6th Grade

Image of the letters for SCIENCE in moveable type in a typecase.

Choose a Unit and Select a Standard:

NNature of Science
NNature of Science
Nature of Science Logo. Includes a microscope symbol on a yellow background.
Define a problem from the sixth grade curriculum, use appropriate reference materials to support scientific understanding, plan and carry out scientific investigation of various types, such as systematic observations or experiments, identify variables, collect and organize data, interpret data in charts, tables, and graphics, analyze information, make predictions, and defend conclusions.
N.1.1
Nature of Science Logo. Includes a microscope symbol on a yellow background.
Discuss, compare, and negotiate methods used, results obtained, and explanations among groups of students conducting the same investigation.
N.1.4
Nature of Science Logo. Includes a microscope symbol on a yellow background.
Explain that scientific knowledge is durable because it is open to change as new evidence or interpretations are encountered.
N.2.2
Nature of Science Logo. Includes a microscope symbol on a yellow background.
Recognize and explain that a scientific law is a description of a specific relationship under given conditions in the natural world. Thus, scientific laws are different from societal laws.
N.3.2
Nature of Science Logo. Includes a microscope symbol on a yellow background.
Explain why scientific investigations should be replicable.
N.1.2
Nature of Science Logo. Includes a microscope symbol on a yellow background.
Recognize that science involves creativity, not just in designing experiments, but also in creating explanations that fit evidence.
N.1.5
Nature of Science Logo. Includes a microscope symbol on a yellow background.
Recognize that scientists who make contributions to scientific knowledge come from all kinds of backgrounds and possess varied talents, interests, and goals.
N.2.3
Nature of Science Logo. Includes a microscope symbol on a yellow background.
Give several examples of scientific laws.
N.3.3
Nature of Science Logo. Includes a microscope symbol on a yellow background.
Explain the difference between an experiment and other types of scientific investigation, and explain the relative benefits and limitations of each.
N.1.3
Nature of Science Logo. Includes a microscope symbol on a yellow background.
Distinguish science from other activities involving thought.
N.2.1
Nature of Science Logo. Includes a microscope symbol on a yellow background.
Recognize and explain that a scientific theory is a well-supported and widely accepted explanation of nature and is not simply a claim posed by an individual. Thus, the use of the term theory in science is very different than how it is used in everyday life.
N.3.1
Nature of Science Logo. Includes a microscope symbol on a yellow background.
Identify the role of models in the context of the sixth grade science benchmarks.
N.3.4
EEarth and Space Science
EEarth and Space Science
Symbol for solar system in grey on a blue background.
Describe and give examples of ways in which Earth's surface is built up and torn down by physical and chemical weathering, erosion, and deposition.
E.6.1
Symbol for solar system in grey on a blue background.
Investigate and apply how the cycling of water between the atmosphere and hydrosphere has an effect on weather patterns and climate.
E.7.2
Symbol for solar system in grey on a blue background.
Explain how energy provided by the sun influences global patterns of atmospheric movement and the temperature differences between air, water, and land.
E.7.5
Symbol for solar system in grey on a blue background.
Describe ways human beings protect themselves from hazardous weather and sun exposure.
E.7.8
Symbol for solar system in grey on a blue background.
Recognize that there are a variety of different landforms on Earth's surface such as coastlines, dunes, rivers, mountains, glaciers, deltas, and lakes and relate these landforms as they apply to Florida.
E.6.2
Symbol for solar system in grey on a blue background.
Describe how global patterns such as the jet stream and ocean currents influence local weather in measurable terms such as temperature, air pressure, wind direction and speed, and humidity and precipitation.
E.7.3
Symbol for solar system in grey on a blue background.
Differentiate between weather and climate.
E.7.6
Symbol for solar system in grey on a blue background.
Describe how the composition and structure of the atmosphere protects life and insulates the planet.
E.7.9
Symbol for solar system in grey on a blue background.
Differentiate among radiation, conduction, and convection, the three mechanisms by which heat is transferred through Earth's system.
E.7.1
Symbol for solar system in grey on a blue background.
Differentiate and show interactions among the geosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere.
E.7.4
Symbol for solar system in grey on a blue background.
Investigate how natural disasters have affected human life in Florida.
E.7.7
LLife Science
LLife Science
Life Science Logo. Includes a DNA symbol on a green background.
Describe and identify patterns in the hierarchical organization of organisms from atoms to molecules and cells to tissues to organs to organ systems to organisms.
L.14.1
Life Science Logo. Includes a DNA symbol on a green background.
Compare and contrast the structure and function of major organelles of plant and animal cells, including cell wall, cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, chloroplasts, mitochondria, and vacuoles.
L.14.4
Life Science Logo. Includes a DNA symbol on a green background.
Analyze and describe how and why organisms are classified according to shared characteristics with emphasis on the Linnaean system combined with the concept of Domains.
L.15.1
Life Science Logo. Includes a DNA symbol on a green background.
Investigate and explain the components of the scientific theory of cells (cell theory): all organisms are composed of cells (single-celled or multi-cellular), all cells come from pre-existing cells, and cells are the basic unit of life.
L.14.2
Life Science Logo. Includes a DNA symbol on a green background.
Identify and investigate the general functions of the major systems of the human body (digestive, respiratory, circulatory, reproductive, excretory, immune, nervous, and musculoskeletal) and describe ways these systems interact with each other to maintain homeostasis.
L.14.5
Life Science Logo. Includes a DNA symbol on a green background.
Recognize and explore how cells of all organisms undergo similar processes to maintain homeostasis, including extracting energy from food, getting rid of waste, and reproducing.
L.14.3
Life Science Logo. Includes a DNA symbol on a green background.
Compare and contrast types of infectious agents that may infect the human body, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites.
L.14.6
PPhysical Science
PPhysical Science
Physical Science Logo. Includes an atom symbol on a pink background.
Explore the Law of Conservation of Energy by differentiating between potential and kinetic energy. Identify situations where kinetic energy is transformed into potential energy and vice versa.
P.11.1
Physical Science Logo. Includes an atom symbol on a pink background.
Explore the Law of Gravity by recognizing that every object exerts gravitational force on every other object and that the force depends on how much mass the objects have and how far apart they are.
P.13.2
Physical Science Logo. Includes an atom symbol on a pink background.
Measure and graph distance versus time for an object moving at a constant speed. Interpret this relationship.
P.12.1
Physical Science Logo. Includes an atom symbol on a pink background.
Investigate and describe that an unbalanced force acting on an object changes its speed, or direction of motion, or both.
P.13.3
Physical Science Logo. Includes an atom symbol on a pink background.
Investigate and describe types of forces including contact forces and forces acting at a distance, such as electrical, magnetic, and gravitational.
P.13.1