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Sixth Grade Science

A quality science education embodies 21st century skills and postsecondary and workforce readiness by teaching students critical skills and thought processes to meet the challenges of today’s world. Scientifically literate graduates will help to ensure Colorado’s economic vitality by encouraging the development of research and technology, managing and preserving our environmental treasures, and caring for the health and well-being of our citizens.

Standards and Grade Level Expectations
Physical Science 1 All matter is made of atoms, which are far too small to see directly through a light microscope. Elements have unique atoms and thus, unique properties. Atoms themselves are made of even smaller particles
2 Atoms may stick together in well-defined molecules or be packed together in large arrangements. Different arrangements of atoms into groups compose all substances.
3 The physical characteristics and changes of solid, liquid, and gas states can be explained using the particulate model
4 Distinguish among, explain, and apply the relationships among mass, weight, volume, and density
Life Science 1 Changes in environmental conditions can affect the survival of individual organisms, populations, and entire species
2 Organisms interact with each other and their environment in various ways that create a flow of energy and cycling of matter in an ecosystem
Earth Science 1 Complex interrelationships exist between Earth’s structure and natural processes that over time are both constructive and destructive
2 Water on Earth is distributed and circulated through oceans, glaciers, rivers, ground water, and the atmosphere
3 Earth’s natural resources provide the foundation for human society’s physical needs. Many natural resources are nonrenewable on human timescales, while others can be renewed or recycled

Thompson School District Curriculum Placemats

Thompson placemats provide specific information regarding the skills 6th Graders will be able to master by the end of the school year.