6th Grade Science
Scope and Sequence
| Cells and Microbes | Forces and Motion |
| Continuity of Life | The Changing Earth |
| The Nature of Matter | Oceanography |
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- Parts of a cell
- Compare/Contrast plant and animal cells
- Life processes withineach cell (mitosis)
- Heirarchical organization of multicellular organisms from cell to tissues to organs to system to organisms
- Protists and fungi
- Bacteria and viruses
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- Asexual reproduction and Sexual reproduction (meiosis)
- Inherited and acquired traits
- Evolution and evolutionary processes
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- Phisical and chemical properties
- Elements, compounds, and mixtures
- Physical and chemical changes
- Acids and bases
- Atomic structure
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- Fossil Fuels and their advantages, disadvantages, and energy uses
- Characteristics of motion
- Gravity
- Measuring changes in motion
- Friction
- Action-Reaction forces
- How forces affect the motion of objects
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- Theory of Plate Tectonics
- Movement of continents
- Formation of mountains
- Earthquakes and Volcanoes
- Knowledge of the Earth's layers
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- Contents and properties of ocean water
- Features and exploration of the ocean floor
- Currents, waves, and tides
- Resources from the ocean
- Ocean pollution