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• Explain why countries participate in international trade using specialization and comparative advantage.
• Describe how trade barriers such as tariffs and quotas affect prices and access to markets.
• Analyze how trade flows connect national economies through supply chains and demand.

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• Explain how cosmic microwave background radiation, galactic redshifts, and primordial element abundances provide evidence for cosmic evolution.
• Interpret spectral redshift and connect it to an expanding-universe model.
• Describe how CMB anisotropies and hydrogen-to-helium ratios constrain early-universe conditions.

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• Analyze how a text’s purpose and intended audience shape its word choice, emphasis, and credibility
• Evaluate credibility by considering context such as publication timing, available evidence, and uncertainty
• Compare a promotional text and a critical review by identifying context-driven differences+ Show more

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• Identify how equations, graphs, and tables represent matter interactions
• Interpret quantitative relationships in mass or temperature versus time graphs
• Use balanced equations to determine stoichiometric ratios+ Show more

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• Analyze factors that influence population growth and decline in ecosystems.
• Identify and describe biotic and abiotic influences such as resource availability, invasive species, and environmental events.
• Interpret population graphs and birth/death rate trends to understand long-term population stability.+ Show more

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• Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words using context clues such as definitions, contrasts, and examples.
• Identify and apply word relationships (synonyms, antonyms, and category labels) to infer word meaning.
• Use knowledge of common roots, prefixes, and suffixes to support interpretation of literal and figurative meanings.+ Show more

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• Identify central ideas across multiple texts and explain how they connect to a claim or conclusion.
• Synthesize evidence by comparing agreements and differences between sources rather than averaging opinions.
• Evaluate how evidence quality and context affect what a combined set of sources can support.

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• Identify and explain common idea-organization patterns (cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem and solution, sequence, and thesis-support).
• Distinguish topic sentences from supporting sentences and evaluate how each clarifies purpose in a paragraph.
• Use signposting and structural cues (subheadings, transitions, and evidence-to-claim links) to strengthen clarity and comprehension.+ Show more

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• Explain how matter cycles through ecosystems using decomposition, mineralization, nitrogen fixation, and sedimentation.
• Describe carbon and nitrogen pathways and how soil organic matter connects biotic and abiotic pools.
• Analyze how temperature, moisture, and altered river flows affect nutrient availability and ecosystem productivity.

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• Explain how audience adaptation changes language, detail, and emphasis to help listeners understand.
• Identify evidence of audience adaptation in examples of announcements and explanations.
• Revise a short presentation to better fit a specific audience and purpose.

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• Understand how mechanical energy transforms into less useful forms such as thermal energy.
• Identify mechanisms of energy dissipation like friction, air resistance, and inelastic deformation.
• Explain the concept of efficiency in mechanical systems and how energy losses affect it.+ Show more

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• Reflect on summer learning to identify strengths and challenges.
• Set a new goal for the upcoming season and break it into small steps.
• Use prioritizing and a simple plan to guide future actions.+ Show more

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• Use solution-comparison criteria, constraints, and measurable performance indicators to evaluate design alternatives.
• Create and interpret trade-off matrices that compare multiple concepts using both qualitative and quantitative information.
• Explain how evidence from tests supports a final selection and identifies limitations for each candidate solution.

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• Revise writing to strengthen the clarity of ideas by improving development, organization, and language.
• Connect evidence to explanation by adding or refining the “so what” to support a central claim.
• Use editing strategies to correct grammar, usage, and mechanics so meaning remains clear.

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• Identify performance metrics and constraints in engineering design problems
• Explain how parameter variation reveals changes in design performance
• Interpret sensitivity analysis to prioritize high-impact design parameters+ Show more

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• Compare Earth, Mars, and Venus using atmosphere, greenhouse effects, and surface conditions
• Explain how a planet’s magnetic field can influence the impact of solar wind on its atmosphere
• Interpret how volatile inventories and solar distance help account for differences in liquid water+ Show more

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• Identify major organelles (nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplasts, and cell membrane) and describe their primary functions
• Explain how organelles’ specialized structures support survival and overall cell performance
• Connect cellular energy capture (producers vs. consumers) to tissue and organ function in multicellular organisms+ Show more

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• Distinguish between claims, reasons, and supporting details when listening
• Identify how transitions and wording signal evidence types and logical relationships
• Evaluate whether evidence actually supports a speaker’s claim, including noticing shifts in meaning+ Show more

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• Compare memorial traditions from different cultures and nations to understand how societies honor fallen service members.
• Identify how respectful language and symbols (such as wreaths, minutes of silence, or ceremonies) convey remembrance.
• Explain how cultural perspectives influence public holidays and commemoration practices.

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• Analyze how land-use change, invasive species, pollution, and resource extraction affect biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.
• Interpret empirical evidence from case-study examples to evaluate mitigation approaches.
• Explain trade-offs between conservation goals and provisioning services in real socioecological systems.

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• Use inverse-square relationships to predict how gravitational force or electrostatic force changes with distance.
• Calculate and compare the magnitudes of forces between masses and between charged objects.
• Use vector reasoning to describe the direction of the net gravitational or electrostatic force.

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• Explain how organisms exchange matter and information in interacting biological systems
• Describe how interactions in networks (pollination, predator–prey, plant–microbe) can create emergent outcomes
• Use evidence from a passage to distinguish resilience and function in coupled ecosystems+ Show more

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• Explain how gravity influences the formation and evolution of large-scale cosmic structures.
• Describe the observational evidence supporting gravitational organization of matter in the universe.
• Analyze the relationship between motion, interactions, and the growth of galaxies over cosmic timescales.+ Show more

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• Explain how heritable variation and environmental pressures can change trait frequencies in a population over generations
• Describe how differential survival and reproduction lead to adaptation
• Use examples such as antibiotic resistance or island finch beak size to connect traits, selection, and evolution

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• Explain how detritivores, fungi, and bacteria break down organic matter
• Describe how carbon moves through detrital pools and producers
• Explain how nitrogen transformations support primary producers+ Show more

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• Trace energy transformations across mechanical and electrical components in integrated systems.
• Apply work–energy and conservation of energy ideas to evaluate system performance with losses.
• Connect kinematics concepts to electrical power generation in real-world systems.+ Show more

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• Explain how the surface atmosphere system exchanges energy through radiation and evapotranspiration
• Describe how albedo and greenhouse gases influence radiative forcing and climate variability
• Interpret how precipitation patterns can change through feedbacks involving clouds, moisture, and land surface conditions

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• Model how Earth's rock cycle transfers mass between reservoirs using processes such as melting, crystallization, uplift, weathering, transport, and deposition
• Explain how Earth's internal heat and gravitational potential energy influence energy flow and observable surface features
• Interpret how mantle convection drives long-term changes that interact with faster surface processes

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• Explain how sustainability assessments use environmental, economic, and social indicators together to judge long-term viability of resource use.
• Identify how metrics such as renewal rates, pollutant loads, and ecosystem service trends help compare resource-management options.
• Evaluate statements about sustainability and make defensible choices based on assessment indicators.

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• Use and explain effective discussion norms such as respectful listening and building on others’ ideas
• Ask and answer questions that clarify meaning and keep conversation connected to the shared topic and text
• Respond thoughtfully when viewpoints differ by acknowledging perspectives and refining ideas with reasons

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• Identify specific evidence in a text (facts, details, and explanations) that supports a claim.
• Connect evidence to a claim using clear reasoning words (because, therefore, as a result).
• Evaluate a counterpoint by explaining how the evidence supports one side more strongly.

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• Revise drafts by improving word choice for precision and reducing repetition.
• Edit sentences to fix unclear references, inconsistent tense, and run-ons or fragments.
• Strengthen style through sentence variety and ensure mechanics and formatting support readability.+ Show more

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• Explain how magnification differs from resolution in microscopy
• Interpret how contrast affects visibility in micrographs
• Compare optical microscopy and stereomicroscopy for cellular visualization+ Show more

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• Identify the different types of chemical bonds and their electron arrangements.
• Explain how ionic, covalent, and metallic bonds influence the properties of materials.
• Recognize observable physical and chemical properties associated with each bond type.+ Show more

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• Revise writing to strengthen coherence by aligning each sentence to the central purpose.
• Improve development by clarifying, adding, or tightening explanations that connect claims to evidence.
• Apply conventions (grammar, usage, punctuation, and spelling) to support clarity without distracting readers.+ Show more

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• Identify likely fault locations from circuit symptoms and measurements
• Compare fault effects in series and parallel circuits
• Interpret continuity results as evidence of circuit faults+ Show more

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• Explain semi-conservative replication using parental DNA strands as templates
• Identify the roles of helicase, primase, and DNA polymerase
• Describe how proofreading and repair reduce replication errors+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea and purpose of a spoken message to write an accurate summary.
• Select key details that support the speaker’s claims and omit unrelated information.
• Connect visual or quantitative information (charts, numbers, comparisons) to what the speaker says.

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• Evaluate whether an argument’s claim, evidence, and reasoning connect logically and consistently.
• Assess how well evidence is qualified, defined, and supported, including how counterclaims are handled.
• Revise or improve an argument by strengthening proof standards and avoiding fallacious or stereotyped reasoning.

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• Identify and distinguish predation, parasitism, competition, mutualism, facilitation, and commensalism.
• Explain how interaction networks and interaction strength influence community assembly and ecosystem processes.
• Describe how keystone and foundational species affect trophic structure, stability, and biodiversity.+ Show more

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• Explain the main causes of nineteenth-century imperialism, including industrial needs and national ambitions.
• Describe how imperial powers expanded control politically, economically, and culturally.
• Analyze the impacts of imperialism on colonies, including resistance, resource exploitation, and long-term global effects.

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• Explain how evidence corroboration strengthens an interpretation by comparing multiple sources.
• Identify factors that explain agreement or conflict among sources (methods, definitions, sampling, time periods, and audience).
• Evaluate bias risks such as cherry-picking and substituting anecdotes for verifiable data.

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• Explain how synthesis combines related ideas and evidence from within a single text.
• Use relationships such as cause and effect, problem and solution, or comparison of viewpoints to synthesize information.
• Write a synthesized response that blends key points without repeating sections of the source text.

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• Explain how designers balance multiple performance goals when making changes to a configuration.
• Describe Pareto trade-offs and identify why improvements in one area can limit another.
• Use structural constraints to justify choices for stability, efficiency, and manufacturability.

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• Explain how climate proxies provide evidence for climate change
• Compare long-term climate trends with short-term weather variability
• Interpret evidence for changes in Earth’s energy balance+ Show more

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• Distinguish divergent, convergent (subduction and collision), and transform plate boundaries by their typical features and hazards
• Explain how seafloor spreading, volcanic arcs, and mountain uplift relate to plate motion and mantle processes
• Connect stress accumulation and crustal deformation to earthquake occurrence

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• Explain how media texts use specific details, omissions, and tone to communicate a purpose.
• Identify whether a media message is mainly informing, persuading, entertaining, or positioning an issue.
• Analyze how perspective and presentation choices shape meaning for an audience.

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• Match material properties to a design need such as strength, water resistance, or heat transfer.
• Explain how filtration design factors like membrane thickness and pore size affect contaminant reduction over time.
• Compare material choices using practical limits such as cost, availability, and ease of shaping.