Science 6

TEKS

Grade 6 Snapshot

Texas has adopted curriculum standards that are to be used in all the state's public schools. The current standards, which outline what students are to learn in each course or grade, are called Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). The standards are adopted by the State Board of Education, after extensive input from educators and other stakeholders.

Science Grade 6 Year at a Glance

Science is an inquiry-based course of study coordinating thematic instruction across the four science disciplines: biology, chemistry, physics, and earth/space science. The curriculum has a balance of content and activities that guide students toward the discovery of the basic principles, with a focus on physical science, and the processes involved. The curriculum includes properties of matter, force and motion, energy transformations, earth and space systems, and classification of organisms. The study of scienceincludes conducting field and laboratory investigations using scientific methods for analyzing data to make informed decisions

Units of Study:

Unit 1: Comparing Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Unit 2: Physical Properties of Matter
Unit 3: Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids
Unit 4: Identifying Chemical Changes
Unit 5: Types of Forces
Unit 6: Measuring Forces
Unit 7: Energy Types
Unit 8: Conservation of Energy
Unit 9: Waves and Energy Transfer
Unit 10: Earth-Sun-Moon System
Unit 11: Earth's Sphere
Unit 12: Earth's Layers
Unit 13: The Rock Cycle
Unit 14: Managing Earth's Resources
Unit 15: Competition Among Organisms
Unit 16: Interactions of Organisms in Ecosystems
Unit 17: Ecosystem Organization
Unit 18: Cell Theory
Unit 19: Characteristics of Living Things
Unit 20: Organisms Variation

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