Alberta Grade 6 science curriculum

SCI6-OI1-GQ1-LO1-KO1-U Particles change speed and distance from each other when heated or cooled.

Lessons: Hot and Cold: Particles on the Move

Practice: Hot and Cold: Particles on the Move workbook

SCI6-OI1-GQ1-LO1-KO2-U Expansion and contraction of matter can be the basis for the design of tools that measure temperature (build a thermometer).

Lessons: Hot and Cold: Particles on the Move

Practice: Hot and Cold: Particles on the Move workbook · Hot Stuff: Heat, Temperature and Cooling workbook · Steppe Science: Staying Warm on the Kazakh Steppe workbook

SCI6-OI1-GQ1-LO1-KO3-U Most matter expands when heated and contracts when cooled (sidewalk gaps, bike tires).

Lessons: Hot and Cold: Particles on the Move

Practice: Hot and Cold: Particles on the Move workbook

SCI6-OI2-GQ1-LO1-KO3-U For every action force there is an equal and opposite reaction force (balloon rocket; the unit introduces this idea in an early, informal way).

Lessons: Build It, Launch It (Can you drop an egg without breaking it?, What makes a paper plane fly farthest?, How does a rocket push itself into space?)

Practice: Forces and Motion: Crash, Push and Stop workbook

SCI6-OI2-GQ2-LO1-KO1-U The advantages and disadvantages of several factors influence selection of energy resources (wind and solar).

Lessons: Power Up: Where Electricity Comes From (Where does our classroom's electricity come from?, Can the wind power our school?, Why don't we use solar power everywhere?)

Practice: Power Up: Where Electricity Comes From workbook · Earth Day Investigations: Make Your School Better workbook · Our Changing Planet: Resources and Human Impact workbook

SCI6-OI2-GQ2-LO1-KO2-U Energy resources can be managed for use in daily living (classroom electricity audit).

Lessons: Earth Day Investigations: Make Your School Better

Practice: Earth Day Investigations: Make Your School Better workbook · Our Changing Planet: Resources and Human Impact workbook · Power Up: Where Electricity Comes From workbook

SCI6-OI3-GQ1-LO1-KO3-U Identifying changes in climate relies on observations and measurements from different points in time.

Lessons: Climate Clues (Is this winter colder than when your grandparents were kids?, What can a tree ring tell us?, What's the difference between weather and climate?)

Practice: Climate Clues workbook

SCI6-OI4-GQ1-LO1-KO1-U The components and characteristics of an ecosystem affect the diversity of the organisms that live in it (schoolyard count under a log).

Lessons: Food Webs: Who Eats Whom?

Practice: Food Webs: Who Eats Whom? workbook · Our Living Planet workbook

SCI6-OI4-GQ1-LO1-KO2-U Photosynthesis is a process that supports growth and survival in a variety of ecosystems (a Grade 6 outcome taught here at Grade 5).

Lessons: Food Webs: Who Eats Whom?

Practice: Food Webs: Who Eats Whom? workbook

SCI6-OI4-GQ1-LO1-KO3-U There are significant relationships between plants and animals within ecosystems (food web yarn game, decomposers).

Lessons: Food Webs: Who Eats Whom?

Practice: Food Webs: Who Eats Whom? workbook · Our Living Planet workbook

SCI6-OI7-GQ1-LO1-KO2-SP Evaluate the trustworthiness of evidence and explanations from a variety of sources (an early start on a Grade 6 skill).

Lessons: Evidence Lab (How do you know a fact is true?, Why do scientists repeat their tests?)

SCI6-OI7-GQ1-LO1-KO2-U Scientific explanations are constructed by using reliable, objective data and evidence; evaluate the trustworthiness of evidence from a variety of sources.

Lessons: Test the Claim: Science Facts, Myths and AI Answers (Does salt make water boil faster?, Is that AI answer true?, Which source should we trust?)

Practice: Test the Claim: Science Facts, Myths and AI Answers workbook · Stone, Bamboo and Storms: Building in Vietnam workbook

Outcome Students investigate climate, changes in climate, and the impact of climate change on Earth.

Lessons: Climate Clues (Is this winter colder than when your grandparents were kids?, What can a tree ring tell us?, What's the difference between weather and climate?)

Outcome Students investigate how particles of matter behave when heated or cooled and analyze effects on solids, liquids, and gases.

Lessons: Hot and Cold: Particles on the Move

Outcome Energy: students investigate energy resources and explain factors that influence their use.

Lessons: Power Up: Where Electricity Comes From (Where does our classroom's electricity come from?, Why don't we use solar power everywhere?)