Grade 6 Science Worksheets

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• Match data types to the most appropriate graph (line, bar, or scatter plot).
• Choose a suitable scale and axis labels to avoid misleading graph impressions.
• Use annotations to highlight important patterns or relationships in data.

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• Explain how energy changes particle motion during phase changes (melting, boiling, freezing, and condensation).
• Describe why temperature can stay nearly constant during a phase change even while energy is still being added or released.
• Connect latent heat to the energy needed to overcome attractive forces or form stronger particle bonds.

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• Explain how invasive species are introduced by human transport and why they spread quickly.
• Describe how invasive species can disrupt food webs, habitats, and nutrient cycles.
• Identify real-world examples of invasive species and predict likely ecosystem impacts.+ Show more

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• Explain how Earth’s axial tilt causes different hemispheres to receive different amounts of sunlight during the year
• Describe how Earth’s orbit affects the timing of equinoxes and solstices through changes in solar elevation
• Connect sunlight angle and day length to seasonal differences in climate and biological cycles

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• Distinguish physical changes from chemical changes using observable evidence and product identity
• Explain how phase changes and dissolving differ from reactions that form new substances
• Identify signs of chemical change such as gas production, precipitate formation, and energy changes

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• Explain how current, voltage, and power are measured and what each quantity describes in a circuit.
• Use units (amperes, volts, watts, joules, and kilowatt-hours) to interpret electricity data accurately.
• Describe how energy transfer over time relates to device energy use in practical situations.

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• Compare design solutions using clear criteria and constraints to decide which option is most promising to improve.
• Use quantitative and qualitative metrics (such as efficiency, durability, manufacturability, and cost) to justify design trade-offs.
• Refine and rank multiple prototypes using evidence from simple models, observations, and measurements.

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• Describe how chemical formulas and models show the relative number and types of atoms in simple molecules and extended structures.
• Use representations (ball-and-stick and space-filling) to explain how atoms combine to form compounds like H2O and NaCl.
• Explain how repeating units build polymer chains and how ionic lattices form from ions.

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• Explain how energy moves through a food chain from producers to consumers.
• Identify producers, primary consumers, and secondary consumers in examples.
• Use trophic level vocabulary (producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer) accurately.

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• Explain the difference between raw observations and explanatory scientific claims.
• Connect evidence to a claim by describing how data supports reasoning.
• Evaluate whether evidence is strong enough to justify an inference.

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• Identify sources of error in experimental data and describe how they affect results.
• Distinguish random error from systematic error and explain how each changes measurements.
• Use uncertainty and examples to judge the reliability of a scientific conclusion.

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• Explain how habitat fragmentation, pollution, land-use change, nonnative species, and resource extraction can affect natural systems
• Describe how human impacts can change community composition, population viability, and genetic diversity
• Evaluate mitigation strategies such as conservation and restoration to reduce negative effects

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• Explain how scientific investigation and technological development influence each other.
• Describe how instruments and tools improve observation, measurement, and the testing of hypotheses.
• Use cause-and-effect reasoning to show how new tools change the questions scientists can ask.

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• Explain how human activities can disrupt ecosystem balance by changing habitats, nutrient cycles, and energy pathways.
• Describe how deforestation can increase erosion and harm food webs and biodiversity.
• Investigate how pollution can accumulate in organisms and affect health and reproduction.+ Show more

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• Describe how the nervous system collects sensory information and produces responses through neural signaling.
• Explain how neurons transmit impulses along axons and communicate at synapses using chemical messengers.
• Identify the role of brain and spinal cord integration in coordinating muscle and gland activity.

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• Explain how particle collisions influence the rate of chemical reactions.
• Describe how concentration, temperature, surface area, and catalysts affect reaction rates.
• Use observable evidence (gas release, color change, heat) to infer changes in reaction rate.

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• Explain how decomposers break down dead organic matter and return nutrients to the environment.
• Describe how temperature, moisture, and oxygen affect decomposition rates.
• Connect nutrient cycling to plant growth and ecosystem balance.

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• Explain how chemical energy stored in food is released to power life processes.
• Describe how energy changes form in organisms (including heat loss).
• Use the idea that matter/energy is not created or destroyed to interpret food-energy changes.

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• Distinguish speed from velocity by explaining how direction affects velocity
• Calculate and interpret average speed using total distance and elapsed time
• Use consistent measurement units to describe motion accurately

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• Explain the roles of ammeters and voltmeters in electrical measurement
• Use the correct units for current (amperes) and voltage (volts)
• Predict how meter readings relate to circuit arrangements in series and parallel+ Show more

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• Explain how free charge carriers in conductors allow electrical current to flow.
• Describe how metallic structure and material type affect conductivity.
• Identify how temperature and cross-sectional area influence the ease of charge flow.

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• Construct simple physical, diagrammatic, and mathematical models to represent real-world systems.
• Identify model assumptions and define model boundaries to make predictions more reasonable.
• Compare model predictions with observable outcomes to explain limitations and refine the model.+ Show more

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• Explain how invasive species enter new ecosystems and why they can become established.
• Describe how invasive species can change food webs, nutrient cycling, and habitats.
• Identify factors that increase establishment and describe simple monitoring indicators.

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• Explain how voltage, current, and resistance are related using proportional reasoning.
• Predict how changing resistance affects current when voltage stays the same.
• Compare current and resistance behaviors in series and parallel circuits using numeric relationships.

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• Explain how species richness, abundance, and evenness describe biodiversity in different ecosystems.
• Use sampling tools like transects and quadrats to measure biodiversity patterns.
• Interpret spatial patterns and relate biodiversity metrics to ecosystem stability and conservation.

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• Explain how observed symptoms can indicate different faults in series and parallel circuits.
• Use expected measurement patterns to compare predictions with observations during troubleshooting.
• Describe how component behavior changes diagnostic conclusions in circuit topology (series vs. parallel).

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• Explain that electric current is an organized movement of charges through a conductor
• Distinguish conventional current direction from electron flow
• Describe how potential difference (voltage) drives charge to move in a circuit+ Show more

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• Describe the iterative design process using specifications, prototyping, measurement, and refinement.
• Explain how lift, drag, weight, and stability trade-offs affect aircraft or glider concepts.
• Interpret measurements such as lift and drag coefficients to improve aerodynamic performance.

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• Differentiate static stability from dynamic stability and describe how aircraft behave after a disturbance
• Explain how center of gravity (CG) location relative to the aerodynamic center affects longitudinal stability
• Describe how dihedral angle and tail/fin design contribute to roll, directional, and pitch stability+ Show more

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• Explain how mixed series-parallel circuits can be broken into simpler series and parallel subcircuits
• Describe how current and voltage changes (or stays the same) in series parts versus parallel branches
• Predict how removing or failing a component affects brightness and readings in a combined circuit

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• Interpret surface weather maps using pressure systems, fronts, and temperature changes to predict short-term weather.
• Explain how air masses, pressure gradients, and fronts affect wind shifts and precipitation patterns.
• Use precipitation, temperature, and radar clues to describe likely storm development such as thunderstorms and squall lines.+ Show more

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• Explain how population trends and per-capita resource use can increase or decrease impacts on Earth systems.
• Compare sustainability strategies such as renewable energy, conservation, circular resource use, and land-management approaches.
• Evaluate trade-offs among economic, social, and environmental priorities and suggest measurable indicators of progress.

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• Use particle models to explain how particle motion, spacing, and collisions relate to the physical states of matter.
• Describe how temperature and thermal energy connect to particle kinetic energy and gas pressure in qualitative ways.
• Predict which change of state (melting, freezing, boiling, condensation) matches a given particle-level description.

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• Identify and describe mutualism, competition, predation, and parasitism as recurring species interaction types.
• Use observations and species traits to predict how interaction strength changes across forest, grassland, and freshwater ecosystems.
• Explain how niche partitioning, resource overlap, and behavioral strategies affect the outcomes of species interactions.

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• Explain how the relative positions of Earth, the Moon, and the Sun produce lunar phases and eclipses.
• Use line-of-sight and shadow geometry to distinguish phase changes from shadowing events.
• Describe the sequence and timing of primary lunar phases and predict when eclipses can occur.

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• Compare how kites, gliders, and round canopies differ in performance using lift, drag, and glide-related ideas
• Explain how design trade-offs affect endurance versus maneuverability
• Use Alberta context (prairie crosswinds and valley thermals) to predict likely flight outcomes

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• Predict patterns of species interactions across different ecosystems.
• Identify mutualism, competition, predation, and parasitism as interaction types.
• Compare interaction outcomes in forest, grassland, and freshwater environments.+ Show more

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• Compare and analyze anatomical and molecular traits in taxa.
• Interpret evolutionary relationships using phylogenetic trees.
• Identify homologous and vestigial structures in organisms.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of astronomical units, planetary radii, and orbital periods to compare celestial bodies.
• Analyze relative sizes and distances within the solar system using scale models and data interpretation.
• Describe the differences between terrestrial planets and gas giants based on scale and orbital data.+ Show more

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• Identify natural resources used to produce synthetic materials.
• Compare properties of natural and synthetic substances for specific applications.
• Understand processes involved in resource extraction and material manufacturing.+ Show more

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• Understand how mathematical representations and graphs illustrate changes in population over generations.
• Analyze how environmental and demographic factors influence trait frequencies and population sizes.
• Apply proportional reasoning, interpret frequency charts, and analyze time-series graphs related to population change.+ Show more

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• Describe the structure and function of main organ systems involved in body organization.
• Explain how tissues and organs work together within the circulatory, respiratory, digestive, and nervous systems.
• Identify the interactions and interdependence among different organ systems and relate cellular functions to system-level processes.+ Show more

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• Describe human activities that alter land, air, and water systems.
• Analyze how land-use change, fossil fuel use, and waste management affect environmental cycles.
• Explain the causal links between human actions and environmental trends.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of systems thinking and how components interact within a system.
• Identify cause-and-effect relationships in system design and performance.
• Analyze how changes to one part of a system can influence overall behavior.+ Show more

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• Describe the major pathways of the water cycle, including evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, and infiltration
• Explain how energy transfer affects water’s state changes and movement between land and the atmosphere
• Use evidence from the water cycle to predict how changes can lead to droughts or flooding

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• Explain what a food web is and how it shows feeding relationships in an ecosystem
• Use food web ideas to describe how energy moves between trophic levels
• Predict effects of changes to one organism on other organisms in a community

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• Explain how physiological adaptations help organisms survive in specific environments
• Identify examples of internal traits related to water balance, metabolism, and ion regulation
• Interpret statements about physiological adaptations as true or false+ Show more

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• Explain how decomposers break down dead organisms and waste into simpler materials.
• Describe how decomposition returns nutrients to the environment for producers to use again.
• Connect decomposition to matter cycling and ecosystem stability over time.+ Show more