Grade 11 Science Worksheets

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• Explain how pressure relates to gas solubility using Henry’s law and partial pressure.
• Predict how changing pressure affects dissolved gases such as carbon dioxide and methane in natural water systems.
• Apply pressure–gas–liquid equilibrium ideas to real Alberta contexts (reservoir management and deep groundwater).

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• Interpret solubility curves to determine how solubility changes with temperature for salts and gases
• Identify unsaturated, saturated, and supersaturated regions on solubility graphs and predict solution states
• Explain how molecular interactions (ion–ion, ion–water, and gas–gas) relate to trends shown on solubility curves+ Show more

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• Explain how temperature changes kinetic energy and collision frequency, affecting reaction rates.
• Use enthalpy of solution (endothermic vs. exothermic) to predict how temperature affects solubility.
• Compare trends in solid solubility versus gas solubility as temperature increases.+ Show more

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• Describe the major ideas behind Dalton’s, Thomson’s, Rutherford’s, Bohr’s, and the quantum mechanical model of the atom.
• Explain how evidence from experiments led to changes in atomic models over time.
• Use quantum concepts (orbitals and quantum numbers) to describe where electrons are likely to be found and how that relates to energy levels and bonding.

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• Explain conservation of energy for chemical reactions and physical changes in terms of energy transfer between a system and its surroundings.
• Identify whether a reaction is endothermic or exothermic using energy diagrams and relative reactant/product energy levels.
• Connect the magnitude and direction of energy transfer to changes in temperature and phase during energy-related processes.

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• Explain how net force determines changes in an object’s motion and acceleration
• Use free-body diagrams to identify contact forces and frictional forces
• Determine net direction and magnitude by combining force vectors+ Show more

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• Explain how DNA sequence information becomes expressed through genes via transcription and translation
• Describe how genes are located on chromosomes within the nucleus and how chromosome behavior affects inheritance
• Connect allele inheritance with chromosome pairing and segregation during cell division+ Show more

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• Distinguish independent variables, dependent variables, and constants in a research scenario.
• Select appropriate controls and explain why controls help test a hypothesis.
• Evaluate whether results can confirm or refute a testable hypothesis using evidence.+ Show more

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• Explain how quantum numbers describe orbital characteristics and electron spin.
• Use the Aufbau and Pauli exclusion principles to determine electron filling order.
• Connect electron configurations and valence electrons to periodic trends and ion formation.

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• Explain how surface area influences reaction rates in heterogeneous systems.
• Connect particle size (smaller vs. larger pieces) to the number of reactant contact points.
• Use surface area ideas to predict the relative speeds of processes like corrosion or decomposition.

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• Explain how collision frequency, molecular orientation, and activation energy influence reaction rates
• Use rate laws and the Arrhenius equation to describe how reactant concentrations and temperature affect rate constants
• Compare thermodynamic favorability with kinetic accessibility and predict how catalysts change reaction pathways

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• Use balanced chemical equations and mole ratios to convert between moles of reactants and products.
• Apply dimensional analysis to convert mass-to-mass, mass-to-mole, and mole-to-mole using molar masses and stoichiometric coefficients.
• Determine the limiting reagent and explain how it controls the maximum possible product formation.+ Show more

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• Explain how reflection of a wave changes direction while maintaining frequency at a boundary.
• Describe how refraction occurs when a wave enters a new medium with different speed, wavelength, and bending of the path.
• Compare ray and wave representations and explain why frequency remains tied to the source.+ Show more

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• Classify Earth’s plate boundaries as divergent, convergent, or transform based on key surface and seismic/volcanic evidence
• Connect each boundary type to characteristic landforms and typical earthquake and volcanic activity
• Interpret how global distributions of earthquakes and volcanoes map onto plate margins

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• Explain how porosity and permeability influence groundwater storage and flow in aquifers.
• Differentiate unconfined and confined aquifers in terms of recharge, pressure, and drawdown responses.
• Analyze how groundwater withdrawal affects water tables, baseflow, and land subsidence.+ Show more

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• Explain the purpose of a design problem statement and distinguish goals from constraints.
• Identify measurable performance criteria and translate needs into quantitative specifications.
• Use limits such as cost, space, safety, and materials to refine a design plan.

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• Explain how systems thinking helps engineers identify trade-offs among performance, cost, safety, efficiency, and environmental impact.
• Use constraints to judge whether a design solution is acceptable even if it seems better in one dimension.
• Compare design options by linking cause-and-effect relationships across multiple outcomes.

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• Explain how reliability-centered optimization uses performance expectations under repeated operation and changing conditions.
• Identify and interpret key reliability optimization metrics such as stability, efficiency over time, and acceptable failure rates.
• Evaluate how models, simulations, and test results work together to validate reliability targets.+ Show more

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• Explain how radiometric dating uses parent and daughter isotopes plus known decay rates to estimate absolute ages
• Compare isotope systems and identify which geological materials and timescales each system is best suited for
• Describe how closed-system behavior and closure temperature influence whether isotopic ages are reliable+ Show more

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• Explain how P-waves and S-waves provide evidence for Earth's internal layering.
• Interpret key features of seismic profiles such as shadow zones and wave-speed changes.
• Describe how seismic tomography builds three-dimensional models of wave speed and mantle structure.

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• Explain how biotic interactions (predation, competition, mutualism, and disease) affect survival and reproduction
• Analyze how abiotic factors (temperature, light, water availability, and nutrient concentration) influence where organisms can persist
• Interpret ecological relationships and predict how changes in populations can alter community composition+ Show more

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• Explain semi-conservative DNA replication and how each new DNA molecule contains one parental strand and one newly synthesized strand
• Describe the roles of helicase, DNA polymerase, and ligase during DNA replication, including leading vs. lagging strand synthesis
• Evaluate how proofreading and DNA repair reduce mutation rates during replication+ Show more

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• Evaluate biological claims by checking whether observations and biomarkers match predictions from models and mechanisms.
• Analyze how confounding variables and alternative explanations can weaken evidence in biological studies.
• Assess model assumptions and limitations when interpreting datasets related to inheritance, selection, or homeostasis.

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• Explain how stratigraphy, radiometric dating, and taphonomy contribute to interpreting the fossil record.
• Describe how transitional fossils and multiple lines of evidence support evolutionary change over deep time.
• Evaluate statements about fossil preservation, dating, and temporal sequencing using scientific reasoning.

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• Explain how genetic variation arises from differences in alleles, mutation, and recombination
• Describe how inherited genotypes influence phenotypes while environmental factors can modify trait expression
• Connect heritable variation to differences in survival and reproduction within a population

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• Explain how stratigraphy, sedimentary facies, erosion, metamorphism, and unconformities provide evidence of geologic change.
• Interpret temporal sequences by using relative dating and constraints from radiometric dating, fossils, and cross-cutting relationships.
• Describe how incremental processes and episodic events interact to reshape Earth’s crust over geologic time.

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• Explain how multiple body systems work together to maintain homeostasis
• Identify how feedback coordination prevents internal conditions from drifting from set points
• Connect organ structure and system function to regulating temperature, glucose, oxygen delivery, and waste removal

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• Explain how disturbance regimes, land-use change, connectivity loss, and climate variation influence ecosystem stability and change
• Differentiate resilience, resistance, and regime shifts using examples from real ecosystems
• Analyze how thresholds and feedback loops can drive changes in species composition and ecosystem services

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• Explain how ethical scientific communication requires complete disclosure of methods, limitations, and uncertainty
• Interpret graphs and other representations in ways that remain understandable under scrutiny
• Evaluate how data quality and uncertainties affect the strength of scientific conclusions+ Show more

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• Explain how energy flows through trophic levels while decreasing due to metabolic processes and heat loss.
• Describe how matter cycles between living biomass and nonliving reservoirs (air, water, soil) using carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus examples.
• Evaluate the roles of decomposers and nutrient forms in regulating nutrient availability for producers.

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• Describe the hierarchical organization of living systems from organelles to organ systems and explain how structures support functions.
• Use models to connect specialized cell types with tissue formation and coordinated organ-level exchanges.
• Explain how interdependent systems (e.g., circulatory and respiratory) maintain internal conditions for cellular processes.

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• Explain how glycolysis, pyruvate oxidation, the citric acid cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation transform energy into ATP
• Describe the electron transport chain and how the proton gradient powers ATP synthase
• Use quantitative ideas (energy yields per electron carriers/substrates) to predict changes in metabolic rate

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• Explain how anabolic and catabolic pathways integrate to regulate flow of matter and chemical energy.
• Describe how enzyme kinetics and allosteric regulation influence pathway flux during carbohydrate, lipid, and protein metabolism.
• Analyze how pathway branching and tissue context coordinate metabolic supply and demand (e.g., fermentation, gluconeogenesis).

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• Explain how alleles, dominance, and recessiveness determine observable traits across generations
• Use Punnett-square reasoning to predict genotype and phenotype probabilities for autosomal crosses
• Analyze sex-linked inheritance to predict expected outcomes for males and females, including carrier states

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• Explain how computational simulations use equations, parameters, and boundary conditions to represent real systems.
• Use validation and parameter sensitivity analysis to judge how reliable a computational model is.
• Interpret scenario-based simulation results to compare engineering design options and possible failure modes.

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• Explain how scientific models translate variables to predict outcomes under new conditions
• Differentiate particle models from system models and describe what each is used to predict
• Apply model assumptions to generate and evaluate predictions using observations+ Show more

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• Explain how energy can convert between mechanical, electrical, chemical, and thermal forms
• Identify the roles of components and losses when designing energy-conversion devices
• Evaluate device performance using observations, data, and efficiency reasoning

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• Calculate power using energy/work and time (P = W/t) for mechanical systems and interpret the result
• Calculate power using electrical measurements (P = IV) and compare predicted values to observations
• Evaluate efficiency by discussing how measured losses affect energy conversion in real systems+ Show more

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• Explain the vertical and horizontal structure of the atmosphere, including major layers and where temperature changes most rapidly.
• Interpret how pressure gradients and temperature profiles drive atmospheric circulation and weather patterns.
• Use thermodynamic ideas such as adiabatic lapse rates and inversions to explain observable phenomena like stability and climate zoning.

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• Explain how molecular geometry and bond angles can be predicted using VSEPR and hybridization
• Relate orbital overlap and hybridization to bond types (sigma vs pi) and bond strength
• Use resonance to interpret bond order, bond lengths, and spectroscopic observations+ Show more

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• Explain and apply equilibrium constants (Kc and Kp) to homogeneous and heterogeneous systems
• Use reaction quotient Q to predict the direction of shift using Le Châtelier’s principle
• Calculate equilibrium compositions using stoichiometry and ICE tables while checking that Q equals K

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• Explain how rate laws and reaction order relate to experimentally observed changes in concentration over time.
• Use concentration–time and initial-rate information to interpret or derive integrated rate expressions.
• Connect collision theory and transition-state ideas to temperature dependence, activation energy, and Arrhenius behavior.

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• Explain what degree of dissociation (α) represents for weak acids and weak bases in solution.
• Predict how initial concentration and common-ion effects change percent dissociation using equilibrium ideas.
• Apply dissociation concepts to real Alberta soil and fertilizer scenarios, including nutrient availability and aluminum mobility.+ Show more

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• Use acid–base stoichiometry to determine neutralization requirements relevant to environmental remediation.
• Interpret pH and buffering behavior to predict how waters respond to added acids or bases.
• Apply titration concepts and dissociation/balancing ideas to design and justify treatment strategies.

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• Use balanced chemical equations and stoichiometric coefficients to relate moles in acid-base titrations
• Calculate unknown concentrations from measured titrant volumes at the equivalence point
• Distinguish strong vs. weak acid/base titrations and predict qualitative endpoint pH behavior using Ka and Kb

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• Interpret titration curves to identify key features such as initial pH, buffer regions, inflection points, and equivalence pH.
• Differentiate strong acid–strong base, weak acid–strong base, and weak base–strong acid titration curves using their shapes and pH changes.
• Use titration-curve information to select appropriate endpoints and to interpret acidity/neutralization in real water or effluent samples.

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• Explain how permanent dipole–dipole attractions arise between polar molecules
• Describe how molecular orientation and temperature affect dipole interactions in condensed phases and solutions
• Predict how dipole interactions influence observable properties such as boiling point and miscibility+ Show more

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• Explain how DNA stores genetic information through complementary base pairing and nucleotide sequence
• Describe how DNA sequence is copied during cell division to preserve genetic instructions
• Analyze how genetic variation can influence traits, survival, and evolutionary change