Grade 6 Worksheets

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• Organize a spoken presentation with a clear main idea, supporting details, and a concluding statement.
• Use appropriate tone, volume, pace, and respectful language to engage an audience.
• Select and describe visual aids that support ideas without distracting listeners.+ Show more

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• Explain diurnal rising and setting as apparent motion caused by Earth’s rotation
• Describe how Earth’s orbit around the Sun leads to apparent changes in the Sun’s position over a year
• Use the celestial sphere and horizon concepts to interpret the apparent paths of visible stars

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• Describe how flowers, cones, seeds, and vegetative propagation help plants reproduce.
• Explain how seed dispersal mechanisms (wind, animals, gravity) affect where plants grow.
• Compare examples of reproductive adaptations in Alberta (e.g., lodgepole pine cones and aspen root suckering) and relate them to survival after disturbance.

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• Explain how word choice, what is shown or cropped, and highlighted details can shape a media message.
• Identify how omitted context and the centered viewpoint change meaning across different formats.
• Use evidence from a message to describe the perspective the creator may be emphasizing.

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• Edit writing for consistent verb tense and correct subject–verb agreement
• Use commas, quotation marks, apostrophes, and correct end punctuation based on sentence meaning and type
• Fix sentence boundary problems (run-ons and fragments) to improve clarity

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• Identify observable indicators that a chemical reaction has formed a new substance.
• Explain how chemical evidence suggests changes in composition rather than temporary mixing.
• Use examples (such as rusting and burning) to connect evidence to particle-level rearrangements.

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• Revise sentence fragments and run-on sentences to improve clarity while keeping the original meaning.
• Strengthen subject-verb clarity by making the subject and verb match clearly in a sentence.
• Edit pronoun references so they point to the correct noun.+ Show more

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• Explain what a debit card is and how it connects to a bank account
• Identify the purpose of an ATM, a withdrawal, and a PIN
• Choose safe habits for using a debit card, including keeping your PIN private+ Show more

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• Understand the difference between reactants and products in a chemical reaction.
• Learn how to identify reactants and products from particle diagrams.
• Explain how the properties of substances change after a chemical reaction.+ Show more

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• Identify a central claim in informational writing about causes, processes, or interpretations.
• Support a claim by citing specific textual evidence (quoted or paraphrased) that matches the author’s meaning.
• Evaluate whether evidence is relevant and accurately represented, avoiding vague impressions.

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• Explain how different family structures and cultural traditions shape people’s identities.
• Use respectful language to describe variations in family life with empathy and inclusion.
• Identify key civic values, such as fairness and belonging, that support diverse communities.

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• Explain how propellers create axial thrust by accelerating air backward
• Compare jet propulsion and propeller propulsion using Newton’s third law and momentum
• Describe how thrust-to-weight ratio affects acceleration and climb+ Show more

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• Understand different types of energy: potential and kinetic
• Identify examples of energy transformations in daily life
• Explain how energy changes form while the total energy remains constant

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• Identify the independent clause and dependent clause in a complex sentence.
• Use subordinating conjunctions to combine ideas into a single coherent sentence.
• Apply comma rules for dependent clauses placed at the beginning of a complex sentence.

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• Explain how resource conflicts develop when different groups value land, water, or minerals in different ways
• Describe the role of rights and consultation in resolving disputes about projects like hydroelectric dams and pipelines
• Analyze causes and consequences of resource conflicts for livelihoods, environments, and community relationships+ Show more

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• Explain how uneven solar heating and Earth’s rotation drive global atmospheric circulation.
• Describe the roles of Hadley, Ferrel, and polar cells in forming trade winds and westerlies.
• Connect ocean currents and thermohaline circulation to heat transport and moisture distribution.+ Show more

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• Identify the central message of information texts presented in charts, diagrams, timelines, photographs, and audio/video.
• Locate key details and explain how design elements (labels, legends, captions, axes/units) change or shape meaning.
• Integrate information from a format into a spoken or written summary, distinguishing supporting data from general background.

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• Understand the concept of mass wasting and its role in shaping Earth's surface.
• Identify different types of mass wasting such as rockfalls, landslides, and slumps.
• Recognize natural triggers and conditions that cause mass wasting.+ Show more

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• Explain how and why new substances can form different properties after a chemical reaction.
• Use macroscopic observations (solubility, conductivity, melting behavior) to distinguish new substances from physical changes.
• Connect particle models to changes in composition caused by atomic rearrangement.

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• Identify the main idea of a paragraph by reading its topic sentence.
• Write topic sentences that connect to supporting details and match the paragraph’s purpose.
• Use coherent concluding sentences to reinforce how a paragraph contributes to a larger message.+ Show more

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• Use a dichotomous key to identify an organism based on contrasting traits
• Construct a simple binary branch by choosing traits that split options clearly
• Evaluate identification accuracy by checking how traits vary by stage or sex

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• Explain how family values influence how people treat one another within families.
• Identify ways mothers/caregivers and other family members show care and gratitude.
• Describe how celebrations can differ across cultures while still sharing similar emotional meanings.+ Show more

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• Understand how to represent algebraic expressions using properties of operations.
• Apply combining like terms and factoring techniques to simplify expressions.
• Evaluate the equivalence of different algebraic forms through calculations and reasoning.+ Show more

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• Explain how Earth’s axial tilt changes the solar angle in each hemisphere during the year.
• Describe how Earth’s orbit around the Sun and its tilt lead to solstices and equinoxes.
• Connect latitude-dependent solar energy to differences in seasonal climate and biological cycles.

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• Identify observable media choices (wording, visuals, camera angles, editing pace, music, and layout) in a message
• Explain inferred meaning by connecting multiple media choices rather than treating details separately
• Use evidence from wording and visuals to support interpretations about author/creator purpose

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• Identify increasing, decreasing, and constant trends in graphs
• Describe different pattern types using appropriate language
• Understand how graphs represent relationships between data points+ Show more

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• Explain how voltage, current, and resistance are related in a simple circuit using proportional reasoning.
• Use measured values to calculate or predict how circuit variables change when resistance changes.
• Compare how current and resistance behave in series versus parallel circuits using qualitative quantitative relationships.

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• Explain how competition occurs when organisms need limited resources
• Describe direct and indirect competition and how each can affect survival
• Connect changes in resource availability to changes in population size+ Show more

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• Explain how El Niño conditions change sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific and how those changes affect weather.
• Describe how shifts in winds and rainfall can influence temperature and precipitation patterns in distant regions.
• Identify evidence-based observations (precipitation and wind trends) that connect ocean changes to broader climate impacts.

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• Explain how slow and fast geologic processes modify Earth’s surface over different time scales.
• Use evidence from rock strata, fossils, and landforms (such as terraces) to support a landscape-evolution explanation.
• Describe how erosion and sediment transport by rivers and glaciers reshape landforms.

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• Explain how Earth’s rotation produces the daily cycle of day and night
• Describe how Earth’s axial tilt and orbit around the Sun change daylight duration through the year
• Use evidence from seasons and latitude to connect observed day length patterns to Earth’s orientation

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• Understand the basic concept of natural selection.
• Identify how environmental pressures influence traits in populations.
• Recognize empirical examples of natural selection in nature.

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• Identify the difference between a claim, evidence, and reasoning in argumentative writing.
• Write an arguable claim that takes a clear position and can be supported with logical reasoning.
• Revise a draft claim statement to be specific, focused, and aligned with supporting evidence.

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• Use evidence from a text to describe how reflection supports personal growth during graduation season.
• Define and apply vocabulary related to progress, emotions, and resilience in short responses.
• Practice self-assessment by identifying challenges, achievements, and future goals.+ Show more

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• Identify and correct common grammar, punctuation, and usage errors while editing.
• Apply editing strategies to improve clarity and sentence structure.
• Use writing conventions appropriate to the intended genre and purpose.

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• Identify and distinguish simple, compound, and complex sentences in writing.
• Combine related ideas using varied sentence structures to improve clarity and interest.
• Revise sentences to adjust rhythm and avoid repeating the same pattern.

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• Use evidence from a text to justify each part of a written or spoken response.
• Distinguish between statements the author makes directly and conclusions you infer from clues.
• Synthesize details from one or multiple sources to support a claim.+ Show more

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• Understand how water causes erosion and shapes landforms
• Identify different landforms created by erosion and deposition
• Describe the factors that influence erosion patterns+ Show more

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• Understand the importance of clear purpose in writing.
• Identify ways to determine the main message and support details.
• Learn how to consider audience when planning a writing piece.+ Show more

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• Compare multiple design solutions using criteria and constraints.
• Use quantitative and qualitative measures to evaluate prototypes and rank options.
• Explain how trade-offs influence which features to refine in an iterative design process.

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• Understand the roles of predators and prey in ecosystems.
• Identify how predator and prey populations influence each other.
• Recognize behavioral and physical adaptations of prey against predators.+ Show more

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• Identify common text structure patterns (cause-and-effect, problem-and-solution, compare-and-contrast, and sequence).
• Explain how a writer’s organizational choices help readers understand main ideas and relationships among events or ideas.
• Use evidence from a text to describe how structure influences meaning.

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• Organize observations into tables and select appropriate graph types for different kinds of data.
• Interpret graphs by using labeled axes, units, and legends to identify trends and outliers.
• Compute and compare simple summary measures such as mean and median and explain how outliers affect them.+ Show more

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• Determine an author's purpose for writing an informational text by using textual clues and tone.
• Differentiate between purposes to inform, to persuade, and to entertain.
• Use evidence from the text to support claims about the author’s intent.+ Show more

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• Define algorithm, sequence, instruction, and process and use the terms correctly.
• Create an algorithm by ordering steps logically and with enough detail to follow.
• Evaluate statements about algorithms for correctness and clarity.

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• Explain how Earth’s rotation about its axis causes alternating daylight and darkness
• Describe the apparent daily motion of the Sun and stars as seen from Earth
• Summarize how sunrise, solar noon, and sunset happen in order

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• Explain how heat energy moves through matter by conduction, convection, and radiation
• Identify evidence of transfer mechanisms from temperature and state changes
• Compare how solids, liquids, and gases transfer heat in everyday situations+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of density and how it relates mass and volume.
• Learn how density affects whether objects float or sink in water.
• Recognize that density depends on how tightly matter is packed.+ Show more