Grade 11 Science Worksheets

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• Explain the systematic changes in atomic radius, ionization energy, electron affinity, and electronegativity across periods and groups.
• Identify the factors that influence periodic trends, such as effective nuclear charge, electron shielding, and orbital penetration.
• Predict element behavior in chemical reactivity, bonding polarity, and compound formation based on periodic property patterns.+ Show more

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• Explain how valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) predicts molecular geometry from bonding and nonbonding electron pairs.
• Identify common VSEPR geometries (linear, trigonal planar, tetrahedral, trigonal bipyramidal, octahedral) and typical bond angles.
• Use VSEPR reasoning to predict relative bond angles, molecular symmetry, and how shape can affect polarity.

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• Understand frameworks and policy instruments for sustainable resource use.
• Evaluate trade-offs among economic, social, and ecological goals.
• Identify indicators for assessing sustainability such as ecological footprints and ecosystem valuation.+ Show more

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• Understand the formulas P = W/t and P = IV for calculating power in systems.
• Create computational models to estimate energy transfer and power output.
• Compare predicted power with observed data in mechanical and electrical contexts.+ Show more

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• Understand how the fossil record documents the history of life on Earth.
• Identify methods used to date and interpret fossils.
• Explain the significance of transitional fossils in evolutionary theory.+ Show more

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• Explain the concept of ionic strength and its impact on activity coefficients.
• Describe how high ionic strength reduces the activity of ions in solutions.
• Discuss the effects of ionic strength on solubility and equilibrium in natural and industrial aqueous systems.+ Show more

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• Describe the mechanisms involved in maintaining internal physiological stability.
• Explain examples of feedback and regulatory systems such as blood glucose regulation and thermoregulation.
• Understand the role of cellular organization and membrane transport in homeostasis.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of valence electrons and how they are represented in Lewis structures.
• Identify lone pairs and bonding pairs within molecules.
• Learn how to minimize formal charge and recognize resonance structures.+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of molecular orbital theory and its contrast with Lewis structures.
• Explain how molecular orbitals form and influence bonding in transition metal complexes.
• Describe band theory and its role in explaining electrical conductivity in solids.+ Show more

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• Explain how land-use change, extraction, and waste management alter Earth’s material cycles.
• Describe how carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and water flows connect across the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere.
• Predict measurable environmental effects (e.g., erosion, nutrient loading, water quality, and greenhouse-gas concentrations).

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• Understand how photosynthesis introduces nutrients such as carbon and nitrogen into ecosystems.
• Identify the role of plants and photosynthetic organisms in nutrient flow.
• Describe the connection between photosynthesis and biogeochemical cycles.+ Show more

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• Explain energy conservation using energy accounting between interacting components
• Identify common energy forms (gravitational potential, kinetic, thermal, and field energy) and how they transfer
• Use qualitative energy bookkeeping to predict what happens to energy during real processes

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• Identify the components of the electron transport chain
• Explain the process of proton-motive force generation
• Describe how ATP synthesis occurs via chemiosmotic coupling+ Show more

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• Understand how multiple lines of empirical evidence support the theory of common ancestry and evolution.
• Identify different types of evidence such as fossil records, comparative anatomy, molecular data, and biogeography.
• Analyze how congruent data from diverse scientific fields strengthen evolutionary explanations.

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• Describe the concept of global energy balance and its importance in climate variability.
• Interpret radiative forcing and albedo effects using maps and diagrams.
• Analyze phenomena such as seasonal cycles and polar amplification through feedback mechanisms.+ Show more

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• Understand the main components and processes of biogeochemical cycles
• Identify pathways of carbon and nitrogen within ecosystems
• Learn about key processes like fixation, mineralization, and denitrification+ Show more

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• Explain how geologic maps, geophysical surveys, and basin models reveal where mineral, water, and energy resources form and accumulate.
• Distinguish renewable versus nonrenewable resource reservoirs and describe how extraction changes fluxes into and out of those reservoirs.
• Connect resource occurrence to tectonic settings and sedimentary processes, and evaluate sustainability using reserve quality and extraction-rate ideas.

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• Use the relationship v = fλ to calculate and compare wave speed, frequency, and wavelength.
• Explain how phase and amplitude describe the position and size of oscillations in transverse and longitudinal waves.
• Interpret how wave behavior changes across media, including refraction and dispersion, using quantitative reasoning and graphs.

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• Understand how infections and environmental factors affect organ system function.
• Identify the mechanisms by which pathogens damage tissues.
• Analyze the cascading effects of chronic diseases on body systems.+ Show more

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• Understand the vertical and horizontal layering of the Earth's atmosphere.
• Identify key atmospheric components and their distribution with altitude.
• Explain how pressure, temperature, and composition gradients influence weather and climate.+ Show more

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• Understand the basic principles of natural selection.
• Identify different types of selection: directional, stabilizing, and disruptive.
• Recognize examples of natural selection in real-world scenarios.+ Show more

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• Understand how biological data and models support scientific claims.
• Evaluate the strength and limitations of evidence in biological research.
• Analyze relationships between data patterns and biological mechanisms.+ Show more

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• Explain how nucleic acid structure and base-pairing rules enable accurate DNA replication and heredity
• Describe transcription and translation as information-transfer processes, including codons, reading frames, and post-transcriptional RNA processing
• Analyze how mutations and recombination can change gene expression and phenotype+ Show more

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• Understand the factors influencing the rate of chemical reactions
• Identify how concentration, temperature, and catalysts affect reaction speed
• Interpret rate laws and reaction order from experimental data+ Show more

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• Describe the structure and components of the cell membrane.
• Explain the functions of membrane proteins and cholesterol.
• Differentiate between passive and active transport mechanisms across the membrane.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of models and their role in developing solutions.
• Compare different approaches to problem-solving using models, calculations, or simulations.
• Identify relationships among variables like energy flow, forces, or resource use through models.+ Show more

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• Explain how satellite imagery, aerial photography, and LiDAR support landscape-scale monitoring through remote sensing.
• Describe how GIS enables land cover classification, vegetation indices, and spatial analysis for habitat and land-use assessment.
• Evaluate how scale, spatial resolution, and temporal frequency affect the detection of ecological change.+ Show more

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• Evaluate scientific explanations by considering the quality, limits, and consistency of evidence.
• Identify when correlations do not prove cause and explain why mechanisms matter.
• Compare competing explanations using multiple observations and propose how to test alternatives.

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• Explain how different mutation types (point mutations, frameshifts, duplications, deletions, and translocations) create genetic variation.
• Describe how mutation rates and mutagen exposure influence the likelihood of heritable changes in populations.
• Predict how mutations can alter protein function and contribute to traits and heritable diseases (e.g., sickle-cell hemoglobin and cystic fibrosis).

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• Define solution, solute, and solvent, and understand their roles in a homogeneous mixture.
• Identify common units of concentration and types of solutions with regional examples.
• Describe the microscopic process of dissolution and the attractions between solute and solvent molecules.+ Show more

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• Explain how meiosis creates genetic variation through chromosome segregation and allele combinations.
• Describe the role of fertilization in producing unique offspring traits.
• Distinguish between processes that increase variation in gametes versus those that maintain chromosome number.

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• Understand the concept of the solubility product constant (Ksp) and its role in predicting salt solubility.
• Interpret Ksp values qualitatively to determine potential for precipitation or scale formation.
• Apply equilibrium expressions for salts such as CaSO4 and AgCl to calculate ion concentrations at saturation.+ Show more

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• Explain how multiple geoscience records (ice cores, sediments, trapped gases) provide evidence of climate change over geologic time
• Identify how greenhouse gases, aerosols, and Earth’s reflectivity interact to influence climate
• Interpret and evaluate claims about climate change using evidence and accurate scientific reasoning

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• Understand different morphological features used in classifying organisms
• Describe cladistic analysis and phenetic methods
• Explain the concept of phylogenomics and its role in evolutionary studies+ Show more

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• Explain how ecosystem models use parameters, assumptions, and initial conditions to simulate system behavior
• Describe how sensitivity analysis and uncertainty quantification support model reliability
• Identify how validation with monitoring data increases confidence in model predictions+ Show more

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• Explain how internal structures at the cellular and tissue levels support life processes in organisms.
• Describe how specialized surfaces and organ systems increase the rates of exchange for gases and nutrients.
• Connect form and function by linking structure to physical and chemical interactions needed for survival, growth, and reproduction.

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• Explain how solar input and Earth’s radiative balance influence temperature on seasonal to geologic timescales
• Describe heat transfer mechanisms (radiation, conduction, and convection) and how they connect Earth system reservoirs
• Analyze feedbacks that can shift Earth system state, using examples such as ocean heat transport and mantle convection

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• Understand the concept of center of mass and its importance in physics.
• Apply the formalism of center-of-mass to analyze multi-particle systems.
• Relate external net force to the acceleration of the system's center of mass.+ Show more

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• Explain how instrumentation, sampling protocols, and remote sensing support impact monitoring of water, air, and land systems
• Analyze trade-offs among detection sensitivity, cost, and feasible mitigation or intervention strategies
• Evaluate how monitoring data from different sources can guide mitigation and adaptation decisions

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• Understand how pathogens damage tissues and organ systems.
• Identify different ways infections affect body functions.
• Recognize the body's responses to infections and damage.+ Show more

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• Explain how intermolecular forces influence boiling point, vapor pressure, and phase changes.
• Interpret how molecular size, polarity, and temperature affect volatility and phase diagrams.
• Connect phase behaviour concepts to real-world examples such as petroleum fractions and atmospheric transport of organic compounds in Alberta.

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• Explain how multiple lines of evidence (fossils, comparative anatomy, and molecular data) support common ancestry.
• Identify how homologous structures and genetic similarities indicate evolutionary relationships.
• Distinguish between evidence that suggests shared ancestry and differences that result from evolutionary change.

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• Understand the structure and function of ATP
• Describe how ATP stores and releases energy
• Explain how cells produce ATP through different pathways+ Show more

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• Explain how dissolved ions influence solubility equilibria in water systems
• Explain how temperature affects solubility equilibria in water
• Interpret how organic contaminants influence water solubility equilibria+ Show more

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• Describe DNA as a double helix made of nucleotide chemistry and complementary base pairing.
• Explain antiparallel strand directionality and how it relates to DNA replication and transcription.
• Connect DNA packaging in chromatin (nucleosomes and higher-order packing) to accessibility for genetic processes.

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• Identify different types of ecosystem models
• Understand the purpose of conceptual, mathematical, and computational models
• Recognize examples of ecosystem phenomena modeled+ Show more

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• Use reaction quotient Q and compare it to the equilibrium constant K to predict the direction of shift in both homogeneous and heterogeneous systems.
• Calculate equilibrium concentrations or partial pressures using Kc and Kp expressions, including the role of stoichiometric coefficients.
• Explain Le Châtelier’s principle for concentration, pressure, and temperature perturbations and connect it to thermodynamic tendencies.

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• Analyze different types of interspecific interactions within communities.
• Interpret food web diagrams, interaction matrices, and trait approaches to understand energy flow.
• Evaluate the roles of keystone species, trophic cascades, and niche partitioning in community resilience.+ Show more