Grade 6 Science Spring semester covers: Lab safety rules Natural, earth, life, and applied science lessons Research extension activities Key word definitions Reference Material Reference Material Section 1 The Restless Continents Continental Drift and Tectonic Movement Carving Out the Grand Canyon Visualizing the Grand Canyon Set in Stone Solnhofen Archaeopteryx A Watery Landscape Undersea Volcanoes Layers of the Sky The Layers of Our Atmosphere A Sky Full of Lights Section 2 Seeing the Auroras (North and South) Soaring Through Space Visualizing the Solar System Orbits Shrinking Pluto New Horizon’s Pluto Images Cosmic Mysteries Mysteries of the Universe and Faith Earth and Space Review The Beginning of Human Civilization Early Agriculture Methods From China to the Moon Section 3 BIG Rockets Are So Cool The AC/DC Battle: Tesla Versus Edison Tesla vs Edison A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Sounds How to See a Baby in a Woman’s Belly Bridging the Gap Build a Bridge (Project) Tunneling Through The “Big Dig” in Boston Up, Up, and Away How Hot Air Balloons Work Section 4 At the Bottom of the Ocean All About Alvin the Submersible Building the Future Atom by Atom Tony Stark’s Nanotechnology Mid-semester Review Counting Calories Vitamin Health Standing Up to Earthquakes Water: A Resource at Risk What a Waste Ocean View Section 5 The Age of Information Healthy Computer Habits New Technologies = New Careers Positively Radioactive Naming the Stars Searching for a Signal Flying Through Time The Interesting Life of Henry Cavendish The Wizard of Horticulture The Science of Ancient China Discovering the West For the Love of Chimps
