6th Grade End of Year Science Review Worksheets & Games | NGSS Aligned
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- Grade 6, Middle School, Homeschool Resources
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- 66
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- Answer key
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- Science, End Of Year, Months, June, May
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- science, review
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- Lesson Plans, Teacher Tools, Worksheets & Printables
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Help your students review essential middle school science concepts with this engaging Grade 6 Science Review Packet! This NGSS-aligned end-of-year science review helps students explore atoms, molecules, energy, cells, ecosystems, heredity, weather, climate, plate tectonics, and Earth systems through interactive worksheets, science games, and hands-on review activities. Perfect for review week, science centers, homework, summer learning, or middle school test prep!
✅ What’s Included
This Grade 6 science review resource includes:
39-page student workbook
30 interactive science review activities
Printable Science Star certificate
Complete answer key with explanations
Teacher guide with pacing and differentiation
5 print-and-play science games
MS-NGSS aligned science practice
Topics covering:
Atoms & molecules
States of matter
Physical & chemical changes
Energy & forces
Cells & body systems
Ecosystems & heredity
Weather & climate
Plate tectonics & rock cycle
Mixed science review
⭐ How It Works in the Classroom
This Grade 6 science packet is perfect for:
End-of-year science review
Middle school science centers
Independent practice
Whole group review
Homework
Morning work
Summer review
Small groups
Sub plans
Early finishers
Students strengthen scientific reasoning, vocabulary, modeling, and cause-and-effect thinking through engaging review activities and hands-on science games. The included games help students review middle school science concepts in an interactive and memorable way.
🎯 Standards & Learning Goals
This MS-NGSS aligned science review supports:
MS-PS1-1
MS-PS1-2
MS-PS1-4
MS-PS2-2
MS-PS3-1
MS-PS3-5
MS-LS1-1
MS-LS1-2
MS-LS1-3
MS-LS1-6
MS-LS2-3
MS-LS3-1
MS-ESS1-1
MS-ESS2-1
MS-ESS2-5
Students will learn to:
Model atoms and molecules
Compare physical and chemical changes
Explain kinetic and potential energy
Identify simple machines and forces
Understand cell theory and organelles
Compare plant and animal cells
Explain photosynthesis and respiration
Understand DNA, heredity, and inherited traits
Distinguish weather from climate
Explore plate tectonics, fossils, and the rock cycle
💛 Why Teachers Love It
⭐ Low-prep and easy to use
⭐ Includes engaging middle school science games
⭐ Encourages scientific reasoning and explanations
⭐ Supports MS-NGSS standards
⭐ Includes modeling and critical thinking activities
⭐ Great for review, assessment, and enrichment
⭐ Teacher pacing and differentiation tips included
⭐ Helps students build confidence in middle school science concepts
Teachers love how this Grade 6 science review combines vocabulary, diagrams, modeling, scientific explanations, and hands-on activities into one easy-to-use resource that keeps students engaged while reinforcing major science concepts from the entire year.
Grab this Grade 6 Science Review Packet today and help your students finish the year feeling confident, curious, and ready for deeper middle school science learning!.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Model atoms and molecules, and distinguish the four states of matter and physical versus chemical changes.
Differentiate kinetic from potential energy and identify the six simple machines.
Explain cell theory, match organelles to their functions, and compare plant and animal cell structures.
Teaching tips
Follow the teacher's guide's suggested 3-week schedule of five 30-minute sessions per week, moving from atoms and energy in week 1 through cells and heredity in week 2 to Earth systems and mixed review in week 3 (page 51).
Group students using the guide's three differentiation tiers -- Still Building, On-Track, and Ready for More -- and assign the matching support (pre-taught vocabulary, independent work, or a deeper research task) listed for each (page 53).
Pair each section with the hands-on lab suggested in the teacher's guide, such as a density lab measuring mass and volume for Atoms & Matter, or examining real onion skin under a microscope for the cell sections (pages 52, 54).
Skills covered
Atomic and molecular modeling — students label the parts of an atom (nucleus, protons, electrons) and match chemical formulas such as H2O, O2 and CO2 to their molecular models (pages 4-5).
Physical vs. chemical change classification — students classify scenarios such as ice melting or paper burning as physical or chemical changes (page 7).
Energy type discrimination — students identify kinetic versus potential energy scenarios on the worksheet and reinforce the same distinction in a card-sorting game (pages 9-10, 62).
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Questions teachers ask about this resource
How are the five included games meant to be used in class?
Each is a stand-alone print-and-play card game tied to one section's skill -- for example a memory-match game pairing atom/molecule names to formulas, or a sort of kinetic-versus-potential-energy scenarios -- with its own rules and printable cards in the Games packet, suited to centers, partner play, or a Friday review.
Does the review follow a set schedule, or is it meant to be used all at once?
The teacher's guide lays out a suggested 3-week pacing plan of five 30-minute sessions per week, moving from atoms and energy in week 1, through cells and heredity in week 2, to Earth systems and the mixed review in week 3.
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