Grade 6 Science Worksheets

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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 birth rate, death rate, and resource availability affect population size over time.
• Interpret data trends to infer whether a population is increasing or decreasing and why.
• Use evidence from seasonal or habitat changes to support a population-change claim.

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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 the difference between habitats and niches
• Identify different types of habitats
• Recognize how species compete and coexist within their environments+ Show more

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• Explain how moving water erodes materials, transports sediment, and deposits it elsewhere.
• Describe how water volume, flow speed, and surface material affect erosion and deposition.
• Identify real-world landforms and deposits formed by deposition over time.

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• Explain how population trends affect Earth system processes over time
• Compare conservation, renewable energy, and circular resource strategies
• Evaluate trade-offs among environmental, economic, and social priorities+ Show more

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• Explain how solar and lunar eclipses happen due to alignment within the Earth–Moon–Sun system.
• Distinguish umbra and penumbra and relate them to what people can see during an eclipse.
• Describe how spring and neap tides result from the changing gravitational alignment of the Moon and Sun.+ 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 climate differs from weather and why climate changes more slowly
• Identify major climate factors (latitude, altitude, distance from water, ocean currents, and prevailing winds)
• Use climate patterns to predict how different regions develop ecosystems such as deserts, grasslands, and rain forests+ Show more

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• Identify and describe the stages of the water cycle.
• Understand the processes of evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, infiltration, and groundwater storage.
• Explain how solar energy and gravity drive water movement in the hydrosphere.+ Show more

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• Understand the relative sizes and distances among the Sun, Earth, and Moon
• Describe the gravitational interactions that keep the Earth and Moon in orbit
• Recognize the role of the Sun as the dominant gravitational influence+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of food chains and their role in energy transfer.
• Identify producers, consumers, and trophic levels within a food chain.
• Explain how energy moves through different organisms in an ecosystem.+ Show more

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• Understand different behavioral adaptations and their roles in survival.
• Identify examples of behaviors like migration, hibernation, nest building, and burrowing.
• Explain how seasonal behaviors help organisms cope with environmental changes.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea and key details about how plant roots and stems help an organism survive.
• Explain how roots take in water and minerals and how stems move substances through vascular tissues.
• Use structure and function vocabulary to describe xylem and phloem.

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• Understand the role of skin and mucous membranes as first-line defenses.
• Identify components of the innate immune response.
• Describe how immune cells coordinate pathogen removal.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of diffusion and how particles move from high to low concentration.
• Identify real-life examples of diffusion in everyday situations.
• Explain how temperature, particle size, and medium viscosity influence diffusion rates.

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• Explain why energy transfer between trophic levels is not 100% efficient
• Describe how energy loss (especially as heat) limits the number of top predators in food webs
• Predict how removing a key organism can affect populations across multiple trophic levels

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• Identify major plant structures such as roots, stems, and leaves
• Understand the functions of plant vascular tissues like xylem and phloem
• Describe basic animal organ systems and their roles in maintaining life+ Show more

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• Understand how chemical energy stored in food molecules is transformed to support organism activities.
• Describe the process of energy change and transfer within living organisms during cellular work.
• Explain why feeding is essential for sustained bodily functions over time.+ Show more

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• Understand how invasive species introduce pathways and impacts ecosystems.
• Describe competition, predation, and ecosystem changes caused by non-native organisms.
• Identify regional examples of invasive species and their effects on native food webs.+ Show more

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• Understand how microscopes are tools that extend observation into the tiny world.
• Recognize the reciprocal relationship between scientific investigation and technological development.
• Identify examples of instruments that aid in testing hypotheses and refining models.+ Show more

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• Explain how adaptations can spread through populations over generations
• Describe how reproductive isolation contributes to speciation
• Identify evidence scientists use to support claims that new species formed

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• Explain how claims, evidence, and reasoning are connected in a scientific argument.
• Identify what makes evidence relevant and how visuals (graphs, diagrams, models) support conclusions.
• Use audience-appropriate formats to communicate scientific ideas clearly and credibly.+ Show more

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• Explain how stratigraphic order supports relative dating of fossils
• Describe how fossil occurrences can show patterns of diversification and extinction over time
• Use evidence from fossil transitions and geographic distribution to support lineage continuity and turnover+ 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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• Analyze data from comparative tests to identify performance characteristics and trade-offs.
• Use graphs, averages, and error discussions to support design optimization.
• Evaluate strategies that balance competing goals such as strength versus weight or cost versus durability.+ Show more

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• Explain how scientific evidence is used to inform policy decisions about complex societal problems.
• Describe how risk assessment and uncertainty affect decision-making choices.
• Use cost-benefit reasoning and stakeholder values to justify a policy or response strategy.+ Show more

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• Understand the difference between series and parallel electrical circuits.
• Identify components in series and parallel arrangements.
• Explain how current and voltage behave in different circuit types.+ Show more

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• Understand the basic concepts of adaptation and speciation
• Identify examples of adaptation in nature
• Recognize evidence for speciation events+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea of a passage about kite flight performance.
• Use key details to explain how lift and drag affect glide behavior in kites.
• Describe how control responsiveness differs when wind direction changes.

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• Explain how energy transfer between trophic levels is limited by energy used for life processes and energy lost as heat.
• Describe how energy loss affects the number of trophic levels and the size of populations in food webs.
• Interpret cause-and-effect relationships in ecosystems when a key food source is removed.

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• Learn how operational definitions specify measurement methods for scientific concepts.
• Identify different measurement protocols used in environmental science.
• Understand the importance of clarity and consistency in scientific measurements.+ Show more

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• Explain how weathering breaks down rocks into sediments.
• Describe how sediments are transported and deposited to rebuild layers over time.
• Connect biological processes to the formation of soil and nutrient cycling.+ Show more

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• Explain what measurement uncertainty means and why measurements can vary.
• Identify common sources of uncertainty in scientific observations and instruments.
• Use simple strategies (repeated measures, ranges, and percent error) to estimate uncertainty.+ Show more

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• Explain how plants use matter from the environment to build plant structures and biomass.
• Describe the roles of carbon dioxide, water, and oxygen exchange in plant growth and functioning.
• Model how plant systems take in inputs and transform them into living tissue.

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• Describe how human activities can change forest habitats over time
• Explain how fragmentation, pollution, and invasive species can affect species and ecosystems
• Use evidence from a passage to answer questions about ecological impacts

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• Understand the concepts of seasonal changes in Alberta.
• Identify how latitude, climate, and solar geometry influence seasonal patterns.
• Describe environmental effects of spring in Alberta, including ecosystem and agricultural impacts.+ Show more

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• Explain how adaptations (structural, behavioral, and physiological) help organisms survive and reproduce in specific niches.
• Distinguish inherited traits from acquired characteristics and identify examples of each.
• Describe how environmental pressures can change which traits become more common in a population over generations.+ Show more

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• Compare how current and voltage behave in series versus parallel circuits
• Explain how circuit breaks affect series circuits and how branches behave in parallel circuits
• Use circuit reasoning to predict changes in brightness and device reliability

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• Explain how inherited adaptations help organisms survive and reproduce in specific environments.
• Identify examples of adaptations related to feeding, protection, and tolerance to temperature or moisture.
• Distinguish inherited adaptations from individual behaviors or short-term responses.+ Show more

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• Identify series and parallel sections within a mixed (combined) circuit by using circuit nodes and shared current paths
• Explain how current and voltage distribute in series versus parallel parts of a combined circuit
• Predict changes in brightness and meter readings when a component in series or in parallel fails+ Show more

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• Understand how shape influences aerodynamic resistance and flow.
• Identify principles such as tapered tails, rounded noses, and surface smoothness in streamlining.
• Connect design features to practical examples like aircraft cowlings and farm equipment.+ Show more

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• Understand the role of decomposers in nutrient cycling and ecosystem health.
• Identify different types of decomposers and their functions.
• Explain factors that influence decomposer efficiency and activity.+ Show more

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• Use proportional reasoning to interpret how trait frequencies and population sizes change over generations.
• Analyze time-series and frequency patterns to describe growth, decline, stabilization, and bottlenecks.
• Connect allele-frequency tables and simple models to predictions about traits in offspring.

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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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• Identify key abiotic factors that influence habitat conditions.
• Explain how temperature, water, light, soil, pH, and salinity affect organism distribution.
• Analyze examples of abiotic impacts on ecosystems and species behavior.+ Show more

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• Identify different types of physical and chemical changes through concrete examples.
• Distinguish between reversible physical changes and often irreversible chemical changes.
• Analyze products of changes to determine if a new substance has been formed.+ Show more

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• Explain how Earth’s rotation and orbit make the Sun, Moon, and stars appear to move across the sky.
• Define diurnal rising and setting and describe what observers see from Earth.
• Describe the roles of the horizon and the celestial sphere in understanding apparent stellar paths.+ Show more