Science Worksheets

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• Explain how decreasing transport energy leads to deposition and the formation of landforms such as deltas and floodplains
• Describe how sediment characteristics and depositional processes create layered strata and clues about past environments
• Compare glacial, aeolian, and coastal deposition and relate them to specific landforms (moraines, drumlins, dunes, beaches, shelves)+ Show more

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• Describe how the Earth’s magnetic field is related to navigation tools like compasses and to dip and declination angles.
• Explain how regional magnetic variation affects map-and-compass use and surveying in Alberta.
• Connect auroral displays to magnetism and charged particles in Earth’s upper atmosphere.

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• Describe basic atmospheric processes including pressure patterns and moisture transport.
• Identify regional phenomena such as Chinook winds and frontal systems.
• Explain the role of atmospheric composition and aerosols in energy balance.+ Show more

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• Explain how chemical reactions involve changes in potential and kinetic energy.
• Differentiate endothermic and exothermic reactions using energy and bond ideas.
• Interpret simple energy diagrams and relate them to observable temperature changes.+ Show more

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• Identify features of divergent boundaries
• Describe landforms associated with divergent boundaries
• Explain the processes that create mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys

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• Interpret graphs and summary statistics to distinguish variability from long-term climate change.
• Identify patterns in temperature, precipitation, and storm frequency over different time scales.
• Understand the relationships between ocean conditions and regional weather outcomes.+ Show more

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• Identify different types of weathering
• Describe physical, chemical, and biological weathering processes
• Understand how weathering influences landscape formation+ Show more

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• Use balanced chemical equations and conservation of mass to relate reactants and products quantitatively.
• Convert between moles, mass, and particle counts using molar masses and Avogadro’s number.
• Determine the limiting reagent and predict theoretical yield from stoichiometric ratios.

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• Understand the concept of water reservoirs in the water cycle
• Identify the main reservoirs for carbon and water
• Explain how reservoirs interact and affect climate and environmental processes+ Show more

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• Identify the sensor, control center, and effector in a physiological regulation system
• Explain how negative feedback helps maintain internal stability (homeostasis)
• Use set points and feedback loops to describe regulation of blood glucose, pH, temperature, or blood pressure

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• Explain how specialized cells form tissues, which then form organs and organ systems with coordinated function.
• Describe how cellular differentiation creates structures that support transport, support, or signaling roles in tissues.
• Use tissue models to predict how intercellular communication and energy transformations scale to organ-level processes.

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• Understand how electronic sensors detect environmental changes.
• Learn about data loggers and digital probes used in measurement.
• Identify proper selection, calibration, and operation of measurement tools.+ Show more

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• Explain how repeated observational patterns support modeled explanations of the solar system
• Connect apparent motions and Moon/planet phases to orbital geometry and relative motion
• Describe how Earth’s axial tilt and sunlight angle/day length produce seasons+ Show more

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• Identify different tissue types in plants and animals.
• Describe the functions of plant vascular tissues and animal epithelial and connective tissues.
• Explain how tissue properties influence organ performance across various biomes and agricultural systems.

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• Understand the fundamental principles of Newton's three laws of motion.
• Interpret free-body diagrams to analyze forces acting on objects.
• Calculate net force and acceleration for objects under complex force systems.+ Show more

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• Explain how natural and human factors alter Earth’s climate by changing energy balance.
• Differentiate the roles of greenhouse gases, aerosols, and volcanic eruptions in climate change.
• Describe how climate variability (e.g., El Niño) and long-term Earth changes affect where energy is distributed.

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• Understand the concept of intermolecular forces and how they influence physical properties of substances.
• Identify different types of intermolecular forces and their effects on melting points, boiling points, and solubility.
• Relate molecular interactions to regional phenomena such as freeze–thaw cycles, hydrocarbon volatility, and evaporation rates.

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• Identify kinetic and potential energy in mechanical systems
• Understand how work, collisions, and friction transfer energy
• Explain how energy converts between forms during mechanical processes+ Show more

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• Identify major components of the solar system and describe how they are classified (planets, dwarf planets, belts).
• Compare terrestrial (rocky) and gas giant planets using basic composition, atmosphere, and temperature ideas.
• Explain how orbital zones relate to typical planet temperatures and surface conditions.+ Show more

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• Identify different types of climate feedbacks
• Explain how feedbacks influence climate change
• Recognize patterns in feedback mechanisms and their impact on climate responses

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• Explain how building design choices affect thermal performance across Alberta climate zones
• Identify strategies that reduce unwanted heat transfer (thermal bridging, air leakage) and support passive solar gains
• Compare trade-offs between upfront materials, operational energy, and occupant comfort in different building contexts

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• Explain how cellular organelles' structures support their specific functions.
• Describe how organism structures reflect their functional needs.
• Use models to connect physical features to biological roles.+ Show more

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• Explain how convergent plate interactions lead to crustal deformation during mountain building.
• Identify key structural, metamorphic, and igneous processes associated with orogeny.
• Relate mountain-range rock assemblages and structures to past tectonic regimes.

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• Explain how mechanical digestion and chemical hydrolysis break food into molecules that can be absorbed.
• Describe how intestinal villi and microvilli increase surface area and improve nutrient transport.
• Compare facilitated diffusion, active transport, and transport via micelles for different nutrient types.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of uncertainty in scientific measurements.
• Identify common sources of measurement errors such as instrument limitations, human judgment, and environmental factors.
• Evaluate how measurement uncertainties can impact scientific conclusions.

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• Explain how enthalpy change relates to heat absorbed or released during chemical reactions.
• Differentiate exothermic and endothermic reactions using the sign of ΔH.
• Apply Hess’s law and standard enthalpies of formation to determine reaction enthalpy.+ Show more

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• Identify a research question that can be answered using measurements from multiple sites
• Explain why fair comparisons require the same variables, methods, and documentation across sites
• Plan how data from different sites can be combined while keeping limitations clear

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• Understand the concept of magnetic flux and its significance in electromagnetic induction
• Learn how changing magnetic flux induces voltage in conductors
• Identify the laws governing electromagnetic induction, including Faraday’s law and Lenz’s law+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns.
• Interpret streamfunction plots, velocity fields, and conceptual circulation cells.
• Link jet streams, trade winds, and thermohaline circulation to climate and heat redistribution.+ Show more

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• Explain the process of meiosis and its significance in genetic variation
• Describe the stages of prophase I where crossing over occurs
• Identify how independent assortment contributes to genetic diversity+ Show more

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• Understand the process of photosynthesis and how plants produce energy.
• Identify the key components and stages of photosynthesis.
• Recognize the relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of oxidation states in simple molecules
• Identify oxidation numbers in inorganic and organic compounds
• Learn how electron transfer relates to oxidation and reduction+ Show more

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• Understand the key processes involved in the carbon cycle
• Identify how natural and human activities influence biogeochemical cycles
• Analyze the links between carbon movement, climate, and living organisms

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• Identify key details about tool safety for measurement devices.
• Choose the safest option when working with measurement tools.

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• Explain how population size, growth rate, and carrying capacity are linked to ecological interactions.
• Describe trophic relationships and how energy transfer efficiency affects food webs.
• Connect nutrient cycling to ecosystem functioning and interpret how disturbances change these processes.+ Show more

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• Explain how genes and alleles determine genotypes and lead to observable phenotypes
• Use dominant and recessive inheritance relationships to predict trait outcomes across generations
• Interpret heredity evidence using genotype-to-phenotype reasoning

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• Understand the basic concepts of reaction rates
• Identify factors affecting reaction speed
• Describe the role of catalysts+ Show more

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• Understand the structure of electron shells and energy levels
• Identify how electrons are distributed in atoms based on their electron configuration
• Recognize the importance of valence electrons in chemical reactivity and bonding+ Show more

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• Describe how forces act as push or pull interactions and identify examples of contact and non-contact forces in everyday Alberta contexts.
• Use magnitude and direction to reason about forces as vectors, including how opposing forces affect motion.
• Explain, qualitatively, how net force expectations relate to whether an object speeds up, slows down, or changes direction.

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• Understand how multiple forces acting together influence an object's motion.
• Identify the effects of unbalanced and balanced forces on velocity and acceleration.
• Connect real-world examples like weight and friction to force interactions and motion changes.+ Show more

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• Understand how to construct and interpret free-body diagrams for various physical situations.
• Identify and represent all forces acting on an object as vectors in a free-body diagram.
• Apply vector addition to analyze equilibrium and acceleration in systems involving multiple forces.+ Show more

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• Identify and classify common chemical reaction types (synthesis, decomposition, displacement, combustion, and neutralization) based on particle changes and observable indicators.
• Use representative word equations and simple indicators (heat, light, gas, color change, precipitate, temperature change) to predict likely product categories.
• Apply reaction-type classification to real-world contexts relevant to Alberta, such as oxidation, natural gas combustion, and water treatment.

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• Understand the different types of ecological interactions such as predation, competition, mutualism, and disease.
• Describe how abiotic factors influence organism survival and community composition.
• Explain the connection between ecological relationships and genetic trait selection.+ Show more

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• Explain how model-based predictions are tested against evidence from new conditions
• Identify how discrepancies motivate checking assumptions, parameters, and simplifying approximations
• Use uncertainty to distinguish normal variation from likely model failure+ Show more

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• Identify different parts of mechanical devices
• Understand how parts interact within a system
• Explain the roles of inputs, outputs, and energy transfers+ Show more

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• Use dimensional analysis to check that equations for physical and biological quantities have consistent units.
• Derive relationships between quantities by tracking units and identifying plausible proportionality and rate forms.
• Use unit-checking to find and correct algebraic or modeling errors, and to constrain scaling and density/flux/rate computations.

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• Explain how criteria and constraints guide prototype evaluation
• Use evidence from test results to compare a prototype’s performance to stated criteria
• Identify how constraints affect which design options are possible+ Show more

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• Explain how protons, neutrons, and electrons determine atomic structure and ion formation
• Describe how electron configurations and valence electrons relate to chemical properties and periodic trends
• Use quantized energy levels to connect atomic structure models to spectral behavior and reactivity