Science — Grade 6

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Squirrel hoarding

In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about how the loss of gray squirrels is affecting forests. (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Sports rankings

In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear how mathematicians at the Rochester Institute of Technology are suggesting changes to the ranking systems in sports. (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Spaceship Earth

In this lesson, students will develop an understanding of our planet as a system by designing a very-long-duration space mission in which the life-support system is patterned after that of Earth. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6 and 9–12 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Space food

In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about the challenges involved in providing nourishment to astronauts involved in long-term activity in space. (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Solving the sea turtle mystery

In this Xpeditions lesson, students consider the reasons for the significant difference in vulnerability between the green turtle and the loggerhead turtle. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science)

Provided by: National Geographic

Soil & global warming

In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about how dirt might help fight the global warming problem. (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6 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

Smelling diseases

In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about how doctors are developing a kind of sniff test to screen for diseases. (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Skull diversity

In this Science NetLinks lesson, students explore the similarities and differences of animal skulls. The students examine skulls that are part of an online exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences. (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

Saving Aleut

In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about a project that aims to document Alaska's Aleut culture and language before they are lost. (Learn more)

Format: activity/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

Sanitation and human health

The purpose of this Science NetLinks lesson is to develop an understanding of the impact of improved sanitation on human health. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Robot farmers

In this Science Update from Science NetLinks, students hear about how cheap robots may revolutionize farming. (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–8 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 help... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6 and 9–12 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Remote sensing and the electromagnetic spectrum

The purpose of this lesson is to teach students that energy from the Sun can be measured with a thermometer, and that there is measurable energy beyond the visible spectrum, specifically, the ultraviolet and infrared wavelengths. From these realizations, students... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science)

Provided by: NOAA Coral Reef Watch

Quake side effects

In this Science Update, students explore global changes caused by tsunamis in southeast Asia. Benjamin Fong Chao of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center presents evidence that suggests the massive earthquake off the coast of Indonesia redistributed some... (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–7 Science)

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Pottery quest

In this Science NetLinks lesson, the first in a two-part series on pottery making, students learn that the production of ceramic pottery requires detailed knowledge of the physical properties of different clays and tempering materials, as well as knowledge... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Popsicle flavors

In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about the reasons homemade popsicles never taste quite as good as those bought in the store. (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science