Grade 6 Worksheets

Learning Objectives

• Identify examples of personal information and explain why it can be risky to share online
• Classify information as private or public and choose safer options for profiles, forms, and messages
• Use privacy vocabulary (personal information, private, public, secure) to describe safe online behavior+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Define plate tectonics using accurate Earth science vocabulary.
• Identify tectonic plates as large, moving pieces of Earth’s lithosphere.
• Distinguish continental crust from oceanic crust.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand how xylem and phloem transport water, minerals, and sugars in trees.
• Identify how environmental conditions affect sap flow in trees.
• Explain the protective features of bark against herbivory and fire.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify physical features (mountain ranges, rivers, plains) and explain how they affect human activity.
• Recognize political features (countries, states, cities) and describe how borders may follow physical landmarks.
• Compare how geography and political decisions shape transportation routes and regional organization.

Learning Objectives

• Understand methods for representing algebraic expressions and equations.
• Interpret and write expressions involving operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Evaluate the equivalence of different expressions using properties of operations.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand how ground-based telescopes help astronomers observe the sky
• Identify different instruments used in space science
• Describe how satellite data is used to study Earth's surface and atmosphere+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify the main parts of the heart and blood vessels.
• Describe the function of each part in circulating blood and nutrients.
• Explain how blood transports gases, nutrients, and wastes throughout the body.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Explain how inherited differences (genes and alleles) and environmental factors both cause observable variation.
• Describe how mutations can create new allele combinations that affect phenotypes.
• Use examples such as temperature-dependent coloration and nutrient effects to distinguish genetic vs nonheritable influences.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify major physical and human traits of selected Canadian regions (Arctic, Prairies, Boreal Shield, Great Lakes–St. Lawrence, Atlantic, and Pacific Coast).
• Explain how climate, landforms, and vegetation influence transportation, settlement, and daily life.
• Describe how regional traits shape economic activities and cultural practices over time.

Learning Objectives

• Understand how scientific research influences public health policies and societal change.
• Evaluate the trade-offs involved in environmental regulation and resource management.
• Analyze data and evidence to assess the outcomes of societal interventions based on science.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand how energy moves through different levels of an ecosystem
• Describe the concept of energy transfer efficiency
• Identify the reasons for energy loss at each trophic level+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand the key life processes that occur within cells, including photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
• Explain how diffusion and transport mechanisms support material movement in cells.
• Describe the interconnection of energy transformation and gas exchange in organisms.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Differentiate between physical changes and chemical changes in matter
• Identify evidence that suggests a chemical change has occurred
• Use observations to justify whether a change is physical or chemical+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify the roles of independent, dependent, and controlled variables in experiments.
• Explain the importance of operational definitions and how to control confounding variables.
• Describe how plant growth can be tested under different light intensities while controlling other factors.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify key issues in resource conflicts involving land, water, and minerals.
• Analyze the causes and consequences of disputes among different groups.
• Understand negotiation mechanisms and pathways for resolution in resource conflicts.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Explain how conflicts over land, water, and minerals can involve governments, corporations, and First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities.
• Describe how rights and consultation influence decisions about projects such as hydroelectric developments and pipelines.
• Analyze causes and consequences of resource disputes for local livelihoods and the environment.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Explain how resource conflicts involve competing claims about land, water, and minerals.
• Describe the role of rights and consultation in negotiating hydroelectric, pipeline, and mining projects.
• Analyze causes and consequences of disputes for local livelihoods and the environment.

Learning Objectives

• Apply scientific methods to local stewardship issues using respectful community engagement and ethical observation practices.
• Describe how to validate and transparently share community-contributed data while considering social and environmental impacts.
• Explain strategies for communicating scientific findings to non-specialist audiences and supporting collaborative decisions.

Learning Objectives

• Understand how scientific explanations are refined through new evidence.
• Differentiate between scientific theories and laws.
• Recognize the importance of communication and peer evaluation in science.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand indigenous stewardship practices in resource management.
• Assess the sustainability of different resource use approaches.
• Evaluate the environmental and community impacts of resource activities.

Learning Objectives

• Explain how resource management helps communities maintain natural resources for future generations.
• Compare sustainable harvesting with industrial exploitation and evaluate their potential impacts.
• Assess how human activities affect local environments and communities, using examples from Canada.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the transition from hunting and gathering to farming in human history.
• Identify the social and population changes resulting from the agricultural revolution.
• Explain how domestication and farming led to complex social hierarchies.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand the structure and function of the heart
• Identify different blood vessels: arteries, veins, and capillaries
• Explain how blood is transported through the body+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Describe how daily and seasonal changes in Sun angle affect shadow length and direction.
• Observe and analyze shadow noon, longest, and shortest shadows across seasons.
• Explain how Earth's motion and tilt cause variations in shadows, supporting understanding of day/night and seasons.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand the components of integrated scientific synthesis
• Recognize the importance of question framing and measurement strategies
• Analyze how data handling influences interpretation+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand how scientific evidence influences policy-making processes.
• Identify factors such as risk assessment, stakeholder values, and cost-benefit analysis in decision-making.
• Interpret data and weigh uncertainties when evaluating societal options.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand how to link claims with supporting evidence and reasoning.
• Learn to select relevant data to justify conclusions.
• Recognize different ways to present evidence, such as graphs, diagrams, and models.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand the daily path of the Sun across the sky
• Identify how the Sun's position changes throughout the day
• Describe the significance of the Sun's movement for timekeeping+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify how maps use legends, symbols, direction, and scale to represent geographic information.
• Explain how aerial imagery and globes help interpret spatial patterns and regional features.
• Use map features to describe how transportation networks and settlement locations are influenced by geography.

Learning Objectives

• Understand how genetic differences influence observable traits in organisms.
• Identify examples of genetic variation and environmental influence on phenotype.
• Learn about allele combinations, mutations, and environmental factors affecting traits.

Learning Objectives

• Define what a keystone species is and explain its role in an ecosystem.
• Identify examples of keystone species from different regional case studies.
• Understand the cascading effects that changes in keystone species populations can cause.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Explain how temperature, humidity, and altitude affect air density
• Describe how air density influences buoyancy and aerodynamic lift
• Use density-related ideas to predict how identical wings may perform differently in different atmospheric conditions

Learning Objectives

• Explain how physical, diagrammatic, and simple mathematical models represent complex systems
• Identify model assumptions and define model boundaries to interpret predictions correctly
• Compare model predictions with observable outcomes and use discrepancies to refine a model+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Explain how cultural perspectives influence the way historical events are described and interpreted
• Compare Indigenous worldviews with Western historical approaches when analyzing retellings of events
• Evaluate how perspective affects understanding of cultural practices, resistance movements, or treaty negotiations+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Explain how momentum is conserved in an isolated two-object system during a collision
• Identify action-reaction pairs and the forces acting during contact
• Differentiate elastic and inelastic collisions using how objects move after collision

Learning Objectives

• Understand core concepts of ecological, economic, and social objectives in forest management.
• Analyze strategies used in Alberta for sustainable forestry and risk monitoring.
• Identify how landscape-scale planning and stakeholder collaboration contribute to forest sustainability.

Learning Objectives

• Explain how river flooding, volcanic activity, and climate variation can affect where people live
• Identify ways physical processes shape economic activities and land use
• Describe how human choices can reduce or worsen environmental impacts over time+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand the components and functions of food webs in ecosystems.
• Describe how energy flows through producers, consumers, and decomposers.
• Explain the concept of energy pyramids and trophic transfer efficiency.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Explain how light can be described as both waves and particles (photons).
• Relate wavelength and frequency to the energy carried by light.
• Describe how different wavelengths affect whether materials transmit, absorb, or reflect light.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Locate specific details in a text that support an inference about character, setting, or plot.
• Cite textual evidence by quoting or paraphrasing the exact words that support a claim.
• Explain how evidence clarifies or confirms a central idea in an argument.

Learning Objectives

• Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words using context clues such as definitions, examples, and contrast words
• Explain how cause-and-effect and figurative language can reveal word meaning
• Use prefixes, suffixes, and word parts to support vocabulary understanding

Learning Objectives

• Explain how the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere interact in Earth system processes.
• Describe how energy and gravity help move matter and influence weathering and water cycle changes.
• Use a multi-sphere cause-and-effect idea to explain how rainfall patterns can affect other Earth system parts.

Learning Objectives

• Explain how testing an algorithm helps find errors under different conditions.
• Use test results to revise and improve a solution’s accuracy and clarity.
• Identify common weaknesses in a procedure and evaluate whether changes fix them.

Learning Objectives

• Explain how insulators reduce electrical charge flow by limiting free charge carriers.
• Compare insulating materials (rubber, glass, dry wood) based on their electrical properties and safety uses.
• Describe how surface charge behavior can differ from bulk insulating properties.

Learning Objectives

• Explain how economic institutions like markets, banks, and governments support trade and stability.
• Compare barter and currency and describe why currency is widely used.
• Identify how economic institutions affect investment and the flow of resources.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Explain how supply and demand affect market choices
• Identify factors that influence economic decisions (resources, needs, technology)
• Analyze how production and consumption choices affect communities+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Write a testable hypothesis using measurable variables and clear units
• Choose appropriate controls and keep procedures consistent in a controlled experiment
• Plan replication and select a reasonable sample size for more reliable results+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Explain how habitat fragmentation changes connectivity between forest and wetland areas
• Describe effects of fragmentation on gene flow, species interactions, and food web stability
• Use key terms such as edge effects, isolation, and corridors to interpret habitat changes