Grade Level Performance Indicator Progression for Science
	Kids Invent Correlation with Standards
Benchmarks Grade 6	Correlation	Notes
SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION
Formulate testable hypothesis that can be answered through a controlled environment	√	All invention projects
Use appropriate tools, equipment, and techniques safely to collect, display, analyze data	√	All invention projects
NATURE OF SCIENCE
Explain how technology has an impact on society and science	√	In discussions about science and technology
Explain how the needs of society have invented development and use of technologies	√	In discussions about science and technology
ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Describe how matter and energy are transferred within and among living systems and their physical environment
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN ORGANISMS
No benchmarks
DIVERSITY, GENETICS, AND EVOLUTION
No benchmarks
NATURE OF MATTER
Compare how heat energy can be transferred through conduction, convection, radiation	√	Conduction learned in motor, solar, magnetism invention projects
Describe the different types of energy transformations	√	Solar, magnetism invention projects
Explain how energy can change forms and is conserved	√	Solar invention projects
Describe and give examples of different types of energy waves
Explain how matter can change physical or chemical forms, but amount of matter remains constant
Describe and compare the physical and chemical properties of different substances
Describe the organization of the periodic table
Recognize changes that indicate that a chemical reaction has taken place
Describe matter using the atomic model
Explain how vibrations in materials set up wavelike disturbances that spread away from the source	√	Magnetism invention projects
FORCE AND MOTION
Describe examples of how forces affect an object's motion	√	All invention projects
Explain that electric currents can produce magnetic effects and that magnets can cause electric currents	√	Magnetism invention projects
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE
No benchmarks