Grade 6 Worksheets

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• Understand the various types of pollution and their causes.
• Identify the environmental and health impacts caused by pollution.
• Learn ways to reduce pollution and protect the environment.+ Show more

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• Explain how rivers, mountain ranges, and climate zones influence early human migration routes and settlement patterns.
• Identify how geography can act as both a pathway (corridor) and a barrier (obstacle) to movement.
• Use evidence and maps to describe likely migration pathways and reasons groups settled in specific areas.

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• Explain how carbon dioxide, water, and gases from the atmosphere provide raw materials for plant growth
• Describe how roots, leaves, and plant cells use environmental inputs to build biomass
• Use evidence from text to answer questions about matter entering and leaving plant systems

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• Explain how weathering, sediment transport, and deposition move Earth materials through cycles.
• Describe how living things add organic matter to soils and affect water retention.
• Use cause-and-effect reasoning to connect transformations across Earth’s spheres.

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• Understand the concept of reciprocity and mutual responsibilities.
• Identify examples of reciprocal responsibilities within Indigenous communities.
• Reflect on personal roles and responsibilities in their own communities.

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• Explain how artificial satellites support Earth observation, communication, navigation, and scientific monitoring.
• Compare geostationary and polar orbits and describe why each is useful.
• Identify how satellite sensor payloads affect what data can be collected.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of astronomical units and how they relate to distances in space.
• Compare the sizes and orbital periods of planets within the solar system.
• Interpret data tables and charts to analyze spatial relationships among planets.+ Show more

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• Explain how geography and resource availability influenced historical trade routes.
• Describe how trade partnerships affected community growth, wealth distribution, and alliances.
• Analyze continuity and change in trade as goods and routes shifted over time.+ Show more

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• Explain how land use and resource extraction can alter local ecosystems
• Describe how environmental change affects community livelihoods and settlement patterns
• Compare perspectives on sustainability across Indigenous stewardship and colonial policies+ Show more

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• Understand the processes of erosion and deposition and how they shape Earth's surface.
• Identify agents responsible for erosion such as water, wind, ice, and gravity.
• Describe features formed by erosion and deposition like river valleys, deltas, dunes, and beaches.+ Show more

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• Identify criteria that indicate a chemical reaction based on observable data.
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to determine if a new substance forms during a reaction.
• Interpret pre- and post-interaction measurements, including mass, temperature, and composition data.+ Show more

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• Explain how major technological innovations changed economic activity and job opportunities.
• Describe how innovations in communication helped ideas spread more quickly.
• Use evidence from a passage to identify links between technology, social change, and daily life.

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• Identify the organelles involved in cell functions such as energy production, protein synthesis, and waste removal.
• Describe the structure and function of the nucleus, mitochondria, ribosomes, and chloroplasts.
• Compare the cell structures of plant and animal cells to understand specialization and function.

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• Understand the various observational instruments used in space science, including ground-based and orbital telescopes.
• Describe the techniques of spectral imaging and remote sensing for surface and atmospheric analysis.
• Explain how satellite data is used to map landforms, measure surface temperatures, and observe ocean phenomena.+ Show more

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• Understand the importance of formulating clear, testable questions in science.
• Identify and define variables involved in scientific experiments.
• Differentiate between independent and dependent variables.+ Show more

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• Explain how media messages can influence health and body image beliefs.
• Identify common media techniques used in advertisements and social platforms.
• Practice strategies for evaluating health information from media sources.

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• Analyze comparative data from tests of different prototypes to evaluate performance characteristics.
• Identify trade-offs and support optimization strategies for design alternatives using graphs, averages, and error discussions.
• Evaluate how different design features affect strength, weight, cost, and durability to improve overall performance within constraints.+ Show more

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• Describe the principle of chromatography and how it separates mixture components.
• Identify factors that influence the movement of substances during chromatography.
• Explain real-world applications of chromatography in analyzing complex mixtures.+ Show more

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• Compare kites, gliders, and round canopies using lift-to-drag performance and glide ratio concepts
• Explain how control responsiveness changes with design choices across different flight envelopes
• Relate flight outcomes to real Alberta atmospheric conditions such as prairie crosswinds and valley thermals

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• Describe how the Sun, Earth, and Moon must align for solar and lunar eclipses
• Compare partial, total, and annular eclipses based on orbital geometry and alignment precision
• Explain why eclipses are relatively rare at a given location+ Show more

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• Identify natural resources used to produce synthetic materials.
• Describe the processes involved in manufacturing synthetic substances.
• Compare properties of materials like plastics, fibers, and glass based on durability, flexibility, conductivity, and biodegradability.+ Show more

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• Explain what a limiting resource is and how scarcity affects population growth
• Describe how organisms respond when essential resources become limited
• Use the idea of carrying capacity to predict how populations change over time

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• Understand step-by-step algorithms used in solving mathematical problems.
• Apply logical reasoning to interpret computational procedures.
• Compare different approaches based on efficiency and accuracy.+ Show more

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• Understand how Earth's rotation causes day and night.
• Describe the sequence of sunrise, solar noon, and sunset based on Earth's rotation.
• Explain how Earth's rotation and revolution relate to celestial motions.

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• Explain conservation of matter using particle-level reasoning and atom counting.
• Use particle diagrams to count atoms of each element on both sides of a chemical reaction.
• Connect conservation of atoms to the idea that chemical change rearranges atoms into new combinations.

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• Identify key physical features of the eastern Mediterranean (mountains, rivers, deserts, and fertile plains) and explain how they affect settlement patterns.
• Describe how fertile coastal plains and trade routes encouraged farming, towns, and interaction among neighboring civilizations.
• Use geographic evidence to explain why strategic locations mattered to ancient Israelite communities.

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• Explain the concept of apparent solar motion and local solar noon.
• Identify the factors that cause differences between solar time and clock time.
• Describe how historical and modern communities in Alberta use solar time for daily schedules.+ Show more

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• Describe the components and functions of the musculoskeletal system.
• Explain how bones, joints, and muscles work together to support movement and protection.
• Identify the interactions of the musculoskeletal system with the nervous and circulatory systems.+ Show more

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• Identify key features of Indigenous governance structures, including leadership roles and decision-making systems.
• Describe how treaty agreements and colonial administrations historically affected Indigenous governance.
• Explain how self-governance initiatives support Indigenous nations’ sovereignty and responsibilities to their territories.

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• Understand how Indigenous and settler communities interpreted sky patterns for seasonal and navigational purposes.
• Describe observational strategies tied to solar and lunar cycles used historically in prairie and mountain regions.
• Explore diverse cultural ways of representing and predicting celestial positions across time.+ Show more

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• Understand the difference between mixtures and solutions.
• Identify characteristics of homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures.
• Learn methods to separate components of mixtures such as filtration, evaporation, and decanting.+ Show more

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• Identify minerals using physical and chemical properties such as hardness, cleavage, streak, magnetism, and acid reaction.
• Classify rocks as igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic using diagnostic evidence like texture, grain size, and sedimentary layering.
• Explain how the rock cycle connects mineral resources to formation environments, including contact metamorphism near intrusions.

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• Explain how purpose, format, and audience content work together in a simple media product
• Use coherence techniques (consistent visuals/text/audio and supporting details) to strengthen a media message
• Apply ethical representation by ensuring information is accurate and not misleading+ Show more

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• Understand the governance models of ancient Greece and Rome.
• Identify key features of direct democracy, oligarchy, and the Roman Republic.
• Compare civic participation and legal authority in different governance systems.+ Show more

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• Explain how perspective can influence how historical events are described
• Identify clues of bias and credibility in different types of sources
• Compare multiple accounts to develop a more nuanced understanding of history

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• Understand the basic principles of electric forces such as attraction and repulsion.
• Identify factors that influence the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
• Differentiate between electric and magnetic interactions and how they operate.

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• Explain how force and momentum are involved during collisions.
• Identify different types of collisions and predict their effects on objects.
• Analyze force diagrams and apply conservation of momentum principles.

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• Identify different types of forces and understand their effects on objects
• Explain how net force influences the motion of objects
• Relate force, mass, and acceleration using mathematical concepts+ Show more

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• Explain the daily and annual apparent motions of the Sun, Moon, and stars from Earth's perspective.
• Describe how Earth's rotation and orbit cause celestial phenomena such as rising, setting, and star paths.

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• Understand criteria for assessing the relevance and consistency of evidence in claims.
• Evaluate the scope of claims in relation to data strength and uncertainty.
• Analyze examples of claim assessment in environmental contexts, such as agriculture and water use.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of astronomical units and how they relate to distances in space.
• Compare the sizes and orbital periods of planets using data and models.
• Interpret charts and tables to analyze spatial relationships within the solar system.+ Show more

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• Review a draft to ensure spelling, punctuation, and paragraphing are accurate and consistent.
• Evaluate whether headings, titles, and text features support the purpose and audience.
• Revise for consistency in tense, voice, and style to create a polished final presentation.

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• Explain how uneven heating creates pressure gradients that influence wind direction and speed.
• Describe how low and high pressure zones form and change in response to temperature and air movement.
• Connect regional landforms (mountains, plains, river valleys) to local pressure circulation and weather.+ Show more

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• Explain how uneven heating creates pressure gradients that affect wind patterns.
• Describe how high- and low-pressure zones form and influence everyday weather.
• Identify how landforms (mountains, plains, river valleys) can change local pressure circulation.

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• Explain the concepts of longitudinal and lateral stability in aircraft and small gliders.
• Describe how the position of the center of mass and center of pressure affects static stability.
• Identify design features such as dihedral angles and tail volume that influence an aircraft's stability.+ Show more

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• Understand the concepts of control coupling in aircraft.
• Identify various airplane control surfaces and their functions.
• Recognize the impacts of aerodynamic interactions like adverse yaw and elevator-aileron coupling.+ Show more

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• Understand the origins of synthetic materials and how natural resources are transformed into manufactured products.
• Compare the properties of different materials such as plastic, fiber, and glass, and relate these to their uses and societal impacts.
• Explain the processes of resource extraction and processing involved in producing synthetic materials.+ Show more

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• Explain how purposeful evidence supports a writer’s central message
• Identify how ordering and transitions improve clarity and emphasis in writing
• Revise sentences to better connect evidence to claims through explanation