Sixth Grade Study Units

In science students study life science, including:

• Characteristics of life
• Photosynthesis
• Plants
• Animals
• Cell structure and function
• Genetics
• Heredity
• Natural selection
• Adaptations
• Population and communities
• Energy in food webs

The social studies curriculum is focused on ancient civilizations, including:

• Early humans and cave dwellers
• Greece
• Egypt
• China
• Inca
• Maya
• Aztec

Students continue to refine their writing, math, and reading skills through a variety of concepts and assignments.

Teacher Sarah Jones maintains a blog for her 6th and 7th grade classes at jonesclassroom.org