Grade 6
Science
Worksheet
Ecosystems
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8 questions with a Robots theme plus a full answer key. Perfect for Grade 6 Science.
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SubjectScience
GradeGrade 6
TopicEcosystems
Created by Examel Education Team · Aligned to Common Core State Standards
What is included
✓ 8 curriculum-aligned questions
✓ Full answer key for parents and teachers
✓ Robots theme to keep kids engaged
✓ Print-ready PDF — US Letter size
✓ Name, date, and score fields included
CCSS: NGSS.MS-LS2-1
How to Use This Worksheet
1Print
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2Review
Read through the questions with your child or student.
3Complete
Let them work independently. Use the answer key to check.
4Extend
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Learning Objective
Students will be able to analyze the roles of organisms in an ecosystem, including producers, consumers, and decomposers, and explain how organisms depend on each other for survival.
Teacher Tip
Before Q6, pause and ask students: 'Which robot zone from our worksheet acts like a real forest floor?' This anchors decomposer roles to Zoe's circuit board recycling bay and sparks peer discussion.
Sample Questions
- Zoe arrives at Robot Island to study its ecosystem. She finds three groups of organisms: solar-panel plants, gear beetles, and rust fungi. Which group is the PRODUCER in this ecosystem? Circle one: solar-panel plants / gear beetles / rust fungi. Explain your answer in one sentence.
- Zoe observes that gear beetles eat solar-panel plants. Rust fungi break down dead beetles. True or False: Rust fungi are decomposers in Robot Island's ecosystem. Circle your answer and write one reason why.
- Zoe discovers a food chain on Robot Island: solar-panel plants → gear beetles → circuit-board hawks. She notices the energy cell inside each organism gets smaller at each level. Fill in the blank: As energy moves up the food chain, the amount of energy __________ at each level. Use the word 'decreases' or 'increases' and explain why in two sentences.
...plus 5 more questions in the full worksheet
Instructions: Read each scene from Zoe's robot mission carefully. Answer every question using science words and full sentences where asked.
Standard: NGSS.MS-LS2-1
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About this Science worksheet for Grade 6
This printable Science worksheet is designed for Grade 6 students and covers Ecosystems. The Robots theme keeps kids engaged while they practice essential Science skills. Every worksheet includes a full answer key making it easy for parents and teachers to check work instantly. Aligned to Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for Grade 6 Science. Print-ready at US Letter size. No login required — download and print in seconds.
Last updated: April 2026
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