Grade 6 Science Worksheets

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• Explain how heat transfer changes energy in matter and affects temperature
• Describe how melting, evaporation, and boiling relate to energy and particle motion
• Use evidence from everyday observations to connect energy with changes in state

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• Identify inputs, outputs, and pathways in a real-world solution.
• Explain how changing one component can affect overall system performance.
• Use cause-and-effect reasoning to describe why a design succeeds or fails.

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• Identify the basic structure and characteristics of cells as the fundamental unit of life.
• Compare and contrast single-celled and multicellular organisms based on microscopy evidence.
• Describe the relationships among cells, tissues, organs, and whole organisms in biological organization.+ Show more

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• Describe the daily and annual apparent motions of the Sun, Moon, and stars as seen from Earth.
• Explain the causes of apparent celestial motions such as Earth rotation and orbit.
• Define concepts like diurnal rising and setting, celestial sphere, and horizon.

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• Understand the geometry behind solar and lunar eclipses, including the roles of umbra and penumbra.
• Describe how the relative positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun produce solar and lunar eclipses.
• Explain the causes of tidal phenomena, including the effects of the Moon and Sun on Earth's oceans.+ Show more

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• Describe the relative sizes, masses, and distances among the Sun, Earth, and Moon.
• Explain how gravitational interactions influence the orbital relationships of the Sun, Earth, and Moon.
• Understand the concept of the Earth–Moon barycenter and the Sun's dominant gravitational influence.+ Show more

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• Analyze how scientific data influences societal change through public health, environmental regulation, and resource management.
• Evaluate the outcomes and trade-offs of scientific actions on society and the environment.
• Identify indicators used to assess the effectiveness of societal and environmental measures.+ Show more

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• Explain mass conservation in terms of conservation of atoms in a closed system.
• Connect particle-level changes to macroscopic measurements of reactants and products.
• Use evidence from a model to predict whether total mass changes in a closed reaction.

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• Understand what structural adaptations are in animals
• Identify different examples of adaptations in nature
• Explain how adaptations help animals survive in their environments

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• Understand how the angle of attack influences airflow and lift generation.
• Identify the effects of changing wing incidence and pilot input on effective angle.
• Explain how factors like airfoil shape, flap settings, and Reynolds number affect critical angle.+ Show more

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• Describe the main processes of the hydrologic cycle, including evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
• Explain how surface and groundwater interactions influence water availability and landscape development.
• Identify human and natural factors affecting water quality and sustainability.

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• Explain how the position of the center of mass relative to the center of pressure affects static stability.
• Describe how design features like dihedral angles and tail volume influence longitudinal and lateral balance.
• Predict how changing payload and wind disturbances can alter an aircraft or glider’s tendency to return to steady flight.

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• Explain how changing the angle of attack affects lift and drag.
• Describe what happens at the critical point when airflow separates and a stall occurs.
• Use real-world examples (kites or small gliders) to predict how adjusting angle changes performance.

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• Explain how air composition, density, pressure, and temperature help describe how air behaves.
• Predict how changes in altitude and temperature can affect air density and pressure.
• Describe how collisions between gas molecules create pressure and relate this to everyday weather.

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• Explain how streamlined shapes reduce aerodynamic resistance by changing airflow behavior.
• Describe how smooth surfaces and gradual shape changes can delay flow separation.
• Connect streamlining to real-world examples such as farm equipment and aircraft parts.+ Show more

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• Understand the role of barrier defenses, inflammation, and adaptive responses in immune defense.
• Identify the functions of skin, mucous membranes, immune cells, and lymphatic vessels.
• Explain how the immune system works with circulatory and lymphatic systems.+ Show more

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• Explain how filtration and sieving separate mixtures using particle size and barriers.
• Identify the parts of a filtration process (porous barrier, trapped solids, and filtrate).
• Compare sieving and filtration and predict which method fits a described mixture.+ Show more

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• Describe observational techniques and instruments used in space science.
• Understand how satellite data is used for Earth and planetary system analysis.
• Explain spectral imaging, remote sensing, and data interpretation in space exploration.

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• Explain how observable characteristics are used to group living things in a classification system.
• Use a simple dichotomous key to identify an organism by following paired choices.
• Describe how hierarchical categories connect kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.

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• Identify the main functions of the heart
• Understand how blood is transported through arteries, veins, and capillaries
• Explain how heart structure and pumping action move blood+ Show more

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• Explain how food webs connect multiple food chains using feeding relationships in an ecosystem.
• Describe how energy flows through producers, consumers, and predators in a food web.
• Interpret how changes (disturbances) to one organism can affect multiple organisms in a food web.+ Show more

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• Understand how to compare multiple design solutions using criteria and constraints
• Learn to evaluate solutions with quantitative and qualitative metrics
• Practice developing and refining solutions through evidence-based justification+ Show more

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• Describe the steps involved in the design process for aircraft and glider concepts.
• Explain how measurement, iteration, and refinement improve aerodynamic performance.
• Identify key factors such as lift, drag, weight, and stability in aircraft design.+ Show more

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• Understand how Indigenous and settler communities historically observed celestial movements.
• Recognize the cultural significance of sky patterns and oral knowledge in tracking seasons and navigation.
• Describe different observational strategies used in prairie and mountain regions related to lunar and solar cycles.+ Show more

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• Define key control surfaces such as ailerons, elevators, and rudders and their functions.
• Explain how deflection of these surfaces influences aircraft movement.
• Describe how airflow modification produces moments that affect attitude and orientation.+ Show more

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• Describe the main processes of the hydrologic cycle, including evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
• Explain the interactions between surface water and groundwater.
• Identify the components of watersheds and aquifers, and their importance in regional water availability.+ Show more

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

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• Explain how energy transfer causes phase changes without changing chemical identity.
• Identify the energy requirements for melting, boiling, freezing, and condensation.
• Link latent heat to particle interactions and temperature plateaus during phase changes.+ Show more

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• Understand how insulating materials prevent charge flow and support electrical safety.
• Identify common insulating materials and their properties in electrical applications.
• Compare bulk insulating properties with surface charge behaviors.+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of troubleshooting electrical circuits through analysis of symptoms.
• Identify how circuit topology affects diagnostic reasoning.
• Apply observational skills to infer faults based on component behaviour and measurement patterns.+ Show more

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• Understand how species occurrence and richness reveal biodiversity patterns across different ecosystems.
• Analyze and interpret data related to biodiversity, endemism, and community composition.
• Compare biodiversity variations across islands, latitudinal gradients, and habitats.+ Show more

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• Explain how temperature, humidity, and altitude affect air density.
• Understand the relationship between air density and buoyancy.
• Describe how atmospheric conditions influence aerodynamic forces.+ Show more

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• Explain how Earth’s axial tilt causes seasonal changes in solar angle and daylight duration.
• Describe the effects of seasonal tilt on regional climate, using Alberta as an example.
• Connect the Earth's orbital geometry with observable seasonal variations in temperature and daylight.+ Show more

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• Understand different stewardship strategies used for biodiversity conservation.
• Identify trade-offs among various habitat restoration and management approaches.
• Evaluate criteria for prioritizing conservation actions based on species and ecosystems.+ Show more

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• Develop and interpret models that demonstrate the conservation of mass during physical and chemical changes.
• Connect mass measurements before and after changes to atom counts and model particle-level diagrams.
• Explain how atoms are conserved even when molecules rearrange during processes like combustion and decomposition.

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• Explain how the alignment of the Sun, Earth, and Moon determines whether an eclipse is solar or lunar and whether it is partial or total.
• Describe how orbital inclination and the Moon’s tilted orbit affect where eclipses are visible on Earth.
• Use eclipse vocabulary (umbra, penumbra, antumbra) to interpret predictions and observations.

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• Describe the main components of the musculoskeletal system and their functions.
• Explain how bones, muscles, and joints work together to produce movement.
• Identify how the musculoskeletal system interacts with other body systems to support activity.+ Show more

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• Understand the different sampling methods used in ecological studies.
• Identify the advantages and trade-offs of various sampling strategies.
• Describe examples of sampling in Alberta environments, such as prairie grasslands and river tributaries.+ Show more

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• Explain how erosion and deposition work together to reshape Earth’s surface.
• Identify different erosion agents (moving water, wind, ice, and gravity) and the pathway they create.
• Describe how factors like slope, rock resistance, vegetation, and water flow affect erosion and deposition rates.

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• Explain how Earth’s rotation causes day and night.
• Describe how Earth’s tilted axis and orbit lead to seasons and changing day length.
• Relate the Moon’s orbit to repeating Moon phases.+ Show more

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• Explain how climate graphs use many years of data to show patterns, averages, and variability.
• Identify seasonal trends (wet/dry periods and temperature swings) from descriptions of climate data.
• Compare current climate data to historical baselines to determine whether patterns are stable or changing.

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• Understand the structure and function of the heart in the circulatory system.
• Identify the different types of blood vessels and their roles.
• Explain how blood transports oxygen, nutrients, and wastes throughout the body.+ Show more

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• Explain what a compound is and why compounds contain atoms of more than one element.
• Use particle models to describe how atoms of different elements are arranged in a compound.
• Describe how definite proportions in compounds help explain consistent properties and measurable outcomes.

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• Understand how Indigenous and settler communities interpreted celestial patterns for cultural and practical purposes.
• Identify different observational strategies related to solar and lunar cycles used historically.
• Describe how cultural context influences methods of predicting celestial positions.+ Show more

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• Understand how the angle of attack influences airflow and lift in flight.
• Identify the factors affecting the critical angle of attack in wings.
• Describe how pilot inputs and wing settings alter effective angle of attack during flight.+ Show more

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• Describe how human activities alter biogeochemical cycles, climate, and ecosystems.
• Identify specific examples of human impacts such as deforestation, pollution, urbanization, and emissions.
• Analyze the causal links between human activities and environmental changes over different spatial and temporal scales.+ Show more

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• Understand how human activities alter ecosystems and biodiversity.
• Identify specific impacts such as pollution, land clearing, resource extraction, and invasive species.
• Recognize ecological consequences including habitat loss, erosion, and nutrient cycle disruption.+ Show more

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• Understand the basic structure of atoms and how atoms combine to form molecules.
• Describe simple molecules like water (H₂O) and salt (NaCl) using models and diagrams.
• Recognize the relative types and counts of atoms in different molecules.+ Show more