# Grade 6: Science A course roadmap (science). Language: en. By @si. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. 0 of 48 concepts ready. In the app: https://ai.page/roadmap/wi-sci-grade-6 Part of: [Wisconsin: Science](https://ai.page/roadmap/wi-sci.md) Goal: Wisconsin academic standards: Science, Grade 6 ## 1. Science and Engineering Practices · Obtain, Evaluate, and Communicate Information - [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 - [Accurate Measurement](https://ai.page/c/accurate-measurement/index.md): Take measurements with increasing accuracy and precision using a range of scientific equipment, taking repeat readings when appropriate ## 2. Science and Engineering Practices · Argue from Evidence - [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. Science and Engineering Practices · Design Solutions - [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 ## 4. Science and Engineering Practices · Construct an Explanation - [Science Can Be Revised](https://ai.page/c/science-can-be-revised/index.md): Scientific knowledge is provisional — it is the best current explanation based on available evidence, and it can and should be revised when better evidence arrives - [Controlling variables](https://ai.page/c/controlling-variables/index.md): Plan different types of scientific enquiries to answer questions, recognising and controlling variables where necessary ## 5. Science and Engineering Practices · Qualitative and Quantitative Data - [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 ## 6. Science and Engineering Practices · Analyze and Interpret Data - [Reading Weather Maps](https://ai.page/c/reading-weather-maps/index.md): Read and interpret weather maps, data tables, and graphs — identifying symbols for sun, rain, wind, and temperature; spotting trends and patterns in weather data over weeks, months, or seasons; and using data to make simple predictions - [Correlation vs Causation](https://ai.page/c/correlation-vs-causation/index.md): Two things happening together doesn't mean one caused the other — recognise the difference between correlation and causation before drawing conclusions ## 7. Science and Engineering Practices · Developing Models - [Fair testing (age 8+)](https://ai.page/c/fair-testing-age-8/index.md): Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved - [Predicting Motion Patterns](https://ai.page/c/predicting-motion-patterns/index.md): Make observations and measurements of an object's motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion ## 8. Engineering, Technology, and the Application of Science (ETS) · Science and Engineering Are Unique Ways of Thinking with Different Purposes - [Weather-Resistant Engineering](https://ai.page/c/weather-resistant-engineering/index.md): Understand that engineers design buildings, flood defences, and warning systems to protect communities from extreme weather — hurricane-resistant roofs, flood barriers, tornado shelters, and early-warning alert systems — and evaluate the merits of these solutions ## 9. Engineering, Technology, and the Application of Science (ETS) · Influence of Engineering, Technology, and Science on Society and the Natural World - [Human impact on environments](https://ai.page/c/human-impact-on-environments/index.md): Use vocabulary for human impact on the environment — pollution, habitat destruction, deforestation, biodiversity, conservation, renewable energy, non-renewable energy, fossil fuel, carbon footprint, sustainability, endangered, extinct — and apply these when discussing environmental issues and human choices ## 10. Earth and Space Science · Global Climate Change - [Climate Change Basics](https://ai.page/c/climate-change-basics/index.md): Understand the basics of climate change: Earth’s atmosphere traps some of the Sun's heat (the greenhouse effect), burning fossil fuels adds extra greenhouse gases (especially CO₂), this is making Earth gradually warmer, and this warming changes weather patterns, melts ice, and raises sea levels ## 11. Earth and Space Science · Human Impacts on Earth Systems - [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 ## 12. Earth and Space Science · Natural Hazards - [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 ## 13. Earth and Space Science · Natural Resources - [Natural resources](https://ai.page/c/natural-resources/index.md): Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and that their uses affect the environment ## 14. Earth and Space Science · Biogeology - [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 ## 15. Earth and Space Science · Weather and Climate - [Oceans & Climate](https://ai.page/c/oceans-and-climate/index.md): Understand the connection between the ocean and climate: the ocean absorbs heat and carbon dioxide, drives weather patterns through evaporation, and ocean currents distribute warmth around the planet — making the ocean Earth's climate engine ## 16. Earth and Space Science · The Roles of Water in Earth's Surface Processes - [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 ## 17. Earth and Space Science · Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions - [How Tectonic Plates Move](https://ai.page/c/how-tectonic-plates-move/index.md): Understand that convection currents in the molten mantle drive the movement of rigid tectonic plates; distinguish between convergent (collision/subduction), divergent (spreading ridges), and transform (sliding) plate boundaries; explain why volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountain chains cluster at boundaries; introduce the Wilson cycle of supercontinent assembly and breakup - [Tectonic Plates](https://ai.page/c/tectonic-plates/index.md): Understand that Earth's crust is broken into large pieces called tectonic plates that float on hotter, softer rock beneath and move very slowly — a few centimetres per year ## 18. Earth and Space Science · The Universe and Its Stars - [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 ## 19. Physical Science · Information Technologies and Instrumentation - [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 ## 20. Physical Science · Wave Properties - [Waves & How They Move](https://ai.page/c/waves-and-how-they-move/index.md): Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength, and understand that waves can cause objects to move - [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 ## 21. Physical Science · Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life - [Photosynthesis](https://ai.page/c/photosynthesis/index.md): Explain photosynthesis as the process by which plants use light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen, and describe how mineral nutrients are absorbed through roots ## 22. Physical Science · Relationships Between Energy and Forces - [What happens when things collide](https://ai.page/c/what-happens-when-things-collide/index.md): Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide ## 23. Physical Science · Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer - [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) ## 24. Physical Science · Definitions of Energy - [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 ## 25. Physical Science · Types of 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 ## 26. Physical Science · Forces and Motion - [Newton's First & Second Laws](https://ai.page/c/newton-s-first-and-second-laws/index.md): State and apply Newton's First Law (an object stays at rest or constant velocity unless acted on by a resultant force) and Second Law (force = mass × acceleration), including the relationship between mass, force, and acceleration - [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 - [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 ## 27. Physical Science · Chemical Reactions - [Physical vs Chemical Changes](https://ai.page/c/physical-vs-chemical-changes/index.md): Distinguish between physical changes (reversible, no new substances formed) and chemical changes (new substances formed, often irreversible), using conservation of mass to understand both types ## 28. Physical Science · Structures and Properties of Matter - [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 ## 29. Life Science · Biodiversity and Humans - [Biodiversity & Resilience](https://ai.page/c/biodiversity-and-resilience/index.md): Explain what biodiversity means, why high biodiversity makes ecosystems more resilient, and describe the ways human activity threatens biodiversity (habitat destruction, pollution, invasive species, climate change) ## 30. Life Science · Adaptation - [How animals adapt to environments](https://ai.page/c/how-animals-adapt-to-environments/index.md): Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment and understand that adaptation may lead to evolution over time ## 31. Life Science · Natural Selection - [How Natural Selection Works](https://ai.page/c/how-natural-selection-works/index.md): Explain natural selection as the mechanism of evolution: heritable variation + competition for resources + differential survival and reproduction = change in allele frequency over generations ## 32. Life Science · Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity - [Evidence for Evolution](https://ai.page/c/evidence-for-evolution/index.md): Describe the main types of evidence for evolution: the fossil record (change over time), comparative anatomy (homologous structures), and the geographic distribution of related species ## 33. Life Science · Variation of Traits - [Genetic Mutation](https://ai.page/c/genetic-mutation/index.md): Explain genetic mutation as a random change in DNA sequence, describe causes of mutation (e.g. radiation, chemicals, copying errors), and explain that most mutations are neutral, some harmful, and a few beneficial ## 34. Life Science · Inheritance of Traits - [Inherited characteristics](https://ai.page/c/inherited-characteristics/index.md): Analyse and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms ## 35. Life Science · Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems - [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 ## 36. Life Science · Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems - [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 ## 37. Life Science · Information Processing - [Senses, Brain & Responses](https://ai.page/c/senses-brain-and-responses/index.md): Use a model to describe that animals receive information through their senses, process it in their brain, and respond in different ways ## 38. Life Science · Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms - [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 ## 39. Life Science · Structure and Function - [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 ## 40. Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity. - [The Water Cycle](https://ai.page/c/the-water-cycle/index.md): Describe the water cycle, tracing water through evaporation, condensation, precipitation, surface runoff, and transpiration in plants, explaining how the sun drives the cycle ## Health: 0 of 100 Of its 48 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): - Evidence Supporting Ideas has no explanation yet - Accurate Measurement has no explanation yet - Comparing Possible Solutions comes before Simple Design Problems, which it needs - Comparing Possible Solutions has no explanation yet - Simple Design Problems has no explanation yet - Science Can Be Revised comes before Correlation vs Causation, which it needs - Science Can Be Revised has no explanation yet - Controlling variables comes before Fair testing (age 8+), which it needs - Controlling variables has no explanation yet - Drawing conclusions from evidence (age 12+) has no explanation yet - Reading Weather Maps has no explanation yet - Correlation vs Causation has no explanation yet - Fair testing (age 8+) has no explanation yet - Predicting Motion Patterns has no explanation yet - Weather-Resistant Engineering has no explanation yet - Human impact on environments has no explanation yet - Climate Change Basics has no explanation yet - Earth's atmosphere has no explanation yet - Finding patterns in data has no explanation yet - Natural resources has no explanation yet - Fossils as Evidence has no explanation yet - Oceans & Climate comes before Ocean Ecosystems, which it needs - Oceans & Climate has no explanation yet - Sun-Driven Weather Systems has no explanation yet - How Tectonic Plates Move has no explanation yet - Tectonic Plates has no explanation yet - The Vast Scale of Space has no explanation yet - Waves & Different Materials comes before Wave Properties & Types, which it needs - Waves & Different Materials has no explanation yet - Waves & How They Move has no explanation yet - Wave Properties & Types has no explanation yet - Photosynthesis has no explanation yet - What happens when things collide comes before Speed and energy, which it needs - What happens when things collide has no explanation yet - Energy stores and transfers comes before Speed and energy, which it needs - Energy stores and transfers has no explanation yet - Speed and energy has no explanation yet - Gravity & Falling Objects has no explanation yet - Newton's First & Second Laws has no explanation yet - Newton's Third Law has no explanation yet - Relative Motion has no explanation yet - Physical vs Chemical Changes has no explanation yet - Matter Is Made of Particles has no explanation yet - Biodiversity & Resilience has no explanation yet - How animals adapt to environments has no explanation yet - How Natural Selection Works comes before Genetic Mutation, which it needs - How Natural Selection Works has no explanation yet - Evidence for Evolution has no explanation yet - Genetic Mutation has no explanation yet - Inherited characteristics has no explanation yet Credit: The structure of Wisconsin academic standards: Science (https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/science/WI-Standards-for-Science-2017.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.