Grade 6 Science Curriculum Outline for 2007-2008 

Below is a list of topics that will be covered during this school year.  This is a tentative list as there is still a unit that may be included in the spring.  More information will follow as it becomes available.  Information will be introduced and discussed in the classroom.  Research will also play a vital role in the topics we cover as well.  Textbooks will not be assigned to each child however, if the need arises that your child should need a textbook to complete an assignment, a book may be signed out by your student.   

                                               Science Topics  

Adaptations

1.                                           1.      Ecology review
2.                                           2.      3 types of adaptations
3.                                           3.      Group poster project
4.                                           4.      Arctic animal insulation lab    
5.   

Land Biomes

1.                                           1.      Tundra
2.                                           2.      Taiga
3.                                           3.      Temperate Deciduous Forest
4.                                           4.      Tropical Rain Forest
5.                                           5.      Grassland
6.                                           6.      Desert
7.                                           7.      Biome project
8.                                           8.      Forestry presentation from Maine Foresters’  
9.                                               Association 
10.  

Matter

1.                                           1.      Introduction to the periodic table
2.                                           2.      compounds
3.                                           3.      pH testing  

Energy

1.                                          1.      Renewable resources
2.                                          2.      Nonrenewable resources
3.                                          3.      Alternative energy sources      

Weather

•                                          1.      Water cycle
•                                          2.      Meteorological tools
•                                          3.      Weather map keys
•                                          4.      Meteorologist visit and presentation