Grade 6: Life Science
MS-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
MS-LS1-1. Provide evidence that organisms (unicellular and multicellular) are made of cells. del to describe the ways parts of cells contribute to key cellular functions of obtaining nutrients and water from its environment, disposing of waste, and producing energy: a. the nucleus contains genetic information (DNA) which regulates a cell’s activities; b. chloroplasts are the site of photosynthesis which produces necessary glucose and oxygen; c. mitochondria facilitate cellular respiration (energy production); d. vacuoles store materials, including water, nutrients and waste; e. the cell membrane is a protective barrier that enables nutrients to enter the cell and wastes to be expelled; and f. the cell wall provides structural support to some types of cells.
6.MS-LS1-3. Construct an argument supported by evidence that the body systems interact to carry out essential functions of life.
MS-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
MS-LS4-1. Analyze and interpret evidence from the fossil record to infer patterns of environmental change resulting in extinction and changes to life forms throughout the history of the Earth.
MS-LS4-2. Construct an argument using anatomical structures to support evolutionary relationships among and between between fossil organisms and modern organisms. Include evidence showing that: a. some organisms have similar traits with similar functions because they were inherited from a common ancestor, b. some organisms have similar traits that serve similar functions because they live in similar environments, and c. some organisms have traits inherited from common ancestors that no longer serve their original function because over time, their environments have changed.
Grade 6: Physical Science
Grade 6 MS-PS1 Matter and Its Interactions
MS-PS1-6. Plan and conduct an experiment using exothermic and endothermic reactions to explain that the type and concentration of the reacting substances affects the amount of thermal energy released or absorbed.
MS-PS1-7(MA). Use a particulate model of matter to explain that density is the amount of matter (mass) in a given volume. Measure the mass and volume of regular and irregular shaped objects and calculate their density.
MS-PS1-8(MA). Conduct an experiment to show that many materials are mixtures of pure substances that can be separated into the component pure substances.
MS-PS2 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
MS-PS2-4. Use evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and are only noticeable when one or both of the objects have a very large mass.
MS-PS4 Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
MS-PS4-1. Use diagrams of a simple wave to explain that a wave has a repeating pattern with a specific amplitude, frequency and wavelength.
MS-PS4-2. Use diagrams and other models to show that both light rays and mechanical waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.
Grade 6: Earth and Space Sciences
Grade 6 MS-ESS1 Earth’s Place in the Universe
MS-ESS1-1a. Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to explain the causes of lunar phases and eclipses of the sun and moon.
MS-ESS1-4. Analyze and interpret rock layers and index fossils to determine the relative ages of rock formations. Explain that these sources of evidence, along with radiometric dating, are used to construct the geologic time scale of Earth’s history.
MS-ESS1-5(MA). Use graphical displays to illustrate that the Earth and its solar system are part of the Milky Way galaxy, which is one of billions of galaxies in the universe.
Grade 6 MS-ESS2 Earth’s Systems
MS-ESS2-3. Analyze and interpret maps showing the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence that Earth’s plates have moved great distances, collided, and spread apart.