Grade 6 Science Worksheets

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• Explain how filtration separates mixtures using differences in particle size and permeability.
• Describe how the solid residue and the liquid that passes through relate to observable evidence (such as sediment thickness and liquid clarity).
• Predict what will remain on a filter and what will flow through for a water–sand mixture.

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• Explain what reaction rate means in terms of how quickly reactants become products
• Identify how concentration, temperature, surface area, and catalysts affect the frequency and energy of particle collisions
• Connect changes in reaction rate to observable evidence such as gas production, colour change, and heat release

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• Explain how observable characteristics are used to group organisms in science.
• Use a dichotomous key to identify organisms using step-by-step choices.
• Describe how hierarchical classification categories lead from kingdom to species.+ Show more

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• Understand the structure of Earth's atmosphere and the factors that influence weather patterns.
• Identify common atmospheric phenomena such as fronts, pressure systems, and winds.
• Explain how heat transfer and the greenhouse effect impact regional climates.+ Show more

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• Understand the criteria for evaluating scientific claims based on evidence and methods.
• Learn to assess relevance, consistency, uncertainty, and scope when judging claims.
• Analyze real-world examples, such as Alberta water use assertions, for claim evaluation.+ Show more

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• Define and identify examples of forces acting on objects.
• Explain the concept of balanced forces and how they affect motion.
• Differentiate between balanced and unbalanced forces.+ Show more

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• Learn what a wind tunnel is and how it is used in science.
• Understand the aerodynamic forces measured in wind tunnels, such as lift and drag.
• Identify the importance of similarity parameters like Reynolds and Mach numbers.+ Show more

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• Identify the different types of food molecules and their functions in the body.
• Explain how digestion breaks down large food molecules into smaller ones that can be absorbed.
• Describe how food molecules support growth, structure, and energy needs in animals.+ Show more

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• Identify sources of variability in measurements
• Understand how environmental factors can cause measurement uncertainty
• Learn methods to estimate and express measurement uncertainty+ Show more

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• Model dominant and recessive inheritance patterns using Punnett squares and allele combinations.
• Use probability to predict offspring trait ratios from a discrete gene model.
• Explain how a family pedigree or exemplar (such as pea traits) reflects inheritance patterns.

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• Explain why mixtures can often be separated again without forming new substances.
• Identify physical separation methods (filtration, distillation, magnetism, crystallization) based on component properties.
• Differentiate between heterogeneous mixtures, homogeneous mixtures, and solutions using particle-level reasoning.

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• Understand how genetic differences influence observable traits.
• Identify environmental factors that affect phenotype.
• Recognize examples of genetic and environmental interplay in organisms.+ Show more

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• Explain how structural adaptations help organisms survive in specific habitats
• Identify examples of structural traits related to food gathering, movement, and avoiding predation
• Use structure–function reasoning to predict how a trait supports survival needs

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• Explain how photosynthesis and cellular respiration transform energy and exchange gases in cells.
• Describe how diffusion moves materials across cell membranes using concentration gradients.
• Compare diffusion with transport mechanisms and explain why both are needed for cell survival.

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• Understand the purpose and components of circuit diagrams using standard symbols.
• Identify symbols for sources, conductors, loads, and measurement devices in circuit diagrams.
• Translate physical electrical systems into accurate diagrams for analysis and communication.+ Show more

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• Explain how competition occurs when organisms need limited resources
• Describe how traits, timing of feeding, and tolerance affect access to resources
• Predict how competition can change population sizes and community composition over time

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• Understand the components and processes of energy flow within food webs.
• Identify producers, consumers, and decomposers as key roles in ecosystems.
• Interpret energy pyramids and calculate trophic transfer efficiency.+ Show more

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• Describe the processes of adaptation and how they lead to speciation.
• Identify factors contributing to reproductive isolation in populations.
• Use morphological, genetic, and biogeographical evidence to infer speciation events.+ Show more

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• Explain energy efficiency using the idea of useful output compared to total energy input
• Identify common sources of energy loss in machines and heating or lighting systems
• Use efficiency reasoning to compare technologies and suggest improvements

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• Explain how photosynthesis converts light energy into chemical energy stored in glucose.
• Identify reactants (carbon dioxide and water) and products (glucose and oxygen) of photosynthesis.
• Describe the role of light-dependent reactions in forming energy-rich molecules used for building glucose.

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• Describe key structures of the respiratory and digestive systems and explain how each structure supports its function.
• Explain how gas exchange in the lungs happens through efficient diffusion driven by concentration differences.
• Model how digestion breaks food into smaller molecules that can enter circulation.+ Show more

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• Identify evidence and distinguish it from opinion
• Match relevant evidence to a scientific claim
• Interpret investigation results presented in data tables+ Show more

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• Explain how particle models describe physical changes versus chemical reactions
• Use the particle model to predict whether atoms are rearranging or only changing arrangement/state
• Connect evidence of new substances to conservation of atoms in chemical reactions

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• Explain how conduction, convection, and radiation move energy from one place to another
• Identify which energy-transfer process is occurring in everyday situations
• Use evidence from observations (temperature changes, fluid motion, electromagnetic waves) to support scientific explanations

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• Understand how the angle of attack influences airflow and lift production.
• Identify the relationship between stall onset and critical angle variations.
• Explain how wing incidence and pilot input change effective angle during flight.+ Show more

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• Understand key principles for designing valid controlled tests in scientific experiments.
• Learn to articulate hypotheses in measurable terms and choose appropriate control groups.
• Recognize the importance of sample size, replication, and procedural documentation for reproducibility.+ Show more

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• Explain how gravitational attraction depends on mass and distance using Earth–Moon and falling-object examples
• Differentiate gravitational forces from contact forces like friction and how each affects motion
• Use evidence and reasoning to argue why changing mass or separation changes attraction+ Show more

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• Explain how Earth's rotation causes day and night.
• Identify the sequence of sunrise, solar noon, and sunset.
• Describe how Earth's rotation affects the apparent motion of celestial objects.+ Show more

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• Explain how cells coordinate using chemical and electrical signals
• Describe how receptors detect signals and trigger downstream responses
• Compare rapid nervous system signaling with longer-term endocrine hormone effects+ Show more

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• Explain how predator and prey populations affect each other over time
• Identify predator-prey dynamics such as prey decline after predator increase and prey recovery after predator decline
• Use evidence from a passage to complete scientific statements about ecosystems

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• Explain how solubility changes with temperature and how that enables recrystallization
• Describe the steps of recrystallization to separate and purify a dissolved solid
• Use particle-level reasoning and basic solubility ideas to predict crystal formation

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• Identify different types of natural resources and their distribution around the world.
• Understand the environmental and economic impacts of renewable and nonrenewable resources.
• Explore methods used for resource assessment and sustainable use principles.+ Show more

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• Understand the connection between fluid speed and pressure as explained by Bernoulli's principle.
• Identify real-world examples of Bernoulli's principle, such as airflow over airplane wings and wind effects on rivers.
• Explain how pressure differences lead to lift in flying objects like gliders.+ Show more

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• Explain how cells convert energy to support life processes.
• Describe how photosynthesis and cellular respiration are connected pathways.
• Compare diffusion and transport mechanisms in moving materials across membranes.

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• Understand the concept of astronomical units and how they are used to measure distances in space.
• Compare the sizes of planets within the solar system using proportional and logarithmic scales.
• Interpret data tables and charts that relate to planetary sizes, distances, and orbital periods.+ Show more

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• Explain how and why new substances can form different properties after a chemical reaction.
• Use macroscopic observations (solubility, conductivity, melting behavior) to distinguish new substances from physical changes.
• Connect particle models to changes in composition caused by atomic rearrangement.

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• Explain how scientific claims are supported by evidence and reasoning.
• Use graphs, diagrams, and models to communicate evidence clearly.
• Choose relevant data and cite sources when writing or speaking about scientific ideas.+ Show more

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• Describe the sequence and geometry of lunar phases based on relative positions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon
• Identify and distinguish between different lunar phases such as new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, and full
• Explain how illumination geometry causes changes in the visible fraction of the Moon during its cycle+ Show more

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• Understand the key weather elements such as temperature, precipitation, wind, cloud cover, and humidity.
• Learn how to observe and record weather conditions to analyze atmospheric patterns.
• Recognize how different weather elements interact and influence weather forecasts.+ Show more

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• Understand how to measure electrical quantities such as current, voltage, and power.
• Identify the units used for different electrical measurements.
• Learn how energy transfer rate and total energy consumption relate to electrical systems.+ Show more

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• Understand what air density is and how it can change.
• Learn how temperature, humidity, and altitude affect air density.
• Recognize how differences in air density influence lift and flight.+ Show more

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• Explain how predator and prey populations affect each other in ecosystems
• Identify how prey adaptations can reduce predation and change population trends
• Use cause-and-effect reasoning to describe feedback loops in food webs

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• Describe how physical properties and chemical properties help identify and distinguish substances without changing them into new materials
• Compare substances using observations of density, solubility, magnetism, electrical conductivity, hardness, and luster
• Connect measured property differences to material selection in real-life situations

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• Explain how wing shape features such as camber, thickness, taper, and aspect ratio affect lift, drag, and stall behavior.
• Compare high-aspect-ratio wings and low-aspect, robust wings using real-world aviation examples.
• Use scientific vocabulary (camber, thickness, induced drag, skin-friction drag, taper) to describe airflow and pressure changes.

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• Explain what scientific models are and how they help us understand systems too large, too small, or too complex to study directly.
• Describe how evidence is used to compare with model outputs and to improve a model.
• Identify what a model can and cannot represent, including limits due to scaling or omitted variables.+ Show more

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• Understand how Earth's systems are interconnected and drive cycles involving water, gases, and heat.
• Identify cause-and-effect relationships among Earth's components.
• Recognize how changes in one Earth system affect others and influence landforms, air quality, and resources.+ Show more

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• Identify minerals and rocks using physical properties such as streak, hardness, cleavage, and grain size.
• Distinguish among igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks using textural and compositional clues.
• Explain how the rock cycle connects mineral resources to past environmental conditions.

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• Explain how Earth’s axial tilt causes different sun angles in each hemisphere.
• Describe how Earth’s orbit changes Earth–Sun distance slightly and how this contributes to seasonal energy patterns.
• Compare solstice and equinox geometry using tilt and sunlight distribution.+ Show more