K to 12 Science - Grade 6 Science Standards

Learners will understand how the different organ systems work together. They will classify plants based on reproductive structures and animals based on the presence or lack of backbone. They will design and conduct an investigation on plant propagation. They will also learn about larger ecosystems such as rainforests, coral reefs, and mangrove swamps.

Learners will recognize that when mixed together, materials do not form new ones thus these materials may be recovered using different separation techniques. Learners will also prepare useful mixtures such as food, drinks and herbal medicines.

Learners will describe what happens duringearthquakes and volcanic eruptions and demonstrate what to do when they occur. They will infer that the weather follows a pattern in the course of a year. They will learn about the solar system, with emphasis on the motions of the Earth as prerequisite to the study of seasons in another grade level.

Learners will infer that friction and gravity affect how people and objects move. They will also discover that heat, light, sound, electricity, and motion studied earlier are forms of energy and these undergo transformation.