Science Worksheets

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• Explain how entropy relates to the dispersal of energy and the number of accessible microstates.
• Use Gibbs free energy to predict spontaneity under constant temperature and pressure.
• Connect changes in Gibbs free energy to equilibrium constants and chemical composition at equilibrium.

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• Understand the vector nature of forces and how to determine net force.
• Explain Newton’s three laws of motion and their applications.
• Represent forces using free-body diagrams and analyze interactions.+ Show more

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• Explain how atomic radius varies across periods and down groups
• Understand the factors affecting atomic size
• Relate atomic radius trends to element properties and reactions

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• Explain how modeling or prototyping creates tangible representations for testing.
• Identify types of evidence used to evaluate prototypes, such as performance metrics.
• Describe how evidence links observable results to success criteria in engineering design.+ Show more

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• Explain how inherited traits are transmitted through genetic mechanisms.
• Describe the process of meiosis and how it contributes to genetic variation.
• Identify sources of genetic diversity such as chromosome combinations and mutations.+ Show more

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• Explain how earthquakes form at faults due to stress buildup and sudden slip
• Describe how P-waves, S-waves, and surface waves travel and affect Earth’s crust
• Differentiate epicenter location, magnitude, and intensity when interpreting seismic hazards

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• Explain how photosynthesis provides carbon-based molecules that plants use to build new tissues.
• Describe how plant growth increases biomass by incorporating atoms from carbon dioxide and other inputs into cells.
• Distinguish between the roles of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats in plant structure and living systems.

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• Explain what invasive species are and how they enter communities.
• Describe the ways invasive species disrupt native ecosystems.
• Identify the impacts of invasive species on energy transfer and nutrient cycles.+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of relative dating such as superposition, original horizontality, and cross-cutting relationships.
• Identify key features like fossils, unconformities, and intrusions as markers for correlating rock layers.
• Analyze stratigraphic data to interpret the sequence of Earth's geological events.+ Show more

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• Identify the main claim in a passage about evolutionary change.
• Explain how natural selection and genetic variation interact.
• Distinguish mutation, genetic drift, and gene flow as sources of genetic change.

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• Understand how mutations introduce genetic variation.
• Identify the role of mutation in evolution.
• Recognize the potential effects of mutations on species adaptation.

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• Define work in physics and understand when work is done.
• Calculate the amount of work done based on force and displacement.
• Explain the concept of power as the rate of energy transfer.+ Show more

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• Understand the basic concept of natural selection.
• Identify how heritable traits influence survival and reproduction.
• Recognize examples of adaptation driven by natural selection.+ Show more

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• Understand how adaptations improve survival and reproduction in specific environments
• Recognize examples of tradeoffs associated with adaptive traits
• Explain how environmental conditions influence the utility of certain traits+ Show more

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• Interpret performance test data to identify design weaknesses.
• Understand how design modifications can enhance performance.
• Connect test results to specific design changes and constraints.

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• Explain how current, voltage, and resistance relate in a closed circuit
• Apply Ohm’s law to predict changes in circuit behavior
• Predict how series and parallel connections affect total current and voltage drops

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• Understand the fundamental SI units used in scientific measurements.
• Learn how calibration ensures measurement accuracy and precision.
• Identify sources of systematic and random errors in measurements.+ Show more

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• Understand the basic components of a lever
• Identify levers in everyday objects
• Explain how levers make work easier+ Show more

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• Explain how runoff, erosion, and deposition can rapidly change Earth’s surface after heavy rainfall
• Describe how storms can reshape coastal landforms such as dunes and beaches
• Identify examples of sudden and gradual surface changes caused by earthquakes and volcanic activity

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• Explain how chemical energy in food is transformed to power life processes in organisms.
• Describe energy transfer and the idea that energy changes form rather than being created or destroyed in the body.
• Connect chemical bond breaking to energy release and cellular work.+ Show more

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• Define displacement, speed, velocity, and acceleration for motion along one axis and interpret their signs.
• Use kinematic relationships to solve problems involving constant acceleration, including free fall and uniformly accelerated motion.
• Distinguish between average and instantaneous values of velocity and acceleration using correct mathematical notation.

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• Explain how energy transfer during phase changes affects particle arrangement and motion
• Differentiate melting, freezing, evaporation, and condensation in terms of what happens to particles
• Identify which phase change involves energy being absorbed versus energy being released

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• Understand different types of population growth models such as exponential and logistic growth.
• Recognize factors influencing population size, including resources and predation.
• Interpret graphs depicting population curves and their significance.+ Show more

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• Understand how position vs. time graphs illustrate an object's motion.
• Interpret the slope of position-time graphs to find velocity.
• Analyze shapes of graphs to determine acceleration and movement patterns.+ Show more

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• Explain linear momentum and how it changes with mass and velocity
• Use conservation of momentum to analyze collisions in an isolated system
• Differentiate elastic and inelastic collisions using momentum and kinetic energy+ Show more

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• Explain how vibrating objects produce sound through pressure waves in a medium
• Relate frequency to pitch and amplitude to loudness
• Describe how sound transmission depends on the presence of a medium+ Show more

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• Describe the major stages of the water cycle and where each stage happens.
• Explain how energy drives changes of state and movement of water in the water cycle.
• Use key terms (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, infiltration) to trace water pathways.+ Show more

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• Explain how evidence from observations and measurements supports scientific explanations
• Differentiate reliable evidence from evidence affected by random variation or measurement error
• Identify why reproducibility and precision matter when interpreting data+ Show more

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• Define homeostasis and explain its importance in living organisms.
• Identify the roles of receptors, control centers, and effectors in feedback mechanisms.
• Describe how body systems regulate internal conditions to maintain balance.

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• Define morphological, physiological, and behavioral adaptations and give grade-appropriate examples for each.
• Explain how adaptations improve survival and reproductive success in specific environments.
• Distinguish adaptations from acclimation and identify common adaptive trade-offs.+ Show more

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• Explain how carbon moves among the atmosphere, ocean, terrestrial biosphere, and sediments using flux and reservoir concepts.
• Interpret mass-balance ideas to connect fossil fuel emissions to changes in atmospheric CO2 over different time scales.
• Use isotopic tracers to distinguish natural carbon cycling from anthropogenic contributions.

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• Understand the concept of ecosystem resilience and its importance.
• Identify factors that influence how ecosystems recover from disturbances.
• Analyze patterns in population changes following environmental disruptions.+ Show more

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• Identify key ideas about risk–benefit thinking in biotechnology ethics.
• Use evidence from a passage to explain why ethical decisions depend on more than scientific claims.
• Practice evaluating genetic technologies by considering benefits, risks, and uncertainty.

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• Understand the concept of thermal conductivity and how it varies among different materials.
• Compare the thermal behaviors of common Alberta construction materials such as fiberglass, spray foam, wood, and masonry.
• Identify factors that influence thermal properties, including porosity, moisture content, and layered assemblies.+ Show more

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• Identify the building blocks of macromolecules such as amino acids, nucleotides, fatty acids, and monosaccharides.
• Explain how monomers assemble into polymers through condensation reactions and are broken down by hydrolysis.
• Relate molecular structure to properties like enzyme catalysis, membrane transport, and polymerization.+ Show more

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• Identify the primary drivers of sea level variability
• Understand how tide gauges and satellite records are used to measure sea level
• Explain the impact of land-ice melt and thermal expansion on sea levels+ Show more

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• Understand what climate is and how it differs from weather
• Identify key factors that influence climate
• Explore patterns in different regional climates

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• Identify major organelles in plant and animal eukaryotic cells and describe what each organelle does.
• Explain how cell structures support key processes such as transport, synthesis, and compartmentalization.
• Compare plant vs. animal cell organization using structural features (e.g., chloroplasts and lysosome vs. central vacuole and chloroplasts).

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• Explain how bolted, welded, and bearing connections transfer loads and help maintain continuous load paths.
• Describe shear, bearing, and slip effects at connections and how these influence structural behavior.
• Use bridge truss nodes and column-to-footing assemblies to predict how connection stiffness and detailing affect capacity and failure modes.+ Show more

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• Identify and describe physical and chemical properties used to distinguish substances.
• Compare substances based on qualitative and simple quantitative properties.
• Relate observed material properties to examples like iron, salt, oil, and copper.+ Show more

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• Explain how mechanical advantage relates input and output forces using a ratio
• Use distance (or rotation) trade-offs to interpret how force changes affect motion
• Convert between units appropriately and describe what a ratio without units means

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• Describe the biochemical pathways involved in energy capture and transfer, including photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
• Explain how ATP is produced through chloroplast and mitochondrial processes.
• Identify the roles of the Calvin cycle, glycolysis, Krebs cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation in energy transduction.+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of reaction mass and mole balancing in industrial processes.
• Apply stoichiometric calculations to real-world chemical production scenarios.
• Analyze how reaction yields impact raw material requirements and economic outcomes.+ Show more

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• Understand how engineering models predict system behavior and guide design refinement.
• Identify the process of adjusting models based on measurement discrepancies.
• Explain the role of testing evidence in refining engineering explanations.+ Show more

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• Explain mass conservation by connecting conservation of atoms to conservation of mass in a closed system.
• Use particle-level reasoning to justify why total mass of reactants equals total mass of products.
• Interpret everyday examples of conservation of mass and distinguish closed-system from open-system situations.

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• Explain how net force is found by vector addition of forces and how its direction relates to acceleration.
• Determine motion outcomes (accelerate, decelerate, or remain in equilibrium) using net force and friction/air resistance.
• Solve and interpret quantitative net force and acceleration relationships for real-world Alberta scenarios.

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• Explain why the total amount of matter stays the same in a closed system during physical and chemical changes
• Use particle-level ideas (atoms and molecules) to describe dissolving, mixing, and chemical reactions
• Interpret evidence from mass measurements to support conservation of matter

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• Understand the different types of organism interactions in a community.
• Identify examples of competition, predation, and symbiosis.
• Explain how these interactions affect resource availability and population dynamics.+ Show more