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Skill Sharpeners: Science, Grade 6
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Product Details
Overview
Build your child’s understanding of physical, life, and earth science with this full-color activity book! Engaging activities and hands-on projects will motivate your sixth grader to learn science concepts that are based on the most current science standards.
The simple experiments, using materials that can easily be found at home, help your child understand and retain science concepts in a memorable way.
Each lesson includes reading selections and activities that focus on one science concept, covering the following sixth grade topics:
Organisms and Ecosystems
- Inherited Traits
- Chromosomes and DNA
- Genetic Variation
- Artificial Selection
Climate and Weather
- What Causes Weather?
- Regional Climates: The Poles
- Hurricanes
- Global Climate Change
Plate Tectonics
- Our Changing Planet
- Our Planet’s Interior
- Plate Tectonics
- Future Earth
Energy
- Potential and Kinetic Energy
- Thermal Energy
- Electrical Energy
- Chemical Energy
Ideal for practice at home and classroom enrichment, Skill Sharpeners: Science:
- provides practice of reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills
- offers striking photography and scientific illustrations to help children connect science to the real world
- is based on Next Generation Science Standards and state science standards
- includes an answer key
Every Skill Sharpeners workbook now includes a free downloadable Teaching Guide! Skill Sharpeners: Science Teaching Guides include:
- How to Use directions for teaching life, earth, and physical science
- Sample pacing guide to complete lessons and activities
- Teaching suggestions for studying the scientific method and graphic organizers for learning vocabulary
- Extension activities that include science journals, additional background information, and hands-on activities to connect children’s learning.
