Sixth Grade Scope and Sequence

Grade 6 Curriculum Guide Social Studies * Global and regional studies * Countries and cultures of Africa, Latin America, Asia, Australia, the Pacific, and Europe * Native American cultures * The Roman Empire * Relationships among nations: customs, traditions and beliefs, political and economic systems * United Nations * Milestones in human achievement * Transportation and communication * World trade * Citizenship and social responsibility * World geography * Map and globe skills Science * Classification of living things * Ecosystems * Ecology and the environment * Microbes * Algae and fungi * Human body * Food for growth and energy * Climate and weather * Recycling of resources * Elementary geology * Oceans * Electric and magnetic interactions * Electricity and its uses * Sound, light, and heat * Nuclear energy and radioactivity * Solar and geothermal energy * Conservation * Elements and compounds * Universe * Simple astronomy * Space and space travel * Scientific theory * Inventions and discoveries Language Arts * Reading silently and skimming * Critical reading skills * Introduction to mythology * Types of literature * Lyric, narrative, dramatic poetry * Listening skills * Nonverbal communication * Extending dictionary skills * Vocabulary building * Homonyms, synonyms, antonyms * Using roots, prefixes, and suffixes * Spelling * Concepts of noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb * Sentence structure * Diagramming sentences * Cursive handwriting * Types of writing: narration, description, exposition, persuasion * Simple note taking * Writing outlines, letters, factual matter (reports, newspaper articles), verse (limericks, ballads), creative prose (diary, stories) * Bibliography building * Organization of a book * Using reference books and indexes * Using on-line information services, CD-ROM's, and other electronic reference materials Health and Safety * Personal appearance * Dental health * Health maintenance * Our food supply * Exercise and fitness * Cure and prevention of common diseases * The heart * Accident prevention * Safety and first aid * The health professions * Understanding emotions * Coping with stress and anxiety * Preparing for puberty * Human reproduction * Substance abuse Mathematics * Exponents * Operation of powers * Set of the integers * Factoring * Fundamental operations with fractions, and decimals * Fundamental operations with compound denominate numbers * Multiplying and dividing common fractions and mixed numbers * Relationship between common and decimal fractions * Problems in percent * Properties, identification, and construction of geometric figures * Identification and measurement of angles * Concepts of similarity, congruence, and symmetry * Scale drawings * Customary and metric measurement * Problem analysis * Interpreting graphs * Concepts of averaging and sampling * Use of calculators and computers