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Grade 6 Science Worksheets (South Africa)
Grade 6 (South Africa) · South Africa
- Ages 11–12
- Intermediate Phase (Grade 4–6)
Free science worksheets for Grade 6 in South Africa, made for children aged 11 to 12. This year children usually practise chemical elements and symbols, physics calculations: speed, force and energy, SI units and symbols and the human body and cells.
Link each sheet to something real: name body parts at bath time, look at the sky, talk about the weather. Primary school children gain confidence by mastering one skill at a time before moving on.
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What children practise in Grade 6 science
Chemical elements and symbols
Chemical elements · Basics
Physics calculations: speed, force and energy
Physics calculations · Basics
SI units and symbols
SI units · Basics
The human body and cells
Cells and the body · Basics
The human body and cells (level 2)
Cells and the body · Intermediate
The solar system and space
Space · Basics
The solar system and space (level 2)
Space · Intermediate
Curriculum links
- Common Core HSN-Q.A.1: Use units to understand problems and to guide multi-step solutions; choose and interpret units in formulas.
- England NC Y6.SC.AH.1: Identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood.
- England NC KS3.SC.BI.1: Cells as the basic unit of life: functions of the cell wall, membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, vacuole, mitochondria and chloroplasts.
- England NC KS3.SC.BI.3: Photosynthesis: its reactants and products, a word summary, and why almost all life depends on it.
- England NC KS3.SC.CH.1: The Periodic Table: elements and their symbols, metals and non-metals, and how the table is arranged.
- England NC KS3.SC.PH.1: Speed and the relationship between average speed, distance and time (speed = distance ÷ time).
- England NC KS3.SC.PH.2: Forces: weight as mass × gravitational field strength, and forces changing motion.
- England NC KS3.SC.WS.1: Understand and use SI units and IUPAC chemical names.
- BNCC EF05CI07: Explain how the circulatory system carries nutrients around the body and removes waste.
- BNCC EF06CI05: Explain the basic organisation of cells as the structural and functional unit of living things.
- BNCC EF09CI03: Identify models of the structure of matter (atoms and simple molecules) and how they developed.
- NGSS 4-LS1-1: Argue from evidence that plants and animals have internal and external structures that help them survive, grow and reproduce.
- NGSS MS-PS1-1: Develop models of the atomic make-up of simple molecules and extended structures.
- NGSS MS-PS2-2: Investigate how a change in an object's motion depends on the total force on it and its mass.
- NGSS MS-LS1-1: Gather evidence that living things are made of cells, either one cell or many.
- NGSS MS-LS1-2: Model the function of a cell as a whole and how its parts contribute to it.
- NGSS MS-LS1-3: Argue that the body is a system of interacting subsystems made of groups of cells.
- NGSS MS-LS1-6: Explain the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
- Programmes FR C3.ST.CO.1: Describe how the human body works: digestion, breathing and blood circulation.
- Programmes FR C4.PC.MA.1: Describe matter as atoms and elements, and use their chemical symbols and the periodic table.
- Programmes FR C4.PC.MO.1: Describe a motion and calculate a speed (v = d / t).
- Programmes FR C4.PC.MO.2: Tell weight and mass apart and use P = m × g.
- Programmes FR C4.SV.VI.1: Relate the cell to the organisation of living things, from cells to organs.
- Programmes FR C4.SV.VI.2: Explain how plants make their own food (photosynthesis) and how organisms get energy (respiration).
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Science in other years
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- Grade 6 Science Worksheets (Kenya) (Kenya)
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- Grade 6 Science Worksheets (Philippines) (Philippines)
- Year 6 Science Worksheets (Australia) (Australia)
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Which curriculum do the Grade 6 sheets follow?
They follow the skills usually taught in Grade 6 in South Africa. Each activity is matched to the typical age of the year, so it fits most school programmes.
What age is Grade 6?
Grade 6 is usually for children aged 11 to 12 in South Africa. If your child needs more practice or a bigger challenge, use the pages for the years before and after.
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