Grade 6 Worksheets

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• Explain why opposite rational numbers are the same distance from 0 using absolute value
• Find absolute values for positive and negative rational numbers shown on a number line
• Use opposite relationships to compare absolute values and distances on a number line

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• Understand the concept of multi-criteria design in engineering.
• Identify how trade-offs affect performance in wing design.
• Explain the methods used to balance factors like lift, drag, and stability.+ Show more

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• Explain how discussion norms support shared understanding in a small group.
• Identify behaviors that show respect, effective turn-taking, and staying on topic.
• Use sentence starters to build on others’ ideas while maintaining a courteous tone.+ Show more

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• Identify how oral presentations use structure to guide an audience from introduction to conclusion.
• Use topic sentences, relevant details, and smooth transitions to keep ideas coherent.
• Select purposeful information and omit unrelated details during an explanation.

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• Explain how uneven heating creates pressure differences in the atmosphere
• Describe how topography can redirect winds through pressure gradients
• Connect pressure patterns to everyday weather changes

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• Explain how communities can take action to address health concerns.
• Identify ways to coordinate teamwork and resources when planning a health initiative.
• Use persuasive communication to encourage healthy behaviors and supportive policies.

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• Explain how adaptation trade-offs can favor specialists in stable conditions and generalists in variable conditions.
• Compare benefits and costs of narrow niche specialization versus broad tolerance using examples from plants, insects, and animal movement.
• Describe how fluctuating environments can change which traits improve survival and reproduction over time.

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• Analyze how artworks from different cultures express gratitude and respect.
• Use vocabulary related to gratitude and appreciation to interpret art and messages.
• Explain how recognition through art can strengthen community and teacher-student relationships.+ Show more

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• Read ratio relationships from tape (strip) diagrams by using the part counts as equal ratio groups.
• Scale a diagram to find equivalent ratios and missing quantities while keeping the same comparison units.
• Use diagram reasoning to determine missing values in totals and part-to-part comparisons.

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• Understand how to disassemble complex shapes into simpler solids to find volume.
• Apply formulas for the volume of rectangular prisms and cylinders.
• Develop spatial reasoning skills to visualize composite shapes and calculate their total volume.+ Show more

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• Explain how oral traditions and testimonies function as primary sources of community memory.
• Analyze reasons why narratives in oral histories may change over time while still preserving core teachings.
• Compare oral and written accounts and evaluate how perspective and power can influence what is recorded and understood.

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• Identify major weather elements (temperature, precipitation, wind speed/direction, cloud cover, humidity) and explain what each one describes.
• Use observations of multiple weather elements to describe current weather conditions and understand why forecasts can change.
• Interpret simple statements about weather elements using evidence from observations and basic cause-and-effect relationships.

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• Explain how cells communicate through chemical and electrical signals.
• Describe the processes of neurotransmission, hormonal regulation, and signal transduction cascades.
• Contrast rapid nervous impulses with longer-term endocrine effects.+ Show more

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• Describe how stewardship strategies like habitat restoration, protected areas, and community monitoring help maintain biodiversity.
• Compare trade-offs among conservation approaches and explain why some actions may be prioritized for species at risk.
• Explain how assisted migration and invasive species removal can affect ecosystems and why monitoring matters.

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• Explain how wing features like camber, thickness, and aspect ratio affect lift and stall behavior.
• Compare wing designs for different mission profiles, such as gliders versus short-field agricultural aircraft.
• Use evidence from a passage to answer questions about pressure, drag, and maneuverability.

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• Use commutative and associative properties to rewrite expressions as equivalent expressions.
• Use identity properties (0 and 1) and inverse operations to replace parts of an expression without changing its value.
• Check that two expressions are equivalent by showing the operation changes preserve the overall value.

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• Understand the interactions between predators and prey in ecosystems.
• Identify cause-and-effect relationships in food webs.
• Explain how predator and prey populations influence each other over time.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of electrical energy transfer in circuits.
• Identify how power is related to energy transfer rate, current, and voltage.
• Recognize everyday examples of electrical power use, such as lighting and heating.+ Show more

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• Identify figurative language (metaphors, similes, idioms) and explain its meaning beyond literal definitions.
• Analyze how figurative wording affects tone and mood in a text.
• Use word relationships (synonyms, antonyms, and categories) to interpret meaning precisely.

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• Explain how heritable variation and differential reproductive success can change trait frequencies over generations
• Identify examples of natural selection driven by environmental pressures
• Match key vocabulary terms to correct definitions related to natural selection+ Show more

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• Understand how different cultures have historically relied on water resources.
• Explore stories of ancient water systems and modern innovations addressing water scarcity.
• Recognize the social and environmental impacts of water use globally.+ Show more

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• Identify the chronological order of historical events using time clues and timelines.
• Explain cause-and-effect relationships between events in a clear, logical sequence.
• Distinguish between causes, effects, and unrelated correlations in historical accounts.

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• Explain how evaporation can separate a soluble solid from a liquid
• Identify the evidence that suggests evaporation occurred in a separation experiment
• Compare evaporation to size-based separation methods

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• Explain the difference between a habitat and a niche in an ecosystem
• Describe how niche overlap can lead to competition and limit population growth
• Use examples of resource partitioning to explain how species can coexist

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• Distinguish connotative meaning from dictionary (denotative) meaning.
• Analyze how word choice creates tone (for example, suspense, humor, anger, regret, or admiration).
• Use textual evidence such as imagery, sensory details, and comparisons to explain emotional impact.

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• Explain how trade, treaties, conflict, and cooperation shaped relationships among First Nations, Métis, and Inuit and other groups
• Describe how causes of contact influenced community development, including land use and cultural exchange
• Identify how continuity and change appear through shifting alliances and evolving legal frameworks

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• Explore innovative and community-led solutions to global water challenges.
• Analyze stories of young inventors and scientists developing sustainable water technologies.
• Encourage critical thinking about water conservation and environmental stewardship.+ Show more

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• Understand how models are used to represent complex systems in science.
• Identify different types of scientific models and their purposes.
• Evaluate the limitations of models by comparing them with real measurements.+ Show more

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• Integrate and compare information from two informational texts about related topics.
• Explain how different perspectives shape what each author emphasizes and how evidence is used.
• Synthesize key insights by combining ideas without confusing the sources.

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• Identify how reflection connects effort to achievements in a graduation celebration context
• Use achievement-related vocabulary (milestone, pride, motivation, goal, reflection) to explain personal or community events
• Write short and extended responses that connect accomplishments to future goal setting

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• Understand how current and voltage measurements characterize circuit performance.
• Recognize proper instrument placement for circuit measurements.
• Interpret typical reading patterns in various circuit configurations.+ Show more

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• Understand how current and voltage measurements characterize circuit performance.
• Identify proper instrument placement and reading patterns in various circuit configurations.
• Explain measurement uncertainty qualitatively and interpret readings in context.+ Show more

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• Explain how scientific models help scientists represent systems that are too large, too small, or too complex to study directly.
• Describe how observable features and measurements provide evidence to support or refine scientific models.
• Identify the limits of a model by comparing what the model shows with real-world data.

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• Understand the concept of solar time and how it is based on the Sun's position.
• Learn about the differences between solar time and clock time.
• Recognize the factors that influence solar time, such as longitude and Earth's orbit.+ Show more

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• Understand the basic functions of the respiratory system
• Identify key organs such as lungs and gills
• Describe how gas exchange occurs between the environment and tissues+ Show more

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• Understand what invasive species are and how they impact native ecosystems.
• Identify examples of invasive plants and animals introduced by human activities.
• Explain the ecological and economic effects of invasive species.+ Show more

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• Explain how decomposers break down dead organisms and waste to return nutrients to ecosystems
• Describe the roles of fungi and bacteria in nutrient cycling through soil and water
• Connect nutrient availability to the growth and structure of producer populations over time+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of population size and growth curves.
• Differentiate between exponential and logistic growth.
• Define carrying capacity and explain limiting factors affecting populations.+ Show more

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• Explain how cells communicate using chemical and electrical signals.
• Differentiate between rapid nervous responses and longer-term hormonal effects.
• Describe key signaling pathways such as synaptic transmission and receptor-mediated gene expression.+ Show more

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• Understand the key elements of a design problem, including needs and requirements.
• Learn how to generate solution ideas using sketches, dimensions, and constraints.
• Apply knowledge to real-world examples such as designing protective cases for fragile items.+ Show more

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• Identify the antecedent that a pronoun refers to in a sentence.
• Choose pronouns with correct case based on their role (subject after linking verbs, objective after prepositions).
• Revise sentences to remove ambiguous pronoun references.

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• Identify different organisms involved in a forest food web
• Understand the flow of energy among producers, consumers, and decomposers
• Analyze how seasonal changes and human disruptions impact food webs+ Show more

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• Understand how species occurrence and richness reveal biodiversity patterns across ecosystems.
• Identify factors influencing biodiversity distribution, such as habitat heterogeneity and colonization events.
• Interpret data from ecological and historical records to analyze species turnover and community composition.+ Show more

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• Explain how protected areas, habitat restoration, sustainable harvesting, and invasive species control help maintain ecosystem balance.
• Describe trade-offs among ecological goals, economic needs, and social values when choosing conservation strategies.
• Use monitoring evidence to evaluate whether conservation efforts are improving habitat and species outcomes.

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• Explain how Earth’s axial tilt changes the solar angle and length of daylight during the year.
• Describe how seasonal changes affect temperature, snow cover, and living things in different regions (including Alberta).
• Connect seasonal effects to the geometry of Earth’s orbit and the resulting solar energy received at Earth’s surface.

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• Identify key parts of an infographic (axes, scales, categories, labels, and legends) and explain what they mean.
• Connect information from the visuals to claims or explanations in the accompanying text.
• Use visual evidence (such as graphs and timelines) to interpret comparisons accurately.

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• Explain how filtration separates a mixture using a barrier and particle size
• Identify what happens to sand and water in a water–sand filtration setup
• Use evidence (residue thickness and filtrate clarity) to describe separation results

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• Understand how observational and instrumental data help identify patterns in natural hazards.
• Learn methods for assessing recurrence intervals and estimating probable locations of hazards.
• Interpret examples such as earthquake catalogs, tsunami records, and flood statistics.+ Show more