Grade 6 Science Worksheets

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• Understand the relative sizes of the Sun, Earth, and Moon.
• Learn about the distances among the Sun, Earth, and Moon.
• Explore how gravitational forces influence their orbits.+ Show more

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• Identify how primary and secondary control surfaces affect lift and moments
• Explain how ailerons, elevators, and rudders control aircraft movement
• Describe how flap deployment changes lift and drag+ Show more

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• Understand examples of digital data sources relevant to local inquiry.
• Identify how metadata, temporal resolution, and spatial coverage are verified for digital datasets.
• Recognize the challenges of integrating digital sources from multiple providers.+ Show more

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• Learn the purpose of dichotomous keys in biological classification.
• Identify the basic structure and components of a dichotomous key.
• Understand how contrasting traits are used to create binary decision points.+ Show more

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• Understand the primary and secondary control surfaces such as ailerons, elevators, rudder, and flaps.
• Explain how deflection of control surfaces affects aircraft movement in roll, pitch, and yaw.
• Describe the concepts of control authority, aerodynamic stability, and how control inputs impact performance.+ Show more

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• Understand how to organize data into tables
• Interpret information from data tables
• Select suitable chart types to display data+ Show more

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• Understand what digital sources are and how they are used in local inquiry.
• Identify various types of digital data, including datasets, sensors, and remote sensing products.
• Learn how to verify metadata, including temporal resolution and spatial coverage, in Alberta contexts.+ Show more

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• Explain how growth rings form and what information they reveal about a tree's age and environmental history.
• Identify factors such as climate and disturbances that affect growth ring characteristics in tree species.
• Describe how dendrochronology is used to reconstruct past climate and forest responses.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of adaptation trade-offs in organisms and how they impact survival.
• Identify examples of structural and physiological trade-offs in animal adaptations.
• Evaluate the costs and benefits of specific traits in different environmental contexts.+ Show more

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• Understand the basic principles of static electricity.
• Identify sources of electrostatic charge in everyday materials.
• Describe phenomena such as attraction, repulsion, and sparks.+ Show more

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• Explain how the Sun’s dominant gravity affects the Earth–Moon system
• Describe how mutual gravity between Earth and Moon leads to an Earth–Moon barycenter and orbital motion
• Connect stable orbits to gravitational balance and mutual motion

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• Understand how Earth's axial tilt causes seasonal changes.
• Explain how Earth's orbit influences the variation in sunlight during the year.
• Describe why hemispheres experience opposite seasons.+ Show more

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• Understand the different components that make up an ecosystem.
• Identify the roles of biotic and abiotic factors in ecosystems.
• Recognize how interactions between organisms and their environment influence habitat conditions.+ Show more

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• Learn what a wind tunnel is and its purpose in scientific research.
• Identify the basic components and methods used in wind tunnel experiments.
• Understand how wind tunnels help in studying aerodynamic forces like lift and drag.+ Show more

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• Define limiting factors and explain their role in ecosystems.
• Identify abiotic and biotic limiting factors affecting populations.
• Analyze how changes in limiting resources influence population dynamics.+ Show more

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• Understand the roles of producers and consumers in ecosystems.
• Identify different types of consumers such as herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.
• Recognize energy transfer between trophic levels and its impact on ecosystems.+ Show more

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• Identify different forms of energy such as kinetic, potential, and thermal.
• Explain the conservation principle of energy.
• Recognize examples of energy transfer and transformation.+ Show more

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• Define independent and dependent variables and use operational definitions to describe measurements
• Design fair tests by keeping variables controlled and using controlled comparisons
• Connect hypothesis testing to reproducibility by documenting procedures and recognizing limitations

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• Identify and classify adaptations as structural, behavioural, or physiological
• Explain how inherited traits differ from acquired characteristics
• Describe how environmental pressures can change survival and reproduction over generations+ Show more

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• Explain why risk assessment is necessary before starting a science investigation
• Identify safe and ethical behaviors when using tools, handling materials, and working with organisms or communities
• Apply protocols for hazard prevention and accurate reporting of incidents+ Show more

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• Identify different material properties relevant to performance.
• Compare how properties like strength, water resistance, and conductivity affect material choice.
• Understand how practical limitations influence material selection in design.

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• Organize qualitative and quantitative observations into tables and clear categories.
• Select appropriate graph types and label axes with correct units, scales, and legends.
• Interpret trends, outliers, and simple summary measures such as mean and median.

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• Understand community-based stewardship initiatives such as planting and urban forestry
• Identify the environmental benefits of stewardship practices
• Recognize local examples of stewardship efforts in Alberta+ 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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• Understand the components of a data table such as headers and units
• Learn the importance of clear labels and metadata in data recording
• Identify examples of data tables used in real-world science contexts

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• Describe how a series circuit creates a single path for charge to move
• Explain why the current is the same through each element in a series circuit
• Use circuit properties to predict how brightness and voltage share change with series components

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• Describe how photovoltaic cells convert sunlight into electrical energy.
• Explain the mechanisms by which wind turbines generate electricity from air movement.
• Understand how hydro systems transform gravitational potential energy into electrical power.+ Show more

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• Learn how to identify evidence that supports scientific claims.
• Understand the connection between evidence and explanations in science.
• Recognize different types of evidence such as trends, ranges, and match between observed and expected values.+ Show more

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• Understand the difference between habitats and niches in ecosystems.
• Identify how resource sharing leads to competition or coexistence among species.
• Describe how variations in niches and habitats influence ecosystem resilience.+ Show more

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• Understand how sound and light waves transfer energy in devices like speakers, microphones, and cameras.
• Explain the process of energy conversion between electrical signals and wave pressure or photon energy.
• Identify the properties of waves, such as frequency and intensity, that influence device performance.+ Show more

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• Identify the sequence of lunar phases between new moon and full moon
• Describe the appearance of each lunar phase
• Explain the positions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon that create different phases+ Show more

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• Understand basic electrical components such as current, voltage, and power.
• Learn how to quantify electrical quantities in circuits.
• Recognize the importance of measuring energy transfer and efficiency in electrical devices.+ Show more

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• Understand the law of conservation of mass and its application in physical and chemical changes.
• Differentiate between open and closed systems based on mass measurement.
• Identify processes that do or do not conserve mass through atom rearrangement or boundary limitations.+ Show more

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• Explain electric current as the organized movement of electric charges through a conductor
• Distinguish conventional current direction from electron flow
• Describe potential difference as the driving force that pushes charges through a circuit+ Show more

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• Explain how filtration separates mixtures using a porous barrier
• Describe how sieving separates mixtures using a rigid screen and particle size
• Use particle size and state (solid in liquid or gas) to choose the best separation method

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• Explain how roles and clear communication improve team-based science investigations
• Use collaborative documentation practices such as versioning and attribution to track changes and contributions
• Describe how teams use protocols for constructive critique, peer review, and resolving conflicting observations

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• Define reaction rate and understand its significance.
• Identify factors that influence reaction rates such as concentration, temperature, surface area, and catalysts.
• Explain how microscopic particle collisions relate to observable signs of chemical reactions.

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• Describe the particle model of matter and its main features.
• Explain how particle arrangements differ in solids, liquids, and gases.
• Connect microscopic particle behavior to macroscopic properties such as shape, volume, and flow.+ Show more

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• Interpret common circuit schematic symbols for sources, components, and measuring devices
• Explain how wire connections and topology (series vs. parallel) affect predicted circuit behavior
• Identify which instrument (ammeter or voltmeter) measures current or potential difference based on diagram placement

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• Understand the concept of multi-criteria design in engineering.
• Identify how trade-offs affect performance in wing design.
• Explain the methods used to balance factors like lift, drag, and stability.+ Show more

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• Explain how adaptation trade-offs can favor specialists in stable conditions and generalists in variable conditions.
• Compare benefits and costs of narrow niche specialization versus broad tolerance using examples from plants, insects, and animal movement.
• Describe how fluctuating environments can change which traits improve survival and reproduction over time.

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• Describe how stewardship strategies like habitat restoration, protected areas, and community monitoring help maintain biodiversity.
• Compare trade-offs among conservation approaches and explain why some actions may be prioritized for species at risk.
• Explain how assisted migration and invasive species removal can affect ecosystems and why monitoring matters.

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• Understand the interactions between predators and prey in ecosystems.
• Identify cause-and-effect relationships in food webs.
• Explain how predator and prey populations influence each other over time.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of electrical energy transfer in circuits.
• Identify how power is related to energy transfer rate, current, and voltage.
• Recognize everyday examples of electrical power use, such as lighting and heating.+ Show more

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• Explain how evaporation can separate a soluble solid from a liquid
• Identify the evidence that suggests evaporation occurred in a separation experiment
• Compare evaporation to size-based separation methods

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• Explain the difference between a habitat and a niche in an ecosystem
• Describe how niche overlap can lead to competition and limit population growth
• Use examples of resource partitioning to explain how species can coexist

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• Understand how current and voltage measurements characterize circuit performance.
• Recognize proper instrument placement for circuit measurements.
• Interpret typical reading patterns in various circuit configurations.+ Show more

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• Understand the basic functions of the respiratory system
• Identify key organs such as lungs and gills
• Describe how gas exchange occurs between the environment and tissues+ Show more