Horseheads Intermediate School Welcome to sixth Grade
6th Grade Academics Overview
English Language Arts:
Reading literature and informational text to focus on comprehension, oral language, word study, reading, and writing arguments to support claims, narratives to develop events, and informative/explanatory texts to analyze relevant content
Mathematics:
Fractions, decimals, percents, algebra - solving for one variable, geometry - area and surface area, and statistics - representing and analyzing data
Science:
Learning about variables and how they impact science investigations, weather and water, heat transfer - radiation, conduction, and convection, and an introduction to planetary science
Social Studies:
Students will study the ancient civilizations of Africa, Asia, India, and Europe from economic and geographic points of view.