Tennessee State Standards for Science: Grade 6

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TN.1.0. Life Science: Cell Structure and Function: The student will investigate the structure and function of plant and animal cells.

TN.2.0. Life Science: Interactions Between Living Things and Their Environment: The student will investigate how living things interact with one another and with non-living elements of their environment.

6.2.1. Understand the nature of symbiotic relationships 60
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6.2.2. Examine the competitive relationships among organisms within an ecosystem. 60
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TN.3.0. Life Science: Food Production and Energy for Life: The student will study the basic parts of plants, investigate how plants produce food, and discover that plants and animals use food to sustain life.

6.3.1. Recognize relationships within food chains. 68
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TN.4.0. Life Science: Heredity and Reproduction: The student will understand the basic principles of inheritance.

TN.5.0. Life Science: Diversity and Adaptation Among Living Things: The student will understand that living things have characteristics that enable them to survive in their environment.

6.5.1. Understand how organisms are adapted for surviving in particular environments. 11
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TN.6.0. Life Science: Biological Change: The student will understand that living things have changed over time.

6.6.1. Investigate the fossil evidence found in sedimentary rock layers. 31
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6.6.2. Recognize various types of evidence which indicate that life forms have changed over time. 31
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6.6.3. Reason how environmental changes are associated with the extinction of a species. 49
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TN.7.0. Earth and Space Science: Earth and Its Place in the Universe: The student will investigate the structure of the universe.

6.7.1. Recognize the basic features of the universe. 26
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6.7.2. Investigate the relative distances between objects in space. 26
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6.7.3. Describe the positional relationships among the earth, moon, and sun. 63
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6.7.4. Understand that gravity is the force that keeps planets in orbit around the sun and governs movement in the solar system. 37
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6.7.5. Explore the role of technology and careers associated with the study of space. 112
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TN.8.0. Earth and Space Science: Atmospheric Cycles: The student will investigate the relationships among atmospheric conditions, weather, and climate.

TN.9.0. Earth and Space Science: Earth Features: The student will understand that the earth has many geological features that are constantly changing.

TN.10.0. Earth and Space Science: Earth Resources: The student will investigate the properties, uses, and conservation of earth's resources.

TN.11.0. Physical Science: Forces and Motion: The student will investigate the effects of force on the movement of objects.

TN.12.0. Physical Science: Structure and Properties of Matter: The student will investigate the characteristic properties of matter.

TN.13.0. Physical Science: Interactions of Matter: The student will investigate the interactions of matter.

TN.14.0. Physical Science: Energy: The student will investigate energy and its uses.

6.14.1. Identify and describe the characteristics of waves. 95
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6.14.2. Understand the difference between heat and temperature. 62
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6.14.3. Understand the basic principles of electricity. 7
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6.14.4. Understand that one form of energy can be transformed into another form of energy. 51
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6.14.5. Understand the nature of light, including the electromagnetic spectrum. 4
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