Grade 6 Science Oklahoma standards Standards

Earth and Human Activity

Earth's Systems

Earth's Place in the Universe

From Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes

Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer

Energy

Matter and Its Interactions

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth's geologic history.

Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives these processes within and among Earth's systems.

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying time and spatial scales.

Analyze and interpret data on the patterns of distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions.

Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth causes patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.

Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.

Use an argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.

Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories.

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.

Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.

Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.

Students will continue to apply the standards and practices from the previous grade levels.

Algorithms & Programming

Algorithms

Use an existing algorithm in natural language or pseudocode to solve complex problems.

Control

Develop programs that utilize combinations of repetition, conditionals, and the manipulation of variables representing different data types.

Modularity

Decompose problems into parts to facilitate the design, implementation, and review of programs.

Program Development

Seek and incorporate feedback from team members to refine a solution to a problem.

Incorporate existing code, media, and libraries into original programs and give attribution.

Test and refine programs using teacher provided inputs.

Break down tasks and follow an individual timeline when developing a computational artifact.

Document text-based programs in order to make them easier to follow, test, and debug.

Variables

Computing Systems

Devices

Evaluate existing computing devices and recommend improvements to the design based on personal interaction with the device.

Hardware & Software

Model multiple methods of combining hardware and software to collect and exchange data.

Troubleshooting

Identify and resolve software and hardware problems with computing devices and their components involving settings and connections.

Data Analysis

Collection, Visualization, & Transformation

Collect data using computational tools and transform the data to make it more useful.

Inference & Models

Use data to highlight or propose cause-and-effect relationships, predict outcomes, and communicate ideas.

Storage

Create multiple representations of the same data.

Impacts of Computing

Culture

Explain how computing impacts people's everyday activities and careers.

Identify and discuss the technology proficiencies needed in the classroom and the workplace, and how to meet the needs of different users.

Social Interactions

Describe and use safe, appropriate, and responsible practices (i.e., netiquette) when participating in online communities.

Individually and collaboratively develop and conduct an online survey that seeks input from a broad audience. Use the survey to evaluate whether it is feasible to solve a problem computationally.

Internet Safety, Law, & Ethics

Differentiate between appropriate and inappropriate content on the Internet, and identify the characteristics of unethical and illegal online behavior.

Networks & The Internet

Cybersecurity

Identify existing cybersecurity concerns with the Internet and systems it uses.

Explain the importance of secured websites and describe how encryption works.

Network Communication & Organization

Model a simple protocol for transferring information using packets.