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Grade 6 Science |
Scientific Reading and Scientific Method Close Reading of Scientific Articles. How to Write Article Summaries. What is the Scientific Method? How, and Why, to Use Scientific Method? Steps of the Scientific Method. What are Variables? Types of Variables.
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Measurement and Graphing What is Measurement? What is Estimation? What is Precision? What is Accuracy? How to Use Rounding. Precision and Number of Digitis. Using Significant Numbers. What are, and How to Use, GPS Systems. SI Units, the International System for Measurement. Prefixes Used with SI Units Measuring Length. Measuring Volume. Measuring Mass. Measuring Temperature. Measuring Time. Calculating Rates.
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Astronomy: Solar System and Milky Way Galaxy Theories of the Universe: What is the Geocentric Theory? What is the Heliocentric Theory? What is the Solar System? What is a Planet? Categories of Planets: Terrestrial vs Jovian (Gaseous) Planet Characteristics. What is a Dwarf Planet? How do Planets Move? What is Meant by A Day? A Year? Rotation vs Revolution What is an Orbit? Ellipses and Eccentricity. What is our Sun? What are Stars? How do Stars Form? How are Stars Classified? Other Objects in the Solar System: What are Comets, Asteroids and Meteroids? How are Distances Measured in Space? What is a Light Year, an Astronomical Unit? What is a Galaxy? Types of Galaxies: Spiral, Elliptical, Irregular galaxies. What are Clusters? Where in the Universe Are We?
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Atomic Theory Parts of the Atom Models of the Atom Elements and the Periodic Table Atomic Number and Atomic Mass What are Molecules? What are Sub-Atomic Forces? Electromagnetic Force, Strong Force, Weak Force, and Gravity States of Matter Physical and Chemical Properties Solids, Liquids and Gases Viscosity of Liquids Kinetic Molecular Theory, Energy of Phase Changes Melting, Freezing, Boiling, Evaporation, Condensation, Sublimation, Deposition
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Heat Energy Heat versus Temperature Temperature Scales Insulators and Conductors Heat Transfers Conduction, Convection, Radiation Thermal Expansion
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