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• Identify major forms of energy (kinetic, potential, thermal, chemical, radiant, and nuclear) and describe what each form depends on.
• Explain how energy can shift between forms during everyday processes such as motion, heating, or respiration.
• Use evidence from a scenario to determine which energy form is increasing or decreasing.+ Show more

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• Identify biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem and explain how they interact
• Describe how energy enters an ecosystem through primary producers and moves through food relationships
• Use ecosystem vocabulary (e.g., producer, consumer, decomposer, sunlight, water, soil) to explain ecosystem structure and function

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• Explain how primary productivity, decomposition, and nutrient cycling control energy flow and ecosystem turnover
• Describe how biogeochemical cycles connect organisms to the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere
• Analyze Alberta-specific examples (peatlands, boreal fire, and agricultural soils) and how they affect ecosystem productivity and resilience

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• Classify chemical reactions as synthesis, decomposition, single displacement, double displacement, acid–base neutralization, or combustion
• Use particle-level reasoning to explain how atoms are conserved during reaction type changes
• Predict the general product type for common reaction patterns using balanced chemical ideas

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• Explain how chloroplasts capture light energy and convert it into chemical energy during photosynthesis
• Describe the roles of thylakoid membranes and the stroma in the light reactions and Calvin cycle
• Connect how carbon dioxide is fixed into sugars and how stored starch supports cellular energy needs+ Show more

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• Explain how diffusion and osmosis are passive transport processes driven by concentration differences.
• Describe how a semipermeable membrane affects the movement of water in osmosis.
• Predict how environmental factors (temperature, surface area, concentration gradient) can change the rate of diffusion and osmosis.+ Show more

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• Explain how magma is generated through decompression, volatile addition, and heat transfer
• Describe how cooling rate influences igneous texture and the difference between intrusive and extrusive rocks
• Compare how fractional crystallization and magma mixing change magma composition+ Show more

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• Explain how heat, pressure, and chemically active fluids change rocks during metamorphism without complete melting
• Compare contact metamorphism and regional metamorphism and predict resulting rock textures
• Describe how metamorphic reactions and index minerals help identify metamorphic grade+ Show more

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• Explain how magma composition affects the shape and behavior of volcanoes.
• Describe how eruption style and tectonic setting influence volcanic landforms and deposits.
• Connect volcanic activity to changes in local topography and the formation of volcanic soils.

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• Explain how population-scale sequencing and personalized medicine use genomic data to improve health and decision-making.
• Evaluate potential benefits and risks of emerging genomic interventions, including gene drives, with attention to ethics and biosafety.
• Apply concepts of data privacy, consent, and regulatory frameworks to real-world genomic applications and impacts.

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• Explain how the spatial distribution and focal depths of earthquakes reveal active tectonic settings
• Compare focal mechanisms and moment tensors to interpret fault slip styles and stress regimes
• Use seismic tomography and integrated observations (mapping + geodetic data) to infer subsurface tectonic structure

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• Explain how igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks connect through rock-cycle processes.
• Identify surface and subsurface processes that transform rocks over geologic time.
• Use rock-cycle vocabulary (weathering, erosion, deposition, burial, heat/pressure, melting, crystallization).

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• Analyze how human resource use changes Earth system components (soil, water, air, and biological communities).
• Explain cascading environmental effects, including erosion, habitat disruption, and climate feedbacks.
• Evaluate trade-offs between economic benefits and long-term system resilience using evidence and sustainability strategies.

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• Differentiate physical, chemical, and biological weathering processes at Earth’s surface
• Explain how freeze-thaw cycles, thermal expansion, oxidation, hydrolysis, and dissolution affect rocks and minerals
• Describe how soil formation and climate influence weathering rates and landscape change+ Show more

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• Define chemical properties and explain how they help predict chemical reactions.
• Identify observable evidence (gas, color change, temperature change, or pH change) that indicates chemical reactions.
• Differentiate reactivity with acids/bases, flammability, oxidation tendency, and pH behavior as chemical properties.

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• Explain how the conservation of mass is tested using mass measurements of reactants and products in a closed system.
• Use careful measurement and correct system boundaries to account for gases and dissolved substances.
• Describe how precision and control of experimental conditions affect observed mass changes.

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• Identify physical and chemical properties used to select materials for specific applications
• Explain how chemical stability and corrosion resistance affect a material’s suitability
• Use property information (e.g., density, strength, melting point, solubility, reactivity) to justify material choices+ Show more

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• Explain how radiometric dating uses parent and daughter isotopes to determine absolute ages.
• Describe how half-life and isotope systematics (e.g., uranium–lead, potassium–argon, carbon-14) determine what materials can be dated.
• Evaluate why closure temperature and analytical uncertainty affect whether a radiometric “clock” records formation or later events.+ Show more

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• Explain how tectonic plate motion produces divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries
• Describe the major geologic features associated with each type of plate boundary (mid-ocean ridges, subduction zones, and strike-slip faults)
• Use evidence from rocks, topography, and seismic patterns to interpret past tectonic settings

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• Calculate average speed for trips with multiple motion segments using total distance and total time
• Use proportional reasoning to connect segment distance, segment time, and overall trip averages
• Explain why slower segments can reduce average speed more than faster segments increase it+ Show more

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• Explain how elements such as carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus move among the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere
• Describe the roles of weathering, biological uptake, decomposition, and sedimentation in shaping biogeochemical cycles
• Evaluate how human activities change cycle rates and reservoirs and discuss natural feedbacks+ Show more

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• Identify major organelles and describe the roles they play in cell processes
• Explain how differences in organelle structure and abundance relate to cell function
• Connect organelle specialization to how tissues and organs perform their jobs

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• Explain how organ systems work together to maintain homeostasis in the human body.
• Compare the roles of major organ systems, including respiratory, circulatory, and nervous systems.
• Use system-level ideas to describe how signals and transport processes respond to changing conditions.

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• Explain the idea of reference conditions and why they guide ecological restoration goals.
• Differentiate active and passive restoration approaches and describe how each can support recovery.
• Identify key factors in restoration planning, including species selection, genetic considerations, and habitat connectivity.+ Show more

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• Explain how joints and connections maintain continuous load paths in structures.
• Compare bolted, welded, and bearing connections based on how they transfer forces.
• Describe shear, bearing, and slip at connections and why redundancy matters.+ Show more

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• Explain the relationship between impulse, net force, and the change in momentum over a time interval
• Use impulse-momentum ideas to predict how changing force duration affects stopping and peak forces
• Determine momentum change direction using the sign/direction of impulse+ Show more

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• Explain how light can be modeled as a wave and as a particle, depending on the phenomenon.
• Use the photoelectric effect concept to connect light frequency with electron emission.
• Interpret and apply wave ideas such as interference, diffraction, and polarization to real observations.+ Show more

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• Explain how nuclear fission and nuclear fusion change atomic nuclei and release or absorb energy.
• Describe how binding energy and mass-energy equivalence relate to energy outcomes in nuclear reactions.
• Connect ionizing radiation to why nuclear reactions require careful control.

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• Explain the three core ideas of cell theory and what they mean for living organisms
• Describe how microscopy and modern imaging provide evidence for cell theory
• Connect the idea that cells arise from pre-existing cells to cell reproduction

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• Explain how submarine ballast tanks change buoyancy by adjusting displaced volume and internal mass
• Identify conditions for neutral buoyancy and describe what happens when water is taken in or ejected
• Use simple calculations involving tank volume, fluid density, and net buoyant force to predict buoyancy changes+ Show more

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• Explain how engineers map primary and secondary load paths to identify where gravity, lateral, and dynamic forces travel through a structural system.
• Describe how openings, re-entrant corners, and irregular geometry can redistribute forces and change load routes.
• Use the concepts of redundancy and alternative load paths to predict how structures can better prevent progressive collapse.

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• Explain how topology and form optimization can reduce material use while meeting structural performance requirements.
• Use performance-based criteria (strength, stiffness, and durability) to compare multiple design options quantitatively.
• Describe how life-cycle assessment and constructability constraints affect feasible optimized designs.+ Show more

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• Explain how density differences and buoyancy drive convective heat transfer in fluids.
• Describe how convection produces circulation cells in air and water and identify real-world examples.
• Compare convection at different scales, from small boundary layers to large atmospheric circulation.+ Show more

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• Differentiate weather from climate and explain why climate requires long-term observations.
• Describe how Earth’s energy balance and atmospheric composition affect temperature over time.
• Use examples of natural records (ice cores, ocean sediments) to explain how scientists build climate evidence.+ Show more

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• Use Q = mcΔT to calculate the heat energy needed to change a substance’s temperature
• Connect heat energy (joules) and heating rate (watts/power) to real-world heating and cooling situations
• Explain how mass, specific heat capacity, temperature change, and heat-transfer factors affect thermal energy and rate

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• Explain how temperature is measured using different instruments (liquid-in-glass, bimetallic, and digital) and identify their appropriate ranges.
• Describe the Celsius scale, including fixed points and why calibration improves measurement reliability.
• Distinguish systematic and random uncertainties and predict how environmental factors (radiation and air flow) affect temperature readings.

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• Explain the purpose of major drinking-water and wastewater treatment stages (coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, and disinfection).
• Describe how treatment processes remove suspended solids, pathogens, and dissolved contaminants.
• Compare tertiary approaches such as biological nutrient removal and engineered wetlands.+ Show more

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• Explain how surface water and groundwater exchange occurs along streams through gaining and losing reaches and baseflow.
• Analyze how permeability, hydraulic gradients, and recharge zones influence exchange rates.
• Describe how river stage and seasonal variability change exchange and affect nutrient cycling, contaminant transfer, and habitats.

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• Explain how deposition occurs when transport energy decreases and sediments accumulate to form landforms such as deltas, alluvial fans, and floodplains
• Describe how depositional processes create evidence in rock records, including layered strata, cross-bedding, and graded beds
• Compare deposition by glaciers and wind by identifying moraines, drumlins, and dunes

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• Identify the four main tissue types (epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous) and their primary functions
• Explain how the organization of tissues in organs affects transport, protection, movement, and communication
• Use evidence from scientific statements to distinguish correct from incorrect information about tissue functions

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• Explain key concepts of integrated water resources management, including allocation, supply planning, and governance.
• Describe how monitoring and adaptive management support decision-making in water systems.
• Analyze trade-offs among municipal, agricultural, and ecological water demands.

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• Explain how climate models represent Earth’s energy balance and atmospheric circulation.
• Describe how emissions scenarios and feedbacks influence climate projections.
• Evaluate how comparing model outputs with evidence affects confidence and limitations.

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• Explain how porosity and permeability affect groundwater storage and movement through aquifers.
• Distinguish between confined and unconfined aquifers and relate them to hydraulic head and water table concepts.
• Describe recharge and discharge zones and connect groundwater flow to baseflow and well yield.+ Show more

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• Explain how the nucleus stores DNA and controls key cell processes
• Describe the roles of chromosomes, transcription, translation, and nuclear pores
• Connect nuclear function to cell division, differentiation, and responses to signals

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• Describe how thermal energy causes matter to change state (solid, liquid, gas).
• Identify state-change processes such as melting, freezing, evaporation, and condensation.
• Explain how state changes can be observed through shape and whether matter flows.

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• Explain how exothermic and endothermic chemical reactions change temperature through energy transfer
• Describe how bond breaking requires energy and how bond formation releases energy
• Use energy evidence, along with other signs, to distinguish chemical change from physical change

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• Explain Newton’s third law using force pairs acting on different objects.
• Identify action–reaction forces in real scenarios such as recoil and collisions.
• Connect paired forces to changes in momentum for each object.

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• Explain how vibration rate affects perceived pitch (higher rate = higher pitch).
• Describe how vibration strength relates to loudness.
• Use evidence from observations to connect sound characteristics to vibrating motion.