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CBSE Grade 6 Science Curriculum and Practice

Chapter-wise Grade 6 Science practice aligned to the CBSE curriculum. Explore topics, skills, worksheets, and assignments for The Wonderful World of Science, Diversity in the Living World, Mindful Eating: A Path to a Healthy Body, Exploring Magnets, Measurement of Length and Motion, and Materials Around Us, and more.

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1The Wonderful World of Science

Introduce science as curiosity-driven inquiry, observation, questioning and evidence-based explanation.

2Diversity in the Living World

Explore biodiversity by observing, grouping and comparing plants and animals in local environments.

3Mindful Eating: A Path to a Healthy Body

Understand food groups, nutrients, balanced diet, health, hygiene and mindful eating habits.

Chapter-wise curriculum

Chapters, topics, and skills

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Chapter 1

Chapter 1: The Wonderful World of Science

Introduce science as curiosity-driven inquiry, observation, questioning and evidence-based explanation.

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Topic: Nature of Science

3 skills
Skill: Describe science as a way of inquiryExplain that science begins with curiosity, observation and questions.
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Skill: Ask investigable questionsFrame questions that can be explored using observation or simple experiments.
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Skill: Distinguish observation and inferenceTell the difference between what is directly observed and what is concluded.
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Topic: Scientific Process

3 skills
Skill: Plan a simple investigationIdentify materials, steps and what to observe in a simple investigation.
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Skill: Record observations carefullyRecord observations in words, numbers or drawings without adding guesses.
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Skill: Use evidence to make explanationsConnect observations to a reasonable explanation.
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Topic: Scientific Attitudes

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Skill: Recognise safety and care in scienceFollow basic safety, care and honesty while observing or experimenting.
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Skill: Value curiosity and teamworkExplain how questioning, sharing and teamwork help scientific learning.
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Skill: Connect science with daily lifeIdentify examples of science in home, school and surroundings.
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Chapter 2

Chapter 2: Diversity in the Living World

Explore biodiversity by observing, grouping and comparing plants and animals in local environments.

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Topic: Biodiversity Around Us

3 skills
Skill: Identify biodiversity in a regionRecognise variety of plants and animals in a local area.
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Skill: Observe features of living organismsUse visible features such as body parts, movement or habitat for observation.
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Skill: Compare plants and animalsCompare organisms using similarities and differences.
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Topic: Grouping Living Organisms

3 skills
Skill: Classify plants by featuresGroup plants using stem, leaves, height or habitat features.
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Skill: Classify animals by featuresGroup animals using body covering, movement, food habits or habitat.
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Skill: Use classification keys simplyUse a simple yes-no key to identify or group organisms.
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Topic: Habitats and Adaptations

3 skills
Skill: Relate organisms to habitatsExplain how habitat provides food, water, shelter and space.
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Skill: Identify adaptive featuresLink a body feature or behaviour to survival in a habitat.
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Skill: Respect biodiversity conservationExplain why local biodiversity should be protected.
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Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Mindful Eating: A Path to a Healthy Body

Understand food groups, nutrients, balanced diet, health, hygiene and mindful eating habits.

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Topic: Food and Nutrients

3 skills
Skill: Identify major food componentsIdentify carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, fibre and water in foods.
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Skill: Relate nutrients to body needsConnect nutrients with energy, growth, repair and protection.
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Skill: Classify foods by functionClassify foods as energy-giving, body-building or protective foods.
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Topic: Balanced Diet and Health

3 skills
Skill: Plan a balanced mealChoose foods from different groups to make a balanced meal.
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Skill: Recognise deficiency and excessConnect poor food choices with weakness, illness or lifestyle problems.
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Skill: Read food habits criticallyEvaluate whether a diet is healthy, varied and age-appropriate.
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Topic: Food Safety and Mindful Eating

3 skills
Skill: Explain hygiene in food handlingDescribe safe practices for washing, cooking, storing and eating food.
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Skill: Avoid food wastageSuggest ways to reduce wastage while meeting nutrition needs.
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Skill: Connect local foods to healthRecognise nutritious local and seasonal food choices.
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Chapter 4

Chapter 4: Exploring Magnets

Investigate magnets, magnetic and non-magnetic materials, poles, attraction-repulsion and simple uses.

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Topic: Magnetic Materials

3 skills
Skill: Identify magnetic materialsTest and classify objects as magnetic or non-magnetic.
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Skill: Distinguish magnet and magnetic materialExplain that a magnet attracts some materials but not all materials.
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Skill: Recognise everyday uses of magnetsIdentify uses of magnets in daily devices and activities.
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Topic: Magnetic Poles and Forces

3 skills
Skill: Locate poles of a magnetFind where magnetic attraction is strongest.
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Skill: Explain attraction and repulsionDescribe how like poles repel and unlike poles attract.
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Skill: Predict magnet interactionsPredict outcomes when magnets are brought near each other or near materials.
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Topic: Magnetic Investigations

3 skills
Skill: Design a fair magnet testKeep testing conditions fair when comparing magnetic strength or materials.
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Skill: Use a compass direction ideaRelate a freely suspended magnet or compass to direction.
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Skill: Identify errors in magnet experimentsSpot mistakes such as using wrong materials or uneven distances.
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Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Measurement of Length and Motion

Measure length accurately, choose units and describe rest, motion and simple movement.

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Topic: Measuring Length

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Skill: Choose appropriate length unitsSelect suitable units such as mm, cm, m or km for different objects.
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Skill: Use measuring tools correctlyMeasure length with a ruler or tape avoiding zero error and parallax.
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Skill: Convert simple length unitsConvert between common length units in simple cases.
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Topic: Describing Motion

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Skill: Distinguish rest and motionDecide whether an object is at rest or in motion relative to a reference point.
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Skill: Identify types of motionRecognise straight-line, circular, periodic and irregular motion examples.
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Skill: Compare distances travelledCompare paths and distances in everyday movement contexts.
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Topic: Measurement Reasoning

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Skill: Estimate lengths before measuringMake reasonable length estimates and compare with measurement.
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Skill: Record measurements with unitsWrite measurements with correct numbers and units.
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Skill: Identify measurement errorsFind mistakes caused by wrong scale reading, unit omission or tilted ruler.
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Chapter 6

Chapter 6: Materials Around Us

Classify materials by properties such as appearance, hardness, solubility, transparency and use.

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Topic: Properties of Materials

3 skills
Skill: Observe material propertiesDescribe properties such as colour, texture, hardness, lustre and flexibility.
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Skill: Classify by transparencyClassify materials as transparent, translucent or opaque.
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Skill: Classify by solubilityClassify substances as soluble or insoluble in water based on observation.
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Topic: Choosing Materials

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Skill: Relate properties to usesExplain why a material is suitable for a particular object or purpose.
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Skill: Compare natural and human-made materialsIdentify examples and uses of natural and human-made materials.
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Skill: Identify material changes during useRecognise simple changes such as bending, tearing, dissolving or breaking.
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Topic: Investigating Materials

3 skills
Skill: Plan a property testDesign a simple test for hardness, solubility, floating or transparency.
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Skill: Record material observationsUse tables to record material properties accurately.
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Skill: Avoid classification misconceptionsExplain that one object may be made of several materials and one material may have many uses.
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Chapter 7

Chapter 7: Temperature and its Measurement

Understand hotness, temperature, thermometers, safe measurement and interpretation of temperature data.

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Topic: Temperature Concepts

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Skill: Distinguish hotness and temperatureExplain why touch alone is not a reliable measure of temperature.
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Skill: Read temperature scalesRead temperatures in degrees Celsius from simple scales.
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Skill: Compare temperaturesCompare temperatures of objects or days using numerical values.
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Topic: Using Thermometers

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Skill: Identify parts of a thermometerRecognise bulb, stem, scale and liquid/digital display parts.
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Skill: Measure temperature safelyUse a thermometer safely and correctly in simple activities.
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Skill: Record temperature with unitsWrite temperature readings with $^\circ C$ correctly.
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Topic: Temperature Applications

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Skill: Interpret temperature tablesUse temperature data to answer questions about change or comparison.
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Skill: Identify thermometer errorsSpot mistakes such as touching the bulb or reading at wrong eye level.
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Skill: Relate temperature to daily lifeConnect temperature measurement to health, weather, cooking and storage.
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Chapter 8

Chapter 8: A Journey through States of Water

Explore solid, liquid and gas states of water and changes such as melting, freezing, evaporation and condensation.

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Topic: States of Water

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Skill: Identify states of waterRecognise ice, liquid water and water vapour as different states of water.
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Skill: Describe particle-level changes simplyDescribe state change as change in form due to heating or cooling.
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Skill: Compare properties of statesCompare shape, flow and volume behaviour of solid, liquid and gas.
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Topic: Changes of State

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Skill: Explain melting and freezingRelate melting and freezing to heat gain or heat loss.
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Skill: Explain evaporation and condensationRelate evaporation and condensation to water changing between liquid and vapour.
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Skill: Identify state changes in daily lifeFind examples of state changes in kitchen, weather and surroundings.
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Topic: Water Cycle Reasoning

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Skill: Connect state changes to water cycleExplain evaporation, condensation and precipitation in simple water cycle terms.
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Skill: Interpret heating-cooling situationsPredict what happens when water is heated or cooled.
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Skill: Avoid water vapour misconceptionsDistinguish steam, mist and invisible water vapour in simple contexts.
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Chapter 9

Chapter 9: Methods of Separation in Everyday Life

Use properties of substances to understand handpicking, sieving, sedimentation, decantation, filtration and evaporation.

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Topic: Need for Separation

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Skill: Identify mixtures in daily lifeRecognise mixtures and explain why separation may be needed.
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Skill: Choose separation by particle sizeUse handpicking or sieving when components differ in size.
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Skill: Choose separation by settlingUse sedimentation and decantation when heavier insoluble solids settle.
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Topic: Separation Techniques

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Skill: Explain filtrationDescribe how filtration separates insoluble solids from liquids.
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Skill: Explain evaporationExplain how evaporation separates a dissolved solid from a liquid.
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Skill: Compare separation methodsChoose the best method based on material properties.
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Topic: Applied Separation

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Skill: Solve everyday separation problemsSelect methods for grains, tea, muddy water, salt solution or mixed solids.
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Skill: Sequence multiple methodsUse more than one method in correct order for complex mixtures.
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Skill: Identify errors in separationSpot why a chosen separation method will not work for a given mixture.
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Chapter 10

Chapter 10: Living Creatures: Exploring their Characteristics

Identify characteristics of living organisms, life processes, growth, movement, response and reproduction.

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Topic: Characteristics of Living Things

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Skill: Identify living and non-living thingsUse multiple features to decide whether something is living or non-living.
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Skill: Recognise growth and reproductionExplain growth and reproduction as characteristics of living organisms.
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Skill: Recognise response to stimuliIdentify how organisms respond to light, touch, sound or other changes.
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Topic: Life Processes

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Skill: Explain need for food and waterConnect nutrition and water to survival and growth.
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Skill: Identify breathing or respiration signsRecognise signs of breathing or gas exchange in organisms.
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Skill: Compare movement in organismsCompare movement in animals and plants without assuming all movement is walking.
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Topic: Observation of Living Creatures

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Skill: Observe organisms ethicallyObserve plants and animals without harming them.
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Skill: Record life-process observationsUse notes or tables to record observed characteristics.
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Skill: Handle borderline casesReason about seeds, eggs or dormant organisms as living-related cases.
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Chapter 11

Chapter 11: Nature’s Treasures

Understand natural resources, rocks, minerals, soil, air, water and responsible use of Earth’s resources.

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Topic: Natural Resources

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Skill: Identify natural resourcesRecognise air, water, soil, rocks, minerals, forests and fuels as natural resources.
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Skill: Classify renewable and non-renewable resourcesDistinguish resources that replenish quickly from those that form slowly.
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Skill: Relate resources to human needsConnect natural resources to food, shelter, tools, energy and daily life.
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Topic: Rocks, Minerals and Soil

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Skill: Observe rocks and mineralsCompare rocks by colour, texture, hardness or layering.
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Skill: Explain soil as a resourceDescribe soil as a mixture that supports plant life and organisms.
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Skill: Identify uses of rocks and mineralsConnect rocks and minerals to buildings, tools, jewellery or industry.
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Topic: Conservation

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Skill: Explain responsible resource useSuggest ways to conserve water, soil, energy and materials.
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Skill: Identify effects of overuseDescribe problems caused by overuse, pollution or wastage of resources.
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Skill: Make sustainable choicesChoose actions that reduce waste and protect natural resources.
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Chapter 12

Chapter 12: Beyond Earth

Explore sky observations, the Moon, stars, planets, the Solar System and the idea of Earth in space.

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Topic: Sky Observation

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Skill: Observe daily sky changesDescribe visible changes in the sky during day and night.
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Skill: Identify the Moon and its phasesRecognise broad changes in the Moon’s visible shape over days.
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Skill: Distinguish stars and planets observationallyCompare stars and planets using simple observations such as twinkling and motion.
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Topic: Solar System

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Skill: Identify planets and the SunRecognise the Sun as a star and planets as members of the Solar System.
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Skill: Describe Earth as a planetExplain Earth’s place in the Solar System in simple terms.
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Skill: Compare planet features simplyCompare planets using size, distance or visible features at a basic level.
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Topic: Space Reasoning

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Skill: Use models of Earth-Moon-SunUse simple models to explain day-night or Moon visibility ideas.
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Skill: Interpret sky charts or diagramsRead simple diagrams of the Solar System or Moon phases.
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Skill: Avoid common space misconceptionsCorrect misconceptions such as stars being tiny objects near Earth.
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The Wonderful World of Science Practice 1

Progressive Grade 6 Science practice for a focused skill cluster from The Wonderful World of Science.

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The Wonderful World of Science Practice 2

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Diversity in the Living World Practice 1

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