Grade 6 Science Q2 - Living Things
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This practical course introduces how living systems work: the heart and blood vessels, plant life cycles and propagation, vertebrates vs. invertebrates, and ecosystem structure, energy flow, and relationships. Through simple experiments, species examples, and designing food webs, students develop observation, critical thinking, and scientific investigation skills while connecting lessons to their local environment.
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What you'll learn
- Identify the main components of the human circulatory system (heart, blood, and blood vessels) and describe the function of each part in maintaining life.
- Describe the different ways plants reproduce (e.g., pollination, seeds, propagation) and plan a simple scientific investigation to determine which method works best for a given plant.
- Distinguish between vertebrates (animals with a backbone) and invertebrates (animals without a backbone) by using characteristics and common examples found locally.
- Define an ecosystem and differentiate between biotic (living) factors, such as plants and animals, and abiotic (non-living) factors, such as light, water, temperature, and soil type.
- Describe the specific roles of producers, consumers, scavengers, and decomposers, and design a food web to show the flow of energy within a local ecosystem.
- Explain how living things interact with each other (e.g., competition, predation) and with non-living things, and assess how these interactions may cause good or harm to the living things involved.