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• Describe solids, liquids, and gases using the particle model (spacing and motion).
• Explain how temperature relates to particle motion and state changes.
• Predict how volume and shape differ across states of matter.

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• Explain how heredity contributes to variation in offspring
• Describe how recombination and mutations create genetic differences
• Use evidence from families and populations to support claims about inherited variation+ Show more

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• Explain how different species interactions (predation, competition, mutualism, and parasitism) affect survival and reproduction
• Analyze how interactions influence population size and community structure over time
• Identify evidence of species interactions from descriptions and scientific scenarios+ 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 how weather data (temperature, wind, humidity, precipitation) can be compared across time and location to identify patterns.
• Distinguish weather from climate and describe how climate over time is influenced by multiple Earth systems.
• Use reading and data-based reasoning to select main ideas, judge statements as true/false, and respond to written prompts.

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• Connect rotational analogs of linear quantities (torque, moment of inertia, angular momentum) to real rigid-body behavior.
• Apply rotational kinematics and dynamics to relate net torque to angular acceleration and angular velocity changes.
• Analyze energy partitioning in rolling and compound systems using rotational and translational kinetic energy forms.

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• Explain how multicellular organisms organize structure and function from cells to organ systems.
• Describe how signals (chemical and physical) coordinate activity across different levels of organization.
• Evaluate how disruptions at one level can affect growth, health, and system stability.

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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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• Understand the principles of electric and magnetic forces and their interactions.
• Identify factors affecting the strength and direction of electric and magnetic forces.
• Compare electric and magnetic field interactions and their real-world examples.+ Show more

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• Explain how heritable variation and environmental pressures can change trait frequencies over generations.
• Describe how differential survival and reproduction lead to adaptation.
• Use examples (e.g., island finches, antibiotic resistance) to identify selective pressures and advantageous traits.

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• Understand the principles of conduction, convection, and radiation in heat transfer.
• Identify materials and strategies that maximize or minimize thermal energy transfer.
• Describe how material properties and system geometry influence heat flow in practical applications.+ Show more

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• Explain the relative positions and motions of the Earth, Sun, and Moon that cause lunar phases, eclipses, and seasonal changes.
• Describe the concepts of axial tilt, orbital geometry, and timing of cycles like the synodic month and seasons.
• Link observable sky patterns and calendar cycles to the Earth's and Moon's motions and positions.

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• Understand scientific methods used in monitoring ecosystems and water resources.
• Identify indicators of ecological health and thresholds for intervention.
• Analyze measurement protocols and evaluate the effectiveness of mitigation strategies.+ Show more

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• Understand the relationship between net force, mass, and acceleration through quantitative analysis.
• Apply mathematical models to predict how changes in force and mass affect acceleration.
• Interpret graphical representations and numerical data related to force and motion.+ Show more

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• Understand the relationship between energy transfer, material type, and temperature change.
• Explain the concept of specific heat capacity and how it affects temperature responses.
• Relate microscopic particle energy to macroscopic temperature measurements.+ Show more

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• Explain how aerodynamic drag opposes motion and how it affects net force and acceleration
• Identify how shape, frontal area, and flow conditions influence the size of drag
• Apply aerodynamic drag ideas to real-world technologies such as vehicles and wind turbines

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• Identify observable properties of common materials (color, texture, hardness, and whether they are solid or liquid).
• Explain how a substance’s properties can help distinguish it from other substances.
• Describe how some properties stay the same even when a material changes state.+ Show more

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• Explain that combining materials can create a new substance with new properties.
• Identify evidence of new substance formation such as color change, new smell, temperature change, or new behavior.
• Compare initial and final materials to decide whether a chemical change likely occurred.

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• Understand the molecular basis of inheritance and how DNA sequences influence traits.
• Explain gene structure, transcription, translation, and how mutations affect proteins.
• Identify examples of genetic variation and how heritable changes propagate across generations.

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• Analyze how population growth affects demand for water, energy, land, and resources.
• Evaluate environmental consequences of increased consumption and urbanization.
• Compare regional examples of resource use and environmental pressures.+ Show more

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• Identify major sources of anthropogenic pollution relevant to Alberta (nutrient runoff, hydrocarbons, and airborne deposition).
• Explain how pollutants move through ecosystems (runoff, atmospheric deposition, and food-web transfer).
• Describe how pollution can change organism health and ecosystem chemistry, including risks from bioaccumulation.+ Show more

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• Differentiate frequentist and Bayesian interpretations of probability in uncertainty quantification
• Use probability models for radioactive decay and epidemiological incidence to support evidence-based conclusions
• Explain how priors, likelihood, and posterior distributions combine to update beliefs

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• Describe the processes that generate new species and lead to extinction.
• Explain how geographic isolation contributes to allopatric speciation.
• Identify evidence from fossils and genetics that document diversification and mass extinctions.+ Show more

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• Analyze patterns in the fossil record to understand evolutionary relationships.
• Identify key concepts such as stratigraphy, index fossils, and transitional forms.
• Interpret data from fossil assemblages and understand their significance in macroevolution.+ Show more

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• Identify ecological organization levels from individual organisms to ecosystems
• Explain how properties at higher levels emerge from interactions among organisms and their environment
• Use examples from Alberta (trout, fish communities, Bow River ecosystem) to compare levels

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• Resolve the weight of an object on an incline into perpendicular and parallel components
• Explain how slope steepness changes the downslope (parallel) component and the unbalanced force
• Compare frictional resistance with the downslope component to predict motion tendency+ Show more

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• Understand how heritable variation influences natural selection.
• Identify the roles of selective agents in shaping populations.
• Analyze examples like industrial melanism, antibiotic resistance, and beak variation.+ Show more

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• Use hypothesis testing to interpret evidence strength from p-values and confidence intervals rather than relying on a single threshold.
• Evaluate regression model assumptions using residual diagnostics and identify appropriate model adjustments.
• Estimate and interpret effect sizes and practical significance in real quantitative contexts.+ Show more

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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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• Identify observable signs indicating a chemical reaction has occurred.
• Explain the significance of mass conservation in chemical reactions.
• Differentiate between physical and chemical changes based on evidence and energy considerations.+ Show more

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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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• Explain how major biotechnology methods (recombinant DNA, PCR, DNA sequencing, and genome editing) work and what they enable.
• Analyze benefits and risks of biotechnology applications in medicine, agriculture, and industry.
• Evaluate ethical issues such as genetic privacy, ecological impacts, equitable access, and unintended genomic effects.

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• Differentiate systematic bias, random error, and conceptual model uncertainty in scientific measurements and models.
• Interpret uncertainty representations such as confidence intervals, error bars, and qualitative uncertainty statements.
• Explain how uncertainty affects the credibility of quantitative comparisons and model-based predictions.

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• Distinguish mass from weight using the role of matter and gravity
• Use the relationship W = m × g to predict how weight changes with gravitational acceleration
• Explain real-world uses of mass and weight measurements in engineering and agriculture

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• Explain how matter cycles between living organisms and the environment through processes like photosynthesis, respiration, and decomposition.
• Trace the movement of atoms, such as carbon and water, through different reservoirs within ecosystems.
• Understand the conservation of mass in biological processes and distinguish among molecular forms of matter.+ Show more

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• Explain how energy exchange and particle motion cause phase transitions between solid, liquid, and gas.
• Describe melting, freezing, vaporization, and condensation and identify them in real-life Alberta examples.
• Predict how changing temperature or pressure can lead to a reversible change in state of matter.+ Show more

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• Identify different types of natural hazards and their characteristics.
• Interpret historical and instrumental data to analyze hazard patterns.
• Understand the concepts of recurrence intervals and hazard maps.+ Show more

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• Understand how physical and biological disturbances impact ecosystems.
• Identify examples of disturbances such as wildfire, flooding, invasive species, and disease outbreaks.
• Explain mechanisms of resilience, resistance, and succession in ecosystem recovery.+ Show more

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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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• Describe different types of species interactions such as predation, competition, parasitism, mutualism, and commensalism.
• Analyze food web diagrams to understand direct and indirect effects among species.
• Identify examples of species interactions in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.+ Show more

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• Explain how environmental and human health effects can become part of science-based constraints in design.
• Identify ways materials and processes can impact air, water, soil, and local communities.
• Distinguish solutions that are technically feasible from solutions that are socially and environmentally responsible.

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• Describe how light energy is converted into chemical energy during photosynthesis.
• Explain how organisms harvest energy from food through cellular respiration.
• Connect the processes of photosynthesis and respiration across different taxa.+ 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 entropy relates to the dispersal of energy and the number of accessible microstates.
• Connect Gibbs free energy (G) to spontaneity using the signs of ΔG under constant temperature and pressure.
• Interpret how temperature-dependent balance between enthalpy and entropy contributions affects spontaneity.+ Show more

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• Understand how human activities affect ecosystems and environment.
• Identify scientific tools used to monitor environmental changes.
• Analyze mitigation strategies for reducing human impacts.+ Show more

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• Explain how mutations, gene regulation, and gene flow contribute to adaptive evolution.
• Describe how natural selection changes allele frequencies and can lead to measurable fitness differences.
• Connect DNA-level variation and gene expression patterns to ecological interactions and ecosystem outcomes.+ Show more

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• Explain how free-body diagrams (FBDs) represent forces acting on an object
• Determine net force magnitude and direction by combining perpendicular force components
• Decompose forces on inclined surfaces into perpendicular (normal) and parallel (friction/gravity) components+ Show more