6th grade Alabama curriculum
What 6th grade students practice in Gradelings, unit by unit, matched to the Alabama Course of Study. Tap any unit to see what it covers and try sample questions.
Math
- Facts & FactorsFacts, primes, GCF and LCM
- Mixed Numbers & RatiosImproper fractions and ratios
- Decimal × and ÷Multiply and divide decimals
- Percents & BudgetsDiscounts, deals and saving
- Patterns & GraphsRules, tables and line graphs
- EquationsOrder of operations, solve for n
- Perimeter & AreaTriangles, parallelograms, trapezoids
- Volume & CapacityCubes, liters and milliliters
- Integers & DecimalsNegatives, thousandths and rounding
- Algebra MovesMonomials and inequalities
- Data & GraphsHistograms, range and line graphs
- Powers and Common FactorsExponents and prime factorization
- Dividing FractionsHow many fit?
- Center & SpreadMean, median, range and IQR
- Four QuadrantsPoints with negative coordinates
- Unit RatesPrice per item, miles per hour
- Nets & Surface AreaUnfold a box
English Language Arts(“Language Arts” in the app)
- Point of ViewWho is telling the story?
- Connotation & ToneWord choice changes meaning
- Make Your CaseClaims, evidence and counterarguments
- AgreementSubjects, verbs and pronouns match
- Sentence RepairFragments, run-ons and comma splices
- Commas & ClausesClauses, sentence types and commas
- Roots & AnalogiesGreek and Latin word parts
- Punctuation PowerColons, scripts and transitions
- Text Forms & FeaturesPatterns, scripts and visuals
- Check the SourceCredible sources, AI tools and citing
- Media TechniquesHow messages persuade and why we react
- Spelling: Endings and Sound-Alikes-ance or -ence, doubling and homophones
Science
- Our Solar SystemPlanets, moons and the asteroid belt
- Solar System TourThe Sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, the Kuiper belt and Oort cloud, and gravity.
- Stars, Galaxies & the UniverseStar life cycles, the H-R diagram, kinds of galaxies, and the Big Bang.
- Stars & the UniverseHow stars shine, live and die, and how the universe began.
- The Rock CycleIgneous, sedimentary and metamorphic
- Managing ResourcesWhy managing air, water, soil and energy matters, and how conservation, efficiency and technology help.
- Weather SystemsHow the sun drives the water cycle, and reading weather data to predict storms.
- Climate & Climate ChangeHow the sun, air, land and water shape climate, and how people affect Earth's systems.
- Earth's Changing SurfaceHow plate movement, weathering and erosion shape Earth's surface.
- Earth's History & FossilsRock layers and fossils as a record of Earth's history.
Social Studies
- The Columbian ExchangeCrops, animals, diseases and the Middle Passage
- The Thirteen ColoniesNew England, Middle and Southern colonies
- Colonial Trade & WorkResources, trade and choices
- Road to RevolutionTaxes, protests and Patriots
- The American RevolutionIndependence and the war
- Building a GovernmentArticles, Constitution and Bill of Rights
- Founding IdealsDeclaration, Constitution and their roots
- Rights & AmendmentsThe Bill of Rights and beyond
- Taking PartSpeak up, check facts, decide together
- North America Before ContactMoundville, Cahokia and other nations
- Explorers & ColonizersWhy Europeans came, and what followed
- Choosing Our LeadersThe Electoral College, terms and amendments
- Federalism in AlabamaNational, state and local government
- A New NationWashington's presidency and the first parties
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