Science Worksheets

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• Describe the overall inputs and outputs of photosynthesis in chloroplasts.
• Explain how light-dependent reactions and carbon fixation work as separate, connected stages.
• Identify the roles of pigments, electron transport, ATP, and NADPH in converting solar energy to chemical energy.

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• Explain how food webs combine many feeding relationships into a connected system.
• Describe how indirect interactions and redundancy can affect community stability.
• Use the ideas of energy pathways and link strength to predict effects of species loss.

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• Represent RLC AC circuits using phasors to determine impedance and reactance and to identify phase relationships.
• Calculate real power, reactive power, apparent power, and power factor for sinusoidal 60 Hz AC loads.
• Use resonance conditions in series and parallel RLC circuits to predict current/voltage behavior and energy transfer.

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• Understand the processes involved in the rock cycle
• Identify how rocks change and transform through different geological processes
• Recognize the roles of tectonics, magmatism, weathering, and erosion in rock formation+ Show more

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• Describe mechanisms that control gene expression in eukaryotic cells.
• Explain the roles of cis-regulatory elements and chromatin modifications.
• Identify post-transcriptional processes involved in gene regulation.+ Show more

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• Recognize how gravity's components act on objects on slopes.
• Understand the effect of slope angle on force components and motion.
• Analyze real-world examples of forces on inclines.

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• Explain how xylem and phloem transport water, minerals, and sugars through a plant stem.
• Describe how freeze–thaw cycles, drought, and pests can affect sap flow and plant survival.
• Connect stem and bark structure to how trees protect transport tissues and respond to environmental change.

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• Explain how birth rate, death rate, immigration, and emigration affect population size.
• Compare exponential growth with logistic growth using carrying capacity and limiting factors.
• Identify density-dependent and density-independent influences in terrestrial and aquatic systems.

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• Understand how wave speed varies in different media such as solids, liquids, and gases.
• Identify how impedance mismatches affect sound transmission and reflection.
• Explain the effects of temperature and medium composition on sound propagation.+ Show more

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• Differentiate between bacterial and archaeal cell structures and functions.
• Compare prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell organization and complexity.
• Identify key features that distinguish prokaryotes from eukaryotes.+ Show more

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• Identify Earth’s main carbon reservoirs
• Describe pathways that move carbon between reservoirs
• Explain photosynthesis, respiration, dissolution, and sedimentation+ Show more

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• Explain how energy flows one direction through food chains while being lost at each trophic transfer
• Describe how matter cycles through ecosystems by rearranging atoms during processes like photosynthesis and cellular respiration
• Use models (trophic levels, biomass trends, and energy-flow diagrams) to interpret evidence about energy and matter movement

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• Understand how inheritance patterns influence trait prediction across multiple generations.
• Apply probability concepts to forecast phenotype ratios based on parental alleles.
• Analyze how dominant and recessive traits are expressed and masked in offspring.+ Show more

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• Explain biodiversity at genetic, species, and ecosystem levels
• Describe how habitat availability, climate stability, and disturbance influence biodiversity
• Analyze how species richness and evenness are shaped by environmental gradients and evolutionary history

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• Understand the structure and significance of phylogenetic trees in evolutionary biology.
• Identify the features of rooted versus unrooted trees and their purposes.
• Differentiate between monophyletic, paraphyletic, and polyphyletic groups.+ Show more

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• Explain how natural selection, genetic drift, and gene flow can change allele frequencies over time.
• Compare the conditions under which genetic drift is most likely to cause random allele loss or fixation.
• Describe how gene flow can reduce differences between populations and influence patterns of relatedness.

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• Explain how atomic radius, ionization energy, and electronegativity vary across the periodic table.
• Describe how periodic trends influence element bonding and material properties.
• Connect periodic patterns to real-world examples such as corrosion and alloying in Alberta metallurgy.+ Show more

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• Identify common sources of systematic and random error in scientific experiments.
• Describe methods for detecting bias, including cross-method comparison and residual analysis.
• Explain how error quantification contributes to understanding uncertainty and robustness.+ Show more

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• Understand the types of intermolecular forces and their effects on physical properties of substances.
• Compare how different molecules with similar formulas exhibit varying solubility and phase behavior due to intermolecular interactions.
• Explain why energy is required to separate molecules in different states based on intermolecular forces.+ Show more

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• Explain how energy transfers occur through work and heat, and how they affect internal and kinetic energy
• Apply conservation of energy to energy budgets for closed and open systems
• Use quantitative relationships (including calorimetry and work–energy analysis) to solve physics problems+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of acid-base chemistry in environmental contexts.
• Analyze pH trends and buffering capacity in ecological systems.
• Apply stoichiometry and titration data to assess neutralization requirements.+ Show more

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• Evaluate biotech applications by comparing benefits, risks, and societal impacts.
• Analyze ethical concerns in genetic technologies, including privacy, consent, and equity.
• Explain how risk–benefit assessments and public engagement can shape biotech regulation.

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• Define specific heat capacity using the idea of energy per unit mass per degree Celsius
• Identify how temperature change depends on mass and specific heat capacity
• Use correct units for thermal energy calculations and explanations

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• Understand the concept of a food web and its interconnected feeding relationships.
• Identify the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers within a food web.
• Explain how energy flows through a food web and the significance of network structure for ecosystem stability.+ Show more

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• Understand microscopic particle motion and its relation to temperature, thermal energy, and pressure.
• Explain how microscopic particle behavior relates to macroscopic properties like heat transfer.
• Describe the distribution of molecular speeds in different temperature conditions.+ Show more

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• Understand how mass influences the acceleration of objects under the same net force.
• Identify the inverse relationship between mass and acceleration.
• Compare the effects of different masses when applying similar forces.

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• Explain how birth rate, death rate, immigration, and emigration affect population size and distribution
• Describe how resource availability and abiotic constraints can limit population growth in ecosystems
• Use examples from different biomes to predict how populations may fluctuate over time+ Show more

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• Describe how water moves through soil using infiltration, percolation, capillary rise, and runoff
• Compare how soil texture and structure affect how quickly water spreads and drains
• Explain how slope can change surface runoff and water flow

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• Explain how physical and chemical contaminants move through ecosystems from point and nonpoint sources.
• Evaluate contaminant fate processes such as transport, bioaccumulation, and biomagnification across a food web.
• Analyze how nutrients, heavy metals, and persistent organic pollutants affect community composition and ecological risk.+ Show more

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• Define solute and solvent in the context of solutions.
• Understand concentration units and how they describe solution strength.
• Explain the microscopic interactions during dissolution and how temperature and pressure affect solution formation.+ Show more

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• Compare ionic, covalent, and metallic bonding using particle-level descriptions.
• Predict macroscopic properties such as conductivity, melting point, and solubility from bonding type.
• Relate electron transfer, electron sharing, and electron delocalization to observed behaviours.

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• Explain charge, current, potential difference, and resistance as macroscopic circuit quantities
• Use Ohm’s law and series/parallel combinations to predict changes in circuit behavior
• Apply Kirchhoff’s loop and junction rules to check circuit consistency+ Show more

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• Apply conservation of momentum and conservation of energy to analyze collisions and energy transfers.
• Differentiate elastic, inelastic, and perfectly inelastic collisions using physical meanings of the outcomes.
• Set up and use algebraic conservation equations to relate initial and final states in isolated systems.

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• Explain how wheel-and-axle and pulley systems can change the direction and size of an applied force
• Compare fixed pulleys and movable pulleys in terms of mechanical advantage and how they affect effort
• Describe how wheel radius and axle radius relate to speed versus force trade-offs+ Show more

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• Explain how aerodynamic drag acts as a velocity-dependent force that opposes motion through air.
• Describe how vehicle or equipment shape and cross-sectional area affect drag and efficiency.
• Connect drag to real-world designs such as prairie wind effects on high-profile vehicles and wind turbine performance.

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• Explain how surface pressure varies across a wing using pressure-map ideas such as stagnation points and suction peaks.
• Connect pressure-coefficient patterns to lift and pitching moment trends.
• Describe how changing camber or angle of attack shifts pressure minima and changes the pressure distribution.+ Show more

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• Describe the main stages of the rock cycle and how igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks are connected.
• Explain how weathering, erosion, transport, deposition, and burial transform rock material over geologic time.
• Use rock-cycle processes to interpret how environments change the features found in rocks.

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• Identify biotic and abiotic habitat components and explain how each affects living things
• Distinguish habitat from niche using simple examples such as pond edges and tree canopies
• Describe how shelter, food, water, and space help determine where species are found+ Show more

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• Assess how everyday chemicals provide benefits and also pose risks to health and the environment.
• Explain how chemical properties and persistence influence exposure pathways and long-term effects.
• Use evidence-based reasoning to compare safe handling, disposal, and regulatory decisions for chemical use.

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• Convert between mass, moles, and particle counts using molar mass and Avogadro’s number
• Determine the limiting reagent and calculate theoretical and percent yield from balanced chemical equations
• Derive empirical and molecular formulas from percent composition and molar-mass information

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• Identify different forms of energy (light, thermal/heat, motion, and electrical) and describe how they can change.
• Explain how energy moves and transforms during interactions without being created or destroyed.
• Use examples (warming devices, collisions, and sound) to connect energy transfer to observable effects.

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• Represent motion using vectors (position, velocity, acceleration) and interpret components in kinematics problems.
• Apply Newton’s laws to analyze forces, including friction, and use impulse-momentum when forces act over short times.
• Use energy methods and conservation principles to compute speeds and predict motion efficiently.+ Show more

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• Understand how soil properties affect water retention, drainage, and aeration.
• Identify the differences among loam, clay, and sandy soils in terms of plant suitability.
• Explain how soil structure influences plant growth and nutrient uptake.+ Show more

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• Explain how thermal-driven circulation in Earth’s mantle can transport heat and redistribute material.
• Describe how upwelling, downwelling, and mantle plumes relate to plate motion and surface tectonics.
• Interpret how seismic tomography and gravity anomalies provide evidence for complex mantle flow patterns.+ Show more

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• Explain the concept of energy stored in electric and magnetic fields.
• Define energy density for electrostatic and magnetic fields.
• Describe how capacitors and inductors store and release energy.+ Show more

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• Explain what specific heat capacity means in terms of energy and temperature change.
• Calculate thermal energy using mass, specific heat, and temperature change.
• Use and convert between grams, kilojoules, and degrees Celsius in heat-capacity problems.+ Show more

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• Explain how friction reduces the efficiency of a mechanism by increasing the input force needed.
• Compare ideal mechanical advantage and actual mechanical advantage in real machines.
• Identify materials and surface features that affect wear, lubrication, and long-term performance.

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• Explain how resistive losses and power factor reduce electrical system efficiency
• Compare metrics used to evaluate efficiency and operating cost in electrical systems
• Describe design choices that improve performance while meeting operational constraints