Grade 6 Worksheets

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• Differentiate between a fundamental niche and a realized niche and explain why the realized niche is usually smaller.
• Identify how abiotic factors (environmental conditions) and biotic interactions (other species) affect where organisms live and what resources they use.
• Use examples of temporal and spatial partitioning to explain how similar species can coexist.+ Show more

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• Explain the difference between static and dynamic stability using center of gravity and aerodynamic effects
• Describe how wing geometry and control surfaces influence longitudinal, lateral, and directional stability
• Identify stability behaviors such as damping, phugoid, and Dutch roll and their implications for safe control+ Show more

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• Describe how different observational instruments (optical, radio, spectrometers, and space-based observatories) collect information about the solar system.
• Explain how wavelength helps determine composition, motion, and temperature of space objects.
• Compare ground-based and space-based observing platforms and identify key advantages of avoiding atmospheric distortion.

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• Explain how the changing relative positions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon create the visible fractions of the Moon during its phases.
• Describe the typical sequence of lunar phases and relate it to the Moon’s repeating cycle over time.
• Distinguish lunar phase appearance from eclipse circumstances using observational patterns.

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• Explain the roles of ammeters and voltmeters in measuring electrical quantities.
• Use the units of ampere (A) and volt (V) to interpret instrument readings.
• Predict how ideal instruments behave when connected in series or parallel in simple circuits.+ Show more

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• Explain how charge transfer during rubbing or contact can create temporary static electricity.
• Use the triboelectric series idea to predict the usual direction of charge tendency for common materials.
• Describe attraction, repulsion, and spark discharge as effects of electrostatic charge behavior.+ Show more

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• Identify how founding figures influenced Canadian communities through leadership and decisions.
• Explain cause-and-effect relationships between actions taken by individuals and changes in community life.
• Describe how leadership, social structures, and the environment shaped evolving community identity over time.

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• Explain how technological innovation and migration can reshape a community over time.
• Describe how changes in transportation and industrial development affect jobs, social organization, and the local landscape.
• Identify continuities that remain even when a community transforms.+ Show more

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• Explain how geography and resource locations influence rural settlement patterns.
• Compare dispersed farmsteads, service towns, and resource-based camps using key features.
• Describe how mechanization and demographic shifts can change rural communities over time.+ Show more

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• Compare how physical geography and transportation shape settlement patterns in different regions of Canada.
• Explain how economic activities influence where people migrate, live, and form communities.
• Identify continuities and changes in economic roles over time (e.g., farming, fishing, industry, and resource extraction).+ Show more

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• Use evidence to explain how ecosystem changes can cause population increases or declines
• Interpret population data (birth/death rates, age structure, and growth patterns) to support claims
• Connect ecosystem interactions (predators, prey, invasive species, disease) to trophic cascades and recovery or collapse

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• Compare how Greek city-states and the Roman Republic involved citizens in governing.
• Explain key ideas such as civic participation, legal authority, and mixed government.
• Identify similarities and differences between direct democracy in Athens and republican governance in Rome.

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• Describe how Rome expanded its territory using conquests, alliances, and colonization.
• Explain how Roman expansion changed citizenship laws and civic participation.
• Identify ways Roman expansion transformed economic systems through trade and resources.+ Show more

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• Use comparative test data to identify performance patterns and trade-offs between design alternatives
• Interpret graphs and averages to support design decisions within given constraints
• Discuss error, variability, and uncertainty when deciding whether one design is truly better than another

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• Explain how adaptation trade-offs occur when a helpful trait causes a cost.
• Evaluate costs and benefits of traits for survival and niche (habitat/role) occupation.
• Use examples to describe how environmental pressures shape evolutionary outcomes.

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• Explain how the heart and blood vessels work together to move blood through the body.
• Describe how oxygen, glucose, carbon dioxide, and wastes are transported during circulation.
• Connect circulation to the respiratory and digestive systems.

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• Identify common forms of energy (kinetic, potential, thermal, chemical, electrical) and describe what they have to do with in everyday systems.
• Explain how energy can transform from one form to another (including examples like sunlight to chemical energy and combustion to thermal energy).
• Use energy vocabulary to predict how energy moves in natural and engineered processes.

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• Explain what chemical indicators are and how they provide evidence that a chemical reaction has occurred
• Identify common indicator signs such as color change, gas production, precipitate formation, and energy changes
• Distinguish between indicators of chemical change and signs of physical change

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• Determine a story’s theme by identifying the central message or insight the author develops through events and conflicts
• Distinguish theme from topic by explaining how theme connects to character actions and evidence from the text
• Write a clear theme statement that expresses a relationship between ideas (not just a subject)

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• Identify key health-related fitness components (cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, and body composition).
• Explain simple ways to evaluate fitness progress using safe, age-appropriate assessments.
• Use results to recognize strengths and set goals for improvement.

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• Explain how air composition is made of gases and how that composition stays fairly constant in everyday conditions.
• Describe how air density changes with altitude and temperature and how this affects weather and wind.
• Relate air pressure to collisions between gas molecules and predict simple cause-and-effect outcomes.

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• Explain how angle of attack influences lift and drag on a wing.
• Describe the relationship between increasing angle of attack and stall conditions.
• Use examples (kites and small gliders) to predict how changing angle affects motion.

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• Explain how ailerons, elevators, and rudders change airflow to create aerodynamic moments.
• Describe how deflecting control surfaces alters lift and produces rolling, pitching, and yawing motions.
• Connect control-surface responses to real-world flight examples, including short-field operations and crosswind control.

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• Explain how incremental design changes (shape, mass distribution, and control surfaces) can improve aerodynamic performance and safety.
• Use criteria and observations to evaluate whether a modification achieves the intended trade-off among speed, stability, and payload.
• Describe how simple measurements and consistent flight-path observations can support evidence-based design refinement.

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• Explain how drag, surface area, and porosity affect a parachute’s descent.
• Describe how terminal velocity relates to mass-to-area ratio in a drag-dominated fall.
• Compare canopy design trade-offs that change descent rate and stability.

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• Describe predictable patterns in the sky related to the Sun, Moon, planets, and constellations from a fixed location.
• Explain how seasonal star patterns and the apparent motion of celestial objects can support timekeeping and navigation.
• Use observations of celestial motion to make reasonable predictions about what will be seen later.

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• Explain how Earth’s axial tilt changes the solar angle across the year
• Describe how changes in solar angle affect day length and seasonal heating
• Connect seasonal tilt to climate and observable patterns in Alberta

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• Describe how the Sun’s position changes during the day and how that changes shadow length and direction.
• Explain how seasonal changes in Sun angle affect the longest and shortest shadows over the year.
• Use observations of shadows to connect Earth’s rotation and axial tilt to day/night and seasons.

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• Describe how the apparent motion of the sky can be identified through systematic observations over time
• Use recorded patterns (sunrise/sunset, Moon phases, and star positions) to explain repeating cycles
• Relate observed sky changes to Earth’s rotation and orbit and the Moon’s orbit around Earth

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• Describe major ways humans impact forests and related habitats.
• Explain how human impacts can change habitat connectivity, soil, water quality, and species composition.
• Identify examples of cumulative effects and how they influence ecological processes.

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• Differentiate between systematic error and random error using real-world examples.
• Identify how instrument bias, procedural inconsistency, and environmental variability affect data.
• Use replication and calibration records to estimate uncertainty and judge confidence in conclusions.

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• Explain why choosing a measurement tool and units affects the accuracy of collected data.
• Use measurement tools responsibly by calibrating and recording observations consistently.
• Represent measurement information clearly so it can be compared across time and locations.

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• Explain what measurement uncertainty means and why it affects the confidence of conclusions
• Identify common sources of uncertainty in real scientific measurements
• Estimate uncertainty using repeated measurements and compare results using ranges or percent error

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• Identify safe choices for using common field measurement tools (thermometers, pH probes, handheld anemometers, and electronic dataloggers).
• Describe proper handling, storage, cleaning, and battery management to prevent equipment damage and incorrect data.
• Explain how to reduce contamination of samples and protect people when working near wetlands or river edges.

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• Explain how chemical energy stored in food can be transformed to power life processes in organisms.
• Describe how energy is conserved during cellular work (energy changes form, not created or destroyed).
• Distinguish between useful energy for body functions and energy lost as heat.+ Show more

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• Explain how limited resources lead to competition between organisms.
• Describe how direct and indirect competition can affect survival and reproduction.
• Use evidence from a scenario to predict how population sizes may change.

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• Explain why energy transfer between trophic levels is inefficient and decreases at higher levels.
• Describe how energy losses appear as heat and how some energy becomes new biomass.
• Use food chains to predict which trophic levels usually contain less usable energy.

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• Explain how food molecules provide both chemical building materials and stored energy in the body
• Describe how digestion breaks large food molecules into smaller molecules that can be absorbed
• Connect specific food molecules to different cell needs, such as structure and quick energy+ Show more

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• Explain how photosynthesis converts light energy into chemical energy stored in glucose and other carbon-based molecules.
• Describe the inputs and outputs of photosynthesis, including carbon dioxide, water, glucose, and oxygen.
• Compare the light-dependent reactions and the Calvin cycle in terms of what each one produces.

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• Explain how matter can be modeled as particles and how atoms form elements.
• Describe how different particle compositions lead to measurable properties of substances.
• Use particle model ideas to interpret properties like density, melting point, and reactivity.

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• Explain what a compound is and why compounds contain atoms of more than one element.
• Use particle models to describe how atoms of different elements are arranged in a compound.
• Describe how definite proportions in compounds help explain consistent properties and measurable outcomes.

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• Explain the difference between reactants and products in a chemical reaction
• Use particle diagrams to describe how atoms are rearranged from reactants into products
• Identify evidence that a chemical reaction occurred by comparing properties of reactants and products

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• Explain how cooling and saturation lead to condensation of water vapor into droplets or ice crystals
• Describe how droplets and ice crystals collect to form clouds and how cloud growth can lead to precipitation
• Connect cloud properties to energy balance by explaining how clouds reflect and absorb sunlight and radiation+ Show more

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• Explain how moving water erodes sediment and transports it downstream.
• Describe how deposition happens when water energy decreases.
• Identify real-world landforms formed by erosion and deposition (such as river terraces and deltas).+ Show more

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• Explain how core beliefs and values influence cultural identity in different societies.
• Describe how traditional practices, social roles, and rituals reflect cultural values.
• Compare Indigenous and contemporary examples of cultural traditions and community resilience.+ Show more

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• Explain how chronological order helps historians understand change and continuity over time.
• Use timelines and event clues to sequence historical events accurately.
• Identify cause-and-effect relationships that connect events in a historical timeline.

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• Explain how oceans absorb, store, and release heat to moderate temperature changes.
• Describe how ocean heat affects evaporation, humidity, and atmospheric stability.
• Connect ocean circulation and ocean heat content changes to possible shifts in weather patterns.+ Show more

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• Explain how reciprocal responsibilities shape respectful relationships with territory and community.
• Describe Indigenous stewardship as shared accountability between people and the land.
• Identify community practices that show ethical exchange, care, and responsibility.