GEMS Correlations with the
MISSISSIPPI SCIENCE FRAMEWORK
for Sixth Grade
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Sixth grade science content strands are Life Science (L),
Earth and Space Science (E), and Physical Science (P). The content strand
associated with each competency is identified after the competency statement.
Science competencies for sixth grade:
1. Investigate structure and functions in living systems. (L, E)
Appropriate GEMS Teachers Guides: Aquatic
Habitats, Learning About Learning,
More Than Magnifiers, Schoolyard
Ecology, Terrarium Habitats
2. Compare and classify the reproduction and heredity of organisms.
(L)
Appropriate GEMS Teachers Guides:
none at this time
3. Explore how changing resources will influence the regulation
and behavior of organisms. (L, E)
Appropriate GEMS Teachers Guides: Aquatic Habitats, Schoolyard
Ecology, Terrarium Habitats
4. Explore how different populations determine the formation of an
ecosystem. (L, E)
Appropriate GEMS Teachers Guides: Aquatic
Habitats, Schoolyard Ecology, Terrarium
Habitats
5. Explore the unique characteristics and adaptations of organisms.
(L, E)
Appropriate GEMS Teachers Guides: Acid
Rain, Aquatic Habitats, Environmental Detectives, Schoolyard Ecology,
Terrarium Habitats
6. Model the structure of the Earth system past and present. (E)
Appropriate GEMS Teachers Guides: Convection:
A Current Event, Investigating Artifacts,
Ocean Currents, Only
One Ocean, Plate Tectonics,
River Cutters, Stories
in Stone
7. Investigate the Earth in relation to the solar system. (E, P)
Appropriate GEMS Teachers Guides: Earth,
Moon, and Stars, Messages from Space,
Moons of Jupiter, The
Real Reasons for Seasons
8. Investigate structure, properties, and changes of matter. (E, P)
Appropriate GEMS Teachers Guides: Acid
Rain, Bubble-ology, Chemical
Reactions, Crime Lab Chemistry, Discovering
Density, Dry Ice Investigations, Ocean
Currents, Of Cabbages and Chemistry
9. Evaluate the effect of force on the motion of an object. (E, L, P)
Appropriate GEMS Teachers Guides: Experimenting
with Model Rockets, Plate Tectonics
10. Examine the transfer of energy in many different forms. (E, L, P)
Appropriate GEMS Teachers Guides: Color
Analyzers, Convection: A Current Event,
Hot Water and Warm Homes from Sunlight
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