Science – 6th Grade

Unit 1 - Nature of Science

Lesson 1 – Scientific Knowledge

Lesson 5 – Methods of Analysis

Lesson 2 – Scientific Investigations

Lesson 6 – Engineering and Our World

Lesson 3 – Representing Data

Lesson 4 – The Engineering Design Process

Unit 2 - The Universe

Lesson 1 – The Structure of the Universe

Lesson 2 – Stars

Unit 3 - The Solar System

Lesson 1 – Historical Models of the Solar System

Lesson 5 – The Gas Giant Planets

Lesson 2 – Gravity and the Solar System

Lesson 6 – Small Bodies in the Solar System

Lesson 3 – The Sun

Lesson 4 – The Terrestrial Planets

Unit 4 - The Earth-Moon-Sun System

Lesson 1 – Earth’s Days, Years, and Seasons

Lesson 2 – Moon Phases and Eclipses

Lesson 3 – Earth’s Tides

Unit 5 - Space Exploration

Lesson 1 – Images from Space

Lesson 2 – Technology for Space Exploration

Lesson 3 – Space Exploration and Florida

Unit 6 - Earth's Structures

Lesson 1 – Minerals

Lesson 5 – Mountain Building

Lesson 2 – The Rock Cycle

Lesson 6 – Earthquakes

Lesson 3 – Earth’s Layers

Lesson 7 – Volcanoes

Lesson 4 – Plate Tectonics

Unit 7 - Earth's History

Lesson 1 – Geologic Change over Time

Lesson 2 – Relative Dating

Lesson 3 – Absolute Dating

Unit 8 - Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, and Landforms

Lesson 1 – Weathering

Lesson 2 – Erosion and Deposition by Water

Lesson 3 – Erosion and Deposition by Wind, Ice, and Gravity

Lesson 4 – Landforms and Florida

Unit 9 - Human Impact on Earth

Lesson 1 – Natural Resources

Lesson 5 – Protecting Earth’s Water, Land, and Air

Lesson 2 – Human Impact on Land

Lesson 3 – Human Impact on Water

Lesson 4 – Human Impact on the Atmosphere

Unit 10 - Energy in the Earth System

Lesson 1 – Earth’s Spheres

Lesson 5 – Ocean Currents

Lesson 2 – The Atmosphere

Lesson 3 – Energy Transfer

Lesson 4 – Wind in the Atmosphere

Unit 11 - Weather and Climate

Lesson 1 – The Water Cycle

Lesson 5 – Natural Disasters in Florida

Lesson 2 – Elements of Weather

Lesson 6 – Climate

Lesson 3 – What Influences Weather?

Lesson 4 – Severe Weather and Weather Safety