shifts from appearing certain to helping readers judge evidence.

    Help: Find the turning point and compare responses before and after it.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a character’s first response with a later choice and explains which event caused the change.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.character-0.v1
  2. The Quiet Measure: which explanation best describes the central change?

    I kept a tally of every suggestion our group accepted. By Wednesday, my column was nearly empty. When Lena proposed rehearsing without scenery, I objected before she finished. I had spent two evenings painting the scenery. She asked us to test the scene once with it and once without it. During the second version, the audience could see the small gesture that explained the ending. I looked at my tally and realized it counted ownership, not usefulness. At the next meeting I suggested keeping just one painted doorway. Lena asked me where it should stand. My column gained a mark, but I stopped counting before the rehearsal ended. Watching the audience lean forward mattered more than being able to point at everything I had made.

    Choices: The narrator begins protective of personal work and ends focused on the shared result. · The character learns that evidence never matters. · The character has exactly the same response at the beginning and end.

    Answer: The narrator begins protective of personal work and ends focused on the shared result.

    Help: Find the turning point and compare responses before and after it.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a character’s first response with a later choice and explains which event caused the change.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.character-1.v1
  3. A Second Label: which explanation best describes the central change?

    The museum label described the old canal as a triumph of engineering. Ben liked that sentence because it fit neatly on one line. Sal brought an account from a family whose orchard had been divided by the canal. Ben argued that the label was about construction, not families. Sal asked whether construction happened in an empty landscape. They read the survey notes together. The canal had carried water to new fields, but its route had also required choices about whose land to cross. Ben drafted a longer label, then cut it back to two questions and a small map. During the opening, visitors disagreed about the answers. Ben began to worry that the label had failed. Then he noticed them pointing to the sources rather than merely repeating the first sentence.

    Choices: Ben moves from defending a tidy claim to accepting evidence-based disagreement. · The character learns that evidence never matters. · The character has exactly the same response at the beginning and end.

    Answer: Ben moves from defending a tidy claim to accepting evidence-based disagreement.

    Help: Find the turning point and compare responses before and after it.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a character’s first response with a later choice and explains which event caused the change.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.character-2.v1
  4. The Borrowed Melody: which explanation best describes the central change?

    Ari found a melody in a book of songs and arranged it for the school concert. The program called it an ancient tune from a faraway place. During rehearsal, Ms. Chen asked who had collected it, who had performed it, and what the words meant. Ari thought those questions would delay the music. The source note, however, named a living composer and a particular community event. Ari realized that ancient had made a real person disappear. With help, Ari checked the book’s credits and revised both the introduction and arrangement. The final performance was shorter because the introduction took time. Ari listened differently now: each phrase belonged to someone’s choices, not to an unnamed collection waiting to be borrowed.

    Choices: Ari changes from treating context as a delay to treating it as part of the music. · The character learns that evidence never matters. · The character has exactly the same response at the beginning and end.

    Answer: Ari changes from treating context as a delay to treating it as part of the music.

    Help: Find the turning point and compare responses before and after it.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a character’s first response with a later choice and explains which event caused the change.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.character-3.v1
  5. The Last Trial: which explanation best describes the central change?

    The paper tower stood through four tests. On the fifth, one corner folded. Dev wanted to leave that result out of the presentation because a sleeve had brushed the table. Nia wrote the possible disturbance beside the failed trial instead. They rebuilt the tower and repeated the test under the same conditions. It failed again, this time with no sleeve nearby. Dev stared at the four successes, which now seemed less useful than the bent corner. The team changed the base and recorded three more trials. Their display did not claim that the new design could never fail. It showed where the evidence had changed their plan. Dev saved the first bent corner in a clear envelope and placed it at the center.

    Choices: Dev moves from excluding inconvenient evidence to valuing what it reveals. · The character learns that evidence never matters. · The character has exactly the same response at the beginning and end.

    Answer: Dev moves from excluding inconvenient evidence to valuing what it reveals.

    Help: Find the turning point and compare responses before and after it.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a character’s first response with a later choice and explains which event caused the change.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.character-4.v1
  6. Across the Table: which explanation best describes the central change?

    Sana was assigned to record the discussion, a role she considered less important than presenting. While others debated, she wrote down the reasons attached to each proposal. After twenty minutes, the group seemed to have two incompatible plans. Sana noticed that both included a quiet entrance and movable seating. She drew a line between those shared features. The room grew quiet while everyone read her notes. They still disagreed about cost, but they no longer had to restart the whole plan. At the presentation, Sana did not deliver the opening speech. She displayed the chart that had let the group continue. The task she had thought invisible turned out to be the one that made their common ground visible.

    Choices: Sana comes to value the organizing role she originally dismissed. · The character learns that evidence never matters. · The character has exactly the same response at the beginning and end.

    Answer: Sana comes to value the organizing role she originally dismissed.

    Help: Find the turning point and compare responses before and after it.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a character’s first response with a later choice and explains which event caused the change.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.character-5.v1
  7. The Small Window: which explanation best describes the central change?

    I photographed the mural from across the street, carefully keeping the traffic sign out of the frame. In my picture the painted river seemed to flow through an untouched neighborhood. At the exhibit, a visitor asked why I had removed the sign warning of a flood route. I explained that it spoiled the composition. She said the sign was part of why the mural had been painted. Later I returned and made a second photograph. This time the sign stood at the edge, awkward but necessary. I hung both pictures with their dates and explained the choice I had made. Neither image showed everything. Together they made it harder for me to pretend that a frame was merely a border.

    Choices: The narrator shifts from seeing framing as decoration to recognizing its influence. · The character learns that evidence never matters. · The character has exactly the same response at the beginning and end.

    Answer: The narrator shifts from seeing framing as decoration to recognizing its influence.

    Help: Find the turning point and compare responses before and after it.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a character’s first response with a later choice and explains which event caused the change.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.character-6.v1
  8. A Letter Returned: which explanation best describes the central change?

    Eli wrote a complaint about the new bus stop and signed it for the entire block. Before sending it, he showed it to Jo, who used the new curb ramp every morning. Jo agreed that the shelter was too small but explained why the stop’s new position helped. Eli had described the move as useless. He crossed out the word, leaving a dark patch on the page. They asked three more neighbors what had changed for them and recorded both benefits and problems. The revised letter requested a larger shelter without asking to move the ramp. Eli no longer signed for everyone. He listed the people who had read and supported the request. The letter sounded less sweeping and more difficult to dismiss.

    Choices: Eli replaces an assumed shared opinion with a more precise, supported request. · The character learns that evidence never matters. · The character has exactly the same response at the beginning and end.

    Answer: Eli replaces an assumed shared opinion with a more precise, supported request.

    Help: Find the turning point and compare responses before and after it.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a character’s first response with a later choice and explains which event caused the change.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.character-7.v1
  9. The Space Between: which explanation best describes the central change?

    The poem on the board had only six lines. Ivo finished reading it before the rest of the group looked up. He called it simple. Mira asked him to read it again, pausing at the line breaks instead of racing to the periods. A word at the end of the third line seemed certain until the fourth line changed its meaning. Ivo laughed, then looked embarrassed. During discussion he wanted to explain what the poem meant, but he noticed that Mira emphasized a different pause. They tried both readings aloud. The words stayed the same while the movement between them shifted. Ivo wrote a question in the margin where he had planned to write a final answer.

    Choices: Ivo moves from quick certainty toward curiosity about interpretation. · The character learns that evidence never matters. · The character has exactly the same response at the beginning and end.

    Answer: Ivo moves from quick certainty toward curiosity about interpretation.

    Help: Find the turning point and compare responses before and after it.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a character’s first response with a later choice and explains which event caused the change.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.character-8.v1
  10. The Open Gate: which explanation best describes the central change?

    The garden committee voted to leave the gate open during the festival. Rae worried that someone might step on the seedlings and proposed a long list of rules. Tomas asked the group to walk the entrance as if they were new visitors. The route to the tool display ran directly beside the young plants, while an empty strip of path remained unused. Rae moved the display and marked the path with bright stones. During the festival, a child still reached toward a seedling. Rae explained what was growing and offered a leaf from the demonstration tray. At closing, most of the rules remained unwritten. Rae had learned that protecting a place could begin by helping people understand how to enter it.

    Choices: Rae expands from preventing mistakes to making responsible participation easier. · The character learns that evidence never matters. · The character has exactly the same response at the beginning and end.

    Answer: Rae expands from preventing mistakes to making responsible participation easier.

    Help: Find the turning point and compare responses before and after it.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a character’s first response with a later choice and explains which event caused the change.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.character-9.v1
reading · Explain how scenes and forms contribute to meaning (10 activities)

Idaho ELA/Literacy · January 3, 2022 · 6.RC-L.5c,e

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. The Unfinished Map: explain how the turning-point scene contributes to the whole story.

    Mara wanted the community map to look complete. She filled every blank space with a confident label, even the marsh path she had never walked. At the rehearsal, Tavi asked how she knew the path remained open in winter. Mara pointed to an old photograph. Tavi set a recent maintenance notice beside it and waited. Mara felt that removing a label would make her work seem smaller. Yet she imagined a visitor following the map into mud. She replaced the bold line with a dotted one and added a question for the park staff. The finished map had more empty space than her first draft. Beside those spaces, however, visitors found dates, sources, and invitations to help. Mara watched someone use the map, pause at a dotted line, and choose a safer route. For the first time, she was proud of a blank.

    Adult reference: The recent notice challenges the confidence established in the opening.

    Help: Use two details and consider what would change if the scene were removed. Then compare this theme with an adult-selected poem or another genre.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains how a delayed discovery changes a scene, then compares a poem and a story about the same theme.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.structure-0.v1
  2. The Quiet Measure: explain how the turning-point scene contributes to the whole story.

    I kept a tally of every suggestion our group accepted. By Wednesday, my column was nearly empty. When Lena proposed rehearsing without scenery, I objected before she finished. I had spent two evenings painting the scenery. She asked us to test the scene once with it and once without it. During the second version, the audience could see the small gesture that explained the ending. I looked at my tally and realized it counted ownership, not usefulness. At the next meeting I suggested keeping just one painted doorway. Lena asked me where it should stand. My column gained a mark, but I stopped counting before the rehearsal ended. Watching the audience lean forward mattered more than being able to point at everything I had made.

    Adult reference: The two rehearsals create the comparison that changes the narrator’s thinking.

    Help: Use two details and consider what would change if the scene were removed. Then compare this theme with an adult-selected poem or another genre.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains how a delayed discovery changes a scene, then compares a poem and a story about the same theme.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.structure-1.v1
  3. A Second Label: explain how the turning-point scene contributes to the whole story.

    The museum label described the old canal as a triumph of engineering. Ben liked that sentence because it fit neatly on one line. Sal brought an account from a family whose orchard had been divided by the canal. Ben argued that the label was about construction, not families. Sal asked whether construction happened in an empty landscape. They read the survey notes together. The canal had carried water to new fields, but its route had also required choices about whose land to cross. Ben drafted a longer label, then cut it back to two questions and a small map. During the opening, visitors disagreed about the answers. Ben began to worry that the label had failed. Then he noticed them pointing to the sources rather than merely repeating the first sentence.

    Adult reference: Sal’s question interrupts the simple framing and opens the central problem.

    Help: Use two details and consider what would change if the scene were removed. Then compare this theme with an adult-selected poem or another genre.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains how a delayed discovery changes a scene, then compares a poem and a story about the same theme.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.structure-2.v1
  4. The Borrowed Melody: explain how the turning-point scene contributes to the whole story.

    Ari found a melody in a book of songs and arranged it for the school concert. The program called it an ancient tune from a faraway place. During rehearsal, Ms. Chen asked who had collected it, who had performed it, and what the words meant. Ari thought those questions would delay the music. The source note, however, named a living composer and a particular community event. Ari realized that ancient had made a real person disappear. With help, Ari checked the book’s credits and revised both the introduction and arrangement. The final performance was shorter because the introduction took time. Ari listened differently now: each phrase belonged to someone’s choices, not to an unnamed collection waiting to be borrowed.

    Adult reference: The source note reveals information that overturns the first description.

    Help: Use two details and consider what would change if the scene were removed. Then compare this theme with an adult-selected poem or another genre.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains how a delayed discovery changes a scene, then compares a poem and a story about the same theme.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.structure-3.v1
  5. The Last Trial: explain how the turning-point scene contributes to the whole story.

    The paper tower stood through four tests. On the fifth, one corner folded. Dev wanted to leave that result out of the presentation because a sleeve had brushed the table. Nia wrote the possible disturbance beside the failed trial instead. They rebuilt the tower and repeated the test under the same conditions. It failed again, this time with no sleeve nearby. Dev stared at the four successes, which now seemed less useful than the bent corner. The team changed the base and recorded three more trials. Their display did not claim that the new design could never fail. It showed where the evidence had changed their plan. Dev saved the first bent corner in a clear envelope and placed it at the center.

    Adult reference: The repeated trial tests the explanation that a sleeve caused the failure.

    Help: Use two details and consider what would change if the scene were removed. Then compare this theme with an adult-selected poem or another genre.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains how a delayed discovery changes a scene, then compares a poem and a story about the same theme.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.structure-4.v1
  6. Across the Table: explain how the turning-point scene contributes to the whole story.

    Sana was assigned to record the discussion, a role she considered less important than presenting. While others debated, she wrote down the reasons attached to each proposal. After twenty minutes, the group seemed to have two incompatible plans. Sana noticed that both included a quiet entrance and movable seating. She drew a line between those shared features. The room grew quiet while everyone read her notes. They still disagreed about cost, but they no longer had to restart the whole plan. At the presentation, Sana did not deliver the opening speech. She displayed the chart that had let the group continue. The task she had thought invisible turned out to be the one that made their common ground visible.

    Adult reference: The chart turns a stalled debate into a narrower, workable disagreement.

    Help: Use two details and consider what would change if the scene were removed. Then compare this theme with an adult-selected poem or another genre.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains how a delayed discovery changes a scene, then compares a poem and a story about the same theme.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.structure-5.v1
  7. The Small Window: explain how the turning-point scene contributes to the whole story.

    I photographed the mural from across the street, carefully keeping the traffic sign out of the frame. In my picture the painted river seemed to flow through an untouched neighborhood. At the exhibit, a visitor asked why I had removed the sign warning of a flood route. I explained that it spoiled the composition. She said the sign was part of why the mural had been painted. Later I returned and made a second photograph. This time the sign stood at the edge, awkward but necessary. I hung both pictures with their dates and explained the choice I had made. Neither image showed everything. Together they made it harder for me to pretend that a frame was merely a border.

    Adult reference: The visitor’s question gives an omitted detail new significance.

    Help: Use two details and consider what would change if the scene were removed. Then compare this theme with an adult-selected poem or another genre.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains how a delayed discovery changes a scene, then compares a poem and a story about the same theme.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.structure-6.v1
  8. A Letter Returned: explain how the turning-point scene contributes to the whole story.

    Eli wrote a complaint about the new bus stop and signed it for the entire block. Before sending it, he showed it to Jo, who used the new curb ramp every morning. Jo agreed that the shelter was too small but explained why the stop’s new position helped. Eli had described the move as useless. He crossed out the word, leaving a dark patch on the page. They asked three more neighbors what had changed for them and recorded both benefits and problems. The revised letter requested a larger shelter without asking to move the ramp. Eli no longer signed for everyone. He listed the people who had read and supported the request. The letter sounded less sweeping and more difficult to dismiss.

    Adult reference: Jo’s account introduces a benefit that the opening complaint overlooks.

    Help: Use two details and consider what would change if the scene were removed. Then compare this theme with an adult-selected poem or another genre.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains how a delayed discovery changes a scene, then compares a poem and a story about the same theme.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.structure-7.v1
  9. The Space Between: explain how the turning-point scene contributes to the whole story.

    The poem on the board had only six lines. Ivo finished reading it before the rest of the group looked up. He called it simple. Mira asked him to read it again, pausing at the line breaks instead of racing to the periods. A word at the end of the third line seemed certain until the fourth line changed its meaning. Ivo laughed, then looked embarrassed. During discussion he wanted to explain what the poem meant, but he noticed that Mira emphasized a different pause. They tried both readings aloud. The words stayed the same while the movement between them shifted. Ivo wrote a question in the margin where he had planned to write a final answer.

    Adult reference: The changed pause demonstrates how the poem’s structure affects meaning.

    Help: Use two details and consider what would change if the scene were removed. Then compare this theme with an adult-selected poem or another genre.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains how a delayed discovery changes a scene, then compares a poem and a story about the same theme.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.structure-8.v1
  10. The Open Gate: explain how the turning-point scene contributes to the whole story.

    The garden committee voted to leave the gate open during the festival. Rae worried that someone might step on the seedlings and proposed a long list of rules. Tomas asked the group to walk the entrance as if they were new visitors. The route to the tool display ran directly beside the young plants, while an empty strip of path remained unused. Rae moved the display and marked the path with bright stones. During the festival, a child still reached toward a seedling. Rae explained what was growing and offered a leaf from the demonstration tray. At closing, most of the rules remained unwritten. Rae had learned that protecting a place could begin by helping people understand how to enter it.

    Adult reference: Walking the entrance reveals a design problem behind the feared behavior.

    Help: Use two details and consider what would change if the scene were removed. Then compare this theme with an adult-selected poem or another genre.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains how a delayed discovery changes a scene, then compares a poem and a story about the same theme.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.structure-9.v1
reading · Explain how an author develops a narrator’s viewpoint (10 activities)

Idaho ELA/Literacy · January 3, 2022 · 6.RC-L.5d

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. The Unfinished Map: explain how the author develops the narrator’s viewpoint.

    Mara wanted the community map to look complete. She filled every blank space with a confident label, even the marsh path she had never walked. At the rehearsal, Tavi asked how she knew the path remained open in winter. Mara pointed to an old photograph. Tavi set a recent maintenance notice beside it and waited. Mara felt that removing a label would make her work seem smaller. Yet she imagined a visitor following the map into mud. She replaced the bold line with a dotted one and added a question for the park staff. The finished map had more empty space than her first draft. Beside those spaces, however, visitors found dates, sources, and invitations to help. Mara watched someone use the map, pause at a dotted line, and choose a safer route. For the first time, she was proud of a blank.

    Help: Quote or paraphrase two clues about knowledge or attitude. Rewrite a short moment from another viewpoint and explain what changes without inventing evidence about the original narrator.
    Pip’s example: Pip notices what a narrator can know, quotes words that reveal an attitude, and considers a different account.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.viewpoint-0.v1
  2. The Quiet Measure: explain how the author develops the narrator’s viewpoint.

    I kept a tally of every suggestion our group accepted. By Wednesday, my column was nearly empty. When Lena proposed rehearsing without scenery, I objected before she finished. I had spent two evenings painting the scenery. She asked us to test the scene once with it and once without it. During the second version, the audience could see the small gesture that explained the ending. I looked at my tally and realized it counted ownership, not usefulness. At the next meeting I suggested keeping just one painted doorway. Lena asked me where it should stand. My column gained a mark, but I stopped counting before the rehearsal ended. Watching the audience lean forward mattered more than being able to point at everything I had made.

    Help: Quote or paraphrase two clues about knowledge or attitude. Rewrite a short moment from another viewpoint and explain what changes without inventing evidence about the original narrator.
    Pip’s example: Pip notices what a narrator can know, quotes words that reveal an attitude, and considers a different account.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.viewpoint-1.v1
  3. A Second Label: explain how the author develops the narrator’s viewpoint.

    The museum label described the old canal as a triumph of engineering. Ben liked that sentence because it fit neatly on one line. Sal brought an account from a family whose orchard had been divided by the canal. Ben argued that the label was about construction, not families. Sal asked whether construction happened in an empty landscape. They read the survey notes together. The canal had carried water to new fields, but its route had also required choices about whose land to cross. Ben drafted a longer label, then cut it back to two questions and a small map. During the opening, visitors disagreed about the answers. Ben began to worry that the label had failed. Then he noticed them pointing to the sources rather than merely repeating the first sentence.

    Help: Quote or paraphrase two clues about knowledge or attitude. Rewrite a short moment from another viewpoint and explain what changes without inventing evidence about the original narrator.
    Pip’s example: Pip notices what a narrator can know, quotes words that reveal an attitude, and considers a different account.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.viewpoint-2.v1
  4. The Borrowed Melody: explain how the author develops the narrator’s viewpoint.

    Ari found a melody in a book of songs and arranged it for the school concert. The program called it an ancient tune from a faraway place. During rehearsal, Ms. Chen asked who had collected it, who had performed it, and what the words meant. Ari thought those questions would delay the music. The source note, however, named a living composer and a particular community event. Ari realized that ancient had made a real person disappear. With help, Ari checked the book’s credits and revised both the introduction and arrangement. The final performance was shorter because the introduction took time. Ari listened differently now: each phrase belonged to someone’s choices, not to an unnamed collection waiting to be borrowed.

    Help: Quote or paraphrase two clues about knowledge or attitude. Rewrite a short moment from another viewpoint and explain what changes without inventing evidence about the original narrator.
    Pip’s example: Pip notices what a narrator can know, quotes words that reveal an attitude, and considers a different account.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.viewpoint-3.v1
  5. The Last Trial: explain how the author develops the narrator’s viewpoint.

    The paper tower stood through four tests. On the fifth, one corner folded. Dev wanted to leave that result out of the presentation because a sleeve had brushed the table. Nia wrote the possible disturbance beside the failed trial instead. They rebuilt the tower and repeated the test under the same conditions. It failed again, this time with no sleeve nearby. Dev stared at the four successes, which now seemed less useful than the bent corner. The team changed the base and recorded three more trials. Their display did not claim that the new design could never fail. It showed where the evidence had changed their plan. Dev saved the first bent corner in a clear envelope and placed it at the center.

    Help: Quote or paraphrase two clues about knowledge or attitude. Rewrite a short moment from another viewpoint and explain what changes without inventing evidence about the original narrator.
    Pip’s example: Pip notices what a narrator can know, quotes words that reveal an attitude, and considers a different account.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.viewpoint-4.v1
  6. Across the Table: explain how the author develops the narrator’s viewpoint.

    Sana was assigned to record the discussion, a role she considered less important than presenting. While others debated, she wrote down the reasons attached to each proposal. After twenty minutes, the group seemed to have two incompatible plans. Sana noticed that both included a quiet entrance and movable seating. She drew a line between those shared features. The room grew quiet while everyone read her notes. They still disagreed about cost, but they no longer had to restart the whole plan. At the presentation, Sana did not deliver the opening speech. She displayed the chart that had let the group continue. The task she had thought invisible turned out to be the one that made their common ground visible.

    Help: Quote or paraphrase two clues about knowledge or attitude. Rewrite a short moment from another viewpoint and explain what changes without inventing evidence about the original narrator.
    Pip’s example: Pip notices what a narrator can know, quotes words that reveal an attitude, and considers a different account.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.viewpoint-5.v1
  7. The Small Window: explain how the author develops the narrator’s viewpoint.

    I photographed the mural from across the street, carefully keeping the traffic sign out of the frame. In my picture the painted river seemed to flow through an untouched neighborhood. At the exhibit, a visitor asked why I had removed the sign warning of a flood route. I explained that it spoiled the composition. She said the sign was part of why the mural had been painted. Later I returned and made a second photograph. This time the sign stood at the edge, awkward but necessary. I hung both pictures with their dates and explained the choice I had made. Neither image showed everything. Together they made it harder for me to pretend that a frame was merely a border.

    Help: Quote or paraphrase two clues about knowledge or attitude. Rewrite a short moment from another viewpoint and explain what changes without inventing evidence about the original narrator.
    Pip’s example: Pip notices what a narrator can know, quotes words that reveal an attitude, and considers a different account.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.viewpoint-6.v1
  8. A Letter Returned: explain how the author develops the narrator’s viewpoint.

    Eli wrote a complaint about the new bus stop and signed it for the entire block. Before sending it, he showed it to Jo, who used the new curb ramp every morning. Jo agreed that the shelter was too small but explained why the stop’s new position helped. Eli had described the move as useless. He crossed out the word, leaving a dark patch on the page. They asked three more neighbors what had changed for them and recorded both benefits and problems. The revised letter requested a larger shelter without asking to move the ramp. Eli no longer signed for everyone. He listed the people who had read and supported the request. The letter sounded less sweeping and more difficult to dismiss.

    Help: Quote or paraphrase two clues about knowledge or attitude. Rewrite a short moment from another viewpoint and explain what changes without inventing evidence about the original narrator.
    Pip’s example: Pip notices what a narrator can know, quotes words that reveal an attitude, and considers a different account.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.viewpoint-7.v1
  9. The Space Between: explain how the author develops the narrator’s viewpoint.

    The poem on the board had only six lines. Ivo finished reading it before the rest of the group looked up. He called it simple. Mira asked him to read it again, pausing at the line breaks instead of racing to the periods. A word at the end of the third line seemed certain until the fourth line changed its meaning. Ivo laughed, then looked embarrassed. During discussion he wanted to explain what the poem meant, but he noticed that Mira emphasized a different pause. They tried both readings aloud. The words stayed the same while the movement between them shifted. Ivo wrote a question in the margin where he had planned to write a final answer.

    Help: Quote or paraphrase two clues about knowledge or attitude. Rewrite a short moment from another viewpoint and explain what changes without inventing evidence about the original narrator.
    Pip’s example: Pip notices what a narrator can know, quotes words that reveal an attitude, and considers a different account.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.viewpoint-8.v1
  10. The Open Gate: explain how the author develops the narrator’s viewpoint.

    The garden committee voted to leave the gate open during the festival. Rae worried that someone might step on the seedlings and proposed a long list of rules. Tomas asked the group to walk the entrance as if they were new visitors. The route to the tool display ran directly beside the young plants, while an empty strip of path remained unused. Rae moved the display and marked the path with bright stones. During the festival, a child still reached toward a seedling. Rae explained what was growing and offered a leaf from the demonstration tray. At closing, most of the rules remained unwritten. Rae had learned that protecting a place could begin by helping people understand how to enter it.

    Help: Quote or paraphrase two clues about knowledge or attitude. Rewrite a short moment from another viewpoint and explain what changes without inventing evidence about the original narrator.
    Pip’s example: Pip notices what a narrator can know, quotes words that reveal an attitude, and considers a different account.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.viewpoint-9.v1
reading · Trace central ideas, elaboration and structure (15 activities)

Idaho ELA/Literacy · January 3, 2022 · 6.RC-NF.6a–c

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. School shade: which central idea fits the source set?

    A student report says a shaded model surface reached 24 degrees while an exposed model reached 31 degrees during one trial. It proposes testing shade cloth. A caretaker’s account notes that wind and time of day changed during the trial. A planning memo recommends repeated measurements before buying materials. These are invented practice sources, not local weather data.

    Choices: The sources support further testing of a possible shade design. · One account contains every possible perspective. · The strongest wording always has the strongest evidence.

    Answer: The sources support further testing of a possible shade design.

    Help: Use the details from more than one source.
    Pip’s example: Pip links examples to a central idea and writes a summary that leaves out personal judgments.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.central-0.v1
  2. School shade: write an objective summary.

    A student report says a shaded model surface reached 24 degrees while an exposed model reached 31 degrees during one trial. It proposes testing shade cloth. A caretaker’s account notes that wind and time of day changed during the trial. A planning memo recommends repeated measurements before buying materials. These are invented practice sources, not local weather data.

    Help: Trace how the key idea is introduced and elaborated. Include several relevant details; keep personal recommendations separate from the summary.
    Pip’s example: Pip links examples to a central idea and writes a summary that leaves out personal judgments.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.summary-0.v1
  3. School shade: explain the job of each source section.

    A student report says a shaded model surface reached 24 degrees while an exposed model reached 31 degrees during one trial. It proposes testing shade cloth. A caretaker’s account notes that wind and time of day changed during the trial. A planning memo recommends repeated measurements before buying materials. These are invented practice sources, not local weather data.

    Help: Describe how its examples or qualifications develop the idea. Propose a different order and explain its likely effect on the reader.
    Pip’s example: Pip links examples to a central idea and writes a summary that leaves out personal judgments.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.organization-0.v1
  4. Library access: which central idea fits the source set?

    A fictional survey of 30 library visitors found that 18 wanted quiet seats. An access audit found that the quiet corner’s entrance was narrow. A student article calls for new seats immediately, but quotes no students who avoid the library. A planning note proposes widening the entrance and asking nonusers about barriers first.

    Choices: Preferences and access need to be considered together. · One account contains every possible perspective. · The strongest wording always has the strongest evidence.

    Answer: Preferences and access need to be considered together.

    Help: Use the details from more than one source.
    Pip’s example: Pip links examples to a central idea and writes a summary that leaves out personal judgments.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.central-1.v1
  5. Library access: write an objective summary.

    A fictional survey of 30 library visitors found that 18 wanted quiet seats. An access audit found that the quiet corner’s entrance was narrow. A student article calls for new seats immediately, but quotes no students who avoid the library. A planning note proposes widening the entrance and asking nonusers about barriers first.

    Help: Trace how the key idea is introduced and elaborated. Include several relevant details; keep personal recommendations separate from the summary.
    Pip’s example: Pip links examples to a central idea and writes a summary that leaves out personal judgments.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.summary-1.v1
  6. Library access: explain the job of each source section.

    A fictional survey of 30 library visitors found that 18 wanted quiet seats. An access audit found that the quiet corner’s entrance was narrow. A student article calls for new seats immediately, but quotes no students who avoid the library. A planning note proposes widening the entrance and asking nonusers about barriers first.

    Help: Describe how its examples or qualifications develop the idea. Propose a different order and explain its likely effect on the reader.
    Pip’s example: Pip links examples to a central idea and writes a summary that leaves out personal judgments.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.organization-1.v1
  7. A transport exhibit: which central idea fits the source set?

    An invented diary describes a traveler reaching a town faster after a new road opened. A later historian’s account compares several towns and finds uneven changes in trade. A caption claims the road helped every family, although neither source includes every family. The accounts differ in purpose and scale, as well as time of writing.

    Choices: Sources at different scales reveal different aspects of a change. · One account contains every possible perspective. · The strongest wording always has the strongest evidence.

    Answer: Sources at different scales reveal different aspects of a change.

    Help: Use the details from more than one source.
    Pip’s example: Pip links examples to a central idea and writes a summary that leaves out personal judgments.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.central-2.v1
  8. A transport exhibit: write an objective summary.

    An invented diary describes a traveler reaching a town faster after a new road opened. A later historian’s account compares several towns and finds uneven changes in trade. A caption claims the road helped every family, although neither source includes every family. The accounts differ in purpose and scale, as well as time of writing.

    Help: Trace how the key idea is introduced and elaborated. Include several relevant details; keep personal recommendations separate from the summary.
    Pip’s example: Pip links examples to a central idea and writes a summary that leaves out personal judgments.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.summary-2.v1
  9. A transport exhibit: explain the job of each source section.

    An invented diary describes a traveler reaching a town faster after a new road opened. A later historian’s account compares several towns and finds uneven changes in trade. A caption claims the road helped every family, although neither source includes every family. The accounts differ in purpose and scale, as well as time of writing.

    Help: Describe how its examples or qualifications develop the idea. Propose a different order and explain its likely effect on the reader.
    Pip’s example: Pip links examples to a central idea and writes a summary that leaves out personal judgments.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.organization-2.v1
  10. A repair project: which central idea fits the source set?

    A fictional club repaired 12 of 20 broken lamps using approved replacement parts and adult supervision. Its report describes the eight unrepaired lamps too. A poster announces that the project solved the waste problem. An interview with the coordinator explains that the club measured only its own small collection and did not track other waste.

    Choices: The repair results show a limited success, not a complete solution. · One account contains every possible perspective. · The strongest wording always has the strongest evidence.

    Answer: The repair results show a limited success, not a complete solution.

    Help: Use the details from more than one source.
    Pip’s example: Pip links examples to a central idea and writes a summary that leaves out personal judgments.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.central-3.v1
  11. A repair project: write an objective summary.

    A fictional club repaired 12 of 20 broken lamps using approved replacement parts and adult supervision. Its report describes the eight unrepaired lamps too. A poster announces that the project solved the waste problem. An interview with the coordinator explains that the club measured only its own small collection and did not track other waste.

    Help: Trace how the key idea is introduced and elaborated. Include several relevant details; keep personal recommendations separate from the summary.
    Pip’s example: Pip links examples to a central idea and writes a summary that leaves out personal judgments.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.summary-3.v1
  12. A repair project: explain the job of each source section.

    A fictional club repaired 12 of 20 broken lamps using approved replacement parts and adult supervision. Its report describes the eight unrepaired lamps too. A poster announces that the project solved the waste problem. An interview with the coordinator explains that the club measured only its own small collection and did not track other waste.

    Help: Describe how its examples or qualifications develop the idea. Propose a different order and explain its likely effect on the reader.
    Pip’s example: Pip links examples to a central idea and writes a summary that leaves out personal judgments.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.organization-3.v1
  13. Museum visitors: which central idea fits the source set?

    In a fictional trial, 15 visitors read a short label and 15 read a label with a map. More of the second group named the route correctly. However, the groups arrived on different days and were not assigned randomly. A writer recommends testing both labels with a more comparable group before deciding whether the map caused the difference.

    Choices: A promising result can justify a better comparison without proving cause. · One account contains every possible perspective. · The strongest wording always has the strongest evidence.

    Answer: A promising result can justify a better comparison without proving cause.

    Help: Use the details from more than one source.
    Pip’s example: Pip links examples to a central idea and writes a summary that leaves out personal judgments.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.central-4.v1
  14. Museum visitors: write an objective summary.

    In a fictional trial, 15 visitors read a short label and 15 read a label with a map. More of the second group named the route correctly. However, the groups arrived on different days and were not assigned randomly. A writer recommends testing both labels with a more comparable group before deciding whether the map caused the difference.

    Help: Trace how the key idea is introduced and elaborated. Include several relevant details; keep personal recommendations separate from the summary.
    Pip’s example: Pip links examples to a central idea and writes a summary that leaves out personal judgments.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.summary-4.v1
  15. Museum visitors: explain the job of each source section.

    In a fictional trial, 15 visitors read a short label and 15 read a label with a map. More of the second group named the route correctly. However, the groups arrived on different days and were not assigned randomly. A writer recommends testing both labels with a more comparable group before deciding whether the map caused the difference.

    Help: Describe how its examples or qualifications develop the idea. Propose a different order and explain its likely effect on the reader.
    Pip’s example: Pip links examples to a central idea and writes a summary that leaves out personal judgments.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.organization-4.v1
reading · Evaluate claims and compare source presentations (10 activities)

Idaho ELA/Literacy · January 3, 2022 · 6.RC-NF.6d–e; 6.ODC-OC.3

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. School shade: which evaluation of the evidence is justified?

    A student report says a shaded model surface reached 24 degrees while an exposed model reached 31 degrees during one trial. It proposes testing shade cloth. A caretaker’s account notes that wind and time of day changed during the trial. A planning memo recommends repeated measurements before buying materials. These are invented practice sources, not local weather data.

    Choices: The trial changed conditions, so it cannot isolate the effect of shade. · The sources prove their broadest possible conclusion. · All numerical information must be ignored.

    Answer: The trial changed conditions, so it cannot isolate the effect of shade.

    Help: Distinguish an observation from an unsupported generalization.
    Pip’s example: Pip distinguishes a measured result from a recommendation, then compares how two authors frame the same event.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.claim-0.v1
  2. School shade: compare two authors’ presentations of the same issue.

    A student report says a shaded model surface reached 24 degrees while an exposed model reached 31 degrees during one trial. It proposes testing shade cloth. A caretaker’s account notes that wind and time of day changed during the trial. A planning memo recommends repeated measurements before buying materials. These are invented practice sources, not local weather data.

    Help: Identify purpose, perspective, evidence, and omissions. Explain a difference using details from both presentations.
    Pip’s example: Pip distinguishes a measured result from a recommendation, then compares how two authors frame the same event.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.compare-0.v1
  3. Library access: which evaluation of the evidence is justified?

    A fictional survey of 30 library visitors found that 18 wanted quiet seats. An access audit found that the quiet corner’s entrance was narrow. A student article calls for new seats immediately, but quotes no students who avoid the library. A planning note proposes widening the entrance and asking nonusers about barriers first.

    Choices: The survey excludes nonusers whose needs may differ. · The sources prove their broadest possible conclusion. · All numerical information must be ignored.

    Answer: The survey excludes nonusers whose needs may differ.

    Help: Distinguish an observation from an unsupported generalization.
    Pip’s example: Pip distinguishes a measured result from a recommendation, then compares how two authors frame the same event.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.claim-1.v1
  4. Library access: compare two authors’ presentations of the same issue.

    A fictional survey of 30 library visitors found that 18 wanted quiet seats. An access audit found that the quiet corner’s entrance was narrow. A student article calls for new seats immediately, but quotes no students who avoid the library. A planning note proposes widening the entrance and asking nonusers about barriers first.

    Help: Identify purpose, perspective, evidence, and omissions. Explain a difference using details from both presentations.
    Pip’s example: Pip distinguishes a measured result from a recommendation, then compares how two authors frame the same event.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.compare-1.v1
  5. A transport exhibit: which evaluation of the evidence is justified?

    An invented diary describes a traveler reaching a town faster after a new road opened. A later historian’s account compares several towns and finds uneven changes in trade. A caption claims the road helped every family, although neither source includes every family. The accounts differ in purpose and scale, as well as time of writing.

    Choices: The universal claim about every family exceeds the supplied evidence. · The sources prove their broadest possible conclusion. · All numerical information must be ignored.

    Answer: The universal claim about every family exceeds the supplied evidence.

    Help: Distinguish an observation from an unsupported generalization.
    Pip’s example: Pip distinguishes a measured result from a recommendation, then compares how two authors frame the same event.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.claim-2.v1
  6. A transport exhibit: compare two authors’ presentations of the same issue.

    An invented diary describes a traveler reaching a town faster after a new road opened. A later historian’s account compares several towns and finds uneven changes in trade. A caption claims the road helped every family, although neither source includes every family. The accounts differ in purpose and scale, as well as time of writing.

    Help: Identify purpose, perspective, evidence, and omissions. Explain a difference using details from both presentations.
    Pip’s example: Pip distinguishes a measured result from a recommendation, then compares how two authors frame the same event.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.compare-2.v1
  7. A repair project: which evaluation of the evidence is justified?

    A fictional club repaired 12 of 20 broken lamps using approved replacement parts and adult supervision. Its report describes the eight unrepaired lamps too. A poster announces that the project solved the waste problem. An interview with the coordinator explains that the club measured only its own small collection and did not track other waste.

    Choices: The poster’s broad claim is not supported by the collection data. · The sources prove their broadest possible conclusion. · All numerical information must be ignored.

    Answer: The poster’s broad claim is not supported by the collection data.

    Help: Distinguish an observation from an unsupported generalization.
    Pip’s example: Pip distinguishes a measured result from a recommendation, then compares how two authors frame the same event.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.claim-3.v1
  8. A repair project: compare two authors’ presentations of the same issue.

    A fictional club repaired 12 of 20 broken lamps using approved replacement parts and adult supervision. Its report describes the eight unrepaired lamps too. A poster announces that the project solved the waste problem. An interview with the coordinator explains that the club measured only its own small collection and did not track other waste.

    Help: Identify purpose, perspective, evidence, and omissions. Explain a difference using details from both presentations.
    Pip’s example: Pip distinguishes a measured result from a recommendation, then compares how two authors frame the same event.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.compare-3.v1
  9. Museum visitors: which evaluation of the evidence is justified?

    In a fictional trial, 15 visitors read a short label and 15 read a label with a map. More of the second group named the route correctly. However, the groups arrived on different days and were not assigned randomly. A writer recommends testing both labels with a more comparable group before deciding whether the map caused the difference.

    Choices: The groups differed in ways besides the label. · The sources prove their broadest possible conclusion. · All numerical information must be ignored.

    Answer: The groups differed in ways besides the label.

    Help: Distinguish an observation from an unsupported generalization.
    Pip’s example: Pip distinguishes a measured result from a recommendation, then compares how two authors frame the same event.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.reading.claim-4.v1
  10. Museum visitors: compare two authors’ presentations of the same issue.

    In a fictional trial, 15 visitors read a short label and 15 read a label with a map. More of the second group named the route correctly. However, the groups arrived on different days and were not assigned randomly. A writer recommends testing both labels with a more comparable group before deciding whether the map caused the difference.

    Help: Identify purpose, perspective, evidence, and omissions. Explain a difference using details from both presentations.
    Pip’s example: Pip distinguishes a measured result from a recommendation, then compares how two authors frame the same event.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.compare-4.v1
reading · Read fluently and discuss evidence across media (5 activities)

Idaho ELA/Literacy · January 3, 2022 · 6.RC-RF.4; 6.ODC-OC.1–4; 6.ODC-DC.7

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. The Unfinished Map: read, discuss, and compare with an oral version.

    Mara wanted the community map to look complete. She filled every blank space with a confident label, even the marsh path she had never walked. At the rehearsal, Tavi asked how she knew the path remained open in winter. Mara pointed to an old photograph. Tavi set a recent maintenance notice beside it and waited. Mara felt that removing a label would make her work seem smaller. Yet she imagined a visitor following the map into mud. She replaced the bold line with a dotted one and added a question for the park staff. The finished map had more empty space than her first draft. Beside those spaces, however, visitors found dates, sources, and invitations to help. Mara watched someone use the map, pause at a dotted line, and choose a safer route. For the first time, she was proud of a blank.

    Help: Read to a listener with accuracy and expression; reread if helpful. Paraphrase a partner’s interpretation, respond with evidence, and compare reading silently with hearing a grown-up’s version. No recording is needed.
    Pip’s example: Pip rereads with meaningful phrasing, paraphrases a partner’s interpretation, and supports a response with details.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.fluency-0.v1
  2. The Quiet Measure: read, discuss, and compare with an oral version.

    I kept a tally of every suggestion our group accepted. By Wednesday, my column was nearly empty. When Lena proposed rehearsing without scenery, I objected before she finished. I had spent two evenings painting the scenery. She asked us to test the scene once with it and once without it. During the second version, the audience could see the small gesture that explained the ending. I looked at my tally and realized it counted ownership, not usefulness. At the next meeting I suggested keeping just one painted doorway. Lena asked me where it should stand. My column gained a mark, but I stopped counting before the rehearsal ended. Watching the audience lean forward mattered more than being able to point at everything I had made.

    Help: Read to a listener with accuracy and expression; reread if helpful. Paraphrase a partner’s interpretation, respond with evidence, and compare reading silently with hearing a grown-up’s version. No recording is needed.
    Pip’s example: Pip rereads with meaningful phrasing, paraphrases a partner’s interpretation, and supports a response with details.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.fluency-1.v1
  3. A Second Label: read, discuss, and compare with an oral version.

    The museum label described the old canal as a triumph of engineering. Ben liked that sentence because it fit neatly on one line. Sal brought an account from a family whose orchard had been divided by the canal. Ben argued that the label was about construction, not families. Sal asked whether construction happened in an empty landscape. They read the survey notes together. The canal had carried water to new fields, but its route had also required choices about whose land to cross. Ben drafted a longer label, then cut it back to two questions and a small map. During the opening, visitors disagreed about the answers. Ben began to worry that the label had failed. Then he noticed them pointing to the sources rather than merely repeating the first sentence.

    Help: Read to a listener with accuracy and expression; reread if helpful. Paraphrase a partner’s interpretation, respond with evidence, and compare reading silently with hearing a grown-up’s version. No recording is needed.
    Pip’s example: Pip rereads with meaningful phrasing, paraphrases a partner’s interpretation, and supports a response with details.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.fluency-2.v1
  4. The Borrowed Melody: read, discuss, and compare with an oral version.

    Ari found a melody in a book of songs and arranged it for the school concert. The program called it an ancient tune from a faraway place. During rehearsal, Ms. Chen asked who had collected it, who had performed it, and what the words meant. Ari thought those questions would delay the music. The source note, however, named a living composer and a particular community event. Ari realized that ancient had made a real person disappear. With help, Ari checked the book’s credits and revised both the introduction and arrangement. The final performance was shorter because the introduction took time. Ari listened differently now: each phrase belonged to someone’s choices, not to an unnamed collection waiting to be borrowed.

    Help: Read to a listener with accuracy and expression; reread if helpful. Paraphrase a partner’s interpretation, respond with evidence, and compare reading silently with hearing a grown-up’s version. No recording is needed.
    Pip’s example: Pip rereads with meaningful phrasing, paraphrases a partner’s interpretation, and supports a response with details.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.fluency-3.v1
  5. The Last Trial: read, discuss, and compare with an oral version.

    The paper tower stood through four tests. On the fifth, one corner folded. Dev wanted to leave that result out of the presentation because a sleeve had brushed the table. Nia wrote the possible disturbance beside the failed trial instead. They rebuilt the tower and repeated the test under the same conditions. It failed again, this time with no sleeve nearby. Dev stared at the four successes, which now seemed less useful than the bent corner. The team changed the base and recorded three more trials. Their display did not claim that the new design could never fail. It showed where the evidence had changed their plan. Dev saved the first bent corner in a clear envelope and placed it at the center.

    Help: Read to a listener with accuracy and expression; reread if helpful. Paraphrase a partner’s interpretation, respond with evidence, and compare reading silently with hearing a grown-up’s version. No recording is needed.
    Pip’s example: Pip rereads with meaningful phrasing, paraphrases a partner’s interpretation, and supports a response with details.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.reading.fluency-4.v1
writing · Use clear pronouns with correct case, number and person (10 activities)

Idaho ELA/Literacy · January 3, 2022 · 6.GC-GU.1c–e

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. Choose the correct subject: ___ and I tested the model.

    Choices: She · Her · Hers

    Answer: She

    Help: Read the whole sentence. Check the word’s job, its reference, and the intended meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip replaces an ambiguous she with a name, then checks whether the pronoun is a subject, object, or possessive.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.grammar-0.v1
  2. Choose the correct object: The teacher asked Jo and ___.

    Choices: me · I · my

    Answer: me

    Help: Read the whole sentence. Check the word’s job, its reference, and the intended meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip replaces an ambiguous she with a name, then checks whether the pronoun is a subject, object, or possessive.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.grammar-1.v1
  3. Choose the possessive pronoun: The final choice was ___.

    Choices: theirs · their’s · them

    Answer: theirs

    Help: Read the whole sentence. Check the word’s job, its reference, and the intended meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip replaces an ambiguous she with a name, then checks whether the pronoun is a subject, object, or possessive.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.grammar-2.v1
  4. Which uses an intensive pronoun for emphasis?

    Choices: The inventor herself explained the design. · The inventor explained hisself. · The inventor explained theirself.

    Answer: The inventor herself explained the design.

    Help: Read the whole sentence. Check the word’s job, its reference, and the intended meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip replaces an ambiguous she with a name, then checks whether the pronoun is a subject, object, or possessive.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.grammar-3.v1
  5. Which revision removes ambiguity from “Mira told Ana that she would present”?

    Choices: Mira told Ana, “I will present.” · Mira told her that she would present. · She told Ana that she would present.

    Answer: Mira told Ana, “I will present.”

    Help: Read the whole sentence. Check the word’s job, its reference, and the intended meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip replaces an ambiguous she with a name, then checks whether the pronoun is a subject, object, or possessive.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.grammar-4.v1
  6. Keep the number consistent: The volunteers checked ___ notes.

    Choices: their · its · his

    Answer: their

    Help: Read the whole sentence. Check the word’s job, its reference, and the intended meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip replaces an ambiguous she with a name, then checks whether the pronoun is a subject, object, or possessive.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.grammar-5.v1
  7. Keep the person consistent: When you revise, ___ should check the evidence.

    Choices: you · we suddenly · they

    Answer: you

    Help: Read the whole sentence. Check the word’s job, its reference, and the intended meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip replaces an ambiguous she with a name, then checks whether the pronoun is a subject, object, or possessive.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.grammar-6.v1
  8. Which sentence has a clear pronoun reference?

    Choices: The map was torn, so Jo repaired the map before using it. · They said that it was there. · When Jo met Lee, they gave it to her.

    Answer: The map was torn, so Jo repaired the map before using it.

    Help: Read the whole sentence. Check the word’s job, its reference, and the intended meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip replaces an ambiguous she with a name, then checks whether the pronoun is a subject, object, or possessive.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.grammar-7.v1
  9. Which correctly emphasizes the whole team?

    Choices: We ourselves checked every measurement. · We ourself checked every measurement. · Us ourselves checked every measurement.

    Answer: We ourselves checked every measurement.

    Help: Read the whole sentence. Check the word’s job, its reference, and the intended meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip replaces an ambiguous she with a name, then checks whether the pronoun is a subject, object, or possessive.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.grammar-8.v1
  10. Choose the correct case: Between you and ___, the draft needs work.

    Choices: me · I · my

    Answer: me

    Help: Read the whole sentence. Check the word’s job, its reference, and the intended meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip replaces an ambiguous she with a name, then checks whether the pronoun is a subject, object, or possessive.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.grammar-9.v1
writing · Recognize parts of speech and function in context (5 activities)

Idaho ELA/Literacy · January 3, 2022 · 6.GC-GU.1a–b

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. In “Please record the result,” record is a…

    Choices: verb · noun · adjective

    Answer: verb

    Help: Read the whole sentence. Check the word’s job, its reference, and the intended meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares light in a light bag and light the lamp: an adjective in one sentence and a verb in the other.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.grammar-10.v1
  2. In “The record is accurate,” record is a…

    Choices: noun · verb · preposition

    Answer: noun

    Help: Read the whole sentence. Check the word’s job, its reference, and the intended meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares light in a light bag and light the lamp: an adjective in one sentence and a verb in the other.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.grammar-11.v1
  3. In “That is a light bag,” light is an…

    Choices: adjective · interjection · adverb

    Answer: adjective

    Help: Read the whole sentence. Check the word’s job, its reference, and the intended meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares light in a light bag and light the lamp: an adjective in one sentence and a verb in the other.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.grammar-12.v1
  4. In “The bridge bent slightly,” slightly is an…

    Choices: adverb · article · pronoun

    Answer: adverb

    Help: Read the whole sentence. Check the word’s job, its reference, and the intended meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares light in a light bag and light the lamp: an adjective in one sentence and a verb in the other.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.grammar-13.v1
  5. In “Oh! The answer changed,” Oh is an…

    Choices: interjection · preposition · conjunction

    Answer: interjection

    Help: Read the whole sentence. Check the word’s job, its reference, and the intended meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares light in a light bag and light the lamp: an adjective in one sentence and a verb in the other.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.grammar-14.v1
writing · Shape sentences for meaning, interest and style (5 activities)

Idaho ELA/Literacy · January 3, 2022 · 6.GC-GU.1f–g

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. Which combines the ideas without adding a cause: “It rained. We kept working”?

    Choices: Although it rained, we kept working. · Because we kept working, it rained. · It rained because the work ended.

    Answer: Although it rained, we kept working.

    Help: Read the whole sentence. Check the word’s job, its reference, and the intended meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip combines related details, removes repetition, and chooses a register suited to the audience without judging a speaker’s identity.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.grammar-15.v1
  2. Which removes repetition while keeping the meaning?

    Choices: The team repeated the trial to check its surprising result. · The team repeated and repeated a trial that was a trial. · The team never checked its result.

    Answer: The team repeated the trial to check its surprising result.

    Help: Read the whole sentence. Check the word’s job, its reference, and the intended meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip combines related details, removes repetition, and chooses a register suited to the audience without judging a speaker’s identity.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.grammar-16.v1
  3. Which revision places the modifier clearly?

    Choices: Carrying the model, Jo walked into the room. · Carrying the model, the room welcomed Jo. · The model carried the room into Jo.

    Answer: Carrying the model, Jo walked into the room.

    Help: Read the whole sentence. Check the word’s job, its reference, and the intended meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip combines related details, removes repetition, and chooses a register suited to the audience without judging a speaker’s identity.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.grammar-17.v1
  4. Which tone best fits a courteous request to a museum?

    Choices: Could you help us identify the source of this photograph? · Give us that thing now. · You must answer because we say so.

    Answer: Could you help us identify the source of this photograph?

    Help: Read the whole sentence. Check the word’s job, its reference, and the intended meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip combines related details, removes repetition, and chooses a register suited to the audience without judging a speaker’s identity.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.grammar-18.v1
  5. Which adds useful detail without changing the core meaning?

    Choices: The carefully folded paper bridge supported twelve counters. · The bridge was made of steel and held a truck. · No bridge was tested.

    Answer: The carefully folded paper bridge supported twelve counters.

    Help: Read the whole sentence. Check the word’s job, its reference, and the intended meaning.
    Pip’s example: Pip combines related details, removes repetition, and chooses a register suited to the audience without judging a speaker’s identity.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.grammar-19.v1
writing · Use parenthetical punctuation and colons (10 activities)

Idaho ELA/Literacy · January 3, 2022 · 6.GC-M.2a–b

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. Which sets off an extra description with a pair of commas?

    Choices: Our model, a small paper bridge, held twelve counters. · Our model, a small paper bridge held twelve counters. · Our model a small, paper bridge, held twelve counters.

    Answer: Our model, a small paper bridge, held twelve counters.

    Help: Try reading the main sentence without the extra phrase. A colon introducing a list follows a complete clause.
    Pip’s example: Pip places a pair of commas around an extra explanation and checks that the main sentence still works without it.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.mechanics-0.v1
  2. Which uses parentheses correctly?

    Choices: The second trial (completed indoors) had similar results. · The second trial (completed indoors had similar results. · The second trial completed) indoors (had similar results.

    Answer: The second trial (completed indoors) had similar results.

    Help: Try reading the main sentence without the extra phrase. A colon introducing a list follows a complete clause.
    Pip’s example: Pip places a pair of commas around an extra explanation and checks that the main sentence still works without it.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.mechanics-1.v1
  3. Which uses a pair of dashes for an interruption?

    Choices: The final design—after three revisions—was ready. · The final—design after three revisions was ready. · The final design after—three revisions was ready.

    Answer: The final design—after three revisions—was ready.

    Help: Try reading the main sentence without the extra phrase. A colon introducing a list follows a complete clause.
    Pip’s example: Pip places a pair of commas around an extra explanation and checks that the main sentence still works without it.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.mechanics-2.v1
  4. Which introduces a list after a complete clause?

    Choices: Bring three things: paper, a ruler, and a pencil. · Bring: paper, a ruler, and a pencil. · Bring three: things paper a ruler and a pencil.

    Answer: Bring three things: paper, a ruler, and a pencil.

    Help: Try reading the main sentence without the extra phrase. A colon introducing a list follows a complete clause.
    Pip’s example: Pip places a pair of commas around an extra explanation and checks that the main sentence still works without it.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.mechanics-3.v1
  5. Which conventionally writes nine thirty?

    Choices: 9:30 · 9;30 · 9,30

    Answer: 9:30

    Help: Try reading the main sentence without the extra phrase. A colon introducing a list follows a complete clause.
    Pip’s example: Pip places a pair of commas around an extra explanation and checks that the main sentence still works without it.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.mechanics-4.v1
  6. Which remains a complete sentence when the parenthetical words are removed?

    Choices: Our guide (a retired engineer) answered the question. · Our (guide answered) the question. · Our guide answered (the).

    Answer: Our guide (a retired engineer) answered the question.

    Help: Try reading the main sentence without the extra phrase. A colon introducing a list follows a complete clause.
    Pip’s example: Pip places a pair of commas around an extra explanation and checks that the main sentence still works without it.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.mechanics-5.v1
  7. Which punctuation makes the extra information clear?

    Choices: The river, which curves east here, crosses the map. · The river which, curves east here crosses the map. · The river, which curves east here crosses the map.

    Answer: The river, which curves east here, crosses the map.

    Help: Try reading the main sentence without the extra phrase. A colon introducing a list follows a complete clause.
    Pip’s example: Pip places a pair of commas around an extra explanation and checks that the main sentence still works without it.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.mechanics-6.v1
  8. Which uses a colon after an independent clause?

    Choices: We reached one conclusion: more evidence was needed. · We concluded that: more evidence was needed. · We reached: one conclusion more evidence.

    Answer: We reached one conclusion: more evidence was needed.

    Help: Try reading the main sentence without the extra phrase. A colon introducing a list follows a complete clause.
    Pip’s example: Pip places a pair of commas around an extra explanation and checks that the main sentence still works without it.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.mechanics-7.v1
  9. Which closes the parenthetical phrase correctly?

    Choices: The labels (revised yesterday) now include dates. · The labels (revised yesterday now include dates). · The labels revised) yesterday (now include dates.

    Answer: The labels (revised yesterday) now include dates.

    Help: Try reading the main sentence without the extra phrase. A colon introducing a list follows a complete clause.
    Pip’s example: Pip places a pair of commas around an extra explanation and checks that the main sentence still works without it.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.mechanics-8.v1
  10. Which dash placement sets off “not the first draft” as an aside?

    Choices: The revision—not the first draft—went on display. · The revision—not the first draft went on display. · The revision not—the first draft went on display.

    Answer: The revision—not the first draft—went on display.

    Help: Try reading the main sentence without the extra phrase. A colon introducing a list follows a complete clause.
    Pip’s example: Pip places a pair of commas around an extra explanation and checks that the main sentence still works without it.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.writing.mechanics-9.v1
writing · Spell derivatives using bases and affixes (10 activities)

Idaho ELA/Literacy · January 3, 2022 · 6.GC-M.3

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Listen, then spell decision and explain its base or affix.

    Adult reference: decision

    Help: Try first, then verify the spelling with an adult or reference. Discuss which letters change when the derivative is formed.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects decide with decision, notices the spelling change, and verifies the derivative in a reference.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.derivative-0.v1
  2. Listen, then spell reliability and explain its base or affix.

    Adult reference: reliability

    Help: Try first, then verify the spelling with an adult or reference. Discuss which letters change when the derivative is formed.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects decide with decision, notices the spelling change, and verifies the derivative in a reference.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.derivative-1.v1
  3. Listen, then spell admission and explain its base or affix.

    Adult reference: admission

    Help: Try first, then verify the spelling with an adult or reference. Discuss which letters change when the derivative is formed.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects decide with decision, notices the spelling change, and verifies the derivative in a reference.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.derivative-2.v1
  4. Listen, then spell noticeable and explain its base or affix.

    Adult reference: noticeable

    Help: Try first, then verify the spelling with an adult or reference. Discuss which letters change when the derivative is formed.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects decide with decision, notices the spelling change, and verifies the derivative in a reference.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.derivative-3.v1
  5. Listen, then spell permission and explain its base or affix.

    Adult reference: permission

    Help: Try first, then verify the spelling with an adult or reference. Discuss which letters change when the derivative is formed.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects decide with decision, notices the spelling change, and verifies the derivative in a reference.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.derivative-4.v1
  6. Listen, then spell happiness and explain its base or affix.

    Adult reference: happiness

    Help: Try first, then verify the spelling with an adult or reference. Discuss which letters change when the derivative is formed.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects decide with decision, notices the spelling change, and verifies the derivative in a reference.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.derivative-5.v1
  7. Listen, then spell description and explain its base or affix.

    Adult reference: description

    Help: Try first, then verify the spelling with an adult or reference. Discuss which letters change when the derivative is formed.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects decide with decision, notices the spelling change, and verifies the derivative in a reference.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.derivative-6.v1
  8. Listen, then spell argumentative and explain its base or affix.

    Adult reference: argumentative

    Help: Try first, then verify the spelling with an adult or reference. Discuss which letters change when the derivative is formed.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects decide with decision, notices the spelling change, and verifies the derivative in a reference.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.derivative-7.v1
  9. Listen, then spell responsibility and explain its base or affix.

    Adult reference: responsibility

    Help: Try first, then verify the spelling with an adult or reference. Discuss which letters change when the derivative is formed.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects decide with decision, notices the spelling change, and verifies the derivative in a reference.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.derivative-8.v1
  10. Listen, then spell scientific and explain its base or affix.

    Adult reference: scientific

    Help: Try first, then verify the spelling with an adult or reference. Discuss which letters change when the derivative is formed.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects decide with decision, notices the spelling change, and verifies the derivative in a reference.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.derivative-9.v1
writing · Produce and revise extended typed work (5 activities)

Idaho ELA/Literacy · January 3, 2022 · 6.W-HWK.7

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Prepare a museum guide with headings as an extended typed document.

    Help: With an adult, use a separate document editor for a two-page draft in one comfortable sitting when ready; breaks and accommodations are welcome. This small scratchpad is for planning, not measuring typing endurance or publishing. Ask for feedback and revise.
    Pip’s example: Pip outlines two pages, types a connected draft, and checks organization and readability with a reader.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.keyboard-0.v1
  2. Prepare an evidence-based recommendation as an extended typed document.

    Help: With an adult, use a separate document editor for a two-page draft in one comfortable sitting when ready; breaks and accommodations are welcome. This small scratchpad is for planning, not measuring typing endurance or publishing. Ask for feedback and revise.
    Pip’s example: Pip outlines two pages, types a connected draft, and checks organization and readability with a reader.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.keyboard-1.v1
  3. Prepare a narrative with several scenes as an extended typed document.

    Help: With an adult, use a separate document editor for a two-page draft in one comfortable sitting when ready; breaks and accommodations are welcome. This small scratchpad is for planning, not measuring typing endurance or publishing. Ask for feedback and revise.
    Pip’s example: Pip outlines two pages, types a connected draft, and checks organization and readability with a reader.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.keyboard-2.v1
  4. Prepare a compare-and-contrast explanation as an extended typed document.

    Help: With an adult, use a separate document editor for a two-page draft in one comfortable sitting when ready; breaks and accommodations are welcome. This small scratchpad is for planning, not measuring typing endurance or publishing. Ask for feedback and revise.
    Pip’s example: Pip outlines two pages, types a connected draft, and checks organization and readability with a reader.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.keyboard-3.v1
  5. Prepare a research summary with source credits as an extended typed document.

    Help: With an adult, use a separate document editor for a two-page draft in one comfortable sitting when ready; breaks and accommodations are welcome. This small scratchpad is for planning, not measuring typing endurance or publishing. Ask for feedback and revise.
    Pip’s example: Pip outlines two pages, types a connected draft, and checks organization and readability with a reader.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.keyboard-4.v1
writing · Support a distinct claim with evidence and reasoning (15 activities)

Idaho ELA/Literacy · January 3, 2022 · 6.W-RW.2,5

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Propose a quiet study area for a fictional community.

    Help: State a distinct claim. Gather relevant evidence with an adult, explain the reasoning linking evidence to the claim, organize related paragraphs, and conclude without overstating what the sources show.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains why a source detail supports a claim instead of treating a quotation as a complete argument.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.argument-0.v1
  2. Propose a repair event for a fictional community.

    Help: State a distinct claim. Gather relevant evidence with an adult, explain the reasoning linking evidence to the claim, organize related paragraphs, and conclude without overstating what the sources show.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains why a source detail supports a claim instead of treating a quotation as a complete argument.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.argument-1.v1
  3. Propose a clearer trail sign for a fictional community.

    Help: State a distinct claim. Gather relevant evidence with an adult, explain the reasoning linking evidence to the claim, organize related paragraphs, and conclude without overstating what the sources show.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains why a source detail supports a claim instead of treating a quotation as a complete argument.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.argument-2.v1
  4. Propose a lending shelf for a fictional community.

    Help: State a distinct claim. Gather relevant evidence with an adult, explain the reasoning linking evidence to the claim, organize related paragraphs, and conclude without overstating what the sources show.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains why a source detail supports a claim instead of treating a quotation as a complete argument.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.argument-3.v1
  5. Propose a reusable exhibit for a fictional community.

    Help: State a distinct claim. Gather relevant evidence with an adult, explain the reasoning linking evidence to the claim, organize related paragraphs, and conclude without overstating what the sources show.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains why a source detail supports a claim instead of treating a quotation as a complete argument.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.argument-4.v1
  6. Propose a school garden path for a fictional community.

    Help: State a distinct claim. Gather relevant evidence with an adult, explain the reasoning linking evidence to the claim, organize related paragraphs, and conclude without overstating what the sources show.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains why a source detail supports a claim instead of treating a quotation as a complete argument.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.argument-5.v1
  7. Propose a better survey question for a fictional community.

    Help: State a distinct claim. Gather relevant evidence with an adult, explain the reasoning linking evidence to the claim, organize related paragraphs, and conclude without overstating what the sources show.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains why a source detail supports a claim instead of treating a quotation as a complete argument.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.argument-6.v1
  8. Propose a revised bus shelter for a fictional community.

    Help: State a distinct claim. Gather relevant evidence with an adult, explain the reasoning linking evidence to the claim, organize related paragraphs, and conclude without overstating what the sources show.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains why a source detail supports a claim instead of treating a quotation as a complete argument.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.argument-7.v1
  9. Propose a shorter announcement for a fictional community.

    Help: State a distinct claim. Gather relevant evidence with an adult, explain the reasoning linking evidence to the claim, organize related paragraphs, and conclude without overstating what the sources show.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains why a source detail supports a claim instead of treating a quotation as a complete argument.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.argument-8.v1
  10. Propose a museum caption for a fictional community.

    Help: State a distinct claim. Gather relevant evidence with an adult, explain the reasoning linking evidence to the claim, organize related paragraphs, and conclude without overstating what the sources show.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains why a source detail supports a claim instead of treating a quotation as a complete argument.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.argument-9.v1
  11. Propose a plan for sharing equipment for a fictional community.

    Help: State a distinct claim. Gather relevant evidence with an adult, explain the reasoning linking evidence to the claim, organize related paragraphs, and conclude without overstating what the sources show.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains why a source detail supports a claim instead of treating a quotation as a complete argument.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.argument-10.v1
  12. Propose a safer model-testing method for a fictional community.

    Help: State a distinct claim. Gather relevant evidence with an adult, explain the reasoning linking evidence to the claim, organize related paragraphs, and conclude without overstating what the sources show.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains why a source detail supports a claim instead of treating a quotation as a complete argument.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.argument-11.v1
  13. Propose an accessible concert program for a fictional community.

    Help: State a distinct claim. Gather relevant evidence with an adult, explain the reasoning linking evidence to the claim, organize related paragraphs, and conclude without overstating what the sources show.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains why a source detail supports a claim instead of treating a quotation as a complete argument.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.argument-12.v1
  14. Propose a source-checking routine for a fictional community.

    Help: State a distinct claim. Gather relevant evidence with an adult, explain the reasoning linking evidence to the claim, organize related paragraphs, and conclude without overstating what the sources show.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains why a source detail supports a claim instead of treating a quotation as a complete argument.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.argument-13.v1
  15. Propose a way to reduce event litter for a fictional community.

    Help: State a distinct claim. Gather relevant evidence with an adult, explain the reasoning linking evidence to the claim, organize related paragraphs, and conclude without overstating what the sources show.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains why a source detail supports a claim instead of treating a quotation as a complete argument.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.argument-14.v1
writing · Develop multi-source explanatory writing (10 activities)

Idaho ELA/Literacy · January 3, 2022 · 6.W-RW.3,5

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Explain library seating using all three supplied practice sources.

    A: A fictional visitor survey favors quiet seats. B: An access audit identifies a narrow doorway. C: A planning note asks for nonusers’ views before adding furniture.

    Help: Introduce a focus, select relevant details, attribute each source, use a useful structure, and provide a conclusion. Mark these as fictional or supplied examples, not research you conducted.
    Pip’s example: Pip groups details by cause and effect, attributes sources, and closes with a conclusion that follows from the information.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.information-0.v1
  2. Reorganize the library seating explanation for a different audience.

    A: A fictional visitor survey favors quiet seats. B: An access audit identifies a narrow doorway. C: A planning note asks for nonusers’ views before adding furniture.

    Help: Try comparison or cause and effect instead of a source-by-source list. Explain how transitions and headings clarify relationships. Keep facts separate from interpretations.
    Pip’s example: Pip groups details by cause and effect, attributes sources, and closes with a conclusion that follows from the information.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.information-structure-0.v1
  3. Explain a paper structure using all three supplied practice sources.

    A: A folded sample holds 18 counters. B: A flat sample of the same paper holds 5. C: The test note records one trial and recommends repetition before a broad claim.

    Help: Introduce a focus, select relevant details, attribute each source, use a useful structure, and provide a conclusion. Mark these as fictional or supplied examples, not research you conducted.
    Pip’s example: Pip groups details by cause and effect, attributes sources, and closes with a conclusion that follows from the information.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.information-1.v1
  4. Reorganize the a paper structure explanation for a different audience.

    A: A folded sample holds 18 counters. B: A flat sample of the same paper holds 5. C: The test note records one trial and recommends repetition before a broad claim.

    Help: Try comparison or cause and effect instead of a source-by-source list. Explain how transitions and headings clarify relationships. Keep facts separate from interpretations.
    Pip’s example: Pip groups details by cause and effect, attributes sources, and closes with a conclusion that follows from the information.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.information-structure-1.v1
  5. Explain a transport change using all three supplied practice sources.

    A: An invented diary reports a shorter journey. B: A later practice summary describes uneven trade effects. C: A map shows the new route bypassing two settlements.

    Help: Introduce a focus, select relevant details, attribute each source, use a useful structure, and provide a conclusion. Mark these as fictional or supplied examples, not research you conducted.
    Pip’s example: Pip groups details by cause and effect, attributes sources, and closes with a conclusion that follows from the information.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.information-2.v1
  6. Reorganize the a transport change explanation for a different audience.

    A: An invented diary reports a shorter journey. B: A later practice summary describes uneven trade effects. C: A map shows the new route bypassing two settlements.

    Help: Try comparison or cause and effect instead of a source-by-source list. Explain how transitions and headings clarify relationships. Keep facts separate from interpretations.
    Pip’s example: Pip groups details by cause and effect, attributes sources, and closes with a conclusion that follows from the information.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.information-structure-2.v1
  7. Explain a water model using all three supplied practice sources.

    A: A tray loses loose soil during a model rain. B: A covered tray loses less under the same simulated rain. C: A field note reminds readers that a real hillside has more variables.

    Help: Introduce a focus, select relevant details, attribute each source, use a useful structure, and provide a conclusion. Mark these as fictional or supplied examples, not research you conducted.
    Pip’s example: Pip groups details by cause and effect, attributes sources, and closes with a conclusion that follows from the information.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.information-3.v1
  8. Reorganize the a water model explanation for a different audience.

    A: A tray loses loose soil during a model rain. B: A covered tray loses less under the same simulated rain. C: A field note reminds readers that a real hillside has more variables.

    Help: Try comparison or cause and effect instead of a source-by-source list. Explain how transitions and headings clarify relationships. Keep facts separate from interpretations.
    Pip’s example: Pip groups details by cause and effect, attributes sources, and closes with a conclusion that follows from the information.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.information-structure-3.v1
  9. Explain a concert arrangement using all three supplied practice sources.

    A: A performer adds a pause near the ending. B: One listener hears suspense. C: Another listener hears hesitation. The notes describe interpretations rather than a single fact about meaning.

    Help: Introduce a focus, select relevant details, attribute each source, use a useful structure, and provide a conclusion. Mark these as fictional or supplied examples, not research you conducted.
    Pip’s example: Pip groups details by cause and effect, attributes sources, and closes with a conclusion that follows from the information.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.information-4.v1
  10. Reorganize the a concert arrangement explanation for a different audience.

    A: A performer adds a pause near the ending. B: One listener hears suspense. C: Another listener hears hesitation. The notes describe interpretations rather than a single fact about meaning.

    Help: Try comparison or cause and effect instead of a source-by-source list. Explain how transitions and headings clarify relationships. Keep facts separate from interpretations.
    Pip’s example: Pip groups details by cause and effect, attributes sources, and closes with a conclusion that follows from the information.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.information-structure-4.v1
writing · Develop narrator, situation, pacing and resolution (15 activities)

Idaho ELA/Literacy · January 3, 2022 · 6.W-RW.1,4–5

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Write a multi-paragraph narrative about a map that leaves one place unnamed.

    Help: Establish a situation and narrator. Use dialogue, concrete sensory details, and pacing to develop events. Make the ending follow from the choices, and explain one deliberate structural decision.
    Pip’s example: Pip orients a reader, slows a turning point with dialogue, and makes the conclusion follow from the character’s choices.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.narrative-0.v1
  2. Write a multi-paragraph narrative about a rehearsal without a familiar prop.

    Help: Establish a situation and narrator. Use dialogue, concrete sensory details, and pacing to develop events. Make the ending follow from the choices, and explain one deliberate structural decision.
    Pip’s example: Pip orients a reader, slows a turning point with dialogue, and makes the conclusion follow from the character’s choices.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.narrative-1.v1
  3. Write a multi-paragraph narrative about an archive with two conflicting accounts.

    Help: Establish a situation and narrator. Use dialogue, concrete sensory details, and pacing to develop events. Make the ending follow from the choices, and explain one deliberate structural decision.
    Pip’s example: Pip orients a reader, slows a turning point with dialogue, and makes the conclusion follow from the character’s choices.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.narrative-2.v1
  4. Write a multi-paragraph narrative about a promise that becomes harder to keep.

    Help: Establish a situation and narrator. Use dialogue, concrete sensory details, and pacing to develop events. Make the ending follow from the choices, and explain one deliberate structural decision.
    Pip’s example: Pip orients a reader, slows a turning point with dialogue, and makes the conclusion follow from the character’s choices.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.narrative-3.v1
  5. Write a multi-paragraph narrative about a repair that reveals an earlier mistake.

    Help: Establish a situation and narrator. Use dialogue, concrete sensory details, and pacing to develop events. Make the ending follow from the choices, and explain one deliberate structural decision.
    Pip’s example: Pip orients a reader, slows a turning point with dialogue, and makes the conclusion follow from the character’s choices.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.narrative-4.v1
  6. Write a multi-paragraph narrative about a visitor who notices an omitted detail.

    Help: Establish a situation and narrator. Use dialogue, concrete sensory details, and pacing to develop events. Make the ending follow from the choices, and explain one deliberate structural decision.
    Pip’s example: Pip orients a reader, slows a turning point with dialogue, and makes the conclusion follow from the character’s choices.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.narrative-5.v1
  7. Write a multi-paragraph narrative about a team choosing whether to report a failure.

    Help: Establish a situation and narrator. Use dialogue, concrete sensory details, and pacing to develop events. Make the ending follow from the choices, and explain one deliberate structural decision.
    Pip’s example: Pip orients a reader, slows a turning point with dialogue, and makes the conclusion follow from the character’s choices.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.narrative-6.v1
  8. Write a multi-paragraph narrative about a character learning to ask a better question.

    Help: Establish a situation and narrator. Use dialogue, concrete sensory details, and pacing to develop events. Make the ending follow from the choices, and explain one deliberate structural decision.
    Pip’s example: Pip orients a reader, slows a turning point with dialogue, and makes the conclusion follow from the character’s choices.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.narrative-7.v1
  9. Write a multi-paragraph narrative about a quiet role that changes a group’s decision.

    Help: Establish a situation and narrator. Use dialogue, concrete sensory details, and pacing to develop events. Make the ending follow from the choices, and explain one deliberate structural decision.
    Pip’s example: Pip orients a reader, slows a turning point with dialogue, and makes the conclusion follow from the character’s choices.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.narrative-8.v1
  10. Write a multi-paragraph narrative about a photograph with an unexpected edge.

    Help: Establish a situation and narrator. Use dialogue, concrete sensory details, and pacing to develop events. Make the ending follow from the choices, and explain one deliberate structural decision.
    Pip’s example: Pip orients a reader, slows a turning point with dialogue, and makes the conclusion follow from the character’s choices.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.narrative-9.v1
  11. Write a multi-paragraph narrative about a letter rewritten after hearing another view.

    Help: Establish a situation and narrator. Use dialogue, concrete sensory details, and pacing to develop events. Make the ending follow from the choices, and explain one deliberate structural decision.
    Pip’s example: Pip orients a reader, slows a turning point with dialogue, and makes the conclusion follow from the character’s choices.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.narrative-10.v1
  12. Write a multi-paragraph narrative about a delayed answer that changes the stakes.

    Help: Establish a situation and narrator. Use dialogue, concrete sensory details, and pacing to develop events. Make the ending follow from the choices, and explain one deliberate structural decision.
    Pip’s example: Pip orients a reader, slows a turning point with dialogue, and makes the conclusion follow from the character’s choices.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.narrative-11.v1
  13. Write a multi-paragraph narrative about an object returned with a new explanation.

    Help: Establish a situation and narrator. Use dialogue, concrete sensory details, and pacing to develop events. Make the ending follow from the choices, and explain one deliberate structural decision.
    Pip’s example: Pip orients a reader, slows a turning point with dialogue, and makes the conclusion follow from the character’s choices.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.narrative-12.v1
  14. Write a multi-paragraph narrative about a disagreement resolved only in part.

    Help: Establish a situation and narrator. Use dialogue, concrete sensory details, and pacing to develop events. Make the ending follow from the choices, and explain one deliberate structural decision.
    Pip’s example: Pip orients a reader, slows a turning point with dialogue, and makes the conclusion follow from the character’s choices.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.narrative-13.v1
  15. Write a multi-paragraph narrative about a familiar place seen by a newcomer.

    Help: Establish a situation and narrator. Use dialogue, concrete sensory details, and pacing to develop events. Make the ending follow from the choices, and explain one deliberate structural decision.
    Pip’s example: Pip orients a reader, slows a turning point with dialogue, and makes the conclusion follow from the character’s choices.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.narrative-14.v1
writing · Refocus inquiry, assess sources and credit information (5 activities)

Idaho ELA/Literacy · January 3, 2022 · 6.RS-IP.1; 6.ODC-DC.5–6

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Investigate how a museum documents an object with an adult.

    Help: Use reliable, relevant sources and keep a bibliography. A domain is a clue, not proof of accuracy. Avoid sharing personal details, private interviews, or child-created files with this site.
    Pip’s example: Pip narrows a question when sources reveal a gap, separates quotations from paraphrases, and records basic source information.

    1. Ask a focused question and identify at least two useful sources; note who created them and why.
    2. Take quotations and paraphrases separately. Refocus the question if the sources reveal a gap.
    3. Explain findings and limits, record author, title, date and location, and check image rights before privately sharing.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.research-0.v1
  2. Investigate how two maps present the same region with an adult.

    Help: Use reliable, relevant sources and keep a bibliography. A domain is a clue, not proof of accuracy. Avoid sharing personal details, private interviews, or child-created files with this site.
    Pip’s example: Pip narrows a question when sources reveal a gap, separates quotations from paraphrases, and records basic source information.

    1. Ask a focused question and identify at least two useful sources; note who created them and why.
    2. Take quotations and paraphrases separately. Refocus the question if the sources reveal a gap.
    3. Explain findings and limits, record author, title, date and location, and check image rights before privately sharing.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.research-1.v1
  3. Investigate how a public design changed over time with an adult.

    Help: Use reliable, relevant sources and keep a bibliography. A domain is a clue, not proof of accuracy. Avoid sharing personal details, private interviews, or child-created files with this site.
    Pip’s example: Pip narrows a question when sources reveal a gap, separates quotations from paraphrases, and records basic source information.

    1. Ask a focused question and identify at least two useful sources; note who created them and why.
    2. Take quotations and paraphrases separately. Refocus the question if the sources reveal a gap.
    3. Explain findings and limits, record author, title, date and location, and check image rights before privately sharing.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.research-2.v1
  4. Investigate how a musical work was arranged with an adult.

    Help: Use reliable, relevant sources and keep a bibliography. A domain is a clue, not proof of accuracy. Avoid sharing personal details, private interviews, or child-created files with this site.
    Pip’s example: Pip narrows a question when sources reveal a gap, separates quotations from paraphrases, and records basic source information.

    1. Ask a focused question and identify at least two useful sources; note who created them and why.
    2. Take quotations and paraphrases separately. Refocus the question if the sources reveal a gap.
    3. Explain findings and limits, record author, title, date and location, and check image rights before privately sharing.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.research-3.v1
  5. Investigate how a community monitors a resource with an adult.

    Help: Use reliable, relevant sources and keep a bibliography. A domain is a clue, not proof of accuracy. Avoid sharing personal details, private interviews, or child-created files with this site.
    Pip’s example: Pip narrows a question when sources reveal a gap, separates quotations from paraphrases, and records basic source information.

    1. Ask a focused question and identify at least two useful sources; note who created them and why.
    2. Take quotations and paraphrases separately. Refocus the question if the sources reveal a gap.
    3. Explain findings and limits, record author, title, date and location, and check image rights before privately sharing.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.writing.research-4.v1
writing · Revise structure and expression for purpose and audience (10 activities)

Idaho ELA/Literacy · January 3, 2022 · 6.W-RW.6; 6.GC-GU.1f–g

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Revision studio: clarify vague pronouns.

    Help: Use your own draft or an adult-selected sample. Keep two versions, explain the effect of the change, and ask a reader whether the revised piece better serves its purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip tests a new organization with a reader, then explains how the revision changes clarity and audience fit.

    adult-observation · model-visible
    g6.writing.revision-0.v1
  2. Revision studio: change the opening to orient a new reader.

    Help: Use your own draft or an adult-selected sample. Keep two versions, explain the effect of the change, and ask a reader whether the revised piece better serves its purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip tests a new organization with a reader, then explains how the revision changes clarity and audience fit.

    adult-observation · model-visible
    g6.writing.revision-1.v1
  3. Revision studio: group evidence by claim instead of by source.

    Help: Use your own draft or an adult-selected sample. Keep two versions, explain the effect of the change, and ask a reader whether the revised piece better serves its purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip tests a new organization with a reader, then explains how the revision changes clarity and audience fit.

    adult-observation · model-visible
    g6.writing.revision-2.v1
  4. Revision studio: replace a general word with a precise one.

    Help: Use your own draft or an adult-selected sample. Keep two versions, explain the effect of the change, and ask a reader whether the revised piece better serves its purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip tests a new organization with a reader, then explains how the revision changes clarity and audience fit.

    adult-observation · model-visible
    g6.writing.revision-3.v1
  5. Revision studio: remove repetition while preserving emphasis.

    Help: Use your own draft or an adult-selected sample. Keep two versions, explain the effect of the change, and ask a reader whether the revised piece better serves its purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip tests a new organization with a reader, then explains how the revision changes clarity and audience fit.

    adult-observation · model-visible
    g6.writing.revision-4.v1
  6. Revision studio: vary sentence length at a turning point.

    Help: Use your own draft or an adult-selected sample. Keep two versions, explain the effect of the change, and ask a reader whether the revised piece better serves its purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip tests a new organization with a reader, then explains how the revision changes clarity and audience fit.

    adult-observation · model-visible
    g6.writing.revision-5.v1
  7. Revision studio: add transitions that explain relationships.

    Help: Use your own draft or an adult-selected sample. Keep two versions, explain the effect of the change, and ask a reader whether the revised piece better serves its purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip tests a new organization with a reader, then explains how the revision changes clarity and audience fit.

    adult-observation · model-visible
    g6.writing.revision-6.v1
  8. Revision studio: adapt an informal draft for a formal audience.

    Help: Use your own draft or an adult-selected sample. Keep two versions, explain the effect of the change, and ask a reader whether the revised piece better serves its purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip tests a new organization with a reader, then explains how the revision changes clarity and audience fit.

    adult-observation · model-visible
    g6.writing.revision-7.v1
  9. Revision studio: replace a broad conclusion with one the evidence supports.

    Help: Use your own draft or an adult-selected sample. Keep two versions, explain the effect of the change, and ask a reader whether the revised piece better serves its purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip tests a new organization with a reader, then explains how the revision changes clarity and audience fit.

    adult-observation · model-visible
    g6.writing.revision-8.v1
  10. Revision studio: try a new structure after a reader’s feedback.

    Help: Use your own draft or an adult-selected sample. Keep two versions, explain the effect of the change, and ask a reader whether the revised piece better serves its purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip tests a new organization with a reader, then explains how the revision changes clarity and audience fit.

    adult-observation · model-visible
    g6.writing.revision-9.v1
math · Describe and scale equivalent ratios (11 activities)

Idaho Mathematics · January 3, 2022 · 6.RP.A.1,3a

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. The original recipe uses 2 cups of lemon juice for every 5 cups of water. Your new batch uses 6 cups of lemon juice. How many cups of water keep the same ratio? Fill in the missing number in the ratio table, then tap Check my ratio.

    Answer: 15

    Help: The lemon juice changes from 2 to 6 cups. That is 3 times as much. Multiply 5 cups of water by the same factor, 3. Multiplying both amounts keeps the ratio equivalent.
    Pip’s example: Pip scales both amounts in a recipe by the same factor and checks the meaning of each column.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.ratio-kitchen-0.v1
  2. There are 3 blue tiles and 5 gold tiles. Which describes blue to all tiles?

    Choices: 3 to 8 · 3 to 5 · 5 to 3

    Answer: 3 to 8

    Help: Name both quantities before forming the ratio.
    Pip’s example: Pip scales both amounts in a recipe by the same factor and checks the meaning of each column.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.ratio-language.v1
  3. The original recipe uses 1 cup of yogurt for every 2 cups of berries. Your new batch uses 4 cups of yogurt. How many cups of berries keep the same ratio? Fill in the missing number in the ratio table, then tap Check my ratio.

    Answer: 8

    Help: The yogurt changes from 1 to 4 cups. That is 4 times as much. Multiply 2 cups of berries by the same factor, 4. Multiplying both amounts keeps the ratio equivalent.
    Pip’s example: Pip scales both amounts in a recipe by the same factor and checks the meaning of each column.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.ratio-kitchen-1.v1
  4. A table pairs 4 notebooks with 10 dollars. At the same rate, what is the cost of 12 notebooks?

    Answer: 30

    Help: Both quantities change by the same factor.
    Pip’s example: Pip scales both amounts in a recipe by the same factor and checks the meaning of each column.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.ratio-table.v1
  5. The original recipe uses 3 cups of oats for every 2 cups of raisins. Your new batch uses 9 cups of oats. How many cups of raisins keep the same ratio? Fill in the missing number in the ratio table, then tap Check my ratio.

    Answer: 6

    Help: The oats changes from 3 to 9 cups. That is 3 times as much. Multiply 2 cups of raisins by the same factor, 3. Multiplying both amounts keeps the ratio equivalent.
    Pip’s example: Pip scales both amounts in a recipe by the same factor and checks the meaning of each column.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.ratio-kitchen-2.v1
  6. Make a table and graph for 2 cups of concentrate to every 5 cups of water.

    Help: Include at least three equivalent pairs and label axes with ingredient names and units. Explain why the origin also fits the relationship.
    Pip’s example: Pip scales both amounts in a recipe by the same factor and checks the meaning of each column.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.math.ratio-graph.v1
  7. The original recipe uses 2 cups of rice for every 3 cups of broth. Your new batch uses 8 cups of rice. How many cups of broth keep the same ratio? Fill in the missing number in the ratio table, then tap Check my ratio.

    Answer: 12

    Help: The rice changes from 2 to 8 cups. That is 4 times as much. Multiply 3 cups of broth by the same factor, 4. Multiplying both amounts keeps the ratio equivalent.
    Pip’s example: Pip scales both amounts in a recipe by the same factor and checks the meaning of each column.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.ratio-kitchen-3.v1
  8. The original recipe uses 4 cups of orange juice for every 6 cups of water. Your new batch uses 2 cups of orange juice. How many cups of water keep the same ratio? Fill in the missing number in the ratio table, then tap Check my ratio.

    Answer: 3

    Help: The orange juice changes from 4 to 2 cups. Divide by 2. Divide 6 cups of water by 2 too. Dividing both amounts by the same number keeps the ratio equivalent.
    Pip’s example: Pip scales both amounts in a recipe by the same factor and checks the meaning of each column.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.ratio-kitchen-4.v1
  9. The original recipe uses 6 cups of oats for every 4 cups of raisins. Your new batch uses 3 cups of oats. How many cups of raisins keep the same ratio? Fill in the missing number in the ratio table, then tap Check my ratio.

    Answer: 2

    Help: The oats changes from 6 to 3 cups. Divide by 2. Divide 4 cups of raisins by 2 too. Dividing both amounts by the same number keeps the ratio equivalent.
    Pip’s example: Pip scales both amounts in a recipe by the same factor and checks the meaning of each column.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.ratio-kitchen-5.v1
  10. The original recipe uses 3 cups of beans for every 5 cups of corn. Your new batch uses 12 cups of beans. How many cups of corn keep the same ratio? Fill in the missing number in the ratio table, then tap Check my ratio.

    Answer: 20

    Help: The beans changes from 3 to 12 cups. That is 4 times as much. Multiply 5 cups of corn by the same factor, 4. Multiplying both amounts keeps the ratio equivalent.
    Pip’s example: Pip scales both amounts in a recipe by the same factor and checks the meaning of each column.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.ratio-kitchen-6.v1
  11. The original recipe uses 8 cups of yogurt for every 12 cups of berries. Your new batch uses 2 cups of yogurt. How many cups of berries keep the same ratio? Fill in the missing number in the ratio table, then tap Check my ratio.

    Answer: 3

    Help: The yogurt changes from 8 to 2 cups. Divide by 4. Divide 12 cups of berries by 4 too. Dividing both amounts by the same number keeps the ratio equivalent.
    Pip’s example: Pip scales both amounts in a recipe by the same factor and checks the meaning of each column.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.ratio-kitchen-7.v1
math · Use unit rates, percentages and unit conversions (9 activities)

Idaho Mathematics · January 3, 2022 · 6.RP.A.2,3b–d

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. 6 pencils cost 18 dollars. What is the cost per item?

    Answer: 3

    Help: Divide the total cost by the number of equal-price items. Include dollars per item in your explanation.
    Pip’s example: Pip divides cost by the number of items to compare prices per item, keeping the units attached.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.unit-rate-0.v1
  2. 4 notebooks cost 28 dollars. What is the cost per item?

    Answer: 7

    Help: Divide the total cost by the number of equal-price items. Include dollars per item in your explanation.
    Pip’s example: Pip divides cost by the number of items to compare prices per item, keeping the units attached.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.unit-rate-1.v1
  3. 7 tickets cost 42 dollars. What is the cost per item?

    Answer: 6

    Help: Divide the total cost by the number of equal-price items. Include dollars per item in your explanation.
    Pip’s example: Pip divides cost by the number of items to compare prices per item, keeping the units attached.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.unit-rate-2.v1
  4. A walker travels 12 kilometers in 3 hours at a constant speed. How many kilometers per hour?

    Answer: 4

    Help: A unit rate tells how far in one hour.
    Pip’s example: Pip divides cost by the number of items to compare prices per item, keeping the units attached.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.speed.v1
  5. What is 35 percent of 80?

    Answer: 28

    Help: Percent means per hundred. Multiply the whole by 35/100.
    Pip’s example: Pip divides cost by the number of items to compare prices per item, keeping the units attached.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.percent-part.v1
  6. 18 is 30 percent of what whole?

    Answer: 60

    Help: Find the value represented by one percent, then one hundred percent.
    Pip’s example: Pip divides cost by the number of items to compare prices per item, keeping the units attached.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.percent-whole.v1
  7. Use 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters. How many centimeters are in 5 inches?

    Answer: 12.7

    Help: Scale the given conversion and keep the units.
    Pip’s example: Pip divides cost by the number of items to compare prices per item, keeping the units attached.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.conversion.v1
  8. Pack A has 6 pencils for 3 dollars. Pack B has 10 pencils for 6 dollars. Which costs less per pencil?

    Choices: Pack A · Pack B · Both cost the same per pencil

    Answer: Pack A

    Help: Compare dollars per pencil, not only total prices.
    Pip’s example: Pip divides cost by the number of items to compare prices per item, keeping the units attached.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.compare-rates.v1
  9. Show 25 percent of 60 on a double number line.

    Help: Align zero with zero and one hundred percent with sixty. Label the quarter points and explain the correspondence.
    Pip’s example: Pip divides cost by the number of items to compare prices per item, keeping the units attached.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.math.double-number-line.v1
math · Interpret and calculate fraction-by-fraction division (8 activities)

Idaho Mathematics · January 3, 2022 · 6.NS.A.1

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. 3/4 ÷ 1/2 = ?

    Fraction answer: 6/4 or an equivalent value.

    Help: Think how many divisor-sized groups fit. Check by multiplying your quotient by the divisor.
    Pip’s example: Pip asks how many half-cup groups fit in three quarters of a cup and models one and a half groups.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.fraction-division-0.v1
  2. 2/3 ÷ 3/4 = ?

    Fraction answer: 8/9 or an equivalent value.

    Help: Think how many divisor-sized groups fit. Check by multiplying your quotient by the divisor.
    Pip’s example: Pip asks how many half-cup groups fit in three quarters of a cup and models one and a half groups.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.fraction-division-1.v1
  3. 5/6 ÷ 2/3 = ?

    Fraction answer: 15/12 or an equivalent value.

    Help: Think how many divisor-sized groups fit. Check by multiplying your quotient by the divisor.
    Pip’s example: Pip asks how many half-cup groups fit in three quarters of a cup and models one and a half groups.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.fraction-division-2.v1
  4. 7/8 ÷ 1/4 = ?

    Fraction answer: 28/8 or an equivalent value.

    Help: Think how many divisor-sized groups fit. Check by multiplying your quotient by the divisor.
    Pip’s example: Pip asks how many half-cup groups fit in three quarters of a cup and models one and a half groups.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.fraction-division-3.v1
  5. 9/4 ÷ 3/2 = ?

    Fraction answer: 18/12 or an equivalent value.

    Help: Think how many divisor-sized groups fit. Check by multiplying your quotient by the divisor.
    Pip’s example: Pip asks how many half-cup groups fit in three quarters of a cup and models one and a half groups.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.fraction-division-4.v1
  6. 5/3 ÷ 5/6 = ?

    Fraction answer: 30/15 or an equivalent value.

    Help: Think how many divisor-sized groups fit. Check by multiplying your quotient by the divisor.
    Pip’s example: Pip asks how many half-cup groups fit in three quarters of a cup and models one and a half groups.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.fraction-division-5.v1
  7. Model how many 3/4-cup servings fit in 2/3 cup.

    Help: Draw equal-sized wholes divided into compatible parts. Explain the partial serving, connect it to division, and check with multiplication.
    Pip’s example: Pip asks how many half-cup groups fit in three quarters of a cup and models one and a half groups.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.math.fraction-story.v1
  8. A rectangle has area 3/5 square meter and length 2/3 meter. Explain how to find its width.

    Help: Use an area model and division of fractions. Label the width in meters and explain why multiplying length by width recovers the area.
    Pip’s example: Pip asks how many half-cup groups fit in three quarters of a cup and models one and a half groups.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.math.fraction-area.v1
math · Calculate multi-digit division and decimal operations (10 activities)

Idaho Mathematics · January 3, 2022 · 6.NS.B.2–3

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. 5676 ÷ 12 = ?

    Answer: 473

    Help: Estimate first. Use place value in a written algorithm and check with an inverse operation.
    Pip’s example: Pip estimates the quotient, records a written algorithm, and checks the result using multiplication.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.algorithm-0.v1
  2. 8064 ÷ 24 = ?

    Answer: 336

    Help: Estimate first. Use place value in a written algorithm and check with an inverse operation.
    Pip’s example: Pip estimates the quotient, records a written algorithm, and checks the result using multiplication.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.algorithm-1.v1
  3. 9240 ÷ 35 = ?

    Answer: 264

    Help: Estimate first. Use place value in a written algorithm and check with an inverse operation.
    Pip’s example: Pip estimates the quotient, records a written algorithm, and checks the result using multiplication.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.algorithm-2.v1
  4. 12.75 + 3.68 = ?

    Answer: 16.43

    Help: Estimate first. Use place value in a written algorithm and check with an inverse operation.
    Pip’s example: Pip estimates the quotient, records a written algorithm, and checks the result using multiplication.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.algorithm-3.v1
  5. 20.04 − 7.89 = ?

    Answer: 12.15

    Help: Estimate first. Use place value in a written algorithm and check with an inverse operation.
    Pip’s example: Pip estimates the quotient, records a written algorithm, and checks the result using multiplication.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.algorithm-4.v1
  6. 3.6 × 2.4 = ?

    Answer: 8.64

    Help: Estimate first. Use place value in a written algorithm and check with an inverse operation.
    Pip’s example: Pip estimates the quotient, records a written algorithm, and checks the result using multiplication.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.algorithm-5.v1
  7. 18.9 ÷ 0.7 = ?

    Answer: 27

    Help: Estimate first. Use place value in a written algorithm and check with an inverse operation.
    Pip’s example: Pip estimates the quotient, records a written algorithm, and checks the result using multiplication.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.algorithm-6.v1
  8. Explain the standard division algorithm for 7,392 divided by 24.

    Help: Record each step on paper, label the values, and ask a grown-up to discuss your reasoning. A correct keypad answer alone does not demonstrate algorithm fluency.
    Pip’s example: Pip estimates the quotient, records a written algorithm, and checks the result using multiplication.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.math.algorithm-explain-0.v1
  9. Compare place-value steps for 6.24 × 1.5 and 624 × 15.

    Help: Record each step on paper, label the values, and ask a grown-up to discuss your reasoning. A correct keypad answer alone does not demonstrate algorithm fluency.
    Pip’s example: Pip estimates the quotient, records a written algorithm, and checks the result using multiplication.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.math.algorithm-explain-1.v1
  10. Explain why 16.8 ÷ 0.6 has the same quotient as 168 ÷ 6.

    Help: Record each step on paper, label the values, and ask a grown-up to discuss your reasoning. A correct keypad answer alone does not demonstrate algorithm fluency.
    Pip’s example: Pip estimates the quotient, records a written algorithm, and checks the result using multiplication.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.math.algorithm-explain-2.v1
math · Use common factors, multiples and the distributive property (6 activities)

Idaho Mathematics · January 3, 2022 · 6.NS.B.4

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. What is the greatest common factor of 36 and 48?

    Answer: 12

    Help: List factor pairs or compare prime factors.
    Pip’s example: Pip lists factors of 18 and 24, identifies 6 as their greatest common factor, and writes 18 + 24 as 6 times 7.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.gcf-0.v1
  2. What is the greatest common factor of 45 and 60?

    Answer: 15

    Help: List factor pairs or compare prime factors.
    Pip’s example: Pip lists factors of 18 and 24, identifies 6 as their greatest common factor, and writes 18 + 24 as 6 times 7.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.gcf-1.v1
  3. What is the greatest common factor of 28 and 70?

    Answer: 14

    Help: List factor pairs or compare prime factors.
    Pip’s example: Pip lists factors of 18 and 24, identifies 6 as their greatest common factor, and writes 18 + 24 as 6 times 7.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.gcf-2.v1
  4. What is the least common multiple of 6 and 8?

    Answer: 24

    Help: Find the smallest positive multiple shared by both numbers.
    Pip’s example: Pip lists factors of 18 and 24, identifies 6 as their greatest common factor, and writes 18 + 24 as 6 times 7.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.lcm-0.v1
  5. What is the least common multiple of 9 and 12?

    Answer: 36

    Help: Find the smallest positive multiple shared by both numbers.
    Pip’s example: Pip lists factors of 18 and 24, identifies 6 as their greatest common factor, and writes 18 + 24 as 6 times 7.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.lcm-1.v1
  6. Factor 42 + 30 using the greatest common factor.

    Choices: 6(7 + 5) · 6(42 + 30) · 12(7 + 5)

    Answer: 6(7 + 5)

    Help: Distribute to check that the original two terms are recovered.
    Pip’s example: Pip lists factors of 18 and 24, identifies 6 as their greatest common factor, and writes 18 + 24 as 6 times 7.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.factor-sum.v1
math · Interpret, order and locate signed rational numbers (8 activities)

Idaho Mathematics · January 3, 2022 · 6.NS.C.5–7

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. What is the opposite of 4.5?

    Answer: -4.5

    Help: Opposites are the same distance from zero on opposite sides.
    Pip’s example: Pip places negative two to the left of zero, explains its opposite, and separates order from distance to zero.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.opposite.v1
  2. What is the opposite of −7?

    Answer: 7

    Help: Reflect the number’s position across zero.
    Pip’s example: Pip places negative two to the left of zero, explains its opposite, and separates order from distance to zero.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.double-opposite.v1
  3. What is the absolute value of −8?

    Answer: 8

    Help: Absolute value is distance from zero, so it is nonnegative.
    Pip’s example: Pip places negative two to the left of zero, explains its opposite, and separates order from distance to zero.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.absolute.v1
  4. A point is 12 meters below sea level. Represent its elevation with a signed number.

    Answer: -12

    Help: Sea level is zero; below is negative.
    Pip’s example: Pip places negative two to the left of zero, explains its opposite, and separates order from distance to zero.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.elevation.v1
  5. Which statement is true?

    Choices: −2.5 > −4 · −2.5 < −4 · −2.5 = −4

    Answer: −2.5 > −4

    Help: The number farther right on a horizontal number line is greater.
    Pip’s example: Pip places negative two to the left of zero, explains its opposite, and separates order from distance to zero.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.order.v1
  6. Which number is smaller but has a greater absolute value than −3?

    Choices: −7 · −1 · 2

    Answer: −7

    Help: Compare position and distance separately.
    Pip’s example: Pip places negative two to the left of zero, explains its opposite, and separates order from distance to zero.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.magnitude.v1
  7. Place −1.5, −1/2, 0, and 3/2 on a number line.

    Help: Use equally spaced units. Order the values and explain the opposite of each without confusing a negative sign with absolute value.
    Pip’s example: Pip places negative two to the left of zero, explains its opposite, and separates order from distance to zero.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.math.rational-line.v1
  8. Explain zero in two contexts: elevation and a fictional account balance.

    Help: Discuss positive and negative values in each context and explain why zero is a reference point, not a statement that nothing exists.
    Pip’s example: Pip places negative two to the left of zero, explains its opposite, and separates order from distance to zero.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.math.zero-context.v1
math · Plot rational points and reason in four quadrants (8 activities)

Idaho Mathematics · January 3, 2022 · 6.NS.C.6b–c,8

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. Plot (-3, 2). Choose x and y, then check.

    Coordinate answer: (-3, 2). Mode: plot.

    Help: Start at zero. Negative x goes left; negative y goes down. The first coordinate is x. Half-unit choices lie halfway between grid lines.
    Pip’s example: Pip plots negative three, two by moving left three and up two, then checks the quadrant.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.coordinates-0.v1
  2. Plot (2, -4). Choose x and y, then check.

    Coordinate answer: (2, -4). Mode: plot.

    Help: Start at zero. Negative x goes left; negative y goes down. The first coordinate is x. Half-unit choices lie halfway between grid lines.
    Pip’s example: Pip plots negative three, two by moving left three and up two, then checks the quadrant.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.coordinates-1.v1
  3. Plot (-2, -3). Choose x and y, then check.

    Coordinate answer: (-2, -3). Mode: plot.

    Help: Start at zero. Negative x goes left; negative y goes down. The first coordinate is x. Half-unit choices lie halfway between grid lines.
    Pip’s example: Pip plots negative three, two by moving left three and up two, then checks the quadrant.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.coordinates-2.v1
  4. Read the blue point. Choose its x and y coordinates, then check.

    Coordinate answer: (0, -4). Mode: read.

    Help: Start at zero. Negative x goes left; negative y goes down. The first coordinate is x. Half-unit choices lie halfway between grid lines.
    Pip’s example: Pip plots negative three, two by moving left three and up two, then checks the quadrant.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.coordinates-3.v1
  5. Read the blue point. Choose its x and y coordinates, then check.

    Coordinate answer: (3, 0). Mode: read.

    Help: Start at zero. Negative x goes left; negative y goes down. The first coordinate is x. Half-unit choices lie halfway between grid lines.
    Pip’s example: Pip plots negative three, two by moving left three and up two, then checks the quadrant.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.coordinates-4.v1
  6. Read the blue point. Choose its x and y coordinates, then check.

    Coordinate answer: (-1.5, 2.5). Mode: read.

    Help: Start at zero. Negative x goes left; negative y goes down. The first coordinate is x. Half-unit choices lie halfway between grid lines.
    Pip’s example: Pip plots negative three, two by moving left three and up two, then checks the quadrant.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.coordinates-5.v1
  7. Points (−4, 3) and (2, 3) share a horizontal line. How many units apart are they?

    Answer: 6

    Help: Count the horizontal distance across zero; distance is nonnegative.
    Pip’s example: Pip plots negative three, two by moving left three and up two, then checks the quadrant.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.coordinate-distance.v1
  8. Plot (−3, 2), (3, 2), and (3, −2). Describe the reflections.

    Help: Label all four quadrants. Explain which sign changes reflect across each axis and which coordinate stays the same.
    Pip’s example: Pip plots negative three, two by moving left three and up two, then checks the quadrant.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.math.coordinate-reflect.v1
math · Evaluate and rewrite expressions using properties (12 activities)

Idaho Mathematics · January 3, 2022 · 6.EE.A.1–4

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. 2 to the power 4, plus 3, equals what?

    Answer: 19

    Help: The exponent counts repeated factors, not multiplication by the exponent.
    Pip’s example: Pip evaluates an exponent before addition and distributes a factor to every term inside parentheses.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.exponent-0.v1
  2. 3 to the power 3, plus 5, equals what?

    Answer: 32

    Help: The exponent counts repeated factors, not multiplication by the exponent.
    Pip’s example: Pip evaluates an exponent before addition and distributes a factor to every term inside parentheses.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.exponent-1.v1
  3. 5 to the power 2, plus 4, equals what?

    Answer: 29

    Help: The exponent counts repeated factors, not multiplication by the exponent.
    Pip’s example: Pip evaluates an exponent before addition and distributes a factor to every term inside parentheses.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.exponent-2.v1
  4. 4 to the power 2, plus 7, equals what?

    Answer: 23

    Help: The exponent counts repeated factors, not multiplication by the exponent.
    Pip’s example: Pip evaluates an exponent before addition and distributes a factor to every term inside parentheses.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.exponent-3.v1
  5. Evaluate 3x + 2 when x = 5.

    Answer: 17

    Help: Replace the variable with its given value, then follow the order of operations.
    Pip’s example: Pip evaluates an exponent before addition and distributes a factor to every term inside parentheses.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.substitute-0.v1
  6. Evaluate 4x + 7 when x = 2.

    Answer: 15

    Help: Replace the variable with its given value, then follow the order of operations.
    Pip’s example: Pip evaluates an exponent before addition and distributes a factor to every term inside parentheses.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.substitute-1.v1
  7. Evaluate 6x + 1 when x = 3.

    Answer: 19

    Help: Replace the variable with its given value, then follow the order of operations.
    Pip’s example: Pip evaluates an exponent before addition and distributes a factor to every term inside parentheses.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.substitute-2.v1
  8. Evaluate 2x + 5 when x = 8.

    Answer: 21

    Help: Replace the variable with its given value, then follow the order of operations.
    Pip’s example: Pip evaluates an exponent before addition and distributes a factor to every term inside parentheses.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.substitute-3.v1
  9. Which expression means subtract y from 12?

    Choices: 12 − y · y − 12 · 12y

    Answer: 12 − y

    Help: The order of subtraction matters.
    Pip’s example: Pip evaluates an exponent before addition and distributes a factor to every term inside parentheses.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.expression-words.v1
  10. Which is equivalent to 4(x + 3) for every x?

    Choices: 4x + 12 · 4x + 3 · x + 12

    Answer: 4x + 12

    Help: Multiply each term inside the parentheses by four.
    Pip’s example: Pip evaluates an exponent before addition and distributes a factor to every term inside parentheses.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.distribute.v1
  11. In 7x + 2, what is the coefficient of x?

    Choices: 7 · 2 · 9

    Answer: 7

    Help: A coefficient multiplies the variable.
    Pip’s example: Pip evaluates an exponent before addition and distributes a factor to every term inside parentheses.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.coefficient.v1
  12. Explain why 3(x + 2) and 3x + 6 are equivalent.

    Help: Use a diagram or the distributive property. Checking one value can illustrate the claim but does not by itself show it holds for every value.
    Pip’s example: Pip evaluates an exponent before addition and distributes a factor to every term inside parentheses.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.math.equivalence.v1
math · Solve equations, interpret inequalities and relate variables (8 activities)

Idaho Mathematics · January 3, 2022 · 6.EE.B.5–8; 6.EE.C.9

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. Solve x + 2.75 = 8.5. What is x?

    Answer: 5.75

    Help: Subtract the same amount from both sides, then substitute to check.
    Pip’s example: Pip solves x plus three equals eight by finding five, then substitutes five into the original equation.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.equation-add.v1
  2. Solve 0.5x = 6. What is x?

    Answer: 12

    Help: Find the factor that makes the product six; check by substitution.
    Pip’s example: Pip solves x plus three equals eight by finding five, then substitutes five into the original equation.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.equation-multiply.v1
  3. The equation d = 4t describes distance in kilometers after t hours. What is d when t = 3?

    Answer: 12

    Help: Substitute the independent variable and keep units attached.
    Pip’s example: Pip solves x plus three equals eight by finding five, then substitutes five into the original equation.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.dependent.v1
  4. A length x must be greater than 8 centimeters. Which inequality represents this?

    Choices: x > 8 · x < 8 · x = 8

    Answer: x > 8

    Help: Greater than excludes the boundary value.
    Pip’s example: Pip solves x plus three equals eight by finding five, then substitutes five into the original equation.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.inequality.v1
  5. Which value makes 3x = 18 true?

    Choices: 6 · 3 · 18

    Answer: 6

    Help: Substitute the candidate into the original equation.
    Pip’s example: Pip solves x plus three equals eight by finding five, then substitutes five into the original equation.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.substitution.v1
  6. Graph x < 4 on a number line and explain its solutions.

    Help: Use an open circle at four and an arrow toward smaller numbers. Give a fractional solution and explain why there are infinitely many.
    Pip’s example: Pip solves x plus three equals eight by finding five, then substitutes five into the original equation.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.math.inequality-line.v1
  7. For y = 3x, make a table and graph using x = 0, 1, 2, 3.

    Help: Label independent and dependent variables. Explain how the table, equation, and plotted points describe the same relationship.
    Pip’s example: Pip solves x plus three equals eight by finding five, then substitutes five into the original equation.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.math.variable-table.v1
  8. Write and solve an equation for a ribbon cut into 4 equal pieces, each 1.5 meters long.

    Help: Let a variable represent the original length. Explain each quantity and check your equation with the solution.
    Pip’s example: Pip solves x plus three equals eight by finding five, then substitutes five into the original equation.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.math.equation-context.v1
math · Decompose polygons and use coordinate side lengths (6 activities)

Idaho Mathematics · January 3, 2022 · 6.G.A.1,3

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. A triangle has base 8 cm and perpendicular height 5 cm. What is its area in square centimeters?

    Answer: 20

    Help: A triangle is half of a related parallelogram.
    Pip’s example: Pip doubles a triangle to form a rectangle, then explains why its area is half base times perpendicular height.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.triangle-area.v1
  2. A parallelogram has base 7 cm and perpendicular height 4 cm. What is its area in square centimeters?

    Answer: 28

    Help: Rearrange it into a rectangle with the same base and height.
    Pip’s example: Pip doubles a triangle to form a rectangle, then explains why its area is half base times perpendicular height.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.parallelogram-area.v1
  3. An L-shaped region is a 6 by 5 rectangle with a 2 by 3 corner removed. What is its area?

    Answer: 24

    Help: Subtract the missing rectangle’s area from the whole.
    Pip’s example: Pip doubles a triangle to form a rectangle, then explains why its area is half base times perpendicular height.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.composite-area.v1
  4. Draw two different decompositions of the same irregular polygon.

    Help: Label lengths, find the area with each decomposition, and explain why both methods agree. Use an adult-selected grid shape.
    Pip’s example: Pip doubles a triangle to form a rectangle, then explains why its area is half base times perpendicular height.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.math.decompose-area.v1
  5. A rectangle has vertices (−2, −1), (3, −1), (3, 2), and (−2, 2). What is its area?

    Answer: 15

    Help: Find horizontal and vertical side lengths, then multiply.
    Pip’s example: Pip doubles a triangle to form a rectangle, then explains why its area is half base times perpendicular height.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.coordinate-area.v1
  6. Draw a polygon on a four-quadrant grid and find the lengths of its horizontal and vertical sides.

    Help: List vertices in order. Use coordinate differences and a decomposition to calculate area, with square units.
    Pip’s example: Pip doubles a triangle to form a rectangle, then explains why its area is half base times perpendicular height.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.math.polygon-map.v1
math · Find volume with fractional edges and surface area with nets (4 activities)

Idaho Mathematics · January 3, 2022 · 6.G.A.2,4

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. A prism has edges 3/2, 2/3, and 5/4 meters. What is its volume in cubic meters?

    Fraction answer: 5/4 or an equivalent value.

    Help: Multiply the three edge lengths. Relate the product to layers of small cubes.
    Pip’s example: Pip multiplies fractional edge lengths for volume, then unfolds a box to count six faces for surface area.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.fraction-volume.v1
  2. Model a prism with edges 1/2, 3/2, and 2 units using half-unit cubes.

    Help: Explain the number of cubes along each edge and the volume of one cube. Compare counting cubes with multiplying the edge lengths.
    Pip’s example: Pip multiplies fractional edge lengths for volume, then unfolds a box to count six faces for surface area.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.math.volume-cubes.v1
  3. Find the surface area of this 4 by 3 by 2 rectangular prism in square units.

    Answer: 52

    Help: The net has three matching pairs of rectangles. Add the areas of all six faces.
    Pip’s example: Pip multiplies fractional edge lengths for volume, then unfolds a box to count six faces for surface area.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.net-area.v1
  4. Draw and test a net for a rectangular prism with edges 5, 2, and 1 units.

    Help: Label six faces, calculate the surface area, and fold paper with adult-approved tools. Explain why no faces overlap or go missing.
    Pip’s example: Pip multiplies fractional edge lengths for volume, then unfolds a box to count six faces for surface area.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.math.net-design.v1
math · Interpret variability, center, spread and data displays (10 activities)

Idaho Mathematics · January 3, 2022 · 6.SP.A.1–3; 6.SP.B.4–5

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. Which question anticipates variability in a group?

    Choices: How many books did each student in a class read? · How many books did Jo read yesterday? · What is 4 + 5?

    Answer: How many books did each student in a class read?

    Help: A statistical question expects differing observations from a group.
    Pip’s example: Pip reports the units, count, center and spread, and considers how an unusual value changes the mean.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.statistical-question.v1
  2. These fictional walking times are 4, 6, 6, 8 minutes. What is the mean?

    Answer: 6

    Help: Add all values and divide by the number of observations.
    Pip’s example: Pip reports the units, count, center and spread, and considers how an unusual value changes the mean.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.mean.v1
  3. These fictional waiting times are 2, 3, 3, 6, 11 minutes. What is the median?

    Answer: 3

    Help: Order the values and locate the middle observation.
    Pip’s example: Pip reports the units, count, center and spread, and considers how an unusual value changes the mean.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.median.v1
  4. These fictional plant heights are 5, 7, 7, 9, 12 centimeters. What is the range?

    Answer: 7

    Help: Subtract the smallest value from the largest.
    Pip’s example: Pip reports the units, count, center and spread, and considers how an unusual value changes the mean.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.range.v1
  5. Most trip times are near 10 minutes, but one is 80. Which center is less affected by that large value?

    Choices: median · mean · both change by exactly the same amount

    Answer: median

    Help: Compare the middle position with the sum used for the mean.
    Pip’s example: Pip reports the units, count, center and spread, and considers how an unusual value changes the mean.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.center-outlier.v1
  6. Which describes spread rather than center?

    Choices: range · mean · median

    Answer: range

    Help: Spread describes how values vary, not just a typical value.
    Pip’s example: Pip reports the units, count, center and spread, and considers how an unusual value changes the mean.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.math.center-spread.v1
  7. Use fictional times 2, 3, 3, 5, 7, 8, 8, 11 to draw a histogram.

    Help: Use intervals 0–3, 4–7, and 8–11, label minutes and frequencies, and explain why the touching bars represent intervals rather than individual categories.
    Pip’s example: Pip reports the units, count, center and spread, and considers how an unusual value changes the mean.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.math.histogram.v1
  8. Build a box plot for 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9.

    Help: Use the median of each half for quartiles. Label the five-number summary, explain the interquartile range, and discuss what individual detail the display hides.
    Pip’s example: Pip reports the units, count, center and spread, and considers how an unusual value changes the mean.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.math.boxplot.v1
  9. Compare data sets 4, 5, 6 and 1, 5, 9 with the same mean.

    Help: Draw each value’s distance from five. Explain the difference in variability visually; calculating mean absolute deviation is not the focus.
    Pip’s example: Pip reports the units, count, center and spread, and considers how an unusual value changes the mean.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.math.deviation.v1
  10. Measure six adult-selected paper strips and report their length distribution.

    Help: Record centimeters, the number of observations, a suitable center and spread, and a dot plot. Explain any unusual value and the limits of this small sample.
    Pip’s example: Pip reports the units, count, center and spread, and considers how an unusual value changes the mean.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.math.data-report.v1
science · Model molecules and particle motion (5 activities)

Idaho Science middle school · January 3, 2022 · MS-PS-1.1,4

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. Which idea fits model molecules and particle motion?

    Choices: Adding thermal energy can increase particle motion or change a substance’s state. · Particles themselves must become larger in every state change. · Gas has no particles.

    Answer: Adding thermal energy can increase particle motion or change a substance’s state.

    Help: Choose an explanation that matches evidence and avoids an unsupported absolute claim.
    Pip’s example: Pip draws two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom as a model of a water molecule, then separates molecular identity from particle spacing.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.particles-concept.v1
  2. Which model represents a gas?

    In a supplied model, A has particles close together vibrating in place; B has particles close together moving past one another; C has particles far apart moving freely. The particles represent the same pure substance.

    Choices: C · A · B

    Answer: C

    Help: Use the supplied observations and keep their limits in view.
    Pip’s example: Pip draws two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom as a model of a water molecule, then separates molecular identity from particle spacing.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.particles-data.v1
  3. Draw models of a solid, liquid, and gas, and explain what the drawing cannot show.

    Help: Label the parts and relationships, use evidence, and explain one important limit of the model.
    Pip’s example: Pip draws two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom as a model of a water molecule, then separates molecular identity from particle spacing.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.particles-model.v1
  4. Model molecules and particle motion: investigate with an adult.

    Help: Take your time. Save observations on paper, compare evidence with predictions, and discuss what remains uncertain.
    Pip’s example: Pip draws two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom as a model of a water molecule, then separates molecular identity from particle spacing.

    1. An adult selects a sealed, room-temperature ice-and-water container or a safe animation. Observe without heating a closed container.
    2. Record changes over time and sketch a particle model for each state. The dots are a model, not particles you can directly see.
    3. Explain which observations support a state change and what particle motion is inferred rather than observed.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.particles-investigation.v1
  5. Compare a molecule model with a state-of-matter model. Explain the purpose and limits of each.

    Help: Support your explanation with at least two relevant details from adult-selected scientific references or your recorded investigation. Separate a claim from its evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip draws two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom as a model of a water molecule, then separates molecular identity from particle spacing.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.particles-explain.v1
science · Use property evidence to evaluate a chemical change (5 activities)

Idaho Science middle school · January 3, 2022 · MS-PS-1.2

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. Which idea fits use property evidence to evaluate a chemical change?

    Choices: Several property observations can support a chemical-change claim. · Any change in size proves a chemical reaction. · One unexplained observation identifies every substance.

    Answer: Several property observations can support a chemical-change claim.

    Help: Choose an explanation that matches evidence and avoids an unsupported absolute claim.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares properties before and after an interaction and looks for evidence of new substances instead of treating any color change as proof.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.reaction-concept.v1
  2. Which result provides stronger evidence that a new substance formed?

    A supplied report says two clear solutions formed a persistent solid when mixed. Another sample changed shape when cut. The report records properties but does not identify every substance.

    Choices: the persistent new solid after mixing · the cut sample’s new shape · the container’s label

    Answer: the persistent new solid after mixing

    Help: Use the supplied observations and keep their limits in view.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares properties before and after an interaction and looks for evidence of new substances instead of treating any color change as proof.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.reaction-data.v1
  3. Create a before-and-after evidence chart for melting ice and an adult-selected reaction video.

    Help: Label the parts and relationships, use evidence, and explain one important limit of the model.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares properties before and after an interaction and looks for evidence of new substances instead of treating any color change as proof.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.reaction-model.v1
  4. Use property evidence to evaluate a chemical change: investigate with an adult.

    Help: Take your time. Save observations on paper, compare evidence with predictions, and discuss what remains uncertain.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares properties before and after an interaction and looks for evidence of new substances instead of treating any color change as proof.

    1. Use an adult-selected reaction video or published classroom data; do not mix unknown substances or household cleaners.
    2. Record observable properties before and after the interaction and separate observations from guesses.
    3. Evaluate whether the evidence supports new substances and identify an additional useful measurement.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.reaction-investigation.v1
  5. Explain why a color or temperature change alone may need more evidence before a chemical-reaction claim.

    Help: Support your explanation with at least two relevant details from adult-selected scientific references or your recorded investigation. Separate a claim from its evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares properties before and after an interaction and looks for evidence of new substances instead of treating any color change as proof.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.reaction-explain.v1
science · Model conservation of atoms in a reaction (5 activities)

Idaho Science middle school · January 3, 2022 · MS-PS-1.5

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. Which idea fits model conservation of atoms in a reaction?

    Choices: Atoms are rearranged rather than created or destroyed in the reaction model. · Every new molecule requires new atoms to appear. · Atoms disappear whenever a substance changes.

    Answer: Atoms are rearranged rather than created or destroyed in the reaction model.

    Help: Choose an explanation that matches evidence and avoids an unsupported absolute claim.
    Pip’s example: Pip rearranges colored paper atoms into new groups while counting each color before and after.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.conservation-concept.v1
  2. How many oxygen atoms are in the final model?

    A paper model begins with four hydrogen atoms and two oxygen atoms. They are rearranged into two groups, each containing two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. No atom cards enter or leave.

    Choices: 2 · 0 · 4

    Answer: 2

    Help: Use the supplied observations and keep their limits in view.
    Pip’s example: Pip rearranges colored paper atoms into new groups while counting each color before and after.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.conservation-data.v1
  3. Use labeled paper atoms to model two different rearrangements and count every atom type.

    Help: Label the parts and relationships, use evidence, and explain one important limit of the model.
    Pip’s example: Pip rearranges colored paper atoms into new groups while counting each color before and after.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.conservation-model.v1
  4. Model conservation of atoms in a reaction: investigate with an adult.

    Help: Take your time. Save observations on paper, compare evidence with predictions, and discuss what remains uncertain.
    Pip’s example: Pip rearranges colored paper atoms into new groups while counting each color before and after.

    1. Choose a simple teacher-approved molecule diagram and make paper atom cards for its reactants.
    2. Rearrange the same cards into the product groups; record counts of each type on both sides.
    3. Explain conservation and why a model with missing or extra atom cards does not represent the closed system.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.conservation-investigation.v1
  5. Explain how conservation of atoms connects to mass, and why an open container can lose measured mass when gas escapes.

    Help: Support your explanation with at least two relevant details from adult-selected scientific references or your recorded investigation. Separate a claim from its evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip rearranges colored paper atoms into new groups while counting each color before and after.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.conservation-explain.v1
science · Investigate force, mass and changes in motion (5 activities)

Idaho Science middle school · January 3, 2022 · MS-PS-2.1–2

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. Which idea fits investigate force, mass and changes in motion?

    Choices: A change in motion depends on net force and mass. · A moving object always has a net force in its direction. · Objects only exert forces on others without receiving forces.

    Answer: A change in motion depends on net force and mass.

    Help: Choose an explanation that matches evidence and avoids an unsupported absolute claim.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two trials with the same cart and different pushes, then explains why changing mass at the same time would confuse the comparison.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.forces-concept.v1
  2. Which trial should produce the greater change in motion?

    In a supplied simulation, the same cart receives a 2-unit net force in trial A and a 4-unit net force in trial B for equal times. Friction and starting motion are held constant.

    Choices: trial B · trial A · both must have zero change

    Answer: trial B

    Help: Use the supplied observations and keep their limits in view.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two trials with the same cart and different pushes, then explains why changing mass at the same time would confuse the comparison.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.forces-data.v1
  3. Draw a force diagram for a book resting on a table, then for a cart with unbalanced horizontal pushes.

    Help: Label the parts and relationships, use evidence, and explain one important limit of the model.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two trials with the same cart and different pushes, then explains why changing mass at the same time would confuse the comparison.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.forces-model.v1
  4. Investigate force, mass and changes in motion: investigate with an adult.

    Help: Take your time. Save observations on paper, compare evidence with predictions, and discuss what remains uncertain.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two trials with the same cart and different pushes, then explains why changing mass at the same time would confuse the comparison.

    1. Use an adult-approved low-speed cart on a clear tabletop or a simulation; avoid roads, stairs, projectiles, and collisions with people.
    2. Compare one changed factor while keeping the cart, surface, and measurement method consistent. Record repeated trials.
    3. Explain the motion evidence, limitations, and how forces on different interacting objects form pairs.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.forces-investigation.v1
  5. Explain why equal and opposite interaction forces act on different objects and do not necessarily cancel on one object.

    Help: Support your explanation with at least two relevant details from adult-selected scientific references or your recorded investigation. Separate a claim from its evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two trials with the same cart and different pushes, then explains why changing mass at the same time would confuse the comparison.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.forces-explain.v1
science · Test designs that change thermal energy transfer (5 activities)

Idaho Science middle school · January 3, 2022 · MS-PS-3.3–4

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. Which idea fits test designs that change thermal energy transfer?

    Choices: Insulation can slow energy transfer; it does not create heat. · Insulation always makes new thermal energy. · Temperature and total thermal energy mean exactly the same thing.

    Answer: Insulation can slow energy transfer; it does not create heat.

    Help: Choose an explanation that matches evidence and avoids an unsupported absolute claim.
    Pip’s example: Pip wraps one cup and leaves another unwrapped, keeps the water amounts equal, and compares temperature changes over time.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.thermal-concept.v1
  2. Which cup changed temperature less?

    Two identical cups begin at 35 degrees with equal water amounts. After ten minutes, the wrapped cup is 31 degrees and the unwrapped cup is 27 degrees. Room conditions are the same; these are supplied trial data.

    Choices: the wrapped cup · the unwrapped cup · both changed equally

    Answer: the wrapped cup

    Help: Use the supplied observations and keep their limits in view.
    Pip’s example: Pip wraps one cup and leaves another unwrapped, keeps the water amounts equal, and compares temperature changes over time.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.thermal-data.v1
  3. Draw an energy-transfer model for a warm cup in a cooler room and explain the system boundary.

    Help: Label the parts and relationships, use evidence, and explain one important limit of the model.
    Pip’s example: Pip wraps one cup and leaves another unwrapped, keeps the water amounts equal, and compares temperature changes over time.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.thermal-model.v1
  4. Test designs that change thermal energy transfer: investigate with an adult.

    Help: Take your time. Save observations on paper, compare evidence with predictions, and discuss what remains uncertain.
    Pip’s example: Pip wraps one cup and leaves another unwrapped, keeps the water amounts equal, and compares temperature changes over time.

    1. With an adult, use equal amounts of comfortably warm water, identical cups, safe wraps, and a thermometer. No boiling water or flames.
    2. Record starting temperatures and equal-time readings in repeated trials, changing only the wrapping.
    3. Compare temperature changes, discuss uncertainty, and propose a revision with a reason.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.thermal-investigation.v1
  5. Explain why comparing two cups with different water amounts would not isolate the effect of insulation.

    Help: Support your explanation with at least two relevant details from adult-selected scientific references or your recorded investigation. Separate a claim from its evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip wraps one cup and leaves another unwrapped, keeps the water amounts equal, and compares temperature changes over time.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.thermal-explain.v1
science · Interpret wave patterns and material interactions (5 activities)

Idaho Science middle school · January 3, 2022 · MS-PS-4.1–3

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. Which idea fits interpret wave patterns and material interactions?

    Choices: Waves can be reflected, absorbed, or transmitted depending on the material and wave. · Every material transmits every wave completely. · Amplitude is the distance between successive crests.

    Answer: Waves can be reflected, absorbed, or transmitted depending on the material and wave.

    Help: Choose an explanation that matches evidence and avoids an unsupported absolute claim.
    Pip’s example: Pip labels amplitude from the resting line to a crest and wavelength from one crest to the next.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.waves-concept.v1
  2. Which wave has the greater amplitude?

    A supplied diagram describes wave A with amplitude 2 units and wavelength 6 units, and wave B with amplitude 4 units and wavelength 6 units in the same medium. A separate barrier reflects part of a wave.

    Choices: B · A · both have equal amplitude

    Answer: B

    Help: Use the supplied observations and keep their limits in view.
    Pip’s example: Pip labels amplitude from the resting line to a crest and wavelength from one crest to the next.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.waves-data.v1
  3. Draw two waves that share a wavelength but have different amplitudes, then label a reflection.

    Help: Label the parts and relationships, use evidence, and explain one important limit of the model.
    Pip’s example: Pip labels amplitude from the resting line to a crest and wavelength from one crest to the next.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.waves-model.v1
  4. Interpret wave patterns and material interactions: investigate with an adult.

    Help: Take your time. Save observations on paper, compare evidence with predictions, and discuss what remains uncertain.
    Pip’s example: Pip labels amplitude from the resting line to a crest and wavelength from one crest to the next.

    1. Use a gently moved rope or a teacher-selected wave simulation in a clear space; keep sound levels comfortable.
    2. Change one input at a time and record the repeating pattern. Label amplitude, wavelength, and frequency as distinct features.
    3. Explain what the model shows and one way it differs from sound or light.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.waves-investigation.v1
  5. Create a short binary code for a message and discuss why agreed rules are needed to interpret digitized signals.

    Help: Support your explanation with at least two relevant details from adult-selected scientific references or your recorded investigation. Separate a claim from its evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip labels amplitude from the resting line to a crest and wavelength from one crest to the next.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.waves-explain.v1
science · Use evidence and models of cells and interacting systems (5 activities)

Idaho Science middle school · January 3, 2022 · MS-LS-1.1–4

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. Which idea fits use evidence and models of cells and interacting systems?

    Choices: Cells have parts that contribute to the function of the whole. · Every living organism consists of exactly one cell. · A cell diagram is a full-size photograph of every cell.

    Answer: Cells have parts that contribute to the function of the whole.

    Help: Choose an explanation that matches evidence and avoids an unsupported absolute claim.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies repeated cell boundaries in a prepared image, then connects cell parts to the function of the whole cell.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.cells-concept.v1
  2. Which is direct image evidence supporting that the sample has many cells?

    An adult-provided microscope image shows many bounded units in a leaf sample. A diagram labels a membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, and chloroplasts. The photograph and diagram serve different purposes.

    Choices: many bounded units visible in the sample · the word nucleus in a caption alone · the color of the slide holder

    Answer: many bounded units visible in the sample

    Help: Use the supplied observations and keep their limits in view.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies repeated cell boundaries in a prepared image, then connects cell parts to the function of the whole cell.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.cells-data.v1
  3. Draw a labeled cell model and explain how two parts contribute to its functioning.

    Help: Label the parts and relationships, use evidence, and explain one important limit of the model.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies repeated cell boundaries in a prepared image, then connects cell parts to the function of the whole cell.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.cells-model.v1
  4. Use evidence and models of cells and interacting systems: investigate with an adult.

    Help: Take your time. Save observations on paper, compare evidence with predictions, and discuss what remains uncertain.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies repeated cell boundaries in a prepared image, then connects cell parts to the function of the whole cell.

    1. An adult selects prepared microscope images or safe prepared slides; do not collect body fluids or culture unknown microbes.
    2. Compare at least two samples and record visible evidence separately from diagram labels.
    3. Explain how the evidence supports one-celled or many-celled life and which features require additional information.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.cells-investigation.v1
  5. Explain how cells, tissues, organs, and systems connect, using an adult-selected organism rather than personal medical information.

    Help: Support your explanation with at least two relevant details from adult-selected scientific references or your recorded investigation. Separate a claim from its evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies repeated cell boundaries in a prepared image, then connects cell parts to the function of the whole cell.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.cells-explain.v1
science · Model matter and energy in photosynthesis and food use (5 activities)

Idaho Science middle school · January 3, 2022 · MS-LS-1.5–6

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. Which idea fits model matter and energy in photosynthesis and food use?

    Choices: Matter cycles while energy enters and moves through living systems. · Most plant mass is created from light itself. · Plants obtain all their food molecules from soil.

    Answer: Matter cycles while energy enters and moves through living systems.

    Help: Choose an explanation that matches evidence and avoids an unsupported absolute claim.
    Pip’s example: Pip traces carbon dioxide and water into a plant model, identifies light as energy, and keeps matter separate from energy.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.photosynthesis-concept.v1
  2. Which input supplies energy rather than atoms of matter for food?

    A model shows a plant using carbon dioxide and water to build food molecules with energy from light. Oxygen is released. Organisms can rearrange food molecules to support growth and release usable energy.

    Choices: light · water · carbon dioxide

    Answer: light

    Help: Use the supplied observations and keep their limits in view.
    Pip’s example: Pip traces carbon dioxide and water into a plant model, identifies light as energy, and keeps matter separate from energy.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.photosynthesis-data.v1
  3. Use separate arrow styles for matter and energy in a plant-and-consumer model.

    Help: Label the parts and relationships, use evidence, and explain one important limit of the model.
    Pip’s example: Pip traces carbon dioxide and water into a plant model, identifies light as energy, and keeps matter separate from energy.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.photosynthesis-model.v1
  4. Model matter and energy in photosynthesis and food use: investigate with an adult.

    Help: Take your time. Save observations on paper, compare evidence with predictions, and discuss what remains uncertain.
    Pip’s example: Pip traces carbon dioxide and water into a plant model, identifies light as energy, and keeps matter separate from energy.

    1. With an adult, plan a comparison using healthy plants or a simulation; do not deprive a living plant of care for this activity.
    2. Identify a question, variables, observations, and how plant welfare will be protected. Use supplied data if a real trial is unsuitable.
    3. Explain what the evidence can show about growth and why growth alone does not reveal every molecular process.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.photosynthesis-investigation.v1
  5. Explain how a food molecule’s matter can become part of an organism while some stored energy is transferred.

    Help: Support your explanation with at least two relevant details from adult-selected scientific references or your recorded investigation. Separate a claim from its evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip traces carbon dioxide and water into a plant model, identifies light as energy, and keeps matter separate from energy.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.photosynthesis-explain.v1
science · Model matter cycling and energy through food webs (5 activities)

Idaho Science middle school · January 3, 2022 · MS-LS-2.2–4

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. Which idea fits model matter cycling and energy through food webs?

    Choices: Interacting organisms connect living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. · A food web shows only one possible feeding path. · Removing one population can never affect others.

    Answer: Interacting organisms connect living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

    Help: Choose an explanation that matches evidence and avoids an unsupported absolute claim.
    Pip’s example: Pip draws arrows showing matter and energy moving from a plant to a consumer and distinguishes decomposers from an energy source.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.ecosystems-concept.v1
  2. Which statement best describes the model?

    In a model meadow, grasses are eaten by insects, insects by birds, and dead material is broken down by decomposers. Sunlight enters the system. Some energy is transferred to the surroundings at each step.

    Choices: Matter can cycle, but energy needs continuing input. · Energy cycles endlessly without new input. · Decomposers create the sunlight.

    Answer: Matter can cycle, but energy needs continuing input.

    Help: Use the supplied observations and keep their limits in view.
    Pip’s example: Pip draws arrows showing matter and energy moving from a plant to a consumer and distinguishes decomposers from an energy source.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.ecosystems-data.v1
  3. Build a food web with producers, consumers, decomposers, and nonliving matter reservoirs.

    Help: Label the parts and relationships, use evidence, and explain one important limit of the model.
    Pip’s example: Pip draws arrows showing matter and energy moving from a plant to a consumer and distinguishes decomposers from an energy source.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.ecosystems-model.v1
  4. Model matter cycling and energy through food webs: investigate with an adult.

    Help: Take your time. Save observations on paper, compare evidence with predictions, and discuss what remains uncertain.
    Pip’s example: Pip draws arrows showing matter and energy moving from a plant to a consumer and distinguishes decomposers from an energy source.

    1. Select an adult-approved ecosystem reference or observe a habitat without disturbing organisms.
    2. Record several interactions and distinguish observed evidence from relationships learned from references.
    3. Compare your web with another ecosystem and explain one predicted consequence of a change.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.ecosystems-investigation.v1
  5. Explain why less usable energy is available at later trophic levels without claiming that matter disappears.

    Help: Support your explanation with at least two relevant details from adult-selected scientific references or your recorded investigation. Separate a claim from its evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip draws arrows showing matter and energy moving from a plant to a consumer and distinguishes decomposers from an energy source.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.ecosystems-explain.v1
science · Use resource and population data to make limited predictions (5 activities)

Idaho Science middle school · January 3, 2022 · MS-LS-2.1,5

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. Which idea fits use resource and population data to make limited predictions?

    Choices: Changes in resources or other ecosystem components can affect populations. · Population sizes never depend on resources. · One correlation proves the only cause.

    Answer: Changes in resources or other ecosystem components can affect populations.

    Help: Choose an explanation that matches evidence and avoids an unsupported absolute claim.
    Pip’s example: Pip graphs population counts beside resource records and considers other changing conditions before claiming a cause.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.populations-concept.v1
  2. Which conclusion is justified?

    Supplied pond records list 40, 35, and 20 snails over three months while measured food cover also falls. Water temperature changes during the same period. The records are observations, not a controlled experiment.

    Choices: The patterns suggest a relationship but do not isolate a cause. · Food cover is proven to be the only cause. · Temperature cannot matter.

    Answer: The patterns suggest a relationship but do not isolate a cause.

    Help: Use the supplied observations and keep their limits in view.
    Pip’s example: Pip graphs population counts beside resource records and considers other changing conditions before claiming a cause.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.populations-data.v1
  3. Graph the supplied counts and add a separate variable that could influence the pattern.

    Help: Label the parts and relationships, use evidence, and explain one important limit of the model.
    Pip’s example: Pip graphs population counts beside resource records and considers other changing conditions before claiming a cause.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.populations-model.v1
  4. Use resource and population data to make limited predictions: investigate with an adult.

    Help: Take your time. Save observations on paper, compare evidence with predictions, and discuss what remains uncertain.
    Pip’s example: Pip graphs population counts beside resource records and considers other changing conditions before claiming a cause.

    1. Use public ecological records selected by an adult or the supplied fictional data; do not remove food from animals.
    2. Compare time periods, units, and sampling methods. Identify at least one alternative explanation.
    3. Make a prediction with a stated limit and propose a fairer follow-up investigation.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.populations-investigation.v1
  5. Explain why a population prediction should describe uncertainty and the conditions under which it might hold.

    Help: Support your explanation with at least two relevant details from adult-selected scientific references or your recorded investigation. Separate a claim from its evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip graphs population counts beside resource records and considers other changing conditions before claiming a cause.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.populations-explain.v1
science · Compare solutions for biodiversity and ecosystem services (5 activities)

Idaho Science middle school · January 3, 2022 · MS-LS-2.6

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. Which idea fits compare solutions for biodiversity and ecosystem services?

    Choices: Solutions should be evaluated with evidence and multiple criteria. · Every introduced species has identical effects. · A design that looks green proves ecosystem recovery.

    Answer: Solutions should be evaluated with evidence and multiple criteria.

    Help: Choose an explanation that matches evidence and avoids an unsupported absolute claim.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two habitat plans using criteria for native species, water use, access, cost, and possible unintended effects.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.biodiversity-concept.v1
  2. What is needed before calling either plan successful?

    Fictional plan A plants one fast-growing species across a site. Plan B protects several existing native habitats and adds a maintained path. Both require care, and no long-term outcome has yet been measured.

    Choices: criteria, monitoring data, and attention to tradeoffs · a confident slogan only · the cheapest first purchase only

    Answer: criteria, monitoring data, and attention to tradeoffs

    Help: Use the supplied observations and keep their limits in view.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two habitat plans using criteria for native species, water use, access, cost, and possible unintended effects.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.biodiversity-data.v1
  3. Draw two habitat designs and label expected benefits, costs, and uncertainties.

    Help: Label the parts and relationships, use evidence, and explain one important limit of the model.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two habitat plans using criteria for native species, water use, access, cost, and possible unintended effects.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.biodiversity-model.v1
  4. Compare solutions for biodiversity and ecosystem services: investigate with an adult.

    Help: Take your time. Save observations on paper, compare evidence with predictions, and discuss what remains uncertain.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two habitat plans using criteria for native species, water use, access, cost, and possible unintended effects.

    1. With an adult, select a real restoration case from a reliable local or scientific source. Observe only from permitted paths.
    2. Compare the project’s criteria, baseline conditions, and later monitoring evidence.
    3. Recommend one revision or unanswered question and explain whose needs it considers.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.biodiversity-investigation.v1
  5. Explain an ecosystem service and why protecting it may require balancing several community needs.

    Help: Support your explanation with at least two relevant details from adult-selected scientific references or your recorded investigation. Separate a claim from its evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two habitat plans using criteria for native species, water use, access, cost, and possible unintended effects.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.biodiversity-explain.v1
science · Model inherited information and variation (5 activities)

Idaho Science middle school · January 3, 2022 · MS-LS-3.1–2

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. Which idea fits model inherited information and variation?

    Choices: Genetic changes can be beneficial, harmful, or neutral depending on their effects and context. · Every mutation is harmful in every environment. · Every difference between individuals is caused only by genes.

    Answer: Genetic changes can be beneficial, harmful, or neutral depending on their effects and context.

    Help: Choose an explanation that matches evidence and avoids an unsupported absolute claim.
    Pip’s example: Pip uses fictional symbol cards to show that sexual reproduction combines information and that changes can have different effects in different contexts.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.heredity-concept.v1
  2. Which model represents combined information from two parents?

    A simplified model gives offspring one symbol card from each of two parents. A copying model gives an offspring the same set as one parent, except when a copying change occurs. These models leave out many biological details.

    Choices: the first model · the unchanged one-parent copying model · neither model can represent information

    Answer: the first model

    Help: Use the supplied observations and keep their limits in view.
    Pip’s example: Pip uses fictional symbol cards to show that sexual reproduction combines information and that changes can have different effects in different contexts.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.heredity-data.v1
  3. Create a fictional inheritance model and explain at least two features it oversimplifies.

    Help: Label the parts and relationships, use evidence, and explain one important limit of the model.
    Pip’s example: Pip uses fictional symbol cards to show that sexual reproduction combines information and that changes can have different effects in different contexts.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.heredity-model.v1
  4. Model inherited information and variation: investigate with an adult.

    Help: Take your time. Save observations on paper, compare evidence with predictions, and discuss what remains uncertain.
    Pip’s example: Pip uses fictional symbol cards to show that sexual reproduction combines information and that changes can have different effects in different contexts.

    1. Use fictional cards or adult-selected plant data; do not collect family medical history or personal genetic information.
    2. Compare information patterns in asexual and sexual reproduction models. Record variation without ranking individuals.
    3. Explain what the models suggest and why real traits may involve many genes and environmental influences.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.heredity-investigation.v1
  5. Explain why a change in genetic information does not always cause a visible or harmful change.

    Help: Support your explanation with at least two relevant details from adult-selected scientific references or your recorded investigation. Separate a claim from its evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip uses fictional symbol cards to show that sexual reproduction combines information and that changes can have different effects in different contexts.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.heredity-explain.v1
science · Use fossil and population evidence to explain biological change (5 activities)

Idaho Science middle school · January 3, 2022 · MS-LS-4.1–4,6

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. Which idea fits use fossil and population evidence to explain biological change?

    Choices: Fossils, anatomy, and population patterns provide different evidence about relationships and change. · One fossil alone reveals every ancestor. · An individual evolves a needed inherited trait by wishing for it.

    Answer: Fossils, anatomy, and population patterns provide different evidence about relationships and change.

    Help: Choose an explanation that matches evidence and avoids an unsupported absolute claim.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares trait frequencies across generations and explains that selection changes populations rather than individuals choosing inherited traits.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.evolution-concept.v1
  2. Which explanation fits the supplied model?

    In a fictional population model, a heritable camouflage trait occurs in 20 of 100 individuals. After many generations in one environment, it occurs in 65 of 100. The model specifies higher survival and reproduction for that trait there.

    Choices: The trait became more frequent across generations. · Every individual chose to change its inherited trait. · The population stopped varying entirely.

    Answer: The trait became more frequent across generations.

    Help: Use the supplied observations and keep their limits in view.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares trait frequencies across generations and explains that selection changes populations rather than individuals choosing inherited traits.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.evolution-data.v1
  3. Draw a population across three generations, separating inherited variation from changes acquired during one life.

    Help: Label the parts and relationships, use evidence, and explain one important limit of the model.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares trait frequencies across generations and explains that selection changes populations rather than individuals choosing inherited traits.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.evolution-model.v1
  4. Use fossil and population evidence to explain biological change: investigate with an adult.

    Help: Take your time. Save observations on paper, compare evidence with predictions, and discuss what remains uncertain.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares trait frequencies across generations and explains that selection changes populations rather than individuals choosing inherited traits.

    1. Use a paper simulation or an adult-selected fossil data set; do not harm organisms or collect protected fossils.
    2. Track trait counts or anatomical patterns and record which conditions the model assumes.
    3. Explain the evidence for change, its limits, and why the result may differ in another environment.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.evolution-investigation.v1
  5. Compare evidence from fossils and modern anatomy, explaining why several lines of evidence are useful.

    Help: Support your explanation with at least two relevant details from adult-selected scientific references or your recorded investigation. Separate a claim from its evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares trait frequencies across generations and explains that selection changes populations rather than individuals choosing inherited traits.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.evolution-explain.v1
science · Model Earth, Sun, Moon and scale in space (5 activities)

Idaho Science middle school · January 3, 2022 · MS-ESS-1.1–3

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. Which idea fits model earth, sun, moon and scale in space?

    Choices: Models can explain patterns while having limits in size, distance, and motion. · Moon phases are always Earth’s shadow on the Moon. · Every classroom model uses accurate astronomical distances.

    Answer: Models can explain patterns while having limits in size, distance, and motion.

    Help: Choose an explanation that matches evidence and avoids an unsupported absolute claim.
    Pip’s example: Pip keeps Earth’s axis tilted in the same direction while moving its model around a lamp, distinguishing seasons from the shadow that causes an eclipse.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.sky-concept.v1
  2. Which feature explains the seasonal pattern in this model?

    A model keeps Earth’s axis tilted as it orbits the Sun. At one position the northern hemisphere receives more direct sunlight and longer daylight. The model is not drawn to scale.

    Choices: axial tilt together with Earth’s position in its orbit · the Moon covering Earth every summer · Earth producing extra sunlight

    Answer: axial tilt together with Earth’s position in its orbit

    Help: Use the supplied observations and keep their limits in view.
    Pip’s example: Pip keeps Earth’s axis tilted in the same direction while moving its model around a lamp, distinguishing seasons from the shadow that causes an eclipse.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.sky-data.v1
  3. Use a diagram to distinguish a lunar phase from a lunar eclipse and identify model limits.

    Help: Label the parts and relationships, use evidence, and explain one important limit of the model.
    Pip’s example: Pip keeps Earth’s axis tilted in the same direction while moving its model around a lamp, distinguishing seasons from the shadow that causes an eclipse.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.sky-model.v1
  4. Model Earth, Sun, Moon and scale in space: investigate with an adult.

    Help: Take your time. Save observations on paper, compare evidence with predictions, and discuss what remains uncertain.
    Pip’s example: Pip keeps Earth’s axis tilted in the same direction while moving its model around a lamp, distinguishing seasons from the shadow that causes an eclipse.

    1. Use a globe, ball, and cool lamp with adult supervision or a simulation. Never look directly at the Sun or use lenses to view it.
    2. Record illuminated portions from several positions and keep track of the observer’s viewpoint.
    3. Explain phases, eclipses, or seasons with the model and name a simplification.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.sky-investigation.v1
  5. Use adult-selected solar-system data to compare size and distance scales, then explain the role of gravity in orbital motion.

    Help: Support your explanation with at least two relevant details from adult-selected scientific references or your recorded investigation. Separate a claim from its evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip keeps Earth’s axis tilted in the same direction while moving its model around a lamp, distinguishing seasons from the shadow that causes an eclipse.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.sky-explain.v1
science · Use rock records and model the rock cycle (5 activities)

Idaho Science middle school · January 3, 2022 · MS-ESS-1.4; MS-ESS-2.1–2

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. Which idea fits use rock records and model the rock cycle?

    Choices: Rock records support relative sequences, and different processes operate over different timescales. · Every rock must follow one fixed cycle in the same order. · A layer’s color alone gives its exact age.

    Answer: Rock records support relative sequences, and different processes operate over different timescales.

    Help: Choose an explanation that matches evidence and avoids an unsupported absolute claim.
    Pip’s example: Pip separates a relative sequence of rock layers from an exact age and shows that rocks can follow several paths through the rock cycle.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.geology-concept.v1
  2. Which event is youngest in this sequence?

    In an undisturbed sequence, layer A lies below B, which lies below C. A crack cuts all three. The supplied diagram does not give numerical dates.

    Choices: the crack cutting all three layers · formation of layer A · formation of layer B

    Answer: the crack cutting all three layers

    Help: Use the supplied observations and keep their limits in view.
    Pip’s example: Pip separates a relative sequence of rock layers from an exact age and shows that rocks can follow several paths through the rock cycle.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.geology-data.v1
  3. Draw several possible rock-cycle paths and label internal or external energy sources.

    Help: Label the parts and relationships, use evidence, and explain one important limit of the model.
    Pip’s example: Pip separates a relative sequence of rock layers from an exact age and shows that rocks can follow several paths through the rock cycle.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.geology-model.v1
  4. Use rock records and model the rock cycle: investigate with an adult.

    Help: Take your time. Save observations on paper, compare evidence with predictions, and discuss what remains uncertain.
    Pip’s example: Pip separates a relative sequence of rock layers from an exact age and shows that rocks can follow several paths through the rock cycle.

    1. Use adult-selected rock images and a supplied layer diagram; handle only known safe samples and do not taste or heat rocks.
    2. Record textures or cross-cutting relationships and build a relative event sequence.
    3. Explain which conclusions the evidence supports and which need additional dating information.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.geology-investigation.v1
  5. Compare a slow geoscience process with a rapid one and explain how both can change Earth’s surface.

    Help: Support your explanation with at least two relevant details from adult-selected scientific references or your recorded investigation. Separate a claim from its evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip separates a relative sequence of rock layers from an exact age and shows that rocks can follow several paths through the rock cycle.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.geology-explain.v1
science · Combine evidence for plate motion (5 activities)

Idaho Science middle school · January 3, 2022 · MS-ESS-2.3

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. Which idea fits combine evidence for plate motion?

    Choices: Present patterns can provide evidence about past plate motion. · Continents have always occupied exactly their current positions. · All earthquakes occur randomly with no spatial patterns.

    Answer: Present patterns can provide evidence about past plate motion.

    Help: Choose an explanation that matches evidence and avoids an unsupported absolute claim.
    Pip’s example: Pip combines matching rock patterns with fossil distributions and seafloor evidence instead of relying only on coastline shapes.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.plates-concept.v1
  2. What makes the plate-motion explanation stronger?

    A supplied map shows similar fossil assemblages and rock sequences on separated continents. Another diagram shows younger seafloor near a ridge and older seafloor farther away.

    Choices: several independent patterns that fit the explanation · coastline resemblance without any other evidence · ignoring seafloor ages

    Answer: several independent patterns that fit the explanation

    Help: Use the supplied observations and keep their limits in view.
    Pip’s example: Pip combines matching rock patterns with fossil distributions and seafloor evidence instead of relying only on coastline shapes.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.plates-data.v1
  3. Arrange paper continents using fossil and rock clues, then explain the uncertainty in the reconstruction.

    Help: Label the parts and relationships, use evidence, and explain one important limit of the model.
    Pip’s example: Pip combines matching rock patterns with fossil distributions and seafloor evidence instead of relying only on coastline shapes.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.plates-model.v1
  4. Combine evidence for plate motion: investigate with an adult.

    Help: Take your time. Save observations on paper, compare evidence with predictions, and discuss what remains uncertain.
    Pip’s example: Pip combines matching rock patterns with fossil distributions and seafloor evidence instead of relying only on coastline shapes.

    1. Use adult-selected maps of fossils, rocks, seafloor ages, or earthquakes from scientific sources.
    2. Compare at least two mapped patterns and note scale, legend, and time range.
    3. Explain how the patterns support plate motion and identify what a single map cannot show.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.plates-investigation.v1
  5. Explain why matching coastlines alone are weaker evidence than a combination of geological patterns.

    Help: Support your explanation with at least two relevant details from adult-selected scientific references or your recorded investigation. Separate a claim from its evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip combines matching rock patterns with fossil distributions and seafloor evidence instead of relying only on coastline shapes.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.plates-explain.v1
science · Model water cycling through systems (5 activities)

Idaho Science middle school · January 3, 2022 · MS-ESS-2.4

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. Which idea fits model water cycling through systems?

    Choices: Solar energy and gravity drive transfers among water reservoirs. · Every water molecule follows exactly the same path. · Clouds consist only of invisible water vapor.

    Answer: Solar energy and gravity drive transfers among water reservoirs.

    Help: Choose an explanation that matches evidence and avoids an unsupported absolute claim.
    Pip’s example: Pip draws reservoirs and transfers, labeling solar energy for evaporation and gravity for downhill movement.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.water-concept.v1
  2. Which force helps water move downhill and into the ground?

    A water-cycle model includes an ocean, air, cloud droplets, a mountain stream, soil, and groundwater. A raindrop can enter several possible routes rather than a single required loop.

    Choices: gravity · the Moon turning water into soil · a requirement to visit every reservoir in order

    Answer: gravity

    Help: Use the supplied observations and keep their limits in view.
    Pip’s example: Pip draws reservoirs and transfers, labeling solar energy for evaporation and gravity for downhill movement.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.water-data.v1
  3. Draw two different water pathways including groundwater and label the energy or force involved.

    Help: Label the parts and relationships, use evidence, and explain one important limit of the model.
    Pip’s example: Pip draws reservoirs and transfers, labeling solar energy for evaporation and gravity for downhill movement.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.water-model.v1
  4. Model water cycling through systems: investigate with an adult.

    Help: Take your time. Save observations on paper, compare evidence with predictions, and discuss what remains uncertain.
    Pip’s example: Pip draws reservoirs and transfers, labeling solar energy for evaporation and gravity for downhill movement.

    1. With an adult, observe a sealed water-cycle bag in indirect warmth or use a simulation. Do not drink model water or use hot sealed containers.
    2. Record droplets, liquid positions, and conditions over time, separating visible droplets from invisible vapor.
    3. Explain which transfers the small model represents and which real reservoirs or processes it omits.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.water-investigation.v1
  5. Explain how water can remain in a reservoir for different lengths of time and why a simple circle is incomplete.

    Help: Support your explanation with at least two relevant details from adult-selected scientific references or your recorded investigation. Separate a claim from its evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip draws reservoirs and transfers, labeling solar energy for evaporation and gravity for downhill movement.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.water-explain.v1
science · Interpret air-mass data and circulation models (5 activities)

Idaho Science middle school · January 3, 2022 · MS-ESS-2.5–6

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. Which idea fits interpret air-mass data and circulation models?

    Choices: Unequal heating and Earth’s rotation contribute to circulation, while interacting air masses affect weather. · Weather and climate refer to identical timescales. · Air never moves between regions.

    Answer: Unequal heating and Earth’s rotation contribute to circulation, while interacting air masses affect weather.

    Help: Choose an explanation that matches evidence and avoids an unsupported absolute claim.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares pressure, temperature, and wind records over time instead of predicting weather from one cloud.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.weather-concept.v1
  2. Which approach best supports an explanation of the change?

    A supplied station record shows falling pressure, changing wind direction, and cooler air arriving over several hours. A regional map places a front nearby. These are practice observations, not a live forecast.

    Choices: combine time-series observations with the regional map · use one measurement with no time or place · assume tomorrow must repeat today exactly

    Answer: combine time-series observations with the regional map

    Help: Use the supplied observations and keep their limits in view.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares pressure, temperature, and wind records over time instead of predicting weather from one cloud.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.weather-data.v1
  3. Draw a circulation model showing unequal heating and explain a limitation of a two-dimensional picture.

    Help: Label the parts and relationships, use evidence, and explain one important limit of the model.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares pressure, temperature, and wind records over time instead of predicting weather from one cloud.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.weather-model.v1
  4. Interpret air-mass data and circulation models: investigate with an adult.

    Help: Take your time. Save observations on paper, compare evidence with predictions, and discuss what remains uncertain.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares pressure, temperature, and wind records over time instead of predicting weather from one cloud.

    1. Use public weather records with an adult or take safe observations from indoors; never approach storms for this task.
    2. Compare temperature, pressure, wind, and precipitation for the same place and time range.
    3. Explain a pattern, propose a question, and distinguish a weather event from a longer climate pattern.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.weather-investigation.v1
  5. Explain how a regional climate pattern differs from a single day’s weather and how circulation can influence both.

    Help: Support your explanation with at least two relevant details from adult-selected scientific references or your recorded investigation. Separate a claim from its evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares pressure, temperature, and wind records over time instead of predicting weather from one cloud.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.weather-explain.v1
science · Evaluate resource distribution, hazards and human impacts (5 activities)

Idaho Science middle school · January 3, 2022 · MS-ESS-3.1–4

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. Which idea fits evaluate resource distribution, hazards and human impacts?

    Choices: Geological processes affect resources, and evidence can guide monitoring and hazard reduction. · Resources are distributed evenly everywhere. · A hazard map predicts the exact date of every event.

    Answer: Geological processes affect resources, and evidence can guide monitoring and hazard reduction.

    Help: Choose an explanation that matches evidence and avoids an unsupported absolute claim.
    Pip’s example: Pip overlays resource and hazard maps, then compares design choices using evidence, costs, and affected communities.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.resources-concept.v1
  2. What should be considered when evaluating the proposal?

    A fictional town has groundwater in a permeable layer and houses near a mapped floodplain. A proposal adds monitoring wells and preserves an overflow area. No design eliminates all risk.

    Choices: evidence, monitoring, tradeoffs, and who is affected · only whether the drawing is attractive · a promise that all risk disappears

    Answer: evidence, monitoring, tradeoffs, and who is affected

    Help: Use the supplied observations and keep their limits in view.
    Pip’s example: Pip overlays resource and hazard maps, then compares design choices using evidence, costs, and affected communities.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.resources-data.v1
  3. Draw a fictional resource-and-hazard map and compare two possible community responses.

    Help: Label the parts and relationships, use evidence, and explain one important limit of the model.
    Pip’s example: Pip overlays resource and hazard maps, then compares design choices using evidence, costs, and affected communities.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.resources-model.v1
  4. Evaluate resource distribution, hazards and human impacts: investigate with an adult.

    Help: Take your time. Save observations on paper, compare evidence with predictions, and discuss what remains uncertain.
    Pip’s example: Pip overlays resource and hazard maps, then compares design choices using evidence, costs, and affected communities.

    1. Choose adult-selected scientific resource or hazard maps; use desk research rather than entering unsafe sites.
    2. Record the map dates, scale, evidence, and limitations. Identify who benefits or bears costs under two proposed actions.
    3. Recommend a monitoring method and explain how new evidence could change the recommendation.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.resources-investigation.v1
  5. Explain how population and per-person resource use can both affect a community’s environmental impact.

    Help: Support your explanation with at least two relevant details from adult-selected scientific references or your recorded investigation. Separate a claim from its evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip overlays resource and hazard maps, then compares design choices using evidence, costs, and affected communities.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.resources-explain.v1
science · Ask evidence-based questions about climate variability (5 activities)

Idaho Science middle school · January 3, 2022 · MS-ESS-3.5

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. Which idea fits ask evidence-based questions about climate variability?

    Choices: Climate explanations use evidence over appropriate timescales and examine multiple influences. · A single cold day describes the whole climate trend. · All past and present climate changes must have exactly one identical cause.

    Answer: Climate explanations use evidence over appropriate timescales and examine multiple influences.

    Help: Choose an explanation that matches evidence and avoids an unsupported absolute claim.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a long record with a short fluctuation and asks which factors and measurements could explain the pattern.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.climate-concept.v1
  2. Which question best investigates the long-term pattern?

    A supplied graph description has year-to-year ups and downs within a rising thirty-year temperature average. A second source discusses changes in greenhouse gases and other climate influences. The two timescales answer different questions.

    Choices: How do multiple long-term records and proposed influences compare? · Was one afternoon cold? · Can one unusual day disprove a thirty-year average?

    Answer: How do multiple long-term records and proposed influences compare?

    Help: Use the supplied observations and keep their limits in view.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a long record with a short fluctuation and asks which factors and measurements could explain the pattern.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.science.climate-data.v1
  3. Sketch short-term variation around a long-term trend and label what each feature represents.

    Help: Label the parts and relationships, use evidence, and explain one important limit of the model.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a long record with a short fluctuation and asks which factors and measurements could explain the pattern.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.climate-model.v1
  4. Ask evidence-based questions about climate variability: investigate with an adult.

    Help: Take your time. Save observations on paper, compare evidence with predictions, and discuss what remains uncertain.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a long record with a short fluctuation and asks which factors and measurements could explain the pattern.

    1. Use climate records and explanations from scientific agencies selected with an adult, with dates and units visible.
    2. Compare time ranges, locations, averaging methods, and proposed influences; do not treat one local series as the whole planet.
    3. Form a question that additional evidence could answer and explain the limits of your comparison.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.climate-investigation.v1
  5. Explain how a question about historical climate evidence differs from a prediction about tomorrow’s weather.

    Help: Support your explanation with at least two relevant details from adult-selected scientific references or your recorded investigation. Separate a claim from its evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a long record with a short fluctuation and asks which factors and measurements could explain the pattern.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.science.climate-explain.v1
social-studies · Use coordinates, relative location and geographic tools (10 activities)

Idaho Social Studies 6–9 · revised November 20, 2025 · 6-9.WG.2.1–3,7–8

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. Which coordinate is north of the equator and west of the prime meridian?

    Choices: 30° N, 60° W · 30° S, 60° W · 30° N, 60° E

    Answer: 30° N, 60° W

    Help: Check the coordinate order, directional reference, scale, and purpose of the tool.
    Pip’s example: Pip reads latitude north or south of the equator and longitude east or west of the prime meridian.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.location-0.v1
  2. What does latitude measure?

    Choices: angular position north or south of the equator · distance east or west of a city · elevation above sea level

    Answer: angular position north or south of the equator

    Help: Check the coordinate order, directional reference, scale, and purpose of the tool.
    Pip’s example: Pip reads latitude north or south of the equator and longitude east or west of the prime meridian.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.location-1.v1
  3. What does longitude measure?

    Choices: angular position east or west of the prime meridian · distance north of a school · height of mountains

    Answer: angular position east or west of the prime meridian

    Help: Check the coordinate order, directional reference, scale, and purpose of the tool.
    Pip’s example: Pip reads latitude north or south of the equator and longitude east or west of the prime meridian.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.location-2.v1
  4. A place is at 0° latitude. Where is it?

    Choices: on the equator · at the North Pole · always on the prime meridian

    Answer: on the equator

    Help: Check the coordinate order, directional reference, scale, and purpose of the tool.
    Pip’s example: Pip reads latitude north or south of the equator and longitude east or west of the prime meridian.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.location-3.v1
  5. A map’s north arrow points upward. A lake is to the right of a town. Which direction is the lake?

    Choices: east · west · south

    Answer: east

    Help: Check the coordinate order, directional reference, scale, and purpose of the tool.
    Pip’s example: Pip reads latitude north or south of the equator and longitude east or west of the prime meridian.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.location-4.v1
  6. A map uses 1 cm for 20 km. Two places are 3 cm apart on this map. What is the mapped distance?

    Choices: 60 km · 23 km · 6 km

    Answer: 60 km

    Help: Check the coordinate order, directional reference, scale, and purpose of the tool.
    Pip’s example: Pip reads latitude north or south of the equator and longitude east or west of the prime meridian.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.location-5.v1
  7. Which tool is designed to combine geographic data in layers?

    Choices: GIS · a calendar alone · an unlabeled photograph

    Answer: GIS

    Help: Check the coordinate order, directional reference, scale, and purpose of the tool.
    Pip’s example: Pip reads latitude north or south of the equator and longitude east or west of the prime meridian.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.location-6.v1
  8. Which describes a relative location?

    Choices: The library is two blocks east of the station. · The latitude is 40° N. · The longitude is 110° W.

    Answer: The library is two blocks east of the station.

    Help: Check the coordinate order, directional reference, scale, and purpose of the tool.
    Pip’s example: Pip reads latitude north or south of the equator and longitude east or west of the prime meridian.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.location-7.v1
  9. Why should a satellite image include a date?

    Choices: Land cover and conditions can change over time. · Every image shows the same season forever. · The date replaces the need for a scale.

    Answer: Land cover and conditions can change over time.

    Help: Check the coordinate order, directional reference, scale, and purpose of the tool.
    Pip’s example: Pip reads latitude north or south of the equator and longitude east or west of the prime meridian.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.location-8.v1
  10. Which practice helps locate a country accurately?

    Choices: Use a current labeled atlas and check nearby features. · Guess from the shape of one flag. · Assume every large country is in the same hemisphere.

    Answer: Use a current labeled atlas and check nearby features.

    Help: Check the coordinate order, directional reference, scale, and purpose of the tool.
    Pip’s example: Pip reads latitude north or south of the equator and longitude east or west of the prime meridian.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.location-9.v1
social-studies · Read projections, scale, legends and mapped data (10 activities)

Idaho Social Studies 6–9 · revised November 20, 2025 · 6-9.WG.6.2–3

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Map lab: compare the area of Greenland and Africa using a globe and two projections.

    Help: Use adult-selected geographic sources. State the date, units, projection or view, and one limitation. Label evidence separately from inference.
    Pip’s example: Pip checks a legend, date, and projection before comparing regions, because a flat map cannot preserve every property of a globe.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.map-0.v1
  2. Map lab: interpret a map whose colors show population density rather than total population.

    Help: Use adult-selected geographic sources. State the date, units, projection or view, and one limitation. Label evidence separately from inference.
    Pip’s example: Pip checks a legend, date, and projection before comparing regions, because a flat map cannot preserve every property of a globe.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.map-1.v1
  3. Map lab: compare a physical map and a political map of the same region.

    Help: Use adult-selected geographic sources. State the date, units, projection or view, and one limitation. Label evidence separately from inference.
    Pip’s example: Pip checks a legend, date, and projection before comparing regions, because a flat map cannot preserve every property of a globe.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.map-2.v1
  4. Map lab: estimate a route distance using a scale and explain why a road route differs from a straight line.

    Help: Use adult-selected geographic sources. State the date, units, projection or view, and one limitation. Label evidence separately from inference.
    Pip’s example: Pip checks a legend, date, and projection before comparing regions, because a flat map cannot preserve every property of a globe.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.map-3.v1
  5. Map lab: read a climate map and identify its averaging period.

    Help: Use adult-selected geographic sources. State the date, units, projection or view, and one limitation. Label evidence separately from inference.
    Pip’s example: Pip checks a legend, date, and projection before comparing regions, because a flat map cannot preserve every property of a globe.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.map-4.v1
  6. Map lab: compare two dated maps showing urban growth.

    Help: Use adult-selected geographic sources. State the date, units, projection or view, and one limitation. Label evidence separately from inference.
    Pip’s example: Pip checks a legend, date, and projection before comparing regions, because a flat map cannot preserve every property of a globe.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.map-5.v1
  7. Map lab: overlay a river map and settlement locations without claiming the river is the only cause.

    Help: Use adult-selected geographic sources. State the date, units, projection or view, and one limitation. Label evidence separately from inference.
    Pip’s example: Pip checks a legend, date, and projection before comparing regions, because a flat map cannot preserve every property of a globe.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.map-6.v1
  8. Map lab: locate five countries and major cities in an adult-selected region.

    Help: Use adult-selected geographic sources. State the date, units, projection or view, and one limitation. Label evidence separately from inference.
    Pip’s example: Pip checks a legend, date, and projection before comparing regions, because a flat map cannot preserve every property of a globe.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.map-7.v1
  9. Map lab: compare a satellite image with a map legend for the same place.

    Help: Use adult-selected geographic sources. State the date, units, projection or view, and one limitation. Label evidence separately from inference.
    Pip’s example: Pip checks a legend, date, and projection before comparing regions, because a flat map cannot preserve every property of a globe.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.map-8.v1
  10. Map lab: design a map for a visitor with a clear purpose, legend, scale, and orientation.

    Help: Use adult-selected geographic sources. State the date, units, projection or view, and one limitation. Label evidence separately from inference.
    Pip’s example: Pip checks a legend, date, and projection before comparing regions, because a flat map cannot preserve every property of a globe.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.map-9.v1
social-studies · Compare evidence about early and later civilizations (10 activities)

Idaho Social Studies 6–9 · revised November 20, 2025 · 6-9.WH.1.1–8

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. History inquiry: compare artifacts and later written accounts about an early settlement.

    Help: An adult selects reliable museum, scholarly, or community-authored sources. Record the time and place, compare at least two pieces of evidence, and avoid ranking cultures as more or less human or valuable.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two dated sources about a settlement and separates an artifact observation from an interpretation.

    1. Frame a specific question and identify the source creators, dates, and purposes.
    2. Compare evidence about technology, government, beliefs, geography, or social organization. Mark gaps and disagreements.
    3. Present a limited conclusion with source credits and a question for further inquiry.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.civilization-0.v1
  2. History inquiry: investigate evidence about hunter-gatherer communities without assuming all lived alike.

    Help: An adult selects reliable museum, scholarly, or community-authored sources. Record the time and place, compare at least two pieces of evidence, and avoid ranking cultures as more or less human or valuable.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two dated sources about a settlement and separates an artifact observation from an interpretation.

    1. Frame a specific question and identify the source creators, dates, and purposes.
    2. Compare evidence about technology, government, beliefs, geography, or social organization. Mark gaps and disagreements.
    3. Present a limited conclusion with source credits and a question for further inquiry.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.civilization-1.v1
  3. History inquiry: compare evidence for farming and continued gathering in a selected region.

    Help: An adult selects reliable museum, scholarly, or community-authored sources. Record the time and place, compare at least two pieces of evidence, and avoid ranking cultures as more or less human or valuable.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two dated sources about a settlement and separates an artifact observation from an interpretation.

    1. Frame a specific question and identify the source creators, dates, and purposes.
    2. Compare evidence about technology, government, beliefs, geography, or social organization. Mark gaps and disagreements.
    3. Present a limited conclusion with source credits and a question for further inquiry.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.civilization-2.v1
  4. History inquiry: study a river-valley settlement’s water management and social organization.

    Help: An adult selects reliable museum, scholarly, or community-authored sources. Record the time and place, compare at least two pieces of evidence, and avoid ranking cultures as more or less human or valuable.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two dated sources about a settlement and separates an artifact observation from an interpretation.

    1. Frame a specific question and identify the source creators, dates, and purposes.
    2. Compare evidence about technology, government, beliefs, geography, or social organization. Mark gaps and disagreements.
    3. Present a limited conclusion with source credits and a question for further inquiry.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.civilization-3.v1
  5. History inquiry: compare two early writing systems and their uses.

    Help: An adult selects reliable museum, scholarly, or community-authored sources. Record the time and place, compare at least two pieces of evidence, and avoid ranking cultures as more or less human or valuable.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two dated sources about a settlement and separates an artifact observation from an interpretation.

    1. Frame a specific question and identify the source creators, dates, and purposes.
    2. Compare evidence about technology, government, beliefs, geography, or social organization. Mark gaps and disagreements.
    3. Present a limited conclusion with source credits and a question for further inquiry.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.civilization-4.v1
  6. History inquiry: investigate construction knowledge in an adult-selected ancient structure.

    Help: An adult selects reliable museum, scholarly, or community-authored sources. Record the time and place, compare at least two pieces of evidence, and avoid ranking cultures as more or less human or valuable.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two dated sources about a settlement and separates an artifact observation from an interpretation.

    1. Frame a specific question and identify the source creators, dates, and purposes.
    2. Compare evidence about technology, government, beliefs, geography, or social organization. Mark gaps and disagreements.
    3. Present a limited conclusion with source credits and a question for further inquiry.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.civilization-5.v1
  7. History inquiry: compare trade evidence from two historical cities.

    Help: An adult selects reliable museum, scholarly, or community-authored sources. Record the time and place, compare at least two pieces of evidence, and avoid ranking cultures as more or less human or valuable.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two dated sources about a settlement and separates an artifact observation from an interpretation.

    1. Frame a specific question and identify the source creators, dates, and purposes.
    2. Compare evidence about technology, government, beliefs, geography, or social organization. Mark gaps and disagreements.
    3. Present a limited conclusion with source credits and a question for further inquiry.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.civilization-6.v1
  8. History inquiry: study one technology from a medieval society in its own context.

    Help: An adult selects reliable museum, scholarly, or community-authored sources. Record the time and place, compare at least two pieces of evidence, and avoid ranking cultures as more or less human or valuable.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two dated sources about a settlement and separates an artifact observation from an interpretation.

    1. Frame a specific question and identify the source creators, dates, and purposes.
    2. Compare evidence about technology, government, beliefs, geography, or social organization. Mark gaps and disagreements.
    3. Present a limited conclusion with source credits and a question for further inquiry.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.civilization-7.v1
  9. History inquiry: compare social roles using sources from one specific time and place.

    Help: An adult selects reliable museum, scholarly, or community-authored sources. Record the time and place, compare at least two pieces of evidence, and avoid ranking cultures as more or less human or valuable.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two dated sources about a settlement and separates an artifact observation from an interpretation.

    1. Frame a specific question and identify the source creators, dates, and purposes.
    2. Compare evidence about technology, government, beliefs, geography, or social organization. Mark gaps and disagreements.
    3. Present a limited conclusion with source credits and a question for further inquiry.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.civilization-8.v1
  10. History inquiry: trace how a scientific or mathematical idea traveled between communities.

    Help: An adult selects reliable museum, scholarly, or community-authored sources. Record the time and place, compare at least two pieces of evidence, and avoid ranking cultures as more or less human or valuable.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two dated sources about a settlement and separates an artifact observation from an interpretation.

    1. Frame a specific question and identify the source creators, dates, and purposes.
    2. Compare evidence about technology, government, beliefs, geography, or social organization. Mark gaps and disagreements.
    3. Present a limited conclusion with source credits and a question for further inquiry.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.civilization-9.v1
social-studies · Explain migration, settlement and environmental relationships (10 activities)

Idaho Social Studies 6–9 · revised November 20, 2025 · 6-9.WG.2.4–5,9,14; 6-9.WH.2.2–6

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Investigate how a river route supported one historical settlement.

    Help: Use non-graphic, adult-selected accounts and maps. Distinguish push and pull factors, chosen and forced movement, and multiple experiences. Do not ask anyone to disclose a personal migration history.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects a river route with settlement evidence while considering trade, government, and community choices too.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.migration-0.v1
  2. Investigate how a mountain passage influenced movement and trade.

    Help: Use non-graphic, adult-selected accounts and maps. Distinguish push and pull factors, chosen and forced movement, and multiple experiences. Do not ask anyone to disclose a personal migration history.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects a river route with settlement evidence while considering trade, government, and community choices too.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.migration-1.v1
  3. Investigate how changing rainfall affected an adult-selected farming region.

    Help: Use non-graphic, adult-selected accounts and maps. Distinguish push and pull factors, chosen and forced movement, and multiple experiences. Do not ask anyone to disclose a personal migration history.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects a river route with settlement evidence while considering trade, government, and community choices too.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.migration-2.v1
  4. Investigate how trade routes helped a city grow.

    Help: Use non-graphic, adult-selected accounts and maps. Distinguish push and pull factors, chosen and forced movement, and multiple experiences. Do not ask anyone to disclose a personal migration history.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects a river route with settlement evidence while considering trade, government, and community choices too.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.migration-3.v1
  5. Investigate how government restrictions affected a documented migration.

    Help: Use non-graphic, adult-selected accounts and maps. Distinguish push and pull factors, chosen and forced movement, and multiple experiences. Do not ask anyone to disclose a personal migration history.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects a river route with settlement evidence while considering trade, government, and community choices too.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.migration-4.v1
  6. Investigate how economic opportunity influenced movement between two places.

    Help: Use non-graphic, adult-selected accounts and maps. Distinguish push and pull factors, chosen and forced movement, and multiple experiences. Do not ask anyone to disclose a personal migration history.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects a river route with settlement evidence while considering trade, government, and community choices too.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.migration-5.v1
  7. Investigate how displacement differs from a freely chosen move.

    Help: Use non-graphic, adult-selected accounts and maps. Distinguish push and pull factors, chosen and forced movement, and multiple experiences. Do not ask anyone to disclose a personal migration history.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects a river route with settlement evidence while considering trade, government, and community choices too.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.migration-6.v1
  8. Investigate how coastal access shaped settlement without determining every decision.

    Help: Use non-graphic, adult-selected accounts and maps. Distinguish push and pull factors, chosen and forced movement, and multiple experiences. Do not ask anyone to disclose a personal migration history.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects a river route with settlement evidence while considering trade, government, and community choices too.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.migration-7.v1
  9. Investigate how a growing city adapted housing and transport.

    Help: Use non-graphic, adult-selected accounts and maps. Distinguish push and pull factors, chosen and forced movement, and multiple experiences. Do not ask anyone to disclose a personal migration history.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects a river route with settlement evidence while considering trade, government, and community choices too.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.migration-8.v1
  10. Investigate how community networks helped newcomers maintain and change traditions.

    Help: Use non-graphic, adult-selected accounts and maps. Distinguish push and pull factors, chosen and forced movement, and multiple experiences. Do not ask anyone to disclose a personal migration history.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects a river route with settlement evidence while considering trade, government, and community choices too.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.migration-9.v1
social-studies · Study belief systems and cultural expression respectfully (10 activities)

Idaho Social Studies 6–9 · revised November 20, 2025 · 6-9.WG.1.4; 6-9.WH.1.9–12

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Learn about Judaism through approved public sources.

    Help: With an adult, investigate historical origins, selected ideas, and cultural expression. Use community-authored sources where available, identify internal diversity and contemporary communities, and distinguish description from belief or endorsement. No devotional imitation is required.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies the time, community, and source of an account, recognizing diversity within a tradition and its contemporary life.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.tradition-0.v1
  2. Learn about Christianity through approved public sources.

    Help: With an adult, investigate historical origins, selected ideas, and cultural expression. Use community-authored sources where available, identify internal diversity and contemporary communities, and distinguish description from belief or endorsement. No devotional imitation is required.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies the time, community, and source of an account, recognizing diversity within a tradition and its contemporary life.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.tradition-1.v1
  3. Learn about Islam through approved public sources.

    Help: With an adult, investigate historical origins, selected ideas, and cultural expression. Use community-authored sources where available, identify internal diversity and contemporary communities, and distinguish description from belief or endorsement. No devotional imitation is required.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies the time, community, and source of an account, recognizing diversity within a tradition and its contemporary life.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.tradition-2.v1
  4. Learn about Sikhism through approved public sources.

    Help: With an adult, investigate historical origins, selected ideas, and cultural expression. Use community-authored sources where available, identify internal diversity and contemporary communities, and distinguish description from belief or endorsement. No devotional imitation is required.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies the time, community, and source of an account, recognizing diversity within a tradition and its contemporary life.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.tradition-3.v1
  5. Learn about Hinduism through approved public sources.

    Help: With an adult, investigate historical origins, selected ideas, and cultural expression. Use community-authored sources where available, identify internal diversity and contemporary communities, and distinguish description from belief or endorsement. No devotional imitation is required.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies the time, community, and source of an account, recognizing diversity within a tradition and its contemporary life.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.tradition-4.v1
  6. Learn about Buddhism through approved public sources.

    Help: With an adult, investigate historical origins, selected ideas, and cultural expression. Use community-authored sources where available, identify internal diversity and contemporary communities, and distinguish description from belief or endorsement. No devotional imitation is required.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies the time, community, and source of an account, recognizing diversity within a tradition and its contemporary life.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.tradition-5.v1
  7. Learn about Confucianism through approved public sources.

    Help: With an adult, investigate historical origins, selected ideas, and cultural expression. Use community-authored sources where available, identify internal diversity and contemporary communities, and distinguish description from belief or endorsement. No devotional imitation is required.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies the time, community, and source of an account, recognizing diversity within a tradition and its contemporary life.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.tradition-6.v1
  8. Learn about one specifically named Indigenous community’s publicly shared knowledge tradition through approved public sources.

    Help: With an adult, investigate historical origins, selected ideas, and cultural expression. Use community-authored sources where available, identify internal diversity and contemporary communities, and distinguish description from belief or endorsement. No devotional imitation is required.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies the time, community, and source of an account, recognizing diversity within a tradition and its contemporary life.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.tradition-7.v1
  9. Compare how two sources describe a belief tradition at a specific time.

    Help: Consider the authors’ purposes and positions. Use respectful language, avoid speaking for every follower, and distinguish documented similarities from stereotypes.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies the time, community, and source of an account, recognizing diversity within a tradition and its contemporary life.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.belief-compare.v1
  10. Explain how a public artwork or building relates to a community’s beliefs and historical context.

    Help: Use an adult-selected public example and sources from its community. Do not reproduce restricted or sacred practices; explain the limits of an outsider’s interpretation.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies the time, community, and source of an account, recognizing diversity within a tradition and its contemporary life.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.belief-context.v1
social-studies · Compare resources, trade and economic choices (10 activities)

Idaho Social Studies 6–9 · revised November 20, 2025 · 6-9.WG.3.1–7; 6-9.WH.3.1–4

Coverage: partial. Automatic evidence applies only to the narrow game checks; educator review needed.

  1. A town has limited water and several possible uses. What concept describes this constraint?

    Choices: scarcity · unlimited supply · a map projection

    Answer: scarcity

    Help: Identify the decision, the alternatives, and whose costs or benefits are included.
    Pip’s example: Pip traces a product through several places and compares who benefits, who bears costs, and which information is missing.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.economy-check-0.v1
  2. A community specializes in one product and trades for others. What does this illustrate?

    Choices: economic interdependence · complete self-sufficiency · no use of resources

    Answer: economic interdependence

    Help: Identify the decision, the alternatives, and whose costs or benefits are included.
    Pip’s example: Pip traces a product through several places and compares who benefits, who bears costs, and which information is missing.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.economy-check-1.v1
  3. Why compare more than average income when discussing quality of life?

    Choices: Access, distribution, health, and other conditions can differ. · One average describes every person completely. · All measures have identical meanings.

    Answer: Access, distribution, health, and other conditions can differ.

    Help: Identify the decision, the alternatives, and whose costs or benefits are included.
    Pip’s example: Pip traces a product through several places and compares who benefits, who bears costs, and which information is missing.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.economy-check-2.v1
  4. Which information best helps compare two product supply chains?

    Choices: where materials, labor, transport, costs, and benefits occur · only the color of the package · only one advertisement

    Answer: where materials, labor, transport, costs, and benefits occur

    Help: Identify the decision, the alternatives, and whose costs or benefits are included.
    Pip’s example: Pip traces a product through several places and compares who benefits, who bears costs, and which information is missing.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.economy-check-3.v1
  5. What is an opportunity cost?

    Choices: the next-best alternative given up when making a choice · every benefit received from every possible choice · the money that never could be spent

    Answer: the next-best alternative given up when making a choice

    Help: Identify the decision, the alternatives, and whose costs or benefits are included.
    Pip’s example: Pip traces a product through several places and compares who benefits, who bears costs, and which information is missing.

    independent-check · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.economy-check-4.v1
  6. Economic inquiry: trace an everyday product’s supply chain using adult-selected sources.

    Help: Use at least two relevant sources, label the date and units of any data, and explain tradeoffs and missing perspectives. Keep the task fictional or historical rather than sharing household finances.
    Pip’s example: Pip traces a product through several places and compares who benefits, who bears costs, and which information is missing.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.economy-inquiry-0.v1
  7. Economic inquiry: compare how two economic systems make production decisions.

    Help: Use at least two relevant sources, label the date and units of any data, and explain tradeoffs and missing perspectives. Keep the task fictional or historical rather than sharing household finances.
    Pip’s example: Pip traces a product through several places and compares who benefits, who bears costs, and which information is missing.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.economy-inquiry-1.v1
  8. Economic inquiry: explain how a resource’s uses and demand changed over time.

    Help: Use at least two relevant sources, label the date and units of any data, and explain tradeoffs and missing perspectives. Keep the task fictional or historical rather than sharing household finances.
    Pip’s example: Pip traces a product through several places and compares who benefits, who bears costs, and which information is missing.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.economy-inquiry-2.v1
  9. Economic inquiry: compare two quality-of-life indicators without reducing a whole region to an average.

    Help: Use at least two relevant sources, label the date and units of any data, and explain tradeoffs and missing perspectives. Keep the task fictional or historical rather than sharing household finances.
    Pip’s example: Pip traces a product through several places and compares who benefits, who bears costs, and which information is missing.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.economy-inquiry-3.v1
  10. Economic inquiry: study money and barter in a specific historical setting.

    Help: Use at least two relevant sources, label the date and units of any data, and explain tradeoffs and missing perspectives. Keep the task fictional or historical rather than sharing household finances.
    Pip’s example: Pip traces a product through several places and compares who benefits, who bears costs, and which information is missing.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.economy-inquiry-4.v1
social-studies · Compare forms of government and civic change (10 activities)

Idaho Social Studies 6–9 · revised November 20, 2025 · 6-9.WG.4.1; 6-9.WH.4.1–3

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Compare an ancient city-state with a relevant United States example.

    Help: Use adult-selected sources to ask who decides, who participates, what limits power, and which people were excluded. Distinguish the historical period from present institutions and avoid treating labels as complete explanations.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a historical government with the United States using decision-making, participation, limits, and evidence.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.government-0.v1
  2. Compare a historical monarchy with a relevant United States example.

    Help: Use adult-selected sources to ask who decides, who participates, what limits power, and which people were excluded. Distinguish the historical period from present institutions and avoid treating labels as complete explanations.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a historical government with the United States using decision-making, participation, limits, and evidence.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.government-1.v1
  3. Compare a historical republic with a relevant United States example.

    Help: Use adult-selected sources to ask who decides, who participates, what limits power, and which people were excluded. Distinguish the historical period from present institutions and avoid treating labels as complete explanations.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a historical government with the United States using decision-making, participation, limits, and evidence.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.government-2.v1
  4. Compare a modern constitutional system with a relevant United States example.

    Help: Use adult-selected sources to ask who decides, who participates, what limits power, and which people were excluded. Distinguish the historical period from present institutions and avoid treating labels as complete explanations.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a historical government with the United States using decision-making, participation, limits, and evidence.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.government-3.v1
  5. Compare a documented reform movement with a relevant United States example.

    Help: Use adult-selected sources to ask who decides, who participates, what limits power, and which people were excluded. Distinguish the historical period from present institutions and avoid treating labels as complete explanations.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a historical government with the United States using decision-making, participation, limits, and evidence.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.government-4.v1
  6. Compare the expansion of participation in a chosen period with a relevant United States example.

    Help: Use adult-selected sources to ask who decides, who participates, what limits power, and which people were excluded. Distinguish the historical period from present institutions and avoid treating labels as complete explanations.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a historical government with the United States using decision-making, participation, limits, and evidence.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.government-5.v1
  7. Compare the role of written rules in a selected society with a relevant United States example.

    Help: Use adult-selected sources to ask who decides, who participates, what limits power, and which people were excluded. Distinguish the historical period from present institutions and avoid treating labels as complete explanations.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a historical government with the United States using decision-making, participation, limits, and evidence.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.government-6.v1
  8. Compare government’s influence on a historical migration with a relevant United States example.

    Help: Use adult-selected sources to ask who decides, who participates, what limits power, and which people were excluded. Distinguish the historical period from present institutions and avoid treating labels as complete explanations.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a historical government with the United States using decision-making, participation, limits, and evidence.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.government-7.v1
  9. Compare how two systems limit or distribute power with a relevant United States example.

    Help: Use adult-selected sources to ask who decides, who participates, what limits power, and which people were excluded. Distinguish the historical period from present institutions and avoid treating labels as complete explanations.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a historical government with the United States using decision-making, participation, limits, and evidence.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.government-8.v1
  10. Compare how civic institutions change over time with a relevant United States example.

    Help: Use adult-selected sources to ask who decides, who participates, what limits power, and which people were excluded. Distinguish the historical period from present institutions and avoid treating labels as complete explanations.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a historical government with the United States using decision-making, participation, limits, and evidence.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.government-9.v1
social-studies · Analyze human impacts, resources and hazards (10 activities)

Idaho Social Studies 6–9 · revised November 20, 2025 · 6-9.WG.2.6,11–13,15–16; 6-9.WH.2.7–10

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Trace the geographic effects of an upstream irrigation decision and downstream users.

    Help: Use maps and dated data with an adult. Identify benefits, costs, affected groups, and effects beyond the first location. Compare two possible responses without promising a risk-free solution.
    Pip’s example: Pip traces an upstream water decision to downstream effects and compares several community perspectives.

    1. Choose a place, time range, and reliable mapped or statistical evidence.
    2. Trace connections between human decisions and physical systems; compare at least two perspectives.
    3. Explain a possible response and a limitation, then suggest evidence that could improve the decision.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.environment-0.v1
  2. Trace the geographic effects of a transport route crossing a habitat.

    Help: Use maps and dated data with an adult. Identify benefits, costs, affected groups, and effects beyond the first location. Compare two possible responses without promising a risk-free solution.
    Pip’s example: Pip traces an upstream water decision to downstream effects and compares several community perspectives.

    1. Choose a place, time range, and reliable mapped or statistical evidence.
    2. Trace connections between human decisions and physical systems; compare at least two perspectives.
    3. Explain a possible response and a limitation, then suggest evidence that could improve the decision.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.environment-1.v1
  3. Trace the geographic effects of a city’s growth near a natural hazard.

    Help: Use maps and dated data with an adult. Identify benefits, costs, affected groups, and effects beyond the first location. Compare two possible responses without promising a risk-free solution.
    Pip’s example: Pip traces an upstream water decision to downstream effects and compares several community perspectives.

    1. Choose a place, time range, and reliable mapped or statistical evidence.
    2. Trace connections between human decisions and physical systems; compare at least two perspectives.
    3. Explain a possible response and a limitation, then suggest evidence that could improve the decision.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.environment-2.v1
  4. Trace the geographic effects of the location of farming in relation to water and soil.

    Help: Use maps and dated data with an adult. Identify benefits, costs, affected groups, and effects beyond the first location. Compare two possible responses without promising a risk-free solution.
    Pip’s example: Pip traces an upstream water decision to downstream effects and compares several community perspectives.

    1. Choose a place, time range, and reliable mapped or statistical evidence.
    2. Trace connections between human decisions and physical systems; compare at least two perspectives.
    3. Explain a possible response and a limitation, then suggest evidence that could improve the decision.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.environment-3.v1
  5. Trace the geographic effects of a mineral resource and competing uses of land.

    Help: Use maps and dated data with an adult. Identify benefits, costs, affected groups, and effects beyond the first location. Compare two possible responses without promising a risk-free solution.
    Pip’s example: Pip traces an upstream water decision to downstream effects and compares several community perspectives.

    1. Choose a place, time range, and reliable mapped or statistical evidence.
    2. Trace connections between human decisions and physical systems; compare at least two perspectives.
    3. Explain a possible response and a limitation, then suggest evidence that could improve the decision.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.environment-4.v1
  6. Trace the geographic effects of a forest-use decision viewed by several communities.

    Help: Use maps and dated data with an adult. Identify benefits, costs, affected groups, and effects beyond the first location. Compare two possible responses without promising a risk-free solution.
    Pip’s example: Pip traces an upstream water decision to downstream effects and compares several community perspectives.

    1. Choose a place, time range, and reliable mapped or statistical evidence.
    2. Trace connections between human decisions and physical systems; compare at least two perspectives.
    3. Explain a possible response and a limitation, then suggest evidence that could improve the decision.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.environment-5.v1
  7. Trace the geographic effects of a technology that reduces one impact but creates another.

    Help: Use maps and dated data with an adult. Identify benefits, costs, affected groups, and effects beyond the first location. Compare two possible responses without promising a risk-free solution.
    Pip’s example: Pip traces an upstream water decision to downstream effects and compares several community perspectives.

    1. Choose a place, time range, and reliable mapped or statistical evidence.
    2. Trace connections between human decisions and physical systems; compare at least two perspectives.
    3. Explain a possible response and a limitation, then suggest evidence that could improve the decision.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.environment-6.v1
  8. Trace the geographic effects of a shared watershed crossing political boundaries.

    Help: Use maps and dated data with an adult. Identify benefits, costs, affected groups, and effects beyond the first location. Compare two possible responses without promising a risk-free solution.
    Pip’s example: Pip traces an upstream water decision to downstream effects and compares several community perspectives.

    1. Choose a place, time range, and reliable mapped or statistical evidence.
    2. Trace connections between human decisions and physical systems; compare at least two perspectives.
    3. Explain a possible response and a limitation, then suggest evidence that could improve the decision.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.environment-7.v1
  9. Trace the geographic effects of a change in demand for an energy resource.

    Help: Use maps and dated data with an adult. Identify benefits, costs, affected groups, and effects beyond the first location. Compare two possible responses without promising a risk-free solution.
    Pip’s example: Pip traces an upstream water decision to downstream effects and compares several community perspectives.

    1. Choose a place, time range, and reliable mapped or statistical evidence.
    2. Trace connections between human decisions and physical systems; compare at least two perspectives.
    3. Explain a possible response and a limitation, then suggest evidence that could improve the decision.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.environment-8.v1
  10. Trace the geographic effects of a population increase and demand for housing or water.

    Help: Use maps and dated data with an adult. Identify benefits, costs, affected groups, and effects beyond the first location. Compare two possible responses without promising a risk-free solution.
    Pip’s example: Pip traces an upstream water decision to downstream effects and compares several community perspectives.

    1. Choose a place, time range, and reliable mapped or statistical evidence.
    2. Trace connections between human decisions and physical systems; compare at least two perspectives.
    3. Explain a possible response and a limitation, then suggest evidence that could improve the decision.
    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.environment-9.v1
social-studies · Explore cultural perspectives and global interdependence (10 activities)

Idaho Social Studies 6–9 · revised November 20, 2025 · 6-9.WG.1.2–3; 6-9.WG.5.1–6

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Global connections: compare motivations for two historical European colonization projects.

    Help: Name specific communities, places, and dates. Use multiple perspectives, including affected communities’ own public accounts. Discuss respectfully, avoid reenacting oppression, and pause any topic that needs more adult support.
    Pip’s example: Pip distinguishes a community’s own account from an outsider’s description and avoids treating either as every person’s experience.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.connection-0.v1
  2. Global connections: study colonization’s effects using accounts from affected Indigenous communities.

    Help: Name specific communities, places, and dates. Use multiple perspectives, including affected communities’ own public accounts. Discuss respectfully, avoid reenacting oppression, and pause any topic that needs more adult support.
    Pip’s example: Pip distinguishes a community’s own account from an outsider’s description and avoids treating either as every person’s experience.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.connection-1.v1
  3. Global connections: examine a current community-authored account alongside an older outsider description.

    Help: Name specific communities, places, and dates. Use multiple perspectives, including affected communities’ own public accounts. Discuss respectfully, avoid reenacting oppression, and pause any topic that needs more adult support.
    Pip’s example: Pip distinguishes a community’s own account from an outsider’s description and avoids treating either as every person’s experience.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.connection-2.v1
  4. Global connections: compare how a story or artwork carries cultural knowledge.

    Help: Name specific communities, places, and dates. Use multiple perspectives, including affected communities’ own public accounts. Discuss respectfully, avoid reenacting oppression, and pause any topic that needs more adult support.
    Pip’s example: Pip distinguishes a community’s own account from an outsider’s description and avoids treating either as every person’s experience.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.connection-3.v1
  5. Global connections: investigate a misunderstanding caused by translation or missing context.

    Help: Name specific communities, places, and dates. Use multiple perspectives, including affected communities’ own public accounts. Discuss respectfully, avoid reenacting oppression, and pause any topic that needs more adult support.
    Pip’s example: Pip distinguishes a community’s own account from an outsider’s description and avoids treating either as every person’s experience.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.connection-4.v1
  6. Global connections: trace a technological idea shared between regions.

    Help: Name specific communities, places, and dates. Use multiple perspectives, including affected communities’ own public accounts. Discuss respectfully, avoid reenacting oppression, and pause any topic that needs more adult support.
    Pip’s example: Pip distinguishes a community’s own account from an outsider’s description and avoids treating either as every person’s experience.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.connection-5.v1
  7. Global connections: compare benefits and costs of one global trade connection.

    Help: Name specific communities, places, and dates. Use multiple perspectives, including affected communities’ own public accounts. Discuss respectfully, avoid reenacting oppression, and pause any topic that needs more adult support.
    Pip’s example: Pip distinguishes a community’s own account from an outsider’s description and avoids treating either as every person’s experience.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.connection-6.v1
  8. Global connections: study a cooperative response to a shared environmental problem.

    Help: Name specific communities, places, and dates. Use multiple perspectives, including affected communities’ own public accounts. Discuss respectfully, avoid reenacting oppression, and pause any topic that needs more adult support.
    Pip’s example: Pip distinguishes a community’s own account from an outsider’s description and avoids treating either as every person’s experience.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.connection-7.v1
  9. Global connections: examine urbanization using more than one community’s experience.

    Help: Name specific communities, places, and dates. Use multiple perspectives, including affected communities’ own public accounts. Discuss respectfully, avoid reenacting oppression, and pause any topic that needs more adult support.
    Pip’s example: Pip distinguishes a community’s own account from an outsider’s description and avoids treating either as every person’s experience.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.connection-8.v1
  10. Global connections: discuss a current international issue through non-graphic, adult-selected sources.

    Help: Name specific communities, places, and dates. Use multiple perspectives, including affected communities’ own public accounts. Discuss respectfully, avoid reenacting oppression, and pause any topic that needs more adult support.
    Pip’s example: Pip distinguishes a community’s own account from an outsider’s description and avoids treating either as every person’s experience.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.connection-9.v1
social-studies · Evaluate sources and support historical interpretations (10 activities)

Idaho Social Studies 6–9 · revised November 20, 2025 · 6-9.WH.6.1–4; 6-9.WG.6.1,3

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Explain what each source contributes and why no single account represents every experience.

    A fictional traveler’s diary praises a new road. A market ledger records increased trade in one town. A family letter reports losing access to a field.

    Help: Quote or paraphrase relevant details, identify source limits, and support a cautious interpretation. These are fictional practice sources.
    Pip’s example: Pip records who made a source and why, compares it with another source, and qualifies a claim when evidence is incomplete.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.sources-0.v1
  2. Design a follow-up inquiry for this source set.

    A fictional traveler’s diary praises a new road. A market ledger records increased trade in one town. A family letter reports losing access to a field.

    Help: Identify a focused question, another useful kind of source, and how it could support or challenge the initial interpretation. Explain why different perspectives may remain even with more evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip records who made a source and why, compares it with another source, and qualifies a claim when evidence is incomplete.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.corroborate-0.v1
  3. Compare the interpretations and describe what additional evidence would help.

    A fictional city map shows a wall. A later textbook calls the wall purely defensive. An excavation report identifies gates used for trade.

    Help: Quote or paraphrase relevant details, identify source limits, and support a cautious interpretation. These are fictional practice sources.
    Pip’s example: Pip records who made a source and why, compares it with another source, and qualifies a claim when evidence is incomplete.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.sources-1.v1
  4. Design a follow-up inquiry for this source set.

    A fictional city map shows a wall. A later textbook calls the wall purely defensive. An excavation report identifies gates used for trade.

    Help: Identify a focused question, another useful kind of source, and how it could support or challenge the initial interpretation. Explain why different perspectives may remain even with more evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip records who made a source and why, compares it with another source, and qualifies a claim when evidence is incomplete.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.corroborate-1.v1
  5. Distinguish what can be observed from the caption’s unsupported generalization.

    A fictional photograph shows a crowded market on one day. A caption claims that all residents were wealthy.

    Help: Quote or paraphrase relevant details, identify source limits, and support a cautious interpretation. These are fictional practice sources.
    Pip’s example: Pip records who made a source and why, compares it with another source, and qualifies a claim when evidence is incomplete.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.sources-2.v1
  6. Design a follow-up inquiry for this source set.

    A fictional photograph shows a crowded market on one day. A caption claims that all residents were wealthy.

    Help: Identify a focused question, another useful kind of source, and how it could support or challenge the initial interpretation. Explain why different perspectives may remain even with more evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip records who made a source and why, compares it with another source, and qualifies a claim when evidence is incomplete.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.corroborate-2.v1
  7. Explain why the numbers cannot be compared directly without adjusting the context.

    Two fictional population charts cover different boundaries and different decades. Both are labeled growth.

    Help: Quote or paraphrase relevant details, identify source limits, and support a cautious interpretation. These are fictional practice sources.
    Pip’s example: Pip records who made a source and why, compares it with another source, and qualifies a claim when evidence is incomplete.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.sources-3.v1
  8. Design a follow-up inquiry for this source set.

    Two fictional population charts cover different boundaries and different decades. Both are labeled growth.

    Help: Identify a focused question, another useful kind of source, and how it could support or challenge the initial interpretation. Explain why different perspectives may remain even with more evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip records who made a source and why, compares it with another source, and qualifies a claim when evidence is incomplete.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.corroborate-3.v1
  9. Build a timeline separating a promise, a resource decision, and evidence of implementation.

    An invented speech promises a new school. A later budget lists funding, while a newspaper reports construction delays.

    Help: Quote or paraphrase relevant details, identify source limits, and support a cautious interpretation. These are fictional practice sources.
    Pip’s example: Pip records who made a source and why, compares it with another source, and qualifies a claim when evidence is incomplete.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.sources-4.v1
  10. Design a follow-up inquiry for this source set.

    An invented speech promises a new school. A later budget lists funding, while a newspaper reports construction delays.

    Help: Identify a focused question, another useful kind of source, and how it could support or challenge the initial interpretation. Explain why different perspectives may remain even with more evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip records who made a source and why, compares it with another source, and qualifies a claim when evidence is incomplete.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.social-studies.corroborate-4.v1
feelings · Discuss interacting dimensions of well-being (10 activities)

Idaho Health 6–8 · June 1, 2023 · 6-8.H.1.1.2

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Discussion lab: a fictional club’s group chat pressures members to answer late at night.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip considers how rest, emotions, relationships, and physical comfort can affect a fictional character without diagnosing anyone.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.wellbeing-0.v1
  2. Discussion lab: a project leader mistakes a quiet teammate’s silence for agreement.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip considers how rest, emotions, relationships, and physical comfort can affect a fictional character without diagnosing anyone.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.wellbeing-1.v1
  3. Discussion lab: a sponsored post promises instant confidence after buying a product.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip considers how rest, emotions, relationships, and physical comfort can affect a fictional character without diagnosing anyone.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.wellbeing-2.v1
  4. Discussion lab: a character feels caught between a group commitment and needed rest.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip considers how rest, emotions, relationships, and physical comfort can affect a fictional character without diagnosing anyone.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.wellbeing-3.v1
  5. Discussion lab: a student wants to leave an uncomfortable online conversation.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip considers how rest, emotions, relationships, and physical comfort can affect a fictional character without diagnosing anyone.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.wellbeing-4.v1
  6. Discussion lab: a team’s joke continues after one member asks it to stop.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip considers how rest, emotions, relationships, and physical comfort can affect a fictional character without diagnosing anyone.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.wellbeing-5.v1
  7. Discussion lab: a character receives conflicting advice about a well-being claim.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip considers how rest, emotions, relationships, and physical comfort can affect a fictional character without diagnosing anyone.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.wellbeing-6.v1
  8. Discussion lab: a shared project leaves one member with an unfair workload.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip considers how rest, emotions, relationships, and physical comfort can affect a fictional character without diagnosing anyone.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.wellbeing-7.v1
  9. Discussion lab: a newcomer wants to participate but needs a different communication format.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip considers how rest, emotions, relationships, and physical comfort can affect a fictional character without diagnosing anyone.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.wellbeing-8.v1
  10. Discussion lab: a friend offers help that does not match what the other person asked for.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip considers how rest, emotions, relationships, and physical comfort can affect a fictional character without diagnosing anyone.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.wellbeing-9.v1
feelings · Analyze peer, cultural and media influences (10 activities)

Idaho Health 6–8 · June 1, 2023 · 6-8.H.2.1.1–3

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Discussion lab: a fictional club’s group chat pressures members to answer late at night.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies what a message encourages, who created it, and how peers or values might influence a choice.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.influences-0.v1
  2. Discussion lab: a project leader mistakes a quiet teammate’s silence for agreement.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies what a message encourages, who created it, and how peers or values might influence a choice.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.influences-1.v1
  3. Discussion lab: a sponsored post promises instant confidence after buying a product.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies what a message encourages, who created it, and how peers or values might influence a choice.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.influences-2.v1
  4. Discussion lab: a character feels caught between a group commitment and needed rest.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies what a message encourages, who created it, and how peers or values might influence a choice.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.influences-3.v1
  5. Discussion lab: a student wants to leave an uncomfortable online conversation.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies what a message encourages, who created it, and how peers or values might influence a choice.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.influences-4.v1
  6. Discussion lab: a team’s joke continues after one member asks it to stop.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies what a message encourages, who created it, and how peers or values might influence a choice.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.influences-5.v1
  7. Discussion lab: a character receives conflicting advice about a well-being claim.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies what a message encourages, who created it, and how peers or values might influence a choice.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.influences-6.v1
  8. Discussion lab: a shared project leaves one member with an unfair workload.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies what a message encourages, who created it, and how peers or values might influence a choice.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.influences-7.v1
  9. Discussion lab: a newcomer wants to participate but needs a different communication format.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies what a message encourages, who created it, and how peers or values might influence a choice.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.influences-8.v1
  10. Discussion lab: a friend offers help that does not match what the other person asked for.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies what a message encourages, who created it, and how peers or values might influence a choice.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.influences-9.v1
feelings · Evaluate information and sources of assistance (10 activities)

Idaho Health 6–8 · June 1, 2023 · 6-8.H.3.1.1–4

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Discussion lab: a fictional club’s group chat pressures members to answer late at night.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip checks a claim’s source and evidence and asks a trusted adult when a question needs qualified support.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.information-0.v1
  2. Discussion lab: a project leader mistakes a quiet teammate’s silence for agreement.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip checks a claim’s source and evidence and asks a trusted adult when a question needs qualified support.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.information-1.v1
  3. Discussion lab: a sponsored post promises instant confidence after buying a product.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip checks a claim’s source and evidence and asks a trusted adult when a question needs qualified support.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.information-2.v1
  4. Discussion lab: a character feels caught between a group commitment and needed rest.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip checks a claim’s source and evidence and asks a trusted adult when a question needs qualified support.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.information-3.v1
  5. Discussion lab: a student wants to leave an uncomfortable online conversation.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip checks a claim’s source and evidence and asks a trusted adult when a question needs qualified support.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.information-4.v1
  6. Discussion lab: a team’s joke continues after one member asks it to stop.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip checks a claim’s source and evidence and asks a trusted adult when a question needs qualified support.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.information-5.v1
  7. Discussion lab: a character receives conflicting advice about a well-being claim.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip checks a claim’s source and evidence and asks a trusted adult when a question needs qualified support.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.information-6.v1
  8. Discussion lab: a shared project leaves one member with an unfair workload.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip checks a claim’s source and evidence and asks a trusted adult when a question needs qualified support.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.information-7.v1
  9. Discussion lab: a newcomer wants to participate but needs a different communication format.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip checks a claim’s source and evidence and asks a trusted adult when a question needs qualified support.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.information-8.v1
  10. Discussion lab: a friend offers help that does not match what the other person asked for.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip checks a claim’s source and evidence and asks a trusted adult when a question needs qualified support.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.information-9.v1
feelings · Practice clear verbal and nonverbal communication (10 activities)

Idaho Health 6–8 · June 1, 2023 · 6-8.H.4.1.1

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Discussion lab: a fictional club’s group chat pressures members to answer late at night.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip describes a concern without labeling the other person, paraphrases the reply, and checks whether the meaning was understood.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.communication-0.v1
  2. Discussion lab: a project leader mistakes a quiet teammate’s silence for agreement.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip describes a concern without labeling the other person, paraphrases the reply, and checks whether the meaning was understood.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.communication-1.v1
  3. Discussion lab: a sponsored post promises instant confidence after buying a product.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip describes a concern without labeling the other person, paraphrases the reply, and checks whether the meaning was understood.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.communication-2.v1
  4. Discussion lab: a character feels caught between a group commitment and needed rest.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip describes a concern without labeling the other person, paraphrases the reply, and checks whether the meaning was understood.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.communication-3.v1
  5. Discussion lab: a student wants to leave an uncomfortable online conversation.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip describes a concern without labeling the other person, paraphrases the reply, and checks whether the meaning was understood.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.communication-4.v1
  6. Discussion lab: a team’s joke continues after one member asks it to stop.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip describes a concern without labeling the other person, paraphrases the reply, and checks whether the meaning was understood.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.communication-5.v1
  7. Discussion lab: a character receives conflicting advice about a well-being claim.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip describes a concern without labeling the other person, paraphrases the reply, and checks whether the meaning was understood.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.communication-6.v1
  8. Discussion lab: a shared project leaves one member with an unfair workload.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip describes a concern without labeling the other person, paraphrases the reply, and checks whether the meaning was understood.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.communication-7.v1
  9. Discussion lab: a newcomer wants to participate but needs a different communication format.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip describes a concern without labeling the other person, paraphrases the reply, and checks whether the meaning was understood.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.communication-8.v1
  10. Discussion lab: a friend offers help that does not match what the other person asked for.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip describes a concern without labeling the other person, paraphrases the reply, and checks whether the meaning was understood.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.communication-9.v1
feelings · Practice refusal and respectful negotiation (10 activities)

Idaho Health 6–8 · June 1, 2023 · 6-8.H.4.1.2

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Discussion lab: a fictional club’s group chat pressures members to answer late at night.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip states a boundary clearly, offers a safe alternative if desired, and seeks adult help if pressure continues.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.boundaries-0.v1
  2. Discussion lab: a project leader mistakes a quiet teammate’s silence for agreement.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip states a boundary clearly, offers a safe alternative if desired, and seeks adult help if pressure continues.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.boundaries-1.v1
  3. Discussion lab: a sponsored post promises instant confidence after buying a product.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip states a boundary clearly, offers a safe alternative if desired, and seeks adult help if pressure continues.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.boundaries-2.v1
  4. Discussion lab: a character feels caught between a group commitment and needed rest.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip states a boundary clearly, offers a safe alternative if desired, and seeks adult help if pressure continues.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.boundaries-3.v1
  5. Discussion lab: a student wants to leave an uncomfortable online conversation.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip states a boundary clearly, offers a safe alternative if desired, and seeks adult help if pressure continues.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.boundaries-4.v1
  6. Discussion lab: a team’s joke continues after one member asks it to stop.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip states a boundary clearly, offers a safe alternative if desired, and seeks adult help if pressure continues.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.boundaries-5.v1
  7. Discussion lab: a character receives conflicting advice about a well-being claim.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip states a boundary clearly, offers a safe alternative if desired, and seeks adult help if pressure continues.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.boundaries-6.v1
  8. Discussion lab: a shared project leaves one member with an unfair workload.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip states a boundary clearly, offers a safe alternative if desired, and seeks adult help if pressure continues.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.boundaries-7.v1
  9. Discussion lab: a newcomer wants to participate but needs a different communication format.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip states a boundary clearly, offers a safe alternative if desired, and seeks adult help if pressure continues.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.boundaries-8.v1
  10. Discussion lab: a friend offers help that does not match what the other person asked for.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip states a boundary clearly, offers a safe alternative if desired, and seeks adult help if pressure continues.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.boundaries-9.v1
feelings · Compare nonviolent conflict responses (10 activities)

Idaho Health 6–8 · June 1, 2023 · 6-8.H.4.1.3

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Discussion lab: a fictional club’s group chat pressures members to answer late at night.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip separates disagreement from intimidation and compares options that respect each person’s boundaries.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.conflict-0.v1
  2. Discussion lab: a project leader mistakes a quiet teammate’s silence for agreement.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip separates disagreement from intimidation and compares options that respect each person’s boundaries.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.conflict-1.v1
  3. Discussion lab: a sponsored post promises instant confidence after buying a product.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip separates disagreement from intimidation and compares options that respect each person’s boundaries.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.conflict-2.v1
  4. Discussion lab: a character feels caught between a group commitment and needed rest.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip separates disagreement from intimidation and compares options that respect each person’s boundaries.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.conflict-3.v1
  5. Discussion lab: a student wants to leave an uncomfortable online conversation.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip separates disagreement from intimidation and compares options that respect each person’s boundaries.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.conflict-4.v1
  6. Discussion lab: a team’s joke continues after one member asks it to stop.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip separates disagreement from intimidation and compares options that respect each person’s boundaries.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.conflict-5.v1
  7. Discussion lab: a character receives conflicting advice about a well-being claim.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip separates disagreement from intimidation and compares options that respect each person’s boundaries.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.conflict-6.v1
  8. Discussion lab: a shared project leaves one member with an unfair workload.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip separates disagreement from intimidation and compares options that respect each person’s boundaries.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.conflict-7.v1
  9. Discussion lab: a newcomer wants to participate but needs a different communication format.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip separates disagreement from intimidation and compares options that respect each person’s boundaries.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.conflict-8.v1
  10. Discussion lab: a friend offers help that does not match what the other person asked for.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip separates disagreement from intimidation and compares options that respect each person’s boundaries.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.conflict-9.v1
feelings · Request and offer help without taking over (10 activities)

Idaho Health 6–8 · June 1, 2023 · 6-8.H.4.1.4

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Discussion lab: a fictional club’s group chat pressures members to answer late at night.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains the concern to a trusted adult, respects privacy, and keeps seeking help if the first adult is unavailable.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.help-0.v1
  2. Discussion lab: a project leader mistakes a quiet teammate’s silence for agreement.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains the concern to a trusted adult, respects privacy, and keeps seeking help if the first adult is unavailable.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.help-1.v1
  3. Discussion lab: a sponsored post promises instant confidence after buying a product.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains the concern to a trusted adult, respects privacy, and keeps seeking help if the first adult is unavailable.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.help-2.v1
  4. Discussion lab: a character feels caught between a group commitment and needed rest.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains the concern to a trusted adult, respects privacy, and keeps seeking help if the first adult is unavailable.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.help-3.v1
  5. Discussion lab: a student wants to leave an uncomfortable online conversation.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains the concern to a trusted adult, respects privacy, and keeps seeking help if the first adult is unavailable.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.help-4.v1
  6. Discussion lab: a team’s joke continues after one member asks it to stop.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains the concern to a trusted adult, respects privacy, and keeps seeking help if the first adult is unavailable.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.help-5.v1
  7. Discussion lab: a character receives conflicting advice about a well-being claim.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains the concern to a trusted adult, respects privacy, and keeps seeking help if the first adult is unavailable.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.help-6.v1
  8. Discussion lab: a shared project leaves one member with an unfair workload.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains the concern to a trusted adult, respects privacy, and keeps seeking help if the first adult is unavailable.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.help-7.v1
  9. Discussion lab: a newcomer wants to participate but needs a different communication format.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains the concern to a trusted adult, respects privacy, and keeps seeking help if the first adult is unavailable.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.help-8.v1
  10. Discussion lab: a friend offers help that does not match what the other person asked for.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip explains the concern to a trusted adult, respects privacy, and keeps seeking help if the first adult is unavailable.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.help-9.v1
feelings · Use a thoughtful decision process (10 activities)

Idaho Health 6–8 · June 1, 2023 · 6-8.H.5.1.1–7

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Discussion lab: a fictional club’s group chat pressures members to answer late at night.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies options, predicts short- and longer-term effects, checks safety, and revises a decision after new information.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.decisions-0.v1
  2. Discussion lab: a project leader mistakes a quiet teammate’s silence for agreement.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies options, predicts short- and longer-term effects, checks safety, and revises a decision after new information.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.decisions-1.v1
  3. Discussion lab: a sponsored post promises instant confidence after buying a product.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies options, predicts short- and longer-term effects, checks safety, and revises a decision after new information.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.decisions-2.v1
  4. Discussion lab: a character feels caught between a group commitment and needed rest.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies options, predicts short- and longer-term effects, checks safety, and revises a decision after new information.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.decisions-3.v1
  5. Discussion lab: a student wants to leave an uncomfortable online conversation.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies options, predicts short- and longer-term effects, checks safety, and revises a decision after new information.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.decisions-4.v1
  6. Discussion lab: a team’s joke continues after one member asks it to stop.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies options, predicts short- and longer-term effects, checks safety, and revises a decision after new information.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.decisions-5.v1
  7. Discussion lab: a character receives conflicting advice about a well-being claim.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies options, predicts short- and longer-term effects, checks safety, and revises a decision after new information.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.decisions-6.v1
  8. Discussion lab: a shared project leaves one member with an unfair workload.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies options, predicts short- and longer-term effects, checks safety, and revises a decision after new information.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.decisions-7.v1
  9. Discussion lab: a newcomer wants to participate but needs a different communication format.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies options, predicts short- and longer-term effects, checks safety, and revises a decision after new information.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.decisions-8.v1
  10. Discussion lab: a friend offers help that does not match what the other person asked for.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip identifies options, predicts short- and longer-term effects, checks safety, and revises a decision after new information.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.decisions-9.v1
feelings · Develop flexible goals and supports (10 activities)

Idaho Health 6–8 · June 1, 2023 · 6-8.H.6.1.1–3

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Discussion lab: a fictional club’s group chat pressures members to answer late at night.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip chooses a small observable step, identifies support, and adjusts a goal when the plan is too demanding.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.goals-0.v1
  2. Discussion lab: a project leader mistakes a quiet teammate’s silence for agreement.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip chooses a small observable step, identifies support, and adjusts a goal when the plan is too demanding.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.goals-1.v1
  3. Discussion lab: a sponsored post promises instant confidence after buying a product.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip chooses a small observable step, identifies support, and adjusts a goal when the plan is too demanding.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.goals-2.v1
  4. Discussion lab: a character feels caught between a group commitment and needed rest.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip chooses a small observable step, identifies support, and adjusts a goal when the plan is too demanding.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.goals-3.v1
  5. Discussion lab: a student wants to leave an uncomfortable online conversation.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip chooses a small observable step, identifies support, and adjusts a goal when the plan is too demanding.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.goals-4.v1
  6. Discussion lab: a team’s joke continues after one member asks it to stop.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip chooses a small observable step, identifies support, and adjusts a goal when the plan is too demanding.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.goals-5.v1
  7. Discussion lab: a character receives conflicting advice about a well-being claim.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip chooses a small observable step, identifies support, and adjusts a goal when the plan is too demanding.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.goals-6.v1
  8. Discussion lab: a shared project leaves one member with an unfair workload.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip chooses a small observable step, identifies support, and adjusts a goal when the plan is too demanding.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.goals-7.v1
  9. Discussion lab: a newcomer wants to participate but needs a different communication format.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip chooses a small observable step, identifies support, and adjusts a goal when the plan is too demanding.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.goals-8.v1
  10. Discussion lab: a friend offers help that does not match what the other person asked for.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip chooses a small observable step, identifies support, and adjusts a goal when the plan is too demanding.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.goals-9.v1
feelings · Create evidence-based, respectful support messages (10 activities)

Idaho Health 6–8 · June 1, 2023 · 6-8.H.8.1.1–4

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Discussion lab: a fictional club’s group chat pressures members to answer late at night.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip adapts a supportive message for its audience and checks that it is accurate, accessible, and free of shame.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.advocacy-0.v1
  2. Discussion lab: a project leader mistakes a quiet teammate’s silence for agreement.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip adapts a supportive message for its audience and checks that it is accurate, accessible, and free of shame.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.advocacy-1.v1
  3. Discussion lab: a sponsored post promises instant confidence after buying a product.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip adapts a supportive message for its audience and checks that it is accurate, accessible, and free of shame.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.advocacy-2.v1
  4. Discussion lab: a character feels caught between a group commitment and needed rest.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip adapts a supportive message for its audience and checks that it is accurate, accessible, and free of shame.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.advocacy-3.v1
  5. Discussion lab: a student wants to leave an uncomfortable online conversation.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip adapts a supportive message for its audience and checks that it is accurate, accessible, and free of shame.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.advocacy-4.v1
  6. Discussion lab: a team’s joke continues after one member asks it to stop.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip adapts a supportive message for its audience and checks that it is accurate, accessible, and free of shame.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.advocacy-5.v1
  7. Discussion lab: a character receives conflicting advice about a well-being claim.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip adapts a supportive message for its audience and checks that it is accurate, accessible, and free of shame.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.advocacy-6.v1
  8. Discussion lab: a shared project leaves one member with an unfair workload.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip adapts a supportive message for its audience and checks that it is accurate, accessible, and free of shame.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.advocacy-7.v1
  9. Discussion lab: a newcomer wants to participate but needs a different communication format.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip adapts a supportive message for its audience and checks that it is accurate, accessible, and free of shame.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.advocacy-8.v1
  10. Discussion lab: a friend offers help that does not match what the other person asked for.

    Help: Use fictional characters with a grown-up. You may pass, change the example, or discuss on paper. Do not share private experiences or personal health information. Real-life behavior and feelings are never automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip adapts a supportive message for its audience and checks that it is accurate, accessible, and free of shame.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.feelings.advocacy-9.v1
music · Sightread rhythmic and melodic notation (10 activities)

Idaho General Music 6–12 · April 29, 2024 · 6-12.MU:GM.2.3

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Read this new melodic pattern before hearing a model.

    Help: Use a comfortable pace and a safe instrument or voice. Ask a grown-up to observe the first reading. If you use note-name labels or Pip’s model, record that support; keyboard taps alone are not sightreading evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip scans the notation, identifies pattern and direction, then tries a first reading before asking for a model.

    adult-observation · model-visible
    g6.music.notation-0.v1
  2. Read this new melodic pattern before hearing a model.

    Help: Use a comfortable pace and a safe instrument or voice. Ask a grown-up to observe the first reading. If you use note-name labels or Pip’s model, record that support; keyboard taps alone are not sightreading evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip scans the notation, identifies pattern and direction, then tries a first reading before asking for a model.

    adult-observation · model-visible
    g6.music.notation-1.v1
  3. Read this new melodic pattern before hearing a model.

    Help: Use a comfortable pace and a safe instrument or voice. Ask a grown-up to observe the first reading. If you use note-name labels or Pip’s model, record that support; keyboard taps alone are not sightreading evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip scans the notation, identifies pattern and direction, then tries a first reading before asking for a model.

    adult-observation · model-visible
    g6.music.notation-2.v1
  4. Read this new melodic pattern before hearing a model.

    Help: Use a comfortable pace and a safe instrument or voice. Ask a grown-up to observe the first reading. If you use note-name labels or Pip’s model, record that support; keyboard taps alone are not sightreading evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip scans the notation, identifies pattern and direction, then tries a first reading before asking for a model.

    adult-observation · model-visible
    g6.music.notation-3.v1
  5. Read this new melodic pattern before hearing a model.

    Help: Use a comfortable pace and a safe instrument or voice. Ask a grown-up to observe the first reading. If you use note-name labels or Pip’s model, record that support; keyboard taps alone are not sightreading evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip scans the notation, identifies pattern and direction, then tries a first reading before asking for a model.

    adult-observation · model-visible
    g6.music.notation-4.v1
  6. Read this new melodic pattern before hearing a model.

    Help: Use a comfortable pace and a safe instrument or voice. Ask a grown-up to observe the first reading. If you use note-name labels or Pip’s model, record that support; keyboard taps alone are not sightreading evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip scans the notation, identifies pattern and direction, then tries a first reading before asking for a model.

    adult-observation · model-visible
    g6.music.notation-5.v1
  7. Read this new melodic pattern before hearing a model.

    Help: Use a comfortable pace and a safe instrument or voice. Ask a grown-up to observe the first reading. If you use note-name labels or Pip’s model, record that support; keyboard taps alone are not sightreading evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip scans the notation, identifies pattern and direction, then tries a first reading before asking for a model.

    adult-observation · model-visible
    g6.music.notation-6.v1
  8. Read this new melodic pattern before hearing a model.

    Help: Use a comfortable pace and a safe instrument or voice. Ask a grown-up to observe the first reading. If you use note-name labels or Pip’s model, record that support; keyboard taps alone are not sightreading evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip scans the notation, identifies pattern and direction, then tries a first reading before asking for a model.

    adult-observation · model-visible
    g6.music.notation-7.v1
  9. Read this new melodic pattern before hearing a model.

    Help: Use a comfortable pace and a safe instrument or voice. Ask a grown-up to observe the first reading. If you use note-name labels or Pip’s model, record that support; keyboard taps alone are not sightreading evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip scans the notation, identifies pattern and direction, then tries a first reading before asking for a model.

    adult-observation · model-visible
    g6.music.notation-8.v1
  10. Read this new melodic pattern before hearing a model.

    Help: Use a comfortable pace and a safe instrument or voice. Ask a grown-up to observe the first reading. If you use note-name labels or Pip’s model, record that support; keyboard taps alone are not sightreading evidence.
    Pip’s example: Pip scans the notation, identifies pattern and direction, then tries a first reading before asking for a model.

    adult-observation · model-visible
    g6.music.notation-9.v1
music · Create phrases within musical forms (10 activities)

Idaho General Music 6–12 · April 29, 2024 · 6-12.MU:GM.1.1–2

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Compose an ABA form with a changed return.

    Help: Use notes and rests here or an external instrument. Represent the full structure on paper, label sections, and explain how a listener can recognize the form.
    Pip’s example: Pip creates an opening, contrast, and return, recording the plan with notation or symbols.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.form-0.v1
  2. Compose a call and response with equal phrase lengths.

    Help: Use notes and rests here or an external instrument. Represent the full structure on paper, label sections, and explain how a listener can recognize the form.
    Pip’s example: Pip creates an opening, contrast, and return, recording the plan with notation or symbols.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.form-1.v1
  3. Compose a theme and two variations.

    Help: Use notes and rests here or an external instrument. Represent the full structure on paper, label sections, and explain how a listener can recognize the form.
    Pip’s example: Pip creates an opening, contrast, and return, recording the plan with notation or symbols.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.form-2.v1
  4. Compose a phrase ending with a deliberate unresolved feeling.

    Help: Use notes and rests here or an external instrument. Represent the full structure on paper, label sections, and explain how a listener can recognize the form.
    Pip’s example: Pip creates an opening, contrast, and return, recording the plan with notation or symbols.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.form-3.v1
  5. Compose an opening that returns in shorter form.

    Help: Use notes and rests here or an external instrument. Represent the full structure on paper, label sections, and explain how a listener can recognize the form.
    Pip’s example: Pip creates an opening, contrast, and return, recording the plan with notation or symbols.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.form-4.v1
  6. Compose two contrasting eight-beat phrases.

    Help: Use notes and rests here or an external instrument. Represent the full structure on paper, label sections, and explain how a listener can recognize the form.
    Pip’s example: Pip creates an opening, contrast, and return, recording the plan with notation or symbols.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.form-5.v1
  7. Compose a repeated accompaniment pattern and a melody outline.

    Help: Use notes and rests here or an external instrument. Represent the full structure on paper, label sections, and explain how a listener can recognize the form.
    Pip’s example: Pip creates an opening, contrast, and return, recording the plan with notation or symbols.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.form-6.v1
  8. Compose a form that gradually adds activity.

    Help: Use notes and rests here or an external instrument. Represent the full structure on paper, label sections, and explain how a listener can recognize the form.
    Pip’s example: Pip creates an opening, contrast, and return, recording the plan with notation or symbols.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.form-7.v1
  9. Compose a phrase with a pause at its turning point.

    Help: Use notes and rests here or an external instrument. Represent the full structure on paper, label sections, and explain how a listener can recognize the form.
    Pip’s example: Pip creates an opening, contrast, and return, recording the plan with notation or symbols.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.form-8.v1
  10. Compose a short rondo plan with a recurring A section.

    Help: Use notes and rests here or an external instrument. Represent the full structure on paper, label sections, and explain how a listener can recognize the form.
    Pip’s example: Pip creates an opening, contrast, and return, recording the plan with notation or symbols.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.form-9.v1
music · Create and represent harmonic accompaniments (10 activities)

Idaho General Music 6–12 · April 29, 2024 · 6-12.MU:GM.1.1–2

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Explore a drone under a changing melody with a grown-up.

    Help: Use a real instrument, partners, or an adult-selected recording for simultaneous sounds. The site’s keyboard plays one melodic line. Notate the parts on paper and explain a choice; no microphone recording is needed.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two accompaniments under the same melody using a real instrument and explains the effect.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.harmony-0.v1
  2. Explore two chord choices for the same final note with a grown-up.

    Help: Use a real instrument, partners, or an adult-selected recording for simultaneous sounds. The site’s keyboard plays one melodic line. Notate the parts on paper and explain a choice; no microphone recording is needed.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two accompaniments under the same melody using a real instrument and explains the effect.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.harmony-1.v1
  3. Explore a repeating two-chord accompaniment with a grown-up.

    Help: Use a real instrument, partners, or an adult-selected recording for simultaneous sounds. The site’s keyboard plays one melodic line. Notate the parts on paper and explain a choice; no microphone recording is needed.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two accompaniments under the same melody using a real instrument and explains the effect.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.harmony-2.v1
  4. Explore a sparse accompaniment with space for a melody with a grown-up.

    Help: Use a real instrument, partners, or an adult-selected recording for simultaneous sounds. The site’s keyboard plays one melodic line. Notate the parts on paper and explain a choice; no microphone recording is needed.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two accompaniments under the same melody using a real instrument and explains the effect.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.harmony-3.v1
  5. Explore a sustained harmony versus a broken-chord pattern with a grown-up.

    Help: Use a real instrument, partners, or an adult-selected recording for simultaneous sounds. The site’s keyboard plays one melodic line. Notate the parts on paper and explain a choice; no microphone recording is needed.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two accompaniments under the same melody using a real instrument and explains the effect.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.harmony-4.v1
  6. Explore two contrasting harmonic endings with a grown-up.

    Help: Use a real instrument, partners, or an adult-selected recording for simultaneous sounds. The site’s keyboard plays one melodic line. Notate the parts on paper and explain a choice; no microphone recording is needed.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two accompaniments under the same melody using a real instrument and explains the effect.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.harmony-5.v1
  7. Explore an accompaniment that changes at a phrase boundary with a grown-up.

    Help: Use a real instrument, partners, or an adult-selected recording for simultaneous sounds. The site’s keyboard plays one melodic line. Notate the parts on paper and explain a choice; no microphone recording is needed.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two accompaniments under the same melody using a real instrument and explains the effect.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.harmony-6.v1
  8. Explore a melody and a bass part with different roles with a grown-up.

    Help: Use a real instrument, partners, or an adult-selected recording for simultaneous sounds. The site’s keyboard plays one melodic line. Notate the parts on paper and explain a choice; no microphone recording is needed.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two accompaniments under the same melody using a real instrument and explains the effect.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.harmony-7.v1
  9. Explore a harmony that supports an ABA return with a grown-up.

    Help: Use a real instrument, partners, or an adult-selected recording for simultaneous sounds. The site’s keyboard plays one melodic line. Notate the parts on paper and explain a choice; no microphone recording is needed.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two accompaniments under the same melody using a real instrument and explains the effect.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.harmony-8.v1
  10. Explore two arrangements with different textures with a grown-up.

    Help: Use a real instrument, partners, or an adult-selected recording for simultaneous sounds. The site’s keyboard plays one melodic line. Notate the parts on paper and explain a choice; no microphone recording is needed.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two accompaniments under the same melody using a real instrument and explains the effect.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.harmony-9.v1
music · Arrange a musical idea for a purpose (10 activities)

Idaho General Music 6–12 · April 29, 2024 · 6-12.MU:GM.1.2

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Arrange an original or adult-approved phrase for a quiet welcome.

    Help: Choose what to preserve and what to change in rhythm, melody, texture, or phrasing. Credit any source, represent the arrangement, and explain its purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip keeps a tune’s outline but changes texture and phrasing for a new purpose, crediting the original source.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.arrangement-0.v1
  2. Arrange an original or adult-approved phrase for a transition between scenes.

    Help: Choose what to preserve and what to change in rhythm, melody, texture, or phrasing. Credit any source, represent the arrangement, and explain its purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip keeps a tune’s outline but changes texture and phrasing for a new purpose, crediting the original source.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.arrangement-1.v1
  3. Arrange an original or adult-approved phrase for an energetic entrance.

    Help: Choose what to preserve and what to change in rhythm, melody, texture, or phrasing. Credit any source, represent the arrangement, and explain its purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip keeps a tune’s outline but changes texture and phrasing for a new purpose, crediting the original source.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.arrangement-2.v1
  4. Arrange an original or adult-approved phrase for a reflective ending.

    Help: Choose what to preserve and what to change in rhythm, melody, texture, or phrasing. Credit any source, represent the arrangement, and explain its purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip keeps a tune’s outline but changes texture and phrasing for a new purpose, crediting the original source.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.arrangement-3.v1
  5. Arrange an original or adult-approved phrase for a procession at a comfortable pace.

    Help: Choose what to preserve and what to change in rhythm, melody, texture, or phrasing. Credit any source, represent the arrangement, and explain its purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip keeps a tune’s outline but changes texture and phrasing for a new purpose, crediting the original source.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.arrangement-4.v1
  6. Arrange an original or adult-approved phrase for a short question-and-answer exchange.

    Help: Choose what to preserve and what to change in rhythm, melody, texture, or phrasing. Credit any source, represent the arrangement, and explain its purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip keeps a tune’s outline but changes texture and phrasing for a new purpose, crediting the original source.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.arrangement-5.v1
  7. Arrange an original or adult-approved phrase for an introduction for a fictional exhibit.

    Help: Choose what to preserve and what to change in rhythm, melody, texture, or phrasing. Credit any source, represent the arrangement, and explain its purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip keeps a tune’s outline but changes texture and phrasing for a new purpose, crediting the original source.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.arrangement-6.v1
  8. Arrange an original or adult-approved phrase for a contrast between two characters.

    Help: Choose what to preserve and what to change in rhythm, melody, texture, or phrasing. Credit any source, represent the arrangement, and explain its purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip keeps a tune’s outline but changes texture and phrasing for a new purpose, crediting the original source.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.arrangement-7.v1
  9. Arrange an original or adult-approved phrase for a repeated idea that develops tension.

    Help: Choose what to preserve and what to change in rhythm, melody, texture, or phrasing. Credit any source, represent the arrangement, and explain its purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip keeps a tune’s outline but changes texture and phrasing for a new purpose, crediting the original source.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.arrangement-8.v1
  10. Arrange an original or adult-approved phrase for an ending that recalls an opening.

    Help: Choose what to preserve and what to change in rhythm, melody, texture, or phrasing. Credit any source, represent the arrangement, and explain its purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip keeps a tune’s outline but changes texture and phrasing for a new purpose, crediting the original source.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.arrangement-9.v1
music · Self-evaluate and refine with appropriate criteria (10 activities)

Idaho General Music 6–12 · April 29, 2024 · 6-12.MU:GM.2.1

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Refine a piece using this criterion: clarity of the main idea.

    Help: State what success would sound like, identify specific evidence, make a revision, and compare versions. A grown-up can offer feedback; artistic quality is not automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip decides what a piece should communicate, checks evidence in the music, and compares two revisions.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.revision-0.v1
  2. Refine a piece using this criterion: a recognizable return.

    Help: State what success would sound like, identify specific evidence, make a revision, and compare versions. A grown-up can offer feedback; artistic quality is not automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip decides what a piece should communicate, checks evidence in the music, and compares two revisions.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.revision-1.v1
  3. Refine a piece using this criterion: balance between melody and accompaniment.

    Help: State what success would sound like, identify specific evidence, make a revision, and compare versions. A grown-up can offer feedback; artistic quality is not automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip decides what a piece should communicate, checks evidence in the music, and compares two revisions.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.revision-2.v1
  4. Refine a piece using this criterion: effective use of silence.

    Help: State what success would sound like, identify specific evidence, make a revision, and compare versions. A grown-up can offer feedback; artistic quality is not automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip decides what a piece should communicate, checks evidence in the music, and compares two revisions.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.revision-3.v1
  5. Refine a piece using this criterion: contrast between sections.

    Help: State what success would sound like, identify specific evidence, make a revision, and compare versions. A grown-up can offer feedback; artistic quality is not automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip decides what a piece should communicate, checks evidence in the music, and compares two revisions.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.revision-4.v1
  6. Refine a piece using this criterion: a purposeful ending.

    Help: State what success would sound like, identify specific evidence, make a revision, and compare versions. A grown-up can offer feedback; artistic quality is not automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip decides what a piece should communicate, checks evidence in the music, and compares two revisions.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.revision-5.v1
  7. Refine a piece using this criterion: readability of the notation.

    Help: State what success would sound like, identify specific evidence, make a revision, and compare versions. A grown-up can offer feedback; artistic quality is not automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip decides what a piece should communicate, checks evidence in the music, and compares two revisions.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.revision-6.v1
  8. Refine a piece using this criterion: comfortable performance.

    Help: State what success would sound like, identify specific evidence, make a revision, and compare versions. A grown-up can offer feedback; artistic quality is not automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip decides what a piece should communicate, checks evidence in the music, and compares two revisions.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.revision-7.v1
  9. Refine a piece using this criterion: coherence after a variation.

    Help: State what success would sound like, identify specific evidence, make a revision, and compare versions. A grown-up can offer feedback; artistic quality is not automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip decides what a piece should communicate, checks evidence in the music, and compares two revisions.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.revision-8.v1
  10. Refine a piece using this criterion: fit for the intended audience.

    Help: State what success would sound like, identify specific evidence, make a revision, and compare versions. A grown-up can offer feedback; artistic quality is not automatically graded.
    Pip’s example: Pip decides what a piece should communicate, checks evidence in the music, and compares two revisions.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.revision-9.v1
music · Compare the effects of musical elements (10 activities)

Idaho General Music 6–12 · April 29, 2024 · 6-12.MU:GM.2.2

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Compare the effects of fast and slow tempo.

    Help: Use one phrase in two versions or adult-selected examples. Describe audible evidence, the effect on a listener, and what stayed the same.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares the same phrase at two tempos and describes how that change affects its character.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.elements-0.v1
  2. Compare the effects of smooth and detached articulation.

    Help: Use one phrase in two versions or adult-selected examples. Describe audible evidence, the effect on a listener, and what stayed the same.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares the same phrase at two tempos and describes how that change affects its character.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.elements-1.v1
  3. Compare the effects of dense and sparse texture.

    Help: Use one phrase in two versions or adult-selected examples. Describe audible evidence, the effect on a listener, and what stayed the same.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares the same phrase at two tempos and describes how that change affects its character.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.elements-2.v1
  4. Compare the effects of high and low register.

    Help: Use one phrase in two versions or adult-selected examples. Describe audible evidence, the effect on a listener, and what stayed the same.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares the same phrase at two tempos and describes how that change affects its character.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.elements-3.v1
  5. Compare the effects of steady and interrupted rhythm.

    Help: Use one phrase in two versions or adult-selected examples. Describe audible evidence, the effect on a listener, and what stayed the same.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares the same phrase at two tempos and describes how that change affects its character.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.elements-4.v1
  6. Compare the effects of loud and soft dynamics at safe volume.

    Help: Use one phrase in two versions or adult-selected examples. Describe audible evidence, the effect on a listener, and what stayed the same.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares the same phrase at two tempos and describes how that change affects its character.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.elements-5.v1
  7. Compare the effects of short and long phrases.

    Help: Use one phrase in two versions or adult-selected examples. Describe audible evidence, the effect on a listener, and what stayed the same.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares the same phrase at two tempos and describes how that change affects its character.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.elements-6.v1
  8. Compare the effects of stepwise and leaping motion.

    Help: Use one phrase in two versions or adult-selected examples. Describe audible evidence, the effect on a listener, and what stayed the same.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares the same phrase at two tempos and describes how that change affects its character.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.elements-7.v1
  9. Compare the effects of repetition and contrast.

    Help: Use one phrase in two versions or adult-selected examples. Describe audible evidence, the effect on a listener, and what stayed the same.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares the same phrase at two tempos and describes how that change affects its character.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.elements-8.v1
  10. Compare the effects of a gradual and a sudden change.

    Help: Use one phrase in two versions or adult-selected examples. Describe audible evidence, the effect on a listener, and what stayed the same.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares the same phrase at two tempos and describes how that change affects its character.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.elements-9.v1
music · Perform contrasting pieces with interpretive choices (10 activities)

Idaho General Music 6–12 · April 29, 2024 · 6-12.MU:GM.3.1–2

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Perform two contrasting versions for a quiet welcome.

    Help: Use a voice, safe instrument, or the composer. Explain phrasing, tempo, and dynamics, invite an informal listener, and reflect on whether the interpretation communicated your intention.
    Pip’s example: Pip chooses phrasing and dynamics for two contrasting pieces and explains the intended difference.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.performance-0.v1
  2. Perform two contrasting versions for a transition between scenes.

    Help: Use a voice, safe instrument, or the composer. Explain phrasing, tempo, and dynamics, invite an informal listener, and reflect on whether the interpretation communicated your intention.
    Pip’s example: Pip chooses phrasing and dynamics for two contrasting pieces and explains the intended difference.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.performance-1.v1
  3. Perform two contrasting versions for an energetic entrance.

    Help: Use a voice, safe instrument, or the composer. Explain phrasing, tempo, and dynamics, invite an informal listener, and reflect on whether the interpretation communicated your intention.
    Pip’s example: Pip chooses phrasing and dynamics for two contrasting pieces and explains the intended difference.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.performance-2.v1
  4. Perform two contrasting versions for a reflective ending.

    Help: Use a voice, safe instrument, or the composer. Explain phrasing, tempo, and dynamics, invite an informal listener, and reflect on whether the interpretation communicated your intention.
    Pip’s example: Pip chooses phrasing and dynamics for two contrasting pieces and explains the intended difference.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.performance-3.v1
  5. Perform two contrasting versions for a procession at a comfortable pace.

    Help: Use a voice, safe instrument, or the composer. Explain phrasing, tempo, and dynamics, invite an informal listener, and reflect on whether the interpretation communicated your intention.
    Pip’s example: Pip chooses phrasing and dynamics for two contrasting pieces and explains the intended difference.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.performance-4.v1
  6. Perform two contrasting versions for a short question-and-answer exchange.

    Help: Use a voice, safe instrument, or the composer. Explain phrasing, tempo, and dynamics, invite an informal listener, and reflect on whether the interpretation communicated your intention.
    Pip’s example: Pip chooses phrasing and dynamics for two contrasting pieces and explains the intended difference.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.performance-5.v1
  7. Perform two contrasting versions for an introduction for a fictional exhibit.

    Help: Use a voice, safe instrument, or the composer. Explain phrasing, tempo, and dynamics, invite an informal listener, and reflect on whether the interpretation communicated your intention.
    Pip’s example: Pip chooses phrasing and dynamics for two contrasting pieces and explains the intended difference.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.performance-6.v1
  8. Perform two contrasting versions for a contrast between two characters.

    Help: Use a voice, safe instrument, or the composer. Explain phrasing, tempo, and dynamics, invite an informal listener, and reflect on whether the interpretation communicated your intention.
    Pip’s example: Pip chooses phrasing and dynamics for two contrasting pieces and explains the intended difference.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.performance-7.v1
  9. Perform two contrasting versions for a repeated idea that develops tension.

    Help: Use a voice, safe instrument, or the composer. Explain phrasing, tempo, and dynamics, invite an informal listener, and reflect on whether the interpretation communicated your intention.
    Pip’s example: Pip chooses phrasing and dynamics for two contrasting pieces and explains the intended difference.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.performance-8.v1
  10. Perform two contrasting versions for an ending that recalls an opening.

    Help: Use a voice, safe instrument, or the composer. Explain phrasing, tempo, and dynamics, invite an informal listener, and reflect on whether the interpretation communicated your intention.
    Pip’s example: Pip chooses phrasing and dynamics for two contrasting pieces and explains the intended difference.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.performance-9.v1
music · Evaluate with personal criteria and consider audience context (10 activities)

Idaho General Music 6–12 · April 29, 2024 · 6-12.MU:GM.4.1–2

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Develop personal listening criteria about clarity of the main idea.

    Help: Choose two credited works or performances with an adult. Cite musical evidence, distinguish preference from intention, and discuss audience behavior appropriate to the venue and purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip states a criterion, points to musical evidence, and distinguishes personal preference from the performer’s intention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.response-0.v1
  2. Develop personal listening criteria about a recognizable return.

    Help: Choose two credited works or performances with an adult. Cite musical evidence, distinguish preference from intention, and discuss audience behavior appropriate to the venue and purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip states a criterion, points to musical evidence, and distinguishes personal preference from the performer’s intention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.response-1.v1
  3. Develop personal listening criteria about balance between melody and accompaniment.

    Help: Choose two credited works or performances with an adult. Cite musical evidence, distinguish preference from intention, and discuss audience behavior appropriate to the venue and purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip states a criterion, points to musical evidence, and distinguishes personal preference from the performer’s intention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.response-2.v1
  4. Develop personal listening criteria about effective use of silence.

    Help: Choose two credited works or performances with an adult. Cite musical evidence, distinguish preference from intention, and discuss audience behavior appropriate to the venue and purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip states a criterion, points to musical evidence, and distinguishes personal preference from the performer’s intention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.response-3.v1
  5. Develop personal listening criteria about contrast between sections.

    Help: Choose two credited works or performances with an adult. Cite musical evidence, distinguish preference from intention, and discuss audience behavior appropriate to the venue and purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip states a criterion, points to musical evidence, and distinguishes personal preference from the performer’s intention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.response-4.v1
  6. Develop personal listening criteria about a purposeful ending.

    Help: Choose two credited works or performances with an adult. Cite musical evidence, distinguish preference from intention, and discuss audience behavior appropriate to the venue and purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip states a criterion, points to musical evidence, and distinguishes personal preference from the performer’s intention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.response-5.v1
  7. Develop personal listening criteria about readability of the notation.

    Help: Choose two credited works or performances with an adult. Cite musical evidence, distinguish preference from intention, and discuss audience behavior appropriate to the venue and purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip states a criterion, points to musical evidence, and distinguishes personal preference from the performer’s intention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.response-6.v1
  8. Develop personal listening criteria about comfortable performance.

    Help: Choose two credited works or performances with an adult. Cite musical evidence, distinguish preference from intention, and discuss audience behavior appropriate to the venue and purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip states a criterion, points to musical evidence, and distinguishes personal preference from the performer’s intention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.response-7.v1
  9. Develop personal listening criteria about coherence after a variation.

    Help: Choose two credited works or performances with an adult. Cite musical evidence, distinguish preference from intention, and discuss audience behavior appropriate to the venue and purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip states a criterion, points to musical evidence, and distinguishes personal preference from the performer’s intention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.response-8.v1
  10. Develop personal listening criteria about fit for the intended audience.

    Help: Choose two credited works or performances with an adult. Cite musical evidence, distinguish preference from intention, and discuss audience behavior appropriate to the venue and purpose.
    Pip’s example: Pip states a criterion, points to musical evidence, and distinguishes personal preference from the performer’s intention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.response-9.v1
music · Compare musical genres, cultures and historical contexts (10 activities)

Idaho General Music 6–12 · April 29, 2024 · 6-12.MU:GM.5.1

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Compare two versions of a community celebration song.

    Help: An adult selects appropriate, credited recordings and contextual sources, including artists’ own accounts where possible. Name specific makers and settings, avoid stereotypes, and respect restrictions on sacred or private music.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares credited examples in their contexts without treating one work as representative of every person in a culture.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.context-0.v1
  2. Compare a historical and a contemporary dance example.

    Help: An adult selects appropriate, credited recordings and contextual sources, including artists’ own accounts where possible. Name specific makers and settings, avoid stereotypes, and respect restrictions on sacred or private music.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares credited examples in their contexts without treating one work as representative of every person in a culture.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.context-1.v1
  3. Compare two arrangements of the same credited melody.

    Help: An adult selects appropriate, credited recordings and contextual sources, including artists’ own accounts where possible. Name specific makers and settings, avoid stereotypes, and respect restrictions on sacred or private music.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares credited examples in their contexts without treating one work as representative of every person in a culture.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.context-2.v1
  4. Compare music for a public ceremony and for private practice.

    Help: An adult selects appropriate, credited recordings and contextual sources, including artists’ own accounts where possible. Name specific makers and settings, avoid stereotypes, and respect restrictions on sacred or private music.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares credited examples in their contexts without treating one work as representative of every person in a culture.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.context-3.v1
  5. Compare a local composer and a composer from another region.

    Help: An adult selects appropriate, credited recordings and contextual sources, including artists’ own accounts where possible. Name specific makers and settings, avoid stereotypes, and respect restrictions on sacred or private music.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares credited examples in their contexts without treating one work as representative of every person in a culture.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.context-4.v1
  6. Compare a work shared orally and a notated arrangement.

    Help: An adult selects appropriate, credited recordings and contextual sources, including artists’ own accounts where possible. Name specific makers and settings, avoid stereotypes, and respect restrictions on sacred or private music.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares credited examples in their contexts without treating one work as representative of every person in a culture.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.context-5.v1
  7. Compare music connected with migration in a specific community.

    Help: An adult selects appropriate, credited recordings and contextual sources, including artists’ own accounts where possible. Name specific makers and settings, avoid stereotypes, and respect restrictions on sacred or private music.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares credited examples in their contexts without treating one work as representative of every person in a culture.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.context-6.v1
  8. Compare two examples using similar instruments for different purposes.

    Help: An adult selects appropriate, credited recordings and contextual sources, including artists’ own accounts where possible. Name specific makers and settings, avoid stereotypes, and respect restrictions on sacred or private music.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares credited examples in their contexts without treating one work as representative of every person in a culture.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.context-7.v1
  9. Compare a work whose meaning depends on a particular event.

    Help: An adult selects appropriate, credited recordings and contextual sources, including artists’ own accounts where possible. Name specific makers and settings, avoid stereotypes, and respect restrictions on sacred or private music.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares credited examples in their contexts without treating one work as representative of every person in a culture.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.context-8.v1
  10. Compare a contemporary artist drawing on a documented tradition.

    Help: An adult selects appropriate, credited recordings and contextual sources, including artists’ own accounts where possible. Name specific makers and settings, avoid stereotypes, and respect restrictions on sacred or private music.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares credited examples in their contexts without treating one work as representative of every person in a culture.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.context-9.v1
music · Explain relationships between music and other disciplines (10 activities)

Idaho General Music 6–12 · April 29, 2024 · 6-12.MU:GM.5.2

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Explain a musical connection to a poem’s line breaks.

    Help: Create or select an example with an adult. Identify specific relationships and explain how combining the disciplines changes the artistic effect, rather than only naming a similarity.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects a musical rhythm to a poem’s phrasing and explains what is gained or changed in the translation.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.connection-0.v1
  2. Explain a musical connection to an abstract painting’s repeated forms.

    Help: Create or select an example with an adult. Identify specific relationships and explain how combining the disciplines changes the artistic effect, rather than only naming a similarity.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects a musical rhythm to a poem’s phrasing and explains what is gained or changed in the translation.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.connection-1.v1
  3. Explain a musical connection to a theatrical scene’s pacing.

    Help: Create or select an example with an adult. Identify specific relationships and explain how combining the disciplines changes the artistic effect, rather than only naming a similarity.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects a musical rhythm to a poem’s phrasing and explains what is gained or changed in the translation.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.connection-2.v1
  4. Explain a musical connection to a dance phrase’s movement.

    Help: Create or select an example with an adult. Identify specific relationships and explain how combining the disciplines changes the artistic effect, rather than only naming a similarity.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects a musical rhythm to a poem’s phrasing and explains what is gained or changed in the translation.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.connection-3.v1
  5. Explain a musical connection to a mathematical repeating pattern.

    Help: Create or select an example with an adult. Identify specific relationships and explain how combining the disciplines changes the artistic effect, rather than only naming a similarity.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects a musical rhythm to a poem’s phrasing and explains what is gained or changed in the translation.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.connection-4.v1
  6. Explain a musical connection to a film scene without dialogue.

    Help: Create or select an example with an adult. Identify specific relationships and explain how combining the disciplines changes the artistic effect, rather than only naming a similarity.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects a musical rhythm to a poem’s phrasing and explains what is gained or changed in the translation.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.connection-5.v1
  7. Explain a musical connection to a historical event’s public commemoration.

    Help: Create or select an example with an adult. Identify specific relationships and explain how combining the disciplines changes the artistic effect, rather than only naming a similarity.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects a musical rhythm to a poem’s phrasing and explains what is gained or changed in the translation.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.connection-6.v1
  8. Explain a musical connection to an environmental soundscape.

    Help: Create or select an example with an adult. Identify specific relationships and explain how combining the disciplines changes the artistic effect, rather than only naming a similarity.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects a musical rhythm to a poem’s phrasing and explains what is gained or changed in the translation.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.connection-7.v1
  9. Explain a musical connection to a story’s changing viewpoint.

    Help: Create or select an example with an adult. Identify specific relationships and explain how combining the disciplines changes the artistic effect, rather than only naming a similarity.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects a musical rhythm to a poem’s phrasing and explains what is gained or changed in the translation.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.connection-8.v1
  10. Explain a musical connection to a visual sequence of contrast and return.

    Help: Create or select an example with an adult. Identify specific relationships and explain how combining the disciplines changes the artistic effect, rather than only naming a similarity.
    Pip’s example: Pip connects a musical rhythm to a poem’s phrasing and explains what is gained or changed in the translation.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.music.connection-9.v1
art · Use a creative process to develop an intention (10 activities)

Idaho Visual Arts 6–8 · April 29, 2024 · 6-8.VA.1.1

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Art studio: a public space seen from two viewpoints.

    Help: Create three thumbnail plans with different visual approaches. Choose one and explain how it serves your intention. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip makes several thumbnails, chooses one for a reason, and keeps room for revision.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.plan-0.v1
  2. Art studio: a pathway connecting different places.

    Help: Create three thumbnail plans with different visual approaches. Choose one and explain how it serves your intention. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip makes several thumbnails, chooses one for a reason, and keeps room for revision.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.plan-1.v1
  3. Art studio: a familiar object made strange by scale.

    Help: Create three thumbnail plans with different visual approaches. Choose one and explain how it serves your intention. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip makes several thumbnails, chooses one for a reason, and keeps room for revision.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.plan-2.v1
  4. Art studio: a sequence about repair and change.

    Help: Create three thumbnail plans with different visual approaches. Choose one and explain how it serves your intention. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip makes several thumbnails, chooses one for a reason, and keeps room for revision.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.plan-3.v1
  5. Art studio: a visual record of a place over time.

    Help: Create three thumbnail plans with different visual approaches. Choose one and explain how it serves your intention. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip makes several thumbnails, chooses one for a reason, and keeps room for revision.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.plan-4.v1
  6. Art studio: an invitation that includes different kinds of visitors.

    Help: Create three thumbnail plans with different visual approaches. Choose one and explain how it serves your intention. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip makes several thumbnails, chooses one for a reason, and keeps room for revision.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.plan-5.v1
  7. Art studio: a contrast between a boundary and an opening.

    Help: Create three thumbnail plans with different visual approaches. Choose one and explain how it serves your intention. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip makes several thumbnails, chooses one for a reason, and keeps room for revision.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.plan-6.v1
  8. Art studio: a pattern shaped by available materials.

    Help: Create three thumbnail plans with different visual approaches. Choose one and explain how it serves your intention. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip makes several thumbnails, chooses one for a reason, and keeps room for revision.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.plan-7.v1
  9. Art studio: a story told through empty space.

    Help: Create three thumbnail plans with different visual approaches. Choose one and explain how it serves your intention. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip makes several thumbnails, chooses one for a reason, and keeps room for revision.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.plan-8.v1
  10. Art studio: a message whose meaning changes with its setting.

    Help: Create three thumbnail plans with different visual approaches. Choose one and explain how it serves your intention. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip makes several thumbnails, chooses one for a reason, and keeps room for revision.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.plan-9.v1
art · Develop techniques through material experiments (10 activities)

Idaho Visual Arts 6–8 · April 29, 2024 · 6-8.VA.2.1

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Art studio: a public space seen from two viewpoints.

    Help: Test two safe materials or methods with an adult. Keep a sample record and choose a technique based on its effect. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip tests two safe materials on small samples and records how their effects differ.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.experiment-0.v1
  2. Art studio: a pathway connecting different places.

    Help: Test two safe materials or methods with an adult. Keep a sample record and choose a technique based on its effect. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip tests two safe materials on small samples and records how their effects differ.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.experiment-1.v1
  3. Art studio: a familiar object made strange by scale.

    Help: Test two safe materials or methods with an adult. Keep a sample record and choose a technique based on its effect. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip tests two safe materials on small samples and records how their effects differ.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.experiment-2.v1
  4. Art studio: a sequence about repair and change.

    Help: Test two safe materials or methods with an adult. Keep a sample record and choose a technique based on its effect. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip tests two safe materials on small samples and records how their effects differ.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.experiment-3.v1
  5. Art studio: a visual record of a place over time.

    Help: Test two safe materials or methods with an adult. Keep a sample record and choose a technique based on its effect. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip tests two safe materials on small samples and records how their effects differ.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.experiment-4.v1
  6. Art studio: an invitation that includes different kinds of visitors.

    Help: Test two safe materials or methods with an adult. Keep a sample record and choose a technique based on its effect. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip tests two safe materials on small samples and records how their effects differ.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.experiment-5.v1
  7. Art studio: a contrast between a boundary and an opening.

    Help: Test two safe materials or methods with an adult. Keep a sample record and choose a technique based on its effect. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip tests two safe materials on small samples and records how their effects differ.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.experiment-6.v1
  8. Art studio: a pattern shaped by available materials.

    Help: Test two safe materials or methods with an adult. Keep a sample record and choose a technique based on its effect. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip tests two safe materials on small samples and records how their effects differ.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.experiment-7.v1
  9. Art studio: a story told through empty space.

    Help: Test two safe materials or methods with an adult. Keep a sample record and choose a technique based on its effect. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip tests two safe materials on small samples and records how their effects differ.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.experiment-8.v1
  10. Art studio: a message whose meaning changes with its setting.

    Help: Test two safe materials or methods with an adult. Keep a sample record and choose a technique based on its effect. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip tests two safe materials on small samples and records how their effects differ.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.experiment-9.v1
art · Organize visual elements to communicate (10 activities)

Idaho Visual Arts 6–8 · April 29, 2024 · 6-8.VA.2.2

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Art studio: a public space seen from two viewpoints.

    Help: Try two arrangements using emphasis, balance, contrast, or rhythm. Explain how organization changes the message. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip changes emphasis, contrast, and placement to direct a viewer’s attention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.organize-0.v1
  2. Art studio: a pathway connecting different places.

    Help: Try two arrangements using emphasis, balance, contrast, or rhythm. Explain how organization changes the message. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip changes emphasis, contrast, and placement to direct a viewer’s attention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.organize-1.v1
  3. Art studio: a familiar object made strange by scale.

    Help: Try two arrangements using emphasis, balance, contrast, or rhythm. Explain how organization changes the message. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip changes emphasis, contrast, and placement to direct a viewer’s attention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.organize-2.v1
  4. Art studio: a sequence about repair and change.

    Help: Try two arrangements using emphasis, balance, contrast, or rhythm. Explain how organization changes the message. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip changes emphasis, contrast, and placement to direct a viewer’s attention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.organize-3.v1
  5. Art studio: a visual record of a place over time.

    Help: Try two arrangements using emphasis, balance, contrast, or rhythm. Explain how organization changes the message. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip changes emphasis, contrast, and placement to direct a viewer’s attention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.organize-4.v1
  6. Art studio: an invitation that includes different kinds of visitors.

    Help: Try two arrangements using emphasis, balance, contrast, or rhythm. Explain how organization changes the message. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip changes emphasis, contrast, and placement to direct a viewer’s attention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.organize-5.v1
  7. Art studio: a contrast between a boundary and an opening.

    Help: Try two arrangements using emphasis, balance, contrast, or rhythm. Explain how organization changes the message. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip changes emphasis, contrast, and placement to direct a viewer’s attention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.organize-6.v1
  8. Art studio: a pattern shaped by available materials.

    Help: Try two arrangements using emphasis, balance, contrast, or rhythm. Explain how organization changes the message. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip changes emphasis, contrast, and placement to direct a viewer’s attention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.organize-7.v1
  9. Art studio: a story told through empty space.

    Help: Try two arrangements using emphasis, balance, contrast, or rhythm. Explain how organization changes the message. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip changes emphasis, contrast, and placement to direct a viewer’s attention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.organize-8.v1
  10. Art studio: a message whose meaning changes with its setting.

    Help: Try two arrangements using emphasis, balance, contrast, or rhythm. Explain how organization changes the message. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip changes emphasis, contrast, and placement to direct a viewer’s attention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.organize-9.v1
art · Reflect on meaning and revise deliberately (10 activities)

Idaho Visual Arts 6–8 · April 29, 2024 · 6-8.VA.2.3

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Art studio: a public space seen from two viewpoints.

    Help: Ask a viewer what the work communicates. Compare this with your intention and revise one choice with a reason. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares the intended message with a viewer’s interpretation and revises a specific element.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.revise-0.v1
  2. Art studio: a pathway connecting different places.

    Help: Ask a viewer what the work communicates. Compare this with your intention and revise one choice with a reason. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares the intended message with a viewer’s interpretation and revises a specific element.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.revise-1.v1
  3. Art studio: a familiar object made strange by scale.

    Help: Ask a viewer what the work communicates. Compare this with your intention and revise one choice with a reason. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares the intended message with a viewer’s interpretation and revises a specific element.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.revise-2.v1
  4. Art studio: a sequence about repair and change.

    Help: Ask a viewer what the work communicates. Compare this with your intention and revise one choice with a reason. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares the intended message with a viewer’s interpretation and revises a specific element.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.revise-3.v1
  5. Art studio: a visual record of a place over time.

    Help: Ask a viewer what the work communicates. Compare this with your intention and revise one choice with a reason. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares the intended message with a viewer’s interpretation and revises a specific element.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.revise-4.v1
  6. Art studio: an invitation that includes different kinds of visitors.

    Help: Ask a viewer what the work communicates. Compare this with your intention and revise one choice with a reason. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares the intended message with a viewer’s interpretation and revises a specific element.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.revise-5.v1
  7. Art studio: a contrast between a boundary and an opening.

    Help: Ask a viewer what the work communicates. Compare this with your intention and revise one choice with a reason. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares the intended message with a viewer’s interpretation and revises a specific element.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.revise-6.v1
  8. Art studio: a pattern shaped by available materials.

    Help: Ask a viewer what the work communicates. Compare this with your intention and revise one choice with a reason. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares the intended message with a viewer’s interpretation and revises a specific element.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.revise-7.v1
  9. Art studio: a story told through empty space.

    Help: Ask a viewer what the work communicates. Compare this with your intention and revise one choice with a reason. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares the intended message with a viewer’s interpretation and revises a specific element.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.revise-8.v1
  10. Art studio: a message whose meaning changes with its setting.

    Help: Ask a viewer what the work communicates. Compare this with your intention and revise one choice with a reason. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares the intended message with a viewer’s interpretation and revises a specific element.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.revise-9.v1
art · Investigate preparation and presentation (10 activities)

Idaho Visual Arts 6–8 · April 29, 2024 · 6-8.VA.3.1

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Art studio: a public space seen from two viewpoints.

    Help: Plan a presentation with safe handling, readable labels, and audience access. Compare two possible display arrangements. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares display arrangements and considers access, safe handling, and the relationship between works.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.present-0.v1
  2. Art studio: a pathway connecting different places.

    Help: Plan a presentation with safe handling, readable labels, and audience access. Compare two possible display arrangements. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares display arrangements and considers access, safe handling, and the relationship between works.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.present-1.v1
  3. Art studio: a familiar object made strange by scale.

    Help: Plan a presentation with safe handling, readable labels, and audience access. Compare two possible display arrangements. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares display arrangements and considers access, safe handling, and the relationship between works.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.present-2.v1
  4. Art studio: a sequence about repair and change.

    Help: Plan a presentation with safe handling, readable labels, and audience access. Compare two possible display arrangements. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares display arrangements and considers access, safe handling, and the relationship between works.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.present-3.v1
  5. Art studio: a visual record of a place over time.

    Help: Plan a presentation with safe handling, readable labels, and audience access. Compare two possible display arrangements. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares display arrangements and considers access, safe handling, and the relationship between works.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.present-4.v1
  6. Art studio: an invitation that includes different kinds of visitors.

    Help: Plan a presentation with safe handling, readable labels, and audience access. Compare two possible display arrangements. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares display arrangements and considers access, safe handling, and the relationship between works.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.present-5.v1
  7. Art studio: a contrast between a boundary and an opening.

    Help: Plan a presentation with safe handling, readable labels, and audience access. Compare two possible display arrangements. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares display arrangements and considers access, safe handling, and the relationship between works.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.present-6.v1
  8. Art studio: a pattern shaped by available materials.

    Help: Plan a presentation with safe handling, readable labels, and audience access. Compare two possible display arrangements. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares display arrangements and considers access, safe handling, and the relationship between works.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.present-7.v1
  9. Art studio: a story told through empty space.

    Help: Plan a presentation with safe handling, readable labels, and audience access. Compare two possible display arrangements. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares display arrangements and considers access, safe handling, and the relationship between works.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.present-8.v1
  10. Art studio: a message whose meaning changes with its setting.

    Help: Plan a presentation with safe handling, readable labels, and audience access. Compare two possible display arrangements. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares display arrangements and considers access, safe handling, and the relationship between works.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.present-9.v1
art · Explain information about original artwork (10 activities)

Idaho Visual Arts 6–8 · April 29, 2024 · 6-8.VA.3.2

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Art studio: a public space seen from two viewpoints.

    Help: Prepare an artist statement describing intention, process, sources, and a deliberate revision. Avoid claiming every viewer must read it the same way. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip writes a concise statement naming intention, process, influences, and a decision that changed.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.statement-0.v1
  2. Art studio: a pathway connecting different places.

    Help: Prepare an artist statement describing intention, process, sources, and a deliberate revision. Avoid claiming every viewer must read it the same way. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip writes a concise statement naming intention, process, influences, and a decision that changed.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.statement-1.v1
  3. Art studio: a familiar object made strange by scale.

    Help: Prepare an artist statement describing intention, process, sources, and a deliberate revision. Avoid claiming every viewer must read it the same way. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip writes a concise statement naming intention, process, influences, and a decision that changed.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.statement-2.v1
  4. Art studio: a sequence about repair and change.

    Help: Prepare an artist statement describing intention, process, sources, and a deliberate revision. Avoid claiming every viewer must read it the same way. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip writes a concise statement naming intention, process, influences, and a decision that changed.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.statement-3.v1
  5. Art studio: a visual record of a place over time.

    Help: Prepare an artist statement describing intention, process, sources, and a deliberate revision. Avoid claiming every viewer must read it the same way. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip writes a concise statement naming intention, process, influences, and a decision that changed.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.statement-4.v1
  6. Art studio: an invitation that includes different kinds of visitors.

    Help: Prepare an artist statement describing intention, process, sources, and a deliberate revision. Avoid claiming every viewer must read it the same way. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip writes a concise statement naming intention, process, influences, and a decision that changed.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.statement-5.v1
  7. Art studio: a contrast between a boundary and an opening.

    Help: Prepare an artist statement describing intention, process, sources, and a deliberate revision. Avoid claiming every viewer must read it the same way. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip writes a concise statement naming intention, process, influences, and a decision that changed.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.statement-6.v1
  8. Art studio: a pattern shaped by available materials.

    Help: Prepare an artist statement describing intention, process, sources, and a deliberate revision. Avoid claiming every viewer must read it the same way. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip writes a concise statement naming intention, process, influences, and a decision that changed.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.statement-7.v1
  9. Art studio: a story told through empty space.

    Help: Prepare an artist statement describing intention, process, sources, and a deliberate revision. Avoid claiming every viewer must read it the same way. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip writes a concise statement naming intention, process, influences, and a decision that changed.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.statement-8.v1
  10. Art studio: a message whose meaning changes with its setting.

    Help: Prepare an artist statement describing intention, process, sources, and a deliberate revision. Avoid claiming every viewer must read it the same way. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip writes a concise statement naming intention, process, influences, and a decision that changed.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.statement-9.v1
art · Interpret visual evidence and possible meanings (10 activities)

Idaho Visual Arts 6–8 · April 29, 2024 · 6-8.VA.4.1

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Art studio: a public space seen from two viewpoints.

    Help: Study an adult-selected artwork. Identify visual evidence, propose two interpretations, and explain what context could clarify them. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip separates what is visible from an interpretation and supports the interpretation with details.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.interpret-0.v1
  2. Art studio: a pathway connecting different places.

    Help: Study an adult-selected artwork. Identify visual evidence, propose two interpretations, and explain what context could clarify them. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip separates what is visible from an interpretation and supports the interpretation with details.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.interpret-1.v1
  3. Art studio: a familiar object made strange by scale.

    Help: Study an adult-selected artwork. Identify visual evidence, propose two interpretations, and explain what context could clarify them. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip separates what is visible from an interpretation and supports the interpretation with details.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.interpret-2.v1
  4. Art studio: a sequence about repair and change.

    Help: Study an adult-selected artwork. Identify visual evidence, propose two interpretations, and explain what context could clarify them. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip separates what is visible from an interpretation and supports the interpretation with details.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.interpret-3.v1
  5. Art studio: a visual record of a place over time.

    Help: Study an adult-selected artwork. Identify visual evidence, propose two interpretations, and explain what context could clarify them. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip separates what is visible from an interpretation and supports the interpretation with details.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.interpret-4.v1
  6. Art studio: an invitation that includes different kinds of visitors.

    Help: Study an adult-selected artwork. Identify visual evidence, propose two interpretations, and explain what context could clarify them. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip separates what is visible from an interpretation and supports the interpretation with details.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.interpret-5.v1
  7. Art studio: a contrast between a boundary and an opening.

    Help: Study an adult-selected artwork. Identify visual evidence, propose two interpretations, and explain what context could clarify them. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip separates what is visible from an interpretation and supports the interpretation with details.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.interpret-6.v1
  8. Art studio: a pattern shaped by available materials.

    Help: Study an adult-selected artwork. Identify visual evidence, propose two interpretations, and explain what context could clarify them. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip separates what is visible from an interpretation and supports the interpretation with details.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.interpret-7.v1
  9. Art studio: a story told through empty space.

    Help: Study an adult-selected artwork. Identify visual evidence, propose two interpretations, and explain what context could clarify them. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip separates what is visible from an interpretation and supports the interpretation with details.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.interpret-8.v1
  10. Art studio: a message whose meaning changes with its setting.

    Help: Study an adult-selected artwork. Identify visual evidence, propose two interpretations, and explain what context could clarify them. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip separates what is visible from an interpretation and supports the interpretation with details.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.interpret-9.v1
art · Analyze how imagery influences viewers (10 activities)

Idaho Visual Arts 6–8 · April 29, 2024 · 6-8.VA.4.1

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Art studio: a public space seen from two viewpoints.

    Help: Compare two images or two versions of one image. Explain how framing, symbols, or emphasis might influence different viewers. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a cropped and uncropped image and asks how each directs attention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.audience-0.v1
  2. Art studio: a pathway connecting different places.

    Help: Compare two images or two versions of one image. Explain how framing, symbols, or emphasis might influence different viewers. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a cropped and uncropped image and asks how each directs attention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.audience-1.v1
  3. Art studio: a familiar object made strange by scale.

    Help: Compare two images or two versions of one image. Explain how framing, symbols, or emphasis might influence different viewers. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a cropped and uncropped image and asks how each directs attention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.audience-2.v1
  4. Art studio: a sequence about repair and change.

    Help: Compare two images or two versions of one image. Explain how framing, symbols, or emphasis might influence different viewers. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a cropped and uncropped image and asks how each directs attention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.audience-3.v1
  5. Art studio: a visual record of a place over time.

    Help: Compare two images or two versions of one image. Explain how framing, symbols, or emphasis might influence different viewers. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a cropped and uncropped image and asks how each directs attention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.audience-4.v1
  6. Art studio: an invitation that includes different kinds of visitors.

    Help: Compare two images or two versions of one image. Explain how framing, symbols, or emphasis might influence different viewers. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a cropped and uncropped image and asks how each directs attention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.audience-5.v1
  7. Art studio: a contrast between a boundary and an opening.

    Help: Compare two images or two versions of one image. Explain how framing, symbols, or emphasis might influence different viewers. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a cropped and uncropped image and asks how each directs attention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.audience-6.v1
  8. Art studio: a pattern shaped by available materials.

    Help: Compare two images or two versions of one image. Explain how framing, symbols, or emphasis might influence different viewers. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a cropped and uncropped image and asks how each directs attention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.audience-7.v1
  9. Art studio: a story told through empty space.

    Help: Compare two images or two versions of one image. Explain how framing, symbols, or emphasis might influence different viewers. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a cropped and uncropped image and asks how each directs attention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.audience-8.v1
  10. Art studio: a message whose meaning changes with its setting.

    Help: Compare two images or two versions of one image. Explain how framing, symbols, or emphasis might influence different viewers. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares a cropped and uncropped image and asks how each directs attention.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.audience-9.v1
art · Connect art with time, materials and cultural use (10 activities)

Idaho Visual Arts 6–8 · April 29, 2024 · 6-8.VA.5.1

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Art studio: a public space seen from two viewpoints.

    Help: Research a credited public artwork with an adult. Connect its time, materials, traditions, and purpose without treating one work as an entire culture. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip learns who made a work and why before interpreting its forms and materials.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.context-0.v1
  2. Art studio: a pathway connecting different places.

    Help: Research a credited public artwork with an adult. Connect its time, materials, traditions, and purpose without treating one work as an entire culture. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip learns who made a work and why before interpreting its forms and materials.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.context-1.v1
  3. Art studio: a familiar object made strange by scale.

    Help: Research a credited public artwork with an adult. Connect its time, materials, traditions, and purpose without treating one work as an entire culture. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip learns who made a work and why before interpreting its forms and materials.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.context-2.v1
  4. Art studio: a sequence about repair and change.

    Help: Research a credited public artwork with an adult. Connect its time, materials, traditions, and purpose without treating one work as an entire culture. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip learns who made a work and why before interpreting its forms and materials.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.context-3.v1
  5. Art studio: a visual record of a place over time.

    Help: Research a credited public artwork with an adult. Connect its time, materials, traditions, and purpose without treating one work as an entire culture. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip learns who made a work and why before interpreting its forms and materials.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.context-4.v1
  6. Art studio: an invitation that includes different kinds of visitors.

    Help: Research a credited public artwork with an adult. Connect its time, materials, traditions, and purpose without treating one work as an entire culture. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip learns who made a work and why before interpreting its forms and materials.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.context-5.v1
  7. Art studio: a contrast between a boundary and an opening.

    Help: Research a credited public artwork with an adult. Connect its time, materials, traditions, and purpose without treating one work as an entire culture. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip learns who made a work and why before interpreting its forms and materials.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.context-6.v1
  8. Art studio: a pattern shaped by available materials.

    Help: Research a credited public artwork with an adult. Connect its time, materials, traditions, and purpose without treating one work as an entire culture. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip learns who made a work and why before interpreting its forms and materials.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.context-7.v1
  9. Art studio: a story told through empty space.

    Help: Research a credited public artwork with an adult. Connect its time, materials, traditions, and purpose without treating one work as an entire culture. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip learns who made a work and why before interpreting its forms and materials.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.context-8.v1
  10. Art studio: a message whose meaning changes with its setting.

    Help: Research a credited public artwork with an adult. Connect its time, materials, traditions, and purpose without treating one work as an entire culture. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip learns who made a work and why before interpreting its forms and materials.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.context-9.v1
art · Compare art across changing contexts (10 activities)

Idaho Visual Arts 6–8 · April 29, 2024 · 6-8.VA.5.1

Coverage: partial. Adult observation needed; no automatic grade.

  1. Art studio: a public space seen from two viewpoints.

    Help: Compare two related works from different times or contexts. Support an explanation of change with visual evidence and reliable contextual sources. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two dated works and considers changes in resources and use as well as appearance.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.change-0.v1
  2. Art studio: a pathway connecting different places.

    Help: Compare two related works from different times or contexts. Support an explanation of change with visual evidence and reliable contextual sources. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two dated works and considers changes in resources and use as well as appearance.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.change-1.v1
  3. Art studio: a familiar object made strange by scale.

    Help: Compare two related works from different times or contexts. Support an explanation of change with visual evidence and reliable contextual sources. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two dated works and considers changes in resources and use as well as appearance.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.change-2.v1
  4. Art studio: a sequence about repair and change.

    Help: Compare two related works from different times or contexts. Support an explanation of change with visual evidence and reliable contextual sources. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two dated works and considers changes in resources and use as well as appearance.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.change-3.v1
  5. Art studio: a visual record of a place over time.

    Help: Compare two related works from different times or contexts. Support an explanation of change with visual evidence and reliable contextual sources. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two dated works and considers changes in resources and use as well as appearance.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.change-4.v1
  6. Art studio: an invitation that includes different kinds of visitors.

    Help: Compare two related works from different times or contexts. Support an explanation of change with visual evidence and reliable contextual sources. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two dated works and considers changes in resources and use as well as appearance.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.change-5.v1
  7. Art studio: a contrast between a boundary and an opening.

    Help: Compare two related works from different times or contexts. Support an explanation of change with visual evidence and reliable contextual sources. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two dated works and considers changes in resources and use as well as appearance.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.change-6.v1
  8. Art studio: a pattern shaped by available materials.

    Help: Compare two related works from different times or contexts. Support an explanation of change with visual evidence and reliable contextual sources. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two dated works and considers changes in resources and use as well as appearance.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.change-7.v1
  9. Art studio: a story told through empty space.

    Help: Compare two related works from different times or contexts. Support an explanation of change with visual evidence and reliable contextual sources. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two dated works and considers changes in resources and use as well as appearance.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.change-8.v1
  10. Art studio: a message whose meaning changes with its setting.

    Help: Compare two related works from different times or contexts. Support an explanation of change with visual evidence and reliable contextual sources. Use safe materials and respect makers’ credits and cultural restrictions. Discuss with a grown-up; participation does not grade artistic quality.
    Pip’s example: Pip compares two dated works and considers changes in resources and use as well as appearance.

    adult-observation · adaptive
    g6.art.change-9.v1

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