Manitoba Grade 6 science curriculum
The Grade 6 science outcomes we teach, in the curriculum's own words, with the lessons and practice pages for each. Pick an outcome code for the full list of lessons and printables.
Manitoba Science, Kindergarten to Grade 8. Every lesson comes with a printable teacher guide and student sheet.
Skills: Researching
6-0-2b Review information to determine its usefulness, using predetermined criteria (comparing four 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?)
Skills: Implementing a plan
6-0-4a Carry out procedures that comprise a fair test, controlling variables and repeating measurements.
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 · Build It, Launch It workbook · Evidence Lab workbook · How Your Body Works workbook · Keep It Cool: Ice, Insulation and Staying Comfortable workbook · Winter Science: Ice, Snow and Staying Warm workbook · Think Like a Scientist: The Scientific Method workbook · Steppe Science: Staying Warm on the Kazakh Steppe workbook · Monsoon Science: Rain, Sun and the Nón Lá workbook
Skills: Concluding and applying
6-0-7b Base conclusions on evidence rather than preconceived ideas or hunches.
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 · Build It, Launch It workbook · Evidence Lab workbook · How Your Body Works workbook · Keep It Cool: Ice, Insulation and Staying Comfortable workbook · Winter Science: Ice, Snow and Staying Warm workbook · Think Like a Scientist: The Scientific Method workbook · Steppe Science: Staying Warm on the Kazakh Steppe workbook · Monsoon Science: Rain, Sun and the Nón Lá workbook
Cluster 2: Flight
6-2-10 Identify and diagram the four forces that act on living things or devices that fly through the air (paper plane: lift, drag, thrust, gravity; a Grade 6 outcome).
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: Build It, Launch It workbook · Pushes, Pulls and Magnets workbook · Forces at Work: Gravity, Resistance, Levers and Pulleys workbook
6-2-11 Compare a variety of propulsion methods used to produce thrust in animals and flying devices (balloon rocket; partial).
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: Build It, Launch It workbook · Pushes, Pulls and Magnets workbook · Forces at Work: Gravity, Resistance, Levers and Pulleys workbook
6-2-15 Use the design process to construct a prototype that can fly and meet specific performance criteria.
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: Build It, Launch It workbook · Your Senses: How Does Your Body Know? workbook · Simple Circuits: Make It Light Up workbook · Earth Day Investigations: Make Your School Better workbook · Monsoon Science: Rain, Sun and the Nón Lá workbook · Evidence Lab workbook · How Your Body Works workbook · Keep It Cool: Ice, Insulation and Staying Comfortable workbook · Winter Science: Ice, Snow and Staying Warm workbook · Think Like a Scientist: The Scientific Method workbook · Test the Claim: Science Facts, Myths and AI Answers workbook · Steppe Science: Staying Warm on the Kazakh Steppe workbook
Cluster 3: Electricity
6-3-06 Develop a definition of an electrical circuit, based on classroom explorations (a Grade 6 outcome taught at Grade 4).
Lessons: Simple Circuits: Make It Light Up
Practice: Simple Circuits: Make It Light Up workbook · Keep It Cool: Ice, Insulation and Staying Comfortable workbook · Winter Science: Ice, Snow and Staying Warm workbook · Steppe Science: Staying Warm on the Kazakh Steppe workbook
6-3-07 Experiment to classify a variety of materials as insulators or conductors.
Lessons: Simple Circuits: Make It Light Up
Practice: Simple Circuits: Make It Light Up workbook · Keep It Cool: Ice, Insulation and Staying Comfortable workbook · Winter Science: Ice, Snow and Staying Warm workbook · Steppe Science: Staying Warm on the Kazakh Steppe workbook
6-3-08 Demonstrate and describe the function of switches in electrical circuits (burglar alarm).
Lessons: Simple Circuits: Make It Light Up
Practice: Simple Circuits: Make It Light Up workbook · Power Up: Where Electricity Comes From workbook
6-3-10 Explore factors that affect bulb brightness in simple series and parallel circuits (string-lights lesson).
Lessons: Simple Circuits: Make It Light Up
Practice: Simple Circuits: Make It Light Up workbook · Keep It Cool: Ice, Insulation and Staying Comfortable workbook · Winter Science: Ice, Snow and Staying Warm workbook · Steppe Science: Staying Warm on the Kazakh Steppe workbook
6-3-13 Explore motors and generators to determine that electromagnets transform electricity into motion and motion into electricity (partial: wind machine).
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 · Simple Circuits: Make It Light Up workbook
6-3-15 Identify the two major sources of electrical energy, and provide examples of each.
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
6-3-16 Identify renewable and nonrenewable sources of electrical energy, and discuss advantages and disadvantages of each (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
6-3-18 Describe factors that affect the consumption of electrical energy, and outline an action plan to reduce electrical consumption (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
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