Energy and Matter

Energy and Matter Worksheet (Grade 6 Science, TEKS 6.5E)

Energy moves through systems, and matter moves and cycles through systems. This one-page reading and activity sheet opens with the guiding questions "Where does the energy go? Where does the matter go?" and shows the idea in four places students will meet all year: food webs, the water cycle, photosynthesis, and chemical reactions.

What's Inside

• A thinking lens box with the two guiding questions
• An example chart on food webs, the water cycle, photosynthesis, and chemical reactions
• Activity 1: Students number the Sun, grass, rabbit, and fox to show how energy flows
• Activity 2: Five true or false sentences about energy and matter
• A visual answer key with answers marked in red

How Teachers Use It

Use it to introduce the recurring themes, then return to the guiding questions in ecosystem, Earth, and matter units. It also works as practice for TEKS 6.5E. The sheet takes about 10 minutes, needs no prior knowledge, and prints clearly in black and white.

This worksheet is part of the Reading in Science series for grade 6. It supports TEKS 6.5E: analyze and explain how energy flows and matter cycles through systems and how energy and matter are conserved through a variety of systems. TEKS 6.5 is not a single unit. It is a set of recurring themes, so pair this sheet with the other TEKS 6.5 sheets and return to the guiding questions all year.

Why It Works

Each sheet opens with a thinking lens, a guiding question students can ask in every science unit, then shows it with grade 6 examples from life, Earth, and physical science. Activities stay at the circle, sort, match, and write-a-letter level, so students build confidence while the answer key lets teachers check work fast. The clean layout is also easy to project for a whole-class review.