California Curriculum

Grade 6 Science

39 lessons across 8 units. Every lesson taught 1:1 by an AI tutor — explanations, practice, and instant feedback.

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Grade 6 Science covers these 0+ core concepts:

The 8 units of Grade 6 Science

39 lessons total, sequenced in the order students learn them.

Cells and Living Systems

6 lessons

1.All Living Things Are Made of Cells

2.Using a Microscope to See Cells

3.Inside a Cell: Parts and Functions

4.Plant Cells and Animal Cells

5.From Cells to Tissues to Organs

6.Body Systems Working Together

Sensing and Responding

2 lessons

7.How the Senses Send Signals

8.Memory, Response, and Behavior

Growth and Reproduction

5 lessons

9.Behaviors That Help Plants Reproduce

10.Animal Behaviors and Reproductive Success

11.What Affects How Organisms Grow

12.Sexual and Asexual Reproduction

13.Why Offspring Are Not Identical

Water, Weather, and Climate

7 lessons

14.The Water Cycle and Sun-Driven Energy

15.Gravity and the Movement of Water

16.Air Masses and Weather Fronts

17.Predicting the Weather

18.Ocean Currents and Regional Climate

19.Why Coastal and Inland Climates Differ

20.Global Wind Patterns

People and the Planet

4 lessons

21.How Humans Change the Environment

22.Monitoring Air and Water Quality

23.Protecting Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

24.Weighing Competing Solutions

Thermal Energy

7 lessons

25.Temperature, Heat, and Thermal Energy

26.Why a Bigger Sample Holds More Energy

27.Conduction, Convection, and Radiation

28.Designing a Device to Keep Things Warm

29.Testing and Improving an Insulator

30.Insulation in the Real World

31.Thermal Energy and the Weather

Energy and Chemical Change

3 lessons

32.Chemical Reactions That Release or Absorb Energy

33.Designing a Heating or Cooling Device

34.Testing and Refining the Device

Engineering Design

5 lessons

35.Defining a Design Problem with Criteria and Constraints

36.Comparing Design Solutions Systematically

37.Combining the Best Parts of Different Designs

38.Iterative Testing and Modification

39.The Engineering Design Cycle

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