Salt Shaker Press: Grade 6 science

the standard codes and descriptions for Grade 6 Science, as listed in the document.

Life Science

S.6.1: Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems. ¹
S.6.2: Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.* ²

S.6.3: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms. ³
S.6.4: Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism. ⁴
S.6.5: Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem. ⁵
S.6.6: Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. ⁶
S.6.7: Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations. ⁷

S.6.8: Develop models to describe the relationship between atoms and molecules. ⁸
S.6.9: Utilize the periodic table as an informational tool to identify elements. ⁹

S.6.10: Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave. ¹⁰
S.6.11: Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials. ¹¹
S.6.12: Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals. ¹²

S.6.13: Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons. ¹³
S.6.14: Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system. ¹⁴
S.6.15: Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system. ¹⁵

S.6.16: Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions. ¹⁶
S.6.17: Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates. ¹⁷
S.6.18: Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the change in global temperatures over the past century. ¹⁸

S.6.19: analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects. ¹⁹

S.6.20: Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution. ²⁰
S.6.21: Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each. ²¹