Grade 6 Science Worksheets

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• Analyze data from tests to compare performance of different design options.
• Use graphs, averages, and error discussion to support decisions in design optimization.
• Evaluate trade-offs in design performance criteria such as strength versus weight, cost versus durability.+ Show more

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• Explain how energy can change forms while the total energy in a system remains conserved.
• Identify common energy transformations (potential ↔ kinetic, kinetic → thermal, electrical → light/thermal).
• Use observations of motion, temperature, and brightness to infer where energy went during a transformation.

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• Analyze data from comparative tests to evaluate performance characteristics of different designs.
• Use graphs, averages, and error discussions to support decision-making in design optimization.
• Understand trade-offs involved in balancing competing goals such as strength versus weight, or cost versus durability.+ Show more

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• Understand how incremental adjustments affect aerodynamic performance.
• Identify criteria for evaluating modifications in aircraft design.
• Explain trade-offs between speed, stability, and payload capacity.+ Show more

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• Understand how incremental adjustments affect aerodynamic performance and safety.
• Learn to evaluate modifications based on flight paths and simple instrumentation.
• Identify trade-offs between speed, stability, and payload in design refinement.+ Show more

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• Compare how kites, gliders, and round canopies use lift, drag, and control surfaces to stay in flight.
• Explain how design choices affect glide ratio, lift-to-drag performance, and maneuverability.
• Use quantitative and qualitative evidence to predict likely flight outcomes in Alberta-like conditions.

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• Explain how oceans absorb, store, and release heat to moderate temperature changes.
• Describe how ocean heat affects evaporation, humidity, and atmospheric stability.
• Connect ocean circulation and ocean heat content changes to possible shifts in weather patterns.+ Show more

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• Analyze the differences in glide ratio, lift-to-drag performance, and control responsiveness among kites, gliders, and round canopies.
• Understand why certain flying device designs favor endurance over maneuverability in regional atmospheric conditions.
• Compare quantitative and qualitative performance parameters of different flying devices in Alberta contexts such as prairie crosswinds and valley thermals.+ Show more

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• Compare the glide ratio, lift-to-drag performance, and control responsiveness of kites, gliders, and round canopies.
• Explain how design parameters influence endurance and maneuverability in flying devices.
• Analyze regional atmospheric factors like prairie crosswinds and valley thermals affecting flight outcomes.+ 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 the difference between heat and temperature using particle motion and energy transfer ideas
• Use temperature differences to predict the direction of heat flow
• Describe how the amount of matter affects how much heat energy an object can store+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of reactants and products in a chemical reaction.
• Identify reactants and products in different diagrams and descriptions.
• Describe how properties of products differ from those of reactants.+ Show more

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• Describe how species richness and occurrence patterns can reveal biodiversity trends across space and time
• Explain how comparisons such as island faunas and latitudinal gradients help identify endemism and turnover
• Use ecological and historical factors (like habitat fragmentation and colonization) to interpret why communities differ

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• Explain why mixtures can be separated without forming new substances
• Identify physical properties used to separate mixture components (such as density, particle size, boiling point, and solubility)
• Use correct vocabulary to describe common separation methods (filtration, evaporation, distillation, and chromatography)+ Show more

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• Understand how species occurrence and richness reveal biodiversity patterns across different ecosystems.
• Analyze and interpret data related to biodiversity, endemism, and community composition.
• Compare biodiversity variations across islands, latitudinal gradients, and habitats.+ Show more

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• Compare how different flying devices create lift and drag
• Explain how design features affect flight stability
• Compare design choices that influence maneuverability+ Show more

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• Identify cells as the basic units of life using observational evidence.
• Distinguish single-celled organisms from multicellular organisms.
• Explain how cells relate to tissues, organs, and whole organisms.+ Show more

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• Compare how kites, gliders, and round canopies behave using lift, drag, and control ideas
• Explain how glide ratio and lift-to-drag performance relate to endurance and distance
• Use Alberta contexts (prairie crosswinds and valley thermals) to predict likely flight outcomes

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• Understand the key performance parameters such as glide ratio, lift-to-drag performance, and control responsiveness across different flying devices.
• Compare and contrast the operational envelopes of kites, gliders, and round canopies in regional atmospheric conditions.
• Analyze how design parameters influence endurance versus maneuverability in flight devices.+ Show more

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• Explain how oceans absorb, store, and release heat more slowly than land.
• Describe how ocean heat content can influence evaporation, humidity, and weather patterns.
• Connect ocean circulation and moisture supply to milder coastal temperatures and early climate signals.

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• Describe how microscopy and preserved specimens provide evidence that cells are the basic unit of life.
• Distinguish single-celled organisms from multicellular organisms using observable cell features.
• Explain how the organization from cells to tissues, organs, and whole organisms is supported by empirical observations.+ Show more

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• Explain how incremental design changes (shape, mass distribution, and control surfaces) can improve aerodynamic performance and safety.
• Identify criteria and trade-offs involved in refining a design for speed, stability, and payload.
• Describe how consistent observation of flight paths and simple measurements can support design decisions.

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• Explain what cellular respiration is and why cells need it
• Describe the role of oxygen and the release of energy during cellular respiration
• Identify how matter changes during respiration and how wastes are produced

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• Compare how kites, gliders, and round canopies differ in glide ratio and lift-to-drag performance
• Explain how design choices affect endurance versus maneuverability in real atmospheric conditions
• Identify how control responsiveness relates to stability and pilot input

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• Explain how thermal energy transfers through conduction, convection, and radiation
• Identify which thermal energy transfer mechanism is occurring in everyday scenarios
• Use particle and fluid ideas to justify answers about heat movement

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• Explain how thermal energy transfers through conduction, convection, and radiation.
• Identify the medium and movement involved in each thermal energy mechanism.
• Use evidence from everyday examples to determine which transfer mechanism is happening.

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• Understand how species occurrence and richness reveal biodiversity patterns across ecosystems.
• Identify different factors influencing biodiversity, such as habitat heterogeneity and colonization.
• Interpret data displays related to species diversity and endemism.+ Show more

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• Describe how species richness and species occurrence can show biodiversity patterns across space and time
• Compare island faunas, latitudinal gradients, and habitat heterogeneity as examples of biodiversity variation
• Explain how turnover and community composition can be assessed using historical records and present-day surveys+ Show more

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• Explain how conduction, convection, and radiation transfer thermal energy
• Identify the role of matter (solids, liquids/gases, or space) in each thermal transfer mechanism
• Use evidence from everyday examples to choose the correct thermal energy transfer process

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• Understand the difference between reactants and products in a chemical reaction.
• Identify properties that change during a chemical reaction and how they indicate a reaction has occurred.
• Interpret particle diagrams showing atoms and molecules before and after reactions.+ Show more

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• Compare the glide ratios, lift-to-drag performance, and control responsiveness of different flying devices.
• Understand how design parameters influence endurance versus maneuverability in kites, gliders, and round canopies.
• Analyze the regional atmospheric factors, such as prairie crosswinds and valley thermals, affecting flight outcomes.+ Show more

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• Describe reactants and products as the starting materials and the substances formed in a chemical reaction.
• Identify evidence that a chemical reaction occurred by comparing properties of reactants and products.
• Use particle diagrams to explain how atoms are rearranged during a reaction.+ Show more

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• Understand the difference between reactants and products in a chemical reaction.
• Learn how to identify reactants and products from particle diagrams.
• Explain how the properties of substances change after a chemical reaction.+ Show more

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• Explain the difference between reactants and products in a chemical reaction
• Identify evidence that a chemical reaction occurred using changes in properties
• Use particle diagrams to describe how atoms rearrange from reactants to products+ Show more

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• Understand the basic structure and features of cells through microscopy images.
• Identify different cell types and their specialized structures.
• Distinguish between single-celled and multicellular organisms based on cellular features.+ Show more

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• Explain how cellular respiration converts chemical energy in food into energy cells can use
• Describe the role of oxygen and the exchange of gases during cellular respiration
• Identify what happens to matter and energy products produced during respiration+ Show more

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• Distinguish between speed and velocity using direction and units
• Calculate and interpret average speed from distance and time
• Explain how changing speed and changing direction affect motion+ Show more

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• Understand the three main mechanisms of thermal energy transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation.
• Identify examples of each energy transfer mechanism in real-world situations.
• Explain how the medium involved affects the process of thermal energy transfer.

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• Explain how oceans absorb, store, and release energy to reduce temperature extremes.
• Describe how ocean heat affects evaporation, water vapor, humidity, and atmospheric stability.
• Connect ocean circulation and changes in ocean heat content to weather patterns near coastlines.

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• Understand the differences in design features of kites, gliders, and round canopies.
• Identify how glide ratio, lift-to-drag performance, and control responsiveness affect flight.
• Explain how regional atmospheric conditions influence flying device performance.+ Show more

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• Describe the geometric relationships among Earth, Moon, and Sun that produce lunar phases and eclipses.
• Explain the sequence of primary lunar phases and the conditions for solar and lunar eclipses.
• Use observational records to understand periodicity and predictability of Earth–Moon–Sun configurations.+ Show more

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• Identify evidence from microscopy and preserved specimens that supports the claim that cells are the basic unit of life.
• Differentiate single-celled organisms from multicellular organisms using observable traits such as size, compartments, and organization.
• Explain how characteristics seen in cells and tissues provide evidence for relationships among cells, tissues, organs, and whole organisms.

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• Understand that mixtures are combinations of substances that retain their individual properties.
• Identify physical separation methods based on differences like density, particle size, boiling point, and solubility.
• Describe how oil and water separate without chemical reaction.+ Show more

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• Distinguish heat from temperature using the idea of energy transfer versus particle motion.
• Explain how heating and cooling depend on temperature differences and energy movement.
• Compare how mass and material affect how much heat energy a system can hold at the same temperature.+ Show more

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• Understand how incremental adjustments to shape, mass distribution, and control surfaces affect aerodynamic performance and safety.
• Identify criteria for evaluating modifications in aeronautical design.
• Analyze trade-offs between speed, stability, and payload in design refinement.+ Show more

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• Explain how atoms are conserved during chemical reactions using particle diagrams.
• Describe reactants and products as rearrangements of atoms rather than creation or destruction.
• Use particle-level evidence to connect conservation of atoms to observable changes.

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• Identify and describe the different lunar phases based on the Moon's relative position to Earth and the Sun.
• Explain how lunar phases are observed from Earth.
• Understand the geometric relationships involved in lunar phases and eclipses.+ Show more

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• Identify chemical evidence by observing changes such as color change, gas formation, and precipitates.
• Explain why chemical evidence shows a change in composition, not just temporary mixing.
• Use examples like iron rusting and burning paper to connect observations to particle-level changes.