Grade 6 Science Course Content
Unit 1: Models and Designs
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Making observations of systems
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Developing scientific models to explain how systems work
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Using models to communicate ideas to others
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Understanding the difference between physical and conceptual models
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Using scientific knowledge to design useful products
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Collaborating with others to confront challenges
Unit 2: Fungi
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Classifying living things
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Identifying characteristics of fungi
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Comparing fungi to plants and animals
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Comparing types of fungi: mushrooms, molds, and yeasts
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Describing key structures and processes of fungi
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Identifying helpful and harmful aspects of fungi
Unit 3: Control Systems of the Human Body
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Identifying parts of the nervous system and their functions
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Understanding how the brain learns and stores memories
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Describing strategies for improving learning and memory
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Understanding how messages are transmitted through the body
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Describing parts of the endocrine system and their functions
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Identifying disorders of the nervous and endocrine systems
Unit 4: Simple Machines
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Identifying parts of a lever system
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Determining which class (1, 2, or 3) a lever system belongs to
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Describing the ways in which lever systems can provide advantage
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Using different kinds of pulley systems to lift a load
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Describing how pulley systems can provide advantage
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Identifying other simple machines and the advantages they provide
Unit 5: Light and Color
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Identifying the primary and secondary colors of light
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Describing additive color mixing and its uses
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Understanding that objects reflect, absorb, and transmit light
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Identifying the primary and secondary colors of pigment
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Describing subtractive color mixing and its uses
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Understanding how the eye and brain detect and perceive colors
Unit 6: Lenses and Mirrors
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Understanding that light rays travel in straight lines
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Explaining how light is reflected by flat, convex, and concave mirrors
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Describing the appearance of reflected images
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Explaining how light is refracted by convex and concave lenses
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Describing the appearance of images produced by lenses
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Identifying practical uses of lenses and mirrors
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