Home-school students in the sixth grade learning about elements in science can practice with the "Element Lab." The object of the activity is to match the element name with the element symbol. Players drag the appropriate symbol to the correct chemical. For example, "hydrogen" corresponds to "H," "nickel" connects to "Ni" and "zinc" relates to "Zn." The game gives players thumbs up when each symbol correctly matches a chemical. The more matches answered correctly, the faster the student advances to more difficult element problem solving, such as equations.
Students can learn about the state capitals of the United States with "Capital Field Trip." A name of a capital will appear at the top of the screen. Click the mouse on the correct corresponding state. For example, Lincoln is the state capital of Nebraska, Tallahassee corresponds to Florida, and Santa Fe belongs to New Mexico.
Planet Pursuit is an educational game in which sixth-graders can explore and participate in trivia challenges. The object of the game is to collect five probes to unscramble the quiz code. While on the mission, avoid bumping into asteroids and flying objects. Start the first questions by hitting the "launch" button. Some questions on Planet Pursuit include the locations and colors of planets.
In the "Anagram Sleuth," players arrange scrambled words to identify new words. Those answers solve the mystery of a kidnapped rock star. Students need to read a passage carefully and then unscramble a series of words. Once the student unscrambles the words correctly, the student moves to the next clues. After the student answers all the clues, it leads students to the location of the rock star.
Fractions Frenzy on LearningPlanet.com allows sixth-graders to practice fractions. A group of fractions appears on the screen and students pair the equivalent fractions. The object of the online activity is to match the fractions before the time runs out. When students pair each fraction, students gain points and move to the next level. Each level increases in difficulty.
Mastering adjectives and adverbs might become tricky for some sixth-graders. On LearningPlanet.com, students can learn more about these parts of speech with the online activity "Rats." The object of "Rats" is to help a rat catch the correct words in a basket. A screen displays a variety of words to catch and a variety of words not to catch. For example, bright, fuzzy, soft and nice are adjectives players need to catch; but weakly, very, rapidly or always are adverbs they should not catch.
The Grammar Gorillas on Funbrain.com lets sixth-graders practice identifying parts of speech. Click on the correct word in a sentence and the gorilla receives a banana. For example, students may need to locate the nouns, verbs, prepositions or conjunctions in a sentence. Students can select from two levels. The beginner level focuses on nouns and verbs. The advanced level emphasizes all parts of speech.