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• Explain how the Moon, Sun, and Earth’s orbital motion produce tidal forces
• Describe how spring and neap tides form from the relative alignment of the Moon and Sun
• Analyze how local ocean depth and coastline geometry can change tidal range and current strength+ Show more

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• Use the wave equation v = fλ to calculate how wave speed relates to frequency and wavelength.
• Differentiate transverse and longitudinal waves and connect these forms to typical examples (sound, water waves, light).
• Explain how amplitude, phase, and wave energy relate to observable effects in mechanical and electromagnetic waves.+ Show more

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• Explain how question framing, fair design, measurement strategy, data handling, and evidence-based reporting work together in an integrated synthesis inquiry
• Identify and apply key ideas of data provenance, cross-site comparability, and clear communication of limitations when combining datasets
• Use evidence from multiple sources to draw cautious, policy-relevant conclusions about environmental health

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• Analyze series and parallel circuits to determine voltages, currents, and equivalent resistance
• Use conservation ideas (charge/current and energy/voltage) to support quantitative circuit calculations
• Compute power in circuits and interpret how component changes affect circuit behavior+ Show more

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• Evaluate evidence for wave and particle models of electromagnetic radiation using interference, diffraction, and the photoelectric effect.
• Explain where the wave model works best (e.g., polarization, interference, diffraction) and where it breaks down.
• Explain where the particle (photon) model works best (e.g., quantized energy transfer in the photoelectric effect) and where it breaks down.+ Show more

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• Explain how habitat fragmentation, land-use change, pollution, overexploitation, invasive species, and climate change affect biodiversity.
• Analyze how multiple human pressures can interact to reduce population resilience and ecosystem functioning.
• Evaluate how anthropogenic pressures can change species behavior, distribution, phenology, and evolutionary outcomes.

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• Identify independent, dependent, and controlled variables in a science investigation
• Use operational definitions and consistent measurement intervals to reduce environmental noise
• Explain why researchers keep controls constant to make patterns easier to detect

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• Explain how electrical energy is transformed into thermal, radiant, and mechanical energy in common devices.
• Use electrical power ideas (P = VI) and efficiency to describe how much input energy becomes useful output energy.
• Identify where energy losses occur in electrical systems, including resistive heating and transmission losses.

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• Describe how electric power grids move energy from generation to transmission to distribution.
• Explain how grid operations manage voltage levels, power conversion, and energy losses.
• Connect regional generation types (wind, hydro, thermal) to reliability and intermittency.+ Show more

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• Explain how Kepler’s laws describe planetary orbits using ellipse geometry and area/time relationships
• Apply conservation of angular momentum to interpret how orbital speed changes with distance
• Describe how perturbations and resonance can affect orbital stability over long timescales+ Show more

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• Explain how astronomical observations constrain the age and large-scale evolution of the universe and solar system.
• Interpret key evidence such as galactic redshift, Hubble’s law, the cosmic microwave background, and primordial element abundances.
• Connect radiometric ages of meteorites and stellar evolution models to the lifetimes of stars using Hertzsprung–Russell diagrams.

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• Explain how voltage, current, and resistance are measured and what each instrument is used for.
• Choose correct meter ranges and connection methods for circuits to obtain accurate readings.
• Describe how meter impedance and circuit setup can affect measured values.+ Show more

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• Apply Newton’s law of universal gravitation and Coulomb’s law using inverse-square relationships to compute force magnitudes and directions.
• Use vector superposition to determine the net force on an object due to multiple long-range interactions.
• Interpret how inverse-square forces influence motion, including orbital dynamics and charged-particle trajectories.

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• Apply the impulse–momentum relationship (Δp = ∫F dt) to analyze how crash forces and collision time affect momentum change.
• Use force–time and material deformation parameters to predict and compare peak force and stopping time for crash protection designs.
• Evaluate design ideas (airbags, crumple zones, restraints) and justify refinements using safety constraints such as maximum force and displacement limits.

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• Use Newton’s Second Law (F = ma) to predict how net force affects acceleration for objects with different masses.
• Interpret motion situations (free fall, projectiles, friction/contact on inclines, uniform circular motion) using vectors and net force ideas.
• Connect algebraic relationships to graphs and written explanations of motion trajectories.

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• Explain conservation of total linear momentum in isolated systems using algebraic balances.
• Interpret pre/post interaction vector diagrams for collisions and recoil scenarios.
• Apply center-of-mass reasoning to relate constituent motion to system invariants.+ Show more

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• Evaluate competing engineering and policy solutions by comparing quantitative metrics and qualitative constraints.
• Apply systems thinking to identify component interactions, emergent behavior, and unintended consequences in real-world systems.
• Use trade-off reasoning to justify a selected design while considering cost, safety, environmental impact, scalability, and maintainability.

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• Formulate a clear engineering/scientific problem definition using measurable qualitative and quantitative criteria.
• Identify and prioritize constraints (economic, sustainability, regulatory, and technical) for acceptable solutions.
• Construct conceptual models that connect causes to effects and support generating multiple solution approaches.

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• Explain how engineers decompose complex problems into manageable subproblems.
• Use optimization ideas (objective metrics and constraints) to guide design decisions.
• Evaluate trade-offs among performance, cost, and manufacturability using quantitative criteria.+ Show more

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• Define adaptations as structural, physiological, and behavioural traits that improve survival and reproduction in specific environments
• Explain how selective pressures influence which traits become more common in a population
• Describe how trade-offs in resource allocation can affect the success of an adaptation+ Show more

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• Explain how abiotic factors (sunlight, water, temperature, soil, topography) affect living organisms in an ecosystem.
• Describe cause-and-effect relationships between abiotic conditions and biotic community patterns.
• Identify how plants, animals, and microbes respond to non-living environmental gradients in Alberta landscapes.

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• Compare technical and policy strategies for managing energy and mineral resources using life-cycle impacts
• Explain how reclamation and monitoring reduce long-term environmental and community risks
• Evaluate hazard exposure and resilience metrics to support safer, more resilient resource decisions+ Show more

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• Explain how crustal shortening and thickening during orogeny create major mountain belts.
• Describe how metamorphism and isostatic adjustment contribute to uplift and long-term landscape change.
• Use geologic evidence such as structural cross sections, uplift rates, and thermochronology to link plate convergence to surface topography and erosion.

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• Explain how predictive models represent interactions among the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and human activities.
• Use model validation, sensitivity testing, and ensemble approaches to interpret confidence in climate projections.
• Identify how emission scenarios are translated into greenhouse gas trajectories and impacts on temperature, precipitation, and sea level.+ Show more

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• Explain how scientific principles guide impact monitoring of water, air, and land systems.
• Compare instrumentation, sampling protocols, and remote sensing methods based on sensitivity, cost, and practicality.
• Use case study evidence (nutrient runoff, deforestation detection, and urban air-quality networks) to support mitigation and adaptation decisions.

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• Analyze how geological, hydrological, and climatic data are combined to characterize natural hazard frequency, magnitude, and spatial distribution.
• Interpret return-period information and scenarios to compare hazard risks across space and time.
• Evaluate how hazard maps inform planning decisions in areas such as infrastructure siting and insurance risk.

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• Explain exponential growth, logistic regulation, and cyclical population fluctuations in terms of limiting factors.
• Describe how carrying capacity, reproductive strategies, and time lags shape population trajectories.
• Use Alberta examples (snowshoe hare–lynx cycles and insect outbreaks) to connect theory to real populations.+ Show more

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• Explain how predator–prey interactions can regulate population sizes and affect community structure
• Describe how behavioral adaptations and refuges can reduce predation risk for prey
• Interpret factors such as functional responses and compensatory mechanisms in predator–prey systems+ Show more

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• Explain how primary producers convert energy into organic matter in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems
• Compare differences in primary productivity among grasses, shrubs, and boreal trees and describe key influencing factors
• Describe the role of algae in aquatic food chains and how seasonal timing affects productivity+ Show more

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• Explain how observational records and proxy data are used to reconstruct past and present climate conditions
• Describe how attribution analyses link climate changes to human contributions using greenhouse gas inventories and radiative forcing
• Evaluate scientific claims by interpreting uncertainty and confidence statements

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• Use balanced chemical equations and mole ratios to quantify reactants and products.
• Determine the limiting reactant and theoretical yield from given masses, moles, or gas volumes.
• Apply standard conditions to convert between gas volume and moles.+ Show more

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• Explain how collision frequency, activation energy, temperature, concentration, surface area, and catalysts influence reaction rates
• Use basic kinetic ideas to interpret rate laws and concentration dependence for elementary steps
• Relate temperature changes to rate changes using Arrhenius concepts and potential energy diagrams

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• Explain how electron configuration relates to valence electrons and predicts reactivity patterns across the periodic table.
• Describe trends in ionization energy and atomic radius for groups and periods using periodic patterns.
• Connect metallic character and typical oxidation states to periodic placement of representative elements.+ Show more

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• Explain conservation of mass using atomic accounting and balanced chemical equations
• Use quantitative mass measurements to compare reactants and products in a closed system
• Connect mass conservation with energy bookkeeping in chemical reactions+ Show more

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• Explain how chemical energy changes relate to bond formation and bond breaking using net bond energy ideas.
• Use calorimetry concepts and formation enthalpies to interpret reaction enthalpy changes (ΔH).
• Differentiate exothermic and endothermic processes by comparing energy flow with the surroundings to microscopic bond rearrangements.

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• Explain how reaction conditions influence yield, selectivity, and byproduct formation in chemical synthesis.
• Identify and compare separation and purification strategies (phase separation, distillation, chromatography) based on mixture properties.
• Use atom economy and safety considerations to justify choices in designing a chemical process.

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• Explain how filtration and sieving separate mixtures using particle size and barriers.
• Identify the parts of a filtration process (porous barrier, trapped solids, and filtrate).
• Compare sieving and filtration and predict which method fits a described mixture.+ Show more

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• Describe the light-driven reactions in chloroplasts, including electron transport, photophosphorylation, and photolysis of water.
• Explain the Calvin cycle (carbon fixation) and how ATP and NADPH produced in the light reactions are used.
• Analyze how respiration and photosynthesis together affect gas exchange (CO2 uptake and O2 release) and cellular ATP balance.

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• Explain how receptor-ligand interactions and phosphorylation cascades transmit signals to regulate gene expression.
• Describe how second messengers, ubiquitination, and proteasomal degradation shape signaling duration and protein function.
• Analyze how compartmentalization and molecular trafficking affect which proteins act in specific cellular locations.+ Show more

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• Explain how DNA nucleotide sequence is transcribed into mRNA and translated into an amino acid sequence.
• Describe how protein folding and the structure of active sites determine biochemical functions.
• Analyze how genotype changes can lead to altered protein conformation and physiological consequences (e.g., hemoglobin).

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• Explain how energy flows through organisms in a food web from producers to consumers and decomposers.
• Identify how removing or adding a species can change trophic connections and affect ecosystem stability.
• Use vocabulary from food webs (producer, consumer, decomposer, trophic level) to describe feeding relationships.

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• Explain how negative and positive feedback loops help maintain internal constancy in living systems.
• Describe how endocrine signals (e.g., insulin and glucagon) regulate blood glucose through feedback.
• Connect thermoregulation and cellular transport to specific control set points and membrane mechanisms.

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• Explain how internal transport systems move nutrients from where they are obtained to body tissues that use them.
• Describe the roles of digestion, circulation, and cellular use of nutrients in maintaining organism function.
• Identify how organisms remove unusable materials as waste during transport.

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• Explain how mass affects acceleration when a net force is applied to an object.
• Use qualitative proportional reasoning to describe how acceleration changes as mass changes under the same net force.
• Interpret real-world examples (skateboard vs. cart) to predict motion changes based on mass and net force.

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• Represent temporally changing systems using time-series descriptions and difference equations.
• Identify how rates, feedback, and equilibrium show up in data and model behavior.
• Interpret transient versus steady-state patterns and connect them to model structure.+ Show more

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• Explain how energy transfers among producers, consumers, and decomposers in a food web
• Differentiate gross primary production (GPP) and net primary production (NPP) and connect them to energy availability
• Use trophic level and energy-efficiency ideas to justify biomass pyramid patterns+ Show more

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• Identify and compare common ecosystem model types (conceptual, mathematical, and computational) and what each is best for.
• Use ecosystem model parameters (interaction strengths, disturbance, migration, and resources) to reason about stability and resilience.
• Interpret how model assumptions and feedbacks can change predictions about succession, invasions, and habitat fragmentation.

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• Explain how kidney osmoregulation maintains blood volume, osmolarity, and electrolyte balance.
• Describe how filtration, selective reabsorption, secretion, and concentration occur across nephron segments.
• Analyze how hormones such as ADH and aldosterone change urine concentration and ion composition.+ Show more