Grade 6 Science Worksheets

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• Explain the concept of parallel circuits and how they differ from series circuits.
• Describe how potential difference remains the same across parallel branches and how overall current is distributed.
• Identify practical advantages of parallel wiring in household electrical systems.+ Show more

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• Understand how component behaviour affects energy distribution in circuits.
• Explain the relationship between power dissipation, internal resistance, and energy transfer.
• Analyze how internal resistance reduces available voltage under load.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of surface pressure distribution around wing sections and how it affects lift and pitching moments.
• Identify and explain key pressure features such as stagnation points, suction peaks, and pressure coefficient patterns.
• Analyze how camber and angle of attack influence the placement of pressure minima and the resulting aerodynamic forces.+ Show more

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• Explain the processes involved in adaptation and how they lead to speciation.
• Identify evidence that supports the occurrence of speciation events in different environments.
• Analyze different factors that contribute to populations diverging into new species.+ Show more

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• Explain how Earth’s rotation creates day and night.
• Describe how axial tilt and orbital position affect the length of daylight during the year.
• Interpret how daylight duration changes with seasons and latitude in Alberta.

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• Understand how Indigenous and settler communities historically interpreted celestial patterns.
• Describe how oral knowledge and early astronomical records relate to seasonal and navigation practices.
• Explain the cultural significance of sky observations across different communities and time periods.+ Show more

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• Understand the basic principles and components of a wind tunnel.
• Explain how aerodynamic forces such as lift and drag are measured and calculated.
• Describe the significance of similarity parameters like Reynolds and Mach numbers in scaled testing.+ Show more

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• Understand how scientific investigation and technological development influence each other.
• Identify tools and instruments that extend observation and measurement.
• Explain how technological improvements expand scientific inquiry and how scientific questions inform tool design.+ 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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• Explain what compounds are and how they form from atoms of different elements.
• Describe how particle models show compounds with definite bonding arrangements.
• Use element ratios in compounds to predict properties and understand macroscopic differences.

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• Understand the primary control surfaces (ailerons, elevators, rudder, flaps) and their roles in aircraft maneuvering.
• Explain how deflections of control surfaces affect lift, drag, and aircraft stability modes.
• Describe the concepts of control authority and how surface sizing and hinge moments influence response and energy costs.+ Show more

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• Understand how to interpret patterns in environmental data.
• Learn methods for summarizing observational data using descriptive statistics.
• Identify appropriate visualizations like bar, line, and scatter plots for specific phenomena.+ Show more

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• Explain how Earth's rotation causes day and night.
• Describe how Earth's orbit and axial tilt produce seasons and variations in daylight and temperature.
• Identify key phenomena such as solstices and equinoxes as markers of seasonal change.+ Show more

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• Explain how wing shape features (camber, thickness, and aspect ratio) affect lift and drag
• Compare high-aspect-ratio glider wings with low-aspect, robust wings used on short-field aircraft
• Use pressure-distribution ideas to describe how curvature and taper influence airflow

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• Describe how temporal and spatial patterns can be identified in environmental data
• Use descriptive statistics and moving averages to support observations about datasets
• Explain how seasonal decomposition helps separate trends, seasonal cycles, and irregular changes+ Show more

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• Explain how to turn analyzed observations into clear, evidence-supported claims
• Identify appropriate descriptive statistics and visuals for representing patterns in data
• Use scientific communication conventions such as labels, units, and citing data sources

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• Explain how to judge whether a claim follows from given data and methods.
• Identify whether evidence is relevant, consistent with patterns, and considers uncertainty.
• Match the scope of a claim to how strong the dataset is.+ Show more

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• Explain how question framing, fair design, and measurement choices affect the strength of evidence from data.
• Describe how to combine data from multiple sites while keeping data provenance and cross-site comparability.
• Write evidence-based conclusions that include limitations when using integrated datasets.

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• Explain how the law of conservation of mass applies to closed systems during physical and chemical changes.
• Use before-and-after measurements to make evidence-based conclusions about mass conservation.
• Distinguish between closed systems and open systems, noting how mass exchange affects measured mass.

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• Understand internal processes that enable organisms to survive in extreme environments.
• Identify different types of physiological adaptations such as heat exchange, water conservation, and metabolic regulation.
• Explain how hormonal mechanisms contribute to temperature, hydration, and energy balance.+ Show more

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• Understand the orbital motion of the Earth and its effects on seasons.
• Describe the phases of the Moon and the reasons for eclipses.
• Explain the relationship between the Sun's position, day length, and climate patterns.+ Show more

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• Understand the different types of drag and how they affect flight.
• Identify characteristics of parasitic and induced drag.
• Explain how wing design choices influence drag and lift.+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of relative and absolute dating used in geology
• Identify key features of the geologic time scale and fossil succession
• Explain methods of radiometric dating and their applications+ Show more

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• Explain how richness, abundance, and evenness describe biodiversity
• Describe how transects and quadrats support consistent sampling
• Interpret simple biodiversity indices to compare habitats+ Show more

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• Describe how species richness and species occurrence can show biodiversity patterns across space and time
• Compare island faunas, latitudinal gradients, and habitat heterogeneity as examples of biodiversity variation
• Explain how turnover and community composition can be assessed using historical records and present-day surveys+ Show more

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• Interpret frequency tables and allele frequencies to describe how traits change in populations over generations
• Read and compare time-series graphs of population size to identify increasing, decreasing, and bottleneck patterns
• Use proportional reasoning to calculate how allele frequencies change and to predict outcomes for a simple scenario+ Show more

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• Explain how homologous structures and conserved DNA sequences support common ancestry.
• Use phylogenetic trees to describe divergence among related taxa over generations.
• Interpret vestigial organs and morphological gradients as clues about ancestral traits.

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• Understand how human activities alter ecosystems and affect biodiversity.
• Identify specific impacts of pollution, resource extraction, and land clearing.
• Explain the consequences of habitat loss and environmental pollution on ecosystems.+ Show more

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• Understand how to link scientific claims with supporting evidence.
• Identify different ways to communicate scientific data effectively.
• Recognize the importance of clarity and audience consideration in presenting evidence.

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• Understand how light behaves as waves and particles.
• Identify the properties of wavelength, frequency, and energy of light.
• Differentiate between visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light.+ Show more

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• Understand the differences between series and parallel electrical circuits.
• Explain how current and voltage are distributed in series and parallel arrangements.
• Identify real-world applications of series and parallel circuits.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of energy efficiency and how it compares useful output to total input.
• Identify common causes of energy loss such as friction and resistance.
• Analyze different scenarios to evaluate system performance and efficiency.+ Show more

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• Understand standard symbols used in circuit diagrams.
• Identify different components and their functions in electrical systems.
• Translate physical electrical systems into schematic diagrams.+ Show more

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• Identify the main components of a simple electrical circuit.
• Explain the roles of sources, conductors, loads, and control elements in an electrical circuit.
• Describe how energy is transformed within circuit components.+ Show more

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• Understand the key electrical quantities: current, voltage, and power.
• Learn how to measure electrical quantities using appropriate instruments.
• Explore the relationship between power, energy, and time in electrical systems.+ Show more

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• Describe the three main modes of energy transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation.
• Identify examples of energy transfer in everyday life.
• Distinguish between conduction, convection, and radiation based on how they transfer energy.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of energy conservation and how energy transforms within a system.
• Identify different forms of energy and how they relate to conservation.
• Apply the conservation principle to diverse physical scenarios such as collisions, reactions, and circuits.+ Show more

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• Understand how light interacts with surfaces through reflection and refraction.
• Identify the laws governing reflection and refraction of light.
• Explain how lenses focus or disperse light using refraction.+ Show more

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• Identify and describe observable physical properties of matter.
• Differentiate between physical changes and chemical changes based on properties.
• Understand how physical properties help in classifying and analyzing matter.+ Show more

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• Understand the process of photosynthesis and how it converts light energy into chemical energy.
• Identify the key components involved in photosynthesis, including inputs and outputs.
• Explain the significance of photosynthesis for energy flow in ecosystems.+ Show more

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• Understand how nutrient loading impacts aquatic ecosystems
• Identify the process of eutrophication in lakes
• Recognize measurable indicators of water quality related to pollution+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of energy conservation within closed systems.
• Identify different forms of energy and how they transform and transfer.
• Apply the conservation principle to analyze system behavior, efficiency, and useful work.

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• Explain how nutrient loading affects aquatic and terrestrial communities
• Identify ecosystem indicators linked to pollution effects
• Describe how chemical contaminants affect ecosystem functioning+ Show more

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• Explain how observable traits support organism classification
• Use a dichotomous key to identify an organism
• Describe hierarchical levels from kingdom to species+ Show more

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• Understand how the respiratory system enables gas exchange between the environment and tissues.
• Identify the structures involved in the respiratory process and their functions.
• Describe how surface area adaptations increase the efficiency of gas exchange.+ Show more

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• Understand the importance of coral reefs for biodiversity.
• Identify different strategies used to protect coral reefs.
• Evaluate ecological trade-offs of conservation strategies.+ Show more

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• Understand different types of models used to represent complex systems.
• Identify the role of assumptions, boundaries, and scaling in model construction.
• Compare model predictions with real-world observations to evaluate limitations.+ Show more

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• Understand how the angle of attack influences lift and drag in flight.
• Identify the critical point where increasing angle reduces lift and causes stall.
• Explain with examples how adjusting the angle affects performance of gliders and kites.+ Show more