Sixth Grade Science
2010-2011 Syllabus
Scientific Investigations and skills:
- Observing
- Measurements
- Inferring
- Hypothesizing
- Organizing and interpreting data
- Experiments and surveys
Matter:
- Elements and compounds
- Physical properties that can be used for classification of matter
Forces and Motion:
- Changes in position, direction and speed of an object when acted upon by unbalanced force
- Calculating average speed using time and distance
- Graphing changes in motion
Energy:
- Forms and sources of energy
- Methods of thermal energy transfer (convection, conduction, radiation)
- Energy transformations
Earth and Space:
- Structure of Earth
- The rock cycle
- Plate tectonics
Earth and Space:
- Solar system
- Gravity as the force governing the motion of our solar system
- History and future of space exploration
Organisms and Environments
- Classification (domains and kingdoms)
- Basic characteristics of organisms (prokaryotic and eukaryotic, unicellular and multicellular, autotrophic and heterotrophic)
- Biotic and abiotic parts of ecosystems
- Levels of organization within ecosystems (organism, population, ecosystem)