Grade 6 Science Worksheets

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• Identify temporal and spatial patterns in environmental data using visual inspection and simple descriptive statistics
• Use moving averages to reduce noise and reveal trends and cycles
• Explain how anomalies can be detected and why they may occur due to real changes or measurement issues+ Show more

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• Describe how particle models represent matter as collections of atoms and molecules that occupy space
• Use particle diagrams to infer similarities and differences in substances and to predict changes in composition
• Explain that rearranging particles occurs during physical and chemical changes

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• Explain how El Niño and La Niña relate to changes in ocean temperatures in the tropical Pacific.
• Describe how altered sea surface temperatures can influence evaporation, cloud formation, and wind circulation.
• Use evidence from precipitation and wind trends to connect ocean changes to broader climate impacts.

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• Explain how wind patterns and Earth’s rotation help drive ocean currents.
• Describe how ocean currents move water and heat and influence regional climate.
• Use evidence from a text to identify causes and effects related to coastal weather.

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• Identify key weather elements (temperature, precipitation, wind, cloud cover, and humidity) and how they are measured.
• Explain how multiple weather elements work together to influence forecasts.
• Use data from weather observations to make simple predictions about changes in weather.

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• Explain the difference between balanced and unbalanced forces using the idea of net force.
• Predict how an object’s speed and/or direction changes when forces do or do not cancel out.
• Connect the direction of the net force to the observable change in motion.

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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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• Distinguish physical changes from chemical changes by identifying evidence of new substances.
• Describe common indicators of chemical change (gas formation, color change, temperature change, permanent texture change).
• Classify everyday examples of matter changes and justify the classification using observable evidence.

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• Explain how carbon moves through ecosystems using photosynthesis, respiration, feeding, and decomposition
• Describe how plants store carbon in organic molecules and how consumers release carbon dioxide
• Use evidence and key vocabulary to trace carbon cycling over time

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• Explain how decomposers (such as fungi and bacteria) break down dead matter into simpler substances.
• Describe how decomposition returns nutrients to the environment and supports producer growth.
• Identify ways decomposition prevents nutrients from becoming locked in dead organisms.

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• Explain how energy transfers from producers to consumers in a food chain.
• Identify producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and higher trophic levels.
• Interpret food chain arrows to determine who eats whom.

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• Explain what an ecological niche is and how it includes an organism’s needs and behaviors.
• Describe how two species can coexist in the same habitat by using different resources or conditions.
• Interpret niche overlap and competition when resources become limited.

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• Explain how physiological adaptations help organisms survive in specific environments.
• Identify examples of internal processes such as water balance, metabolism changes, and ion regulation.
• Use evidence from a text to answer questions about survival and habitat suitability.

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• Explain how evidence supports a scientific claim using relevant observations, measurements, and data patterns.
• Differentiate correlation from causation when interpreting relationships in data.
• Use consistent units and clear reasoning to evaluate how well evidence supports a conclusion.

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• Describe the steps of scientific inquiry using observation, questions, evidence, and logical reasoning
• Use measurement and observation terms to communicate what happens in a natural-world investigation
• Evaluate claims by checking whether they are supported by evidence and whether reasoning follows a logical pattern

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• Explain how barrier defenses (skin and mucous membranes) help prevent pathogens from entering the body.
• Describe how innate immune responses (including inflammation) help remove pathogens quickly.
• Summarize how adaptive immune responses produce antibodies and create long-term immune memory.+ Show more

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• Explain how the respiratory system brings oxygen to moist exchange surfaces and removes carbon dioxide by diffusion.
• Describe how lung structures and surface area adaptations increase the efficiency of gas exchange.
• Connect respiratory function with circulation in order to supply oxygen and remove metabolic wastes and heat.

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• Identify the four general tissue types in multicellular animals: epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous.
• Describe how each tissue type’s structures support its specific functions.
• Use evidence from a passage and tissue examples to explain relationships between tissues and organs.

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• Explain how resistive power dissipation depends on current, voltage, and resistance in real circuits.
• Describe how internal resistance reduces terminal voltage and changes load performance.
• Analyze how multiple loads and component limits affect heating and safe circuit operation.

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• Identify the main components of a simple electrical circuit (battery, conductors, loads, and switches).
• Describe the role of each component in allowing charge to flow and using electrical energy.
• Explain how electrical energy is transformed into other forms of energy in common circuit loads (like bulbs or resistors).+ Show more

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• Identify common symbols used in circuit diagrams for batteries, wires, switches, resistors/loads, and meters.
• Explain how current and voltage are represented and interpreted using labels in circuit diagrams.
• Translate between a simple physical circuit description and its circuit diagram using correct connections.+ Show more

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• Explain how recrystallization uses solubility differences at different temperatures to purify a dissolved solid
• Describe the role of saturation and solute-particle/solvent interactions during heating and cooling
• Predict how cooling speed affects crystal size and purity+ Show more

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• Explain how birth rate, death rate, immigration, and emigration affect population size over time
• Distinguish between exponential growth and logistic growth, including the role of carrying capacity
• Describe how density-dependent and density-independent factors influence population changes

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• Explain Earth’s internal layers (crust, mantle, outer core, inner core) and how they relate to plate motion.
• Compare divergent, convergent, and transform plate boundaries and identify typical surface features.
• Describe how tectonic processes cause earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building.

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• Explain how physical and conceptual models represent scientific systems and help predict outcomes.
• Use models to interpret patterns in data and identify assumptions and limitations.
• Refine a model when new evidence does not match predictions.

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• Compare kites, gliders, and round canopies using lift-to-drag performance and glide ratio concepts
• Explain how control responsiveness changes with design choices across different flight envelopes
• Relate flight outcomes to real Alberta atmospheric conditions such as prairie crosswinds and valley thermals

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• Explain how uneven heating creates pressure gradients that influence wind direction and speed.
• Describe how low and high pressure zones form and change in response to temperature and air movement.
• Connect regional landforms (mountains, plains, river valleys) to local pressure circulation and weather.+ Show more

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• Explain how Earth–Sun geometry affects daylight length and solar intensity during Alberta’s seasons.
• Connect Alberta’s continental climate to patterns like spring melt, summer warmth, fall transition, and winter cold.
• Describe how seasonal changes influence ecosystems, river ice breakup, and agriculture in different regions of Alberta.

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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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• Explain how different communities used observations of the Sun and Moon to support seasonal planning and navigation.
• Compare oral knowledge with early written astronomical records in terms of what they record and why.
• Connect patterns of apparent celestial motion to predictable cycles such as daylight length and Moon phases.

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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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• Explain how a geometric model of the Sun, Earth, and Moon can represent lunar phases.
• Use the model to predict which phase is visible and when it occurs over the lunar cycle.
• Describe how the Moon’s apparent illumination changes as it orbits Earth.

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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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• Describe multiple conservation strategies used to protect forest biodiversity and ecosystem services.
• Explain how protected areas, riparian buffers, habitat restoration, and species-at-risk recovery support long-term ecosystem health.
• Connect seed-source considerations and genetic diversity to successful replanting in Alberta’s boreal and montane zones.

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• Explain what disturbance regimes are and identify major types (fire, insects, windthrow, flooding, and human disturbance) in forest ecosystems
• Describe how disturbance frequency, intensity, and spatial extent influence regeneration and forest succession
• Interpret how disturbance-driven mosaics affect long-term ecosystem trajectories and habitat diversity

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• Explain how integrated management balances ecological, economic, and social objectives in forest planning.
• Describe ecosystem-based forest management, adaptive harvest planning, and monitoring risks such as mountain pine beetle and wildfire.
• Use stakeholder collaboration to support long-term resilience in Alberta forest landscapes.

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• Explain how leaf structures support gas exchange, photosynthesis, and transpiration
• Compare conifer needles and broadleaf deciduous leaves in terms of leaf function and seasonal changes
• Describe how stomata and chlorophyll content affect water use efficiency and growth+ Show more

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• Explain how species classification groups organisms by functional roles (producers, consumers, decomposers) and by origin (native vs invasive/pest).
• Use classification to predict effects on energy flow, competition, and ecosystem balance.
• Apply Alberta-relevant examples to distinguish native species from introduced species and describe how pests can change ecosystems.

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• Explain how xylem transports water and minerals and how phloem transports sugars in stems
• Describe how freeze–thaw cycles, drought, and pests can change sap flow patterns in Alberta trees
• Connect stem anatomy (vascular tissues and bark) to plant survival and seasonal storage

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• Identify major parts of a tree (roots, trunk, branches, leaves, buds, and bark).
• Explain how each tree structure supports, transports, stores, or protects.
• Connect form–function relationships to survival in different habitats in Alberta.

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• Explain how to judge whether a claim follows from data, methods, and results.
• Use criteria such as evidence relevance, consistency, uncertainty, and alternative explanations to evaluate conclusions.
• Match the scope of a claim to the strength and limits of a dataset.

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• Explain how animals need matter and energy to live, grow, and function.
• Describe how food provides both matter (for body parts) and energy (for life processes).
• Identify ways matter leaves an animal’s body, such as waste, breath, and energy-related releases.

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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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• Explain how energy moves through an ecosystem using food webs and trophic levels
• Differentiate the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in energy flow
• Interpret arrows and links in a food web to predict energy pathways

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• Explain how photosynthesis provides energy for plant growth and life processes.
• Describe how plants store chemical energy and use it later to build tissues and maintain functions.
• Connect plant structure changes (leaves, stems, roots, and reproductive parts) to matter use and energy transformations.

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• Explain how limiting resources affect population growth in an ecosystem
• Identify examples of limiting factors such as nutrients, water, space, and sunlight
• Describe how organisms may respond to scarcity through competition or changing behavior

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• Explain how carbon atoms cycle through air, water, plants, and animals in an ecosystem
• Compare matter cycling with energy flow and identify where carbon enters and leaves living things
• Describe how respiration and decomposition return carbon to the environment+ Show more

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• Explain how plants use matter from the environment to build plant structures and biomass.
• Describe the roles of carbon dioxide, water, and oxygen exchange in plant growth and functioning.
• Model how plant systems take in inputs and transform them into living tissue.