Science · Grade 6

Science 6: Matter, Energy & Earth Systems: scope and sequence

Inquiry, Measurement & Models · Matter, Mixtures & Water Properties · Energy, Heat & Thermal Design · Electricity, Magnetism & Light · Earth Systems, Plates & Earth Materials · Water, Air, Weather & Climate · Ecosystems, Watersheds & Conservation · Earth, Moon, Sun & Space Models

Across 36 weeks that is roughly 1.1 lessons and about 0.8 hours a week. A week-by-week calendar for the whole grade is at the Grade 6 year plan.

The units, in order

#	Unit and what it covers	Lessons	Hours
1	Inquiry, Measurement & Models What makes a scientific explanation traceable and testable? MS-ETS1-1 · MS-ETS1-2 · MS-ETS1-3 · MS-ETS1-4	5	6
2	Matter, Mixtures & Water Properties How can particle models and measurements account for matter across changes? MS-PS1-1 · MS-PS1-2 · MS-PS1-4 · MS-PS1-5	5	6
3	Energy, Heat & Thermal Design How do energy transfers explain cooling and a feasible thermal design? MS-PS3-1 · MS-PS3-3 · MS-PS3-4 · MS-PS3-5	5	6
4	Electricity, Magnetism & Light How do fields, circuit paths, and light models explain observable changes?	5	—
5	Earth Systems, Plates & Earth Materials How can properties and indirect evidence reconstruct Earth’s processes?	5	—
6	Water, Air, Weather & Climate How do water, air, and energy processes connect weather with longer-term patterns? MS-ESS2-1 · MS-ESS2-4 · MS-ESS2-5 · MS-ESS2-6	5	6
7	Ecosystems, Watersheds & Conservation What can resource pathways and comparable records reveal about an ecosystem? MS-LS2-1 · MS-LS2-3 · MS-LS2-4 · MS-LS2-5	5	6
8	Earth, Moon, Sun & Space Models How can one system contain different mechanisms, perspectives, and scales?	5	—

Open Science 6: Matter, Energy & Earth Systems · All courses · Grade 6 week by week