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• Explain the vertical and horizontal structure of the atmosphere, including major layers and where temperature changes most rapidly.
• Interpret how pressure gradients and temperature profiles drive atmospheric circulation and weather patterns.
• Use thermodynamic ideas such as adiabatic lapse rates and inversions to explain observable phenomena like stability and climate zoning.

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• Describe the steps of a risk assessment (hazard identification, exposure assessment, consequence evaluation, and risk communication).
• Explain how governance tools (laws, regulations, permits) shape decision-making for complex socio-environmental issues.
• Evaluate how transparent evidence synthesis and multi-stakeholder trade-offs can improve public trust and decision quality.

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• Explain the iterative design process using prototypes, measurement, and refinement.
• Identify how specifications and performance criteria guide design decisions.
• Describe trade-offs among lift, drag, weight, and stability in aircraft/glider concepts.+ Show more

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• Explain what measurement uncertainty is and why scientific measurements can vary.
• Identify common sources of uncertainty, including instrument resolution, environmental variation, and human observation limits.
• Use repeated measurements, ranges, and percent error ideas to estimate uncertainty.+ Show more

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• Explain how nutrient loading contributes to eutrophication and oxygen loss in aquatic ecosystems
• Describe how chemical contaminants can cause endocrine disruption and bioaccumulation in organisms
• Connect measurable indicators (dissolved oxygen, algal biomass, contaminant residues) to changes in biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

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• Explain how scientific models represent relationships among variables to make predictions.
• Evaluate how model fit to observed patterns affects predictive power.
• Identify limitations of models when assumptions fail or key factors are missing.+ Show more

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• Explain how scientists transform observations into evidence-based claims.
• Select appropriate visuals (bar, line, scatter) to communicate patterns in data.
• Use descriptive statistics and reporting conventions to support clear scientific communication.+ Show more

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• Explain how the sign and magnitude of electric charge affect attraction and repulsion
• Describe electric field lines and use them to predict the direction of forces
• Use Coulomb’s law concepts and field superposition ideas to interpret interactions at a distance+ Show more

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• Explain how Earth’s atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere act as interconnected reservoirs.
• Describe how energy from the Sun and internal Earth heat drives major Earth system processes.
• Trace how matter cycles through water, carbon, and nutrient transfers across Earth systems.

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• Explain how multiple body systems work together to maintain homeostasis
• Identify how feedback coordination prevents internal conditions from drifting from set points
• Connect organ structure and system function to regulating temperature, glucose, oxygen delivery, and waste removal

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• Explain why ATP is called an energy currency by describing how it couples exergonic and endergonic reactions.
• Interpret free-energy and redox/bond-energy ideas to predict whether biochemical reactions are energetically feasible.
• Describe how cellular ATP turnover supports cellular organization, metabolism, and phosphorylation-based energy storage.

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• Explain how genetic variation arises from differences in alleles, mutation, and recombination
• Describe how inherited genotypes influence phenotypes while environmental factors can modify trait expression
• Connect heritable variation to differences in survival and reproduction within a population

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• Explain how roots and shoots work together to acquire, transport, and allocate water, nutrients, and sugars in plants.
• Describe the roles of xylem, phloem, and stomata in plant resource movement and gas exchange.
• Interpret how plant adaptations in Alberta grasslands and foothill forests support survival under environmental stresses.

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• Distinguish between testable questions and questions that cannot be answered with evidence.
• Identify how a testable question links a claim to measurable variables.
• Explain how hypotheses predict relationships that can be evaluated through investigation.

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• Explain how systems thinking helps engineers identify trade-offs among performance, cost, safety, efficiency, and environmental impact.
• Use constraints to judge whether a design solution is acceptable even if it seems better in one dimension.
• Compare design options by linking cause-and-effect relationships across multiple outcomes.

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• Describe how community planting, shelterbelts, and urban canopy programs support local ecosystems.
• Explain how stewardship practices improve habitat, carbon storage, and water regulation.
• Connect stewardship actions to both place-based examples in Alberta and broader environmental benefits.

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• Explain how filtration separates a mixture based on particle size and whether particles can pass through a barrier.
• Identify which part of a sand–water mixture becomes the solid residue and which part becomes the filtrate.
• Use observations such as sediment thickness and liquid clarity to support separation claims.+ Show more

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• Explain how membranes regulate the movement of substances in and out of cells
• Describe how enzymes lower activation energy to speed up biochemical reactions
• Connect ATP to both energy-releasing and energy-requiring cellular processes+ Show more

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• Identify amplitude and wavelength in common wave examples such as water waves, vibrating strings, and a slinky
• Use displacement–position ideas to interpret simple patterns and graphs
• Compare waves by relating changes in amplitude and wavelength to observed motion

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• Explain how enzyme kinetics and feedback inhibition help regulate cellular metabolism.
• Describe how compartmentalization supports coordinated energy production and biosynthesis.
• Analyze how environmental factors (temperature, nutrient availability) affect enzyme activity and metabolic fluxes in seasonal cycles.

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• Explain how inherited variation can lead to adaptation when environmental pressures change
• Describe how natural selection can change allele/trait frequencies in a population over generations
• Use examples to distinguish abiotic and biotic factors that influence adaptation+ Show more

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• Explain how matter cycles among living and nonliving components in an ecosystem.
• Describe how decomposition, gas exchange, and soil nutrient transformations return elements to the environment.
• Use the idea of atomic “recycling” to explain ecosystem persistence over long periods of time.

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• Explain how reliability-centered optimization uses performance expectations under repeated operation and changing conditions.
• Identify and interpret key reliability optimization metrics such as stability, efficiency over time, and acceptable failure rates.
• Evaluate how models, simulations, and test results work together to validate reliability targets.+ Show more

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• Explain how scientific models use assumptions to represent real-world phenomena
• Identify evidence-based ways to check whether a model’s predictions match observations
• Describe the limitations of a model and connect conclusions to the strength of the evidence

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• Explain how surface area influences reaction rates in heterogeneous systems.
• Connect particle size (smaller vs. larger pieces) to the number of reactant contact points.
• Use surface area ideas to predict the relative speeds of processes like corrosion or decomposition.

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• Explain how energy flows through producers, consumers, and decomposers in a food web.
• Identify trophic relationships and describe how multiple food chains connect in an ecosystem.
• Use examples from forests (such as Alberta forests) to predict how changes can affect trophic interactions.

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• Explain how gravitational interactions lead to stable orbits and different orbital shapes for small bodies
• Use orbital dynamics and electromagnetic observations to support claims about formation and evolution in space systems
• Interpret how spectral measurements and light curves provide evidence about composition, temperature, and physical properties+ Show more

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• Explain how internal Earth processes (plate tectonics, volcanism, uplift) reshape landscapes
• Describe how external Earth processes (weathering, erosion, deposition) transport and transform materials
• Analyze how the balance of uplift and erosion controls river profiles, valley shapes, and exposed rock layers

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• Explain the water cycle using key processes such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
• Describe how energy from the Sun and gravity drive movement of water through Earth systems.
• Use a water cycle model to predict where water will move next.

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• Apply the law of reflection and Snell’s law to predict light paths at planar interfaces and lens surfaces.
• Use ray diagrams and focal-length relationships to determine image characteristics for thin lenses.
• Analyze real-world optical effects such as glare from snow/ice and atmospheric refraction on visibility.

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• Explain how the Sun’s apparent position changes with the day and seasons, affecting shadow length and direction
• Describe the relationship between solar elevation angle and the length of a shadow
• Use observations (noon, shortest/longest shadows, and yearly directional changes) as evidence for Earth’s motion and axial tilt

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• Explain how ocean heat capacity affects atmosphere temperatures and wind patterns
• Describe how sea-surface temperature changes influence evaporation, storms, and rainfall belts
• Connect El Niño and La Niña to shifts in regional weather and climate variability+ Show more

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• Explain how Earth’s rotation causes day and night as a repeating cycle.
• Describe how Earth’s orbit and tilted axis create predictable seasonal changes.
• Predict how Moon phases repeat based on the Moon’s orbit around Earth.+ Show more

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• Explain how Earth’s axial tilt affects seasonal changes in solar angle and daylight duration.
• Describe how changing solar angle and day length influence temperature and climate patterns.
• Connect seasonal differences to observable changes in living things and daily life.

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• Describe how predictive models represent Earth–Sun geometry to forecast observable sky events.
• Use axial tilt and orbital position ideas to explain changes in daylight and solar angles through the seasons.
• Interpret simple model outputs (descriptions or diagrams) to predict timing of sunrise, sunset, and lunar phases.

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• Explain how multiple evidence sources (temperature records, ice cores, sediments, and ocean observations) are used to infer climate change.
• Differentiate short-term weather variability from long-term climate trends using evidence.
• Analyze whether observed climate shifts are gradual, abrupt, or cyclical by synthesizing data patterns.

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• Explain what a scientific predictive model is and how it links variables to observed outcomes
• Identify the assumptions and variables in a given scientific model
• Use a model to make testable predictions and interpret how new data affects the model+ Show more

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• Explain major carbon pools (atmosphere, vegetation, soil, ocean) and how carbon moves among them.
• Analyze how natural drivers and disturbances affect net carbon uptake or release in ecosystems.
• Evaluate how changes in carbon fluxes can influence regional greenhouse gas concentrations and long-term storage.

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• Use data and observations to support a science claim with specific references.
• Explain why evidence implies a claim using appropriate relationships and units.
• Evaluate alternative explanations by comparing which evidence supports one explanation more strongly.

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• Explain how gravity can cause rock and soil to move downhill during mass wasting.
• Identify triggers of mass wasting, including heavy rainfall, freeze-thaw cycles, earthquakes, and erosion.
• Describe how slope stability can change when support is removed or when water/ice weakens material.+ Show more

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• Compare multiple design solutions using clear criteria and constraints.
• Collect and use measurements such as distance, speed, and stability to judge solutions.
• Choose the best solution (or combination) for refinement based on evidence.

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• Explain how compound machines combine multiple simple machines to produce an overall mechanical advantage (MA).
• Calculate ideal mechanical advantage using force and displacement relationships (ideal assumptions).
• Differentiate ideal mechanical advantage from actual performance when friction and deformation reduce output.+ Show more

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• Identify patterns in qualitative and quantitative data and explain what they may indicate.
• Describe uncertainty and limitations in evidence and how they affect conclusions.
• Compare evidence sources for consistency and use confidence levels to justify claims.+ Show more

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• Explain how changes in temperature, rainfall, light, and habitat structure affect ecosystems and species survival.
• Describe how water quality and pollution can influence growth, reproduction, and mortality in organisms.
• Analyze how changes in one species can shift predator-prey, competition, and symbiotic relationships.

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• Explain Newton’s third law using action–reaction force pairs that act on different objects.
• Distinguish action–reaction pairs from forces that cancel within a single object.
• Use Newton’s second law to relate paired forces to acceleration and momentum changes for each object.+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of energy conservation in physical systems.
• Identify examples of energy transfer and transformation during motion and collisions.
• Analyze how work and heat contribute to energy changes within a system.+ Show more

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• Explain how convergent plate interactions produce mountain building through crustal thickening, folding, thrust faulting, magmatism, and regional metamorphism
• Differentiate tectonic outcomes of subduction-related mountain systems versus continent-continent collision mountain systems
• Use rock assemblages, metamorphic gradients, and structural patterns to interpret the timing and intensity of deformation

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• Explain how evaporation can separate a soluble solid from a liquid by state change
• Use evidence such as disappearance of liquid and recovered mass to describe evaporation separation
• Distinguish evaporation from size-based separation methods+ Show more