6th Grade Science Focus Standards

Cross-Cutting Concepts

1.   Scale, Proportion, and Quantity (Cells, Thermal Energy)

2.  Cause and Effect (Reproduction

3.  Systems & Systems Models (Body Systems, Weather, Ocean Currents, Growth of Organisms)

4.  Structure & Function (Anatomy of a Cell)

5.  Energy & Matter (Thermal Energy Transfer)

Science and Engineering Practices

6.   Constructing Explanations & Designing Solutions (Thermal Energy Transfer, Human Impact)

7.   Asking Questions/Defining Problems (Climate Change)

8.   Developing and Using Models (Cell, Water Cycle, Weather, Inheritance)

9.   Using Mathematics & Computational Thinking

10.  Analyzing & Interpreting Data (Kinetic Energy)