Science - Manitoba Grade 6 - Full Year Bundle - Clusters 1, 2, 3, 4

Manitoba Grade 6 Science - Diversity of Living Things, Flight, Electricity, and Our Solar System. All of the expectations in the Manitoba - Science Grade 6 Curriculum have been covered. Teaching made easy!

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Students will practice literacy skills when demonstrating their understanding of the subject material. These sheets were made for cross-curricular connections between language and science. Students will make connections, formulate questions, support their answers with evidence from the text, and summarize. This comprehensive bundle contains readings, hands-on activities, true/false, diagrams, reflections, word searches and more. We’ve presented the material in a variety of text forms, including reports, news articles, blog posts, and stories. There is also a unit test and answer pages for all activities!

Cluster 1: Diversity of Living Things

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Classification Systems
• Activity – Classifying Common Objects
• Classification System – Living Things
• Organisms, Species, and Communities
• What is Biodiversity?
• Building Biodiversity – Bird Feeders
• Herbivores, Carnivores, Omnivores
• Classifying Organisms
• Activity – Classify the Animals
• Plant Classification – Flowering/Non-Flowering
• Blog Post: Why Do Scientists Classify Living Things?
• 5 Kingdoms of Living Things
• Activity – Kingdoms of Life Jeopardy
• All About Microorganisms – Basic Needs
• Benefits of Microorganisms and Harmful Microorganisms
• Microscope Diagram
• Microscope Parts and Functions
• Experiment – Microorganisms in Water
• Biodiversity in Deserts, Forests, Grasslands, and Oceans
• Animals Living At Each Ocean Depth
• Biodiversity and Indigenous Groups
• Classifying Animals – Vertebrates/Invertebrates
• Experiment – Vertebrates vs Invertebrates
• Characteristics of Invertebrate Animals
• Characteristics and Behaviours of Anthropods, Annelids and Molluscs
• Memory Game: Animal Kingdom Memory Match
• Arthropod Adaptations
• Arthropod Features Trivia Cards
• Characteristics and Behaviours of Birds, Fish, Mammals, Reptiles, and Amphibians
• Adapting Species and Darwin’s Finches
• Biodiversity Between Species - Bats
• Fact or Fiction – Vertebrate Adaptations Challenge
• Genetic Variation = Evolution
• Evolution of the Peppered Moth
• Newspaper Article: Discovering Our Feathered Past
• Explorers of Life's Diversity
• Story: The Great Adventure of Discovering Life's Diversity
• Exit Cards
• Unit Test – Diversity of Living Things
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Cluster 2: Flight

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Properties of Air
• Experiments – Power of Air Pressure and Air Compression
• Air is a Fluid
• How Do Animals Fly?
• Animals Adaptions – Propelling in Air/Water
• Newspaper Article: Breaking News
• Activity – Flight and Gravity – Poster Making
• Lighter-Than-Air Flying Devices
• Bernoulli’s Principle
• Lift – Bernoulli vs Newton
• Bernoulli’s Principle – Sprayers and Carburetors
• Design Features – Adapting Lift
• Blog Post: How Animals and Machines Manage Lift
• Design Features – Adapting Drag
• What is a Parachute?
• Designing and Testing a Parachute
• Four Forces of Flight
• Lift – Angle of Attack
• Drag - Aerodynamics
• Paper Airplane – Drag experiment
• Weight - Gravity
• Propulsion - Thrust
• Activity – Building a Propeller
• Control Surfaces of a Plane
• Newspaper Article: Flash Update – Engines of the Sky
• Memory Game: Flight
• Unbalanced Forces Steering Through the Skies
• Aircraft vs Spacecraft
• Four Corners Activity: Aircraft vs. Spacecraft Design
• Trial and Error – Wright Brothers
• Benefits and Drawbacks of Aviation
• Assignment – Aviation Infographic
• Canada’s Contributions to Aviation
• First Nations and Metis - Birds
• Activity – Making a Glider
• Activity – Designing and Building a Glider
• Coding – Auto Pilot on Planes
• Autopilot – Feedback Loop
• Activities - Flight
• Unit Test - Flight
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Cluster 3 - Electricity

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Current Electricity vs Static Electricity
• Lightning – Electrostatic Force
• Static Electricity Activities
• Dangers of Current Electricity, Short Circuits and Static Electricity
• How Electricity Works
• Components of an Electrical Circuit
• Electricity and Coding
• What is Binary Code?
• Writing Code – TV Remote
• Conductors and Insulators
• Insulator or Conductor – Lab Experiment
• Resistors
• Understanding Switches in Electrical Circuits
• Series vs Parallel Circuit
• Drawing and Interpreting Circuit Diagrams
• Experiments – Series Circuit and Parallel Circuit
• Uses of Parallel and Series Circuits
• Blog Post: Factors that Affect Bulb Brightness in Circuits
• Experiment – Testing Battery Power
• Activity – Design Your Own Doorbell Circuit
• Electromagnetic Lab Experiment
• Newspaper Article: Turning Motion Into Electricity and Back!
• Law of Conservation of Energy
• Transforming Electricity – Electric Bell
• Generating Electricity
• Electromagnetism and Turbines
• Renewable vs Non-Renewable Energy
• Electricity in Manitoba
• Moving Electricity in Manitoba
• Activity: Model of an Electricity Power System
• Research – The James Bay Hydroelectric Project
• Measuring Electricity In Our Homes
• Reading Efficiency Labels
• Evaluating Appliances at Home
• Generating Electricity – Effect on Environment
• Nuclear Power Accidents
• How My Family Uses Electricity
• Reducing Our Consumption of Electricity
• Impact of Electricity on Our Lives
• Electricity Activities
• Unit Test - Electricity
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Cluster 4 - Our Solar System

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Spelling Bee – Our Solar System
• Space – Extreme Environment
• Technology Needed For Space Exploration
• What is The Habitable Zone?
• Potential Life in Our Universe
• Canada and Space Exploration
• Story: Chris Hadfield: A Canadian Space Pioneer
• Blog Post: The Incredible Journey of Space Research
• Controversy of Space Travel
• Benefits of Space Exploration - Satellites
• Space – Understanding Climate Change
• Rovers on Mars
• Coding – Driving The Mars Rover
• STEM Assignment – Designing a Rover (Coding)
• Conception of The Earth
• The Universe
• Newspaper Article: New Solar Discovery
• Solar System – Size, Structure, Age
• Diagram of Our Solar System
• Solar System Assignment
• Classifying Planets – Gas Giants and Terrestrial Planets
• Asteroids and The Asteroid Belt
• Gravity - Mass vs Weight
• Experiment – Mass vs Weight
• Day and Night
• Experiments – Rotating Earth and Making a Sundial
• Seasons – Earth’s Orbit
• The Woodland Cree’s Six-Season Model
• Moons in Our Solar System
• Experiment – Moon Phases
• Lunar Eclipse vs Solar Eclipse
• Ocean Tides
• Celestial Objects in The Night Sky
• Meteors, Meteorites and Comets
• Experiment – Geoboard Constellations
• Indigenous Constellation Story – Great Bear Hunt
• Anishinaabe Story – Fisher Brings The Summer
• The Haida – The Raven and The Aurora Borealis
• Understanding Astronomy and Astrology
• Exit Cards
• Unit Test – Space
• Answer Pages For All Activities

This is a comprehensive bundle that will save you hours of planning! It has been tested and found effective in helping students achieve the learning outcomes in the science curriculum.