Department of Curriculum and
Instruction
FBISD 6th Grade Science
At-a-Glance 2014-2015
Course Description:
Science is a course of study coordinating the thematic instruction across the four science
disciplines: Biology, chemistry, physics and earth/space science. The curriculum has a balance
of content and activities that guides students toward the discovery of the basic principles, with
a focus on physical science, and the processes involved. The curriculum includes properties
of matter, force and motion, energy transformations, earth and space science systems and
classification of organisms. The study of science includes field and laboratory investigations
using scientific methods for analyzing data to make informed decisions.
Grading
Periods
Grading
Period 1
Unit Name
Safety, Laboratory Equipment and Use, and Laboratory Procedures
Scientific Processes and Measurement
Organisms and Environments
Grading
Period 2
Organisms and Environments
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Period 3
Motion and Machines
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Period 4
Elements, Compounds, and Properties of Matter
Energy and Its Uses
Earth’s Structure and Processes
Solar System and Space Exploration
Textbook:
Science Fusion
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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