Grade 6 Earth Science Course Outline

General Science

• Intro to Science Class
• Scientific Models
• Lab safety
• Scientific Method
• Criteria and constraints
• Averages Integers and Graphing
• How to Write lab reports
• Using a graduated Cylinder and Metric conversion
• Density
• Heat Transfer – convection currents
• How to do Power Points

Weather

• Ocean Currents
• Global Warming
• Air Pressure
• Layers of Atmosphere (includes project)
• Winds (land & sea breezes, global winds)
• Air Masses and Fronts
• Severe weather (including project)
• Water Cycle
• Cloud formation
• Weather Prediction - probabilities

Geology

• Layers of the Earth
• Volcanoes
• Earthquakes
• Volcanoes
• Rock Cycle
• Erosion and weathering

Astronomy

• Introduction to Astronomy
• Scientific Notation
• Scale Models
• F=MA
• Gravity
• Orbits
• Seasons
• Earth Moon System
• Solar System
• Stellar Evolution
• Galaxies
• The Expanding Universe
• Exoplanets

See course outline file below