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Pennsylvania Grade 6 Science Online Center
Pennsylvania tests science in grades 5 and 8, not in grade 6, so sixth grade is the year to build the ideas PSSA Science will ask about later. Practice tests, skill quizzes, flashcards, and every Pennsylvania science standard for this grade, free.
Standards source: State Academic Standards, Pennsylvania State Board of Education.
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Practice testGrade 6 Practice Test 140 questions, 70-minute timer, instant scoreFlashcards166 Science FlashcardsSearch, filter by science area, and star the hard onesQuick reviewGrade 6 Science Quick Review70 must-know statements on one pageStandardsAll 93 Pennsylvania StandardsEvery official code and its full text for this grade
Pennsylvania Science by Grade
Every Pennsylvania science center, grade 1 through grade 8.
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Six full, timed grade 6 science practice tests, 40 questions each, instant scoring, and a written explanation for every question. Pennsylvania does not test science this year, so use these to find gaps early. Each one opens right here.
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Pennsylvania Grade 6 Science Practice Test 1
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New problems that push reading of data, models, and evidence.
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A brand-new mixed set to test how ready you are.
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Pennsylvania Grade 6 Science Practice Test 6
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Pennsylvania, How science testing works here. PSSA Science at grades 5 and 8 (moved from grade 4 to grade 5 beginning 2025-2026). Grade 6 is not tested.
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.
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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
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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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Pennsylvania Grade 6 Science Snapshot
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Pennsylvania Grade 6 Science Topics
These are the 93 science standards Pennsylvania sets for grade 6, from the Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy & Sustainability Standards (STEELS), 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.
Pennsylvania standard codes
3.1 Life Science
- 3.1.6-8.A3.1.6-8.C3.1.6-8.G3.1.6-8.S3.1.6-8.TCells, Body Systems, and Genetics
- 3.1.6-8.B3.1.6-8.F3.1.6-8.I3.1.6-8.J3.1.6-8.D3.1.6-8.E+4Organism Needs, Structures, and Life Cycles
- 3.1.6-8.H3.1.6-8.QPatterns, Systems, Cause and Effect, and Change
- 3.1.6-8.K3.1.6-8.LEcosystems, Food Webs, and Matter Flow
- 3.1.6-8.UCompeting Solutions Maintaining Biodiversity Ecosystem Services Coral Reef
- 3.1.6-8.OEarth Materials, Rocks, Fossils, and Landforms
3.2 Physical Science
- 3.2.6-8.A3.2.6-8.EParticles, Atoms, Elements, and Compounds
- 3.2.6-8.B3.2.6-8.F3.2.6-8.M3.2.6-8.OEnergy Forms, Transfer, and Transformation
- 3.2.6-8.CNatural Resources and Human Impacts
- 3.2.6-8.DMaterial Properties and Uses
- 3.2.6-8.G3.2.6-8.H3.2.6-8.I3.2.6-8.KForces, Motion, and Interactions
- 3.2.6-8.JPresent Arguments Evidence Claim Gravitational Interactions Attractive Depend
- 3.2.6-8.LScientific Tools, Measurement, and Data Displays
- 3.2.6-8.NMatter Properties, States, and Classification
- 3.2.6-8.PPatterns, Systems, Cause and Effect, and Change
- 3.2.6-8.Q3.2.6-8.RLight, Sound, and Wave Behavior
- 3.2.6-8.SIntegrate Qualitative Scientific Technical Information Claim Digitized Signals
3.3 Earth and Space Science
- 3.3.6-8.A3.3.6-8.B3.3.6-8.C3.3.6-8.HSun, Moon, Earth, Stars, and Space Systems
- 3.3.6-8.D3.3.6-8.G3.3.6-8.FEarth Materials, Rocks, Fossils, and Landforms
- 3.3.6-8.EExplanation Based Evidence Geoscience Processes Changed Earth'S Surface
- 3.3.6-8.K3.3.6-8.NNatural Resources and Human Impacts
- 3.3.6-8.IWater Cycle, Weather, Climate, and Atmosphere
- 3.3.6-8.JData Provide Evidence Motion Complex Interactions Air Masses
- 3.3.6-8.OScientific Questions, Investigations, and Evidence
- 3.3.6-8.LData Natural Hazards Forecast Future Catastrophic Events Inform
- 3.3.6-8.MEngineering Design and Solution Evaluation
3.5 Technology and Engineering
- 3.5.6-8.A3.5.6-8.K3.5.6-8.Z3.5.6-8.BB3.5.6-8.EE3.5.6-8.FFPatterns, Systems, Cause and Effect, and Change
- 3.5.6-8.BLab Safety and Responsible Investigations
- 3.5.6-8.C3.5.6-8.F3.5.6-8.G3.5.6-8.H3.5.6-8.L3.5.6-8.M+12Engineering Design and Solution Evaluation
- 3.5.6-8.D3.5.6-8.ENatural Resources and Human Impacts
- 3.5.6-8.IExamine Ways Technology Both Positive Negative Effects Same
- 3.5.6-8.JTools Materials Machines Safely Diagnose Adjust Repair Systems
- 3.5.6-8.OAccuracy Information Collected
- 3.5.6-8.SBenefits Opportunities Associated Different Approaches
- 3.5.6-8.XDefend Decisions Related Problem
- 3.5.6-8.GGOpen Loop System No Feedback Path Requires Human
- 3.5.6-8.HHClosed Loop System Feedback Path Requires No Human
- 3.5.6-8.IIOutcomes Future Product System Beginning Process
- 3.5.6-8.JJInformed Problem Solving Strategies Improvement Existing Devices Processes
- 3.5.6-8.KKTechnology Engineering Closely Linked Creativity Which Result Both
- 3.5.6-8.LLDifferent Technologies Involve Different Sets Processes
Grouped and ordered from the state's own standards document.
Pennsylvania Grade 6 Science Standards
The full text of every grade 6 science standard in the Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy & Sustainability Standards (STEELS). If your Pennsylvania classroom or report card mentions a code, you will find it here.
3.1 Life Science
- 3.1.6-8.ACells, Body Systems, and GeneticsConduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells, either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells
- 3.1.6-8.BOrganism Needs, Structures, and Life CyclesDevelop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and the ways that parts of cells contribute to the function
- 3.1.6-8.CCells, Body Systems, and GeneticsUse arguments supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells
- 3.1.6-8.HPatterns, Systems, Cause and Effect, and ChangeGather and synthesize information about how sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories
- 3.1.6-8.FOrganism Needs, Structures, and Life CyclesConstruct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms
- 3.1.6-8.GCells, Body Systems, and GeneticsDevelop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism
- 3.1.6-8.IOrganism Needs, Structures, and Life CyclesAnalyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem
- 3.1.6-8.KEcosystems, 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
- 3.1.6-8.LEcosystems, Food Webs, and Matter FlowConstruct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations
- 3.1.6-8.JOrganism Needs, Structures, and Life CyclesConstruct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems
- 3.1.6-8.UCompeting Solutions Maintaining Biodiversity Ecosystem Services Coral ReefEvaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services
- 3.1.6-8.DOrganism Needs, Structures, and Life CyclesUse arguments based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants, respectively
- 3.1.6-8.EOrganism Needs, Structures, and Life CyclesConstruct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms
- 3.1.6-8.MOrganism Needs, Structures, and Life CyclesDevelop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism
- 3.1.6-8.NOrganism Needs, Structures, and Life CyclesDevelop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation
- 3.1.6-8.ROrganism 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
- 3.1.6-8.OEarth Materials, Rocks, Fossils, and LandformsAnalyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past
- 3.1.6-8.POrganism Needs, Structures, and Life CyclesApply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships
- 3.1.6-8.QPatterns, Systems, Cause and Effect, and ChangeAnalyze displays of pictorial data to compare patterns of similarities in anatomical structures across multiple species to identify relationships not evident in the fully formed anatomy
- 3.1.6-8.SCells, Body Systems, and GeneticsConstruct 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
- 3.1.6-8.TCells, Body Systems, and GeneticsUse mathematical representations to support explanations of how natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations over time
3.2 Physical Science
- 3.2.6-8.AParticles, Atoms, Elements, and CompoundsDevelop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures
- 3.2.6-8.BEnergy Forms, Transfer, and TransformationDevelop a model that predicts and describes changes in the particle motion, temperature and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed
- 3.2.6-8.CNatural Resources and Human ImpactsGather and make sense of information to describe how synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society
- 3.2.6-8.DMaterial 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
- 3.2.6-8.EParticles, Atoms, Elements, and CompoundsDevelop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved
- 3.2.6-8.FEnergy Forms, Transfer, and TransformationUndertake a design project to construct, test, and modify a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes
- 3.2.6-8.GForces, Motion, and InteractionsApply Newton's Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects
- 3.2.6-8.HForces, Motion, and InteractionsPlan 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
- 3.2.6-8.IForces, Motion, and InteractionsAsk questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces
- 3.2.6-8.JPresent Arguments Evidence Claim Gravitational Interactions Attractive DependConstruct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects
- 3.2.6-8.KForces, Motion, and InteractionsConduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact
- 3.2.6-8.LScientific Tools, Measurement, and Data DisplaysConstruct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass and speed of an object
- 3.2.6-8.MEnergy Forms, Transfer, and TransformationApply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer
- 3.2.6-8.NMatter Properties, States, and ClassificationPlan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample
- 3.2.6-8.OEnergy 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
- 3.2.6-8.PPatterns, Systems, Cause and Effect, and ChangeDevelop 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
- 3.2.6-8.QLight, 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
- 3.2.6-8.RLight, Sound, and Wave BehaviorDevelop and use a model to describe how waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials
- 3.2.6-8.SIntegrate Qualitative Scientific Technical Information Claim Digitized SignalsIntegrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals
3.3 Earth and Space Science
- 3.3.6-8.ASun, Moon, Earth, Stars, and Space SystemsDevelop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons
- 3.3.6-8.BSun, Moon, Earth, Stars, and Space SystemsDevelop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motion within galaxies and the solar system
- 3.3.6-8.CSun, Moon, Earth, Stars, and Space SystemsAnalyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system
- 3.3.6-8.DEarth 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 4.6-billion-year-old history
- 3.3.6-8.EExplanation 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
- 3.3.6-8.GEarth Materials, Rocks, Fossils, and LandformsAnalyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of past plate motions
- 3.3.6-8.FEarth Materials, Rocks, Fossils, and LandformsDevelop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process
- 3.3.6-8.HSun, Moon, Earth, Stars, and Space SystemsDevelop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity
- 3.3.6-8.KNatural 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
- 3.3.6-8.IWater 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
- 3.3.6-8.JData Provide Evidence Motion Complex Interactions Air MassesCollect data to provide evidence for how the motion and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions
- 3.3.6-8.OScientific Questions, Investigations, and EvidenceAsk questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century
- 3.3.6-8.LData 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
- 3.3.6-8.MEngineering Design and Solution EvaluationApply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing human impact on the environment
- 3.3.6-8.NNatural Resources and Human ImpactsConstruct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth's systems
3.5 Technology and Engineering
- 3.5.6-8.APatterns, Systems, Cause and Effect, and ChangeResearch information from various sources to use and maintain technological products or systems
- 3.5.6-8.BLab Safety and Responsible InvestigationsUse instruments to gather data on the performance of everyday products
- 3.5.6-8.CEngineering Design and Solution EvaluationHypothesize what alternative outcomes (individual, cultural, and/or environmental) might have resulted had a different technological solution been selected
- 3.5.6-8.DNatural Resources and Human ImpactsAnalyze how the creation and use of technologies consumes renewable, nonrenewable, and inexhaustible resources; creates waste; and may contribute to environmental challenges
- 3.5.6-8.ENatural Resources and Human ImpactsConsider the impacts of a proposed or existing technology and devise strategies for reducing, reusing, and recycling waste caused by its creation
- 3.5.6-8.FEngineering Design and Solution EvaluationAnalyze examples of technologies that have changed the way people think, interact, live, and communicate
- 3.5.6-8.GEngineering Design and Solution EvaluationAnalyze how an invention or innovation was influenced by the context and circumstances in which it is developed
- 3.5.6-8.HEngineering Design and Solution EvaluationEvaluate trade-offs based on various perspectives as part of a decision process that recognizes the need for careful compromises among competing factors
- 3.5.6-8.IExamine Ways Technology Both Positive Negative Effects SameExamine the ways that technology can have both positive and negative effects at the same time
- 3.5.6-8.JTools Materials Machines Safely Diagnose Adjust Repair SystemsUse tools, materials, and machines to safely diagnose, adjust, and repair systems
- 3.5.6-8.KPatterns, Systems, Cause and Effect, and ChangeUse devices to control technological systems
- 3.5.6-8.LEngineering Design and Solution EvaluationDesign methods to gather data about technological systems
- 3.5.6-8.MEngineering Design and Solution Evaluation(ETS) Develop 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
- 3.5.6-8.NEngineering Design and Solution Evaluation(ETS) Analyze 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
- 3.5.6-8.OAccuracy Information CollectedInterpret the accuracy of information collected
- 3.5.6-8.PEngineering Design and Solution Evaluation(ETS) Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem
- 3.5.6-8.QEngineering Design and Solution EvaluationApply a technology and engineering design thinking process
- 3.5.6-8.REngineering Design and Solution EvaluationDevelop innovative products and systems that solve problems and extend capabilities based on individual or collective needs and wants
- 3.5.6-8.SBenefits Opportunities Associated Different ApproachesIllustrate the benefits and opportunities associated with different approaches to design
- 3.5.6-8.TEngineering Design and Solution EvaluationCreate solutions to problems by identifying and applying human factors in design
- 3.5.6-8.UEngineering Design and Solution EvaluationEvaluate and assess the strengths and weaknesses of various design solutions given established principles and elements of design
- 3.5.6-8.VEngineering Design and Solution EvaluationRefine design solutions to address criteria and constraints
- 3.5.6-8.WEngineering Design and Solution Evaluation(ETS) Define 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
- 3.5.6-8.XDefend Decisions Related ProblemDefend decisions related to a design problem
- 3.5.6-8.YEngineering Design and Solution EvaluationCompare, contrast, and identify overlap between the contributions of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the development of technological systems
- 3.5.6-8.ZPatterns, Systems, Cause and Effect, and ChangeAnalyze how different technological systems often interact with economic, environmental, and social systems
- 3.5.6-8.AAEngineering Design and Solution EvaluationAdapt and apply an existing product, system, or process to solve a problem in a different setting
- 3.5.6-8.BBPatterns, Systems, Cause and Effect, and ChangeDemonstrate how knowledge gained from other content areas affects the development of technological products and systems
- 3.5.6-8.CCEngineering Design and Solution EvaluationConsider historical factors that have contributed to the development of technologies and human progress
- 3.5.6-8.DDEngineering Design and Solution EvaluationEngage in a research and development process to simulate how inventions and innovations have evolved through systematic tests and refinements
- 3.5.6-8.EEPatterns, Systems, Cause and Effect, and ChangeDifferentiate between inputs, processes, outputs, and feedback in technological systems
- 3.5.6-8.FFPatterns, Systems, Cause and Effect, and ChangeDemonstrate how systems thinking involves considering relationships between every part, as well as how the systems interact with the environment in which it is used
- 3.5.6-8.GGOpen Loop System No Feedback Path Requires HumanCreate an open-loop system that has no feedback path and requires human intervention
- 3.5.6-8.HHClosed Loop System Feedback Path Requires No HumanCreate a closed-loop system that has a feedback path and requires no human intervention
- 3.5.6-8.IIOutcomes Future Product System Beginning ProcessPredict outcomes of a future product or system at the beginning of the design process
- 3.5.6-8.JJInformed Problem Solving Strategies Improvement Existing Devices ProcessesApply informed problem-solving strategies to the improvement of existing devices or processes or the development of new approaches
- 3.5.6-8.KKTechnology Engineering Closely Linked Creativity Which Result BothExplain how technology and engineering are closely linked to creativity, which can result in both intended and unintended innovations
- 3.5.6-8.LLDifferent Technologies Involve Different Sets ProcessesCompare how different technologies involve different sets of processes
Source: Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS) Standards. Always check the current official document before relying on a code for placement or reporting.
Pennsylvania Grade 6: Math and English Too
Science is one of three Pennsylvania grade 6 centers. Same format, same standards-first approach, for the other two subjects.
Pennsylvania Grade 6 Math
Six full practice tests, printable worksheets, step-by-step lessons, and every Pennsylvania grade 6 math standard.
Pennsylvania Grade 6 English
Reading, writing, and language standards for Pennsylvania grade 6, broken into short skill targets with practice for each one.
Pennsylvania Grade 6 Science FAQ
Does Pennsylvania test science in grade 6?
No. Pennsylvania gives PSSA Science in grades 5 and 8, so grade 6 students do not sit a state science test this year. Pennsylvania also gives the high school biology Keystone exam. 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 Pennsylvania follow?
Pennsylvania follows the Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy & Sustainability Standards (STEELS), published by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. All 93 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 Pennsylvania. Take a timed test, see which area is thinnest, and fix that one before it compounds.