Science Worksheets

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• Explain how intermolecular forces affect melting point, boiling point, and vapour pressure
• Use the idea of attractions between particles to predict volatility and solubility
• Apply intermolecular force ideas to everyday Alberta examples such as freeze–thaw and evaporation

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• Understand the concept of genetic diversity in populations
• Identify key genetic metrics used in conservation biology
• Explain the significance of heterozygosity and gene flow+ Show more

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• Explain how feedback mechanisms help maintain homeostasis in the human body.
• Describe how circulation, respiration, kidneys, and the nervous system interact to support survival.
• Use examples of thermoregulation, acid–base balance, and stress responses to predict system crosstalk.

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• Construct scientific arguments that link a clear claim to relevant evidence and explain the reasoning.
• Evaluate competing explanations by examining whether evidence matches expected patterns or conflicts with observations.
• Distinguish correlation from causation and separate observations from inferences in scientific conclusions.

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• Explain how Earth’s axial tilt and yearly orbit affect seasons and day length.
• Describe how Earth’s rotation creates the Sun’s apparent daily motion.
• Use Earth-Sun cycle concepts to interpret calendar and timekeeping ideas.

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• Explain how predator-prey, competition, and mutualism connect species in an ecosystem network.
• Describe how abiotic factors like temperature and nutrient availability can change survival and population size.
• Use interaction networks to predict how changes in one population can cascade through a community.

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• Explain how particle motion relates to gas temperature and pressure
• Describe how changes in collision frequency and force affect gas pressure
• Use particle ideas to connect macroscopic observations to microscopic models

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• Model gravitational and elastic potential energy and relate them to total mechanical energy.
• Use conservation of mechanical energy in isolated systems and account for nonconservative work.
• Explain power as the rate of energy transfer and interpret energy-transfer and power ideas using algebra and graphs.

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• Describe how solids, liquids, and gases change when temperature increases or decreases.
• Explain the particle ideas behind melting, freezing, evaporation, and condensation.
• Match common state-change terms to the correct temperature change.

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• Define what a gravitational field is.
• Describe how mass influences space through gravitational attraction.
• Explain the inverse-square relationship between distance and gravitational strength.+ Show more

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• Explain how chemical reactions provide evidence that new substances form.
• Use particle models to describe conservation of atoms during chemical reactions.
• Predict and interpret reaction evidence such as gas production, precipitates, and color change in a closed system.+ Show more

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• Explain how density relates mass to volume and why it is useful as evidence to classify materials
• Use float/sink behavior in water to infer relative density without changing a substance’s identity
• Estimate or measure density and use it to predict how substances will layer in mixtures+ Show more

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• Explain how conduction transfers thermal energy through particle collisions and electron movement in solids
• Compare thermal conductivity of common building materials and predict heat-flow direction
• Use contact resistance and material interfaces to describe temperature gradients in real structures

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• Explain the basic parts of a lever (fulcrum, effort, load) and how torque relates to lever action
• Describe how pulley systems change effort and direction of force
• Calculate ideal mechanical advantage for simple lever and pulley setups using basic arithmetic+ Show more

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• Explain how energy (stream speed or wind strength) affects the size of particles that can be transported.
• Describe how decreasing energy leads to sediment sorting and layered deposition.
• Identify real-world landforms (stream bars, sandbars, and beach/river-delta zones) formed by sediment sorting.

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• Understand the concept of adaptation in organisms
• Identify different types of environmental pressures
• Recognize examples of adaptation such as pesticide resistance and beak variation+ Show more

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• Describe how short-term weather changes can form a pattern over days.
• Explain how precipitation, clouds, and wind connect to changes in temperature.
• Use multiple observations to predict what may happen next in a weather sequence.

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• Identify the main types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.
• Understand the basic processes involved in the rock cycle.
• Recognize how surface and subsurface processes transform rocks over time.+ Show more

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• Understand different types of population growth models
• Recognize factors that influence population size
• Identify concepts of carrying capacity, limiting factors, exponential and logistic growth

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• Classify common chemical reaction types (synthesis, decomposition, single and double displacement, combustion) based on how species transform.
• Predict product categories and representative products from reaction patterns and typical environmental conditions.
• Identify evidence of reaction type using observable indicators such as gas production, heat/light, color change, or temperature change.

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• Explain that energy can change forms while total energy is conserved
• Identify examples of mechanical, electrical, chemical, and thermal energy transformations
• Use energy pathways to describe how devices convert energy in real systems+ Show more

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• Explain how energy moves through an ecosystem using a food chain
• Identify producers and consumers in a food chain
• Describe how changes in one population can affect other connected populations

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• Define trophic efficiency and explain why energy decreases between trophic levels.
• Interpret how energy pyramids represent available energy at higher trophic levels.
• Use evidence from examples to predict how many consumer levels can be supported.

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• Describe how rocks, soil, and water have observable properties.
• Identify how materials interact and change through processes like breaking apart and mixing with water.
• Use observations to compare how Earth materials behave in different situations.

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• Explain how Earth’s rotation causes regular day and night cycles at different locations.
• Describe how the Sun’s apparent path in the sky relates to sunrise and sunset.
• Predict how changing sunlight angle and duration can affect the brightness and length of daytime.

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• Understand how traits are used to classify living organisms.
• Identify observable traits such as body shape, color, and leaf structure.
• Explain why using multiple traits improves classification accuracy.+ Show more

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• Explain how gravity provides the centripetal force that keeps planets and moons in curved orbits
• Describe how orbital speed and orbital period relate to distance from the central body
• Use the idea of periodic motion to interpret predictable patterns in the night sky

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• Describe the process of solar system formation including the role of protoplanetary disks.
• Explain planetary differentiation and the reasons for diversity in planetary atmospheres.
• Relate observational data from spectroscopy and orbital parameters to models of planetary origins.+ Show more

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• Explain how viscosity describes how resistant a liquid is to flowing
• Connect cohesive forces and shear forces to different flow rates in liquids
• Predict how temperature affects viscosity and flow in simple examples+ Show more

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• Explain bond breaking and bond forming during chemical reactions
• Describe particle energy changes during reaction progress
• Describe particle arrangement changes during reactions+ Show more

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• Understand the basic concepts of the photoelectric effect
• Identify the relationship between photon energy, work function, and kinetic energy of emitted electrons
• Analyze experimental parameters such as threshold frequency and stopping potential+ Show more

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• Explain how habitat change affects population dynamics.
• Evaluate how invasive species alter community structure.
• Describe trophic relationships and energy transfer efficiency.+ Show more

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• Describe the main pathways of the water cycle, including evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff or infiltration.
• Explain how changing state helps water move between Earth’s atmosphere and surface and how water returns to land.
• Match water cycle terms to their definitions or examples.+ Show more

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• Describe how weathering changes rock into smaller rock pieces over time
• Explain how water, wind, and temperature shifts affect rock surfaces
• Connect how weathered rock fragments and organic matter form soil+ Show more

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• Explain how predator and prey populations influence each other through feedback loops over time
• Describe how predator-prey changes can ripple through a community and alter ecosystem interactions
• Use cause-and-effect reasoning to predict what may happen when one population increases or decreases

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• Explain how net force is determined when multiple forces act on an object at the same time
• Predict motion outcomes (acceleration or constant velocity) using the direction and size of opposing forces
• Relate real-world forces such as weight and friction to changes in velocity

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• Explain how energy and matter transfers link Earth’s air, water, land, and living things over time.
• Use a system model to predict how a change in one reservoir can affect another reservoir.
• Interpret data and models by connecting inputs (temperature, rainfall, aerosols) to outcomes (runoff, precipitation, flooding).+ Show more

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• Explain gas solubility in liquids using Henry’s law.
• Interpret how gas partial pressure affects dissolved gas solubility.
• Analyze atmospheric pressure effects on dissolved gases in water.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of adaptive radiation and its ecological significance.
• Identify key processes that drive diversification in species.
• Explain how ecological factors influence morphological and behavioral differentiation.+ Show more

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• Identify how wheels and axles, levers, and pulleys change motion or force in simple technologies.
• Match technology parts to their functions and explain how each part supports a specific outcome.
• Use key vocabulary to complete explanations of how simple mechanisms work.

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• Explain how intermolecular forces affect solute-solvent interactions
• Predict how temperature changes the solubility of solids and gases
• Describe how pressure affects the solubility of gases+ Show more

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• Differentiate weather from climate using examples from temperature, precipitation, wind, and cloud cover.
• Explain why weather changes quickly while climate describes long-term patterns.
• Use observations from days and months to identify recurring patterns that define local climate.

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• Understand the definition of electrical power in terms of voltage and current.
• Learn how electrical energy is calculated over time.
• Apply power and energy concepts to real-world scenarios, such as household heating and electric vehicle charging.+ Show more

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• Identify producers, consumers, and decomposers in food webs
• Explain energy transfer across trophic levels
• Describe how energy decreases across trophic levels+ Show more

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• Explain how selection mechanisms change allele frequencies over generations
• Connect allele-frequency shifts to observable trait distributions at the population level
• Use evidence (molecular, fossil, and present-day variation) to justify evolutionary predictions+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of stoichiometry in large-scale chemical processes
• Identify key components and reactants in industrial chemical reactions
• Apply mass and mole balances to real-world industrial scenarios+ Show more

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• Explain how mechanical energy can change between kinetic and potential forms when forces do work.
• Use energy conservation and energy bookkeeping to predict feasible speeds and heights when losses are small.
• Identify how non-conservative forces (like friction and air resistance) dissipate mechanical energy.

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• Understand the concept of diffusion and the factors influencing its rate.
• Connect microscopic particle motion to observable phenomena like scent spread and dye dispersal.
• Identify how temperature, particle size, and medium viscosity affect diffusion.+ Show more