Science Worksheets

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• Explain how igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks can change into one another through the rock cycle.
• Describe how weathering, erosion, deposition, heat, and pressure drive Earth material changes.
• Connect the rock cycle to plate tectonics and long-term changes in Earth systems.

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• Understand how graphs of temperature and precipitation reveal climate patterns.
• Identify and interpret trends and variability in climate data over multiple years.
• Differentiate between typical climate patterns and anomalies using historical data.+ Show more

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• Understand the organization of ecosystem interactions through trophic relationships.
• Identify the roles of keystone species and their impact on community structure.
• Explain the concept of energy transfer inefficiency between trophic levels.+ Show more

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• Define what a vector is and identify vectors in different contexts.
• Describe how a vector can be broken down into horizontal and vertical components.
• Use trigonometry to relate the components of a vector to its magnitude and direction.+ Show more

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• Explain how passive transport (diffusion, facilitated diffusion, and osmosis) moves substances based on concentration and water potential gradients.
• Describe how active transport and vesicular transport help maintain homeostasis when substances must move against gradients.
• Connect membrane transport processes to cell function such as nutrient uptake, ion balance, and volume regulation.

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• Describe the major components of Earth's systems and their interactions.
• Explain fluxes of energy and matter across atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and geosphere.
• Use models to interpret steady-state and transient responses in Earth's systems.+ Show more

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• Understand the relative positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun that cause lunar phases and eclipses.
• Identify the primary lunar phases and the conditions needed for solar and lunar eclipses.
• Recognize the periodicity and predictability of Earth-Moon-Sun alignments.+ Show more

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• Explain how plate tectonics and geological processes create uneven distributions of mineral, energy, and groundwater resources
• Compare how coal-bearing basins, oil reservoirs in structural traps, and aquifers form and where they are found
• Use evidence from rock record, stratigraphy, and geologic mapping to make claims about resource locations, accessibility, and quality

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• Identify and compare ionic, covalent, and metallic bonding using charge distribution and electron models.
• Relate bond type to bulk properties such as electrical conductivity, melting point, and solubility.
• Use Lewis structures and formal charge to evaluate which bonding representation best fits observed bonding patterns.

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• Explain how chemical properties describe a substance’s tendency to undergo specific reactions
• Interpret evidence of chemical change using indicators such as pH changes and gas evolution
• Relate observed reactivity to bonding and redox behavior and predict possible products+ Show more

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• Describe the molecular structure of nucleic acids and the base-pairing rules.
• Explain the processes of transcription and translation in gene expression.
• Identify and analyze different types of mutations and recombination events.+ Show more

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• Understand the role of decomposers in ecosystems.
• Identify how decomposers recycle matter and nutrients.
• Explain the importance of decomposition for ecosystem health.

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• Describe the origin of magnetic fields from moving charges and currents.
• Explain how magnetic field lines form closed loops and their directional meanings.
• Differentiate between magnetic and electrostatic fields in terms of work done on charges.+ Show more

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• Describe how satellite and aerial remote sensing collect information about Earth’s surface using sensors and spectral bands.
• Interpret common remote sensing products (e.g., vegetation indices, snow cover mapping, surface temperature estimates, wetland indicators) and explain what they reveal.
• Use the ideas of temporal series and multi-spectral indices to explain how environmental change can be detected and compared with ground observations.

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• Understand and interpret family pedigree charts.
• Identify inheritance patterns such as autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, and X-linked traits.
• Apply knowledge of meiosis to predict genotypes and inheritance risks.+ Show more

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• Explain how genetic technologies can create both ecological and economic risks and benefits
• Describe how scientists conduct risk assessment and use mitigation strategies and long-term monitoring
• Evaluate uncertainty and long-term trade-offs when adopting novel genetic approaches+ Show more

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• Recognize the role of Earth's rotation in creating day and night
• Understand how Earth's rotation causes changes in sunlight at different times
• Learn about Earth's tilting and how it influences daylight variation across seasons

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• Understand the different types of drag and how they affect flight.
• Identify characteristics of parasitic and induced drag.
• Explain how wing design choices influence drag and lift.+ Show more

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• Understand the difference between weather and climate
• Identify factors that influence weather patterns
• Describe short-term atmospheric conditions+ Show more

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• Explain how scientific principles (force, friction, gravity, electricity, and material properties) connect to engineering design choices.
• Use observations from prototypes to decide how to improve a design.
• Identify how a complete electrical path and material selection affect whether a device works correctly.

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• Explain how air masses with different temperature and moisture characteristics form weather fronts.
• Describe how lifting at a front can produce cloud growth and precipitation.
• Analyze how atmospheric stability and temperature contrast influence vertical motion in storms.+ Show more

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• Understand the independence of horizontal and vertical components in projectile motion.
• Identify the factors influencing projectile trajectories such as launch angle and initial speed.
• Describe how gravitational acceleration affects vertical motion of projectiles.+ Show more

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• Identify major flower parts and describe what roles sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils play in reproduction
• Explain how pollen is produced, how stigma receives pollen, and how fertilization leads to seeds
• Compare wind pollination and animal pollination and describe how nectar, scent, and color can help pollinators

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• Understand the concepts of endothermic and exothermic reactions
• Explain how bond energies and enthalpy changes influence chemical reactions
• Apply Hess's law to calculate overall heat changes+ Show more

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• Explain conservation of mass and conservation of atoms using balanced chemical equations
• Use atomic models to connect reactants and products during chemical reactions
• Account for mass changes by identifying what is included within a system boundary

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• Understand and identify various chemical properties of substances.
• Explain how observable changes indicate chemical reactions.
• Recognize the role of chemical properties in real-world reactions.+ Show more

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• Understand the impact of population trends and resource use on Earth's systems.
• Identify different sustainable practices and evaluate their benefits and trade-offs.
• Analyze methods to measure progress toward sustainability goals.+ Show more

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• Understand the components of food chains, including producers, consumers, and decomposers.
• Identify different trophic levels within an ecosystem.
• Explain the flow of energy through various levels of a food chain.+ Show more

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• Explain how viscosity, vessel diameter, and pressure gradients influence blood flow and resistance.
• Describe how non-Newtonian properties affect perfusion in blood vessels.
• Relate systolic and diastolic pressures to arterial function and flow dynamics.+ Show more

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• Identify the basic components and purpose of cellular respiration
• Explain the overall process of converting glucose into usable energy
• Describe the role of electron carriers and oxygen in respiration+ Show more

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• Understand key concepts related to Science
• Apply knowledge through practice questions
• Demonstrate comprehension of the material

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• Identify different methods used for detecting patterns in datasets.
• Explain how environmental factors influence observable patterns in nature.
• Use visual and statistical techniques to interpret data trends and cycles.+ Show more

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• Differentiate physical changes from chemical changes by using observable evidence
• Identify common chemical evidence such as gas formation, precipitate, permanent color change, and temperature change
• Explain how conservation of matter applies to both physical and chemical changes

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• Explain the mechanical and chemical processes involved in food breakdown during digestion.
• Describe how nutrients are absorbed across the intestinal epithelium, focusing on villi and microvilli.
• Understand the roles of enzymes, transport mechanisms, bile, and micelles in nutrient absorption.+ Show more

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• Define electronegativity and explain its role in chemical bonding.
• Identify trends in electronegativity across periods and groups in the periodic table.
• Differentiate between polar covalent and nonpolar covalent bonds based on electronegativity differences.+ Show more

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• Describe how atoms combine to form simple molecules using particle models and formulas.
• Identify different types of bonds and how they influence molecular structures.
• Interpret molecular diagrams and formulas to understand atom types and arrangements.+ Show more

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• Understand the definition of molar concentration (molarity).
• Interpret molarity notation and units.
• Convert between mass and moles for chemical substances.+ Show more

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• Identify factors that influence the amount of product formed in a reaction.
• Explain how particle behavior affects reaction rates and yields.
• Predict how changing reaction conditions impacts yield based on chemical principles.

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• Explain how force acting over time (impulse) affects an object's momentum during collisions.
• Differentiate between elastic and inelastic collisions in terms of energy conservation.
• Analyze force-time profiles and energy transformations involved in different types of collisions.+ Show more

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• Understand the geological origins of coal, petroleum, and natural gas.
• Identify the processes involved in the formation of fossil fuels.
• Learn the differences between conventional and unconventional energy reservoirs.+ Show more

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• Understand geographic variability and resource assessment for wind, solar, and bioenergy in Alberta.
• Evaluate trade-offs and lifecycle considerations of renewable energy technologies in terms of environmental and economic metrics.

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• Understand the concept of parallel circuits and their branching pathways.
• Explain how potential difference is equal across all branches in a parallel circuit.
• Describe how overall current is the sum of branch currents.+ Show more

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• Explain how particle motion and particle forces account for the properties of solids, liquids, and gases.
• Use the particle model to predict how temperature affects diffusion and gas pressure.
• Differentiate compression, shape, and volume characteristics of the three states of matter using particle spacing.

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• Understand the components and significance of biodiversity in ecosystems.
• Identify the ecological roles that biodiversity plays in maintaining system stability.
• Recognize the threats to biodiversity and the importance of conservation efforts.+ 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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• Understand the interconnected nature of biological, chemical, and physical principles in ecosystems and organisms.
• Analyze cause–effect relationships across disciplines using models, diagrams, and equations.
• Apply quantitative and representational tools to synthesize multidisciplinary scientific concepts.+ Show more

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• Identify diagnostic physical and chemical properties used to distinguish common rock-forming minerals.
• Explain how crystal structure and bonding influence mineral stability under different temperatures and pressures.
• Connect mineral assemblages to petrogenetic history and evaluate how ore minerals differ from gangue.+ Show more

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• Understand the different mechanisms of speciation such as allopatric, sympatric, and peripatric.
• Identify factors that contribute to reproductive isolation and divergence among species.
• Describe examples of speciation processes in Alberta's alpine plants and insects.+ Show more