Grade 6 Worksheets

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• Understand indigenous stewardship practices in resource management.
• Assess the sustainability of different resource use approaches.
• Evaluate the environmental and community impacts of resource activities.

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• Explain how resource management helps communities maintain natural resources for future generations.
• Compare sustainable harvesting with industrial exploitation and evaluate their potential impacts.
• Assess how human activities affect local environments and communities, using examples from Canada.

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• Understand the transition from hunting and gathering to farming in human history.
• Identify the social and population changes resulting from the agricultural revolution.
• Explain how domestication and farming led to complex social hierarchies.+ Show more

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• Understand the structure and function of the heart
• Identify different blood vessels: arteries, veins, and capillaries
• Explain how blood is transported through the body+ Show more

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• Understand the components of integrated scientific synthesis
• Recognize the importance of question framing and measurement strategies
• Analyze how data handling influences interpretation+ Show more

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• Understand how to link claims with supporting evidence and reasoning.
• Learn to select relevant data to justify conclusions.
• Recognize different ways to present evidence, such as graphs, diagrams, and models.+ Show more

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• Identify how maps use legends, symbols, direction, and scale to represent geographic information.
• Explain how aerial imagery and globes help interpret spatial patterns and regional features.
• Use map features to describe how transportation networks and settlement locations are influenced by geography.

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• Define what a keystone species is and explain its role in an ecosystem.
• Identify examples of keystone species from different regional case studies.
• Understand the cascading effects that changes in keystone species populations can cause.+ Show more

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• Explain how physical, diagrammatic, and simple mathematical models represent complex systems
• Identify model assumptions and define model boundaries to interpret predictions correctly
• Compare model predictions with observable outcomes and use discrepancies to refine a model+ Show more

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• Explain how cultural perspectives influence the way historical events are described and interpreted
• Compare Indigenous worldviews with Western historical approaches when analyzing retellings of events
• Evaluate how perspective affects understanding of cultural practices, resistance movements, or treaty negotiations+ Show more

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• Explain how river flooding, volcanic activity, and climate variation can affect where people live
• Identify ways physical processes shape economic activities and land use
• Describe how human choices can reduce or worsen environmental impacts over time+ Show more

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• Explain how light can be described as both waves and particles (photons).
• Relate wavelength and frequency to the energy carried by light.
• Describe how different wavelengths affect whether materials transmit, absorb, or reflect light.+ Show more

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• Explain how testing an algorithm helps find errors under different conditions.
• Use test results to revise and improve a solution’s accuracy and clarity.
• Identify common weaknesses in a procedure and evaluate whether changes fix them.

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• Explain how insulators reduce electrical charge flow by limiting free charge carriers.
• Compare insulating materials (rubber, glass, dry wood) based on their electrical properties and safety uses.
• Describe how surface charge behavior can differ from bulk insulating properties.

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• Explain how economic institutions like markets, banks, and governments support trade and stability.
• Compare barter and currency and describe why currency is widely used.
• Identify how economic institutions affect investment and the flow of resources.+ Show more

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• Explain how supply and demand affect market choices
• Identify factors that influence economic decisions (resources, needs, technology)
• Analyze how production and consumption choices affect communities+ Show more

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• Explain how habitat fragmentation changes connectivity between forest and wetland areas
• Describe effects of fragmentation on gene flow, species interactions, and food web stability
• Use key terms such as edge effects, isolation, and corridors to interpret habitat changes

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• Explain how mixed (series-parallel) circuits can be decomposed into simpler series and parallel subcircuits to predict behavior.
• Describe how current and voltage distribute in combined configurations, including what remains the same across series and what can split across parallel branches.
• Diagnose how changing or removing a component affects brightness or readings by using conceptual reasoning about circuit paths.

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• Understand how feedback mechanisms help regulate body temperature
• Identify the roles of different organ systems in maintaining homeostasis
• Describe how muscles, skin, blood flow, and hormones work together to keep us warm+ Show more

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• Explain how audience adaptation changes language, detail, and emphasis to help listeners understand.
• Identify evidence of audience adaptation in examples of announcements and explanations.
• Revise a short presentation to better fit a specific audience and purpose.

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• Understand various sampling methods used in ecological studies.
• Identify the advantages and disadvantages of random, stratified, and systematic sampling.
• Describe real-world examples of sampling techniques in Alberta environments.+ Show more

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• Identify likely fault locations from circuit symptoms and measurements
• Compare fault effects in series and parallel circuits
• Interpret continuity results as evidence of circuit faults+ Show more

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• Understand how different species interact to support ecosystem functions.
• Identify examples of keystone and indicator species in Alberta ecosystems.
• Explain the importance of species diversity in ecosystem resilience.+ Show more

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• Explain how designers balance multiple performance goals when making changes to a configuration.
• Describe Pareto trade-offs and identify why improvements in one area can limit another.
• Use structural constraints to justify choices for stability, efficiency, and manufacturability.

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• Understand the purpose and methods of wind tunnel testing for aerodynamics.
• Explain how scale models are used to measure lift and drag forces.
• Identify the limitations of scaled aerodynamic testing and the importance of flow visualization techniques.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea of an informational text about integrated management.
• Explain how ecological, economic, and social objectives can be balanced in forest decisions.
• Use details from a passage to answer questions about stakeholder collaboration and monitoring.

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• Match material properties to a design need such as strength, water resistance, or heat transfer.
• Explain how filtration design factors like membrane thickness and pore size affect contaminant reduction over time.
• Compare material choices using practical limits such as cost, availability, and ease of shaping.

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• Understand how to match data types to appropriate graph types.
• Identify when to use line graphs, bar charts, and scatter plots.
• Learn to label axes clearly and choose scales that accurately represent data.+ Show more

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• Describe how stems and vascular tissues transport water, minerals, and sugars in plants.
• Explain the roles of xylem and phloem in long-distance resource movement.
• Understand how environmental conditions like freeze–thaw cycles and drought affect sap flow patterns.+ Show more

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• Identify major forest types and describe typical species found in each type
• Explain how elevation, soil moisture, and fire history help determine where forest types grow
• Use evidence from a passage to answer questions about forest distribution and habitat diversity+ Show more

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• Identify independent and dependent variables in a scientific investigation.
• Define key terms using operational definitions to make measurements clear and repeatable.
• Design fair comparisons by keeping controlled variables constant.+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of safety and ethical practices in scientific environments.
• Identify proper protocols for hazard prevention and responsible handling of tools and materials.
• Recognize the importance of ethical considerations such as humane treatment, informed consent, and confidentiality.+ Show more

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• Describe how a single path affects current in series circuits
• Explain why current remains the same through series components
• Predict voltage sharing and bulb brightness in series circuits+ Show more

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• Understand community-based planting initiatives
• Recognize different stewardship practices for land care
• Identify how local efforts benefit regional ecosystems

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• Use commas to separate coordinating clauses and set off introductory elements in longer sentences.
• Punctuate quoted material correctly, including where quotation marks begin and end.
• Place apostrophes accurately in contractions and possessives within sentences that include quotations.

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• Describe how wind tunnels measure aerodynamic forces and moments on models
• Identify key similarity parameters (Reynolds and Mach numbers) and explain why they matter
• Calculate lift and drag coefficients from measured force values+ Show more

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• Understand how energy transfer occurs during phase changes such as melting, boiling, freezing, and condensation.
• Explain the particle model of matter in relation to latent heat and phase changes.
• Describe why temperature can plateau during phase changes despite continued energy input.+ Show more

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• Synthesize ideas from multiple speakers to create a clear, coherent message that matches a stated purpose.
• Use evidence from a conversation by identifying common themes and comparing claims and details.
• Organize a response with a strong opening, grouped supporting points, and a closing that reflects what the discussion established.

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• Explain how systems have inputs, outputs, and pathways that interact to affect performance
• Identify cause-and-effect relationships between a component change and system behavior
• Use system thinking language to describe why a design may succeed or fail under real conditions+ Show more

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• Explain how habitat fragmentation reduces available habitat and affects species survival
• Describe how fragmentation increases edge effects and limits movement between wildlife populations
• Identify human activities that cause fragmentation and propose mitigation strategies such as corridors

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• Describe how wind tunnels measure aerodynamic forces such as lift and drag on scaled models.
• Explain why similarity parameters (like Reynolds number and Mach number) matter when scaling experiments.
• Identify how force balances, pressure taps, and flow visualization help interpret wind tunnel results.+ Show more

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• Describe major regional forest types and their characteristic species.
• Understand how environmental factors influence forest distribution.
• Identify features of different forest environments and their ecological significance.+ Show more

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• Identify common parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections) in sentences
• Classify words correctly by asking the right question about meaning and function in context
• Use accurate parts of speech to improve descriptive writing and tone

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• Understand the concept of a food chain and how energy transfers from producers to consumers.
• Identify different trophic levels in a food chain.
• Recognize key organisms at each stage of a typical food chain.+ Show more

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• Understand the importance of modeling as a tool for representing complex systems.
• Identify different types of models and their purposes.
• Analyze the assumptions, boundaries, and limitations of models.+ Show more

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• Use context clues (definitions, restatements, examples, and contrast) to infer the meaning of unfamiliar words.
• Use prefix and suffix knowledge to help determine word meaning and refine interpretation.
• Connect an inferred meaning to the author’s purpose and the tone of the text.

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• Understand the importance of protected areas and park designations.
• Identify different conservation strategies such as reforestation and habitat restoration.
• Recognize the role of ecological knowledge in conservation planning.+ Show more

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• Identify evidence from graphs and tables to support a claim or conclusion.
• Use careful analysis of data displays to explain why a conclusion is valid.
• Distinguish between guessing and conclusions supported by reliable data.