Grade 6 Worksheets

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• Explain how courage and identity can influence people during challenging times
• Describe how collective action can support social change and civil rights
• Reflect on ways to practice acceptance and support others in school and community

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• Explain how tone and register influence how a reader experiences a message
• Identify word choices that support an author’s intended mood and stance
• Choose appropriate levels of formality and politeness for a specific audience

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• Understand the processes of filtration and sieving and how they separate mixtures.
• Identify different porous materials used in filtration and sieving.
• Explain the differences and similarities between filtration and sieving.+ Show more

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• Explain how free electrons in metals allow electrical charge to move (conductivity).
• Compare how material type, temperature, and cross-sectional area affect conductivity.
• Describe why high-conductivity materials are useful in real electrical devices.

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• Distinguish static and dynamic stability in aircraft motion
• Explain how center of gravity position affects pitch stability
• Describe how wing dihedral angle and tail/fin design support roll and directional stability+ Show more

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• Understand the basic concepts of trophic interactions including predation, herbivory, parasitism, competition, and mutualism.
• Recognize examples of each trophic interaction in ecosystems.
• Explain how trophic interactions influence community structure and energy flow.+ Show more

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• Recognize how to correctly use quotation marks in dialogue
• Identify where quotations begin and end within sentences
• Apply comma rules when punctuating quotations+ Show more

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• Explain what heritability means for variation in a population
• Distinguish genetic (heritable) influences from environmental influences on traits
• Describe how inheritance and natural selection can change allele frequencies over generations+ Show more

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• Understand how organisms compete for limited resources in their environment.
• Identify different types of competition among species and within populations.
• Explain how resource competition influences population dynamics and community composition.+ Show more

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• Understand the basic concepts of elliptical and near-circular orbits.
• Explain how orbital speed varies with distance from the central body.
• Describe the balance of gravitational force and inertia that maintains orbiting paths.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea in a text and select details that directly strengthen it
• Distinguish relevant supporting details from unrelated information
• Use wording and proximity (near key sentences) to judge whether a detail truly supports the main idea+ Show more

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• Explain how laws help maintain social order in a society.
• Describe civic norms and compare them with laws.
• Identify examples of laws and norms and how they affect rights, responsibilities, and participation.

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• Explain what it means to start a design problem with a clear need and measurable requirements
• Identify how sketches, dimensions, performance goals, and constraints guide engineering solutions
• Apply the design process to a real-life example by proposing and justifying design choices

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• Understand and identify various physical properties of matter.
• Distinguish between physical and chemical changes in substances.
• Learn how to observe and measure properties like mass, volume, density, and hardness.+ Show more

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• Understand how design choices involve trade-offs affecting features like strength, flexibility, and cost.
• Identify different properties that influence design decisions and their impact on user needs and constraints.
• Analyze how improvements in one property can affect other properties or limitations.+ Show more

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• Explain how net force affects an object’s motion by changing speed or direction
• Differentiate balanced forces and unbalanced forces using real-life examples
• Use evidence from everyday situations to infer whether forces are balanced or unbalanced+ Show more

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• Explain what disturbance regimes are and how fire and other disturbances shape forests.
• Describe how frequency, intensity, and spatial extent affect regeneration and succession.
• Use evidence from text to identify main ideas and support claims about forest change.

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• Define electric charge and explain how charge separation can happen.
• Compare static electricity (accumulated charge on insulators) with current electricity (flowing charge through conductors).
• Use macroscopic observations (hair attraction, sparks) to describe charge imbalance.+ Show more

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• Identify the four main aerodynamic forces that affect flight
• Describe how lift, drag, thrust, and weight interact
• Explain the concept of force vectors in flight+ Show more

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• Understand what physical models are and their purpose
• Identify features of physical models used in science
• Explain how models help us understand complex systems+ Show more

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• Identify common text structures (chronology, compare/contrast, cause/effect, problem/solution, general-to-specific) and describe how they shape meaning.
• Use structural signals (headings, transitional words) to infer how ideas are related.
• Explain how an author’s organization helps support a purpose and builds toward a key message.

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• Explain how ethical choices influence land care and respectful resource use
• Connect Indigenous values of respect and reciprocity to environmental stewardship
• Apply ethical reasoning to a contemporary community issue involving culture and the environment

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• Explain how trade routes and communication spread arts, technologies, and traditions between societies
• Identify ways cultural exchange can increase mutual understanding and share knowledge over time
• Describe how enduring influences in language, art, and technology can develop from cultural contact

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• Explain how invasive species spread and why they can grow rapidly in new environments
• Describe how invasive species can change food webs, habitats, and nutrient cycles
• Identify real-world impacts of invasive species on biodiversity and ecosystem services

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• Use purposeful turn-taking, attentive listening, and respectful responses in a group discussion.
• Build on others’ ideas by summarizing, asking clarifying questions, and connecting points to a shared goal.
• Use evidence-based remarks and maintain a coherent thread of ideas during collaborative dialogue.

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• Explain what keystone species are and why their influence is often greater than their abundance
• Describe at least two mechanisms of keystone effects (habitat engineering and trophic control)
• Predict how changes to keystone species can cause cascading effects on biodiversity and ecosystem function+ Show more

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• Explain how Juneteenth promotes inclusivity and shared values like empathy and unity.
• Describe how African American contributions and stories connect to social justice and equality.
• Use vocabulary related to community, diversity, and inclusion when discussing history and present-day actions.

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• Understand what invasive species are and how they differ from native species
• Recognize examples of invasive plants and animals
• Analyze the impacts invasive species have on ecosystems+ Show more

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• Participate in accountable discussions by staying focused on a topic and using evidence from texts, experiences, or observations.
• Use clarification questions, paraphrasing, and linking phrases to accurately build on others’ ideas.
• Demonstrate respectful disagreement by responding to claims with reasons and evidence.

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• Explain how synthesis combines evidence from multiple parts of a text to form one unified interpretation.
• Identify and select evidence that overlaps in purpose, theme, or cause-and-effect relationships.
• Write a short synthesized response that connects details and states a clear concluding claim.

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• Define keystone species and explain why they can strongly influence an ecosystem even if they are not the most abundant.
• Describe how trophic control by predators and mutualisms with pollinators can cause cascading effects.
• Identify evidence that suggests an organism is a keystone species and predict impacts on biodiversity and habitat complexity.+ Show more

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• Explain what a design problem is and identify the need behind the problem
• Use measurable requirements and constraints to evaluate potential solutions
• Generate solution ideas using sketches, dimensions, and performance goals+ Show more

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• Identify safe lab behaviors and describe when personal protective equipment is needed during investigations.
• Use ethical reporting practices by recording accurate measurements, citing sources when appropriate, and explaining limitations.
• Match safety and reporting choices to real-world science classroom expectations.

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• Identify how First Nations, Métis, and Inuit perspectives describe relationships to land and water across traditional territories.
• Explain how Indigenous knowledge and governance influence resource management and regional economies.
• Analyze causes and consequences of colonial settlement on continuity and change in Indigenous land use.

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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 how matter cycles through living and non-living components of ecosystems.
• Identify the roles of plants, consumers, and waste in matter redistribution.
• Explain the concept of reservoirs and flows in matter cycles.+ Show more

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• Identify series and parallel sections within mixed circuit configurations
• Explain how current distributes across parallel branches
• Describe voltage distribution in series and parallel sections+ Show more

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• Understand how archaeologists analyze artifacts to interpret early human life.
• Identify different types of artifacts and their significance in human history.
• Explain how artifacts reveal information about technological and social development.+ Show more

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• Apply steps of the scientific method to local stewardship issues in a respectful, ethical way
• Explain why consent, cultural sensitivity, and data validation matter when communities contribute observations
• Communicate scientific findings clearly to non-specialist audiences so community stakeholders can make actionable decisions+ Show more

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• Explain how different stewardship strategies (habitat restoration, protected areas, assisted migration, and community monitoring) help maintain biodiversity.
• Evaluate trade-offs between conservation approaches and choose actions using criteria such as species at risk and ecosystem services.
• Describe metrics for measuring conservation success and apply the idea of adaptive management to improve outcomes over time.

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• Identify different types of variables in scientific investigations.
• Understand how independent, dependent, and controlled variables affect experimental outcomes.
• Explain the importance of operational definitions and measurement consistency.+ Show more

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• Understand the different seasons and their characteristics.
• Explain how Earth's tilt and orbit cause seasons.
• Identify key environmental changes during different seasons.+ Show more

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• Explain tradeoffs among lift, drag, weight, and stability
• Describe how constraints affect safe flight performance envelopes
• Apply Pareto tradeoffs when selecting viable design configurations+ Show more

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• Understand what an operational definition is
• Learn how scientists measure water clarity and snowpack
• Identify different measurement protocols and units used in environmental science+ Show more

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• Organize quantitative and qualitative observations into tables and charts that communicate clearly.
• Select an appropriate graph type for a given data set and purpose (categories vs. change over time).
• Use correct labels, units, scales, and legends to help others interpret graphs accurately.+ Show more

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• Learn how multiple factors influence engineering design choices.
• Identify key tradeoffs when optimizing structural and aerodynamic features.
• Understand concepts of Pareto trade-offs and performance envelopes.+ Show more

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• Explain key factors that contribute to metropolitan concentration, including industry clustering, transportation corridors, and immigration.
• Describe how urbanization and population change can affect employment and access to services.
• Trace causes and consequences of suburban expansion, densification, and continuity/change in urban functions.+ Show more

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• Identify key leaf parts and describe what each does
• Explain how stomata control gas exchange using cause-and-effect
• Describe how photosynthesis and transpiration support plant growth and water use