Ascension School

          Chesterfield, MO

Sixth Grade Curriculum

Science 

                    GOALS: 

The students of Ascension School will: 

·                    Perform experiments to illustrate chemical change

·                    Explain how physical and chemical properties differ

·                    Know the difference between kinetic and potential energy

·                    Build a motor with magnets, wire and battery

·                    Know the difference between transparent, opaque and translucent

·                    Observe and experiment with different types of rocks

·                    Explain how a cave is formed

·                    Know the cause of moving plate

·                    Make a hygrometer

·                    Make a barometer

·                    Differentiate between the types of reproduction

·                    Describe how some animals reproduce

·                    Describe the function of nerve cells

·                    Identify the functions of the endocrine system

·                    Discuss disease and disease prevention

CONTENT: 

·                    chemicals and chemical changes

·                    acids and bases

·                    electricity

·                    motors

·                    energy types

·                    plate tectonics

·                    weather instruments

·                    weather instruments

·                    types of reproduction

·                    animals and their reproductive cycles

·                    nerve cells diseases