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
    The process of scientific inquiry
  2. 2
    Identify laboratory tools
  3. 3
    Laboratory safety equipment

D. Matter and mass

  1. •
    New! Compare the density of substances
  2. 1
    Calculate density
  3. 2
    Understand conservation of matter using graphs

I. Electricity and magnetism

  1. 1
    Electric forces and fields
  2. 2
    Magnetic forces and fields
  3. 3
    Compare magnitudes of magnetic forces

J. 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

M. Solutions

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

N. Classification and scientific names

  1. 1
    Describe, classify, and compare kingdoms
  2. 2
    Identify common and scientific names
  3. 3
    Origins of scientific names
  4. 4
    Use scientific names to classify organisms

O. Biochemistry

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

T. Fossils

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

U. Plant reproduction

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

V. Photosynthesis

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

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. •
    New! Petroleum formation and distribution on Earth
  2. 1
    Evaluate claims about natural resource use: groundwater
  3. 2
    Evaluate claims about natural resource use: fossil fuels

CC. Topographic maps

  1. 1
    Select parts of a topographic map

DD. Earth's systems and cycles

  1. 1
    Describe the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere
  2. 2
    Label parts of water cycle diagrams
  3. 3
    Select parts of water cycle diagrams
  4. 4
    The carbon cycle

EE. The atmosphere

  1. 1
    Explore air masses
  2. 2
    Identify and compare air masses
  3. 3
    How do air masses form?
  4. 4
    The greenhouse effect

GG. Natural hazards

  1. 1
    Analyze natural hazard maps