Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills

Grade 6

Subchapter 112.22

Reference Science Concepts The Digital Field Trip to The Wetlands The Digital Field Trip to The Rainforest The Digital Field Trip to The Desert
The student knows:
6.10. The relationship between structure and function in living systems.
(A) Differentiate between structure and function Use Organisms and Migration for examples Use Organisms for examples, Botany Use Organisms for examples, Adaptations
(B) Determine that all organisms are composed of cells that carry on functions to sustain life Use Organisms and Migration for examples Use Organisms for examples, Botany Use Organisms for examples
(C) Identify how structure complements function at different levels of organization including organs, organ systems, organisms and populations Use Organisms and Migration for examples Use Organisms for examples Use Organisms for examples, Animal and Plant Adaptations
6.11 Traits of species can change through generations and that the instructions for the traits are contained in the genetic material of the organisms
(A) Identify some changes in traits that can occur over several generations through natural occurrence and selective breeding Organisms & Migration for examples, Plant & Animal Adaptations Organisms for examples, How Species Changes, New Species, Plant & Animals Characteristics Organisms for examples, Plant & Animal Adaptations, What is an Adaptation?
6.12. The responses of organisms are caused by internal or external stimuli
(A) Identify responses in organisms to internal stimuli such as hunger or thirst Organisms & Migration for examples, Organisms for examples, Organisms for examples, Homeostasis, Adaptations
(B) Identify responses in organisms to external stimuli such as the presence or absence of heat or light Organisms & Migration for examples, Web Game Organisms for examples Organisms for examples Plant and Animal Adaptations
(C) Identify components of an ecosystem to which organisms may respond Organisms & Migration for examples, Plant & Animal Adaptations, Web Game Organisms for examples, Plant & Animal Characteristics, Web Game Organisms for examples, Plant & Animal Adaptations, Build-a-Desert
6.14. The structures and functions of Earth systems.
(B) Identify relationships between groundwater and surface water in a watershed Groundwater   Water Availability
(C) Describe components of the atmosphere and identify the role of atmospheric movement in weather change Nutrient Cycles Water Cycle, Climate, Seasonality Climatic Influences, High Pressure Zones, Rain Shadows