Science Worksheets

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• Understand how potential and kinetic energy relate to forces and motion in mechanical systems.
• Identify factors such as elevation, mass, and speed that influence energy transfer and conservation.
• Analyze real-world examples of energy conversion, such as sled descents and conveyor systems.+ Show more

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• Explain how forces, mass, and acceleration are related through Newton's laws.
• Describe how variations in mass and applied forces affect motion outcomes in real-world Alberta examples.
• Analyze net force, inertia, and how to estimate safe operational parameters for machinery and vehicles.

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• Describe minerals as naturally occurring, inorganic solids with a characteristic chemical composition and crystal structure
• Distinguish minerals using properties such as hardness, cleavage, fracture, streak, lustre, and colour
• Use simple field tests to identify and classify minerals, linking properties to rock formation and uses

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• Understand the criteria used to evaluate species' conservation status.
• Interpret evidence related to species population trends, threats, and recovery potential.
• Analyze regional examples of conservation status assessments.+ Show more

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• Explain how appropriate units, calibrated instruments, and consistent recording affect measurement accuracy.
• Use significant figures to reflect the precision justified by a measuring device and method.
• Convert between common units and determine reasonable uncertainty ranges for fair comparisons.

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• Explain how density-dependent factors affect population size through changes in competition, disease, and social behavior.
• Compare density-dependent and density-independent factors and predict how each can influence population change.
• Use examples from Alberta habitats to describe how weather and habitat conditions regulate populations.+ Show more

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• Understand and describe various chemical properties of substances.
• Identify observable indicators of chemical reactions.
• Differentiate between physical and chemical changes based on properties.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of synthesis reactions
• Identify examples of synthesis reactions in different contexts
• Explain the characteristic features of synthesis reactions+ Show more

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• Identify flyby, orbiter, lander, and sample-return mission types
• Explain how communication distance constrains robotic mission control
• Describe how gravity assists can reduce spacecraft fuel needs+ Show more

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• Identify observable reaction signatures of chemical change (temperature change, precipitate, colour change, gas release).
• Explain how combining multiple indicators increases confidence that a chemical change occurred.
• Apply reaction-signature ideas to environmental and industrial examples.

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• Define control criteria used in causal inference, including variable isolation, replication, and baseline characterization.
• Explain how appropriate reference conditions and counterfactuals strengthen causal interpretations.
• Identify how residual confounding and uncontrolled variation weaken causal claims, even when patterns appear.+ Show more

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• Interpret atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns using streamfunction and velocity-field representations.
• Explain how momentum, buoyancy, and Coriolis effects shape circulation cells and large-scale flows.
• Connect jet streams, trade winds, and thermohaline circulation to heat redistribution and climate teleconnections such as ENSO.

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• Explain how temperature changes kinetic energy and collision frequency, affecting reaction rates.
• Use enthalpy of solution (endothermic vs. exothermic) to predict how temperature affects solubility.
• Compare trends in solid solubility versus gas solubility as temperature increases.+ Show more

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• Explain the mechanisms of plate tectonics, including divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries.
• Describe the processes of subduction and continental collision and their surface expressions.
• Link mantle convection and slab pull to the movement of lithospheric plates and their geological consequences.+ Show more

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• Explain how particle arrangement, spacing, and movement define solids, liquids, and gases
• Describe how temperature and pressure can cause transitions between states of matter
• Use observable properties (shape, volume, flow, compressibility) to identify the state of a substance

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• Explain how crossing over during meiosis leads to recombination between linked genes.
• Interpret recombination frequency to estimate the map distance between loci.
• Describe how interference and hot spots influence crossover patterns.+ Show more

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• Understand the basic functions of a cell and its organelles.
• Identify the structures within a cell and their specific roles.
• Explain how cell structure relates to its function.+ Show more

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• Represent forces acting on an object using a free-body diagram with correct directions and relative sizes
• Identify and interpret the gravitational, normal, frictional, and applied forces in real-world scenarios
• Determine the direction of net force by reasoning with vector arrows (without focusing on calculations)

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• Describe the processes involved in the rock cycle and how rocks transform from one type to another.
• Explain the roles of geological processes like melting, weathering, erosion, and heat in shaping Earth's rocks.
• Identify different types of rocks and the processes that produce them in the rock cycle.+ Show more

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• Understand the concepts of oxidation and reduction in chemical reactions.
• Identify oxidation and reduction processes in simple chemical examples.
• Learn to determine oxidation states systematically.+ Show more

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• Describe multiple conservation strategies used to protect forest biodiversity and ecosystem services.
• Explain how protected areas, riparian buffers, habitat restoration, and species-at-risk recovery support long-term ecosystem health.
• Connect seed-source considerations and genetic diversity to successful replanting in Alberta’s boreal and montane zones.

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• Classify matter as a pure substance (element or compound), a mixture, or a solution based on its properties and uniformity.
• Explain how fixed composition and characteristic melting points help identify elements and compounds.
• Describe how mixtures and solutions differ in composition and particle scale (visible vs molecular level).

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• Explain how models represent relationships among variables to make predictions.
• Identify common assumptions and simplifications in models and how they affect predictions.
• Evaluate predictive power by comparing model results with observed patterns.+ Show more

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• Explain how enzyme regulation mechanisms (allosteric modulation, covalent modification, and compartmentalization) control metabolic flux.
• Use feedback inhibition to predict how metabolite levels affect pathway activity.
• Describe how phosphorylation and small-molecule effectors can change enzyme conformation and catalytic rate.+ Show more

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• Explain how heat transfer changes energy in matter and affects particle motion
• Distinguish among melting, freezing, evaporation, and boiling as changes of state
• Describe how temperature and energy can change differently during phase changes

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• Explain how oscillating electric and magnetic fields propagate as electromagnetic waves.
• Describe the orthogonal structure of electric and magnetic fields in an electromagnetic wave.
• Understand the wave speed in vacuum and how energy is transported via the Poynting vector.+ Show more

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• Explain how the structure of DNA relates to how genetic information is copied and transmitted
• Describe how chromosomes, gene loci, and karyotypes help scientists organize genetic information
• Compare nuclear genomes with organelle genomes and predict how this can affect inheritance+ Show more

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• Differentiate ionic, covalent, and metallic bonding based on electron behavior
• Connect bond type to observable properties such as melting point, conductivity, and solubility
• Use bond type vocabulary to explain why materials behave the way they do

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• Explain the difference between specialists and generalists in terms of adaptation tradeoffs
• Use fitness trade-off ideas to describe how an organism’s traits can help in one environment but harm in another
• Analyze examples (plants, insects, migration) to determine benefits and costs of narrow vs. broad adaptation+ Show more

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• Explain how carbon records from ice cores, marine sediments, and terrestrial proxies can reconstruct past atmospheric and carbon-cycle changes.
• Interpret how isotopes, gas ratios, and carbon flux evidence can be linked to temperature variations over time.
• Distinguish natural variability from recent anthropogenic increases using multiple lines of proxy and instrumental evidence.

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• Define iterative testing and explain its purpose in engineering.
• Identify the key components involved in testing and refinement processes.
• Analyze how test results influence design improvements.+ Show more

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• Identify how measured and observed properties can be used to classify materials as solids or liquids.
• Construct simple property tables and compare numerical values to support classification decisions.
• Apply clear decision criteria using more than one property to handle ambiguous cases.

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• Describe the three phases of the Calvin cycle (carbon fixation, reduction, and regeneration) and the roles of key molecules.
• Explain how ATP and NADPH energetic requirements support the formation of triose phosphates.
• Compare the effects of carbon-concentrating strategies (C3, C4, CAM) on photorespiration and carbon assimilation.

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• Explain how systems thinking connects components, constraints, dependencies, and feedback in real designs
• Identify trade-offs that occur when changing one part of a system affects other outcomes
• Use cause-and-effect reasoning to describe how system failures can propagate through interactions

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• Explain how phospholipid bilayers and membrane proteins contribute to selective permeability
• Compare passive diffusion, facilitated diffusion, osmosis, and primary versus secondary active transport
• Describe how electrochemical gradients and membrane potential affect transport direction and membrane homeostasis+ Show more

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• Explain how roll, pitch, and yaw controls can influence each other through aerodynamic coupling
• Describe how differential drag during roll can cause adverse yaw
• Identify how design choices like differential and Frise ailerons and control mixers can reduce unwanted coupled moments+ Show more

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• Explain how allosteric control, inhibition (competitive and noncompetitive), and covalent modification regulate enzyme activity.
• Describe how environmental factors (temperature and pH) influence enzyme conformation and reaction rate.
• Evaluate how feedback inhibition and gene expression changes help maintain metabolic balance.

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• Identify primary and secondary control surfaces and describe what they do (roll, pitch, yaw).
• Explain how deflecting a control surface changes local lift and the resulting moment about an aircraft’s center of mass.
• Describe control authority and how trim and flap deployment affect stability and performance.+ Show more

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• Explain how balancing chemical equations reflects the conservation of atoms.
• Interpret stoichiometric coefficients as numerical ratios between reactants and products.
• Classify common reaction types (synthesis, decomposition, single-displacement, double-displacement, combustion) using balanced equations.

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• Define ethical communication in scientific reporting
• Identify key components of honest reporting
• Differentiate between accurate and misleading scientific statements+ Show more

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• Understand the definition of molar concentration (molarity).
• Interpret molarity notation and units.
• Convert between mass and moles for chemical substances.+ Show more

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• Identify the fulcrum, input arm, and output arm in a simple lever situation.
• Explain how input force and output force relate to arm lengths for each class of lever.
• Compare mechanical advantage and trade-offs in levers (force amplification vs. distance moved).+ Show more

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• Describe different types of chemical bonding, including ionic, covalent, and metallic bonds.
• Explain how electronegativity differences influence bond polarity.
• Relate bond order and bond energy to bond length and strength.+ Show more

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• Explain the concept of power as energy transfer per unit time.
• Compare the efficiency of different electrical devices and systems.
• Identify loss mechanisms such as resistive heating, transformer losses, and transmission dissipation.+ Show more

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• Understand how molecular genetics, gene regulation, and evolutionary mechanisms interact to produce biological outcomes.
• Analyze real-world examples such as herbicide resistance in weeds to explain mutation, selection, and gene flow.
• Link DNA variation to gene expression, fitness, and ecosystem effects for holistic understanding of evolutionary dynamics.+ Show more

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• Identify and distinguish structural, behavioral, and physiological adaptations
• Explain how adaptations can improve survival and reproductive success in a niche
• Compare inherited traits with acquired characteristics and describe how selection can change populations over generations+ Show more

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• Explain how conservation of mass applies to closed-system reactions
• Use mass accounting to relate reactant masses to product masses
• Compare theoretical yields with measured yields using input-output mass data+ Show more

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• Explain how directional, stabilizing, and disruptive selection change trait distributions in populations.
• Describe how frequency-dependent and sexual selection alter fitness based on traits of other individuals.
• Use key vocabulary (phenotype, mean, variance, fitness, polymorphism) to justify predictions about evolution.