Grade 6
Life Science
7 lessons · Lesson plan · Printables · Interactive Activity
Cells and Organization
Cell Structure & Function
Use microscope observations and cell models to explain how cell structures support the jobs a cell must do, then compare evidence from plant and animal cells.
52 min · ~12 min prep · 7 materials
Cells & Organization
Human Body Systems: Cells to Organ Systems
Use organization models and prepared data to explain how cells form tissues and organs and how human body subsystems interact.
55 min · ~10 min prep · 6 materials
Ecosystem Dynamics
Ecosystem Interactions & Resource Availability
Analyze aligned organism, resource, and population records while keeping explanations calibrated to the evidence.
55 min · ~12 min prep · 5 materials
Matter & Energy in Living Things
Inside Cells: Food Molecules & Usable Energy
Use a cell-level particle model to explain how organisms rearrange food matter and transfer energy for life processes without creating atoms or energy.
55 min · ~12 min prep · 5 materials
Heredity & Variation
DNA, Genes & Chromosomes: How Traits Are Inherited
Model how genes are organized on chromosomes, compare sexual and asexual inheritance, and explain conceptually how mutations can alter proteins and affect traits.
55 min · ~12 min prep · 5 materials
Evolution & Variation
Natural Selection: Why Some Traits Become More Common
Investigate how inherited variation can affect the chance of surviving and reproducing in a particular environment, using fictional population evidence rather than an individual choosing to change.
55 min · ~12 min prep · 4 materials
Ecosystems & Interdependence
Ecosystem Relationships: Competition, Predation & Mutualism
Compare evidence from woodland, tide-pool and desert examples to identify and predict recurring ecological interaction patterns across different ecosystems.
55 min · ~10 min prep · 4 materials