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Information about Sixth Grade science program at RCPS
Sixth Grade Science
Sixth Grade
Topics covered:
-Plan and conduct investigations using a scientific model. -Investigate basic sources of energy, their origins, transformations, and uses. -Investigate the role of solar energy on Earth systems and processes. -Analyze the basic units of matter and interpret the Periodic Table. -Investigate the properties of water and its roles in the environment. -Explore the properties of air and the structure and dynamics of the Earth’s atmosphere. -Watershed investigations. -The solar system, and the history of space exploration
Every 6th Grade Student in Rockingham County should have a Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience
Meaningful Watershed Experiences Resources
- USGS Maps of Virginia Watersheds
- Virginia's Watersheds Webquest
- Rivers & Watersheds - The Geology of Virginia
- Sixth Grade Watershed Activities
- Clean Virginia Waterways Resources
- Bay Backpack Resources
- Definition of Outdoor Classrooms
- Definition of Meaningful Watershed Experiences
- VA DOE Defines
- CBF Guide from 2000
- Watershed Game
Web Resources for Sixth Grade Science
- General Resources
- 6.1 - Investigations
- 6.2 - Energy
- 6.3 - Solar Energy
- 6.4 - Matter
- 6.5 - Water
- 6.6 - Earths Atmosphere
- 6.7 - Living Systems
- 6.8 - Space
- 6.9 - Environment and Public Policy