SIXTH GRADE SCIENCE UNITS       

1.Scientific Method: an introduction to the method scientists use to conduct investigations     

2.Measurement: measuring length (using a ruler/meter stick), mass (triple beam balance),volume(graduated cylinder), temperature (thermometer)          

3.Graphing: creating and analyzing line graphs      

4, The Science Fair: Experimenting

5..Human Body Systems: circulatory, respiratory, skeletal, muscular, digestive, excretory

6.Energy: types/forms of energy, energy sources, transformations

7.Electricity and Magnetism: static electricity, circuits, magnets

8.Forces and Motion: gravity, friction, Newton's laws of motion, simple machines (levers and pulleys)

9. Light and Sound