Grade 6 Science Worksheets

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• Identify and interpret standard schematic symbols for electrical components.
• Understand how circuit diagrams represent physical connections and configurations.
• Read schematic symbols to predict circuit behavior in series, parallel, and mixed arrangements.+ Show more

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• Identify the roles of producers and consumers in a food chain
• Explain how energy transfers between trophic levels
• Describe why real ecosystems often form food webs instead of single pathways+ Show more

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• Understand the different functions and categories of artificial satellites.
• Identify how satellite orbits like geostationary and polar orbits serve various Earth observation and communication purposes.
• Describe sensor payload considerations and how satellite data helps in space phenomena prediction, tide monitoring, and surface mapping.+ Show more

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• Identify different types of graphs and their appropriate uses.
• Match data types with suitable graph types and scales.
• Understand how to label axes and interpret visual data representations.+ Show more

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• Identify and describe common forms of energy such as kinetic, potential, thermal, chemical, and electrical.
• Relate each form of energy to familiar everyday phenomena like moving objects, stretched springs, warm objects, and batteries.
• Distinguish among different types of energy based on their characteristics and examples.

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• Explain how solar and lunar eclipses happen using Earth–Moon–Sun alignment and the ideas of umbra and penumbra
• Distinguish how the geometry of eclipses affects what people can see and how often eclipses occur
• Describe tides as a result of the Moon’s and Sun’s differential gravitational pull on Earth’s oceans+ Show more

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• Understand human activities that affect natural ecosystems.
• Identify examples of habitat fragmentation, pollution, and resource extraction.
• Describe strategies for conservation and restoration to mitigate environmental impacts.

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• Understand the principles of light reflection and refraction.
• Identify the factors affecting how light bends and reflects.
• Explain how lenses and optical phenomena like mirages form images.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of population growth models
• Identify different types of population growth, such as exponential and logistic
• Recognize factors influencing population changes+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of inheritance and how traits are transmitted from parents to offspring through genes.
• Learn to model inheritance patterns using Punnett squares and probability.
• Predict offspring trait ratios in monohybrid crosses, including dominant and recessive traits.+ Show more

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• Understand how genetic factors contribute to observable variation among individuals.
• Explain how environmental factors influence phenotypic traits.
• Recognize models of allele combinations and mutation impacts on traits.+ Show more

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• Identify energy sources and receivers in everyday systems
• Explain how energy transfers through collisions, waves, currents, and motion
• Trace energy through multi-step and branching systems+ Show more

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• Understand how physical and conceptual models represent scientific systems.
• Identify criteria for evaluating models and their limitations.
• Analyze examples of models used in understanding water cycles, particle mixtures, and motion.+ Show more

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• Explain what a model represents in a scientific system
• Describe what a model leaves out and why that matters
• Use examples to connect models to predictions

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• Understand the concept of models in science and their purpose.
• Identify different types of models used to represent complex systems.
• Recognize the assumptions, limitations, and boundaries of models.+ Show more

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• Describe human activities that alter land, air, and water systems.
• Analyze how land-use change, fossil fuel use, and waste management affect environmental cycles.
• Explain the causal links between human actions and environmental trends.+ Show more

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• Identify basic components of electric circuits
• Understand the flow of electricity in a simple circuit
• Recognize different types of circuits and their functions+ Show more

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• Explain gas pressure using the particle model (collisions and particle motion).
• Describe how temperature, particle speed, and volume affect gas pressure.
• Connect microscopic particle ideas to macroscopic examples such as tires and altitude.

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• Understand the concepts of exponential and logistic growth in populations.
• Identify factors that influence population size such as limiting resources, predation, and weather events.
• Distinguish between density-dependent and density-independent influences on populations.+ Show more

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• Explain how groundwater is stored in aquifers and how it moves through pore spaces
• Describe how infiltration and percolation recharge aquifers after precipitation
• Connect groundwater discharge to stream baseflow and sustained river flow during dry periods+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of solar time and how it differs from clock time.
• Identify the factors affecting solar time, including longitude, time zones, and Earth's orbit.
• Explore historical and contemporary applications of solar time in Alberta communities.+ Show more

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• Understand various strategies used to maintain biodiversity and ecosystem services.
• Compare conservation, habitat restoration, and invasive species management techniques.
• Evaluate ecological trade-offs, feasibility, and effectiveness of different biodiversity solutions.+ Show more

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• Explain how resource availability affects individual organisms and populations.
• Identify limiting resources like water, nutrients, and light in different ecosystems.
• Interpret data patterns related to resource distribution and population trends.+ Show more

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• Explain how unequal solar heating and planetary rotation create global atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns.
• Identify key circulation cells, wind patterns, and ocean currents involved in heat and moisture transport.
• Describe the effects of circulation patterns on regional climate zones and phenomena such as El Niño.+ Show more

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• Understand the importance of risk assessment and hazard prevention in scientific work.
• Recognize ethical practices such as humane treatment, informed consent, and confidentiality.
• Apply safety protocols for handling tools and substances responsibly.+ Show more

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• Understand how data can be used to compare different design options.
• Learn to read graphs and analyze performance measurements.
• Identify trade-offs when selecting optimal design features.+ Show more

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• Understand what a design problem is and the importance of defining needs and constraints.
• Identify different components that influence the design of a protective case.
• Develop skills to analyze design requirements carefully.+ Show more

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• Understand the basic components of a system.
• Identify how parts of a system interact and influence each other.
• Learn cause-and-effect reasoning in system design.+ Show more

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• Identify the four main tissue types in animals: epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous.
• Describe the functions and structures of each tissue type.
• Explain how tissue types organize to form organs and contribute to animal body functions.+ Show more

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• Explain how reflection and refraction change the direction of light when it meets a surface or boundary.
• Identify real-life examples of reflection and refraction and relate them to angles and material properties.
• Describe how lenses use refraction to focus or disperse light and form images.

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• Understand how fossil occurrences and stratigraphy reveal patterns of origin, diversification, and extinction.
• Identify morphological transitions in the fossil record, such as fish-to-tetrapod examples.
• Explain how dating methods and geographic distribution provide evidence for lineage continuity and change.+ Show more

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• Connect natural resources to the synthetic materials derived from them.
• Compare properties such as durability, flexibility, conductivity, and biodegradability of different materials.
• Describe the processes involved in resource extraction and material manufacturing.+ Show more

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• Understand how anatomical and molecular traits provide evidence for common ancestry among taxa.
• Identify examples of homologous structures, vestigial organs, and conserved DNA sequences.
• Interpret phylogenetic trees and morphological gradients to analyze lineage divergence.+ Show more

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• Explain the difference between static and current electricity.
• Define electric charge and charge separation.
• Describe how charge imbalance relates to phenomena like sparks and hair attraction.+ Show more

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• Explain how energy flows through food webs and food chains in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
• Identify the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in energy and matter cycling.
• Interpret energy pyramids and understand trophic transfer efficiency.+ Show more

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• Understand how current, voltage, and power are measured in electrical circuits.
• Identify the units used for electrical quantities such as amperes, volts, and watts.
• Explain how energy consumption is calculated over time in electrical systems.+ Show more

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• Understand the basic concepts of population change, including birth and death rates, immigration, and emigration.
• Differentiate between growth models such as exponential and logistic growth.
• Identify and explain factors affecting population density, including density-dependent and density-independent factors.+ Show more

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• Explain gas pressure using the particle model and collisions with container walls.
• Predict how changes in particle speed, collision frequency, and volume affect gas pressure.
• Describe how temperature changes relate to pressure and gas behavior in sealed containers and everyday examples.

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• Explain how energy changes particle motion during phase changes (melting, boiling, freezing, and condensation).
• Describe why temperature can stay nearly constant during a phase change even while energy is still being added or released.
• Connect latent heat to the energy needed to overcome attractive forces or form stronger particle bonds.

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• Explain how paper chromatography separates mixture components using solvent mobility and attraction to the stationary phase
• Identify the roles of the mobile phase (solvent) and stationary phase (paper) in chromatography
• Interpret how pigment separation patterns can indicate different components in a mixture

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• Describe how electrical energy transfer relates to power dissipation in circuit components.
• Explain the concept of power as the rate of energy transfer and its connection to current and voltage.
• Identify everyday examples of electrical power usage such as lighting and heating devices.+ Show more

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• Understand how trait frequencies and population sizes change over generations
• Use proportional reasoning, graphs, and tables to analyze population changes
• Compare different population scenarios such as shifts, stabilizing, and bottlenecks+ Show more

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• Understand how trait frequencies and population sizes change over generations due to environmental influences and demographic factors.
• Use proportional reasoning, frequency charts, and time-series graphs to analyze population data.
• Compare different population scenarios such as shifts, stabilization, and bottlenecks.+ Show more

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• Understand proper handling and safety practices for measurement tools
• Identify safety procedures for using thermometers, pH probes, and anemometers
• Learn cleaning, storage, and calibration checks for measurement instruments+ Show more

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• Identify different components used in simple electrical circuits.
• Describe the roles of sources, conductors, loads, and control elements.
• Explain energy transformations in electrical devices.+ Show more

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• Understand the physical and chemical properties used to identify substances.
• Describe and compare properties such as density, solubility, magnetism, and conductivity.
• Relate observed properties to real-world examples like iron, salt, oil, and copper.

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• Understand how surface area, porosity, and suspension geometry affect parachute drag and descent.
• Explain the concepts of terminal velocity in relation to parachute design.
• Analyze how canopy modifications influence descent rate and stability in different atmospheric conditions.+ Show more

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• Understand different methods of data representation including tables and graphs.
• Identify trends, outliers, and summary measures in data sets.
• Learn to select appropriate graph types and label axes effectively.+ Show more