Grade 6 Science Worksheets

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• Analyze how scientific findings influence societal change through public health, environment, and resource management.
• Evaluate evidence and trade-offs in societal decision-making based on scientific data.
• Identify indicators used to assess the effectiveness of societal measures related to science.+ Show more

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• Understand the components and importance of integrated synthesis in scientific inquiry.
• Identify key considerations such as measurement strategies, data handling, and communication.
• Analyze examples like multi-site river monitoring to illustrate synthesis concepts.+ Show more

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• Understand the different categories of matter: elements, compounds, and mixtures.
• Identify examples and distinguishing features of each category.
• Learn common separation techniques and how they relate to matter classification.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of genetic markers used in species classification
• Learn how DNA barcoding helps identify species
• Compare morphological keys with genetic markers for taxonomy+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of streamlining and how body shape affects airflow.
• Identify practical examples of streamlined designs in agriculture and aircraft.
• Explain how shape changes influence pressure distribution and energy use.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of physiological adaptations and their importance for survival.
• Identify examples of internal processes that help organisms adapt to their environments.
• Analyze how internal traits influence an organism's habitat and stress tolerance.+ Show more

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• Analyze how scientific evidence influences policy decisions.
• Evaluate the criteria used by governance bodies for risk assessment.
• Understand stakeholder values in societal decision-making.+ Show more

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• Understand how surface area affects drag and descent speed in parachutes.
• Identify the factors that influence parachute stability and terminal velocity.
• Relate real-world examples of parachute design to physics concepts.

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• Understand how species occurrence and richness reveal spatial and temporal biodiversity patterns across ecosystems.
• Interpret data displays such as charts and maps related to biodiversity in different habitats.
• Analyze ecological and historical factors influencing biodiversity distribution, including habitat fragmentation and colonization.+ Show more

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• Understand the relative sizes of the Sun, Earth, and Moon.
• Learn about the distances among the Sun, Earth, and Moon.
• Explore how gravitational forces influence their orbits.+ Show more

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• Identify how primary and secondary control surfaces affect lift and moments
• Explain how ailerons, elevators, and rudders control aircraft movement
• Describe how flap deployment changes lift and drag+ Show more

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• Understand the different types of drag acting on objects in flight and movement.
• Identify factors that influence parasitic and induced drag.
• Analyze design strategies used to reduce drag on vehicles and aircraft.+ Show more

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• Understand how pollutants impact ecosystems and organisms.
• Identify bioaccumulation and biomagnification processes.
• Learn the effects of nutrient over-enrichment in aquatic environments.+ Show more

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• Understand how abiotic factors such as temperature, water, and soil influence habitats and organism distribution.
• Identify examples of physical environmental gradients and their effects on ecosystems.
• Explain how abiotic conditions interact with biological processes to shape communities.

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• Understand examples of digital data sources relevant to local inquiry.
• Identify how metadata, temporal resolution, and spatial coverage are verified for digital datasets.
• Recognize the challenges of integrating digital sources from multiple providers.+ Show more

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• Understand the different functional groups of organisms and their roles in ecosystems.
• Distinguish between native and invasive species in Alberta's biogeographic zones.
• Learn how species classification supports ecosystem management and prediction.+ Show more

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• Understand how wing shape influences lift and maneuverability.
• Identify the features such as camber, aspect ratio, and taper that affect flight performance.
• Compare high-aspect-ratio wings with low-aspect, robust wings used in regional aircraft.+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of longitudinal and lateral stability in aircraft and gliders.
• Identify how image placement of center of mass and center of pressure affects stability.
• Explain the design features such as dihedral angles and tail volume that enhance static stability.+ Show more

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• Explain how wing shape features (camber, thickness, and aspect ratio) affect lift efficiency
• Describe how air pressure differences form around wing curvature and influence stall behavior
• Relate wing geometry choices to specific mission needs, such as gliding versus short-field operations

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• Identify different reproductive structures in plants and trees.
• Understand seed dispersal mechanisms and their effects on plant distribution.
• Explain regeneration strategies like seed release and vegetative propagation.+ Show more

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• Describe the particle model of matter and its states: solids, liquids, and gases.
• Explain how particle arrangements affect the properties of matter such as shape, volume, and flow.
• Relate microscopic particle behavior to macroscopic properties like compressibility and flow.+ Show more

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• Understand the importance of safety protocols in scientific work
• Identify key ethical considerations and practices in science
• Recognize proper handling of tools, materials, and data in lab settings+ Show more

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• Explain how gravitational attraction between a planet (or satellite) and the Sun maintains orbital motion
• Describe how an orbit’s shape (elliptical) affects orbital speed and distance from the central body
• Use orbital period ideas to compare how mass and distance influence satellite orbits (e.g., Earth–Moon and Jupiter–moon systems)

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• Learn the purpose of dichotomous keys in biological classification.
• Identify the basic structure and components of a dichotomous key.
• Understand how contrasting traits are used to create binary decision points.+ Show more

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• Identify the main components of the hydrologic cycle
• Describe processes like evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
• Understand how surface and groundwater interact+ Show more

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• Understand the primary and secondary control surfaces such as ailerons, elevators, rudder, and flaps.
• Explain how deflection of control surfaces affects aircraft movement in roll, pitch, and yaw.
• Describe the concepts of control authority, aerodynamic stability, and how control inputs impact performance.+ Show more

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• Understand the structure and components of Earth's atmosphere.
• Identify different types of air masses and their interactions.
• Describe climate classification systems and regional climate zones.+ Show more

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• Understand the processes contributing to the distribution of mineral, energy, and groundwater resources.
• Analyze how geological history influences resource patterns and availability.
• Evaluate trade-offs in resource extraction considering environmental and technological constraints.+ Show more

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• Describe major regional forest types such as boreal mixedwood, montane, subalpine, and aspen parkland.
• Identify characteristic species and environmental conditions of different forest types.
• Understand how abiotic gradients like elevation, soil moisture, and fire history influence forest distribution.+ Show more

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• Understand methods for analyzing observational and instrumental data related to natural hazards.
• Identify patterns, recurrence intervals, and probable locations of hazards like earthquakes, tsunamis, and floods.
• Interpret data examples such as eruption histories and flood statistics to assess risks.+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of relative and absolute dating of rocks and fossils.
• Identify key features of the geologic time scale and fossil succession as evidence for Earth's history.
• Apply stratigraphic relationships, unconformities, and radiometric techniques to estimate the ages of rocks and geologic events.+ Show more

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• Explain how fluid speed and pressure are related according to Bernoulli's principle.
• Describe practical applications of Bernoulli's principle such as model gliders and wind tunnels.
• Understand how local wind speeds over surfaces like rivers or roads can influence pressure and lightweight objects.

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• Understand how to organize data into tables
• Interpret information from data tables
• Select suitable chart types to display data+ Show more

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• Understand what digital sources are and how they are used in local inquiry.
• Identify various types of digital data, including datasets, sensors, and remote sensing products.
• Learn how to verify metadata, including temporal resolution and spatial coverage, in Alberta contexts.+ Show more

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• Explain how growth rings form and what information they reveal about a tree's age and environmental history.
• Identify factors such as climate and disturbances that affect growth ring characteristics in tree species.
• Describe how dendrochronology is used to reconstruct past climate and forest responses.+ 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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• Understand the concept of adaptation trade-offs in organisms and how they impact survival.
• Identify examples of structural and physiological trade-offs in animal adaptations.
• Evaluate the costs and benefits of specific traits in different environmental contexts.+ Show more

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• Understand the basic principles of static electricity.
• Identify sources of electrostatic charge in everyday materials.
• Describe phenomena such as attraction, repulsion, and sparks.+ Show more

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• Understand the origins of synthetic materials, especially plastics from petroleum.
• Recognize the manufacturing processes involved in producing synthetic materials.
• Compare properties of natural and synthetic materials such as durability, flexibility, conductivity, and biodegradability.+ Show more

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• Explain Earth's rotation and how it produces day and night.
• Describe Earth's orbit around the Sun and how axial tilt causes seasonal changes.
• Identify key observational markers such as solstices and equinoxes.+ Show more

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• Explain how the Sun’s dominant gravity affects the Earth–Moon system
• Describe how mutual gravity between Earth and Moon leads to an Earth–Moon barycenter and orbital motion
• Connect stable orbits to gravitational balance and mutual motion

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• Understand the properties that make materials good insulators and their role in electrical safety.
• Compare different insulating materials like rubber, glass, and dry wood based on electron binding and charge carrier presence.
• Explain how insulators prevent charge flow and support safety through isolation.+ Show more

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• Understand the relative sizes and distances of planets in the solar system.
• Learn about astronomical units and how they are used to measure space.
• Compare the sizes and orbital periods of planets like Earth and Jupiter.+ Show more

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• Describe how microscopy and preserved specimens provide evidence that cells are the basic unit of life.
• Distinguish single-celled organisms from multicellular organisms using observable cell features.
• Explain how the organization from cells to tissues, organs, and whole organisms is supported by empirical observations.+ Show more

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• Explain how geoscience processes like plate tectonics, sedimentation, and weathering can affect where mineral and energy resources form.
• Describe how groundwater flow and hydrologic conditions influence the location and availability of aquifers.
• Evaluate how demand, extraction impacts, and technology affect trade-offs in resource allocation and long-term availability.

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• Describe how negative and positive feedback mechanisms regulate internal body conditions.
• Explain examples of feedback control in human physiological processes such as thermoregulation, blood glucose regulation, and osmotic balance.
• Identify the roles of sensors, effectors, and set points in maintaining homeostasis.+ Show more

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• Understand how Earth's axial tilt causes seasonal changes.
• Explain how Earth's orbit influences the variation in sunlight during the year.
• Describe why hemispheres experience opposite seasons.+ Show more

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• Understand the different components that make up an ecosystem.
• Identify the roles of biotic and abiotic factors in ecosystems.
• Recognize how interactions between organisms and their environment influence habitat conditions.+ Show more