Science Worksheets

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• Distinguish kinetic, potential, thermal, and other common energy forms in everyday and physical situations
• Explain how total mechanical energy changes when non-conservative forces (like friction) do work
• Connect conservation of energy with quantitative relationships for kinetic energy and speed

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• Explain how hybridization (sp, sp2, sp3) accounts for molecular geometry and bond angles in covalent bonding.
• Differentiate sigma (σ) and pi (π) bonds and describe how orbital overlap leads to bond multiplicity.
• Compare localized bonding models (valence bond theory) with delocalized molecular orbital (MO) descriptions in conjugated and aromatic systems.+ Show more

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• Understand Mendelian inheritance and dominant-recessive traits.
• Identify and analyze different inheritance patterns such as linkage, sex linkage, incomplete dominance, and polygenic traits.
• Interpret pedigrees to determine modes of inheritance and carrier status.+ Show more

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• Explain how energy flows through food webs using trophic relationships (producers, consumers, decomposers).
• Identify how changes in an ecosystem (seasonal changes, migration, invasive species) can affect food web structure.
• Use food-web vocabulary (predator, herbivore, decomposer, energy transfer) to describe trophic interactions.

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• Identify and describe major carbon reservoirs on Earth
• Understand the fluxes that transfer carbon among different reservoirs
• Explain the role of biological processes like photosynthesis and respiration+ Show more

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• Explain how mutation changes allele frequencies over generations
• Describe how selection alters allele frequencies in populations
• Explain how gene flow affects population allele frequencies+ Show more

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• Describe the hierarchy of cell organization from cells to organ systems
• Explain how similar cells form tissues with shared functions
• Connect how tissues combine to form organs and how organs work within systems

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• Explain how transcription and translation convert DNA information into a functional protein.
• Identify the roles of key molecules involved in gene expression (RNA polymerase, mRNA, ribosome, tRNA).
• Describe how regulation at transcriptional and translational stages affects when and how much a gene is expressed.+ Show more

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• Describe how qualitative and quantitative models represent relationships suggested by data.
• Use model predictions and expected variation to evaluate whether a claim is supported or refuted.
• Identify assumptions and explain how they affect the validity range of a model.+ Show more

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• Identify key components of an electrical circuit and describe their roles.
• Explain how energy is transformed within simple electrical circuits.
• Distinguish between different circuit components such as sources, conductors, loads, and switches.+ Show more

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• Understand the differences between solids and liquids in terms of shape and volume.
• Link observable behaviors to the arrangement and motion of particles in matter.
• Describe how particle arrangement affects the properties of solids and liquids.+ Show more

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• Use kinematic relations to describe motion with acceleration along a straight line
• Apply net force reasoning (force balances) to predict changes in velocity and stopping behavior
• Combine energy considerations with friction and incline/grade effects to estimate stopping distance+ Show more

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• Explain how particle arrangement affects the properties of solids, liquids, and gases
• Use evidence from bonding strength and energy to describe why states behave differently
• Relate state properties to everyday Alberta examples (ice on lakes, oil viscosity, and atmospheric gas behavior)

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• Define and distinguish between different types of energy such as kinetic, potential, and thermal.
• Explain how total mechanical energy changes in systems with non-conservative forces.
• Describe energy transfer during motion, collisions, and deformation.+ Show more

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• Explain how Earth systems move and transform resources through cycle pathways and reservoirs
• Interpret residence time and flux as factors that influence ecosystem function and resource availability
• Connect examples from Alberta (snowpack runoff, peat carbon storage, prairie nitrogen flux, and mineral sources) to resource cycles

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• Use SI units and dimensional analysis to report and convert measurements correctly.
• Explain and apply significant figures to numerical reporting with instrument resolution.
• Differentiate accuracy vs. precision and identify systematic vs. random error in measurement scenarios.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea of an adaptive radiation passage.
• Use key vocabulary (lineage, niche, specialization, competition, key innovation, phylogeny) in context.
• Explain how ecological niches and speciation patterns relate to diversification.+ Show more

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• Describe chemical properties as tendencies to undergo specific chemical changes.
• Identify evidence of chemical change (gas evolution, precipitate formation, permanent color change, and energy exchange).
• Differentiate chemical changes from physical changes using observation-based reasoning.+ Show more

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• Understand the main modern molecular techniques used in genetic research and biotech applications.
• Identify key processes such as PCR, gel electrophoresis, sequencing, and genome editing.
• Describe how recombinant DNA and viral vectors are used in medicine and research.+ Show more

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• Explain how model evaluation compares predicted outcomes to evidence.
• Identify assumptions and missing factors that can cause a model to disagree with data.
• Describe how changing input parameters in a simulation can change outputs.+ Show more

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• Understand the basic concepts of gravity
• Learn how gravity influences the motion of planets and moons
• Recognize the patterns of orbit in the solar system+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea and key details about human impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services.
• Explain how human actions can change habitats and species interactions.
• Describe how changes in biodiversity can affect ecosystem services such as pollination and water purification.

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• Describe the main phases of the eukaryotic cell cycle and the transitions controlled by checkpoints.
• Explain how cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) and regulatory factors coordinate DNA replication and mitosis.
• Evaluate how DNA damage responses, apoptosis, and tumor suppressor pathways help maintain genome integrity.

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• Translate distance–time and speed–time data tables into graphs of motion.
• Interpret graph features such as slope (rate) and compare how different curves show different motion.
• Use graphs to estimate average rate and reason about changing speed using familiar scenarios.+ Show more

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• Explain how effective nuclear charge, shielding, and orbital penetration influence atomic radius, ionization energy, and electronegativity across periods and groups.
• Predict and justify the direction of trends for metals, nonmetals, and metalloids using representative examples and deviations from ideal behavior.
• Relate periodic properties to patterns in ion formation, bonding tendencies, and chemical reactivity.

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• Explain how cells convert energy and exchange materials using linked pathways such as photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
• Describe how diffusion spreads materials across membranes and how transport mechanisms move materials when diffusion is not enough.
• Connect concentration gradients to the direction and rate of material movement into and out of cells.

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• Explain how enzyme structure affects access to the active site
• Identify cause-and-effect relationships in enzyme regulation
• Use feedback inhibition to predict pathway changes

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• Explain how atomic radius, ionization energy, and electronegativity change across periods and down groups.
• Use periodic trends to predict whether atoms form cations or anions and how they bond.
• Connect periodic trends to real materials issues such as corrosion resistance and alloy selection.

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• Understand the structure and function of organs in the human body.
• Recognize how tissues interact within organs to perform specific functions.
• Learn about the roles of the heart and other organs in maintaining life.

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• Understand the processes and components involved in the rock cycle.
• Identify how tectonic activity and surface processes influence rock transformation.
• Explain the roles of uplift, erosion, burial, and melting in shaping Earth's crust.+ Show more

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• Identify main structures involved in circulatory transport
• Explain how oxygen and carbon dioxide move between lungs and tissues
• Describe how the cardiovascular system supports overall homeostasis

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• Describe Earth’s lithospheric plates and how they move on the ductile mantle.
• Compare divergent, convergent, and transform plate boundaries and predict associated geologic hazards.
• Use plate-motion ideas to explain large-scale patterns such as mountain chains and earthquake zones.

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• Explain how cellular respiration releases usable energy through glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation.
• Describe how electrons move through an electron transport chain and how oxygen functions as the final electron acceptor.
• Use chemiosmosis to connect proton pumping, electrochemical gradients, and ATP synthase to ATP production.

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• Explain how atomic orbitals mix to form hybrid orbitals and predict molecular shapes from hybridization.
• Match sp, sp2, and sp3 hybridization to common bond angles and electron/molecular geometries.
• Describe how hybrid orbitals form sigma (σ) bonds and how unhybridized p orbitals can form pi (π) bonds.

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• Identify major flower parts and describe what roles sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils play in reproduction
• Explain how pollen is produced, how stigma receives pollen, and how fertilization leads to seeds
• Compare wind pollination and animal pollination and describe how nectar, scent, and color can help pollinators

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• Understand the concept of balanced and unbalanced forces.
• Identify examples of static and dynamic equilibrium.
• Explain how balanced forces result in no change in motion.+ Show more

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• Explain how aileron, elevator, and rudder inputs can interact through aerodynamic forces (control coupling).
• Describe adverse yaw and why it can occur during roll maneuvers.
• Connect mass distribution and inertia to how aircraft respond to control inputs.+ Show more

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• Understand the hierarchical categories used in biological classification.
• Identify observable characteristics to distinguish different species.
• Learn how to use dichotomous keys for species identification.+ Show more

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• Explain the relationship between net force, mass, and acceleration.
• Describe how the direction of force affects the acceleration of an object.
• Calculate acceleration given net force and mass using the proportional rule.+ Show more

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• Describe the stages of a flowering plant life cycle from seed to mature plant.
• Explain how flowering plants reproduce and how seeds lead to new seedlings.
• Identify examples of how plants spread to increase survival in local conditions.

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• Explain the repeating stages of a flowering plant life cycle from seed to new plants
• Describe how flowering plants reproduce and how seeds help plants continue over time
• Compare ways plants spread and use adaptations to increase survival in local conditions

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• Describe the main stages in a plant life cycle from seed to adult plant.
• Explain how water and air help a seed during early germination.
• Explain how light helps an adult plant make energy and grow leaves.

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• Sequence the main stages in a plant life cycle from seed to adult plant.
• Explain how water and air help early germination and root growth.
• Describe how light supports energy-making and leaf growth as the plant develops.+ Show more

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• Understand and describe Newton's three laws of motion.
• Connect observable motions, such as a puck sliding or bouncing ball, to Newtonian principles.
• Explain how forces and interactions predict motion outcomes.+ Show more

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• Identify and explain variables and controls in scientific experiments.
• Design fair tests that produce reliable and interpretable data.
• Justify choices of control conditions and measurement procedures.+ Show more

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• Identify cells, tissues, organs, and body systems in examples
• Explain how cells combine to form tissues and organs
• Connect organs to the body systems they support+ Show more

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• Explain how axial forces (tension and compression) form in truss members
• Describe how joints transfer loads to create efficient load distribution
• Compare common truss geometries and predict where members carry tension or compression+ Show more

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• Explain how changes in temperature, rainfall, and light can affect plant growth and food webs.
• Describe how habitat loss or fragmentation changes where organisms can live and find shelter.
• Predict how populations may decline or increase when conditions become less suitable for some species.