# Grade 6: Science A course roadmap (science). Language: en. By @si. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. 0 of 22 concepts ready. In the app: https://ai.page/roadmap/ma-sci-grade-6 Part of: [Massachusetts: Science](https://ai.page/roadmap/ma-sci.md) Goal: Massachusetts academic standards: Science, Grade 6 ## 1. Technology/Engineering · Materials, Tools, and Manufacturing - [Testing Materials for Uses](https://ai.page/c/testing-materials-for-uses/index.md): Give reasons, based on evidence from comparative and fair tests, for the particular uses of everyday materials including metals, wood, and plastic - [Advanced Material Properties](https://ai.page/c/advanced-material-properties/index.md): Compare and group everyday materials based on advanced properties: hardness, solubility, transparency, electrical and thermal conductivity, and response to magnets ## 2. Technology/Engineering · Engineering Design - [Simple Design Problems](https://ai.page/c/simple-design-problems/index.md): Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost - [Comparing Possible Solutions](https://ai.page/c/comparing-possible-solutions/index.md): Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints ## 3. Physical Science · Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer - [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 ## 4. Physical Science · Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions - [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 ## 5. Physical Science · Matter and Its Interactions - [Pure Substances & Mixtures](https://ai.page/c/pure-substances-and-mixtures/index.md): Distinguish between pure substances and mixtures, identify formulations as useful mixtures with precise compositions, and use melting and boiling points to test for purity - [Matter Is Made of Particles](https://ai.page/c/matter-is-made-of-particles/index.md): Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen, and that this explains properties of solids, liquids, and gases - [Reactions That Release or Absorb Heat](https://ai.page/c/reactions-that-release-or-absorb-heat/index.md): Distinguish between exothermic reactions (release energy, temperature rises) and endothermic reactions (absorb energy, temperature falls), with everyday and industrial examples ## 6. Life Science · Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity - [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 - [Life Changed Over Time](https://ai.page/c/life-changed-over-time/index.md): Recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about organisms that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago ## 7. Life Science · 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 - [Energy from Food & the Sun](https://ai.page/c/energy-from-food-and-the-sun/index.md): Use models to describe that energy in animals' food was once energy from the sun, transferred through plants or other organisms - [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 ## 8. Earth and Space Sciences · Earth's Systems - [Finding patterns in data](https://ai.page/c/finding-patterns-in-data/index.md): Analyse and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth's features, recognising that many features result from processes that occur over long periods ## 9. Earth and Space Sciences · Earth's Place in the Universe - [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 - [How fossils form](https://ai.page/c/how-fossils-form-2/index.md): Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time - [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 ## 10. History and Social Science and the Standards for Literacy (Grades 6-8) - [Classifying living things (age 9+)](https://ai.page/c/classifying-living-things-age-9/index.md): Record data and results of increasing complexity using scientific diagrams, classification keys, tables, scatter graphs, bar and line graphs - [Drawing conclusions from evidence (age 9+)](https://ai.page/c/drawing-conclusions-from-evidence-age-9/index.md): Report and present findings including conclusions, causal relationships, explanations, and a degree of trust in results using oral and written forms - [Drawing conclusions from evidence (age 12+)](https://ai.page/c/drawing-conclusions-from-evidence-age-12/index.md): Identify patterns and trends in data, draw conclusions that directly address the hypothesis with quantitative reference to evidence, and evaluate the investigation by distinguishing between systematic and random errors and proposing targeted improvements ## Health: 0 of 100 Of its 22 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): - Testing Materials for Uses has no explanation yet - Advanced Material Properties has no explanation yet - Simple Design Problems has no explanation yet - Comparing Possible Solutions has no explanation yet - Wave Properties & Types has no explanation yet - Waves & Different Materials has no explanation yet - Universal Gravitation has no explanation yet - Pure Substances & Mixtures has no explanation yet - Matter Is Made of Particles has no explanation yet - Reactions That Release or Absorb Heat has no explanation yet - Fossils as Evidence has no explanation yet - Life Changed Over Time has no explanation yet - Cells to Organ Systems has no explanation yet - Energy from Food & the Sun has no explanation yet - Cells Under the Microscope has no explanation yet - Finding patterns in data has no explanation yet - The Vast Scale of Space has no explanation yet - How fossils form has no explanation yet - Phases of the Moon has no explanation yet - Classifying living things (age 9+) has no explanation yet - Drawing conclusions from evidence (age 9+) has no explanation yet - Drawing conclusions from evidence (age 12+) has no explanation yet Credit: The structure of Massachusetts academic standards: Science (https://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/hss/2018-12.pdf); 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.