Grade 6 Worksheets

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• Identify safe practices for handling materials and heat sources during science investigations.
• Explain how to present data clearly, including using measurements accurately.
• Describe ethical expectations for reporting results, including limitations and source attribution.

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• Identify how the lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere interact as one Earth system
• Explain how energy from the Sun drives cycles involving water, gases, and heat
• Use cause-and-effect relationships to describe how change in one system affects others+ Show more

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• Identify common graph patterns such as increasing, decreasing, plateau, and curved change.
• Describe relationships in graphs using quantitative language (e.g., rate-like comparisons).
• Use data from a graph to make predictions and compare patterns across situations.+ Show more

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• Explain how matter is recycled between living organisms and non-living parts of an ecosystem.
• Identify reservoirs and flows in a matter cycle model.
• Describe how producers, consumers, and decomposers help move matter through an ecosystem.

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• Explain how measurable evidence helps answer a scientific question.
• Identify the variables that change and the variables that stay the same in an investigation plan.
• Use evidence-based reasoning to choose and evaluate testable questions.

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• Match material properties to a design need such as strength, water resistance, or heat transfer.
• Explain how filtration design factors like membrane thickness and pore size affect contaminant reduction over time.
• Compare material choices using practical limits such as cost, availability, and ease of shaping.

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• Explain how evidence supports a scientific claim by linking observations to an accepted concept or mechanism.
• Describe evidence using trends, ranges, and comparisons between expected and observed values.
• Compare competing explanations by deciding which one is better supported by the evidence.

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• Identify whether data are numerical or categorical and choose an appropriate representation.
• Read information from tables, bar graphs, and line graphs using consistent labels and scales.
• Compare categories and describe how a variable changes over time based on a graph.+ Show more

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• Explain how photosynthesis and cellular respiration transform energy in cells
• Describe how diffusion moves materials across cell membranes
• Compare passive and active transport using concentration gradients+ Show more

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• Describe how evaporation, precipitation, runoff, and groundwater recharge move water through the water cycle
• Explain how water cycle processes affect usable freshwater availability over time
• Identify ways land cover and temperature influence infiltration and streamflow+ Show more

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• Describe how evaluation results guide iterative improvement in a design process.
• Identify how changes can target causes found during testing while maintaining constraints.
• Explain the trade-off idea: improving one property may affect other properties.+ Show more

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• Explain how predator and prey populations affect each other over time
• Identify predator-prey dynamics such as prey decline after predator increase and prey recovery after predator decline
• Use evidence from a passage to complete scientific statements about ecosystems

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• Identify a design need and measurable requirements in a design scenario
• Describe how sketches, dimensions, and constraints help generate and improve solution ideas
• Use criteria to evaluate which solution best reduces damage while meeting limits

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• Explain how evaporation can separate a soluble solid from a liquid based on state change
• Identify evidence that separation by evaporation worked, such as the disappearance of liquid and recovered mass
• Compare evaporation with size-based separation methods

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• Explain how conduction transfers heat through direct contact
• Describe how convection transfers heat through moving fluids
• Identify how radiation transfers heat using electromagnetic waves+ Show more

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• Explain how organisms compete for limited resources in a community.
• Describe how traits and timing can affect which species survives and persists.
• Use examples to predict how population sizes may change over generations due to competition.+ Show more

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• Describe how filtration separates a mixture using particle size and whether particles can pass through a barrier
• Identify what happens to the solid residue and what happens to the liquid that flows through the filter
• Use evidence such as sediment thickness and liquid clarity to explain filtration results+ Show more

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• Explain how density compares mass and volume to predict whether objects float or sink in water.
• Use measured or estimated density to support claims about which substance is present in a mixture.
• Match key density vocabulary (mass, volume, density, float, sink) with correct definitions.+ Show more

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• Describe how erosion and deposition reshape Earth’s surface using water, wind, ice, and gravity.
• Explain how losing energy during deposition leads to sediment settling.
• Identify features formed by repeated erosion and deposition, such as river valleys and deltas.+ Show more

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• Describe how cells, tissues, organs, and body systems work together to support life functions
• Identify the level of organization that matches a given body structure or function
• Explain how changes in one structure can affect how well an organ system maintains balance

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• Explain how prototype evaluation uses evidence, criteria, and constraints to judge performance.
• Identify what kinds of data (measurements and observations) help reveal how a system works.
• Apply evaluation criteria to decide whether a design improvement is acceptable within limits.

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• Explain how weather and climate differ in time scale and how they are measured.
• Identify variables used to describe weather and climate, such as temperature and precipitation.
• Use observational data to describe patterns that define local climate.

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• Identify major parts of a cell and describe their basic functions.
• Explain how the cell membrane controls what enters and leaves the cell.
• Use evidence from a passage to fill in missing cell-structure terms.+ Show more

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• Explain how stream or wind energy affects the size of particles that can be transported.
• Describe how settling and deposition cause sediment sorting by grain size.
• Identify the relationships among faster flow, slower flow, and layered sediment structures.

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• Explain how decomposers break down dead organisms and waste
• Describe how nutrients return to soil and water for producers to use
• Model how changes in decomposer activity can affect ecosystem productivity+ Show more

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• Explain how tectonic, atmospheric, and hydrologic processes can produce different natural hazards.
• Analyze how evidence such as historical records, seismic/satellite data, and hazard maps helps estimate hazard intensity and impact.
• Evaluate cause-and-effect relationships to predict how and where hazards may affect communities and infrastructure.

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• Explain how aileron, elevator, and rudder inputs can interact through aerodynamic forces (control coupling).
• Describe adverse yaw and why it can occur during roll maneuvers.
• Connect mass distribution and inertia to how aircraft respond to control inputs.+ Show more

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• Use a step-by-step decision process to evaluate options in health-related situations.
• Apply risk-benefit analysis to compare short-term and long-term outcomes.
• Evaluate how personal values and consequences affect healthier decisions.

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• Use context clues to infer the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary words
• Analyze word roots and affixes to decode and understand new words
• Use dictionary information accurately to confirm word meanings and choose the best meaning in context+ Show more

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• Explain how dichotomous and multi-access keys help identify organisms using contrasting traits.
• Construct binary decision points in a key and choose observable features that separate taxa.
• Test and refine a field key by checking accuracy across different developmental stages and sexes.

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• Explain how energy from the Sun and gravity drive Earth system processes.
• Describe how heating affects water state changes, evaporation, and cloud formation.
• Model how gravity influences the movement and accumulation of sediments on slopes.+ Show more

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• Define what density means in the context of physical properties.
• Explain how different materials can have the same volume but different masses.
• Identify the factors that affect an object's density.+ Show more

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• Identify the rule in a numeric pattern from a table, number line, or inequality graph
• Describe how sequences change using consistent operations (add, subtract, multiply, divide)
• Translate pattern statements between different representations (graphs, inequalities, expressions)+ Show more

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• Identify common parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections) in sentences
• Classify words correctly by asking the right question about meaning and function in context
• Use accurate parts of speech to improve descriptive writing and tone

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• Use evidence such as measurements and observations to support scientific claims.
• Explain why evidence must be relevant and described consistently in appropriate units or terms.
• Distinguish correlation from causation when interpreting data.+ Show more

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• Explain the principles of population size changes, including exponential and logistic growth.
• Define carrying capacity and limiting factors affecting populations.
• Differentiate between density-dependent and density-independent influences.+ Show more

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• Explain the historical context of Cinco de Mayo and the Battle of Puebla (1862).
• Identify key ideas about resilience and unity during times of adversity.
• Analyze how historical events can shape cultural identity and traditions.

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• Understand how genetic differences contribute to observable variation among individuals.
• Identify environmental factors that influence traits and their effects.
• Explain models of allele combinations, mutation impacts, and nonheritable influences.+ Show more

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• Explain how predator and prey populations affect each other in ecosystems
• Identify how prey adaptations can reduce predation and change population trends
• Use cause-and-effect reasoning to describe feedback loops in food webs

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• Explain how gravity and inertia work together to keep objects in orbit
• Compare elliptical and near-circular orbital paths and describe how distance affects orbital speed
• Relate orbital period to distance from a central body in qualitative terms+ Show more

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• Identify and practice active listening behaviors during group discussions
• Summarize oral information accurately and use details to support understanding
• Recognize how perspective-taking improves comprehension of others’ ideas+ Show more

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• Understand how to interpret observed data and transform it into clear, evidence-supported claims.
• Learn methods for summarizing patterns using descriptive statistics and appropriate visuals.
• Identify suitable visual representations like bar, line, and scatter plots for Alberta environmental phenomena.+ Show more

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• Explain why labor movements formed, including demands for fair wages, safer workplaces, and reasonable hours
• Describe how strikes and protests helped workers gain public attention and support for reforms
• Identify key outcomes of labor activism, such as workplace safety rules and limits on working hours+ Show more

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• Explain how electronic sensors, digital probes, and data loggers work together to measure physical quantities
• Describe how sampling rate, resolution, and units affect the quality of digital measurements
• Use calibration and metadata documentation to improve measurement accuracy and data reliability+ Show more

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• Understand different types of symbiotic relationships: mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism.
• Identify real-world examples of each symbiotic relationship.
• Explain how these relationships affect organism fitness and community structure.+ Show more

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• Explain how multi-criteria design balances lift, drag, weight, stability, and manufacturability.
• Describe Pareto trade-offs and how a performance envelope guides selection of viable designs.
• Use parameter tuning and structural constraints to predict how design changes affect performance and safety margins.

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• Explain how particle arrangement in crystalline solids differs from amorphous solids
• Describe how bonding strength and packing affect mechanical properties and melting behavior
• Connect microscopic structure to macroscopic observations such as brittleness and cleavage

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• Explain how species richness, abundance, and evenness describe biodiversity patterns across ecosystems.
• Use sampling ideas such as transects and quadrats to collect data on biodiversity.
• Interpret spatial patterns of biodiversity and connect them to habitat heterogeneity and ecosystem stability.