Grade 6 Science Worksheets

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• Identify major parts of a cell and describe their basic functions.
• Explain how the cell membrane controls what enters and leaves the cell.
• Use evidence from a passage to fill in missing cell-structure terms.+ Show more

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• Describe the relationship between net force, mass, and acceleration based on Newton's Second Law.
• Explain how vector addition influences the motion of objects under multiple forces.
• Identify real-world scenarios involving net force and calculate resulting motion changes.+ Show more

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• Identify examples of the biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere
• Identify the crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core
• Compare Earth's spheres with its interior layers+ Show more

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• Explain how density links mass and volume to predict whether an object will float or sink
• Use density evidence to compare substances and interpret layers in mixtures
• Make claims supported by measurements or estimates of density

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• Explain how food provides chemical building materials and stored energy to the body.
• Describe how digestion breaks large food molecules into smaller molecules that can be absorbed.
• Connect specific food molecules with different body needs (like proteins for structure and carbohydrates for quick energy).+ Show more

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• Identify chemical evidence by observing changes such as color change, gas formation, and precipitates.
• Explain why chemical evidence shows a change in composition, not just temporary mixing.
• Use examples like iron rusting and burning paper to connect observations to particle-level changes.

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• Explain how Moon and Sun gravity contributes to tidal patterns
• Compare daily tides with spring and neap tide conditions
• Interpret Earth-Moon-Sun positions to explain tidal range+ Show more

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• Define producers, consumers, and decomposers and describe how each role supports a food chain.
• Identify trophic levels in simple pond and grassland examples and explain energy transfer between levels.
• Explain why energy decreases at each step and how matter (nutrients) is recycled through detrital processing.

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• Identify the four main tissue types in animals: epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous.
• Describe the functions and structures of each tissue type.
• Explain how tissue types organize to form organs and contribute to animal body functions.+ Show more

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• Identify the four main tissue types in multicellular animals and describe what each tissue type mainly does
• Match tissue types to their key functions and characteristic structures
• Explain how epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissues work together in organs+ Show more

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• Identify the main components of the musculoskeletal system (bones, muscles, joints).
• Describe the functions of bones, muscles, and joints in supporting the body.
• Explain how the system interacts with other body systems for movement and support.

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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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• Understand how to analyze data from prototype tests
• Learn to interpret graphs, averages, and discuss errors
• Evaluate trade-offs in design choices such as strength vs. weight+ Show more

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• Identify functions of power sources, switches, loads, and connectors
• Match physical circuit components with their schematic symbols
• Explain how resistance changes qualitatively affect circuit current+ 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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• Explain how energy from the Sun and gravity drive Earth system processes.
• Describe how heating affects water state changes, evaporation, and cloud formation.
• Model how gravity influences the movement and accumulation of sediments on slopes.+ Show more

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• Understand the hierarchy of biological classification from kingdom to species.
• Learn how to use observable characteristics to classify local species.
• Understand the purpose and construction of dichotomous keys for identifying organisms.+ Show more

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• Explain how energy can change forms (potential, kinetic, thermal, electrical, and light) while total energy is conserved.
• Identify observable evidence of energy transformations such as motion, temperature change, and brightness.
• Use cause-and-effect reasoning to describe how one energy form transfers to another in real-world situations.

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• Explain how phenotypic variation can result from interactions between genes and environmental factors.
• Describe how environmental conditions can influence gene expression and traits during development.
• Use examples (nutrition, temperature, inherited traits) to predict how traits may differ within a population.

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• Understand the concept of iterative improvement and its role in design.
• Identify how evaluation results influence design changes.
• Explain the importance of balancing properties, needs, and limitations during refinement.+ Show more

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• Understand the importance of scientific methods in community issues.
• Recognize the role of respectful engagement and cultural sensitivity.
• Learn protocols for obtaining consent and validating community data.+ Show more

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• Explain how clouds form when water vapor cools and condenses onto tiny particles in the atmosphere
• Describe how precipitation forms when droplets or ice crystals become heavy enough to fall
• Distinguish between types of precipitation (rain, snow, sleet, hail) based on temperature changes

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• Describe how scientific inquiry and technology work together in different science careers.
• Match common workplace tasks to specific roles in science and engineering.
• Explain how data collection and instrument use support interpreting measurement results.+ Show more

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• Explain how parallel circuits split current into multiple branching pathways.
• Describe why each parallel branch has the same potential difference (voltage).
• Use current relationships to predict how overall current relates to branch currents.+ Show more

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• Explain how a geometric model of the Sun, Earth, and Moon can represent lunar phases.
• Use the model to predict which phase is visible and when it occurs over the lunar cycle.
• Describe how the Moon’s apparent illumination changes as it orbits Earth.

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• Identify various minerals and rocks based on physical properties.
• Understand the differences between igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.
• Recognize how rocks form and the environments in which they form.+ Show more

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• Understand the principle of conservation of momentum in two-body collisions.
• Differentiate between elastic and inelastic collisions through examples and calculations.
• Identify the forces involved during collisions and analyze action-reaction pairs.+ Show more

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• Understand the difference between mixtures and compounds
• Describe particle models of mixtures and compounds
• Identify mixtures based on their properties and particle arrangements+ Show more

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• Understand key concepts related to Science
• Apply knowledge through practice questions
• Demonstrate comprehension of the material

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• Understand what constitutes an organ and its role in the organism.
• Identify the tissues that make up different organs.
• Explain how tissues interact within organs to perform specific functions.+ Show more

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• Explain how photosynthesis provides energy for plant growth, repair, and reproduction
• Describe how plants store chemical energy in molecules to use later
• Connect matter changes in plant parts (leaves, stems, roots, and reproductive parts) to energy transformations

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• Describe the primary and secondary control surfaces and their roles in aircraft maneuvering.
• Explain how deflections of control surfaces affect lift, moments, and aircraft attitude.
• Understand the concept of control authority and aerodynamic stability modes.+ Show more

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• Identify different biotic components in an ecosystem.
• Understand the role of abiotic factors in ecosystems.
• Explain how living and nonliving elements interact within habitats.+ Show more

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• Explain how different organisms (trees, understory plants, fungi, and animals) contribute to key ecosystem functions such as nutrient cycling, pollination, and seed dispersal.
• Describe how keystone and indicator species help ecosystems function and how changes to their roles can affect food webs and resilience.
• Use examples from Alberta to connect species interdependence to biodiversity and ecosystem stability.

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• Explain how voltage, current, and resistance are quantitatively related in simple circuits using proportional reasoning.
• Use Ohm’s relationship to predict current when voltage or resistance changes (without complicated procedures).
• Compare expected current and resistance behavior in series versus parallel circuits using ratios.+ Show more

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• Explain how decomposers break down dead organisms and waste to return materials to the ecosystem.
• Describe the roles of fungi and bacteria in nutrient cycling within soil and water.
• Connect nutrient availability to ecosystem growth patterns over time.

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• Understand the process of photosynthesis in plants
• Identify the reactants and products of photosynthesis
• Explain how light energy is converted into chemical energy in plants+ Show more

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• Understand the process of evaporation and how it contributes to the water cycle.
• Identify the key steps in the water cycle, including evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
• Explore the role of solar energy in driving evaporation.+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of troubleshooting electrical circuits through observation and inference.
• Identify common symptoms of circuit faults such as unequal brightness or interrupted continuity.
• Apply diagnostic reasoning based on circuit topology and measurement patterns.+ Show more

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• Explain how electronic sensors, data loggers, and digital probes work together to collect numeric data.
• Choose an appropriate sampling rate and resolution for a measurement and identify common sources of systematic error.
• Describe calibration steps and the importance of recording measurement metadata.+ Show more

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• Explain how charge transfer happens during triboelectric effects between different materials.
• Use the triboelectric series to predict which materials tend to become positively or negatively charged.
• Describe how attraction and repulsion result from electrostatic charges.+ Show more

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• Understand the difference between mixtures and compounds based on atomic arrangement and properties.
• Identify examples of mixtures and compounds in everyday life.
• Explain how particle models distinguish between mixtures and compounds.+ Show more

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• Explain Bernoulli’s idea using the relationship between fluid speed and pressure.
• Use vocabulary (pressure, speed, gradient, lift, circulation) in context.
• Describe how pressure differences around an airfoil can contribute to lift.

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• Describe the apparent daily motion of the Sun, Moon, and stars from an Earth-based perspective.
• Explain how Earth's rotation and orbital motion cause phenomena such as rising, setting, and apparent stellar paths.
• Understand the concept of the celestial sphere and horizon in relation to sky observations.

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• Explain how birth rates and death rates affect population size over time
• Describe how resource availability can increase or decrease populations
• Use population data patterns to infer changes in environmental conditions

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• Explain how streamlining reduces aerodynamic drag by shaping objects to support smooth airflow.
• Identify key design features of streamlined shapes (rounded nose, tapered tail, smooth surface).
• Describe how changes in shape can delay airflow separation and affect energy needs.+ Show more

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• Describe different types of robotic missions to the solar system, including flyby, orbiter, lander, and sample-return.
• Understand the engineering constraints like distance, communication delays, and planetary environments that influence mission design.
• Explain how mission design addresses propulsion, instruments, and data return to extend observational capabilities.

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• Classify examples as contact or non-contact forces
• Identify magnetic, electric, or neither force in everyday situations
• Predict attraction or repulsion between magnets and charged objects+ Show more