Science

6th Grade Science Curriculum 

Catastrophic Events

Storms and Weather

§ Uneven heating of the Earth’s Surface

§ Convection Currents

§ Temperature, pressure and cloud formation

§ Ocean currents and global climate

Earthquakes

§ Earthquake waves (Earthquake proof house project)

§ Earth’s interior

§ Plate Tectonics

Volcanoes

§ Volcano types and how they change the landscape

§ Igneous rocks

§ Volcanic ash and ash fall

Earth in Space

The Solar System

§ Planets

§ Comets and asteroids

The Effects of the Sun and the Moon on Earth

§ Phases and Eclipses

§ Tides

§ Seasons

Gravity and Orbital Motion