Grade 6 Science Worksheets

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• Understand how models represent Earth–Sun geometry to predict celestial events.
• Identify the components of simplified physical or diagrammatic models such as axial tilt and orbital position.
• Explain how models can be applied to regional locations like Alberta to forecast daylight and seasons.+ Show more

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• Understand how daily and seasonal changes in the Sun's position affect shadow length and direction.
• Identify patterns in shadow behaviors across different times of the day and year.
• Explain how shadow observations provide evidence of Earth's motion and axial tilt.+ Show more

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• Understand the importance of systematic sky observations for recognizing patterns.
• Identify the observable patterns of the Moon, Sun, and stars related to Earth's movements.
• Learn how to record and interpret data on sunrises, sunsets, moon phases, and star positions.+ Show more

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• Explain the principles of solar timekeeping and its connection to apparent solar motion.
• Identify factors that cause differences between solar time and clock time, such as longitude, time zones, and Earth's orbital eccentricity.
• Describe how historical and contemporary communities in Alberta use solar time for scheduling and calendar calculations.+ Show more

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• Understand the interactions among trees, plants, fungi, and animals in ecosystems.
• Identify key species such as keystone and indicator species in Alberta.
• Explain how species diversity contributes to ecosystem resilience.+ Show more

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• Understand different types of disturbance regimes and their characteristics in forest ecosystems.
• Identify how disturbance frequency, intensity, and spatial extent influence forest succession and habitat diversity.
• Describe specific disturbance events such as fires and insect outbreaks in Alberta boreal forests.+ Show more

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• Identify various human activities that affect forest ecosystems.
• Understand the consequences of habitat fragmentation and pollution.
• Recognize examples of human impacts in Alberta and their ecological effects.+ Show more

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• Understand the roles of leaf structures in gas exchange, photosynthesis, and transpiration.
• Identify differences in leaf adaptations between conifers and deciduous species.
• Explain how seasonal changes affect leaf function and tree health in Alberta.+ Show more

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• Understand the different reproductive structures such as flowers, cones, and seeds.
• Identify examples of reproductive strategies like seed dispersal and vegetative propagation.
• Explain how reproductive diversity affects population dynamics and ecosystem resilience.+ Show more

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• Understand how water, minerals, and sugars are transported within a plant stem via xylem and phloem.
• Explain how stem characteristics contribute to protection and resource allocation in trees.
• Connect stem transport mechanisms to how trees respond to environmental factors like climate, pests, and fire.

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• Understand the concept of stewardship practices and their importance in land care.
• Identify different examples of community-based planting, shelterbelt establishment, and urban canopy programs.
• Recognize how Indigenous knowledge contributes to sustainable land management.+ Show more

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• Understand and apply criteria for assessing the relevance and credibility of evidence.
• Evaluate the consistency of data with observed patterns and alternative hypotheses.
• Assess whether the scope of a claim matches the strength of the dataset.+ Show more

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• Understand the key components of designing a fair scientific experiment.
• Identify variables, controls, and measurement methods in environmental testing.
• Develop testable questions relevant to local outdoor environments.+ Show more

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• Understand how to match data types to appropriate graph types.
• Identify when to use line graphs, bar charts, and scatter plots.
• Learn to label axes clearly and choose scales that accurately represent data.+ Show more

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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 importance of systematic sky observations in identifying patterns.
• Learn how to record sunrise, sunset, Moon phases, and star positions.
• Recognize how Earth's movements influence observable sky patterns.+ Show more

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• Understand how daily and seasonal changes in the Sun's angle affect shadow length and direction.
• Identify patterns in shadow noon, longest, and shortest shadows throughout the year.
• Explain how Earth's motion and axial tilt influence shadow geometry.+ Show more

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• Understand how growth rings record annual tree growth and environmental information.
• Identify methods used to analyze growth rings for climate and environmental history.
• Explain how ring width and density reflect seasonal and environmental factors.+ Show more

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• Understand the criteria for assessing the validity of claims based on data and evidence.
• Learn to evaluate relevance, consistency, and scope of evidence in supporting conclusions.
• Recognize the importance of transparency and linkage between data sources, methods, and claims.+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of aerodynamics and how they apply to vehicle design.
• Identify the features that make objects more aerodynamic and efficient.
• Analyze different designs to determine which are most aerodynamic.+ Show more

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• Understand how abiotic factors such as temperature, water, light, soil, pH, and salinity influence habitat conditions.
• Describe how abiotic factors affect organism distribution and population fluctuations.
• Explain interactions between physical environmental gradients and biological processes in ecosystems.+ Show more

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• Explain the relationship between fluid speed and pressure as described by Bernoulli's principle.
• Describe how pressure differences around airfoils contribute to lift.
• Identify examples of Bernoulli's principle in real-world Alberta settings, such as wind tunnels and model gliders.+ Show more

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• Identify common measurement instruments such as thermometers, pH probes, and tape measures.
• Understand the importance of calibration and unit selection when collecting data.
• Learn how to record observations accurately for comparison and graphing purposes.+ 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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• Describe contact and noncontact forces with examples.
• Explain the concepts of balanced and unbalanced forces.
• Understand the role of gravity, friction, and normal force in everyday activities.+ Show more

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• Understand the roles of leaf structures in gas exchange, photosynthesis, and transpiration.
• Identify differences between needlelike conifers and broadleaf deciduous species.
• Explain how seasonal changes affect leaf drop and needle persistence in Alberta trees.+ Show more

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• Understand how surface area, porosity, and suspension geometry affect parachute drag and descent.
• Explain the concepts of terminal velocity in relation to canopy design.
• Describe how modifications to parachutes influence descent profiles and impact in different atmospheric conditions.

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• Understand the concepts of mass and volume and how they relate through density.
• Learn how to calculate density using sample measurements.
• Interpret density values to distinguish between objects that sink or float.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of symbiosis and its different types
• Identify examples of mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism in nature
• Analyze how symbiotic relationships affect organism fitness and community structure+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of systematic observation and data collection.
• Distinguish between qualitative notes and quantitative measurements in observations.
• Identify common instruments used for scientific observations.+ Show more

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• Understand the conventions for reporting measurement data with appropriate units and uncertainty.
• Recognize how instrument resolution affects measurement accuracy and precision.
• Learn strategies for reducing random errors through repeated measures and averaging.+ Show more

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• Understand the key ethical considerations in scientific applications.
• Evaluate scenarios based on ethical principles such as beneficence, informed consent, and risk minimization.
• Identify appropriate ethical responses to issues like data privacy, environmental stewardship, and biotechnology decisions.

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• Understand the roles of independent, dependent, and controlled variables in experiments.
• Identify operational definitions and potential confounding influences in controlled testing designs.
• Apply concepts of control, replication, and randomization to experiments involving plant growth under varied light conditions.

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• Understand the components and structure of food webs in different ecosystems.
• Describe the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in energy flow.
• Explain how species removal or proliferation affects food web stability.+ 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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• Understand what an organ is and how it is structured.
• Identify the functions of different organs in the body.
• Explain how tissues work together within an organ.+ Show more

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• Explain the concept of apparent solar motion and local solar noon.
• Identify the factors that cause differences between solar time and clock time.
• Describe how historical and modern communities in Alberta use solar time for daily schedules.+ Show more

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• Understand the structure and function of food chains and food webs.
• Identify producers, consumers, and decomposers in various ecosystems.
• Explain energy transfer and energy loss between trophic levels.+ Show more

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• Define ecosystems as interacting systems of populations, communities, and physical factors.
• Identify biotic and abiotic components and explain their roles in habitat structure.
• Describe examples of ecosystems such as ponds, prairies, and forests and understand resource distribution and habitat relationships.+ Show more

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• Understand how human activities impact natural ecosystems
• Identify effects of habitat fragmentation, pollution, and resource extraction on biodiversity
• Describe mitigation strategies such as conservation and restoration

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• Understand morphological, physiological, and behavioral adaptations in animals and plants.
• Identify examples of adaptations such as succulent stems, leaf modifications, fur insulation, and migration.
• Explain how inherited traits enable organisms to survive in different environments.+ Show more

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• Understand the different types of drag that affect flight and vehicle movement.
• Explain how friction and pressure differences influence drag.
• Identify design features that reduce drag, such as streamlined shapes and fairings.+ Show more

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• Describe major plant structures and their functions in resource acquisition, transport, support, and reproduction.
• Identify basic animal organ systems such as digestive, respiratory, and circulatory systems and explain their roles in organism survival.
• Connect plant and animal structures to their contributions to homeostasis and adaptation in various environments.

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• Understand the physical and chemical properties used to identify minerals and rocks.
• Classify rocks into igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic based on texture and formation environments.
• Connect mineral resources to rock cycle pathways and interpret hand-sample characteristics.+ Show more

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• Understand principles of relative and absolute dating of rocks and fossils.
• Identify key divisions of the geologic time scale and their significance.
• Explain how fossil succession provides evidence for Earth's history.+ Show more

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• Understand the criteria used to classify matter into elements, compounds, and mixtures.
• Identify and distinguish between pure substances, homogeneous mixtures, and heterogeneous mixtures based on observable characteristics.
• Explain common separation techniques like filtration and distillation and their relevance to matter classification.+ Show more

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• Differentiate between physical and chemical changes based on observable indicators.
• Identify examples of physical and chemical changes in everyday materials.
• Recognize the conservation of substances during physical changes and variations during chemical changes.+ Show more

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• Describe the internal structure of Earth, including the crust, mantle, and core.
• Identify different types of plate boundaries and their associated geological features.
• Explain how tectonic processes such as mantle convection and crustal deformation lead to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain formation.+ Show more