Grade 6 Science Worksheets

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• Explain how limited resources affect population size over time
• Interpret quantitative data (counts and measurements) to identify limiting resources
• Describe how carrying capacity relates to population fluctuations+ Show more

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• Explain how xylem and phloem transport water, minerals, and sugars through a plant stem.
• Describe how freeze–thaw cycles, drought, and pests can affect sap flow and plant survival.
• Connect stem and bark structure to how trees protect transport tissues and respond to environmental change.

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• Explain how birth rate, death rate, immigration, and emigration affect population size.
• Compare exponential growth with logistic growth using carrying capacity and limiting factors.
• Identify density-dependent and density-independent influences in terrestrial and aquatic systems.

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• Explain how groundwater forms and moves through pore spaces in the geosphere
• Describe how infiltration and percolation recharge aquifers
• Connect groundwater discharge to stream baseflow during dry periods+ Show more

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• Understand the sources of synthetic materials
• Identify properties of common synthetic materials
• Compare natural and synthetic materials based on their uses+ Show more

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• Identify evidence from microscopy and preserved specimens that supports the claim that cells are the basic unit of life.
• Differentiate single-celled organisms from multicellular organisms using observable traits such as size, compartments, and organization.
• Explain how characteristics seen in cells and tissues provide evidence for relationships among cells, tissues, organs, and whole organisms.

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• Explain how surface pressure varies across a wing using pressure-map ideas such as stagnation points and suction peaks.
• Connect pressure-coefficient patterns to lift and pitching moment trends.
• Describe how changing camber or angle of attack shifts pressure minima and changes the pressure distribution.+ Show more

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• Understand how pressure differences form low and high pressure zones.
• Identify the impact of topography and uneven heating on regional pressure patterns.
• Explain how pressure gradients drive wind and weather changes.+ Show more

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• Explain how unequal solar heating and Earth's rotation give rise to global atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns.
• Identify key circulation models like Hadley, Ferrel, and polar cells, and describe their effects on climate zones.
• Understand major wind patterns such as trade winds and westerlies and their influence on regional climates.+ Show more

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• Distinguish between speed and velocity using direction and units
• Calculate and interpret average speed from distance and time
• Explain how changing speed and changing direction affect motion+ Show more

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• Understand the basic principles of distillation and how it separates components based on boiling points.
• Differentiate between simple and fractional distillation methods.
• Explain how phase changes and vapor pressure enable separation of liquid mixtures like water and ethanol.+ Show more

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• Understand how pressure differences form high and low pressure zones
• Identify factors such as topography that influence regional pressure patterns
• Explain how pressure gradients drive wind and affect weather changes

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• Explain how adaptation tradeoffs affect survival
• Compare benefits and costs of specialists and generalists
• Describe how environmental changes favor different strategies+ Show more

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• Explain how behavioral adaptations help organisms survive in changing environmental conditions
• Compare different types of behavioral adaptations (migration, hibernation, timing, nesting, burrowing)
• Use evidence from a text to determine main ideas about behavioral strategies+ Show more

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• Explain cause-and-effect relationships between predator and prey population changes in an ecosystem.
• Use evidence to describe how prey behaviors or traits can reduce predation success.
• Interpret food web interactions using appropriate scientific vocabulary such as predator, prey, and population density.

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• Explain the difference between speed and velocity, including how direction affects velocity.
• Calculate and interpret average speed using total distance and elapsed time.
• Identify how changing speed affects motion and describe motion using consistent measurement units.

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• Describe how heating transfers energy and affects temperature and particle motion.
• Explain how energy changes lead to melting, evaporation, and boiling.
• Use vocabulary related to heat and states of matter to interpret everyday observations.

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• Interpret frequency charts and time-series graphs to describe how populations change over generations.
• Use proportional reasoning to estimate rates of increase or decline from numerical data.
• Explain how environmental factors and demographic events can shift population outcomes over time.+ Show more

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• Identify the principle of conservation of matter
• Explain why matter is not created or destroyed during changes
• Compare matter before and after physical or chemical changes+ Show more

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• Explain how conduction transfers heat through direct contact
• Describe how convection transfers heat through moving fluids
• Identify how radiation transfers heat using electromagnetic waves+ Show more

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• Define fundamental and realized niches using environmental parameters
• Explain how abiotic factors affect where a species can live
• Describe how interspecific interactions influence habitat use+ Show more

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• Explain how nutrient pollution can cause eutrophication in lakes and ponds and how it affects aquatic life.
• Describe how chemical contaminants can disrupt hormones in amphibians and harm populations.
• Connect biomagnification to contamination effects on top predators in food chains.+ Show more

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• Explain how nutrient loading and chemical contaminants affect aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems
• Describe how eutrophication, endocrine disruption, and bioaccumulation can change species survival and diversity
• Connect measurable indicators (like dissolved oxygen and algal biomass) to ecosystem functioning

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• Describe how magnetic separation separates a mixture based on magnetic properties.
• Identify which materials in a mixture will move toward a magnet and which will not.
• Explain why magnetic separation does not create new substances.+ Show more

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• Understand how gas particles collide and the effect on pressure.
• Recognize how temperature and volume influence gas pressure and behavior.
• Explain concepts such as gas compressibility and pressure changes with altitude.+ 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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• Identify potential energy, kinetic energy, and situations showing both
• Explain how potential and kinetic energy change during motion
• Compare gravitational potential energy using height and mass information+ Show more

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• Explain how evaporation can separate a soluble solid from a liquid based on state change
• Identify evidence that separation by evaporation worked, such as the disappearance of liquid and recovered mass
• Compare evaporation with size-based separation methods

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• Explain how net force affects speed and direction
• Identify balanced versus unbalanced forces from a scenario
• Describe how constant velocity relates to balanced forces+ Show more

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• Identify common temperature measurement instruments such as thermometers.
• Understand how to interpret temperature readings from different devices.
• Recognize the importance of calibration and unit selection in measurement.+ Show more

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• Explain the basic principles of distillation and how they are used to separate mixtures.
• Differentiate between simple distillation and fractional distillation.
• Understand how differences in boiling points facilitate the separation of liquids.+ Show more

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• Explain how birth rate, death rate, immigration, and emigration affect population size over time
• Describe how carrying capacity and limiting factors control whether populations grow exponentially or logistically
• Distinguish density-dependent and density-independent factors using examples from terrestrial and aquatic systems+ Show more

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• Identify major plant structures and describe their functions in resource acquisition and transport.
• Understand basic animal organ systems and their roles in maintaining organism survival.
• Connect structural features of plants and animals to their functions in supporting life processes.+ Show more

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• Identify the four main tissue types in multicellular animals.
• Describe the structure and function of epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissues.
• Explain how different tissue types contribute to organ properties and animal functions.+ Show more

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• Explain how charge transfer occurs between materials through triboelectric effects.
• Describe the concept of electrostatic discharge and its common manifestations.
• Identify the properties of materials in the triboelectric series and their tendency to gain or lose electrons.+ Show more

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• Learn how warm air rises in Earth's atmosphere.
• Identify the effects of warm air rising on weather patterns.
• Understand the movement of air currents due to temperature differences.+ Show more

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• Explain how a magnet can separate a mixture based on magnetic properties
• Identify which materials are attracted to a magnet and which are not
• Describe observations and results of magnetic separation using scientific language+ Show more

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• Explain how different conservation strategies help maintain forest biodiversity and ecosystem services
• Describe how habitat protection and restoration support genetic diversity and long-term ecosystem viability
• Use Alberta examples (such as parks, riparian buffers, and replanting seed sources) to support conservation planning

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• Explain how limiting resources affect population growth in an ecosystem
• Identify examples of limiting factors such as nutrients, water, space, and sunlight
• Describe how organisms may respond to scarcity through competition or changing behavior

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• Explain how human actions such as dams and water withdrawals can alter river flow timing and water availability.
• Describe how pollutants can change water quality and harm aquatic organisms.
• Analyze how land cover changes can affect infiltration, runoff, and flood risk.+ Show more

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• Explain how scientific methods are iterative and how observations lead to testable questions.
• Differentiate descriptive and comparative approaches in scientific investigations.
• Match research methods to observable phenomena using clear operational definitions and appropriate controls.

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• Explain how energy can change forms (such as potential to kinetic) while conserving total energy
• Connect energy transformations to observable changes like motion, temperature, or brightness
• Use everyday examples to describe how different types of energy transfer in real systems

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• Understand how Indigenous communities interpreted star patterns for navigation and cultural practices.
• Recognize the significance of oral knowledge and early astronomical records in understanding celestial motions.
• Explore diverse cultural explanations of seasons and sky phenomena.

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• Explain how uneven heating creates pressure differences over an area
• Describe how topography such as mountains and plains can reshape local wind patterns
• Use pressure-gradient ideas to predict everyday weather changes+ Show more

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• Identify performance characteristics and trade-offs from comparative test data
• Calculate and interpret averages from design test results
• Explain what variability means for design optimization decisions+ Show more

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• Use comparative test data to identify performance patterns and trade-offs between design alternatives
• Interpret graphs and averages to support design decisions within given constraints
• Discuss error, variability, and uncertainty when deciding whether one design is truly better than another

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• Understand the factors that influence chemical reaction rates.
• Explain how concentration, temperature, surface area, and catalysts affect reaction speed.
• Identify observable indicators of reaction rate changes.+ Show more

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• Understand how resource availability affects individual organisms and population sizes.
• Interpret quantitative observations related to resource gradients and species distribution.
• Identify limiting resources such as water, soil nutrients, and light in different ecosystems.+ Show more