ILEARN Science Grade 6 study plan
ILEARN Science Grade 6 · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Science and Engineering Practices
Define each Science and Engineering Practice in your own words and match it to a classroom example
Identify variables, controls, and constants in three described investigations
Write a testable question and a matching hypothesis for two everyday scenarios
Your checkpoint
A one-page reference sheet listing all practices with a self-written example for each
Science and Engineering Practices
Construct and interpret data tables and simple graphs from given numbers
Distinguish observations from inferences in short descriptions
Evaluate whether a stated conclusion is supported by the data provided
Your checkpoint
A completed data-interpretation worksheet with three graphs and written justifications
Science and Engineering Practices & Disciplinary Core Ideas
Design a controlled experiment to answer a given question, listing steps and materials
Connect engineering design steps to a simple build-and-test problem
Explain how a specific core idea (e.g., energy transfer) could be investigated
Your checkpoint
A written experimental design (question, variables, procedure, data plan) scored against a self-made checklist
Disciplinary Core Ideas
Summarize key facts for each disciplinary core idea area at grade-6 level
Explain cause-and-effect relationships within two core ideas
Match vocabulary terms to their correct definitions without prompts
Your checkpoint
A set of 30 self-made flashcards covering core-idea vocabulary, self-quizzed with a recorded score
Disciplinary Core Ideas
Describe how matter and energy move through a system using a diagram
Compare and contrast two related core-idea processes in writing
Apply a core idea to explain a real-world phenomenon in 3-4 sentences
Your checkpoint
Two labeled system diagrams with short written explanations of the flows involved
Crosscutting Concepts
Define each crosscutting concept and give two examples from different core ideas
Identify patterns and classify examples by the concept they illustrate
Explain how scale, proportion, or quantity changes an outcome in a given scenario
Your checkpoint
A concept-mapping sheet linking each crosscutting concept to at least two core ideas
Crosscutting Concepts & Disciplinary Core Ideas
Use crosscutting concepts to compare phenomena across domains
Predict outcomes using stability-and-change or systems thinking
Write full explanations that combine a practice, a concept, and a core idea
Your checkpoint
Three integrated written responses, each naming the practice, concept, and core idea used
Science and Engineering Practices & Crosscutting Concepts & Disciplinary Core Ideas
Complete timed mixed-domain practice sets and log error types
Re-teach your weakest two topics aloud from memory
Review flagged weak areas and correct misconceptions
Your checkpoint
An error log with at least 20 entries and a final one-page summary of corrected misconceptions
Milestones
Week 2: Can independently design a controlled experiment and identify all variables without notes
Week 4: Scores 80% or higher on the self-made 30-card core-idea vocabulary quiz
Week 6: Can name all crosscutting concepts and give two domain examples for each from memory
Week 8: Error log shows recurring mistake categories shrinking between first and last practice sets