6th grade California curriculum
What 6th grade students practice in Gradelings, unit by unit, matched to the California Content Standards. 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
- Body SystemsNerves, hormones, kidneys and more
- Our SensesEyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin.
- Cells: Life's Building BlocksAll living things are made of cells.
- Thermal Energy & InsulationHeat flow, temperature and keeping things warm or cold.
- Engineering DesignCriteria, constraints, testing and improving.
- Work, Energy & EfficiencyForce, distance and wasted energy
- Weather SystemsAir masses, fronts and the water cycle.
- Climate & Climate ChangeWhat shapes climate, and why Earth is warming.
- Growing & ReproducingFlowers, nests, genes, sunlight and copies of parents.
Social Studies
- Time & EvidenceBCE and CE, artifacts and sources
- First FarmersFrom hunting to farming villages
- Where Civilizations GrewRivers, mountains and seas
- Mesopotamia & EgyptThe first river valley civilizations
- Laws & GovernmentCodes, citizens and emperors
- Ancient India & ChinaDynasties, beliefs and inventions
- World BeliefsOrigins of major belief systems
- Trade NetworksSilk Road, barter and coins
- Greece & RomeDemocracy, republic and law
- Ancient Israel & KushThe early Hebrews and the kingdom of Kush
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