Trimester 1: Deep Study of Character

Trimester 2: Tapping the Power of Nonfiction

Trimester 3: Social Issues Book Clubs

Trimester 1: Narrative Writing

Trimester 2: Information Writing

Trimester 3: Literary Essay

Unit 1: Ratios and Proportional Relationships

Unit 2: The Number System

Unit 3: Expressions and Equations

Unit 4: Geometry

Unit 5: Statistics and Probability

All Year: Engineering: Defining Problems, Developing Solutions, Optimizing Solutions

Trimester 1: Basics of Matter: Atoms, Molecules, States of Matter

Trimester 1: Life’s Building Blocks: Characteristics & Kingdoms of Life, Plant & Animal Cells, Photosynthesis

Trimester 2: Ecosystems: Cycling of Matter, Behaviors & Adaptations, Symbiotic Relationships

Trimester 2: Forces & Energy: Kinetic & Potential Energy, Gravity

Trimester 3: Earth & Space Systems: Seasons, Eclipses, Phases of the Moon, Tides, Solar System

Trimester 3: Earth’s History: Geologic Time-Scale & Fossil Record, Natural Hazards & Extinction Events

The Beginnings of Civilizations (Pre-History -Ancient World)

• Grade 6 Social Studies Topics: Ancient Civilizations

  • Trimester 1: Pre-History-Overview, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt

  • Trimester 2: Indus Valley, China

  • Trimester 3: Greece, and Rome