Grade 6 Worksheets

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• Explain how direct quotations and paraphrases support a claim using evidence from a text.
• Distinguish between quoting and paraphrasing while maintaining meaning and accuracy.
• Integrate evidence smoothly by connecting the cited detail to the interpretation.

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• Identify the main idea of a science text about habitat fragmentation.
• Use supporting details to explain how human actions can affect ecosystems.
• Distinguish between true statements and false statements about habitat fragmentation.+ Show more

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• Describe how leaf structures support photosynthesis, gas exchange, and transpiration.
• Explain how stomata and leaf traits (leaf area and chlorophyll) affect water use efficiency and growth.
• Compare how conifers and deciduous trees manage leaf functions across seasons in Alberta.

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• Understand how variation in heritable traits influences survival and reproduction.
• Explain how environmental pressures drive changes in trait frequencies over generations.
• Identify real-world examples of natural selection, including coloration changes, beak variation, and antibiotic resistance.

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• Understand the basic concepts of inheritance and genes.
• Identify traits that are inherited from parents.
• Use simple models to predict offspring traits based on parent traits.+ Show more

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• Explain how camber, thickness, chord length, and leading-edge curvature influence pressure distribution and lift.
• Describe the differences between Bernoulli and Newtonian accounts for lift.
• Analyze how angle of attack and critical angles affect stall and lift performance.+ Show more

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• Understand how uneven heating of Earth causes air movement and wind patterns.
• Describe the process of warm air rising and cool air sinking in atmospheric circulation.
• Explain how circulation patterns influence weather and climate in different regions.+ Show more

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• Understand Earth's rotation and how it causes day and night
• Identify the effects of Earth's rotation on celestial observations
• Describe the sequence of sunrise, solar noon, and sunset+ Show more

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• Explain how gravitational attraction influences planetary orbits.
• Describe the role of mutual gravity between the Sun and planets.
• Understand elliptical orbits and orbital periods of planets.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of keystone species and their role in ecosystems.
• Identify regional case studies illustrating keystone species effects.
• Explain cascading effects caused by keystone species on biodiversity and habitat.+ Show more

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• Identify criteria that indicate a chemical reaction has occurred using qualitative data.
• Analyze quantitative data such as mass and temperature changes to determine if new substances are formed.
• Interpret indicators like color change, gas evolution, precipitate formation, and temperature change in chemical reactions.+ Show more

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• Identify the required functions, success measures, and constraints for a design problem.
• Explain how criteria and limits help guide solution planning and evaluation.
• Describe cause-and-effect impacts of design choices on people and natural systems.

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• Understand Earth's rotation and its role in producing day and night.
• Explain how Earth's orbit and axial tilt cause seasonal variations.
• Identify key observational clues like sunrise, sunset, and shadow length changes.+ Show more

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• Describe how energy is transferred through biological processes like photosynthesis and respiration.
• Identify reactants and products involved in energy transformations within chloroplasts and mitochondria.
• Explain how light energy is converted into chemical bonds in plants.+ Show more

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• Understand how scientific investigation and technological development influence each other.
• Identify tools and instruments that extend observation and measurement in science.
• Explain how technological improvements can shape scientific inquiries and models.+ Show more

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• Explain what a data table shows and what each column and row means
• Read entries accurately using labels and units
• Use basic meanings of mean (average) to describe data

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• Understand how nutrient overload affects aquatic ecosystems.
• Identify ecological indicators such as dissolved oxygen and algal biomass.
• Analyze the impact of chemical contaminants on terrestrial and aquatic life.+ Show more

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• Identify key ideas about friction and pressure differences in drag
• Distinguish between parasitic and induced drag using passage vocabulary
• Explain how design changes can reduce drag and affect required thrust

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• Understand how trees and other species contribute to ecosystem functions
• Identify keystone and indicator species in ecosystems
• Recognize the importance of species diversity for ecosystem resilience+ Show more

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• Understand how observations can be summarized and communicated scientifically.
• Learn methods for visualizing data with appropriate plots.
• Recognize the importance of citing data sources and labeling units.+ Show more

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• Use substitution to evaluate expressions when a variable is given a value
• Apply the order of operations correctly, including with fractions and negative numbers
• Interpret the evaluated value as a quantity from a real-life context

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• Define keystone species and explain why their impact can be out of proportion to their abundance.
• Describe trophic cascades and how they affect populations, biodiversity, and habitat complexity.
• Use indicators of keystone status to predict ecosystem consequences and management needs.

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• Understand how to organize data using tables.
• Interpret data from organized tables.
• Identify trends and outliers in data sets.+ Show more

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• Understand how energy can change forms during transformations.
• Identify examples of energy transformations in real-world scenarios.
• Explain the principle of conservation of energy in different systems.+ Show more

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• Understand the significance of pollinators like bees and butterflies in ecosystems.
• Identify various community celebrations and activities associated with spring.
• Explore the environmental importance of planting and community clean-ups during spring.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of Earth's age and the geologic time scale
• Identify key principles of relative and absolute dating
• Recognize how fossils and stratigraphy are used to interpret Earth's history+ Show more

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• Understand how traits are transmitted from parents to offspring through genes.
• Model inheritance patterns using Punnett squares and probability.
• Differentiate between dominant and recessive traits in inheritance.+ Show more

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• Construct evidence-based arguments about factors influencing population changes in ecosystems.
• Interpret case studies concerning predator reintroduction, invasive species, habitat fragmentation, and disease outbreaks.
• Use empirical data and quantitative metrics to analyze population responses and patterns.+ Show more

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• Explain how photosynthesis converts light energy into chemical energy stored in sugar molecules.
• Identify reactants and products of photosynthesis and describe the role of oxygen release.
• Describe how energy flows from the Sun to producers and then to other organisms through feeding.

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• Identify the two main types of drag in aircraft design
• Understand how drag affects aircraft performance
• Recognize design strategies to reduce drag

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• Understand how Indigenous and settler communities interpreted sky patterns for seasons and navigation.
• Describe oral knowledge and early astronomical records tied to solar and lunar cycles.
• Explain diverse cultural perspectives on celestial movement and seasonal prediction.+ Show more

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• Explain how speakers adapt language to purpose, context, and audience by changing tone, formality, and vocabulary.
• Identify which details and transitions are most relevant for a specific audience and goal.
• Use evidence from a speech scenario to justify changes in delivery (volume, pace, gesture).

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• Explain how wave interference leads to constructive and destructive patterns.
• Describe the concept of resonance and how standing waves are formed.
• Identify how damping influences wave energy in systems.+ Show more

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• Explain how Earth's rotation causes day and night cycles.
• Describe the apparent daily motion of celestial objects due to Earth's rotation.
• Identify key features of Earth's rotation, such as sunrise, solar noon, and sunset.+ Show more

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• Explain how conservation policies use tools like protected areas, species-at-risk laws, and land-use zoning to protect ecosystems
• Analyze causes and consequences of conservation policy choices for communities and the environment
• Describe continuity and change in conservation governance across federal, provincial, and municipal levels+ Show more

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• Understand basic sustainability strategies used in everyday life.
• Identify how recycling, conserving water, and saving energy help the environment.
• Learn key terms related to sustainability and environmental protection.+ Show more

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• Identify independent, dependent, and controlled variables in a science investigation
• Use operational definitions and consistent measurement intervals to reduce environmental noise
• Explain why researchers keep controls constant to make patterns easier to detect

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• Identify primary and secondary control surfaces and describe what each one helps control (roll, pitch, and yaw).
• Explain how deflecting a control surface changes lift and produces a turning moment.
• Describe control authority and how trim and surface sizing affect aircraft responsiveness and energy cost during maneuvers.

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• Understand how Earth's rotation causes day and night.
• Explain how Earth's tilt and orbit affect the length of daylight during seasons.
• Relate patterns of daylight variation observed in Alberta to Earth's position and orientation.+ Show more

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• Compare conservation, habitat restoration, protected-area design, and invasive-species management as solutions to maintain biodiversity.
• Evaluate trade-offs in ecosystem services such as pollination, water purification, and nutrient cycling.
• Use case studies to explain how different strategies can affect species persistence under changing environmental pressures.

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• Explain how the Moon’s orbit around Earth creates predictable changes in lunar phases.
• Describe the geometry of Sun–Earth–Moon that causes new, quarter, gibbous, and full phases.
• Use observations of the Moon’s rising times and direction to connect motion with phase changes.

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• Make an inference about a character, event, or idea by using specific evidence from a text
• Select and explain how exact wording, examples, or details support an inference
• Refine an inference when the text includes information that could contradict the original guess

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• Understand the four primary forces of flight: lift, thrust, drag, and weight.
• Describe how these forces interact to produce controlled aerial motion.
• Identify real-world examples from Alberta illustrating each force.+ Show more

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• Identify how a claim is supported by relevant evidence in spoken presentations.
• Choose appropriate evidence types (data, observations, expert statements, textual details) to match a conclusion.
• Use multimedia (charts, photos, audio/video, infographics) to clarify key ideas without adding new unrelated information.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of inherited adaptations and their role in survival.
• Identify different types of adaptations in various organisms.
• Explain how adaptations match environmental conditions to improve survival.+ Show more

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• Identify different sources of error in scientific data collection.
• Distinguish between random and systematic errors and their impacts.
• Analyze data anomalies and evaluate their influence on results.+ Show more

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• Explain how near-linear alignments of the Sun, Moon, and Earth create solar and lunar eclipses
• Distinguish between total, partial, and annular eclipses using orbital geometry
• Describe why eclipses are relatively rare for a given location based on the orbits’ inclinations and timing+ Show more

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• Understand the ecological, economic, and social objectives of integrated forest management.
• Identify key strategies used in Alberta for sustainable forest practices.
• Analyze the importance of landscape-scale planning and stakeholder collaboration.+ Show more