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Grade 6 Science curriculum practice

Life systems, matter and energy, structures and mechanisms, and Earth and space practice based on the Ontario Science and Technology Curriculum. Brightwick breaks the roadmap into short, focused goals that children can practise independently and revisit when a concept needs more time.

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Curriculum strands
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Lesson goals
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Science strand

Life Systems

Biodiversity

The variety of life on Earth — how we classify it and why it matters.

Learning goals

  • What Is Biodiversity?Explain biodiversity as the variety of living things in an area, and why it makes ecosystems healthier.
  • Classifying Living ThingsDescribe how scientists sort living things into groups based on shared characteristics.
  • Vertebrates and InvertebratesClassify animals by whether they have a backbone, and name the main vertebrate classes.
  • Every Species Has a RoleDescribe roles species play in ecosystems, such as pollination, seed spreading, and decomposition.
  • Protecting BiodiversityIdentify threats to biodiversity, including habitat loss and invasive species, and ways people protect it.

Science strand

Matter and Energy

Static and Current Electricity

Electric charge at rest and on the move.

Learning goals

  • Static ElectricityDescribe how rubbing materials builds up electric charge, and how charges attract and repel.
  • Current ElectricityDescribe current electricity as electric charge moving through a conductor from an energy source.
  • Conductors and InsulatorsClassify materials as electrical conductors or insulators, with examples of how each is used.
  • Batteries and Power SourcesDescribe how batteries change chemical energy into electrical energy, and identify other sources of electricity.
  • Electrical SafetyIdentify safe practices around electricity at home and outdoors, and explain the danger behind each rule.

Circuits and Electrical Devices

Building circuits and putting electricity to work.

Learning goals

  • Parts of a CircuitName the parts of an electrical circuit — source, wires, load, and switch — and explain why the path must be complete.
  • Series CircuitsDescribe how a series circuit connects loads in a single path, and what happens when one load is removed.
  • Parallel CircuitsDescribe how a parallel circuit gives each load its own path, and why homes are wired this way.
  • Transforming Electrical EnergyDescribe how devices transform electrical energy into light, heat, sound, and motion.
  • Generating and Conserving ElectricityDescribe ways electricity is generated, including renewable sources, and ways to use less of it.

Science strand

Structures and Mechanisms

Flight

The properties of air and the forces that get living things and machines off the ground.

Learning goals

  • Properties of AirDescribe the properties of air that make flight possible: it takes up space, has mass, and exerts pressure.
  • The Four Forces of FlightIdentify the four forces acting on a flying object: lift, weight, thrust, and drag.
  • How Wings Create LiftExplain how the shape of a wing and moving air create the pressure difference that lifts an aircraft.
  • Living Things That FlyDescribe adaptations that let birds and insects fly, such as hollow bones, wing shape, and light bodies.
  • Flying MachinesCompare how different aircraft achieve flight, including planes, helicopters, balloons, and rockets.

Science strand

Earth and Space Systems

The Solar System

Our star, its planets, and the motions that give us days, years, and moon phases.

Learning goals

  • The Sun, Our StarDescribe the sun as a star at the centre of the solar system and the source of its light and heat.
  • The PlanetsName the eight planets in order and compare the inner rocky planets with the outer gas giants.
  • Moons, Asteroids, and CometsDescribe the smaller bodies of the solar system: moons, asteroids, and comets.
  • Earth's Rotation and RevolutionExplain how Earth's rotation causes day and night and its revolution around the sun defines a year.
  • The Moon and Its PhasesExplain why the moon's appearance changes through a monthly cycle of phases.

Exploring Space

How people study and travel into space — and Canada's part in it.

Learning goals

  • Stars and ConstellationsDescribe stars as distant suns, and constellations as star patterns people have used for stories and navigation.
  • Telescopes and ObservatoriesDescribe how telescopes on Earth and in space let us study objects too far away to visit.
  • Rockets and SatellitesExplain how rockets reach space, and identify jobs satellites do such as weather, GPS, and communications.
  • Humans in SpaceDescribe how astronauts live and work in space, and the challenges of surviving there.
  • Canada in SpaceIdentify Canadian contributions to space exploration, including the Canadarm and Canadian astronauts.

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Curriculum reference: official Ontario Science and Technology Curriculum ↗