Grade 6 Science Worksheets

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• Explain the relationship between mass, volume, and density
• Identify materials by using differences in density to predict sinking or floating
• Use the idea of intrinsic properties to describe how density depends on state and composition

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• Understand the concept of Earth's rotation and how it causes day and night.
• Explain the apparent daily motion of celestial objects across the sky.
• Describe how Earth’s rotation affects the timing of sunrise, solar noon, and sunset.+ Show more

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• Identify how plants absorb carbon dioxide during photosynthesis.
• Understand the process of carbon movement through living organisms and the environment.
• Explain how decomposers return carbon to the environment.

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• Understand how stems and vascular tissues transport water, minerals, and sugars in plants.
• Explain how transport processes help trees respond to environmental conditions like freeze–thaw cycles, drought, and pests.
• Identify bark characteristics that protect trees against herbivory and fire.+ Show more

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• Define electric charge and explain how charge separation leads to static electricity.
• Compare static electricity with current electricity using conductor vs. insulator behavior.
• Explain why charge imbalance can cause attractions (like hair) and sometimes produce sparks.+ Show more

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• Organize quantitative and qualitative observations into clear tables and graphs.
• Choose appropriate graph types and correctly label axes, scales, units, and legends.
• Interpret graphs by identifying trends, outliers, and basic summary measures (mean and median).+ Show more

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• Understand the different observational instruments used in space science.
• Describe how spectral imaging and remote sensing techniques are applied in space exploration.
• Identify examples of satellite and probe missions that contribute to understanding planetary and Earth systems.+ Show more

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• Understand the purpose and importance of operational definitions in scientific measurements.
• Identify different methods used to convert qualitative observations into quantitative data.
• Learn the key components involved in defining measurement protocols for consistency across locations.+ Show more

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• Identify and describe different physical properties of matter.
• Differentiate between physical changes and chemical changes based on properties observed.
• Understand how physical properties are used to classify and identify substances.+ Show more

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• Describe the components and functions of terrestrial and aquatic food webs, including producers, consumers, and decomposers.
• Understand energy transfer and loss across trophic levels illustrated by energy pyramids.
• Explain the roles of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in energy budgets.+ Show more

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• Understand how water causes erosion and shapes landforms
• Identify different landforms created by erosion and deposition
• Describe the factors that influence erosion patterns+ Show more

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• Understand the difference between weather and climate.
• Identify short-term atmospheric conditions.
• Recognize patterns and variations in weather.+ Show more

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• Identify the major components of Earth's systems (lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere).
• Explain how energy from the Sun drives cycles in Earth's systems.
• Describe how changes in one Earth system can affect others.+ Show more

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• Explain how Earth–Sun geometry models help predict apparent positions of the Sun and timing of events.
• Interpret how axial tilt and Earth’s orbital position affect seasonal solar angles and daylight duration.
• Use simplified models to connect predicted outcomes (sunrise, sunset, lunar phases) to observable sky patterns.

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• Identify increasing, decreasing, and constant trends in graphs
• Describe different pattern types using appropriate language
• Understand how graphs represent relationships between data points+ Show more

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• Identify claims, evidence, and reasoning in scientific examples.
• Choose evidence that best supports a scientific claim.
• Explain how reasoning connects evidence to a claim.+ Show more

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• Understand hierarchical categories used in biological classification from kingdom to species.
• Learn how to construct and interpret dichotomous keys based on observable traits.
• Identify local species such as pond invertebrates, insects, and trees using external features.+ Show more

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• Explain how birth and death rates, immigration and emigration affect population size
• Distinguish exponential growth from logistic growth using carrying capacity
• Identify density-dependent and density-independent limiting factors in both aquatic and terrestrial systems

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• Explain how heritable variation can change over generations through natural selection.
• Describe differential reproductive success and how it shifts trait frequencies in a population.
• Use evidence from real examples to connect environmental pressures with changes in traits.

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• Explain how electric forces act between charged objects and how magnetic forces act between magnets and/or current-carrying wires.
• Predict whether an electric or magnetic force becomes stronger or weaker when distance changes.
• Describe how the direction of force depends on charge polarity or magnet orientation and how forces can balance or become unbalanced.

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• Explain how unequal solar heating and planetary rotation create global atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns.
• Identify the roles of Hadley, Ferrel, and polar cells, trade winds, westerlies, and major ocean currents in climate regulation.
• Describe how circulation patterns influence regional climate zones and phenomena like El Niño.+ Show more

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• Understand methods for detecting trends, cycles, and anomalies in datasets.
• Learn to interpret simple descriptive statistics, moving averages, and seasonal decomposition.
• Link observed data patterns to environmental drivers using Alberta examples.+ Show more

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• Explain how different species groups (trees, understory plants, fungi, animals) support ecosystem functions.
• Describe how keystone and indicator species can affect ecosystem stability and monitoring in Alberta.
• Use evidence from a food web and an ecosystem process to predict what might happen when a species role is lost.

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

Learning Objectives

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

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• Identify different types of fossil occurrences and their significance.
• Understand stratigraphic sequences and their role in dating fossils.
• Analyze morphological transitions in the fossil record, such as fish-to-tetrapod evolution.+ Show more

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• Explain how keystone species affect ecosystems disproportionately
• Identify evidence of trophic control and cascading ecosystem effects
• Describe how keystone species influence biodiversity over time+ Show more

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• Compare insulating materials by describing how electrons are bound and why free charge carriers are limited.
• Explain how insulators reduce or prevent charge flow and improve electrical safety.
• Use examples (rubber, glass, dry wood) to justify material selection for protective coverings.+ Show more

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• Explain how paper chromatography separates mixture components using a mobile solvent and a stationary medium.
• Identify the roles of solubility, attraction, and partitioning in determining how far substances travel.
• Use Rf value ideas to compare how different components move on a chromatogram.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of fitness trade-offs in adaptation strategies.
• Compare the benefits and costs of specialist versus generalist adaptations.
• Analyze examples such as mountain versus lowland plants, nocturnal versus diurnal insects, and migratory behaviors.+ Show more

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• Explain the difference between the independent variable and the dependent variable in an investigation.
• Identify which factors should be controlled to make evidence reliable.
• Use a plan to clearly separate the changing factor from measured outcomes.+ Show more

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• Understand how forces affect motion and the concept of net force.
• Differentiate between balanced and unbalanced forces.
• Identify examples of balanced and unbalanced forces in real-world scenarios.+ Show more

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• Understand the factors that influence population growth and decline
• Analyze graphical representations of population changes
• Use mathematical models to predict changes in populations+ Show more

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• Explain energy efficiency as the fraction of input energy that becomes useful output energy.
• Identify common sources of energy loss in machines, lighting, and heating systems.
• Calculate or reason about efficiency using useful output energy and total input energy.+ Show more

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• Understand how human activities affect forest ecosystems
• Identify examples of human impact in Alberta forests
• Analyze the environmental consequences of land conversion and resource extraction+ Show more

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• Analyze how scientific data informs public health measures, environmental policies, and resource management.
• Evaluate societal changes resulting from scientific initiatives like water treatment, air quality monitoring, and vaccination campaigns.
• Interpret empirical indicators used to assess the effectiveness of societal interventions.+ Show more

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• Understand the Sun's movement across the sky during the day and throughout the year
• Identify the path of the Sun and how it influences shadows and timekeeping
• Describe the pattern of the Sun's rising and setting times seasonally+ Show more

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• Describe the three main methods of energy transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation.
• Identify real-world examples of each energy transfer mode.
• Distinguish between conduction, convection, and radiation based on how they transfer energy.+ Show more

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• Identify key parts of a data table, including clear headings and units
• Use consistent time stamps and metadata to make measurements interpretable and reusable
• Distinguish between raw measurements and information needed for later analysis

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• Understand how shadows are formed by the Sun's position.
• Identify how shadow length and direction change throughout the day and year.
• Describe how Earth's tilt and motion affect shadow patterns.+ Show more

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• Identify various science-related career pathways and their typical tasks.
• Understand the skills and coursework that support careers in science and technology.
• Recognize the roles of professionals such as biomedical technicians, environmental scientists, instrumentation engineers, and laboratory analysts.+ Show more

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• Understand what physical changes are and how they differ from chemical changes.
• Identify examples of physical changes in everyday life.
• Explain the reversible nature of most physical changes.+ Show more

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• Identify flyby, orbiter, lander, and sample-return mission types
• Explain how communication distance constrains robotic mission control
• Describe how gravity assists can reduce spacecraft fuel needs+ Show more

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• Describe multiple conservation strategies used to protect forest biodiversity and ecosystem services.
• Explain how protected areas, riparian buffers, habitat restoration, and species-at-risk recovery support long-term ecosystem health.
• Connect seed-source considerations and genetic diversity to successful replanting in Alberta’s boreal and montane zones.

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• Explain how heat transfer changes energy in matter and affects particle motion
• Distinguish among melting, freezing, evaporation, and boiling as changes of state
• Describe how temperature and energy can change differently during phase changes

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• Explain the difference between specialists and generalists in terms of adaptation tradeoffs
• Use fitness trade-off ideas to describe how an organism’s traits can help in one environment but harm in another
• Analyze examples (plants, insects, migration) to determine benefits and costs of narrow vs. broad adaptation+ Show more

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• Explain how roll, pitch, and yaw controls can influence each other through aerodynamic coupling
• Describe how differential drag during roll can cause adverse yaw
• Identify how design choices like differential and Frise ailerons and control mixers can reduce unwanted coupled moments+ Show more

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• Identify primary and secondary control surfaces and describe what they do (roll, pitch, yaw).
• Explain how deflecting a control surface changes local lift and the resulting moment about an aircraft’s center of mass.
• Describe control authority and how trim and flap deployment affect stability and performance.+ Show more