Grade 6 Science Worksheets

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• Explain how El Niño conditions change sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific and how those changes affect weather.
• Describe how shifts in winds and rainfall can influence temperature and precipitation patterns in distant regions.
• Identify evidence-based observations (precipitation and wind trends) that connect ocean changes to broader climate impacts.

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• Explain how slow and fast geologic processes modify Earth’s surface over different time scales.
• Use evidence from rock strata, fossils, and landforms (such as terraces) to support a landscape-evolution explanation.
• Describe how erosion and sediment transport by rivers and glaciers reshape landforms.

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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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• Understand the basic concept of natural selection.
• Identify how environmental pressures influence traits in populations.
• Recognize empirical examples of natural selection in nature.

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• Understand how water causes erosion and shapes landforms
• Identify different landforms created by erosion and deposition
• Describe the factors that influence erosion patterns+ Show more

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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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• Organize observations into tables and select appropriate graph types for different kinds of data.
• Interpret graphs by using labeled axes, units, and legends to identify trends and outliers.
• Compute and compare simple summary measures such as mean and median and explain how outliers affect them.+ Show more

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• Explain how Earth’s rotation about its axis causes alternating daylight and darkness
• Describe the apparent daily motion of the Sun and stars as seen from Earth
• Summarize how sunrise, solar noon, and sunset happen in order

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• Explain how heat energy moves through matter by conduction, convection, and radiation
• Identify evidence of transfer mechanisms from temperature and state changes
• Compare how solids, liquids, and gases transfer heat in everyday situations+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of density and how it relates mass and volume.
• Learn how density affects whether objects float or sink in water.
• Recognize that density depends on how tightly matter is packed.+ Show more

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• Explain how cells communicate using chemical and electrical signals.
• Differentiate between rapid nervous responses and longer-term hormonal effects.
• Describe key signaling pathways such as synaptic transmission and receptor-mediated gene expression.+ Show more

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• Identify patterns in datasets using descriptive statistics and visual inspection
• Explain how moving averages and seasonal thinking can reveal trends and cycles
• Recognize anomalies and propose plausible environmental explanations while considering limits of data+ Show more

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• Understand different classification schemes for elements, compounds, and mixtures.
• Identify characteristics that distinguish pure substances from mixtures.
• Recognize common separation techniques like filtration and distillation.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of reactants and products in a chemical reaction.
• Identify reactants and products in different diagrams and descriptions.
• Describe how properties of products differ from those of reactants.+ Show more

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• Understand how environmental changes influence the usefulness of traits in organisms.
• Describe how populations respond to shifts in resources and conditions through natural selection.
• Explain the connection between adaptation, ecosystem change, and resilience.+ 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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• Explain how energy transfer between trophic levels is limited by energy used for life processes and energy lost as heat.
• Describe how energy loss affects the number of trophic levels and the size of populations in food webs.
• Interpret cause-and-effect relationships in ecosystems when a key food source is removed.

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• Explain how moving water erodes Earth materials and transports sediment
• Describe how decreasing water energy leads to deposition
• Connect erosion and deposition to landform features such as river terraces and deltas+ Show more

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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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• Explain how different species groups (trees, understory plants, fungi, animals) support ecosystem functions.
• Describe how keystone and indicator species can affect ecosystem stability and monitoring in Alberta.
• Use evidence from a food web and an ecosystem process to predict what might happen when a species role is lost.

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• Explain how claims, evidence, and reasoning are connected in a scientific argument.
• Identify what makes evidence relevant and how visuals (graphs, diagrams, models) support conclusions.
• Use audience-appropriate formats to communicate scientific ideas clearly and credibly.+ Show more

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• Identify different structural traits of marine animals
• Understand how body parts help animals survive in aquatic environments
• Analyze the relationship between anatomical features and habitat

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• Explain how surface pressure changes across a wing chord relate to lift and pitching moments
• Identify the stagnation point and suction peak on a pressure map and describe what they mean
• Describe how camber and angle of attack shift pressure minima and alter pressure coefficient patterns+ Show more

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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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• Understand the three main states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas
• Describe the particle arrangement and motion in each state
• Identify the macroscopic traits such as shape and compressibility of solids, liquids, and gases+ Show more

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• Explain how water vapor forms clouds through cooling and condensation
• Describe how precipitation forms when cloud droplets or ice crystals become heavy enough to fall
• Classify precipitation types based on temperature and conditions+ Show more

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• Explain how friction opposes motion between two surfaces and affects sliding distance
• Describe how different surface textures change the amount of friction
• Connect friction and air resistance to real-world examples of slowing and heating+ Show more

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• Distinguish between contact and noncontact forces using everyday examples (gravity, friction, and normal force).
• Explain how balanced vs. unbalanced forces relate to changes in motion (speed and direction).
• Describe the idea of net force qualitatively without formal vector calculations.

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• Explain how climate differs from weather using long-term patterns
• Identify climate factors such as latitude, altitude, and distance from oceans
• Describe how ocean currents and prevailing winds can shape regional climates+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of paper chromatography and how it separates mixture components.
• Identify factors that affect the movement of substances in chromatography.
• Recognize real-world applications of chromatography in analyzing complex mixtures.+ Show more

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• Explain how invasive species are introduced and why they can spread rapidly in new ecosystems
• Describe how invasive species affect native species through competition, predation, and habitat alteration
• Use indicators and monitoring to predict and evaluate ecological consequences of invasive species

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• Understand how data can be organized into tables, graphs, and simple representations.
• Identify the purpose of labels, units, and scales in data displays.
• Differentiate between types of graphs such as bar graphs and line graphs.+ 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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• Explain how artificial satellites support Earth observation, communication, navigation, and scientific monitoring.
• Compare geostationary and polar orbits and describe why each is useful.
• Identify how satellite sensor payloads affect what data can be collected.+ Show more

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• Identify different biotic components in an ecosystem.
• Understand the role of abiotic factors in ecosystems.
• Explain how living and nonliving elements interact within habitats.+ Show more

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• Understand the definition of ecosystems and their components
• Identify biotic and abiotic factors in different habitats
• Recognize examples of ecosystems like ponds, prairies, and forests+ Show more

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• Understand how to evaluate the relevance of evidence in scientific claims.
• Learn to assess data consistency and consider uncertainties and alternative hypotheses.
• Develop skills to match claims with the scope and strength of the dataset.+ Show more

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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 how to connect a scientific claim to evidence using clear reasoning
• Describe evidence in terms of patterns, ranges, and matches between expected and observed values
• Use established scientific ideas to support or refute explanations+ Show more

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• Identify how xylem and phloem transport different resources in a tree stem.
• Use details from a text to explain the purpose of vascular tissues.
• Connect plant transport to how trees survive and respond to environmental changes.

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• Explain how observable properties (color, hardness, texture) help describe matter.
• Classify substances as solids, liquids, or gases using physical properties and form.
• Use evidence from comparisons to predict how materials may behave.