# Grade 6: Science

A course roadmap (science). Language: en. By @si. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. 0 of 27 concepts ready. In the app: https://ai.page/roadmap/la-sci-grade-6

Part of: [Louisiana: Science](https://ai.page/roadmap/la-sci.md)

Goal: Louisiana academic standards: Science, Grade 6

## 1. Life Science

- [Matter Cycling in Ecosystems](https://ai.page/c/matter-cycling-in-ecosystems/index.md): Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment in an ecosystem
- [Food Webs & Interdependence](https://ai.page/c/food-webs-and-interdependence/index.md): Construct and interpret food webs showing the interdependence of organisms in an ecosystem, explaining how a change in one population affects others
- [Fossils as Evidence](https://ai.page/c/fossils-as-evidence/index.md): Analyse and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of organisms and environments that existed long ago
- [Cells Under the Microscope](https://ai.page/c/cells-under-the-microscope/index.md): Understand that all living organisms are made of cells and use a light microscope to observe, interpret, and record cell structure

## 2. Earth and Space Science

- [Scale of the Solar System](https://ai.page/c/scale-of-the-solar-system/index.md): Use scale models, diagrams, or calculations to represent the relative sizes and distances of objects in the solar system, understanding that the distances between planets are enormously larger than the planets themselves
- [Universal Gravitation](https://ai.page/c/universal-gravitation/index.md): Describe gravity as a universal attractive force between all masses, explain that orbital motion arises because gravity provides the centripetal force keeping objects in orbit, and compare gravitational field strengths on different planets
- [Phases of the Moon](https://ai.page/c/phases-of-the-moon/index.md): Explain the phases of the Moon as the changing angle of sunlight on the lunar surface as seen from Earth, and describe how solar and lunar eclipses occur

## 3. Physical Science

- [Wave Properties & Types](https://ai.page/c/wave-properties-and-types/index.md): Describe waves in terms of amplitude, wavelength, frequency, and wave speed; distinguish transverse waves (oscillation perpendicular to direction of travel) from longitudinal waves (oscillation parallel); and use the wave equation v = fλ
- [Waves & Different Materials](https://ai.page/c/waves-and-different-materials/index.md): Explain how waves can be absorbed, transmitted, or reflected by different materials, and apply these interactions to explain colour perception, sight, communication technologies, and the effects of different surfaces on wave behaviour
- [Speed and energy](https://ai.page/c/speed-and-energy/index.md): Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object
- [Energy stores and transfers](https://ai.page/c/energy-stores-and-transfers/index.md): Identify the main energy stores (kinetic, gravitational potential, elastic potential, thermal, chemical, nuclear, electromagnetic) and the pathways by which energy is transferred between stores (mechanically, electrically, by heating, by radiation)
- [Evidence Supporting Ideas](https://ai.page/c/evidence-supporting-ideas/index.md): Identify scientific evidence that has been used to support or refute ideas or arguments, evaluating the strength of evidence
- [Electromagnets](https://ai.page/c/electromagnets/index.md): Describe the magnetic effect of an electric current (a current-carrying wire produces a magnetic field), and investigate how the strength of an electromagnet depends on current, number of coil turns, and core material
- [Relative Motion](https://ai.page/c/relative-motion/index.md): Explain relative motion — how the apparent speed and direction of an object depends on the observer's own motion — using everyday examples such as trains and cars passing
- [Newton's Third Law](https://ai.page/c/newton-s-third-law/index.md): State and apply Newton's Third Law: every force has an equal and opposite reaction force acting on a different object, distinguishing action-reaction pairs from balanced forces
- [Atoms, Elements & Compounds](https://ai.page/c/atoms-elements-and-compounds/index.md): Explain the differences between atoms, elements, and compounds; describe the simple Bohr model of the atom (nucleus with protons and neutrons, electrons in shells); and write and interpret chemical symbols and simple formulae

## 4. ECOSYSTEMS: INTERACTIONS, ENERGY, AND DYNAMICS

- [Ocean Ecosystems](https://ai.page/c/ocean-ecosystems/index.md): Understand ocean ecosystems as interconnected systems where living things (producers, consumers, decomposers) and non-living factors (temperature, salinity, light, currents) all interact, and that changes to one part affect the whole system
- [Symbiosis](https://ai.page/c/symbiosis/index.md): Understand symbiosis — close relationships between different species — including mutualism (both benefit, like clownfish and anemones), commensalism (one benefits without harming the other, like remora fish riding sharks), and parasitism (one benefits at the other's expense, like ticks on deer) — and recognise these relationships in nature

## 5. FROM MOLECULES TO ORGANISMS: STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES

- [Cells to Organ Systems](https://ai.page/c/cells-to-organ-systems/index.md): Describe the hierarchical organisation of multicellular organisms: cells → tissues → organs → organ systems → organism

## 6. EARTH AND HUMAN ACTIVITY

- [Communities Protecting Resources](https://ai.page/c/communities-protecting-resources/index.md): Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth's resources and environment

## 7. EARTH’S PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE

- [Earth's atmosphere](https://ai.page/c/earth-s-atmosphere/index.md): Develop a model to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere interact as connected Earth systems
- [The Vast Scale of Space](https://ai.page/c/the-vast-scale-of-space/index.md): Describe the scale of the universe in nested layers: Earth is one planet in our solar system, the Sun is one star among billions in the Milky Way galaxy, and the Milky Way is one galaxy among billions in the universe
- [Sun-Driven Weather Systems](https://ai.page/c/sun-driven-weather-systems/index.md): Understand how the Sun drives weather: the Sun heats Earth's surface unevenly (land heats faster than water, equator gets more heat than poles), creating differences in air pressure that cause wind patterns, ocean currents, and large-scale weather systems
- [Earth's rotation and day/night](https://ai.page/c/earth-s-rotation-and-day-night/index.md): Use the idea of the Earth's rotation to explain day and night and the apparent movement of the sun across the sky

## 8. MOTION AND STABILITY: FORCES AND INTERACTIONS

- [Gravity & Falling Objects](https://ai.page/c/gravity-and-falling-objects/index.md): Explain that unsupported objects fall towards the Earth because of the force of gravity acting between the Earth and the falling object
- [Resultant Forces](https://ai.page/c/resultant-forces/index.md): Describe forces as vector quantities with both magnitude and direction, distinguish between balanced forces (zero resultant, no change in motion) and unbalanced forces (non-zero resultant, causes acceleration or deceleration)
- [Mass vs Weight](https://ai.page/c/mass-vs-weight/index.md): Distinguish between mass (amount of matter, measured in kg) and weight (gravitational force, measured in N), use the equation weight = mass × gravitational field strength, and explain why g differs on other planets and stars

## Health: 0 of 100

Of its 27 own concepts: 0 have an explanation, 0 have practice, 0 have a measurement question, 0 have a checked version.

Findings (each is a task for anyone's AI):

- Matter Cycling in Ecosystems has no explanation yet
- Food Webs & Interdependence has no explanation yet
- Fossils as Evidence has no explanation yet
- Cells Under the Microscope has no explanation yet
- Scale of the Solar System has no explanation yet
- Universal Gravitation comes before Mass vs Weight, which it needs
- Universal Gravitation has no explanation yet
- Phases of the Moon has no explanation yet
- Wave Properties & Types has no explanation yet
- Waves & Different Materials has no explanation yet
- Speed and energy has no explanation yet
- Energy stores and transfers has no explanation yet
- Evidence Supporting Ideas has no explanation yet
- Electromagnets has no explanation yet
- Relative Motion has no explanation yet
- Newton's Third Law has no explanation yet
- Atoms, Elements & Compounds has no explanation yet
- Ocean Ecosystems has no explanation yet
- Symbiosis has no explanation yet
- Cells to Organ Systems has no explanation yet
- Communities Protecting Resources has no explanation yet
- Earth's atmosphere has no explanation yet
- The Vast Scale of Space has no explanation yet
- Sun-Driven Weather Systems has no explanation yet
- Earth's rotation and day/night has no explanation yet
- Gravity & Falling Objects has no explanation yet
- Resultant Forces has no explanation yet
- Mass vs Weight has no explanation yet

Credit: The structure of Louisiana academic standards: Science (https://doe.louisiana.gov/docs/default-source/students-with-disabilities/k-12-louisiana-connectors-for-students-with-significant-disabilities.pdf?sfvrsn=c678971f_0); concepts from the Marble Skill Taxonomy (v1), © Generative Spark, Inc. (withmarble.com), text CC BY-SA 4.0, database ODbL 1.0: https://github.com/withmarbleapp/os-taxonomy, mapped to its standards by Marble.