Quality Core Curriculum

6th Grade Science, Strand: Physical Science

1. Topic: Scientific Inquiry Process
   Standard: Uses process skills of observing, classifying, communicating, measuring, predicting, inferring, identifying, and manipulating variables; recording analyzing and operationally defining, formulating models, experimenting, constructing hypotheses and drawing conclusions
   
2. Topic: Safety Skills
   Standard: Understands and applies laboratory safety rules and practices.
   
   
3. Topic: Standard International (SI) Measurements (Metric System)
   Standard: Defines and identifies standards of measurement.
   • 3.1 Names the prefixes used in the SI system.
   • 3.2 Identifies SI units and symbols for length, volume, mass, density, time, and temperature.
   • 3.3 Converts measurements among related SI units.
   • 3.4 Uses appropriate tools for determining mass, volume, temperature, density, and length.
   
   
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