Grade 6 Science Worksheets

Learning Objectives

• Understand the purpose and components of circuit diagrams.
• Learn standard symbols used to represent sources, conductors, loads, and other components.
• Translate physical electrical systems into circuit diagrams.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand gravitational attraction as the primary force governing planetary orbits.
• Describe how mutual gravity between the Sun and planets results in elliptical orbits and orbital periods.
• Explain the role of gravitational potential in maintaining orbital paths and satellite motion.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Explain what heritability means and how it relates to genetic variation and observed trait differences.
• Distinguish heritable influences from environmental influences on traits and fitness.
• Describe how natural selection can change allele frequencies and trait distributions over generations.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand the components and structure of food webs in various ecosystems.
• Identify producers, consumers, and decomposers and explain their roles.
• Analyze energy flow and matter cycling within food chains.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Explain the role of gravity in planetary and satellite orbits within the solar system.
• Describe how mutual gravitational forces produce elliptical orbits and influence orbital periods and speeds.
• Compare orbital dynamics of Earth–Moon and Jupiter–satellite systems to illustrate the effects of mass and distance.

Learning Objectives

• Understand how systematic sky observations help recognize patterns of motion.
• Record and interpret sunrise, sunset, Moon phases, and star positions.
• Describe the relationship between Earth's movements and observable sky patterns.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand the difference between speed and velocity.
• Identify how direction affects velocity.
• Calculate average speed using distance and time.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand what DNA barcoding is and how it is used in classifying species.
• Identify the difference between morphological and genetic classification methods.
• Recognize how molecular tools can reveal cryptic species.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify producers, consumers, and decomposers in aquatic environments
• Understand how energy flows through food webs
• Recognize the roles of different organisms in lakes+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Define heritability and distinguish it from environmental influences.
• Identify examples of heritable traits, such as beak shape and color morphs.
• Explain how traits are passed from parents to offspring and how they change in populations over time.

Learning Objectives

• Explain the concept of ecological niches and differentiate between fundamental and realized niches.
• Identify how abiotic factors influence species distribution within habitats.
• Describe examples of spatial and temporal partitioning among similar species.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand the concept of habitat fragmentation.
• Identify causes of habitat division such as roads and agriculture.
• Recognize effects of fragmentation on species and ecosystems.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Define what invasive species are and distinguish them from native species.
• Identify common pathways through which invasive species enter new environments.
• Understand the ecological impacts invasive species can have on native ecosystems.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand what species richness, abundance, and evenness mean in ecology.
• Learn about sampling methods like transects and quadrats to measure biodiversity.
• Recognize how habitat heterogeneity influences biodiversity patterns.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand what pollution is and its types
• Identify how pollutants affect aquatic and terrestrial environments
• Learn about nutrient loading, chemical contaminants, and bioaccumulation+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand what structural adaptations are and identify examples in animals.
• Differentiate between structural, behavioral, and physiological adaptations.
• Learn how adaptations help animals survive in their environments.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the concept of population growth models
• Identify different types of population growth, such as exponential and logistic
• Recognize factors influencing population changes+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand how DNA is used in classifying species.
• Learn about DNA barcoding, sequence comparison, and phylogenetic trees.
• Compare genetic markers with morphological keys.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Define what a keystone species is.
• Identify examples of keystone species in different ecosystems.
• Explain the ecological impact of keystone species on biodiversity.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand the difference between specialists and generalists in adaptation.
• Identify benefits and costs associated with narrow and broad ecological strategies.
• Analyze examples such as plant ecotypes, insect behaviors, and migratory patterns.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand the concept of habitat restoration and its role in conservation.
• Identify different stewardship strategies used to protect biodiversity.
• Evaluate the importance of habitat restoration, protected-area design, and community involvement.

Learning Objectives

• Understand what dichotomous keys are and how they function
• Identify contrasting traits used in key construction
• Learn procedures for constructing and testing dichotomous keys+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand different conservation strategies and how they influence biodiversity and ecosystem services.
• Evaluate ecological trade-offs and feasibility of various biodiversity solutions.
• Analyze case studies like coral reef restoration and riparian buffers to assess outcomes under environmental pressures.

Learning Objectives

• Construct explanations predicting species interaction patterns across different ecosystems.
• Identify and differentiate between mutualism, competition, predation, and parasitism.
• Compare how abiotic conditions influence species interactions and community structures.

Learning Objectives

• Explain how energy flows through food webs and food chains in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
• Identify the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in energy and matter cycling.
• Interpret energy pyramids and understand trophic transfer efficiency.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify observable signs of chemical reactions
• Understand the difference between physical and chemical changes
• Recognize various chemical indicators such as gas production, precipitate formation, color change, energy emission, and light or sound release

Learning Objectives

• Define the different types of variables: independent, dependent, and controlled
• Identify variables in scientific experiments related to Alberta's ecology
• Understand the importance of operational definitions and measurement consistency+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand different sampling methods used in environmental studies.
• Identify advantages and limitations of random, stratified, and systematic sampling techniques.
• Apply sampling concepts to real-world examples like prairie vegetation surveys and river sampling.

Learning Objectives

• Compare different conservation strategies and their ecological trade-offs.
• Analyze case studies such as coral reef restoration and riparian buffer implementation.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of various ecosystem management practices under environmental pressures.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand the hierarchical categories used in biological classification from kingdom to species.
• Identify observable traits used to classify local species such as pond invertebrates, insects, and trees.
• Learn how to construct and use dichotomous keys for identifying different species.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Analyze seismic data to identify earthquake patterns.
• Understand how to interpret eruption histories and storm tracks.
• Assess recurrence intervals of natural hazards.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Interpret and analyze surface weather maps to identify atmospheric features.
• Understand how air masses, pressure systems, and fronts influence local weather.
• Recognize patterns indicating precipitation, wind shifts, and severe weather events.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Understand the processes involved in the water cycle including evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, infiltration, and groundwater storage.
• Identify the roles of solar energy and gravity in moving water through the hydrosphere.
• Explain how reservoirs like oceans, ice, and groundwater store water and transfer mass and energy.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Explain how water moves through Earth's spheres (geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere).
• Identify key processes involved in the water cycle, such as evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection.
• Describe how water transfer influences other Earth systems and feedback mechanisms.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Identify key concepts of atmospheric circulation, including the Hadley, Ferrel, and polar cells
• Describe major ocean currents such as the Gulf Stream and thermohaline circulation
• Explain how circulation patterns influence regional climates and phenomena like El Niño

Learning Objectives

• Identify the geological processes involved in mountain formation.
• Differentiate between rapid and slow geological events.
• Describe observable indicators of landscape evolution.

Learning Objectives

• Describe how cells form tissues, tissues form organs, and organs form body systems
• Explain how structure at each level supports specific functions in the body
• Use cause-and-effect reasoning to predict how changes at one level can affect system performance and internal stability

Learning Objectives

• Identify and describe physical and chemical properties used to classify minerals.
• Distinguish between igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks based on textural and compositional features.
• Explain the processes involved in the formation of different rock types and their relevance to Earth's history.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Use criteria to judge whether a scientific claim follows logically from data and methods.
• Evaluate how relevant evidence, patterns, uncertainty, and alternative hypotheses affect the strength of conclusions.
• Match the scope of a claim to the size and limits of the dataset.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the different types of symbiotic relationships—mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism.
• Identify concrete examples of each type of symbiosis in real ecosystems.
• Explain how symbiotic relationships influence organism fitness and community structure.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Explain how physiological adaptations help organisms survive in specific environments.
• Identify examples of internal processes that support water balance, metabolism, and stress tolerance.
• Compare how desert and aquatic organisms may use different internal mechanisms.

Learning Objectives

• Explain how carbon moves between living things and the environment through processes such as photosynthesis, respiration, and decomposition
• Identify producers, consumers, and decomposers in the carbon cycle and describe their roles
• Use evidence from carbon flow to reason about long-term ecosystem functioning

Learning Objectives

• Explain the difference between biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem
• Identify producers, consumers, and decomposers using examples
• Describe how nonliving environmental conditions affect where organisms can live

Learning Objectives

• Explain how behavioral adaptations help organisms survive by reducing risk from predators and harsh environmental conditions.
• Compare examples of behavioral adaptations such as migration, hibernation, nesting, and burrowing.
• Describe how behavioral adaptations can work together with structural and physiological traits.

Learning Objectives

• Explain why energy available to higher trophic levels decreases in real ecosystems.
• Describe how energy is used for life processes and lost as heat at each trophic level.
• Use energy transfer ideas to predict how food web changes can affect multiple populations.

Learning Objectives

• Explain how Earth’s rotation causes day and night.
• Describe how Earth’s 23.5° axial tilt and orbit affect seasonal changes in sunlight and temperatures.
• Use solstices and equinoxes as predictable observational anchors for daylight and solar altitude.

Learning Objectives

• Understand how camber, thickness, chord length, and leading-edge curvature influence pressure distribution and lift.
• Explain the differences between Bernoulli and Newtonian accounts of lift in airfoils.
• Analyze how angle of attack and critical angles affect stall and lift generation.+ Show more

Learning Objectives

• Explain how photosynthesis converts light energy into chemical energy stored in glucose and other carbon-based molecules.
• Describe the roles of water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight in the light-dependent steps and the Calvin cycle.
• Identify oxygen as a byproduct of photosynthesis and explain how photosynthesis supports life on Earth.