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)