West Virginia 6th Grade Science Standards

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LS Life Science

• Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
  • S.6.1 Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
  • S.6.2 Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.
• Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems
  • S.6.3 Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
  • S.6.4 Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as matter moves through an organism.
  • S.6.5 Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
  • S.6.6 Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
  • S.6.7 Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

PS Physical Science

• Atoms and Elements
  • S.6.8 Develop models to describe the relationship between atoms and molecules.
  • S.6.9 Utilize the periodic table as an informational tool to identify elements.
• Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation
  • S.6.10 Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave.
  • S.6.11 Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.
  • S.6.12 Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals.

ESS Earth and Space Science

• Space Systems
  • S.6.13 Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
  • S.6.14 Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
  • S.6.15 Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.
• Weather and Climate
  • S.6.16 Collect data to provide evidence for how motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions.
  • S.6.17 Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climate.
  • S.6.18 Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the change in global temperatures over the past century.
• Human Impacts
  • S.6.19 Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.

ETS Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

• Engineering Design
  • S.6.20 Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution.
  • S.6.21 Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each.