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(Switched-On Schoolhouse Science 6
This complete 6th grade CD-ROM-based science curriculum includes the following topics: plant systems, animal systems, plant and animal behavior, molecular genetics, chemical structure and change, light and sound, motion, the Earth, and the Sun and other stars.The projects in this course include writing and research, along with hands-on experiments. Each Switched-on Schoolhouse course includes quizzes and a test for each unit, as well as a final comprehensive test. Order our Switched-on Schoolhouse 6 Science Kit separately.
Microsoft IE 6, or higher, 500MHz processor or higher, 512MB memory, and 600MB hard disk space; 1024 X 768 resolution or higher, 16-bit color monitor; CD-ROM drive, and Windows XP or higher. A printer is recommended.
Here are the topics covered in this course:
- Plant Systems
- Photosynthesis: the Leaf Factory
- Experiment: Root Observation
- Transport System: Stems and Leaves
- & more
- Animal Systems
- Digestive System
- Experiment: Oil and Soap
- Project: Heart
- & more
- Plants and Animal Behavior
- The Nervous System
- Report: Instincts
- Food Chains
- & more
- Molecular Genetics
- Reproduction
- Inheritance
- Project: Seed or Seedless
- & more
- Chemical Structure and Change
- Experiment: Solid, Liquid, Gas
- Periodic Table
- Acids and Bases
- & more
- Light and Sound
- Project: Sound Vibration
- Light Waves
- Experiment: Mixing Colored Lights
- & more
- Motion and Its Measurement
- Power and Newton's Laws of Motion
- Experiment: the Law of Inertia
- Change in Motion
- & more
- Spaceship Earth
- Earth's Motion
- Experiment: Eclipses
- Asteroids, Comets & Meteoroids
- & more
- Astronomy and the Stars
- Project: Spectroscope
- Magnitude and Luminosity
- Constellations and Major Stars
- & more
- The Earth and the Universe
- Special Project
- Review Game
- & more
