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6th Grade
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6.1
Students inquire about states, properties, and transformations of matter
6.2
Students explain forces, motions, and their interactions.
6.3
Students investigate energy and how it is transferred and transformed within and between systems.
6.4
Students analyze the interconnected systems that include the planet Earth, our Solar System, our Galaxy, and the Universe.
6.5
Students explain planet Earth as a complex and dynamic system of rock, water, air, and living things
6.6
Students assess the interrelated cycles and forces that shape Earth’s surface, including human interaction with Earth.
6.7
Students examine organisms’ structures and functions for life processes, including growth and reproduction.
6.8
Students inquire how organisms and populations of organisms obtain resources from their environment.
6.9
Students explore how biological evolution explains unity and diversity of species.
6.1.1
Describe mixtures as materials “mixed” together, but retaining their physical properties
6.1.2
Recognize the atomic and molecular structure of all matter
6.2.1
Define average speed as the distance traveled in a given period of time
6.2.2
Define and investigate friction in terms of force and motion
6.3.1
Describe different forms of energy
6.3.2
Investigate energy transfer, such as conduction, radiation, convection or mechanical mixing, and transformation
6.3.3
Explore and explain energy transfer through waves
6.4.1
Make observations and classify celestial bodies
6.4.2
Describe the changing appearance of bodies of the Solar System in terms of their positions and motions
6.5.1
Investigate Earth’s composition
6.6.1
Research and report on winds, ocean currents, and the water cycle on Earth’s surface, noting the cycling of matter (closed system), flows of energy (open system), and complex interactions (networks) of life-forms involved in these processes
6.6.2
Describe impacts of sunlight, wind, water, and gravity in terms of weathering and erosion on Earth’s surface
6.6.3
Describe the complex interactions among Earth system components that determine weather and climate, illustrating how Earth is essentially a closed system in terms of its matter, an open system in terms of energy, and a networked system in terms of its life-forms
6.6.4
Chart global sea level changes over Earth’s geologic history
6.7.1
Compare organisms in terms of cells that carry on the many functions needed to sustain life
6.7.2
Investigate how one-celled organisms carry out all life functions
6.7.3
Describe the characteristic structures and functions that support life processes of growth, respiration, and reproduction, and explain these processes in terms of matter and energy transformations
6.8.1
Explain and give examples of the relationships among organisms and their environment, including energy flows
6.8.2
Describe coral reefs as ecosystems within ecosystems
6.8.3
Examine recycling of materials within ecosystems
6.9.1
Reconcile both diversity of life on Earth and similarities among major groups of organisms
6.9.2
Explain how organisms’ genetic information specifies its traits and is contained within genes
6.9.3
Examine threats to biodiversity
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