Grade 6 Science Worksheets

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• Understand the structure and function of the respiratory system.
• Identify how respiratory surfaces such as lungs and gills facilitate gas exchange.
• Explain how surface area adaptations improve respiratory efficiency.+ Show more

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• Understand different types of artificial satellites and their functions
• Identify the various orbits used by satellites and their purposes
• Explain how satellites contribute to Earth observation, communication, and scientific monitoring+ Show more

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• Understand the concepts of reflection and refraction of light.
• Identify how light changes direction at surfaces and boundaries.
• Recognize the role of lenses and optical phenomena like mirages.

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• Understand what adaptations are and why they are important for survival.
• Identify different types of structural adaptations in animals.
• Explain how adaptations provide advantages in specific habitats.

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• Identify biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem and describe what each includes
• Explain how abiotic factors influence biotic growth, survival, and reproduction
• Use cause-and-effect reasoning to predict how changes in ecosystem conditions affect populations

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• Identify and describe different forms of energy such as kinetic, potential, thermal, chemical, and electrical.
• Understand how energy can transform from one form to another in natural and engineered systems.
• Explain examples of energy transformations, such as sunlight to chemical energy in plants or chemical to thermal energy during combustion.+ Show more

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• Categorize drag into parasitic drag and induced drag based on how each is produced
• Identify the components of parasitic drag: form drag, skin-friction drag, and interference drag
• Explain how induced drag relates to lift production, wingspan, and lift distribution+ Show more

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• Identify essential parts of a science data table, including clear column headings and units
• Explain why consistent time stamps and metadata improve data quality and reusability
• Interpret and revise data tables by checking for clarity, completeness, and consistent conventions

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• Explain how robotic missions to the solar system can be designed using mission types such as flyby, orbiter, lander, and sample-return.
• Describe major engineering constraints (distance, communication delay, and planetary environments) that affect robotic spacecraft design.
• Identify how propulsion, gravity assists, instrumentation, and data return work together to achieve mission goals.+ Show more

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• Describe how wave interactions such as interference, superposition, and resonance influence sound and light.
• Explain the concepts of constructive and destructive interference and their effects.
• Identify how standing waves and resonance occur in musical instruments and other systems.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of tradeoffs in multi-criteria design processes.
• Analyze how structural constraints affect aircraft wing design choices.
• Evaluate the methods used for parameter tuning and Pareto trade-offs.+ Show more

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• Explain how weather and climate differ in time scale and how they are measured.
• Identify variables used to describe weather and climate, such as temperature and precipitation.
• Use observational data to describe patterns that define local climate.

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• Identify the basic parts of a cell from a diagram
• Understand the function of each cell part
• Recognize the importance of cell components in maintaining life processes

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• Explain how birth, death, immigration, and emigration influence population size.
• Differentiate between exponential and logistic growth models.
• Identify factors that affect populations, including density-dependent and density-independent factors.+ Show more

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• Understand what a food web is and how it depicts feeding relationships among species.
• Identify different species and their roles in a food web, such as producers, consumers, and decomposers.
• Recognize how energy flows through different pathways in an ecosystem.+ Show more

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• Understand the structure and function of the circulatory system.
• Identify the roles of arteries, veins, and capillaries in blood transport.
• Explain how the heart's rhythmic pumping creates blood pressure.+ Show more

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• Understand the sources of measurement uncertainty in science data.
• Learn methods for estimating measurement uncertainty such as repeated measures and percent error.
• Recognize how measurement uncertainty influences confidence in scientific conclusions about environmental phenomena.+ Show more

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• Explain how heat transfer affects the energy and motion of particles in matter.
• Compare melting, freezing, evaporation, and boiling as changes in state.
• Use the particle model to predict how temperature and state changes are related.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of density and how it relates mass and volume.
• Learn how density affects whether objects float or sink in water.
• Recognize that density depends on how tightly matter is packed.+ Show more

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• Understand different conservation strategies used to protect forest biodiversity.
• Identify provincial examples of habitat protection and restoration.
• Explain how ecological knowledge informs conservation planning.+ Show more

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• Explain how design choices involve trade-offs between competing properties, needs, or constraints.
• Connect evidence (strength, flexibility, insulation, friction, weight, cost, transportability) to user needs and limitations.
• Use cause-and-effect reasoning to justify why one improvement can create new limitations.

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• Identify the main parts of a cell and their functions.
• Describe how cell parts work together to support life processes.
• Explain the differences between shared and distinct cell parts.+ Show more

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• Understand the different forms of energy such as kinetic, potential, thermal, chemical, and electrical.
• Identify examples of kinetic energy in everyday objects.
• Recognize transformations between different energy forms.+ Show more

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• Describe how evaporation separates a soluble solid from a liquid by changing the liquid into a gas
• Use evidence (disappearance of liquid and recovered mass) to explain whether evaporation worked
• Distinguish evaporation from size-based separation methods

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• Explain how habitat fragmentation changes habitat connectivity for organisms in forests and wetlands
• Describe how edge effects and isolation can reduce gene flow and movement between populations
• Identify how fragmentation can disrupt pollination, food webs, and long-term biodiversity persistence+ Show more

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• Use circuit topology (series vs. parallel) to predict how brightness and current should behave
• Identify the most likely fault by comparing expected measurement patterns with observed symptoms
• Explain how continuity and resistance readings support reasoning about open circuits and faulty components

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• Identify different types of variables: independent, dependent, and controlled.
• Explain how variables affect observable outcomes in experiments or natural phenomena.
• Understand the importance of operational definitions and measurement consistency.+ Show more

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• Explain how electronic sensors, digital probes, and data loggers work together to collect measurements
• Choose appropriate sampling rate and resolution to improve measurement accuracy and record usefulness
• Describe calibration steps and the importance of documenting units, settings, and measurement context+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of heritable traits and recognize examples in nature.
• Distinguish between traits influenced by genetics and those influenced by the environment.
• Learn how traits are passed from one generation to the next through inheritance.

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• Define thrust and explain how it is generated by different propulsion systems.
• Differentiate between propeller-driven and jet-driven thrust methods.
• Describe the principles of how propellers produce axial thrust.+ Show more

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• Understand the concepts of current and voltage measurement in electrical circuits
• Learn how to interpret readings and understand measurement uncertainty
• Recognize how different circuit configurations affect measurement patterns+ Show more

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• Understand human activities that affect forest ecosystems.
• Identify specific impacts such as land conversion, pollution, and invasive species.
• Analyze the effects of human impacts on habitat connectivity and species diversity.+ Show more

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• Understand what habitat fragmentation is and its main causes.
• Identify effects of habitat fragmentation on ecosystems and species.
• Learn ways humans impact habitats through activities like road building and urban expansion.+ Show more

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• Explain how integrated synthesis coordinates question framing, fair design choices, measurement plans, data handling, and evidence-based reporting.
• Identify how documentation and data provenance support cross-site comparability in environmental investigations.
• Describe how to communicate limitations when combining data sets to form policy-relevant conclusions.

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• Explain how Earth’s rotation causes the Sun and Moon to appear to rise and set each day
• Describe how Earth’s yearly orbit affects the Sun’s apparent changing position in the sky
• Identify the idea of diurnal motion, apparent stellar paths, and the celestial sphere from Earth’s perspective+ Show more

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• Understand the effects of deforestation on ecosystems.
• Identify the causes of environmental changes caused by human activities.
• Analyze how human impacts influence biodiversity and ecosystem services.+ Show more

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• Identify human activities that affect forest ecosystems
• Understand how urban expansion impacts habitat connectivity
• Recognize examples of resource extraction and pollution in forests+ Show more

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• Identify how xylem and phloem transport different resources in a tree stem.
• Use details from a text to explain the purpose of vascular tissues.
• Connect plant transport to how trees survive and respond to environmental changes.

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• Explain how iterative improvement uses test results (evaluation) to guide redesigns.
• Identify how function and constraints can both change during iterative improvement while honoring safety limits.
• Describe the role of trade-offs when refining a prototype based on evidence.

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• Explain how observed symptoms can be used to infer likely circuit faults using series and parallel expectations.
• Use circuit topology (where components are connected) to predict measurement patterns such as current and voltage behavior.
• Justify diagnostic conclusions by comparing predicted outcomes with observed meter readings and brightness changes.

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• Understand the law of conservation of mass and its application in physical and chemical changes.
• Identify situations where mass appears to change and explain why the apparent change occurs.
• Differentiate between closed and open systems in terms of mass conservation.+ Show more

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• Understand what limiting factors are and how they affect populations.
• Identify environmental conditions that restrict population growth and distribution.
• Analyze the impact of abiotic and biotic factors on ecosystems.+ Show more

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• Describe the main components and functions of the immune system in defending organisms.
• Identify and explain the roles of barrier defenses, innate inflammation, and adaptive responses.
• Understand the interaction of the immune system with circulatory and lymphatic systems in fighting pathogens.+ Show more

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• Introduce the four main aerodynamic forces: lift, drag, thrust, and weight.
• Explain how these forces interact to produce steady, level, climbing, and descending flight.
• Describe the concepts of vector addition and equilibrium in flight.+ Show more

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• Understand how to identify and control variables in an experiment.
• Learn to define clear, testable questions for fair testing.
• Apply principles of consistent measurement procedures in environmental contexts.+ Show more

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• Identify common circuit symbols (cell, battery, resistor, lamp, switch, ammeter, voltmeter) and explain what each one does in a circuit.
• Interpret schematic diagrams to describe how components are connected (series, parallel, or mixed) and predict basic behavior.
• Use schematic conventions such as correct symbol orientation and meter connection placement to interpret voltage and current readings.

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• Understand the cycles in the sky caused by Earth's rotation, orbit, and tilt.
• Identify how the Moon's orbit creates phases and affects the night sky.
• Predict the effects of Earth's movement on day length, seasons, and night and day.+ Show more

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• Explain how the water cycle moves water through Earth systems and affects where freshwater is available.
• Describe the roles of evaporation, precipitation, runoff, infiltration, and groundwater recharge.
• Identify how storage in glaciers and aquifers influences water supply over time.+ Show more