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6th Grade Science Resources

44 6th grade science resources: 24 songs, 20 videos, 6 activities and more, covering health and nutrition, animals, human body, plus 19 more topics. How teachers use these

6th Grade Science Resources

44 6th grade science resources: 24 songs, 20 videos, 6 activities and more, covering health and nutrition, animals, human body, plus 19 more topics. How teachers use these

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Video6th GradeWater Cycle Song (Animated Music Video)

While watching the Water Cycle Song (Animated Music Video), students learn about the process of the water cycle by listening to the repetitive lyrics loaded with key vocabulary.

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Video6th GradeMatter Song

The Matter Song teaches all about matter and the states of matter. With this states of matter song, students learn about solid, liquid, and gas, as well as the phases of matter, properties of matter, physical changes, chemical changes, and so much more. Matter has mass and takes up space.…

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Video6th GradePlanets Song (Animated Music Video)

While watching the Planets Song (Animated Music Video), students learn about the order of planets in our solar system as well as cool facts about each planet.

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Bundle6th GradeScience Songs (MP3 Album)

Using the Science Songs (MP3 Album), students learn about different science concepts while listening to these upbeat and catchy songs.

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Video6th GradeCreation Song

While watching the Creation Song, students learn about the days of Creation perfect for Sunday school, kid's church, and Bible lessons for kids. Bring joy and understanding into your kid's church, Sunday school, and classroom with this song about the days of Creation. Your kids will love a new way…

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Video6th GradeWeather Song (Animated Music Video)

While watching the Weather Song (Animated Music Video), students learn about different types of weather conditions by listening to the repetitive lyrics loaded with key vocabulary.

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Video6th GradeScientific Method Song (Animated Music Video)

While listening the Scientific Method Song (Animated Music Video), students learn about seven steps of the scientific method while listening to a catchy song.

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Video6th GradeMoon Song (Animated Music Video)

Using thisMoon Song (Animated Music Video), students learn about the phases of the moon through catchy, interesting lyrics.

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Video6th GradeAnimal Song (Animated Music Video)

Using this Animal Song (Animated Music Video), your students learn about different types of animals and their sounds by watching this fun, catchy video.

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Video6th GradeGoing Green Song (Animated Music Video)

Using the Going Green Song (Animated Music Video), students learn all about ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle and so much more through a catchy video!

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Song6th GradeParts of the Body Song (MP3)

While Parts of the Body Song (MP3), students learn about the different parts of the body while listening to catchy lyrics.

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Activity6th GradeDonut Cut Outs

These Donut Cut Outs quickly give you templates that can be easily cut and applied for classroom decoration or student activities

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Lesson Plan6th GradeBlank Lesson Plan

Using this Blank Lesson Plan template, you will be able to plan your lessons for the entire week for six different subjects.

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Video6th GradeSenses Song (MP3)

While listening to the Senses Song (MP3), students learn the five senses and examples of how you use each sense daily.

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Video6th GradeScience Songs (Instrumental Karaoke Version)

Using the Science Songs (Instrumental Karaoke Version), students learn different about different science concepts while listening to these upbeat and catchy songs.

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Video6th GradeSeasons Song (MP3)

While listening to the Seasons Song (MP3), students learn about the seasons of the year while listening to a catchy song.

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Song6th GradePlanets Song (MP3)

While listening to the Planets Song (MP3), students learn about the order of planets in our solar system as well as cool facts about each planet.

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Bundle6th GradeFitness Songs (MP3 Album)

This Fitness Songs (MP3 Album) provides you and your students with seven fitness songs to get your class moving and fit in a fun and musical way!

From our teachers' playbook

Ask, test, explain, repeat

What do 6th graders learn in science?

Sixth grade science is where kids start thinking like real scientists. They plan investigations with the scientific method, control variables and back up claims with data: question → hypothesis → test → data → conclusion. Common topics include matter and its states, the water cycle and weather, Earth's systems, the solar system, ecosystems and the human body. Instead of just learning facts, they explain why things happen using models and evidence. The click moment is when a student designs their own experiment and realizes a "failed" result still taught them something.

Our favorite ways to teach 6th grade science

Middle schoolers still love a good song and a hands-on model. These moves keep science lively and sticky.

Lock in the method

Play the Scientific Method Song at the start of the year and come back to it before every lab. Kids can recite the steps in order, which frees their brains to focus on designing a fair test.

Why it works: a catchy, repeating tune gives the brain a hook to hang words on, so sung text is remembered better (Wallace, 1994).

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Model the cycle

After watching the water cycle video, have students draw a labeled model with arrows for evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection. Then ask them to add where energy from the sun drives each step.

Why it works: pairing a picture with each word gives kids two ways to remember it, a well-tested principle of how people learn (Mayer, 2009).

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Review with music

Use the science songs album for quick reviews spread across the year. Revisiting old topics in short bursts keeps them fresh for unit tests and end-of-year exams.

Why it works: spreading practice out over days is one of the two most effective study methods in a major research review (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).

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Questions teachers and parents ask

What do 6th graders learn in science?

Sixth graders often study the scientific method, matter, the water cycle and weather, Earth's systems, space, ecosystems and the human body. The exact topics vary by state.

What are the steps of the scientific method?

Ask a question, research, form a hypothesis, test it with an experiment, analyze the data and draw a conclusion. Then share the results.

How can I help my 6th grader with science?

Ask them to explain how something works, like why ice floats. Do simple kitchen experiments together and talk about what you predicted versus what happened.

Are science songs good for middle school?

Yes! Catchy songs help students remember steps, vocabulary and sequences, which frees up time for deeper thinking and experiments.