Sixth Grade Science

About Grade 6 Science

Grade 6 science (6th grade, ages 11–12) is 40 lessons in 5 units: Unit 1 — Scientific Practices (lessons 1–8), Unit 2 — Matter & Energy (lessons 9–16), Unit 3 — Life Science (lessons 17–24), Unit 4 — Earth & Space (lessons 25–32), and finally Unit 5 — Engineering & Showcase (lessons 33–40), project work that brings the year together. Along the way, children learn to name the six common forms of energy, define an adaptation as a trait that helps a living thing survive in its habitat and describe each stage of the water cycle in your own words.

Start here: Lesson 1: Ask Testable Questions from Observations is free to open and print. Every other lesson has a free preview of its mini lesson and vocabulary.

Paper first: each lesson is printed before you call your child. You read it once and talk it through, your child does the exercises on paper, and you correct together with the Parent checklist — about 45 minutes at the table. The next day, a 10-minute screen review of the same lesson.