Ohio - Science: Grade 6

ESS: Earth and Space Science

1.1: Rocks, Minerals and Soil

6.ESS.1: Minerals have specific, quantifiable properties.

6.ESS.2: Igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks have unique characteristics that can be used for identification and/or classification.

6.ESS.3: Igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks form in different ways.

6.ESS.4: Soil is unconsolidated material that contains organic matter and weathered rock.

6.ESS.5: Rocks, minerals and soils have common and practical uses.

PS: Physical Science

16.1: Matter and Motion

6.PS.1: Matter is made up of small particles called atoms.

6.PS.2: Changes of state are explained by a model of matter composed of particles that are in motion.

6.PS.3: There are two categories of energy: kinetic and potential.

6.PS.4: An object’s motion can be described by its speed and the direction in which it is moving.

LS: Life Science

35.1: Cellular to Multicellular

6.LS.1: Cells are the fundamental unit of life.

6.LS.2: All cells come from pre-existing cells.

6.LS.3: Cells carry on specific functions that sustain life.

6.LS.4: Living systems at all levels of organization demonstrate the complementary nature of structure and function.