6th grade Science

Students will need the following supplies each day for 6th grade science: pencils, colored pencils, science notebook, and earbuds. These materials should be kept in backpack and brought to class EVERYDAY!

Students will receive a science textbook to bring home at some point during the first month of school. The textbook should be kept at home in a safe place and used to supplement classroom learning. Students do NOT need to bring the textbook back and forth. 

 Unit 1 – Lab Safety and SEP Skills

• • • Lab Safety

    • Experimental Design

    • Variables

Unit 2 – Solids, Liquids, and Gases 

• States of Matter (p. 130 - 139)

• Changes of State (p. 140 - 149)

• Gas Behavior (p. 150 - 160)

Unit 3 - Thermal Energy 

• Heat Transfer (p. 174 - 190)

• Heat and Materials (p. 192 - 199)

Unit 4 - Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation

• The Nature of Waves

• Properties of Waves (p. 212 - 220)

• Wave Interactions (p. 222 - 231)

• EMS and Sound Waves (p. 232 - 261)

Unit 5 - The Cell System

• Living Things (p. 6 - 17)

• Cell Structure (p. 18 - 48)

Unit 6 - Human Body Systems

• Levels of Organization (p. 62 - 71)

• Human Body Systems (p. 72 - 107)

• Sensory Receptors (p. 108 - 117)

Unit 7 - Minerals and Rocks in the Geosphere

• Rock Types (p. 386 - 403)

• Rock Cycle (p. 404 - 410)

• Changes to Earth's Surface (p.424 - 463)

Unit 8 - History of Earth

• Determining the Age of Rocks (p. 532 - 540)

• Geologic Time Scale (p. 542 - 559)

Unit 9 - Earth's Surface Systems

• Layers of the Earth (p. 374 - 385)

• Evidence of Plate Motions (p. 476 - 485)

• Plate Tectonics (p. 486 - 496)

• Natural Hazards (p. 498 - 519)

Unit 10 - Weather and Climate

• Lesson A: Water Cycle (p.274 - 291)

• Lesson B: Air Masses and Fronts (p. 292 - 299)

• Lesson C: Predicting Weather (p. 300 - 318)

• Lesson D: Factors Affecting Climate (p. 332 - 360)

Unit 11 - Culminating Project