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• Explain how phase changes reflect changes in particle kinetic and potential energy.
• Identify energy absorption and release during melting, freezing, evaporation, and condensation.
• Relate microscopic particle interactions to macroscopic energy phenomena.+ Show more

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• Understand how non-native species disrupt ecosystems and native biodiversity.
• Identify specific invasive plants and aquatic organisms in Alberta and their impacts.
• Analyze pathway dynamics and ecological consequences of invasive species.+ Show more

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• Understand how properties such as atomic radius, ionization energy, electronegativity, and effective nuclear charge vary across the periodic table.
• Relate periodic trends to electronic structure and observable chemical properties like metallic character and reactivity.
• Interpret tabular and graphical data to predict element behavior based on their position in the periodic table.

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• Describe the mechanisms involved in temperature homeostasis.
• Identify the roles of different body systems in thermoregulation.
• Explain how environmental factors and fever influence thermoregulatory responses.+ Show more

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• Understand how energy transfer in thermal processes is represented numerically.
• Apply formulas involving specific heat, mass, and temperature change to calculate energy transfer.
• Use practical examples to estimate energy needs in real-world settings like heating water or melting snow.+ Show more

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• Explain how electron pair repulsion influences molecular geometry according to VSEPR theory.
• Identify common molecular geometries such as linear, trigonal planar, tetrahedral, trigonal bipyramidal, and octahedral.
• Predict the shapes of molecules based on electron pair arrangements and distinguish between bonding and nonbonding pairs.+ Show more

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• Understand how birth and death rates, immigration, and emigration influence population size and distribution.
• Identify regional drivers that impact populations such as water availability, fire regimes, and land-use change.
• Explain how population trends are measured and used for species and biodiversity assessments.+ Show more

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• Describe different energy transformations in electrical systems.
• Explain how energy is transferred and converted in various devices.
• Identify sources of energy loss during transformations and transmission.+ Show more

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• Explain how molecular collisions influence chemical reaction rates.
• Describe the role of activation energy and energy barriers in reactions.
• Analyze real-world examples such as catalytic converters and refinery catalysts to understand collision effects.+ Show more

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• Understand the mechanisms and factors involved in the process of speciation.
• Identify different reproductive barriers and modes of divergence.
• Explain the roles of genetic change, hybrid zones, and polyploidy in speciation.+ Show more

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• Define current, voltage, and resistance and explain their interrelationships in electrical circuits.
• Describe how series and parallel circuits affect total current and voltage drops.
• Apply Ohm's law to analyze simple electrical circuits.

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• Understand mechanisms such as natural selection, genetic drift, gene flow, and mutation that influence allele frequencies.
• Analyze case examples of phenotypic shifts and quantitative models related to population genetics.
• Evaluate evidence from molecular markers and experimental populations to understand evolutionary patterns.+ Show more

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• Identify and classify different types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.
• Describe the processes in the rock cycle, including melting, cooling, sedimentation, compaction, and metamorphism.
• Recognize geological evidence such as strata, fossils, and radiometric dating used to interpret Earth's history.+ Show more

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• Understand various conservation strategies used to protect biodiversity.
• Identify and explain methods such as habitat restoration, protected areas, and policy interventions.
• Analyze the ecological importance of corridors, monitoring, and management in conservation.+ Show more

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• Understand the factors that influence periodic trends across elements.
• Interpret how atomic radius, ionization energy, electron affinity, and electronegativity vary across periods and groups.
• Explain the effects of effective nuclear charge, electron shielding, and orbital penetration on atomic properties.+ Show more

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• Explain how Earth's tilt and orbit influence seasonal and daily solar energy input.
• Describe the gravitational interactions among Earth, Moon, and Sun and their effects on orbital geometry.
• Analyze how solar irradiance and solar angles affect ecosystems and climate in Alberta regions.+ Show more

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• Understand how energy flows through interconnected food webs in Alberta ecosystems.
• Identify factors that contribute to the stability and resilience of food webs.
• Analyze how seasonal changes and species loss affect food web linkages and energy distribution.+ Show more

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• Describe the energy exchange between potential and kinetic energy in oscillatory systems.
• Explain how amplitude affects the energy in simple harmonic motion.
• Analyze the effects of damping on energy dissipation in oscillators.+ Show more

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• Describe major regional forest types such as boreal mixedwood, montane, subalpine, and aspen parkland.
• Identify environmental conditions that influence forest distribution, including elevation, soil moisture, and fire history.
• Recognize characteristic species compositions of different forest types.+ Show more

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• Describe the process of ATP production during cellular respiration and photosynthesis.
• Explain how catabolic and anabolic reactions are coupled in energy transfer.
• Compare the roles of electron transport chains in photosynthesis and cellular respiration.+ Show more

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• Understand how enzyme kinetics, feedback inhibition, and compartmentalization regulate cellular metabolism.
• Explain the influence of environmental factors like temperature and nutrients on metabolic processes in Alberta species.
• Describe regulatory motifs that optimize resource allocation and maintain cellular viability under seasonal cycles.

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• Explain how uneven solar heating affects global circulation patterns.
• Identify the main atmospheric cells and wind systems in Earth's climate.
• Describe the role of ocean currents in heat and moisture transport.+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of enzyme kinetics, allosteric modulation, feedback inhibition, and hormonal regulation in metabolic pathways.
• Apply rate equations, flux diagrams, and steady-state approximations to analyze pathway responses to perturbations.
• Distinguish regulation mechanisms at transcriptional, translational, and post-translational levels.+ Show more

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• Identify and explain key thermal behavior factors such as conductivity, specific heat, and density.
• Compare different common Alberta construction materials based on their thermal properties.
• Understand how porosity, moisture, and layered assemblies influence thermal resistance.+ Show more

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• Understand the fundamental concepts of solutions, including solute and solvent.
• Identify different types of solutions and measure their concentration.
• Analyze microscopic processes involved in dissolving substances.+ Show more

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• Describe how human activities modify earth systems such as biogeochemical cycles and climate drivers.
• Identify examples of human-induced environmental changes and their effects on ecosystems.
• Analyze causal links between human activities and environmental trends.+ Show more

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• Identify and classify different types of chemical reactions such as synthesis, decomposition, single and double displacement, and combustion.
• Describe observable outcomes and patterns in reactant-product relationships for each reaction type.
• Explain how reaction classification helps in predicting products and understanding conservation of mass.+ Show more

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• Define and identify structural, physiological, and behavioral adaptation traits in species.
• Explain how adaptive traits contribute to survival and reproduction in specific environments.
• Analyze examples of adaptation in boreal species, prairie plants, mammals, and root architectures.+ Show more

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• Understand how microscopic particle motion relates to temperature, thermal energy, and pressure.
• Explain how particle speed distributions vary with temperature and phase.
• Analyze molecular motion to compare thermal states and material heat capacities.+ Show more

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• Understand how to interpret coefficients in balanced chemical equations to determine reaction proportions.
• Apply mass conservation principles to real-world chemical scenarios involving reactants and products.
• Calculate predicted masses of products formed or reactants consumed based on given quantities and coefficients.+ Show more

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• Understand different methods of data organization such as tables, line graphs, bar graphs, and scatter plots
• Learn proper axis labeling, scale selection, and interpretation of graphs
• Apply data representation techniques to real-world examples like mass change over time and distance over time+ Show more

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• Understand the purpose and structure of data tables in recording observations
• Identify proper column headings, units, and metadata for clarity
• Create and interpret data tables with consistent time stamps and supporting information

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• Understand the difference between density-dependent and density-independent factors affecting populations.
• Identify examples of resource competition, disease transmission, and social behaviors as density-dependent influences.
• Recognize weather events, drought, and fire as density-independent factors affecting populations.+ Show more

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• Understand how changes in pressure, concentration, and temperature affect chemical equilibria.
• Explain the role of catalysts in reaching equilibrium faster.
• Describe the significance of equilibrium constants as quantitative measures of reactions.+ Show more

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• Explain how energy enters and moves through ecosystems via trophic levels.
• Identify the role of primary producers and the transfer of energy in food chains and webs.
• Describe how energy decreases at higher trophic levels and its impact on biomass and populations.+ Show more

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• Understand how motors and generators convert electrical energy into mechanical energy and vice versa.
• Explain the principles of electromagnetic induction involved in motor and generator operation.
• Analyze the relationship between electrical current, magnetic fields, and mechanical output in electromechanical devices.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of positive feedback in biological systems.
• Identify real-world examples of positive feedback mechanisms.
• Differentiate between positive feedback and negative feedback.+ Show more

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• Understand the principle of conservation of atoms during chemical reactions
• Learn to write and balance chemical equations accurately
• Classify different types of chemical reactions including synthesis, decomposition, single- and double-displacement, and combustion+ Show more

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• Identify and distinguish between ionic, covalent, and metallic bonding in atoms and molecules.
• Describe the properties and applications of different bonding types in industries and the environment.
• Understand how electron interactions influence compound formation and macroscopic characteristics.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of trophic levels and feeding relationships among consumers.
• Identify different feeding modes such as herbivory, omnivory, and carnivory within Alberta ecosystems.
• Analyze how feeding behaviors influence energy transfer and community interactions.+ Show more

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• Explain the difference between static and kinetic friction
• Identify factors affecting frictional forces such as surface texture and material pairing
• Understand how friction influences vehicle traction, wear, and heat generation+ Show more

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• Explain the movement of key elements such as carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in Earth's biogeochemical cycles.
• Identify the processes involved in each biogeochemical cycle and their significance for ecosystems.
• Analyze how human activities influence these cycles and ecosystem responses.

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• Describe the concept of London dispersion forces and how they arise from electron fluctuations.
• Explain how dispersion forces depend on molecular size and shape, influencing physical properties of nonpolar substances.
• Analyze the impact of dispersion forces on melting points, viscosities, and phase behavior of hydrocarbons and noble gases.+ Show more

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• Understand how bond polarity, atom size, electronegativity, resonance stabilization, and oxidation state affect acid strength.
• Analyze how electron-withdrawing groups like oxyacids and halogen substituents influence acidity.
• Investigate industrial and environmental examples of acids, such as sulfur and nitrogen oxides, and relate molecular structure to behavior in solution.+ Show more

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• Describe how biological systems exchange materials and information across different scales.
• Explain the concept of emergent properties in ecosystems resulting from system interactions.
• Analyze examples of system coupling such as pollination, predator-prey relationships, and microbe partnerships.

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• Explain how buffers resist changes in pH through conjugate acid-base pairs.
• Describe factors affecting the effectiveness of buffers, including pKa proximity and component ratios.
• Apply buffering concepts to real-world scenarios such as soils, wetlands, and water treatment systems.+ Show more

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• Understand how power and energy transfer relate in electrical circuits.
• Analyze transient charging and discharging behaviors in RC networks.
• Calculate power dissipation and power delivered by sources considering internal resistance.+ Show more

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• Understand and apply the mole concept and molar mass to relate quantities of reactants and products.
• Interpret balanced chemical equations to determine molar relationships.
• Calculate limiting reactant, theoretical yield, and percent yield from mass and mole data.+ Show more