Grade 6 Science Worksheets

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• Identify major cell parts (cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, and organelles) and describe their functions.
• Explain how cell structure helps life processes happen in an organized way.
• Compare the roles of shared cell parts and how specialized organelles support controlled chemical reactions.

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• Explain what adaptations are and how they help organisms survive in different environments
• Distinguish structural and physiological adaptations using real examples
• Describe how natural selection can favor traits that improve survival, feeding, defense, or reproduction

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• Explain how species richness, abundance, and evenness describe biodiversity patterns across ecosystems.
• Use sampling ideas such as transects and quadrats to collect data on biodiversity.
• Interpret spatial patterns of biodiversity and connect them to habitat heterogeneity and ecosystem stability.

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• Explain how reflection follows angle relationships when light meets a surface
• Describe how refraction changes the direction of light as it moves between media
• Use ideas about refractive index and lenses to predict what happens to images and light paths

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• Understand how muscles generate heat to help maintain body temperature.
• Identify feedback mechanisms that regulate internal conditions.
• Explain how muscles interact with other systems to preserve homeostasis.

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• Understand how sunlight is converted into electrical energy using photovoltaic cells
• Identify different renewable energy sources and their transformation processes
• Recognize the importance of renewable energy for sustainable development+ Show more

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• Explain how scientists turn analyzed observations into evidence-based claims.
• Summarize patterns in data using descriptive statistics and clear wording.
• Choose and justify appropriate visuals (bar, line, or scatter plots) for common Alberta contexts.+ Show more

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• Explain how gravity drives mass wasting and how materials become unstable on slopes.
• Identify triggers of mass wasting such as heavy rainfall, freeze-thaw, earthquakes, and erosion.
• Describe how deposition at the bottom can change drainage and lead to later erosion and transport.

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• Describe electric current as organized charge movement through a conductor
• Distinguish conventional current direction from electron flow in metals
• Explain potential difference as the driving force for current flow+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of structural and physiological adaptations in organisms.
• Identify examples of adaptations that enhance survival.
• Link specific structural features to their advantages in different environments.+ Show more

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• Understand what constitutes a mixture and recognize different types of mixtures.
• Identify observable properties that distinguish mixtures from pure substances.
• Learn different separation techniques based on mixture properties.+ Show more

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• Identify major parts of a tree: roots, trunk, branches, leaves, buds, and bark
• Understand the roles of different tree structures in support, transport, storage, and protection
• Recognize examples of tree adaptations in Alberta habitats+ Show more

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• Explain what a pure mixture is and how mixtures combine two or more substances without forming a new single substance
• Compare uniform (homogeneous) and nonuniform (heterogeneous) mixtures using observable patterns
• Connect visible differences in components to appropriate separation techniques

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• Explain how voltage, current, and resistance are proportionally related
• Calculate missing circuit quantities using voltage and resistance
• Predict current changes when resistance changes at fixed voltage+ Show more

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• Understand molecular tools used in species classification, including DNA barcoding and phylogenetic trees.
• Compare genetic markers with morphological keys in identifying species.
• Explain how molecular evidence can reveal cryptic species and inform taxonomy.+ Show more

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• Understand the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance in electrical circuits.
• Learn to perform basic calculations connecting measurable circuit quantities.
• Apply proportional reasoning to predict how changes in resistance affect current in a fixed potential difference.+ Show more

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• Explain how design improvements can create trade-offs among safety, cost, weight, and comfort.
• Connect material and design properties (strength, insulation, flexibility, friction) to user needs and real constraints.
• Use evidence from a scenario to justify which choice best fits the situation.

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• Understand the concept of food chains and their role in ecosystems.
• Identify producers, consumers, and decomposers in food chains.
• Analyze the flow of energy through different levels of a food chain.+ Show more

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• Identify examples of digital sources used for local environmental inquiry.
• Explain how to verify key dataset details such as metadata, time resolution, and spatial coverage.
• Describe why licensing and standardized formats matter when combining data from multiple providers.+ Show more

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• Understand how streams and wind transport particles of different sizes based on energy and strength.
• Explain the process of sorting sediments during transportation.
• Identify natural structures formed by sediment deposition, such as sandbars and deltas.+ Show more

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• Explain how parallel circuits split current into multiple branching pathways
• Describe why each parallel branch has the same potential difference (voltage)
• Use the idea that total current equals the sum of branch currents+ Show more

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• Describe major human impacts on forests (land conversion, extraction, fragmentation, pollution, and invasive species).
• Explain how these impacts can change habitat connectivity, soil and water quality, and species composition.
• Identify cumulative effects and why they matter for landscape-level planning.

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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 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 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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• 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 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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• 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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• 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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• 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 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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• 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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• 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 that light behaves as both waves and particles.
• Identify the different types of light including visible, ultraviolet, and infrared.
• Learn how wavelength, frequency, and energy relate to different types of light.+ Show more

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• Describe how the respiratory system moves gases using diffusion across exchange surfaces
• Explain how the digestive system breaks food into smaller molecules that enter circulation
• Relate coordinated respiratory and digestive processes to energy release in cells and removal of waste+ Show more