Science for 6th grade
Earth, life and physical science, and how scientists work.
- Top 9 free science fair rubrics and judging sheets (2026)List
Peabody Teach's science fair project rubric is our number one: one rubric already split into K-2, 3-5 and 6-8. Ranked, with price, a limit and how we chose.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Class skills checklistPrintable
A free printable class skills checklist: a row for each child, a column for each skill, a box to tick. Type your own skills and your class list, which stays in this browser, and print.
- 60 brain breaks for the classroomIdea
Sixty brain breaks sorted by kind: learning breaks, partner breaks, quick games, one-minute resets, calming breaks and hallway walks, each with what to do and the grades it fits.
- Typing for your class: a free course, tests and printable sheetsGuide
Run Peabody's free typing course with a class: 18 lessons with no student accounts, typing tests of 1, 3 and 5 minutes, a printable sheet for each lesson, and a link that shows each seat's words a minute.
Checked 2026-11-10
- Science fair rubrics by grade: a K–2 poster, a 3–5 project and a 6–8 experimentGuide
Free science fair rubrics matched to grade: a K–2 poster, a 3–5 project and a 6–8 experiment, what each row scores, how to print them for judges or change a cell.
- Dice simulator and probability labTool
Roll one to four dice once or 1,000 times and graph the sums live, with the expected chance of each beside it. Free, no sign-in.
Checked 2026-11-07
- Timeline makerMaker
Type events with a date or a step and a picture, and print a long landscape timeline or reveal it one event at a time on the projector. Free, no sign-in.
- 30 science experiments with kitchen suppliesIdea
Thirty classroom science experiments using kitchen supplies, with what to do, what to notice, the question to ask, safety notes and the grades each fits.
- 25 PE games for small spacesIdea
Twenty-five PE games for a classroom, a hallway or a corner of the gym, with soft equipment and no long outs, each with how to set up, what you need and the grades it fits.
- Voice level chartTool
A big 0 to 4 voice level for the board: silent, whisper, partner voice, presenting voice and outside voice. Tap to set it. Free, no sign-in.
- Space pack: five sky sheets and ten space quizzesPrintable
Free space printables and quizzes for K–8: tonight's sky sheet, a Moon journal, a meteor shower tally, star pattern cards, the planets in order, and ten read-aloud quizzes.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Animal science lessons and report sheets, with NGSS codesPrintable
Free five-minute animal science lessons read aloud (adaptations, life cycles, food chains, animal groups, fossils) with NGSS codes, quizzes and printables, plus animal report sheets by grade.
Checked 2026-10-31
- Planets wheelTool
A planets spinner with all eight planets and the five dwarf planets. Spin, the class says what they know, and a hidden note shows its place from the Sun. Free and fair.
- Veterans Day crosswordMaker
Free Veterans Day crossword: 13 words with clues for 4th to 8th grade, numbered squares and an answer key. Edit the clues and print.
- Earth Day bingo cardsMaker
Free Earth Day bingo cards: 36 words on unique printable cards, 3×3 to 5×5, with a caller list and a projector caller. Edit the words and print.
- Earth Day word searchMaker
Free Earth Day word search: 21 words, a word bank and an answer key. Choose the grid size and difficulty, edit the words, and print.
- Veterans Day bingo cardsMaker
Free Veterans Day bingo cards: 35 words on unique printable cards, 3×3 to 5×5, with a caller list and a projector caller. Edit the words and print.
- Veterans Day word searchMaker
Free Veterans Day word search: 22 words, a word bank and an answer key. Choose the grid size and difficulty, edit the words, and print.
- Space bingo cardsMaker
Free Space bingo cards: 36 words on unique printable cards, 3×3 to 5×5, with a caller list and a projector caller. Edit the words and print.
- Space word searchMaker
Free Space word search: 23 words, a word bank and an answer key. Choose the grid size and difficulty, edit the words, and print.
- Human Body crosswordMaker
Free Human Body crossword: 13 words with clues for 3rd to 6th grade, numbered squares and an answer key. Edit the clues and print.
- Human Body bingo cardsMaker
Free Human Body bingo cards: 36 words on unique printable cards, 3×3 to 5×5, with a caller list and a projector caller. Edit the words and print.
- Human Body word searchMaker
Free Human Body word search: 23 words, a word bank and an answer key. Choose the grid size and difficulty, edit the words, and print.
- The Layers of the Earth: 6th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about earth science for 6th grade, 224 words, with seven comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.