6th Grade · Preview of Biology · 4 units

Life & Earth Science

Week 1 is free. Tap Week 1. The reading and the problems are on that lesson. Weeks 2–36 open with a Life Academy plan ($35/month per student or $69/month per family (up to 4 students)).

Unit 1: Foundations

Weeks 1–9

Week 1Cells are the unit of life Week 2Microscope intro (or print images)Week 3Plant vs animal cells Week 4Body systems as teams Week 5Digestive system Week 6Circulatory system Week 7Respiratory system Week 8Weather vs climate Week 9Water cycle and energy

Unit 2: Building fluency

Weeks 10–18

Week 10Air masses and fronts Week 11Climate graphs Week 12Energy forms Week 13Potential and kinetic Week 14Forces and nets Week 15Simple machines as force traders Week 16Engineering: Rube-lite constraint Week 17CER writing in science Week 18Midyear inquiry

Unit 3: Depth & application

Weeks 19–27

Week 19Earth's layers Week 20Plate tectonics intro Week 21Minerals vs rocks Week 22The rock cycle (model)Week 23Astronomy: scale of space Week 24Gravity and orbits Week 25Waves intro Week 26Data tables that don't lie Week 27Engineering design loop

Unit 4: Mastery & showcase

Weeks 28–36

Week 28Prototype week Week 29Improve from test data Week 30Human impact case Week 31Cells review Week 32Systems review Week 33Capstone inquiry question Week 34Test the question Week 35Defend with CER Week 36Grade 6 science portfolio