6th Grade Science Syllabus
Students will study
science concepts in these five areas: Introduction to Science, Physical
Science, Earth in the Universe, Earth Science, and Life Science.
Introduction to Science:
v Scientific Knowledge & Scientific Method
§ Science Fair
Physical Science
v Sound
§ Properties of sound waves 6.P.1.1
§ Relationship between the rate of vibration, the
medium through which the vibration travels, sound, and hearing 6.P.1.3
v Light
§ Properties of light waves 6.P.1.1
§ Relationship among visible light, the
electromagnetic spectrum, and sight 6.P.1.2
§ Effects of electromagnetic waves on various
materials to include absorption, scattering, and change in temperature 6.P.3.2
v Matter
§ All matter is made up of atoms and atoms of the
same element are all alike, but are different from the atoms of other elements 6.P.2.1
§ Effect of heat on the motion of atoms through a
description of what happens to particles during a change in phase 6.P.2.2
§ Compare the physical properties of pure
substances that are independent of the amount of matter present including
density, melting point, boiling point, and solubility to properties that are
dependent on the amount of matter present to include volume, mass and weight. 6.P.2.3
v Energy: Conservation and Transfer
§ Transfer of heat energy from warmer objects to
cooler ones using examples of conduction, radiation and convection and the
effects that may result. 6.P.3.1
§ Suitability of materials for use in
technological design based on a response to heat (to include conduction,
expansion, and contraction) and electrical energy (conductors and insulators). 6.P.3.3
Earth in the Universe
v Solar System
§ Relative motion and relative position of the sun,
Earth and moon affect the seasons, tides, phases of the moon, and eclipses. 6.E.1.1
§ Earth sustains life while other planets do not
based on their properties (including types of surface, atmosphere and
gravitational force) and location to the Sun. 6.E.1.2
§ Space exploration and the understandings gained
from them. 6.E.1.3
Earth Science
v Earth Systems, Structures, and Processes
§ Layers of the earth, the mantle and core based
on relative position, composition and density. 6.E.2.1
§ Formation of crustal plates and ocean basins,
earthquakes, volcanoes, and forces within the earth. 6.E.2.2
§ Formation of soil is related to the parent rock
type and the environment in which it develops. 6.E.2.3
§ Good health of humans requires: monitoring the
lithosphere, maintaining soil quality and stewardship. 6.E.2.4
Life Science
v Plants
§ Basic structures and functions of flowering
plants required for survival, reproduction and defense. 6.L.1.1
§ Plants respond to external stimuli (including
dormancy and forms of tropism) to enhance survival in an environment.6.L.2.2
v Photosynthesis
§ Energy derived from the sun is used by plants to
produce sugars (photosynthesis) and is transferred within food chains and food
webs (terrestrial and aquatic) from producers to consumers to decomposers. 6.L.2.1
§ The processes of photosynthesis, respiration,
and transpiration in relation to the survival of green plants and other
organisms. 6.L.1.2
v Ecosystems / Biomes\
§ How do the abiotic factors (such as temperature,
water, sunlight, and soil quality) of biomes (freshwater, marine, forest,
grasslands, desert, Tundra) affect the ability of organisms to grow, survive
and/or create their own food through photosynthesis.6.L.2.3
