Grade 6 Science Worksheets

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• Explain how Earth’s rotation produces the daily cycle of day and night
• Describe how Earth’s axial tilt and orbit around the Sun change daylight duration through the year
• Use evidence from seasons and latitude to connect observed day length patterns to Earth’s orientation

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• Compare multiple design solutions using criteria and constraints.
• Use quantitative and qualitative measures to evaluate prototypes and rank options.
• Explain how trade-offs influence which features to refine in an iterative design process.

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• Understand the roles of predators and prey in ecosystems.
• Identify how predator and prey populations influence each other.
• Recognize behavioral and physical adaptations of prey against predators.+ Show more

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• Identify producers, consumers, and decomposers in food webs and explain how each gets energy.
• Describe how energy decreases across trophic levels and how matter cycles through decomposers.
• Use food-web relationships to predict the effects of removing or increasing a species.

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• Understand how uneven heating of Earth causes air movement.
• Identify how warm and cold air masses influence wind patterns.
• Describe the role of circulation patterns in weather development.+ Show more

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• Explain how evaporation and transpiration add water vapor to the atmosphere
• Describe how temperature and available liquid water affect the rate of water vapor formation
• Connect phase changes (evaporation, condensation) to the water cycle and precipitation+ Show more

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• Identify whether a conclusion follows from the evidence and methods described
• Match the scope of a claim to the strength and limits of the data
• Use criteria like relevance, consistency, and uncertainty to evaluate claims

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• Describe the three main pathways of heat transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation.
• Identify examples of each heat transfer mechanism in real-world contexts.
• Explain how temperature change and state change indicate which transfer pathway dominates.

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• Identify key properties of series circuits, including a single path for current.
• Explain why current stays the same through series elements.
• Describe how total voltage divides across series components and how this affects bulb brightness.+ Show more

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• Explain density as the relationship between mass and volume and use the density formula to interpret physical properties.
• Predict whether objects will float or sink when compared by density to a liquid.
• Identify how units, measurement methods, and changes in phase or composition affect density.

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• Describe how elliptical and near-circular orbits differ qualitatively
• Explain how orbital speed changes with distance from the central body
• Model orbiting as a balance of gravitational force and inertial motion+ Show more

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• Use unit consistency and proper notation when recording measurements.
• Explain how instrument resolution and calibration affect measurement accuracy and precision.
• Estimate uncertainty using repeated trials and significant figures.

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• Categorize drag into parasitic and induced sources and explain how they are related to motion and lift
• Identify major components of parasitic drag, including form drag, skin-friction drag, and interference drag
• Describe how induced drag depends on wing span and lift distribution, and explain trade-offs in wing design

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• Identify high and low pressure areas on maps
• Explain how pressure differences influence wind and weather
• Recognize regional effects of pressure patterns, especially in Alberta+ Show more

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• Explain the difference between structural and physiological adaptations and how each supports survival
• Link specific organism traits to advantages such as feeding, defense, camouflage, and reproduction
• Use natural selection ideas to describe how helpful traits can become more common over generations

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• Understand the process of evaporation as a method of separating a soluble solid from a liquid.
• Identify evidence that indicates evaporation has occurred.
• Distinguish evaporation from other separation methods based on state change.

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• Understand the concept of a food web and how it differs from a simple food chain.
• Identify the relationships between producers, herbivores, and predators.
• Learn how energy flows through a community via feeding relationships.+ Show more

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• Identify producers, primary consumers, and secondary consumers within food chains
• Explain how energy moves through trophic levels in a food chain
• Use evidence from food-chain relationships to determine whether statements are true or false

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• Explain the major functions of artificial satellites in Earth observation, communication, navigation, and scientific monitoring
• Compare geostationary and polar orbits and describe why orbit choice matters
• Identify common sensor payloads and describe how satellite data supports predictions and mapping+ Show more

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• Explain how cellular respiration converts energy in food into usable energy for cells.
• Describe the role of oxygen and the exchange of gases during cellular respiration.
• Identify how matter from food is transformed into new substances and how wastes are removed.

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• Understand how power dissipation in resistive components converts electrical energy into heat.
• Analyze effects of internal resistance on voltage and energy transfer in circuits.
• Predict how load interactions influence battery life and device heating.+ Show more

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• Define fundamental and realized ecological niches
• Identify abiotic and biotic factors that influence niche occupation
• Differentiate between spatial and temporal partitioning among species+ Show more

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• Understand how streams and wind transport different sizes of particles.
• Identify the factors that affect the movement of sediments.
• Explain how energy influences sediment transport and sorting.+ Show more

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• Explain the roles of ammeters and voltmeters in describing current and voltage in circuits
• Use the units amperes (A) and volts (V) to interpret instrument readings
• Predict ideal instrument behavior and expected readings in series and parallel configurations+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of scientific models, including physical and conceptual models.
• Interpret diagrams of the water cycle and particle models.
• Evaluate the assumptions and limitations of scientific models.+ Show more

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• Define electric charge and explain how charge imbalance can lead to static effects.
• Compare static electricity (charges staying in place on insulators) with current electricity (charges flowing in conductors).
• Describe how electric potential creates a tendency for charges to move and how that relates to current.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of structural and physiological adaptations in organisms.
• Identify examples of adaptations and explain their advantages.
• Link specific features to survival benefits in different habitats.+ Show more

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• Explain how photosynthesis provides carbon-based molecules that plants use to build new tissues.
• Describe how carbohydrates, proteins, and fats contribute to plant structure and function.
• Connect plant biomass growth to a continuous supply of matter and energy through chemical processes.

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• Identify standard symbols used in circuit diagrams
• Recognize the components represented by common symbols such as batteries, resistors, switches, and meters
• Understand how to interpret circuit diagrams to analyze electrical systems

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• Explain how paper chromatography separates mixture components using solvent mobility and attraction to the stationary phase
• Identify the roles of the mobile phase (solvent) and stationary phase (paper) in chromatography
• Interpret how pigment separation patterns can indicate different components in a mixture

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• Identify different types of forces
• Understand how forces affect motion
• Recognize examples of balanced and unbalanced forces

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• Identify the four major Earth systems (atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere) and describe how they interact
• Explain how energy flow and the movement of matter connect Earth processes such as evaporation, condensation, erosion, and deposition
• Analyze how changes in one Earth sphere can affect other spheres and alter local conditions over time

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• Identify the main parts of the nervous system
• Describe the functions of neurons and synapses
• Explain how the nervous system interacts with other body systems+ Show more

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• Explain how density relates mass to volume and use the ratio mass ÷ volume to interpret evidence
• Use float-and-sink observations to make claims about relative density compared with water
• Measure or estimate density from real samples and connect density evidence to layered mixtures

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• Explain how symbiotic relationships describe interactions between two species.
• Categorize interactions as mutualism, commensalism, or parasitism using evidence from examples.
• Describe how symbiotic relationships affect organism fitness, resource distribution, and community composition.

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• Identify abiotic factors (temperature, water availability, light intensity, soil composition, pH, and salinity) and describe how they shape habitat conditions.
• Explain how abiotic factors influence organism distribution and where organisms can persist.
• Use examples to describe how environmental gradients create distinct microhabitats and biological communities.

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• Understand the concept of magnetic separation
• Identify magnetic and non-magnetic materials
• Learn how magnets can be used to separate mixtures

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• Understand the concept of ecological succession
• Identify different types of succession
• Recognize pioneer species and their role+ Show more

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• Explain the difference between weather and climate using examples
• Identify which observations describe short-term conditions versus long-term patterns
• Use simple evidence (daily vs. multi-year observations) to support a weather/climate claim

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• Understand how deforestation affects ecosystems
• Identify the consequences of human land clearing
• Develop reading comprehension skills+ Show more

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• Compare macroscopic properties of reactants and products to infer whether a new substance formed.
• Identify key physical properties that can change when atoms rearrange (solubility, conductivity, and melting behavior).
• Use particle-model ideas to explain why new substances show distinct characteristics from original materials.

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• Understand the concept of DNA barcoding and how it aids in species classification
• Compare genetic markers with morphological keys
• Explore how molecular tools reveal cryptic species+ Show more

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• Understand that sound is a mechanical wave that propagates through vibrations.
• Identify how frequency affects pitch and amplitude influences loudness.
• Recognize that sound speed varies with medium and temperature.+ Show more

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• Understand the difference between parasitic and induced drag
• Learn how surface roughness and wing design influence drag
• Recognize real-world examples of drag reduction in aircraft and vehicles+ Show more

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• Explain how Earth–Sun geometry and motion can be represented with simplified models to predict observable sky events.
• Use predictive-model reasoning to connect seasonal changes with daylight duration and solar angles at a fixed latitude (Alberta).
• Interpret model inputs, relationships, and outputs to make qualitative predictions and justify them with evidence.

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• Identify what solar noon means in solar timekeeping.
• Explain how Earth’s apparent solar motion connects to the Sun’s highest altitude.
• Describe why solar time can differ from clock time using longitude, time zones, and the equation of time.

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• Understand the purpose and importance of data tables in recording observations.
• Identify proper column headings, units, and metadata fields in data tables.
• Learn to maintain consistency in timestamps and recording conventions for clarity.+ Show more

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• Explain why a controlled experiment needs a clear, testable hypothesis written in measurable terms.
• Identify appropriate control groups and describe how to keep variables consistent across trials.
• Describe how replication and sample size improve reliability and support causal claims.+ Show more