Grade 6 Science Worksheets

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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

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• Identify safe handling practices for measurement tools such as thermometers, pH probes, and dataloggers.
• Understand proper storage, cleaning, and calibration procedures for field instruments.
• Recognize safety precautions and contamination prevention protocols when working near wetlands and rivers.+ Show more

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• Describe how the Moon orbits Earth and causes lunar phases.
• Explain the geometric relationship between the Sun, Earth, and Moon during lunar phases.
• Identify observable patterns of lunar motion from different locations.+ Show more

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• Understand what ecological niches are and their importance
• Differentiate between fundamental and realized niches
• Identify abiotic factors affecting resource use+ Show more

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• Understand the factors that influence reaction rates, including concentration, temperature, surface area, and catalysts.
• Describe how microscopic particle collisions relate to observable signs of chemical reactions.
• Identify real-world examples of factors affecting reaction speed and signs of chemical change.+ Show more

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• Explain how energy moves through a food chain from producers to higher-level consumers
• Identify trophic levels (producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer) in a given food chain
• Describe how changes in one population can affect other populations in a food chain

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• Understand how negative feedback maintains body temperature.
• Identify the key components involved in thermoregulation.
• Explain the process of how body temperature is regulated through feedback mechanisms.+ Show more

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• Identify gravitational, frictional, magnetic, applied, and normal forces
• Classify forces as contact or noncontact interactions
• Interpret force arrows to determine force direction+ Show more

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• Understand how testable predictions connect evidence and models to observable outcomes.
• Learn the process of making predictions based on scientific explanations and models.
• Recognize how discrepancies between predictions and observations lead to model refinement.+ Show more

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• Differentiate heterogeneous mixtures from homogeneous mixtures (solutions) based on particle distribution
• Identify methods used to separate mixture components using physical properties
• Explain how solubility, density, and particle size affect separation and solution formation+ Show more

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• Explain how gas exchange occurs between respiratory surfaces and blood using diffusion
• Describe how adaptations such as moist surfaces, large surface area, and airflow/ventilation improve respiratory efficiency
• Connect respiratory function to circulation and cellular respiration (oxygen delivery and carbon dioxide removal)

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• Understand the definitions of mass and volume.
• Learn how to measure mass and volume using simple tools.
• Understand the concept of density as mass per unit volume.+ Show more

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• Describe the main processes of the hydrologic (water) cycle, including evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, infiltration, and groundwater discharge.
• Explain how watersheds and aquifers influence where water flows and how water availability varies by region.
• Use basic measurements such as streamflow and recharge estimates to discuss water sustainability and water-quality concerns.

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• Explain the concept of adaptation trade-offs and how they influence species strategies.
• Compare the benefits and costs of specialization versus generalization in organisms.
• Analyze examples such as mountain versus lowland ecotypes, nocturnal versus diurnal activity, and migratory behaviors.+ 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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• Identify Earth’s main internal layers and their general properties.
• Explain how heat and solid materials in Earth can move over long periods.
• Use key vocabulary (crust, mantle, core) to describe Earth’s structure.

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• Explain how matter cycles through living and non-living parts of an ecosystem
• Identify reservoirs and flows in a cycles of matter model
• Describe how carbon and water move between air, soil, water, and organisms

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• Explain how different disturbances (fire, insects, wind, flooding, and human activity) can shape forest structure over time
• Describe how disturbance frequency, intensity, and spatial extent influence regeneration and habitat mosaics
• Interpret how disturbance regimes affect long-term ecosystem trajectories in boreal and mountain forests+ Show more

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• Understand the basic concepts of wave interactions such as interference, superposition, and resonance.
• Identify the differences between constructive and destructive interference.
• Explain how standing waves and resonance occur in musical instruments and other devices.+ Show more

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• Explain how decomposers break down dead organisms and waste to recycle matter in ecosystems.
• Describe how atoms and nutrients return to the environment in forms producers can use again.
• Connect decomposition to nutrient availability in soil and water and to ecosystem stability.