Grade 6 Science: Life Science, Physical Science, and Earth & Space Science
Explore living organisms, electricity and flight, and our solar system in this Grade 6 course that builds foundational science concepts and hands-on inquiry skills.
K-12 / School · Beginner
Free · Self-paced · Certificate included
About this course
This comprehensive Grade 6 Science course covers the diversity of living things, the principles of electricity and flight, and explores our solar system. Students will recognize and describe the diversity of life, understand the impacts of electricity, explore the science of flight, and delve into the wonders of space. The course also examines how humans organize life sciences, assess the effects...
What you'll learn
- Identify and describe the diversity of living things and major organism groups
- Use classification principles to organize and compare life forms
- Differentiate vertebrates and invertebrates and explain their life cycles
- Analyze adaptations and survival strategies across environments
- Explain roles and impacts of micro-organisms on health and society
- Describe basic principles of electricity, static charge, and simple circuits
- Construct and troubleshoot simple circuits and experiments demonstrating static electricity
- Understand principles of flight and apply them to design and test flying objects
- Describe the structure of our solar system and common astronomical phenomena
- Evaluate how space exploration contributes to science and technology
Prerequisites
No prior science experience required; learners should have grade-level reading skills and basic arithmetic.
- Level
- Beginner· Level
- Duration
- 12 weeks· Duration
- Language
- English· Language
- Modules
- 12· Modules
Skills you'll gain
- Scientific method and inquiry
- Observation and classification
- Experimental design and troubleshooting
- Data interpretation and reasoning
- Critical thinking
- Basic electrical circuit skills
- Understanding of aerodynamics and engineering design
- Model building and prototyping
- Astronomy fundamentals
- Science communication
What you'll study
12 modules — work at your own pace.
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