What the
State of Texas requires all sixth graders to know, and when
I cover it!
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Scope
and Sequence for 6th grade Science
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1st
Six Weeks: Nature of Science
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- Collect data
by observing and measuring. (TEKS/SE)(6.2B)
- Analyze and
interpret information to construct reasonable explanations
from direct and indirect evidence. (TEKS/SE)(6.2C)
- Communicate
valid conclusions. (TEKS/SE)(6.2D)
- Construct graphs,
tables, maps, and charts using tools including computers
to organize, examine, and evaluate data. (TEKS/SE)(6.2E)
- Represent the
natural world using models and identify their limitations.
(TEKS/SE)(6.3C)
- Evaluate the
impact of research on scientific thought, society,
and the environment. (TEKS/SE)(6.3D)
- Identify patterns
in collected information using percent, average, range,
and frequency. (TEKS/SE)(6.4B)
- Identify and
describe a system that results from the combination
of two or more systems such as in the solar system.
(TEKS/SE)(6.5A)
- Describe how
the properties of a system are different from the
properties of its parts. (TEKS/SE)(6.5B
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2nd
Six Weeks: Nature of Labs/Genetics
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- Collect data
by observing and measuring. (TEKS/SE)(6.2B)
- Analyze and
interpret information to construct reasonable explanations
from direct and indirect evidence. (TEKS/SE)(6.2C)
- Communicate
valid conclusions. (TEKS/SE)(6.2D)
- Construct graphs,
tables, maps, and charts using tools including computers
to organize, examine, and evaluate data. (TEKS/SE)(6.2E)
- Evaluate the
impact of research on scientific thought, society,
and the environment. (TEKS/SE)(6.3D)
- Identify patterns
in collected information using percent, average, range,
and frequency. (TEKS/SE)(6.4B)
- Identify and
describe a system that results from the combination
of two or more systems such as in the solar system.
(TEKS/SE)(6.5A)
- Describe how
the properties of a system are different from the
properties of its parts. (TEKS/SE)(6.5B)
- Demonstrate
safe practices during field and laboratory investigations.
(TEKS/SE)(6.1A)
- Make wise choices
in the use and conservation of resources and the disposal
or recycling of materials. (TEKS/SE)(6.1B)
- Plan and implement
investigative procedures including asking questions,
formulating testable hypotheses, and selecting and
using equipment and technology. (TEKS/SE)(6.2A)
- Analyze, review,
and critique scientific explanations, including hypotheses
and theories, as to their strengths and weaknesses
using scientific evidence and information. (TEKS/SE)(6.3A)
- Collect, analyze,
and record information using tools including beakers,
petri dishes, meter sticks, graduated cylinders, weather
instruments, timing devices, hot plates, test tubes,
safety goggles, spring scales, magnets, balances,
microscopes, (more)(6.4A)
- Connect Grade
6 science concepts with the history of science and
contributions of scientists. (TEKS/SE)(6.3E)
- Differentiate
between structure and function. (TEKS/SE)(6.10A)
- Determine that
all organisms are composed of cells that carry on
functions to sustain life. (TEKS/SE)(6.10B)
- Identify how
structure complements function at different levels
of organization including organs, organ systems, organisms,
and populations. (TEKS/SE)(6.10C)
- Identify some
changes in traits that can occur over several generations
through natural occurrence and selective breeding.
(TEKS/SE)(6.11A)
- Identify cells
as structures containing genetic material. (TEKS/SE)(6.11B)
- Interpret the
role of genes in inheritance. (TEKS/SE)(6.11C)
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3rd
Six Weeks: Biology
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- Collect data
by observing and measuring. (TEKS/SE)(6.2B)
- Analyze and
interpret information to construct reasonable explanations
from direct and indirect evidence. (TEKS/SE)(6.2C)
- Communicate
valid conclusions. (TEKS/SE)(6.2D)
- Construct graphs,
tables, maps, and charts using tools including computers
to organize, examine, and evaluate data. (TEKS/SE)(6.2E)
- Evaluate the
impact of research on scientific thought, society,
and the environment. (TEKS/SE)(6.3D)
- Identify patterns
in collected information using percent, average, range,
and frequency. (TEKS/SE)(6.4B)
- Identify and
describe a system that results from the combination
of two or more systems such as in the solar system.
(TEKS/SE)(6.5A)
- Describe how
the properties of a system are different from the
properties of its parts. (TEKS/SE)(6.5B)
- Demonstrate
safe practices during field and laboratory investigations.
(TEKS/SE)(6.1A)
- Make wise choices
in the use and conservation of resources and the disposal
or recycling of materials. (TEKS/SE)(6.1B)
- Plan and implement
investigative procedures including asking questions,
formulating testable hypotheses, and selecting and
using equipment and technology. (TEKS/SE)(6.2A)
- Analyze, review,
and critique scientific explanations, including hypotheses
and theories, as to their strengths and weaknesses
using scientific evidence and information. (TEKS/SE)(6.3A)
- Collect, analyze,
and record information using tools including beakers,
petri dishes, meter sticks, graduated cylinders, weather
instruments, timing devices, hot plates, test tubes,
safety goggles, spring scales, magnets, balances,
microscopes, (more)(6.4A)
- Connect Grade
6 science concepts with the history of science and
contributions of scientists. (TEKS/SE)(6.3E)
- Differentiate
between structure and function. (TEKS/SE)(6.10A)
- Determine that
all organisms are composed of cells that carry on
functions to sustain life. (TEKS/SE)(6.10B)
- Identify how
structure complements function at different levels
of organization including organs, organ systems, organisms,
and populations. (TEKS/SE)(6.10C)
- Identify components
of an ecosystem to which organisms may respond. (TEKS/SE)(6.12C)
- Describe energy
flow in living systems including food chains and food
webs. (TEKS/SE)(6.8C)
- Identify responses
in organisms to internal stimuli such as hunger or
thirst. (TEKS/SE)(6.12A)
- Identify responses
in organisms to external stimuli such as the presence
or absence of heat or light. (TEKS/SE)(6.12B)
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4th
Six Weeks: Chemistry/Physics
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- Collect data
by observing and measuring. (TEKS/SE)(6.2B)
- Analyze and
interpret information to construct reasonable explanations
from direct and indirect evidence. (TEKS/SE)(6.2C)
- Communicate
valid conclusions. (TEKS/SE)(6.2D)
- Construct graphs,
tables, maps, and charts using tools including computers
to organize, examine, and evaluate data. (TEKS/SE)(6.2E)
- Evaluate the
impact of research on scientific thought, society,
and the environment. (TEKS/SE)(6.3D)
- Identify patterns
in collected information using percent, average, range,
and frequency. (TEKS/SE)(6.4B)
- Identify and
describe a system that results from the combination
of two or more systems such as in the solar system.
(TEKS/SE)(6.5A)
- Describe how
the properties of a system are different from the
properties of its parts. (TEKS/SE)(6.5B)
- Demonstrate
safe practices during field and laboratory investigations.
(TEKS/SE)(6.1A)
- Make wise choices
in the use and conservation of resources and the disposal
or recycling of materials. (TEKS/SE)(6.1B)
- Plan and implement
investigative procedures including asking questions,
formulating testable hypotheses, and selecting and
using equipment and technology. (TEKS/SE)(6.2A)
- Analyze, review,
and critique scientific explanations, including hypotheses
and theories, as to their strengths and weaknesses
using scientific evidence and information. (TEKS/SE)(6.3A)
- Collect, analyze,
and record information using tools including beakers,
petri dishes, meter sticks, graduated cylinders, weather
instruments, timing devices, hot plates, test tubes,
safety goggles, spring scales, magnets, balances,
microscopes, (more)(6.4A)
- Connect Grade
6 science concepts with the history of science and
contributions of scientists. (TEKS/SE)(6.3E)
- Demonstrate
that new substances can be made when two or more substances
are chemically combined and compare the properties
of the new substances to the original substances.
(TEKS/SE)(6.7A)
- Classify substances
by their physical and chemical properties. (TEKS/SE)(6.7B)
- Identify and
describe the changes in position, direction of motion,
and speed of an object when acted upon by force. (TEKS/SE)(6.6A)
- Demonstrate
that changes in motion can be measured and graphically
represented. (TEKS/SE)(6.6B)
- Define matter
and energy. (TEKS/SE)(6.8A)
- Identify energy
transformations occurring during the production of
energy for human use such as electrical energy to
heat energy or heat energy to electrical energy. (TEKS/SE)(6.9A)
- Compare methods
used for transforming energy in devices such as water
heaters, cooling systems, or hydroelectric and wind
power plants. (TEKS/SE)(6.9B)
- Research and
describe energy types from their source to their use
and determine if the type is renewable, non-renewable,
or inexhaustible. (TEKS/SE)(6.9C)
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5th
Six Weeks: Physics/Geology
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- Collect data
by observing and measuring. (TEKS/SE)(6.2B)
- Analyze and
interpret information to construct reasonable explanations
from direct and indirect evidence. (TEKS/SE)(6.2C)
- Communicate
valid conclusions. (TEKS/SE)(6.2D)
- Construct graphs,
tables, maps, and charts using tools including computers
to organize, examine, and evaluate data. (TEKS/SE)(6.2E)
- Evaluate the
impact of research on scientific thought, society,
and the environment. (TEKS/SE)(6.3D)
- Identify patterns
in collected information using percent, average, range,
and frequency. (TEKS/SE)(6.4B)
- Identify and
describe a system that results from the combination
of two or more systems such as in the solar system.
(TEKS/SE)(6.5A)
- Describe how
the properties of a system are different from the
properties of its parts. (TEKS/SE)(6.5B)
- Demonstrate
safe practices during field and laboratory investigations.
(TEKS/SE)(6.1A)
- Make wise choices
in the use and conservation of resources and the disposal
or recycling of materials. (TEKS/SE)(6.1B)
- Plan and implement
investigative procedures including asking questions,
formulating testable hypotheses, and selecting and
using equipment and technology. (TEKS/SE)(6.2A)
- Analyze, review,
and critique scientific explanations, including hypotheses
and theories, as to their strengths and weaknesses
using scientific evidence and information. (TEKS/SE)(6.3A)
- Collect, analyze,
and record information using tools including beakers,
petri dishes, meter sticks, graduated cylinders, weather
instruments, timing devices, hot plates, test tubes,
safety goggles, spring scales, magnets, balances,
microscopes, (more)(6.4A)
- Connect Grade
6 science concepts with the history of science and
contributions of scientists. (TEKS/SE)(6.3E)
- Define matter
and energy. (TEKS/SE)(6.8A)
- Identify energy
transformations occurring during the production of
energy for human use such as electrical energy to
heat energy or heat energy to electrical energy. (TEKS/SE)(6.9A)
- Compare methods
used for transforming energy in devices such as water
heaters, cooling systems, or hydroelectric and wind
power plants. (TEKS/SE)(6.9B)
- Research and
describe energy types from their source to their use
and determine if the type is renewable, non-renewable,
or inexhaustible. (TEKS/SE)(6.9C)
- Identify forces
that shape features of the Earth including uplifting,
movement of water, and volcanic activity. (TEKS/SE)(6.6C)
- Explain and
illustrate the interactions between matter and energy
in the water cycle and in the decay of biomass such
as in a compost bin. (TEKS/SE)(6.8B)
- Summarize the
rock cycle. (TEKS/SE)(6.14A)
- Identify relationships
between groundwater and surface water in a watershed.
(TEKS/SE)(6.14B)
- Describe components
of the atmosphere, including oxygen, nitrogen, and
water vapor, and identify the role of atmospheric
movement in weather changes. (TEKS/SE)(6.14C)
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6th
Six Weeks:Geology/Astronomy
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- Collect data
by observing and measuring. (TEKS/SE)(6.2B)
- Analyze and
interpret information to construct reasonable explanations
from direct and indirect evidence. (TEKS/SE)(6.2C)
- Communicate
valid conclusions. (TEKS/SE)(6.2D)
- Construct graphs,
tables, maps, and charts using tools including computers
to organize, examine, and evaluate data. (TEKS/SE)(6.2E)
- Evaluate the
impact of research on scientific thought, society,
and the environment. (TEKS/SE)(6.3D)
- Identify patterns
in collected information using percent, average, range,
and frequency. (TEKS/SE)(6.4B)
- Identify and
describe a system that results from the combination
of two or more systems such as in the solar system.
(TEKS/SE)(6.5A)
- Describe how
the properties of a system are different from the
properties of its parts. (TEKS/SE)(6.5B)
- Demonstrate
safe practices during field and laboratory investigations.
(TEKS/SE)(6.1A)
- Make wise choices
in the use and conservation of resources and the disposal
or recycling of materials. (TEKS/SE)(6.1B)
- Plan and implement
investigative procedures including asking questions,
formulating testable hypotheses, and selecting and
using equipment and technology. (TEKS/SE)(6.2A)
- Analyze, review,
and critique scientific explanations, including hypotheses
and theories, as to their strengths and weaknesses
using scientific evidence and information. (TEKS/SE)(6.3A)
- Collect, analyze,
and record information using tools including beakers,
petri dishes, meter sticks, graduated cylinders, weather
instruments, timing devices, hot plates, test tubes,
safety goggles, spring scales, magnets, balances,
microscopes, (more)(6.4A)
- Connect Grade
6 science concepts with the history of science and
contributions of scientists. (TEKS/SE)(6.3E)
- Identify relationships
between groundwater and surface water in a watershed.
(TEKS/SE)(6.14B)
- Describe components
of the atmosphere, including oxygen, nitrogen, and
water vapor, and identify the role of atmospheric
movement in weather changes. (TEKS/SE)(6.14C)
- Identify characteristics
of objects in our solar system including the Sun,
planets, meteorites, comets, asteroids, and moons.
(TEKS/SE)(6.13A)
- Describe types
of equipment and transportation needed for space travel.
(TEKS/SE)(6.13B)
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