Grade 6 Science Worksheets

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• Explain how integrated management balances ecological, economic, and social objectives in forest planning
• Identify examples of ecosystem-based management and adaptive harvest planning
• Use evidence about risks like mountain pine beetle and wildfire to inform long-term decisions

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• Describe how tree growth rings can show a tree’s age and yearly radial growth
• Explain how ring width and density can reflect seasonal moisture, temperature, and disturbances
• Use ring patterns to understand past climate and fire frequency through dendrochronology+ Show more

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• Explain how fluid speed and pressure are related using Bernoulli’s principle.
• Describe how pressure differences and airflow around an airfoil relate to lift.
• Apply Bernoulli’s principle to everyday Alberta examples such as gliders and wind on roadways or rivers.

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• Define a pure mixture and explain how its components keep their identities.
• Distinguish between uniform and nonuniform mixtures using observable patterns.
• Describe how mixture patterns help select an appropriate separation technique.

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• Explain how limiting resources affect population size in an ecosystem
• Identify examples of limiting resources (nutrients, water, space) and describe their effects
• Use evidence from scenarios to predict how populations change when resources become scarce+ Show more

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• Understand how data can be organized into tables, graphs, and simple representations.
• Identify the purpose of labels, units, and scales in data displays.
• Differentiate between types of graphs such as bar graphs and line graphs.+ Show more

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• Describe the internal layers of Earth and their characteristics.
• Explain how plate boundary types cause geological phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes.
• Identify examples of divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries and their surface features.+ Show more

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• Understand what homologous structures are and how they indicate common ancestry.
• Identify vestigial organs and their significance in evolutionary biology.
• Recognize conserved DNA sequences and how they support evolutionary relationships.+ Show more

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• Understand various human activities that impact forest ecosystems.
• Identify how urban expansion, resource extraction, and pollution affect forests.
• Evaluate the cumulative environmental effects caused by human impacts.+ Show more

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• Describe the main functions of the respiratory system.
• Identify key organs involved in respiration.
• Explain how surface area adaptations enhance gas exchange efficiency.+ Show more

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• Understand the four primary forces involved in flight: lift, thrust, drag, and weight.
• Describe how these forces interact to enable steady flight or cause descent.
• Identify examples of flight forces in real-world situations like kites, aircraft, and parachutes.+ Show more

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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 behavior.
• Explain how materials prevent charge flow and support safety through electrical isolation.+ Show more

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• Understand the scientific concept of El Niño and how it affects weather patterns.
• Identify key facts about ocean-atmosphere interactions during El Niño.
• Analyze how changes in sea surface temperatures influence global climate.

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• Explain how solar energy angle and location affect heating patterns on Earth.
• Describe how unequal heating drives air movement and ocean circulation.
• Connect energy transfers in the atmosphere and oceans to daily weather and seasonal climate changes.

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• Apply scientific methods to local environmental and community concerns while showing respectful engagement with community members.
• Use consent, cultural sensitivity, and privacy practices when collecting observations on local sites.
• Evaluate and validate community-contributed records using evidence and clear documentation.+ Show more

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• Explain how heritable differences and natural selection can lead to adaptation in a population.
• Describe how populations can diverge into new species through reproductive isolation.
• Identify evidence of speciation using morphology, compatibility, and biogeographic patterns.+ Show more

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• Interpret common circuit symbols for cells, batteries, resistors, lamps, switches, ammeters, and voltmeters.
• Explain how schematic diagrams show physical connections and predict basic circuit behaviour using series and parallel ideas.

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• Understand the purpose and advantages of organizing data in tables
• Learn to create and interpret simple data tables
• Recognize different types of data and how to display them visually+ Show more

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• Explain what makes a species a keystone species and describe how it can shape an ecosystem disproportionately.
• Identify examples of trophic control and cascading effects involving predators, ecosystem engineers, and pollinators.
• Use evidence-based indicators to predict how changes in keystone species can affect biodiversity and habitat complexity.

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• Describe how cells, tissues, organs, and body systems work together to support life functions
• Identify the level of organization that matches a given body structure or function
• Explain how changes in one structure can affect how well an organ system maintains balance

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• Identify major components of the solar system, including planets, dwarf planets, and small-body regions.
• Compare terrestrial and gas giant planets using basic composition, atmospheres, and typical temperatures.
• Explain how orbital distance and energy from the Sun relate to planetary environments and habitability.

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• Understand that light behaves as waves and particles, characterized by wavelength, frequency, and energy.
• Identify the ranges of electromagnetic wavelengths, including visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light.
• Explain how wavelength relates to energy and chemical or thermal effects of light.+ Show more

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• Identify different sources of drag in aerodynamics.
• Understand how shape and speed influence parasitic and induced drag.
• Explain the components of parasitic drag: form, skin-friction, and interference drag.+ Show more

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• Explain how cooling and saturation lead to condensation of water vapor into droplets or ice crystals
• Describe how droplets and ice crystals collect to form clouds and how cloud growth can lead to precipitation
• Connect cloud properties to energy balance by explaining how clouds reflect and absorb sunlight and radiation+ Show more

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• Identify different sources of error in scientific data collection.
• Distinguish between systematic and random errors and understand their impacts.
• Analyze examples of error propagation in experiments.+ Show more

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• Explain how the heart’s rhythmic pumping creates pressure that moves blood through vessels.
• Compare arteries, veins, and capillaries by describing their structure and function.
• Describe how capillary walls support the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and wastes with body cells.+ Show more

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• Explain the concept of cell specialization and how it relates to tissue and organ function.
• Identify examples of specialized cells and their roles within an organism.
• Describe the process of differentiation and its importance in cellular diversity.+ Show more

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• Understand the importance of habitat restoration in biodiversity conservation.
• Identify different methods used in wetland restoration.
• Recognize the trade-offs involved in various conservation approaches.+ Show more

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• Understand how populations grow or decline over time.
• Identify factors that influence population changes.
• Analyze graphical data related to population studies.+ Show more

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• Describe how different disturbances (fire, insects, windthrow, flooding, and human activity) affect forest structure and succession.
• Explain how disturbance frequency, intensity, and spatial extent influence regeneration patterns and habitat mosaics.
• Use evidence from a landscape to infer how disturbance regimes can shape long-term ecosystem trajectories.

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• Identify observable properties of matter (such as color, hardness, and texture).
• Explain how conductivity of heat and electricity helps classify materials.
• Compare matter in different forms (solid, liquid, gas) and connect evidence to predictions.

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• Explain how organisms compete for limited resources in a community.
• Describe how traits and timing can affect which species survives and persists.
• Use examples to predict how population sizes may change over generations due to competition.+ Show more

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• Explain how magnetic separation sorts mixtures using differences in magnetic properties
• Describe observations of what moves toward a magnet versus what stays behind
• Distinguish physical separation from chemical change

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• Explain how matter is recycled between living organisms and non-living parts of an ecosystem.
• Identify reservoirs and flows in a matter cycle model.
• Describe how producers, consumers, and decomposers help move matter through an ecosystem.

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• Understand that mixtures are combinations of substances that retain their individual properties.
• Identify physical separation methods based on differences like density, particle size, boiling point, and solubility.
• Describe how oil and water separate without chemical reaction.+ Show more

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• Understand how different organ systems interact to maintain homeostasis.
• Identify feedback mechanisms involved in temperature regulation and blood sugar control.
• Describe the roles of the nervous, endocrine, and circulatory systems in system integration.+ Show more

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• Identify independent, dependent, and controlled variables in a science investigation.
• Explain why controlled variables must be kept constant to support valid conclusions.
• Use operational definitions and consistent measurement intervals to collect reliable data.+ Show more

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• Explain what makes a scientific question testable by linking it to measurable evidence.
• Identify independent and dependent variables and describe which conditions must stay constant.
• Revise a question so it includes clear measurable outcomes and observable criteria.

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• Describe major components of the solar system, including planets, dwarf planets, and belts of small bodies.
• Compare terrestrial and gas giant planets using composition, atmosphere, and surface conditions.
• Explain how orbital location and energy balance relate to temperature and habitability.

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• Understand how physiological feedback mechanisms maintain internal stability.
• Identify examples of negative and positive feedback in organ systems.
• Explain the roles of sensors, effectors, and set points in feedback loops.+ Show more

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• Explain how net force affects an object’s motion (speed and direction).
• Distinguish between balanced forces and unbalanced forces using real-life examples.
• Use friction and normal force ideas to predict whether an object will stay at rest, move steadily, or accelerate.

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• Explain how carbon moves through living systems using photosynthesis, respiration, feeding, and decomposition.
• Identify the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in the carbon cycle.
• Describe how carbon can be stored in organic matter and soil and later used again.+ Show more

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• Understand the factors contributing to phenotypic variation in organisms.
• Explain how genetic and environmental influences affect organism characteristics.
• Identify examples of phenotypic variation caused by environmental factors.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of phylogenetic trees and how they illustrate evolutionary relationships.
• Identify homologous structures, vestigial organs, and conserved DNA sequences in organisms.
• Analyze how anatomical and molecular traits support hypotheses about common ancestry and divergence.

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• Explain how lift, drag, thrust, and weight act as interacting forces that determine motion.
• Identify weight as gravity acting downward and describe lift as the upward aerodynamic resultant.
• Use vector ideas and equilibrium to predict steady level flight, climb, and descent.

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• Explain how propellers create axial thrust by accelerating air backward.
• Describe how jet engines produce thrust using reaction momentum from exhaust gases.
• Compare how thrust-to-weight ratio affects climb and acceleration in flight.

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• Understand the importance of controlling variables in scientific experiments.
• Identify different types of variables and how to keep them constant.
• Explain how variable control contributes to reliable evidence and conclusions.+ Show more

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• Understand the difference between static and dynamic stability in aircraft.
• Identify how aircraft geometry contributes to longitudinal, lateral, and directional stability.
• Describe the effects of center of gravity and dihedral angles on stability.+ Show more