Science Worksheets

Learning Objectives

• Explain why scientific models can be revised when new observations conflict with expectations.
• Identify evidence quality by focusing on consistency, explanatory power, and predictive accuracy.
• Distinguish evidence-driven refinement from changes made without empirical support.

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• Explain how energy transforms between forms while the total energy of a closed system remains constant
• Identify common energy transformations involving motion, thermal energy, light, and electrical energy
• Use energy accounting ideas to describe why some energy becomes less useful for doing work

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• Explain how atomic composition and particle arrangement relate to observable macroscopic properties of matter
• Use models to describe how different structures made from the same element can show different behaviors
• Connect conductivity, brittleness, and melting point to bonding and atomic-level organization

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• Explain how internal processes (uplift, deformation, earthquakes, eruptions) and external processes (erosion, transport, deposition) change Earth’s surface.
• Identify how present-day landform patterns and rock strata provide evidence for past surface processes.
• Connect hazard history (earthquakes/eruptions) to topography and the features they leave behind.

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• Explain how chromosome number and arrangement determine which alleles are passed from parents to offspring.
• Describe how genes at specific loci on chromosomes influence inheritance patterns and trait outcomes.
• Differentiate simple dominance relationships from more complex, multi-gene inheritance that produces varied phenotypes.

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• Explain equilibrium as the condition where the net force on an object is zero
• Use force balance ideas (vector addition) to interpret static and constant-velocity situations
• Analyze everyday systems using the relationship between weight, tension, and balanced forces

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• Distinguish codominance and incomplete dominance from complete dominance using phenotype outcomes
• Explain how multiple genes can produce complex inheritance patterns beyond monohybrid ratios
• Connect genotype combinations to measurable probabilities while accounting for allele interactions and recombination

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• Explain how molecular markers and genetic theory are used to measure diversity, inbreeding, and gene flow in fragmented populations.
• Interpret genetic metrics (heterozygosity, effective population size, and connectivity) to assess extinction risk and demographic viability.
• Evaluate how genetic information can guide conservation planning, such as habitat corridors and recovery strategies using Alberta examples.

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• Explain how Earth’s orbit and axial tilt affect seasons and the amount of solar energy received
• Describe how changes in day length connect to patterns in the calendar and timekeeping
• Use vocabulary such as axial tilt, hemisphere, and day length to interpret Earth–sun diagrams

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• Explain how fossil evidence provides evidence for evolutionary change through time.
• Differentiate relative dating from absolute dating methods used in interpreting fossil ages.
• Identify how stratigraphic relationships and transitional forms support evolutionary timelines.+ Show more

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• Explain energy conservation for a closed system using energy accounting across initial and final states
• Differentiate between energy transfer and energy transformation, including nonconservative losses like friction
• Apply the conservation of total mechanical/physical energy to everyday scenarios

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• Use Newton’s second law to relate net force, mass, and acceleration.
• Predict how acceleration changes when net force or mass changes.
• Determine the direction of acceleration from the direction of the net force.

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• Model the relative motions and positions of Earth, the Sun, and the Moon to explain lunar phases and eclipses.
• Explain how Earth’s axial tilt and orbital geometry drive seasonal changes in solar energy.
• Use cycle timing terms such as the synodic month to connect sky patterns with calendar observations.

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• Calculate theoretical yield from a balanced chemical equation and identify the limiting reagent.
• Compute percent yield using actual yield and theoretical yield values.
• Explain common reasons actual yield is lower than theoretical yield and interpret yield as a quality metric.

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• Describe the temperature-time behavior during heating and link it to changes of state.
• Explain why phase changes create plateaus on a heating curve.
• Use heating curve stages to interpret particle motion and energy transfer.

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• Explain how slow geologic processes and sudden events both contribute to landscape change over deep time.
• Distinguish among weathering, erosion, deposition, and tectonic deformation using rock and landform evidence.
• Evaluate how rates of processes affect interpretations of the geologic past.

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• Distinguish physical changes from chemical changes by identifying whether new substances form.
• Use observable evidence (gas, color/temperature change, precipitate formation) to infer chemical reactions.
• Explain why physical changes are often reversible while chemical changes are not.

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• Explain how surface reflectivity (albedo) affects Earth’s energy balance
• Describe how melting ice can create positive feedback that amplifies warming
• Evaluate how clouds and atmospheric conditions alter reflection and absorption of solar energy

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• Explain how hypotheses make testable predictions and how evidence supports or challenges them.
• Distinguish between an idea, a hypothesis, and testable outcomes in scientific investigations.
• Use results—confirming or not—to refine assumptions and improve future predictions.

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• Explain chemical reactions using evidence that atoms are conserved from reactants to products
• Interpret balanced chemical equations as models that conserve atoms (and mass) across both sides
• Use system boundaries to account for measured mass changes in chemical systems

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• Explain how scientific progress and social needs influence each other through examples from real life.
• Describe how technology supports scientific observation, measurement, and new questions.
• Evaluate how scientific findings affect risk management, policy decisions, and ethical choices.

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• Explain how friction and drag act as nonconservative forces that oppose motion and change acceleration over time.
• Describe how velocity can approach a new value (including terminal velocity) when opposing forces increase with speed.
• Differentiate between static friction and kinetic friction and relate their effects to real-world motion.

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• Explain how birth rates, death rates, immigration, and emigration affect population size over time
• Describe carrying capacity and limiting factors that slow population growth
• Analyze how density-dependent factors (like competition and disease) can lead to stability or fluctuations in ecosystems

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• Explain how chemical design uses reaction conditions and purification strategies to improve yield and purity.
• Compare separation methods (phase separation, distillation, and chromatography) based on the properties of substances.
• Connect catalyst choice, reaction equilibrium, and atom economy to real-world chemical production trade-offs.

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• Explain how the first and second laws of thermodynamics apply to cellular metabolism and energy transformations.
• Describe how entropy increase relates to irreversible energy loss as heat in biological systems.
• Use Gibbs free energy ideas to predict whether a biochemical reaction is spontaneous and why coupling to ATP may be required.+ Show more

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• Explain how natural selection changes allele frequencies in a population over generations
• Distinguish heritable variation, fitness, and environmental pressures in the process of natural selection
• Analyze how different environments can lead to different adaptations and evolutionary outcomes

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• Explain how a star’s mass influences its lifecycle and final outcome.
• Describe the main-sequence phase and the role of fusion in star stability.
• Connect late-stage stellar changes to elements produced and returned to space.

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• Explain how energy and nutrients move through a food chain from producers to consumers.
• Identify trophic levels and the roles of herbivores, carnivores, and decomposers/scavengers.
• Predict how changes in one population can affect other populations in a simple food chain.

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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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• Select appropriate units and interpret measurements using instruments and calibration.
• Use significant figures to report results accurately and support valid comparisons.
• Interpret graphs by identifying trends, considering outliers, and drawing conclusions from the overall data.

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• Explain how photosynthesis converts light energy into chemical energy stored in organic molecules.
• Describe the roles of chlorophyll, electron transfer, and carbon dioxide in the overall process.
• Connect photosynthesis to atmospheric oxygen levels and carbon-based food webs.

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• Distinguish biotic and abiotic components in an ecosystem.
• Explain how abiotic factors such as sunlight, water, soil, temperature, and minerals affect living things.
• Describe how organisms interact and how these interactions influence habitat conditions and population sizes.

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• Apply probability to monohybrid cross outcomes to predict expected genotype and phenotype ratios.
• Connect Punnett square results to the likelihood that offspring inherit dominant or recessive traits.
• Use expected ratios to explain why larger populations better match theoretical predictions.

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• Describe how cellular respiration converts energy in food into energy cells can use
• Explain the role of oxygen and the exchange of gases during cellular respiration
• Connect products of cellular respiration to what leaves the body as waste

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• Explain how optimization metrics help compare designs when improvements involve tradeoffs.
• Use constraints to decide whether a redesign improves overall performance.
• Identify common metrics such as strength-to-weight ratio, operating cost, and energy conversion efficiency.

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• Explain how moving water erodes materials, transports sediment, and deposits it elsewhere.
• Describe how water volume, flow speed, and surface material affect erosion and deposition.
• Identify real-world landforms and deposits formed by deposition over time.

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• Explain how voltage, current, and resistance are related using proportional reasoning.
• Predict how changing resistance affects current when voltage stays the same.
• Compare current and resistance behaviors in series and parallel circuits using numeric relationships.

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• Explain how human activities alter air, water, and soil systems through land-use conversion, industrial emissions, and pollution pathways.
• Interpret common environmental metrics (e.g., contamination concentration trends and habitat loss rates) as indicators of human-induced stress.
• Use case-based reasoning (runoff, point-source contamination, and coastal development) to connect anthropogenic pressures to ecosystem degradation.

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• Explain how water moves through the atmosphere, land, and oceans during the water cycle
• Describe how energy from the Sun and gravity drive major water cycle processes
• Connect water cycle pathways to weather, climate, and ecosystems

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• Explain how the particle model links microscopic motion to macroscopic gas behavior such as pressure, volume, and temperature changes.
• Predict qualitative changes in gas pressure and volume when a gas is heated, cooled, compressed, or allowed to expand.
• Describe how pressure differences can cause flow and how gas behavior relates to real-world systems such as breathing and weather balloons.

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• Explain how increasing angle affects airflow attachment and the production of lift
• Describe the difference between linear lift behavior and post-stall behavior
• Predict how wing incidence and control inputs change effective angle during flight phases

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• Explain how neurons and synapses generate and transmit signals through action potentials and neurotransmitters.
• Describe how neural circuits and central integration coordinate information processing.
• Relate myelination and synaptic structure to changes in conduction velocity and processing capacity.+ Show more

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• Compare simulation predictions with prototype or field measurements using quantitative metrics
• Use uncertainty quantification to judge whether model results are reliable enough for decisions
• Describe validation and refinement steps, including identifying likely failure modes

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• Explain how gravitational field strength depends on distance from a point mass using an inverse-square relationship
• Represent gravitational forces and field vectors for objects near Earth and between interacting bodies
• Use Newton’s law of gravitation and field concepts to predict orbital motion and period for circular orbits+ Show more

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• Explain major patterns and causes of biodiversity loss, including habitat fragmentation, invasive species, overexploitation, and climate change.
• Distinguish measures of biodiversity such as species richness, evenness, and functional and genetic diversity.
• Evaluate conservation strategies including protected areas, restoration ecology, and genetic management.

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• Explain how matter and energy move through ecosystems using producers, consumers, and decomposers.
• Describe how energy is transferred through food chains and webs and why less energy reaches higher trophic levels.
• Connect metabolism and heat loss to the decreasing amount of usable energy at each trophic level.

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• Differentiate static stability from dynamic stability and describe how aircraft behave after a disturbance
• Explain how center of gravity (CG) location relative to the aerodynamic center affects longitudinal stability
• Describe how dihedral angle and tail/fin design contribute to roll, directional, and pitch stability+ Show more

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• Compare how major physiological systems coordinate to move materials through the body (transport, gas exchange, nutrient delivery, and waste removal).
• Explain how structure supports function in circulatory, respiratory, digestive, excretory, and integumentary systems.
• Use surface area-to-volume and transport ideas to describe how organism demands are met.