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Missouri Grade 6 Science Online Center
Missouri tests science in grades 5 and 8, not in grade 6, so sixth grade is the year to build the ideas MAP Grade-Level Assessment Science will ask about later. Practice tests, skill quizzes, flashcards, and every Missouri science standard for this grade, free.
Standards source: Missouri Learning Standards, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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Missouri Science by Grade
Every Missouri science center, grade 1 through grade 8.
Start With a Practice Test
Six full, timed grade 6 science practice tests, 40 questions each, instant scoring, and a written explanation for every question. Missouri does not test science this year, so use these to find gaps early. Each one opens right here.
Missouri Grade 6 Science Practice Test 1
A full diagnostic across every science area for this grade.
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Missouri Grade 6 Science Practice Test 2
Fresh questions and new phenomena to build accuracy.
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Missouri Grade 6 Science Practice Test 3
New problems that push reading of data, models, and evidence.
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Missouri Grade 6 Science Practice Test 4
Another complete, timed exam to build pacing and stamina.
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Missouri Grade 6 Science Practice Test 5
A brand-new mixed set to test how ready you are.
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Missouri Grade 6 Science Practice Test 6
A final full-length simulation to confirm you are ready.
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Grade 6 Science Skill Quizzes
Pick one science area, answer 10 questions, and see exactly where the idea broke down. Each quiz opens right here.
Matter and Its Properties
A quick 10-question check on matter and its properties, with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer.
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Forces and Motion
A quick 10-question check on forces and motion, with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer.
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Energy
A quick 10-question check on energy, with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer.
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Waves and Information
A quick 10-question check on waves and information, with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer.
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Cells, Structures and Life Processes
A quick 10-question check on cells, structures and life processes, with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer.
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Ecosystems and Heredity
A quick 10-question check on ecosystems and heredity, with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer.
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Evolution, Fossils and Adaptation
A quick 10-question check on evolution, fossils and adaptation, with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer.
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Earth and Space Systems
A quick 10-question check on earth and space systems, with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer.
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Earth, Human Activity and Engineering
A quick 10-question check on earth, human activity and engineering, with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer.
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Grade 6 Science Study Tools
A few minutes of review between practice tests. Both open right here.
Grade 6 Science Flashcards
All 166 terms this grade is expected to know. Search the deck, filter by science area, star the hard ones, and mark off what you have down.
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Grade 6 Science Quick Review
Every must-know idea for this grade on one page, grouped by science area, with the vocabulary for each one.
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Missouri Grade 6 Science Snapshot
Missouri Grade 6 Science Topics
These are the 54 science standards Missouri sets for grade 6, from the Missouri Learning Standards: Science, grouped and ordered exactly the way the state's own standards document groups them. Each one is tagged with its official code so you can trace it straight back to the state document.
Missouri standard codes
PS Physical Sciences
- 6-8.PS1.A.16-8.PS1.B.1Particles, Atoms, Elements, and Compounds
- 6-8.PS1.A.26-8.PS1.A.36-8.PS4.A.2Material Properties and Uses
- 6-8.PS1.A.46-8.PS3.A.36-8.PS3.B.1Energy Forms, Transfer, and Transformation
- 6-8.PS1.B.2Chemical and Physical Changes
- 6-8.PS2.A.16-8.PS2.A.26-8.PS2.B.16-8.PS2.B.3Forces, Motion, and Interactions
- 6-8.PS2.B.26-8.PS3.A.2Gravity and Object Motion
- 6-8.PS3.A.1Scientific Tools, Measurement, and Data Displays
- 6-8.PS3.A.4Matter Properties, States, and Classification
- 6-8.PS4.A.1Light, Sound, and Wave Behavior
LS Life Sciences
- 6-8.LS1.A.16-8.LS1.A.26-8.LS1.A.36-8.LS1.B.16-8-LS1.B.26-8.LS1.C.1+3Organism Needs, Structures, and Life Cycles
- 6-8.LS1.A.46-8.LS4.C.1Cells, Body Systems, and Genetics
- 6-8.LS2.A.26-8.LS2.B.16-8.LS2.C.1Ecosystems, Food Webs, and Matter Flow
- 6-8.LS2.C.2Benefits Limitations Differing Solutions Maintaining Ecosystem Coral Reef
- 6-8.LS4.A.1Earth Materials, Rocks, Fossils, and Landforms
ESS Earth and Space Sciences
- 6-8.ESS1.A.16-8.ESS1.A.26-8.ESS1.A.36-8.ESS1.B.16-8.ESS2.C.1Sun, Moon, Earth, Stars, and Space Systems
- 6-8.ESS1.C.16-8.ESS2.A.16-8.ESS2.B.1Earth Materials, Rocks, Fossils, and Landforms
- 6-8.ESS2.A.2Explanation Based Evidence Geoscience Processes Changed Earth'S Surface
- 6-8.ESS2.C.2Data Provide Evidence Motions Complex Interactions Air Masses
- 6-8-ESS2.C.3Water Cycle, Weather, Climate, and Atmosphere
- 6-8.ESS3.A.16-8.ESS3.C.16-8.ESS3.C.2Natural Resources and Human Impacts
- 6-8.ESS3.B.1Data Natural Hazards Forecast Future Catastrophic Events Inform
- 6-8.ESS3.D.1Patterns, Systems, Cause and Effect, and Change
ETS Engineering, Technology, and Application of Science
- 6-8.ETS1.A.16-8.ETS1.B.16-8.ETS1.B.26-8.ESTS.B.3Engineering Design and Solution Evaluation
Grouped and ordered from the state's own standards document.
Missouri Grade 6 Science Standards
The full text of every grade 6 science standard in the Missouri Learning Standards: Science. If your Missouri classroom or report card mentions a code, you will find it here.
PS Physical Sciences
- 6-8.PS1.A.1Particles, Atoms, Elements, and CompoundsDevelop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures
- 6-8.PS1.A.2Material Properties and UsesAnalyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred
- 6-8.PS1.A.3Material Properties and UsesGather, analyze, and present information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and how they impact society
- 6-8.PS1.A.4Energy Forms, Transfer, and TransformationDevelop a model that describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed
- 6-8.PS1.B.1Particles, Atoms, Elements, and CompoundsDevelop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms remains the same during a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved
- 6-8.PS1.B.2Chemical and Physical ChangesConstruct, test, and modify a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes
- 6-8.PS2.A.1Forces, Motion, and InteractionsApply physics principles to design a solution that minimizes the force of an object during a collision and develop an evaluation of the solution
- 6-8.PS2.A.2Forces, Motion, and InteractionsPlan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object's motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object
- 6-8.PS2.B.1Forces, Motion, and InteractionsAnalyze diagrams and collect data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces
- 6-8.PS2.B.2Gravity and Object MotionCreate and analyze a graph to use as evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions depend on the mass of interacting objects
- 6-8.PS2.B.3Forces, Motion, and InteractionsConduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that electric and magnetic fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact
- 6-8.PS3.A.1Scientific Tools, Measurement, and Data DisplaysConstruct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object
- 6-8.PS3.A.2Gravity and Object MotionDevelop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system
- 6-8.PS3.A.3Energy Forms, Transfer, and TransformationApply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer
- 6-8.PS3.A.4Matter Properties, States, and ClassificationPlan and conduct an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the temperature of the sample
- 6-8.PS3.B.1Energy Forms, Transfer, and TransformationConstruct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object
- 6-8.PS4.A.1Light, Sound, and Wave BehaviorUse mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave
- 6-8.PS4.A.2Material Properties and UsesDevelop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials
LS Life Sciences
- 6-8.LS1.A.1Organism Needs, Structures, and Life CyclesProvide evidence that organisms (unicellular and multicellular) are made of cells and that a single cell must carry out all of the basic functions of life
- 6-8.LS1.A.2Organism Needs, Structures, and Life CyclesDevelop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of the cells contribute to that function
- 6-8.LS1.A.3Organism Needs, Structures, and Life CyclesDevelop an argument supported by evidence for how multicellular organisms are organized by varying levels of complexity; cells, tissue, organs, organ systems
- 6-8.LS1.A.4Cells, Body Systems, and GeneticsPresent evidence that body systems interact to carry out key body functions, including providing nutrients and oxygen to cells, removing carbon dioxide and waste from cells and the body, controlling body motion/activity and coordination, and protecting the body
- 6-8.LS1.B.1Organism Needs, Structures, and Life CyclesConstruct an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors as well as specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively
- 6-8-LS1.B.2Organism Needs, Structures, and Life CyclesConstruct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms
- 6-8.LS1.C.1Organism Needs, Structures, and Life CyclesConstruct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms
- 6-8.LS2.A.1Organism Needs, Structures, and Life CyclesAnalyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on individual organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem
- 6-8.LS2.A.2Ecosystems, Food Webs, and Matter FlowConstruct an explanation that predicts the patterns of interactions among and between the biotic and abiotic factors in a given ecosystem
- 6-8.LS2.B.1Ecosystems, Food Webs, and Matter FlowDevelop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem
- 6-8.LS2.C.1Ecosystems, Food Webs, and Matter FlowConstruct an argument supported by empirical evidence that explains how changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations
- 6-8.LS2.C.2Benefits Limitations Differing Solutions Maintaining Ecosystem Coral ReefEvaluate benefits and limitations of differing design solutions for maintaining an ecosystem
- 6-8.LS4.A.1Earth Materials, Rocks, Fossils, and LandformsAnalyze and interpret evidence from the fossil record to infer patterns of environmental change resulting in extinction and changes to life forms throughout the history of the Earth
- 6-8.LS4.B.1Organism Needs, Structures, and Life CyclesConstruct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals' probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment
- 6-8.LS4.B.2Organism Needs, Structures, and Life CyclesGather and synthesize information about the technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms
- 6-8.LS4.C.1Cells, Body Systems, and GeneticsInterpret graphical representations to support explanations of how natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations over time
ESS Earth and Space Sciences
- 6-8.ESS1.A.1Sun, Moon, Earth, Stars, and Space SystemsDevelop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to explain the cyclic patterns of lunar phases and eclipses of the sun and moon
- 6-8.ESS1.A.2Sun, Moon, Earth, Stars, and Space SystemsDevelop and use a model of the Earth-sun system to explain the cyclical pattern of seasons, which includes the Earth's tilt and directional angle of sunlight on different areas of Earth across the year
- 6-8.ESS1.A.3Sun, Moon, Earth, Stars, and Space SystemsDevelop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system
- 6-8.ESS1.B.1Sun, Moon, Earth, Stars, and Space SystemsAnalyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system
- 6-8.ESS1.C.1Earth Materials, Rocks, Fossils, and LandformsConstruct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth's history
- 6-8.ESS2.A.1Earth Materials, Rocks, Fossils, and LandformsDevelop and use a model to illustrate that energy from the Earth's interior drives convection which cycles Earth's crust leading to melting, crystallization, weathering and deformation of large rock formations, including generation of ocean sea floor at ridges, submergence of ocean sea floor at trenches, mountain building and active volcanic chains
- 6-8.ESS2.A.2Explanation Based Evidence Geoscience Processes Changed Earth'S SurfaceConstruct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying time and spatial scales
- 6-8.ESS2.B.1Earth Materials, Rocks, Fossils, and LandformsAnalyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions
- 6-8.ESS2.C.1Sun, Moon, Earth, Stars, and Space SystemsDesign and develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity
- 6-8.ESS2.C.2Data Provide Evidence Motions Complex Interactions Air MassesResearch, collect, and analyze data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions
- 6-8-ESS2.C.3Water Cycle, Weather, Climate, and AtmosphereDevelop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates
- 6-8.ESS3.A.1Natural Resources and Human ImpactsConstruct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes and human activity
- 6-8.ESS3.B.1Data Natural Hazards Forecast Future Catastrophic Events InformAnalyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects
- 6-8.ESS3.C.1Natural Resources and Human ImpactsAnalyze data to define the relationship for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth's systems
- 6-8.ESS3.C.2Natural Resources and Human ImpactsApply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment
- 6-8.ESS3.D.1Patterns, Systems, Cause and Effect, and ChangeAnalyze evidence of the factors that have caused the change in global temperatures over the past century
ETS Engineering, Technology, and Application of Science
- 6-8.ETS1.A.1Engineering Design and Solution EvaluationDefine the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions
- 6-8.ETS1.B.1Engineering Design and Solution EvaluationEvaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem
- 6-8.ETS1.B.2Engineering Design and Solution EvaluationAnalyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success
- 6-8.ESTS.B.3Engineering Design and Solution EvaluationDevelop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved
Source: Missouri Learning Standards. Always check the current official document before relying on a code for placement or reporting.
Missouri Grade 6: Math and English Too
Science is one of three Missouri grade 6 centers. Same format, same standards-first approach, for the other two subjects.
Missouri Grade 6 Math
Six full practice tests, printable worksheets, step-by-step lessons, and every Missouri grade 6 math standard.
Missouri Grade 6 English
Reading, writing, and language standards for Missouri grade 6, broken into short skill targets with practice for each one.
Missouri Grade 6 Science FAQ
Does Missouri test science in grade 6?
No. Missouri gives MAP Grade-Level Assessment Science in grades 5 and 8, so grade 6 students do not sit a state science test this year. Missouri also gives a high school biology test. The standards on this page are still the ones grade 6 teachers teach, and they are what the next science test builds on.
Which standards does grade 6 science in Missouri follow?
Missouri follows the Missouri Learning Standards: Science, published by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. All 54 of this grade's standards are listed further down the page with their official codes.
How long are the practice tests?
Each of the six practice tests has 40 questions and a 70-minute timer. The timer auto-submits at zero and you get your score, a breakdown by science area, and a written explanation for every question.
Is any of this free?
Yes, every practice test, quiz, and flashcard set on this page is free and needs no login. Your progress is saved in your own browser and nowhere else.
What is the fastest way to use this page?
Take practice test 1 cold. Look at the topic breakdown, pick the weakest science area, and do that skill quiz. Then read the quick review for that area and come back for practice test 2.
Grade 6 Science in Other States
Standards, practice tests, and quizzes for grade 6 science in every state and Washington, D.C.
Start With One Practice Test
Grade 6 is a building year for science in Missouri. Take a timed test, see which area is thinnest, and fix that one before it compounds.