Sixth grade science

IXL offers more than 100 sixth grade science skills to explore and learn! Not sure where to start? Go to your personalized Recommendations wall to find a skill that looks interesting, or select a skill plan that aligns to your textbook, state standards, or standardized test.

IXL offers more than 100 sixth grade science skills to explore and learn! Not sure where to start? Go to your personalized Recommendations wall to find a skill that looks interesting, or select a skill plan that aligns to your textbook, state standards, or standardized test.

A. Science practices and tools

  1. 1
    Identify steps of the scientific method
  2. 2
    Identify laboratory tools
  3. 3
    Laboratory safety equipment

D. Matter and mass

  1. 1
    Calculate density
  2. 2
    Understand conservation of matter using graphs

I. Thermal energy

  1. 1
    Predict heat flow and temperature changes
  2. 2
    How are temperature and mass related to thermal energy?
  3. 3
    Compare thermal energy transfers

K. Waves

  1. 1
    Compare amplitudes, wavelengths, and frequencies of waves
  2. 2
    Compare energy of waves

L. Solutions

  1. 1
    Compare concentrations of solutions
  2. 2
    Diffusion across membranes

M. Classification and scientific names

  1. 1
    Identify common and scientific names
  2. 2
    Origins of scientific names
  3. 3
    Use scientific names to classify organisms

N. Biochemistry

  1. 1
    Structure and function: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids
  2. 2
    Understanding the chemistry of cellular respiration

S. Fossils

  1. 1
    Compare fossils to modern organisms
  2. 2
    Compare ages of fossils in a rock sequence

T. Plant reproduction

  1. 1
    Flowering plant and conifer life cycles
  2. 2
    Moss and fern life cycles

U. Photosynthesis

  1. 1
    How do plants use and change energy?
  2. 2
    Identify the photosynthetic organism

V. Earth's systems

  1. 1
    Describe the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere

W. Ecosystems

  1. 1
    Describe populations, communities, and ecosystems
  2. 2
    Identify ecosystems
  3. 3
    Describe ecosystems

Y. Conservation

  1. 1
    Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: explore a problem
  2. 2
    Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: evaluate solutions

Z. Natural resources and human impacts

  1. 1
    Evaluate claims about natural resource use: groundwater
  2. 2
    Evaluate claims about natural resource use: fossil fuels

CC. Topographic maps

  1. 1
    Select parts of a topographic map

DD. Water cycle

  1. 1
    Label parts of water cycle diagrams
  2. 2
    Select parts of water cycle diagrams

FF. Climate change

  1. 1
    The greenhouse effect

GG. Natural hazards

  1. 1
    Analyze natural hazard maps