Grade 6 Science Worksheets

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• Understand the structure and function of organs in the human body.
• Recognize how tissues interact within organs to perform specific functions.
• Learn about the roles of the heart and other organs in maintaining life.

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• Explain what heritability means and how it relates to genetic variation and observed trait differences.
• Distinguish heritable influences from environmental influences on traits and fitness.
• Describe how natural selection can change allele frequencies and trait distributions over generations.+ Show more

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• Understand what growth rings are and how they form in trees.
• Learn how growth rings can tell us about a tree's age and the environment during different years.
• Identify parts of a tree where growth rings are visible.+ Show more

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• Explain how static charge builds up through triboelectric effects when materials contact and separate.
• Use the triboelectric series to predict which material tends to gain or lose electrons.
• Describe attraction, repulsion, grounding, and electrostatic discharge in everyday situations.+ Show more

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• Distinguish physical changes from chemical changes by identifying evidence of new substances.
• Use examples to explain how matter changes can involve rearranging or forming new materials.
• Identify and describe signs of chemical change, such as gas production, color change, and permanent texture changes.

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• Explain how food molecules provide building materials and stored energy in the body.
• Describe how digestion breaks large food molecules into smaller molecules for absorption.
• Identify examples of different food molecules (carbohydrates, proteins, fats) and the body uses they support.

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• Understand how substances have different properties before and after a chemical change.
• Compare physical properties such as solubility, conductivity, and melting behavior.
• Identify evidence of new substance formation based on property changes.+ Show more

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• Understand the difference between heat and temperature
• Identify how energy transfers due to temperature differences
• Recognize systems that involve heat and temperature in real-world contexts

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• Understand the concept of tradeoffs in engineering design
• Identify key factors affecting optimization, such as lift, drag, and stability
• Analyze how different design features influence overall performance+ Show more

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• Identify different types of food molecules
• Describe the functions of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats
• Understand how digestive processes break down food molecules+ Show more

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• Explain how particle models describe physical changes versus chemical reactions
• Use the particle model to predict whether atoms are rearranging or only changing arrangement/state
• Connect evidence of new substances to conservation of atoms in chemical reactions

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• Explain how the angle of incoming solar energy changes heating on Earth’s surface.
• Describe how unequal heating drives differences in temperature, air movement, and ocean circulation.
• Connect energy transfers in the atmosphere and oceans to daily weather and seasonal climate patterns.

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• Explain how clouds form when water vapor cools and condenses onto tiny particles in the atmosphere.
• Describe how different precipitation types form as droplets or ice crystals grow and fall.
• Connect precipitation patterns to temperature, moisture, and atmospheric conditions.

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• Explain how birth and death rates, immigration and emigration affect population size
• Distinguish exponential growth from logistic growth using carrying capacity
• Identify density-dependent and density-independent limiting factors in both aquatic and terrestrial systems

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• Explain how electronic sensors, data loggers, and digital probes collect measurements and why accurate setup matters.
• Describe how sampling rate, resolution, and units affect measurement quality and uncertainty.
• Use calibration and metadata documentation practices to improve reliability of digital data.+ Show more

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• Distinguish between random error and systematic error in scientific measurements
• Identify sources of systematic shifts (instrument bias and procedural inconsistency) and increased scatter (environmental variability)
• Use replication, calibration records, and uncertainty ideas to evaluate how errors affect conclusions

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• Explain how streamlined shapes reduce aerodynamic resistance by improving airflow around an object
• Identify design features of streamlining (rounded noses, tapered tails, smooth surfaces) and link them to pressure and drag effects
• Apply streamlining ideas to everyday and engineered examples to predict effects on speed, stability, and energy use

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• Understand that light behaves both as a wave and as particles.
• Identify the characteristics of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light.
• Explain how wavelength and frequency relate to energy in light.+ Show more

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• Understand what an organ is and its role in the body.
• Identify the structure and function of the heart as an organ.
• Recognize how tissues work together within organs to perform specific functions.+ Show more

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• Identify common chemical indicators and connect them to evidence of chemical reactions.
• Distinguish evidence of chemical change from evidence of physical change.
• Use observations and reactant information to make stronger claims about chemical transformation.

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• Explain how the Moon’s orbit around Earth produces predictable changes in lunar phase and position in the night sky.
• Use Sun–Earth–Moon geometry to describe why the Moon appears to cycle from new to full and back again.
• Interpret observations from different nights to identify where the Moon is relative to the Sun.

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• Describe how electric forces act between charged objects and how magnetic forces act between magnets or currents
• Explain how force magnitude changes with distance and with the strength of the source (charge magnitude or current)
• Use qualitative field representations and data patterns to distinguish factors that strengthen or weaken electromagnetic interactions+ Show more

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• Identify different types of airfoil shapes and their curvature
• Understand how camber, thickness, and leading-edge curvature influence lift
• Describe the effects of angle of attack on airfoil performance+ Show more

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• Recognize how electric charges attract or repel each other
• Understand basic properties of magnetic forces
• Identify factors affecting electrostatic and magnetic forces+ Show more

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• Understand key concepts related to Science
• Apply knowledge through practice questions
• Demonstrate comprehension of the material

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• Identify the Earth's main spheres: atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere.
• Describe the functions of each sphere.
• Understand how different earth processes connect these spheres.+ Show more

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• Understand the process of condensation and how clouds form in the atmosphere.
• Identify the role of condensation in weather patterns and rainfall.
• Describe how clouds influence sunlight reflection and energy balance in the atmosphere.+ Show more

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• Identify how long-term climate data (temperature and precipitation) reveal patterns like averages and variability.
• Interpret how historical baselines help determine whether current climate trends are shifting.
• Use evidence from multiple years to support claims about climate extremes.

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• Explain the basic principles of distillation and how they are used to separate mixtures.
• Differentiate between simple distillation and fractional distillation.
• Understand how differences in boiling points facilitate the separation of liquids.+ Show more

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• Explain how major cell organelles contribute to essential cell functions (energy, protein synthesis, waste removal, and regulation).
• Use a model of plant and animal cells to identify similarities and differences in organelle structure and function.
• Connect organelle roles to cell outcomes such as making proteins, producing energy, and controlling activities.

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• Identify key weather elements and describe how they can be observed and recorded.
• Explain how changes in multiple weather elements can affect short-term weather and forecasts.
• Use weather vocabulary (temperature, precipitation, wind, cloud cover, humidity) accurately in scientific responses.

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• Explain how atoms of multiple elements combine in fixed proportions to form compounds
• Use particle models to identify which element counts appear in a compound
• Relate the atomic composition of a compound to observable properties such as density and chemical behavior

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• 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

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• Describe how stewardship practices (planting, shelterbelts, urban canopy programs, and Indigenous land care) support ecosystems in Alberta.
• Explain how local actions can improve habitat connectivity, carbon storage, and water regulation over time.
• Use vocabulary from land stewardship to answer questions about cause and effect in landscapes.+ Show more

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• Differentiate precision and accuracy in scientific measurements
• Choose appropriate measurement tools and units and read scales correctly
• Identify and reduce systematic and random errors using calibration and consistent procedures+ Show more

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• Understand the structures and functions of the respiratory and digestive systems.
• Explain how gas exchange and nutrient absorption support life processes.
• Identify key organs involved in respiration and digestion and their roles.

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• Understand the process of recrystallization and its role in purifying solids.
• Explain how solubility varies with temperature and influences crystal formation.
• Identify the factors that affect the size and purity of crystals during recrystallization.+ Show more

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• Understand that matter is made up of tiny particles called atoms.
• Recognize that atoms are the basic units of elements.
• Learn how different substances have distinct combinations of atoms.+ Show more

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• Explain the difference between biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem
• Identify producers, consumers, and decomposers using examples
• Describe how nonliving environmental conditions affect where organisms can live

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• Explain how gravity drives mass wasting and how materials become unstable on slopes.
• Identify triggers of mass wasting such as heavy rainfall, freeze-thaw, earthquakes, and erosion.
• Describe how deposition at the bottom can change drainage and lead to later erosion and transport.

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• Identify physical changes in everyday life
• Distinguish between physical and chemical changes
• Recognize examples of physical changes

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• Identify independent, dependent, and controlled variables in a science investigation.
• Explain why controlled variables must be kept constant to support valid conclusions.
• Use operational definitions and consistent measurement intervals to collect reliable data.+ Show more

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• Explain how nutrient loading can lead to eutrophication and lower dissolved oxygen in aquatic ecosystems
• Describe how chemical contaminants can cause endocrine disruption and affect amphibian populations
• Connect bioaccumulation and biomagnification to contaminant levels in food chains and top predators+ Show more

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• Understand the key electrical quantities: current, voltage, and power.
• Learn how to measure electrical quantities in circuits.
• Explain the relationship between power, energy, and time.+ Show more

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• Identify and describe physical and chemical properties used to classify minerals.
• Distinguish between igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks based on textural and compositional features.
• Explain the processes involved in the formation of different rock types and their relevance to Earth's history.+ Show more

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• Describe what physical changes do to matter and how they differ from chemical changes
• Identify examples of physical changes such as melting, freezing, tearing, and dissolving
• Explain how physical changes can be reversible and how the atoms stay the same

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• Identify the different parts of Earth's geosphere.
• Understand how the geosphere interacts with other Earth system spheres.
• Describe processes that shape the Earth's landforms.+ Show more

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• Explain how unequal solar heating and planetary rotation create global atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns.
• Identify the roles of Hadley, Ferrel, and polar cells, trade winds, westerlies, and major ocean currents in climate regulation.
• Describe how circulation patterns influence regional climate zones and phenomena like El Niño.+ Show more