Grade 6 Science Worksheets

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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

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• Identify and distinguish structural, behavioral, and physiological adaptations
• Explain how adaptations can improve survival and reproductive success in a niche
• Compare inherited traits with acquired characteristics and describe how selection can change populations over generations+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of mass wasting and its role in shaping Earth's surface.
• Identify different types of mass wasting such as rockfalls, landslides, and slumps.
• Recognize natural triggers and conditions that cause mass wasting.+ Show more

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• Understand how energy transfer occurs during phase changes such as melting, boiling, freezing, and condensation.
• Explain the connection between latent heat and particle interactions during phase changes.
• Describe why temperature can remain constant during a phase change despite energy input.+ Show more

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• Explain how energy flows through food webs using trophic relationships (producers, consumers, decomposers).
• Identify how changes in an ecosystem (seasonal changes, migration, invasive species) can affect food web structure.
• Use food-web vocabulary (predator, herbivore, decomposer, energy transfer) to describe trophic interactions.

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• Identify key components of an electrical circuit and describe their roles.
• Explain how energy is transformed within simple electrical circuits.
• Distinguish between different circuit components such as sources, conductors, loads, and switches.+ Show more

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• Explain how cells convert energy and exchange materials using linked pathways such as photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
• Describe how diffusion spreads materials across membranes and how transport mechanisms move materials when diffusion is not enough.
• Connect concentration gradients to the direction and rate of material movement into and out of cells.

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• Understand the structure and function of organs in the human body.
• Recognize how tissues interact within organs to perform specific functions.
• Learn about the roles of the heart and other organs in maintaining life.

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• Explain how aileron, elevator, and rudder inputs can interact through aerodynamic forces (control coupling).
• Describe adverse yaw and why it can occur during roll maneuvers.
• Connect mass distribution and inertia to how aircraft respond to control inputs.+ Show more

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• Understand the hierarchical categories used in biological classification.
• Identify observable characteristics to distinguish different species.
• Learn how to use dichotomous keys for species identification.+ Show more

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• Identify and explain variables and controls in scientific experiments.
• Design fair tests that produce reliable and interpretable data.
• Justify choices of control conditions and measurement procedures.+ Show more

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• Identify cells, tissues, organs, and body systems in examples
• Explain how cells combine to form tissues and organs
• Connect organs to the body systems they support+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of adaptation trade-offs and how they influence survival strategies.
• Identify different examples of structural and physiological trade-offs in animals.
• Evaluate the costs and benefits associated with specific adaptations.+ Show more

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• Describe static and dynamic stability using aircraft behavior examples
• Explain how center of gravity affects pitch stability
• Relate aerodynamic centre position to aircraft pitch stability+ Show more

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• Identify lift, drag, thrust, and weight as the four aerodynamic forces
• Explain how force direction and magnitude affect vehicle motion
• Describe force changes during aircraft climb, cruise, and descent+ Show more

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• Understand the geometric principles behind solar and lunar eclipses, including the concepts of umbra and penumbra.
• Explain how the alignment of the Earth, Moon, and Sun causes eclipse phenomena.
• Describe the gravitational forces of the Moon and Sun that cause oceanic tides, including spring and neap tides.+ Show more

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• Understand how to interpret observed data and transform it into clear, evidence-supported claims.
• Learn methods for summarizing patterns using descriptive statistics and appropriate visuals.
• Identify suitable visual representations like bar, line, and scatter plots for Alberta environmental phenomena.+ Show more

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• Explain how particle arrangement in crystalline solids differs from amorphous solids
• Describe how bonding strength and packing affect mechanical properties and melting behavior
• Connect microscopic structure to macroscopic observations such as brittleness and cleavage

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• Explain how current and voltage behave in series circuits and in parallel circuits.
• Predict how changing connections (series vs. parallel) affects brightness of bulbs and operation of devices.
• Use circuit reasoning to identify what happens when a component breaks in a series circuit compared with a parallel circuit.

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• Explain how series and parallel behaviors combine in mixed (series-parallel) circuits.
• Predict how current and voltage distribute in combined circuit paths.
• Diagnose changes in brightness or readings when one component is removed or fails.

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• Understand the nature of sound as a mechanical wave and how it transmits energy.
• Identify how frequency and amplitude affect pitch and loudness of sound.
• Explain the factors influencing the speed of sound in different media and conditions.+ Show more

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• Define and identify independent, dependent, and controlled variables.
• Explain the role of variables in scientific experiments.
• Apply knowledge of variables to real-world Alberta-focused examples.+ Show more

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• Understand the organs involved in the digestive process and their functions.
• Describe how enzymes and acids chemically digest food into absorbable nutrients.
• Explain how nutrients cross epithelial surfaces into blood and lymph for distribution.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of energy conservation within a closed system.
• Identify different energy forms involved in physical systems.
• Explain how energy transforms and transfers during phenomena like collisions, reactions, and circuits.+ Show more

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• Explain how surface pressure changes around an airfoil relate to lift and pitching moments
• Identify the role of stagnation points and suction peaks in pressure maps
• Describe how pressure minima shift with camber and angle of attack