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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 wavelength and frequency relate to the energy of light.
• Describe how light can behave as both waves and particles (photons).
• Use wavelength to predict which parts of the electromagnetic spectrum are visible and which are not.+ Show more

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• Explain how greenhouse gases can amplify warming through water vapor, ice-albedo, and cloud feedbacks.
• Distinguish between positive and negative climate feedbacks and identify likely outcomes of each.
• Analyze how surface changes and atmospheric processes influence Earth’s energy balance and regional climate patterns.

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• Explain how balanced nutrition supports organ system functioning, including tissue repair and enzyme activity.
• Describe how hydration, aerobic activity, sleep, and hygiene affect the body’s systems to support recovery and prevent common impairments.
• Use evidence-based cause-and-effect reasoning to predict how health habits influence physiological processes.

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• Identify the basic components of a simple electrical circuit (source, conductors, load, and control elements).
• Describe what each circuit component does and how it helps electrical energy flow.
• Explain energy transformations in a simple circuit using correct component roles and vocabulary.

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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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• 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 resistors convert electrical energy into thermal energy using power relationships.
• Describe how internal resistance in a source reduces terminal voltage under load.
• Use circuit power and voltage ideas to predict heating and changes in battery life.+ Show more

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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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• Explain how bones, joints, and muscles work together to support the body and produce movement
• Identify how muscles use contraction and how joints control motion
• Describe how the nervous system and circulatory system support musculoskeletal function

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• Explain field superposition as the vector sum of contributions from multiple sources at a point.
• Use vector addition (including direction and magnitude) to predict when fields enhance or cancel.
• Identify equilibrium points where the net field is zero for symmetric and asymmetric source arrangements.+ Show more

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• Explain how moving charges and electric currents produce magnetic fields.
• Use the right-hand rule to determine the direction of magnetic field lines around currents and magnets.
• Describe how magnetic forces act on moving charges perpendicular to both velocity and the magnetic field, including the effects on trajectories.+ Show more

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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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• Identify safe ways to select, handle, clean, and store scientific measurement tools (thermometers, pH probes, anemometers, and dataloggers).
• Explain how calibration checks, battery management, and proper PPE reduce errors and hazards during fieldwork.
• Describe protocols that prevent contamination of samples and protect equipment from damage.

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• Explain how homologous structures, analogous traits, and vestigial organs provide evidence for evolutionary relationships
• Use anatomical evidence to infer likely patterns of common ancestry and divergent evolution
• Distinguish convergent evolution from shared ancestry using structural similarities and differences

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• Explain how evolution changes allele frequencies in populations across generations
• Describe the main mechanisms of evolutionary change (natural selection, mutation, genetic drift, and gene flow)
• Use evidence such as fossils, comparative anatomy, biogeography, and molecular data to support evolutionary relationships

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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 animals form groups (flocks, herds, schools, or colonies) to improve survival.
• Describe how group behavior can reduce individual risk during threats.
• Use evidence from a short passage to identify main ideas about group survival behaviors.

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• Explain how competition, predation, parasitism, mutualism, and commensalism structure ecological communities.
• Analyze how energy flow and trophic efficiency influence food webs and biomass distribution.
• Evaluate Alberta examples to describe how interspecific interactions affect community composition, resilience, and biodiversity.

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• Explain how actin and myosin interact to produce muscle contraction
• Describe the role of ATP and calcium ions in regulating contraction
• Relate sarcomere structure to the strength and speed of muscle movement+ Show more

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• Explain how solubility depends on the nature of solute and solvent, temperature, pressure (for gases), and surface area
• Describe how agitation and particle size affect the rate and extent of dissolution
• Use examples from everyday life to predict how changes in conditions affect dissolved materials

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• Explain how friction is a force that opposes motion between surfaces in contact
• Describe how surface roughness affects how quickly an object slows down
• Predict what happens to distance traveled when friction changes

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• Explain how mid-ocean ridges generate new oceanic crust through seafloor spreading.
• Interpret magnetic anomaly patterns as evidence of changes in Earth’s magnetic field.
• Connect radiometric ages of basalt to plate motion and the progressive formation of seafloor.+ Show more

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• Explain how animals in groups can find food more successfully than alone
• Describe examples of cooperative foraging using signals or coordinated movement
• Use scientific words such as forage, signal, and coordinated to answer questions+ Show more

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• Identify which steps in bitumen extraction are physical separations versus chemical treatments.
• Explain how density, particle size, temperature, and additives affect mixtures such as oil sands slurries and emulsions.
• Use classification ideas to describe how processing choices change the products made from bitumen-containing mixtures.

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• Explain how beam bending, shear, and deflection occur under different loads and support conditions
• Use span-to-depth ratio and material stiffness concepts to predict beam performance under service loads
• Identify how real-world examples (e.g., overpass girders and floor joists) relate to beam stability and comfort requirements

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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 intended function, load paths, and support locations affect the strength and stability of simple structures.
• Describe how material compatibility and connection quality influence how loads transfer through a structure.
• Use simple evaluation strategies to compare expected forces with material limits and identify common failure modes.

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• Generate multiple simple solution ideas for a science design problem using sketches or models.
• Compare solutions by using measurements and evidence from tests.
• Identify advantages and trade-offs by matching outcomes to given criteria and constraints.+ Show more

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• Explain how group living can help animals survive using observable traits and ecological context.
• Describe how organisms in a group may share resources such as food, shelter, or protection.
• Use evidence-based reasoning to support claims about cooperation and competition in nature.+ Show more

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• Explain how diffusion is used in gas exchange between an organism and its environment
• Identify how structure (surface area, thin/wet surfaces, and air spaces) supports rapid oxygen and carbon dioxide transfer
• Compare gas exchange in lungs (alveoli) and leaves (stomata and spongy mesophyll) using structure–function principles

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• Explain how activation energy relates to reactant energy levels and the transition state on an energy profile diagram.
• Describe how catalysts alter reaction pathways by lowering activation energy while leaving reactant-to-product energy differences unchanged.
• Interpret energy diagrams to predict changes in reaction rate using collision and transition-state ideas.

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• Identify how load bearing structures keep their shape when forces push or pull on them.
• Explain how design features like triangles, wider bases, and cross-bracing increase stability.
• Use testing evidence (bending, alignment, and support) to improve a structure design.

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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 Earth’s rotation creates daily day and night cycles.
• Describe how the amount of daylight changes across the year due to changes in the Sun’s position.
• Connect seasonal changes to observable differences in day length.

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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 how adaptations can improve fitness in one environment while creating tradeoffs in another.
• Analyze how environmental conditions (resource availability and predation pressure) influence which traits are most beneficial.
• Use examples such as camouflage and morph-frequency shifts to support claims about context-dependent fitness.

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• Explain how friction depends on surface type and normal force and how it affects motion and acceleration
• Describe how fluid drag depends on speed, shape, and fluid properties
• Use qualitative reasoning to predict how increasing resistive forces changes acceleration and steady motion

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• Distinguish between an observation, a testable claim, and a hypothesis
• Identify independent and dependent variables in a scientific claim
• Create a hypothesis that includes a clear variable relationship and realistic expected pattern+ Show more

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• Compare ionic, covalent, and metallic bonding using electron behavior models.
• Predict bond polarity using electronegativity differences.
• Relate bond order and bond energy to bond length and bond strength.+ Show more

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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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• Generate multiple distinct solution options for the same design problem
• Explain how different structures and materials can affect outcomes like stability and impact resistance
• Use criteria (constraints and desired outcomes) to evaluate and improve solution ideas

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• Explain how enzyme kinetics and pathway control mechanisms maintain metabolic homeostasis.
• Describe how allosteric modulation and feedback inhibition stabilize metabolic flux under perturbations.
• Compare regulation at transcriptional, translational, and post-translational levels and predict physiological outcomes.

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• Explain how ecological inquiry uses observations and measurable variables to evaluate hypotheses.
• Identify how evidence supports conclusions while accounting for natural variability.
• Interpret ecological relationships and human impacts using data from a local context.

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• Explain how disturbances affect ecosystem structure and community relationships
• Describe how populations change during recovery and long-term shifts after disturbances
• Use evidence from population growth and decline to predict effects on ecosystem stability

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• Explain how natural selection, genetic drift, gene flow, and mutation can change allele frequencies over time.
• Use fitness differences to predict how phenotype frequencies may shift along environmental gradients.
• Interpret evidence from morphology, molecular markers, and experimental populations to support evolutionary claims.

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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.