Course Description:

  Sixth grade science builds on the concepts and skills acquired in kindergarten through fifth grade. The concepts studied at the sixth grade level include:

1^st Quarter:  Forces and motions: including wave properties in energy, earthquakes, and light and sound and understanding the structure and physical properties of matter.

2^nd Quarter:  The structure of the Earth, how forces of nature and humans have changed the Earth, understanding the solar system.

3^rd Quarter:  Energy Conservation: understanding how energy is transferred

4^th Quarter: Understanding the structure and behaviors of plants and living organisms that allow them reproduce and survive and the flow of energy through ecosystems