Grade 6 Science Worksheets

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• Compare multiple design solutions using matrices, rubrics, and prototypes.
• Evaluate solutions based on quantitative and qualitative metrics such as efficiency, durability, manufacturability, and cost.
• Use evidence-based justification and simple models to rank options for iterative refinement.+ Show more

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• Describe the processes involved in the water cycle, including evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, infiltration, and groundwater storage.
• Explain how solar energy and gravity drive the movement of water through different reservoirs in the hydrosphere.
• Use conceptual and graphical models to trace water mass transfer and energy flows within the water cycle.+ Show more

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• Describe atmospheric processes that produce local and regional weather.
• Interpret data from surface maps, temperature, and pressure measurements.
• Identify features of fronts, pressure systems, and radar observations related to weather events.+ Show more

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• Explain Earth's rotation and its effect on day and night.
• Describe Earth's orbit and axial tilt causing seasons.
• Identify key points of solstices and equinoxes.+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of conservation of momentum in two-body collisions.
• Differentiate between elastic and inelastic collisions through examples.
• Identify the forces involved during contact in collisions and how they produce action-reaction pairs.+ Show more

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• Understand how electric and magnetic forces depend on source strength and distance.
• Identify examples of electrostatic and magnetic interactions.
• Explain how force magnitude varies with charge, current, and separation.+ Show more

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• Understand the relationship between net force, mass, and acceleration.
• Identify scenarios where forces act on objects and analyze their effects.
• Apply the formula net force equals mass times acceleration to solve problems.+ Show more

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• Understand how gravitational attraction depends on mass and distance.
• Differentiate between gravitational forces and contact forces like friction.
• Identify examples illustrating gravitational interactions and frictional resistance.+ Show more

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• Identify ways human activities alter Earth's systems and cycles.
• Explain the causal links between human actions and environmental changes.
• Analyze examples of land-use change, fossil fuel use, agriculture, and waste management impacts.+ Show more

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• Understand how genetic differences and environmental factors contribute to observable variation among individuals.
• Identify models of allele combinations, mutation impacts, and environmental influences on traits.
• Explain interactions between inherited alleles and environmental conditions in phenotypic expression.+ Show more

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• Explain how multiple design goals (lift, drag, weight, stability, and manufacturability) can conflict in aircraft or vehicle design
• Use Pareto-tradeoff thinking to compare designs and identify non-dominated options
• Describe how safety margins and buffers affect viable performance envelopes+ Show more

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• Explain how air composition affects air behavior
• Describe how air density changes with temperature and altitude
• Model how air pressure results from collisions between gas molecules+ Show more

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• Explain how incremental design changes (shape, mass distribution, and control surfaces) can improve aerodynamic performance and safety.
• Identify criteria and trade-offs involved in refining a design for speed, stability, and payload.
• Describe how consistent observation of flight paths and simple measurements can support design decisions.

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• Explain how lift, drag, and stability are affected by wing shape, smoothness, and orientation.
• Identify how design changes such as aspect ratio and surface area can improve or reduce flight performance.
• Use evidence from a passage to select main ideas and evaluate statements about aerodynamic principles.

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• Explain how temperature, humidity, and altitude affect air density
• Describe how air density influences buoyancy and aerodynamic lift
• Use density-related ideas to predict how identical wings may perform differently in different atmospheric conditions

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• Explain how angle of attack affects lift and drag on a wing.
• Describe the role of airflow separation in producing a stall.
• Use examples from gliders and kites to predict how changing angle changes flight performance.+ Show more

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• Explain how uneven heating creates pressure gradients that drive wind
• Identify how mountains and plains can change regional air flow patterns
• Describe real-life weather effects of low and high pressure zones

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• Explain how static stability depends on the relationship between the center of mass and the center of pressure.
• Describe how design features such as dihedral angles and tail volume can improve longitudinal and lateral stability.
• Apply balance ideas to real situations involving changing payloads and changing wind conditions.

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• Explain how streamlining reduces aerodynamic resistance by shaping objects for smooth airflow.
• Identify key design features of streamlined shapes, such as rounded noses, tapered tails, and smooth surfaces.
• Describe how small shape changes can affect pressure distribution and the energy needed for motion.

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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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• Explain how Earth’s rotation and the fixed direction of sunlight create day and night
• Describe why day length changes during the year due to Earth’s axial tilt and orbit
• Connect observed daylight patterns in Alberta to Earth’s orientation and motion

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• Explain how Earth’s axial rotation causes alternating daylight and darkness
• Describe how Earth’s rotation creates the apparent daily motion of the Sun and other celestial objects
• Use rotation concepts to relate sunrise, solar noon, and sunset to Earth’s time zones in Alberta

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• Explain how systematic sky observations (Sun, Moon, stars) can reveal repeating patterns over time
• Use daily records to describe apparent motions of the Sun and the Moon relative to Earth
• Interpret Moon phases and star patterns using evidence from observational data+ Show more

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• Explain how apparent solar motion produces local solar noon and a solar-based clock.
• Describe why solar time and civil clock time can differ due to longitude, time zones, and the equation of time.
• Connect observed solar position to how communities schedule activities using civil time.

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• Identify key conservation strategies that support forest biodiversity and ecosystem services
• Explain how habitat protection, restoration, and species-at-risk recovery contribute to long-term forest viability
• Use conservation vocabulary accurately in sentence-level and short-response questions

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• Explain how the relative positions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon lead to phases and eclipses
• Describe how gravity between the Moon and Earth contributes to tides
• Use geometric ideas to connect alignments to observable patterns in the night sky

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• Explain how tree growth rings record annual radial growth and what information ring width and density can provide
• Describe how dendrochronology uses growth-ring patterns to reconstruct past environmental conditions
• Use evidence from growth rings to connect tree physiology and environmental changes

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• Explain how integrated management balances ecological, economic, and social goals in a forest landscape.
• Describe how ecosystem-based planning and monitoring help reduce risks such as wildfire and mountain pine beetle.
• Use evidence from texts to identify main ideas and make connections between stakeholders and forest outcomes.

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• Explain how flowers, cones, and seeds support plant reproduction in different gymnosperm and angiosperm life cycles.
• Describe how vegetative propagation helps plants regenerate and form clonal colonies.
• Compare seed dispersal mechanisms (wind, animals, gravity) and predict their effects on where plants grow.+ Show more

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• Classify organisms using functional groups such as producers, consumers, and decomposers
• Distinguish native species from invasive or pest species and explain how they can change ecosystem balance
• Use functional classification to make predictions about energy flow and competitive interactions in ecosystems+ Show more

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• Use clear criteria to judge whether a claim follows from the provided data and methods
• Evaluate the relevance and consistency of evidence when supporting a scientific conclusion
• Consider uncertainty and alternative explanations when assessing how strong a claim is

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• Distinguish between systematic error and random error and explain how each affects data.
• Identify common sources of error such as instrument bias, procedural inconsistency, and environmental variability.
• Use simple evidence (replication, calibration records, and uncertainty ideas) to judge confidence in conclusions.

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• Explain how birth rate, death rate, immigration, and emigration affect population size
• Describe carrying capacity and limiting factors in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems
• Differentiate between exponential and logistic population growth models+ Show more

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• Explain how invasive species are introduced and why they can establish quickly in new environments.
• Describe how invasive species can alter native food webs through competition and predation.
• Analyze how ecosystem processes such as nutrient cycling and habitat structure may change after an invasion.+ Show more

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• Match data types (time trends, categories, relationships) to appropriate graph types
• Select an appropriate scale and axis labels to avoid misleading interpretations
• Use annotations to clarify key features of data in science graphs

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• Explain energy conservation in a closed system and describe energy transfers among forms (kinetic, potential, thermal).
• Use the conservation principle to account for changes that appear to be 'lost' as thermal energy.
• Apply energy-conservation reasoning to real-world processes and systems (collisions, reactions, circuits).

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• Explain mass conservation in terms of particles and atoms in a closed system
• Connect the idea of conserved atoms to macroscopic measurements of mass
• Use evidence from models to predict how mass changes (or does not change) during reactions

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• Compare different conservation strategies and their ecological trade-offs.
• Analyze case studies like coral reef restoration and riparian buffers.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of habitat restoration and invasive species management.+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of aerodynamics and how shape, surface, and orientation affect flight.
• Identify how design modifications influence lift, drag, and stability in flight.
• Apply regional examples like kite tuning and glider adjustments to practical aerodynamics.

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• Explain how temperature, humidity, and altitude affect air density.
• Understand the influence of air density on buoyancy and lift.
• Describe how local atmospheric conditions change in different environments like prairie and mountain areas.+ Show more

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• Understand the molecular composition of air and how it varies with altitude and temperature.
• Explain how air pressure is generated by colliding gas molecules.
• Describe regional examples that influence air properties, such as Chinook winds and altitude differences.+ Show more

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• Understand how Bernoulli’s principle relates fluid speed and pressure
• Explain how pressure differences contribute to lift on airfoils
• Identify examples of Bernoulli’s principle in real-world Alberta environments+ Show more

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• Compare and contrast the flight performance of kites, gliders, and round canopies.
• Explain how design parameters like glide ratio and lift-to-drag performance affect flight endurance and maneuverability.
• Assess the influence of regional atmospheric conditions on flying device operations in Alberta contexts.+ Show more

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• Understand how incremental adjustments affect aerodynamic performance and safety.
• Learn to evaluate modifications based on flight paths and simple instrumentation.
• Identify trade-offs between speed, stability, and payload in design refinement.+ Show more

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• Explain how surface area, porosity, and suspension geometry affect parachute drag.
• Describe the concept of terminal velocity and how mass-to-area ratio influences descent speed.
• Analyze how canopy design trade-offs impact stability and descent in different atmospheric conditions.+ Show more

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• Describe how pressure differences develop from uneven heating and topography.
• Explain how pressure gradients influence wind direction and speed.
• Identify regions such as mountain ranges and plains that modify regional pressure systems.+ Show more

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• Understand how center of mass and center of pressure affect a vehicle's stability.
• Explain the role of design features like dihedral angles and tail volume in static stability.
• Describe how balance influences the ability of aircraft and gliders to return to steady attitudes after disturbances.+ Show more

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• Understand how shape modifications like tapered tails and rounded noses reduce airflow resistance.
• Identify practical examples of streamlining such as farm equipment and aircraft cowlings.
• Explain how shape changes influence pressure distribution and energy efficiency.+ Show more