Science Worksheets

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• Explain the principles of energy conservation within closed systems, including the constancy of total energy.
• Illustrate how mechanical energy is converted between kinetic and potential forms during motion in gravitational and elastic fields.
• Describe the impact of non-conservative forces and dissipative interactions on energy balances.+ Show more

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• Describe the mechanisms of membrane transport such as diffusion, osmosis, and facilitated transport.
• Explain how membrane properties influence cellular homeostasis, nutrient uptake, and waste removal.
• Connect the role of membrane proteins and lipid composition to cellular functions in different habitats.+ Show more

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• Learn how multiple factors influence engineering design choices.
• Identify key tradeoffs when optimizing structural and aerodynamic features.
• Understand concepts of Pareto trade-offs and performance envelopes.+ Show more

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• Interpret slopes and areas on position–time and velocity–time graphs to determine velocity, acceleration, and displacement
• Connect graph features to equations of motion for real-world scenarios
• Use kinematic reasoning to infer changes in forces from changes in graph shape

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• Understand key molecular techniques used in genetics and biotechnology.
• Identify applications and limitations of methods like PCR, gel electrophoresis, and CRISPR.
• Analyze the ethical and safety considerations of modern molecular techniques.

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• Explain how bond energies relate to reaction enthalpy changes
• Calculate reaction enthalpy using standard enthalpies of formation
• Apply Hess’s law to combine reaction enthalpy changes+ Show more

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• Understand how mass influences the acceleration of objects under different forces.
• Interpret proportional relationships between mass, force, and acceleration.
• Compare and analyze how varying mass affects response to applied forces in real-world objects.+ Show more

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• Identify different types of species interactions
• Understand the roles of keystone species and ecosystem engineers
• Analyze how species interactions influence community structure+ Show more

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• Understand how friction and drag oppose motion and convert mechanical energy into heat.
• Identify factors affecting friction on icy roads and gravel tracks.
• Describe how air density and shape influence aerodynamic drag on vehicles and structures.+ Show more

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• Explain how element symbols represent elements and how their capitalization affects meaning.
• Interpret chemical formulas using subscripts to determine relative numbers of atoms.
• Convert between written descriptions and formulas for common substances.

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• Explain chemical reactions using the particle reaction model, focusing on collisions, bond breaking, and bond forming.
• Connect observable evidence (color change, gas formation, temperature change) to microscopic changes in particle arrangement and energy.
• Distinguish matter conservation from energy redistribution in chemical reactions.

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• Explain how greenhouse gases, albedo changes, aerosols, and land-use can influence Earth’s energy balance through radiative forcing.
• Describe the relationship between radiative transfer, energy budget imbalance, and changes in surface temperature.
• Connect human emissions to carbon-cycle perturbations and to projected climate responses.+ Show more

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• Identify key leaf parts and describe what each does
• Explain how stomata control gas exchange using cause-and-effect
• Describe how photosynthesis and transpiration support plant growth and water use

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• Explain Coulomb’s law and its application to point charges.
• Describe the electric field as a spatial force per unit charge.
• Understand superposition of electric forces from multiple sources.+ Show more

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• Explain the hierarchy of reduce, reuse, and recycle and describe how each choice conserves resources.
• Identify how recycling systems and household actions (like composting and repairing) support material reuse and waste reduction.
• Distinguish closed-loop recycling from downcycling and describe how policies such as deposit-return and extended producer responsibility can improve resource recovery.

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• Identify observable evidence that could support or challenge a science claim
• Rewrite a broad claim as a testable question that can be answered with measurable information
• Explain how observations lead to hypotheses that can be tested+ Show more

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• Describe how proxy archives such as tree rings, lake sediments, and peat deposits record past climate variability
• Explain how researchers extract and interpret time-based climate signals from proxy records
• Compare natural climate variability with longer-term trends using multi-proxy evidence

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• Explain how satellite altimetry, tide gauges, and mass-budget estimates contribute to understanding sea-level variability.
• Distinguish major drivers of sea-level change, including thermal expansion, ice-sheet mass loss, and local subsidence.
• Use geological and geomorphic evidence to infer long-term coastal impacts over decades to millennia.+ Show more

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• Explain how energy transformations relate energy transfer to measurable temperature changes
• Interpret exothermic and endothermic processes using particle motion and potential energy ideas
• Use conservation of energy to justify why temperature changes reflect heat flow rather than energy creation

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• Explain how adaptive radiation leads to rapid diversification from a single ancestral lineage into multiple species.
• Identify ecological mechanisms (new habitats, key innovations, niche partitioning, and extinction of competitors) that can promote adaptive radiation.
• Interpret how phylogenetic patterns reflect speciation and trait differences across different ecological niches.

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• Convert between pH/pOH and hydrogen-ion/hydroxide-ion concentrations using logarithmic relationships.
• Determine unknown ionic concentrations from given pH or pOH values and apply scientific notation with correct units.
• Use the ion product of water (Kw) to interrelate [H+] and [OH-] in aquatic samples.

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• Explain how mineral mining, fossil fuel extraction, and water withdrawal can alter landforms, habitats, and material cycles.
• Analyze how pollution and erosion can transport contaminants through ecosystems.
• Evaluate sustainability using criteria such as resource renewability, cumulative environmental effects, and reclamation trade-offs.

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• Understand the differences between sexual and asexual reproduction.
• Identify examples of reproductive strategies in Alberta species.
• Compare the ecological trade-offs of different reproductive methods.+ Show more

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• Explain how vascular networks in plants and circulatory systems in animals distribute nutrients, gases, and waste products.
• Identify structural features like vessels, valves, and capillary beds that facilitate directional flow and exchange.
• Describe the functions of cellular components such as blood cells, xylem, and phloem in transport roles.+ Show more

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• Understand what isotopes are and how they differ from each other.
• Identify isotopes of a given element based on neutron number.
• Explain what ions are and how they are formed.+ Show more

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• Describe how particle arrangement affects bulk properties of solids
• Compare ionic lattices and molecular solids using observable properties
• Explain conductivity changes when ionic solids become molten+ Show more

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• Identify how rigid and pin connections affect stiffness and movement in structures
• Explain how fasteners and adhesives transfer loads through joints
• Describe how joint geometry and bearing area can change stress concentration+ Show more

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• Explain how tectonic convergence, crustal shortening, and vertical uplift contribute to mountain building (orogeny).
• Identify key structural features of orogenic belts, including folded strata, thrust faults, metamorphic cores, and foreland basins.
• Describe how uplift and erosion interact over time to shape relief and control sediment supply.+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of energy conservation in closed systems.
• Identify how mechanical energy is conserved or dissipated during motion.
• Interpret energy diagrams illustrating kinetic and potential energy conversions.+ Show more

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• Differentiate homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures using particle-level explanations.
• Identify physical properties (particle size, solubility, boiling point, density, and magnetism) that allow separation.
• Explain how separation methods (filtration, distillation, magnetic separation, and decanting) preserve the chemical identity of components.

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• Explain how ecological interactions influence population growth and carrying capacity in Alberta ecosystems.
• Describe trophic relationships and quantify energy transfer efficiencies across trophic levels.
• Connect nutrient cycling processes to ecosystem productivity and resilience.+ Show more

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• Define the mole using Avogadro’s number
• Calculate molar mass from chemical formulas
• Convert between mass, moles, and particles+ Show more

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• Identify and describe the different types of collisions: elastic and inelastic.
• Understand the principle of conservation of momentum in collisions.
• Explain how energy conservation varies between elastic and inelastic collisions.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of linear momentum and its conservation in isolated systems.
• Differentiate between elastic and inelastic collisions and their effects on kinetic energy.
• Explain the relationship between impulse, force, and change in momentum.+ Show more

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• Calculate moles from molarity and solution volume using n = M × V
• Apply mole ratios from balanced equations to solution stoichiometry
• Determine limiting reactants in concentration–volume problems+ Show more

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• Describe how the heart’s chambers and valves direct one-way blood flow
• Compare arteries, veins, and capillaries by their structure and function
• Explain how blood components (red cells, plasma, and platelets) support transport, immunity, and clotting+ Show more

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• Explain how balanced nutrition, hydration, and aerobic activity support organ system functions
• Describe how sleep and hygiene help the immune system recover
• Use evidence-based cause-and-effect statements to prevent common functional impairments+ Show more

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• Explain how greenhouse gases affect Earth’s energy balance using the idea of trapped outgoing longwave radiation.
• Describe how natural and human sources change greenhouse gas concentrations and radiative forcing.
• Analyze how long-lived greenhouse gases influence climate responses over time.

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• Understand the roles of leaf structures in gas exchange, photosynthesis, and transpiration.
• Identify differences between needlelike conifers and broadleaf deciduous species.
• Explain how seasonal changes affect leaf drop and needle persistence in Alberta trees.+ Show more

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• Explain how faster and slower vibrations affect perceived pitch
• Describe how stronger vibration motions relate to loudness
• Match vocabulary terms to definitions about sound and vibrations+ Show more

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• Identify protons, neutrons, and electrons in atoms
• Describe the structure of an atom
• Understand electron configurations and energy levels+ Show more

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• Explain how negative feedback helps stabilize a physiological variable around a set point.
• Describe how positive feedback can amplify changes and why it must be tightly regulated.
• Compare stabilizing versus amplifying feedback loops using real biological examples.+ Show more

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• Understand the role of promoters and enhancers in gene regulation.
• Identify cis-regulatory elements and their functions.
• Explain how chromatin structure affects gene expression.+ Show more

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• Explain what measurement uncertainty means and how it limits interpretation of experimental results.
• Represent measurements with uncertainties as ranges and use those ranges to evaluate evidence.
• Determine whether differences between results are meaningful by checking overlap of uncertainty ranges.

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• Identify how atoms transfer electrons to form ions.
• Explain the electrostatic attraction between ions in ionic bonds.
• Describe the properties of ionic compounds, such as melting points and conductivity.+ Show more

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• Understand how force interactions lead to changes in kinetic and potential energy during motion.
• Identify real-world examples illustrating energy transfer through force and work.
• Describe qualitative relationships between applied force, displacement, and energy change in mechanical systems.+ Show more

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• Understand the characteristics that define wetlands.
• Recognize the important ecological functions wetlands perform.
• Identify examples of wetland types such as peatlands and marshes.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of linear momentum as the product of mass and velocity.
• Explain impulse as the cause of change in an object's momentum.
• Describe the motion of the center of mass in isolated systems.+ Show more