Science
Grade 6 · Canadian Curriculum (General)
Grade 6 completes elementary science in most Canadian provinces. Students study biodiversity and classification, flight, electricity and electrical devices, and space.
They classify living things and consider why biodiversity matters, investigate the properties of air and the forces of flight, build and analyze electrical circuits and consider energy conservation, and study the solar system and the relationship between Earth, the sun and the moon.
Curriculum Breakdown
Important Topics
- BiodiversityClassifying living things and why biodiversity matters to ecosystems.
- FlightProperties of air and the forces of lift, drag, thrust and gravity.
- Electricity & CircuitsSeries and parallel circuits, conductors, insulators and safe use.
- Electrical DevicesHow devices transform electrical energy and how to use it efficiently.
- SpaceThe solar system, and the Earth, sun and moon relationship.
- Scientific InquiryDesigning investigations, recording data and drawing conclusions.
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