Sixth Grade Geography, ELA, and Science

Classify an angle as acute, right, obtuse, straight, or reflex from its measure or diagram.

Measure an angle accurately to the nearest degree using a protractor.

Draw an angle of a specified measure using a protractor and ruler.

Calculate an unknown angle measure using angle addition and a known total.

Calculate the perimeter of a polygon from its side lengths.

Determine a missing side length when a polygon's perimeter and other side lengths are known.

Calculate a rectangle's area by relating length × width to a count of unit squares.

Calculate the area of a parallelogram from its base and perpendicular height.

Calculate the area of a triangle from its base and perpendicular height.

Calculate the area of a composite polygon by decomposing it into familiar shapes.

Solve a real-world problem by deciding whether to calculate perimeter or area.

Calculate a circle's circumference using its radius or diameter and pi.

Calculate a circle's area using its radius and pi.

Determine the central idea of a grade-level informational passage.

Select textual evidence that directly supports an answer about a passage.

Make an inference from details in a literary passage and explain the reasoning.

Write an objective summary that includes the most important ideas without personal opinions.

Determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word by using context clues.

Identify the speaker and situation in a poem.

Interpret the meaning of a simile, metaphor, or personification in a poem.

Explain how a poet's word choice creates tone or mood.

Determine a poem's theme and support it with details from the text.

Draft a short poem that uses imagery and at least one type of figurative language.

Distinguish independent clauses from dependent clauses.

Identify and revise sentence fragments so they form complete sentences.

Correct a run-on sentence using punctuation or a coordinating conjunction.

Apply subject-verb agreement in sentences with varied subjects.

Use pronouns that clearly and correctly agree with their antecedents.

Punctuate complex sentences correctly by placing a comma after an introductory dependent clause.

Write a focused thesis or claim that answers an essay prompt.

Organize reasons and evidence in a logical essay outline.

Incorporate a quotation or paraphrase from a passage into a sentence using a signal phrase.

Write a body paragraph that connects a main point, evidence, and explanation.

Draft an introduction that prepares the reader for the essay's thesis or claim.

Draft a conclusion that restates the central idea and explains its importance.

Revise an assembled essay to improve organization, transitions, evidence, and sentence correctness using a targeted checklist.

Apply basic laboratory safety rules and identify experiment steps that require trusted-adult supervision.

Distinguish a scientific observation from an inference.

Formulate a testable scientific question about a measurable change.

Write a hypothesis that makes a prediction and gives a scientific reason.

Identify the independent variable, dependent variable, and controlled variables in an experiment.

Create and use a labeled data table to record repeated measurements consistently with appropriate units.

Use a particle-motion model to predict how water temperature will affect dissolving rate.

Conduct an adult-supervised dissolving-rate experiment using cold, room-temperature, and safely warm—not boiling—water while controlling variables and recording repeated trials.

Calculate the mean result from repeated experimental trials.

Construct a graph of experimental data and use it to describe the main pattern.

Conduct a fair test comparing the absorbency of household paper materials.

Write a claim-evidence-reasoning conclusion based on experimental data.

Identify a possible source of experimental error and propose a specific improvement.