Grade 6 Science Worksheets

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• Explain diffusion as the net movement of particles from higher concentration to lower concentration
• Describe how temperature affects diffusion rates using the particle model
• Compare how particle size and medium properties influence diffusion+ Show more

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• Explain how paper chromatography separates mixture components using a mobile solvent and a stationary medium.
• Identify the roles of solubility, attraction, and partitioning in determining how far substances travel.
• Use Rf value ideas to compare how different components move on a chromatogram.+ Show more

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• Describe reaction rate as how quickly reactants change into products.
• Explain how concentration, temperature, surface area, and catalysts affect particle collisions.
• Connect collision-level ideas to observable changes during reactions (gas, color, heat).

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• Describe how different conservation strategies (protected areas, habitat restoration, sustainable harvesting, and invasive species control) help maintain ecosystem balance.
• Explain how trade-offs among ecological goals, economic needs, and social values can affect conservation decisions.
• Use monitoring information to evaluate whether conservation strategies improve habitat and species resilience over time.

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• Explain how propellers and jet engines create thrust using different physical mechanisms
• Describe how thrust-to-weight ratio affects acceleration, climb, and sustained flight
• Compare propulsive efficiency and trade-offs across speed regimes and design constraints

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• Explain how energy and nutrients move through trophic levels in a food chain
• Identify key organisms (producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and decomposers/scavengers) and their roles
• Interpret how changes in one population can affect other organisms in a food chain+ Show more

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• Explain how wind tunnels measure lift, drag, and moments using force balances and scaled models
• Identify how similarity parameters like Reynolds number and Mach number affect results
• Use pressure taps and flow visualization to interpret airflow patterns+ Show more

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• Analyze data from comparative tests to identify performance characteristics and trade-offs.
• Use graphs, averages, and error discussions to support design optimization.
• Evaluate strategies that balance competing goals such as strength versus weight or cost versus durability.+ Show more

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• Understand how geological processes influence the distribution of mineral, energy, and groundwater resources.
• Identify spatial patterns in resource deposits and aquifers.
• Evaluate the impacts of extraction and technological constraints on resource availability.+ Show more

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• Evaluate how population trends and resource use impact earth systems.
• Compare different sustainable practices such as renewable energy, conservation, and land management.
• Analyze trade-offs among economic, social, and environmental priorities in sustainability.+ Show more

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• Understand how traits are transmitted from parents to offspring through genes.
• Model inheritance patterns using Punnett squares and probability.
• Differentiate between dominant and recessive traits in inheritance.+ Show more

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• Compare how kites, gliders, and round canopies use lift, drag, and control surfaces to stay in flight.
• Explain how design choices affect glide ratio, lift-to-drag performance, and maneuverability.
• Use quantitative and qualitative evidence to predict likely flight outcomes in Alberta-like conditions.

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• Identify the functions of ailerons, elevators, and rudders in changing an aircraft’s motion
• Explain how control surface deflection changes lift, drag, and aerodynamic moments
• Describe how roll, pitch, and yaw relate to aircraft attitude changes+ Show more

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• Explain the difference between parasitic drag and induced drag using evidence from flight and design examples
• Identify how surface roughness, frontal area, and lift-related wingtip vortices affect total drag
• Describe how drag influences required thrust and overall energy demands of flight

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• Explain how Earth’s tilt and orbit change the apparent Sun path across the sky over the seasons
• Describe how latitude affects sunrise and sunset positions and changes in solar elevation at noon
• Interpret observations (like shadow length and day length) to support claims about the apparent motion of the Sun

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• Explain how the Moon’s orbit around Earth creates predictable changes in lunar phases.
• Describe the geometry of Sun–Earth–Moon that causes new, quarter, gibbous, and full phases.
• Use observations of the Moon’s rising times and direction to connect motion with phase changes.

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• Identify and describe major forest types (boreal mixedwood, montane, subalpine, and aspen parkland).
• Explain how abiotic factors like elevation, soil moisture, and fire history influence forest distribution.
• Use forest-type evidence to predict habitat conditions and possible species compositions.

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• Explain how question framing, fair design, measurement strategy, data handling, and evidence-based reporting work together in an integrated synthesis inquiry
• Identify and apply key ideas of data provenance, cross-site comparability, and clear communication of limitations when combining datasets
• Use evidence from multiple sources to draw cautious, policy-relevant conclusions about environmental health

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• Identify major organ systems and the functions they perform in the human body
• Explain how organ systems interact to maintain internal balance (homeostasis)
• Use scientific vocabulary to describe digestion, transport, gas exchange, defense, and control

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• Identify independent, dependent, and controlled variables in a science investigation
• Use operational definitions and consistent measurement intervals to reduce environmental noise
• Explain why researchers keep controls constant to make patterns easier to detect

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• Explain how adaptation trade-offs involve both benefits and costs for survival and reproduction
• Identify examples of traits where increased protection or efficiency causes a different limitation
• Use cost-benefit reasoning to predict how environmental pressures can shape evolutionary outcomes

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• Explain how filtration and sieving separate mixtures using particle size and barriers.
• Identify the parts of a filtration process (porous barrier, trapped solids, and filtrate).
• Compare sieving and filtration and predict which method fits a described mixture.+ Show more

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• Explain how photosynthesis provides energy for plant growth, repair, and reproduction.
• Describe how plants store chemical energy (such as sugars and starch) for later use.
• Use evidence to connect stored energy to plant structure changes over time.

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• Identify key indicators that signify a chemical reaction through analysis of qualitative and quantitative data.
• Describe common examples and interpret pre- and post-interaction measurements to determine if a new substance has formed.
• Understand the significance of indicators such as color change, gas evolution, precipitate formation, and temperature change in chemical reactions.+ Show more

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• Understand the processes of adaptation and speciation in populations.
• Identify evidence and factors that contribute to reproductive isolation and lineage divergence.
• Analyze patterns of biogeography and morphology in species formation.+ Show more

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• Understand how species occurrence and richness reveal biodiversity patterns across ecosystems.
• Identify different factors influencing biodiversity, such as habitat heterogeneity and colonization.
• Interpret data displays related to species diversity and endemism.+ Show more

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• Identify different types of fossil occurrences and their significance.
• Understand stratigraphic sequences and their role in dating fossils.
• Analyze morphological transitions in the fossil record, such as fish-to-tetrapod evolution.+ Show more

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• Understand how heritable traits influence survival and reproduction.
• Identify examples of natural selection in real-world scenarios.
• Explain the process by which populations change over generations due to environmental pressures.+ Show more

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• Describe how atoms combine to form simple molecules like H2O and NaCl.
• Identify different models used to represent atomic structures and molecules.
• Understand how repeating units form polymers and ionic lattices.+ Show more

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• Understand the relative sizes, distances, and orbital periods of planets in the solar system.
• Use astronomical units, planetary radii, and orbital data to compare celestial bodies.
• Interpret data tables and charts to analyze spatial relationships within the solar system.+ Show more

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• Understand how trait frequencies and population sizes change over generations.
• Use proportional reasoning, charts, and graphs to analyze population data.
• Interpret models and empirical data to predict population-level changes.+ Show more

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• Describe matter as composed of tiny particles and explain their behavior.
• Relate particle motion, collisions, and spacing to phases and changes of state.
• Understand how temperature and thermal energy affect particle behavior in gases.+ Show more

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• Understand that mass is conserved during physical and chemical changes.
• Trace atoms and molecules through different processes to see that total mass remains constant.
• Use models and diagrams to explain the principle of mass conservation in closed systems.+ Show more

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• Connect natural resources to their synthetic products.
• Compare properties of different materials used in manufacturing.
• Understand the processing steps and societal implications of synthetic materials.+ Show more

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• Understand the components of food webs, including producers, consumers, and decomposers.
• Explain how energy diminishes across trophic levels in an ecosystem.
• Describe the roles of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in energy transfer.+ Show more

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• Construct evidence-based arguments linking ecosystem component changes to population fluctuations.
• Analyze case studies involving predator reintroduction, invasive species, habitat fragmentation, and disease outbreaks.
• Interpret empirical data sets and longitudinal observations to infer causal relationships in population dynamics.+ Show more

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• Understand how resource availability affects individual organisms and populations.
• Interpret data and measurement patterns related to resource gradients.
• Identify limiting resources such as water, nutrients, and light in various ecosystems.+ Show more

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• Construct explanations predicting patterns of species interactions across ecosystems.
• Identify and differentiate mutualism, competition, predation, and parasitism.
• Compare interaction outcomes in forest, grassland, and freshwater environments.+ Show more

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• Identify key features that distinguish cells as the basic units of life.
• Compare single-celled and multicellular organisms using observational evidence.
• Understand the relationships among cells, tissues, organs, and whole organisms.+ Show more

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• Identify the main organelles of a cell and their functions.
• Understand how cell structures relate to their roles in energy production, protein synthesis, waste removal, and regulation.
• Compare plant and animal cells to see how specialization affects cell function.+ Show more

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• Describe how photosynthesis and respiration transfer energy in cells.
• Identify reactants and products involved in photosynthesis and respiration.
• Explain how energy is conserved and cycled through biological processes.+ Show more

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• Understand how genetic and environmental factors influence phenotypic variation.
• Identify examples of phenotypic variation caused by different influences.
• Explain the link between DNA, gene expression, and observable traits.+ Show more

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• Identify the major organ systems and their functions in the human body.
• Explain how tissues and organs work together in the circulatory, respiratory, digestive, and nervous systems.
• Describe the interdependence among different organs and systems in maintaining health.+ Show more

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• Explain how unequal solar heating and planetary rotation create global circulation patterns.
• Identify major atmospheric cells, wind patterns, and ocean currents involved in heat and moisture transport.
• Describe the influence of circulation patterns on regional climates and phenomena like El Niño.+ Show more

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• Understand how observational and instrumental data help identify patterns in natural hazards.
• Learn methods for assessing recurrence intervals and estimating probable locations of hazards.
• Interpret examples such as earthquake catalogs, tsunami records, and flood statistics.+ Show more

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• Describe geologic processes that modify Earth's surface over different time scales.
• Identify evidence such as rock strata, fossils, and landforms used to interpret landscape evolution.
• Differentiate between rapid events like volcanic eruptions and slow processes like weathering.+ Show more

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• Describe how Earth's systems transfer matter and energy through models.
• Identify feedback mechanisms such as albedo changes and sediment transport.
• Explain the role of energy sources and sinks in system processes.+ Show more

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• Understand how gravitational attraction governs planetary and satellite orbits.
• Explain Keplerian relationships between orbit speed, period, and distance.
• Describe the role of central gravitational potential in maintaining orbital paths.+ Show more