Arizona 6th Grade Science Standards

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6.P Physical Sciences

• 6.P1U1.1 Analyze and interpret data to show that changes in states of matter are caused by different rates of movement of atoms in solids, liquids, and gases (Kinetic Theory).
• 6.P1U1.2 Plan and carry out an investigation to demonstrate that variations in temperature and/or pressure affect changes in state of matter.
• 6.P1U1.3 Develop and use models to represent that matter is made up of smaller particles called atoms.
• 6.P2U1.4 Develop and use a model to predict how forces act on objects at a distance.
• 6.P4U2.5 Analyze how humans use technology to store (potential) and/or use (kinetic) energy.

6.E Earth and Space Sciences

• 6.E1U1.6 Investigate and construct an explanation demonstrating that radiation from the Sun provides energy and is absorbed to warm the Earth’s surface and atmosphere.
• 6.E2U1.7 Use ratios and proportions to analyze and interpret data related to scale, properties, and relationships among objects in our solar system.
• 6.E2U1.8 Develop and use models to explain how constellations and other night sky patterns appear to move due to Earth’s rotation and revolution.
• 6.E2U1.9 Develop and use models to construct an explanation of how eclipses, moon phases, and tides occur within the Sun-Earth-Moon system.
• 6.E2U1.10 Use a model to show how the tilt of Earth’s axis causes variations in the length of the day and gives rise to seasons.

6.L Life Sciences

• 6.L2U3.11 Use evidence to construct an argument regarding the impact of human activities on the environment and how they positively and negatively affect the competition for energy and resources in ecosystems.
• 6.L2U3.12 Engage in argument from evidence to support a claim about the factors that cause species to change and how humans can impact those factors.
• 6.L2U1.13 Develop and use models to demonstrate the interdependence of organisms and their environment including biotic and abiotic factors.
• 6.L2U1.14 Construct a model that shows the cycling of matter and flow of energy in ecosystems.