Mississippi State Standards for Science: Grade 6
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MS.1. Investigate structure and functions in living systems. (L, E)
1.a.
Identify, compare, and contrast levels of organization including cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and organisms.
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Standard 1.a.
1.b.
Compare and contrast patterns and interactions of ecosystems and biomes.
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Standard 1.b.
MS.2. Compare and classify the reproduction and heredity of organisms. (L)
2.a.
Differentiate between sexual and asexual reproduction.
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Standard 2.a.
2.b.
Determine how traits are used to classify individual inherited patterns.
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Standard 2.b.
MS.3. Explore how changing resources will influence the regulation and behavior of organisms. (L, E)
3.a.
Evaluate the significance of resources required by organisms.
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Standard 3.a.
3.b.
Investigate, compare/contrast ways organisms adapt to their environment.
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Standard 3.b.
MS.4. Explore how different populations determine the formation of an ecosystem. (L, E)
4.a. Compare/contrast the roles among producers, consumers, and decomposers in a food web.
4.b.
Manipulate resources and other factors (living and nonliving) that promote and limit growth of populations in an ecosystem.
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Standard 4.b.
MS.5. Explore the unique characteristics and adaptations of organisms. (L, E)
5.a.
Evaluate and chart the similarities of organisms.
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Standard 5.a.
5.b.
Propose and relate environmental changes and the adaptive characteristics that influence the extinction of a species.
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Standard 5.b.
MS.6. Model the structure of the Earth system past and present. (E)
6.a.
Construct and explain the structure of the atmosphere (gas-air), hydrosphere (liquid-water), lithosphere (solid-land), and changes that occur within.
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Standard 6.a.
6.b.
Examine the changes and processes that alter the Earth's system.
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Standard 6.b.
6.c.
Analyze fossils as indicators of how life and environmental conditions have changed.
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Standard 6.c.
MS.7. Investigate the Earth in relation to the solar system. (E, P)
7.a.
Demonstrate how the Earth's motion influences the day, year, phases of the moon, and eclipses.
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Standard 7.a.
7.b.
Explore how gravity influences the motion of all celestial bodies.
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Standard 7.b.
7.c.
Demonstrate how the tilt of the Earth axis and Earth revolution around the sun create the seasons.
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Standard 7.c.
MS.8. Investigate structure, properties, and changes of matter. (E, P)
8.a. Analyze properties such as density, boiling point, and solubility of a substance.
8.b.
Record and interpret physical and chemical changes using everyday substances.
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Standard 8.b.
8.c.
Differentiate between common elements that combine chemically to produce compounds.
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Standard 8.c.
8.d.
Demonstrate the ability to use simple measuring devices using metric and English units.
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Standard 8.d.
MS.9. Evaluate the effect of force on the motion of an object. (E, L, P)
9.a.
Analyze, measure, and graph the motion of an object.
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Standard 9.a.
9.b.
Experiment and measure the effect of force on an object.
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Standard 9.b.
MS.10. Examine the transfer of energy in many different forms. (E, L, P)
10.a.
Observe and manipulate energy as potential or kinetic.
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Standard 10.a.
10.b.
Investigate forms of energy such as heat, sound, light, or electricity.
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Standard 10.b.
10.c.
Recognize the sun as a major source of energy.
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Standard 10.c.