Subjects
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Content instruction in the 6th grade follow the Davis School District DESK standards. For detailed information, click the link below:
DESK Standards Links to an external site.
Language Arts (reading/writing/speaking & listening)
Find a Book (lexile.com) - Links to an external site.Use this link to determine the lexile of a book.
Utah's Online Library- Links to an external site. Provides access to:
- CultureGrams
- EBSCO
- Gale Reference Collection
- NoodleTools
- World Book Encyclopedia
- Other research databases and collections
Overdrive Digital Library Catalog Links to an external site.

Student login: Student username and pin #
Teacher login: Encore username and password
Math
In Grade 6, instructional time should focus on four critical areas:
(1) connecting ratio and rate to whole number multiplication and division and using concepts of ratio and rate to solve problems;
(2) completing understanding of division of fractions and extending the notion of number to the system of rational numbers, which includes negative numbers;
(3) writing, interpreting, and using expressions and equations; and
(4) developing understanding of statistical thinking.
Science
This year, we study:
- Structure & Motion within the Solar System
- Energy Affects Matter
- Earth's Weather Patterns & Climate
- Stability & Change in Ecosystems
Social Studies
World History is our topic in Social Studies for 6th grade:
- Ancient Civilizations-How they developed and how they contribute to the modern.
- Middle Ages/Renaissance- Transformation of the culture & its impact on the modern world.
- Revolutions
- Current Global Issues & our Rights and Responsibility
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