Grade 6 Life Science Activities & Resources

Linked to Grade 6 Arkansas Science Frameworks

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FRAMEWORK	Lesson/Activity	Web Resources	Questions MC = Multiple Choice OR = Open Response
LS.2.6.1 Observe, describe, and illustrate plant and animal tissues: muscle blood skin xylem phloem	Scanning Electron Microscope - Museum of Science	Great Plant Escape - Univ. of Illinois Learning Science - "The Cell" Microscope (Lots of Links) - Dragonfly Mr. Ware's Sixth Grade Classroom (Lots of GREAT Links) Plants - Internet 4 Classrooms Prentice Hall Science Trees - Products & FREE Teacher Resources - Oregon State University
LS.2.6.2 Illustrate the hierarchical relationships of cells, tissues, and organs	The Cell as a System - AAAS	Animal Systems - Biology4Kids Cell Games Cell Structures (Gizmo) Human Anatomy Online Learning Science - "The Cell" Microbe World - TrackStar	Organ for Survival #56 (MC) - NAEP Oxygen Delivery Organs #17 (MC) - NAEP
LS.2.6.3 Investigate the functions of tissues	Wood Magic - Lessons About Trees - OSU	Tissues of Life - Science Museum of Minnesota
LS.2.6.4 Model and explain the functions of animal organs: heart lung kidneys eyes ears skin teeth	Body Basics Bottled Model Lungs - Science NetLinks Nearsightedness - AAAS	Body - Interactive - BBC KidsHealth Structure & Function in Living Systems - Learning Science Virtual Heart Transplant - NOVA	Body Temperature #55 (OR) - NAEP Fish & Oxygen #31 (MC) - NAEP Heart Blood Flow #52 (MC) - NAEP Recognize organs in the human body that are responsible for oxygen delivery #17 (MC) - NAEP
LS.2.6.5 Model and explain the function of plant organs: leaves roots stems flowers	Why Leaves Change Colors - OSU	Evolution of Plants - World Builders Flowers Modern and Ancient - "First Flower" by NOVA Plants - Internet 4 Classrooms Wood Magic - Lessons About Trees - OSU	Flower Parts #3 (MC) - NAEP
LS.2.6.6 Dissect organs, including but not limited to heart eye lung stem root	Cow's Eye Dissection Cow Lung Dissection Lung Dissection - Mr. Midden Pig Heart Sheep Heart Tree Core Models - AAAS	Body - Interactive - BBC Froguts Heart - Franklin Institute Human Body Games Human Body Systems - Smithsonian The Giant Heart Virtual Body - Learning Science	Heart Blood Flow #52 (MC) - NAEP Similar Structures #2 (MC) - NAEP
LS.2.6.7 Describe the relationship between organ function and the following needs of cells: oxygen food water waste removal		KidsHealth Structure & Function in Living Systems - Learning Science	Heart Rates & Running #30 (MC) - NAEP Identify Process Fish Use to Obtain Oxygen #31 (MC) - NAEP
LS.2.6.8 Investigate careers, scientists, and historical breakthroughs related to tissues and organs	Tissues of Life - Science Museum of Minnesota	CAREERS Curriculum Resources & Publications Inventors & Innovators - AAAS 100 Greatest Discoveries Royal Society Journals
LS.3.6.1 Describe characteristics of plants and animals manipulated through selective breeding		Reproduction and Heredity - Learning Science	Genetic Engineering #57 (MC) - NAEP
LS.3.6.2 Predict the outcome of selective breeding practices over several generations
LS.3.6.3 Relate the development of Earth’s present-day complex species from earlier, distinctly different simpler species	The Rise and Fall of the Mammoths (AAAS)	History of Life Through Time Virtual Fossil Dig - Dragonfly
LS.3.6.4 Investigate careers, scientists, and historical breakthroughs related to adaptations and selective breeding		CAREERS Earth & Life Sciences - PBS Inventors & Innovators - AAAS 100 Greatest Discoveries Royal Society Journals	Animal Reproduction #42 (MC) - NAEP
LS.3.6.5 Describe behavioral adaptations of organisms to the environment: hibernation estivation tropism territorial behavior migration	Sea Turtle Tracking - Caribbean Conservation Corporation	Bat Conservation International Earthworms - Vertical Migration - Journey North Night Creatures of the Kalahari - NOVA Wildlife Migration - Journey North
LS.3.6.6 Differentiate between innate behaviors: migration web spinning defensive posture communication imprinting and learned behaviors: speaking a language using tools hunting skills
LS.3.6.7 Describe the following structural adaptations for survival in the environment: coloration mimicry odor glands beaks feet wings fur ears spines teeth thorns characteristics of seeds	Bird Beaks - AAAS Gator Hole King Cobra Monarch Butterfly - Dragonfly My Tiny Garden - Interactive Plants & Animals - Smithsonian	Animal Diversity - Frog Calls Cabrillo Tidepool Study Diversity & Adaptation - Learning Science How Plants Reproduce - World Builders The Nocturnal Eye - NOVA	Survival of a Frog #13 (MC) - NAEP
LS.3.6.8 Investigate careers, scientists, and historical breakthroughs related to learned and innate behaviors		CAREERS Curriculum Resources & Publications Molecular Basis of Heredity - Learning Science 100 Greatest Discoveries Royal Society Journals Significant Events of the Last 125 Years
LS.4.6.1 Identify environmental conditions that can affect the survival of individual organisms and entire species	Follow the Water - HSNP How Long Does It Last? - HSNP The Rise and Fall of the Mammoths (AAAS)	A Thousand Friends of Frogs Cabrillo Tidepool Study Habitats - UEN Marine Sanctuaries - AAAS Where Have All the Frogs Gone?
LS.4.6.2 Conduct simulations demonstrating competition for resources within an ecosystem	Explorations: Then & Now - NASA Webs of Life - Dragonfly	World in the Balance - NOVA Worms as Recyclers
LS.4.6.3 Conduct simulations demonstrating natural selection	Peppered Moth - Gizmo	Genetic Science Learning Center - University of Utah Learning Science "Reproduction & Heredity"
LS.4.6.4 Analyze natural selection	Gene Pool - World Buuilders	What Killed the Dinosaurs - PBS