IXL skill plan | 6th Grade plan for STEMscopes Science Texas

Skill plan for STEMscopes Science Texas - 6th Grade

IXL provides skill alignments with recommended IXL skills for each scope. Find the IXL skills that are right for you below!

Scope

Matter and Energy
Force, Motion, and Energy
Earth and Space
Organisms and Environments

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Matter and Energy
Solids, Liquids, and Gases		1. Particle motion and changes of state
Solids, Liquids, and Gases
1. Particle motion and changes of state

Pure Substances and Mixtures		1. Identify mixtures
Pure Substances and Mixtures
1. Identify mixtures

Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids
Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids


Relative Density
Relative Density


Formation of a New Substance		1. Identify reactants and products 2. Describe energy changes in chemical reactions 3. Explore chemical structure and properties: soapmaking 4. Compare physical and chemical changes
Formation of a New Substance
1. Identify reactants and products 2. Describe energy changes in chemical reactions 3. Explore chemical structure and properties: soapmaking 4. Compare physical and chemical changes

Force, Motion, and Energy
Forces on Objects		1. Compare magnitudes of magnetic forces 2. How does mass affect force and acceleration? 3. Magnetic forces and fields
Forces on Objects
1. Compare magnitudes of magnetic forces 2. How does mass affect force and acceleration? 3. Magnetic forces and fields

Net Force		1. Balanced and unbalanced forces
Net Force
1. Balanced and unbalanced forces

Newton's Third Law of Motion		1. Predict forces using Newton's third law 2. Collisions and car safety features 3. Newton's laws of motion
Newton's Third Law of Motion
1. Predict forces using Newton's third law 2. Collisions and car safety features 3. Newton's laws of motion

Kinetic and Potential Energies		1. Identify changes in gravitational potential energy 2. Use tables and graphs to identify patterns about kinetic energy
Kinetic and Potential Energies
1. Identify changes in gravitational potential energy 2. Use tables and graphs to identify patterns about kinetic energy

Energy Conservation and Transformations		Energy transformations 1. Explore energy transformations: roller coaster ride 2. Explore energy transformations: bike ride Energy transfers 3. Compare thermal energy transfers Food webs 4. How does matter move in food chains? 5. Interpret food webs I 6. Interpret food webs II Photosynthesis 7. Identify the photosynthetic organism 8. How do plants use and change energy?
Energy Conservation and Transformations
Energy transformations 1. Explore energy transformations: roller coaster ride 2. Explore energy transformations: bike ride Energy transfers 3. Compare thermal energy transfers Food webs 4. How does matter move in food chains? 5. Interpret food webs I 6. Interpret food webs II Photosynthesis 7. Identify the photosynthetic organism 8. How do plants use and change energy?

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

Earth and Space
Earth's Tilt and Seasons		1. What causes the seasons on Earth? 2. Analyze models of the Earth-Sun-Moon system
Earth's Tilt and Seasons
1. What causes the seasons on Earth? 2. Analyze models of the Earth-Sun-Moon system

Ocean Tides
Ocean Tides


Spheres and Layers of the Earth		1. Describe the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere 2. Label Earth layers
Spheres and Layers of the Earth
1. Describe the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere 2. Label Earth layers

Rock Cycle and Classification		Rock cycle 1. Introduction to the rock cycle 2. Label parts of rock cycle diagrams 3. Select parts of rock cycle diagrams Rock classification 4. Classify rocks as igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic
Rock Cycle and Classification
Rock cycle 1. Introduction to the rock cycle 2. Label parts of rock cycle diagrams 3. Select parts of rock cycle diagrams Rock classification 4. Classify rocks as igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic

Resource Management		Resource use 1. Evaluate claims about natural resource use: groundwater 2. Evaluate claims about natural resource use: fossil fuels Conservation 3. Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: explore a problem 4. Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: evaluate solutions
Resource Management
Resource use 1. Evaluate claims about natural resource use: groundwater 2. Evaluate claims about natural resource use: fossil fuels Conservation 3. Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: explore a problem 4. Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: evaluate solutions

Organisms and Environments
Organism Relationships		Ecosystems 1. Identify ecosystems 2. Describe ecosystems Symbiotic relationships 3. Classify symbiotic relationships
Organism Relationships
Ecosystems 1. Identify ecosystems 2. Describe ecosystems Symbiotic relationships 3. Classify symbiotic relationships

Ecosystem Organization		1. Describe populations, communities, and ecosystems
Ecosystem Organization
1. Describe populations, communities, and ecosystems

Cell Theory		1. Understanding cells
Cell Theory
1. Understanding cells

Characteristics of Organisms
Characteristics of Organisms


Environmental Change and Populations		1. Introduction to natural selection 2. Calculate the percentages of traits in a population 3. Calculate the averages of traits in a population 4. Construct explanations of natural selection
Environmental Change and Populations
1. Introduction to natural selection 2. Calculate the percentages of traits in a population 3. Calculate the averages of traits in a population 4. Construct explanations of natural selection

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