Grade 6 Science Worksheets

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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 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 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 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 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 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 birth rates, death rates, and resource availability can change a population over time.
• Interpret population data to infer whether a population is increasing or decreasing.
• Connect seasonal or habitat resource changes to real patterns in population counts.+ Show more

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• Explain conservation of matter using particle-level reasoning and atom counting.
• Use particle diagrams to count atoms of each element on both sides of a chemical reaction.
• Connect conservation of atoms to the idea that chemical change rearranges atoms into new combinations.

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• Distinguish mixtures from compounds using particle models and ideas about atomic arrangement
• Explain how composition affects properties of substances (separation methods and uniformity)
• Use vocabulary such as mixture, compound, atom, and bonded particles correctly

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• Explain how atoms rearrange during a chemical reaction and how this leads to new substances
• Identify which parts of a reaction description indicate particle rearrangement (not just mixing)
• Use atomic-level reasoning to predict how product properties relate to new combinations

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• Explain how evaporation and transpiration release water vapor into the atmosphere.
• Describe how temperature and the availability of liquid water affect the amount of water vapor.
• Connect phase changes to the water cycle, including condensation and precipitation.

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• Explain how precipitation can infiltrate and percolate to recharge groundwater aquifers.
• Describe how groundwater can supply streams as baseflow during dry periods.
• Identify how permeability and land geometry influence the connection between groundwater and surface water.

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• Explain how rocks break down and form sediments through physical and chemical weathering.
• Describe how sediments move, deposit, and build up layers over time.
• Connect biological processes to the formation of soil and the cycling of water.

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• Describe how Earth’s water is stored in major reservoirs (oceans, lakes, rivers, groundwater, glaciers, and the atmosphere).
• Explain how water transfers between reservoirs when it changes state (solid, liquid, gas) and through processes like precipitation and runoff.
• Use reservoir connections to predict how water availability can change over time.

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• Explain the difference between structural and physiological adaptations.
• Describe how natural selection can favor traits that improve survival and reproduction.
• Connect specific organism features to the advantages they provide in a habitat.

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• Explain how bones, joints, and muscles work together to support and move the body.
• Describe how muscles create movement by contracting and how joints control motion.
• Connect the musculoskeletal system to the nervous and circulatory systems for coordinated activity.

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• Explain how sound waves carry energy and information in devices such as speakers and microphones
• Describe how light waves are captured and converted into electrical signals in cameras
• Use wave properties (frequency and intensity) to predict how changing signals affects device performance

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• Differentiate physical changes from chemical changes using evidence from products and reversibility.
• Explain how bond changes and new substances relate to chemical changes.
• Use real-life examples (melting, dissolving, burning, rusting) to justify the type of change.

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• Identify examples of physical properties of matter, including mass, volume, density, conductivity, melting point, and hardness.
• Explain how physical properties describe matter without changing its chemical identity.
• Distinguish physical changes from chemical changes using observable evidence related to physical properties.

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• Explain how predation, herbivory, parasitism, competition, and mutualism affect organisms in an ecosystem.
• Use trophic interaction terms to describe how populations and community structure change over time.
• Analyze real-world examples (like pollination and predator-prey relationships) to predict outcomes.

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• Define an ecosystem as an interacting system of biotic and abiotic components
• Identify examples of biotic and abiotic factors in different habitats (pond, prairie, forest)
• Explain how physical factors affect organisms and community composition over time and space

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• Write clear science claims that are supported by evidence and logical reasoning.
• Use standardized visual summaries (graphs, data tables) to communicate relationships and comparisons.
• Present methods and uncertainties transparently and cite observational records accurately.

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• Determine how instrument resolution affects the precision of measurements and how to record an estimated digit
• Use consistent units and correct significant-figure reporting when recording scientific measurements
• Explain how repeated trials and averaging reduce random error and how calibration addresses systematic bias+ Show more

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• Identify independent, dependent, and controlled variables in a controlled experiment
• Use operational definitions to clearly explain how variables are measured or changed
• Recognize and reduce confounding variables by controlling conditions, using replication, and randomization

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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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• Identify producers, consumers, and decomposers and describe their roles in a food web.
• Explain how energy flows through trophic levels using examples from a forest ecosystem.
• Describe how seasonal changes and disruptions (invasive species or pest outbreaks) can alter food webs.

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• Analyze how fossil occurrences and stratigraphic sequences reveal patterns of origin, diversification, and extinction over geologic time.
• Explain how relative dating and radiometric dating help place fossils in a temporal sequence.
• Interpret how fossil morphology and geographic distribution support ideas about lineage continuity and turnover.

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• Identify and distinguish mutualism, competition, predation, and parasitism as common species interactions.
• Explain how shared resources and behavioral strategies can change the strength of interactions.
• Use habitat context (forest, grassland, freshwater) and species traits to predict interaction outcomes.

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• Explain how negative feedback helps organisms maintain internal stability around a set point
• Describe positive feedback and how it can amplify change in a process
• Identify sensors, control centers, and effectors in real physiological examples

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• Analyze observational and instrumental data to identify patterns in natural hazards.
• Explain how recurrence intervals and frequency statistics relate to probable events.
• Use hazard information to estimate locations and magnitudes for basic risk assessment.

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• Explain how geologic processes change Earth’s surface on different time scales (rapid vs slow).
• Use evidence such as rock strata, fossils, uplifted terraces, and erosion rates to construct explanations of landscape evolution.
• Distinguish how plate motions, volcanic uplift, mountain building, and sediment transport shape landforms.

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• Explain how conservation of momentum applies to isolated two-object systems during collisions.
• Use Newton’s third law (action-reaction) to describe equal and opposite forces during contact.
• Distinguish elastic and inelastic collisions using changes in motion and momentum.+ Show more

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• Describe how electric forces depend on charge magnitude and separation distance
• Describe how magnetic forces depend on magnet strength/current and separation distance
• Use qualitative field ideas and data patterns to explain when forces are stronger, weaker, balanced, or unbalanced

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• Use astronomical units (AU) and planetary radii to compare Earth and other planets at an appropriate scale.
• Interpret tables and charts to explain relationships among distance, planet size, and orbital period.
• Use proportional models and log scales to represent large ranges in space size and time.

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• Explain the main stages of the water cycle and describe how water changes state during the cycle.
• Trace water pathways from the atmosphere to land and oceans using evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, and infiltration.
• Use evidence from the water cycle to predict how changes can lead to wet/dry seasons or drought/flood conditions.

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• Explain how particles behave differently in solids, liquids, and gases.
• Describe how the shape and volume of matter change (or do not change) for each state.
• Connect state changes to energy changes and particle motion.

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• Identify how observable characteristics are used to group organisms.
• Use a dichotomous key to classify organisms step-by-step.
• Explain hierarchical classification from kingdom to species and why species is the most specific category.+ Show more

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• Identify producers, consumers, and decomposers in food webs and explain their roles in energy flow.
• Describe how energy decreases across trophic levels and why longer food chains usually support fewer top predators.
• Explain how species removal or overgrowth can change populations throughout an interconnected community.+ Show more

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• Explain how invasive species are introduced and why they can become established in new ecosystems.
• Describe how invasive species affect native species through competition, predation, and habitat alteration.
• Use terms such as propagule pressure and lack of natural predators to predict invasion success.+ Show more

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• Explain how angle of attack changes airflow patterns around an airfoil
• Describe how lift and stall onset depend on increasing angle of attack
• Connect wing incidence and control inputs to effective angle of attack during flight