Standard Course of Study :: Science — Grade 6

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Worry beads: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about a study that was conducted to examine whether people who kept their hands busy during high-stress situations experienced fewer adverse effects. (Learn more); Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

What's my hypothesis?: In this Science NetLinks lesson, students explore how descriptive epidemiological clues can be used to make educated guesses as to what might be the cause of a disease. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Time flies: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about why people feel like time flies when engaging in stimulating activities. (Learn more); Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Snow goggles: The aim of this lesson, from Science NetLinks, is to illustrate how the scientific method can be used to solve different kinds of problems. As part of this lesson, students build snow goggles similar to those used by the Inuit peoples. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Similarities attract: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about a study showing that genetic similarities may play a role in how people choose their friends and mates. (Learn more); Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Sensing the invisible: The Herschel Experiment: In this lesson, from Science NetLinks, students find out that there is radiation other than visible light being emitted from the sun. They reproduce a version of William Herschel's 1800 experiment that discovered the existence of infrared radiation. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Sardines: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about how the humble sardine could save the lives of countless sea creatures. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to helpful... (Learn more); Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Robotic arm: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about a real-life robotic arm that may help stroke victims regain control of their movement. (Learn more); Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–7 and 9–12 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Renewable energy sources: In this lesson, students will use Internet resources to investigate renewable sources of energy. The students should already have a basic understanding of energy, and know several examples of renewable and nonrenewable sources. This lesson is designed to... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 and 9–12 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

My angle on cooling: Effects of distance and inclination: In this Science NetLinks lesson, students discuss what heat is and how it travels. They discover that one way to cool an object in the presence of a heat source is to increase the distance from it or change the angle at which it is faced. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

The Mozart effect: The purpose of this lesson is to develop an understanding of why skepticism is important in science by looking at actual scientific studies regarding the effect of playing Mozart's music to infants. In this lesson students will explore what happens when... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–12 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Modern Leeching: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students will hear about how leeches, popular in medicine in the 1800s, are still used by doctors today, sometimes for safely removing congested blood from a wound. (Learn more); Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Microclimate in the schoolyard: Students learn about the characteristics of prairie habitats, examining the microclimate-climatic conditions in a relatively small area in their schoolyard and comparing these conditions to those of prairie communities. They will then determine how their own... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provided by: National Geographic

Make a mission: This Science NetLinks lesson revolves around the MESSENGER spacecraft mission to Mercury (MESSENGER stands for MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging). The focus of the lesson is technology, not only how it allows humans to collect scientific... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

JFK analysis: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students will hear atmospheric chemist Ken Rahn describe how he and a ballistics specialist have re-analyzed the data from two major forensic studies of the John F. Kennedy assassination. (Learn more); Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Inventors and innovators: The purpose of this Science NetLinks lesson is to use the Internet to explore the scientific enterprise and the contributions to science of various people. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Inventing and presenting unit 1: Analyzing nonfiction and inventing solutions: This lesson is part of a three-part unit from ReadWriteThink titled “Inventing and Presenting.” In this interdisciplinary unit, students use what they have learned about experimentation and the scientific method, critical thinking, clear writing,... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Science); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Images of science: The purpose of this Science NetLinks lesson is to understand the diversity of the scientific enterprise. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5–6 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Extending human ability through technology: The purpose of this lesson, from Science NetLinks, is to explore how technology has been used to enhance human abilities. Students also learn something about human capabilities and limitations. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Everyday explorers: Investigate!: In this Xpeditions lesson, students are encouraged to become "Everyday Explorers" as they dig in, get dirty, and learn more about the physical and biological world around them. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provided by: National Geographic

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