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• Identify independent, dependent, and controlled variables in a scientific investigation.
• Connect an investigation question to measurable quantities and clear evidence.
• Describe how controlled variables improve the fairness and reliability of results.

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• Identify and describe the three main modes of thermal transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation.
• Explain how heat moves from warmer to cooler regions through different mechanisms.
• Connect real-world examples to the transfer modes, such as sunlight warming surfaces and boiling water circulation.+ Show more

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• Explain how collaborative dialogue builds shared understanding by connecting ideas across turns.
• Use paraphrasing and synthesis to extend a discussion based on what others said.
• Apply turn-taking and clarification strategies to prevent and correct misunderstandings.+ Show more

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• Identify features of thoughtful responses, including acknowledging an idea before adding a new point.
• Explain how a response connects to what was heard by using reasoning or discussion context.
• Practice clarifying questions to refine shared understanding when meaning is uncertain.+ Show more

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• Connect a claim to specific evidence from a text to clarify meaning and interpretation.
• Use quoted phrases or precise details to justify an interpretation rather than restating the evidence.
• Identify main ideas and summarize only the points that are relevant to the author’s purpose.

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• Distinguish between direct quotation and paraphrase and explain how each supports a claim.
• Use evidence smoothly by adding context before quoting or paraphrasing and by explaining relevance after.
• Revise sentences so that evidence and interpretation create coherent, credible writing.

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• Differentiate between physical and chemical properties of substances.
• Identify examples of intensive and extensive physical properties.
• Understand how property classification aids in material selection and environmental assessment.+ Show more

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• Understand the basic concepts of ecology and ecosystems.
• Identify the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in an ecosystem.
• Explain the flow of energy through an ecological food chain.+ Show more

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• Use precise language to reduce ambiguity when presenting claims, especially about abstract ideas.
• Strengthen influence by defining key terms, maintaining consistent terminology, and using explicit evidence-to-claim connections.
• Revise sentences for coherence by improving order, transitions, and the clarity of cause-and-effect relationships.

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• Compare how Indigenous and other cultures describe relationships between land, stewardship, and governance.
• Explain key ideas such as responsibilities, land rights, and sovereignty in a Canadian and global context.
• Use evidence from a text to support claims about respectful governance and decision-making.

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• Explain how test data can reveal a mismatch between a design and the criteria for success.
• Describe how specific design changes can improve performance while meeting safety, materials, and cost constraints.
• Use evidence-based reasoning to justify revisions and predict how a new version may perform.

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• Identify how an author uses logical ordering and transitions to connect ideas.
• Explain relationships between ideas using signals like cause-effect, comparison, and problem-solution.
• Analyze how structure helps meaning unfold step by step in explanatory and argumentative writing.

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• Identify how a topic sentence states the main idea of a paragraph
• Evaluate whether supporting sentences match the topic sentence and the writer’s purpose
• Explain how concluding sentences and consistent tense/point of view improve paragraph coherence

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• Use commas correctly with introductory elements and coordinating clauses in longer sentences.
• Place punctuation accurately with quotation marks, including where the quoted material begins and ends.
• Use apostrophes accurately in contractions and quoted dialogue.+ Show more

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• Explain how friction opposes relative motion between surfaces and converts kinetic energy into thermal energy.
• Differentiate between static and kinetic friction and understand their roles in motion.
• Identify factors affecting the magnitude of frictional forces and their impact on objects' acceleration.+ Show more

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• Analyze how diction, sentence rhythm, and figurative language create tone in a text.
• Determine how point of view and perspective choices affect credibility and emphasis.
• Compare two texts about the same event to explain how tone and perspective change meaning.

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• Identify the central idea and choose evidence that directly supports it.
• Distinguish facts, examples, observations, and credible sources when selecting details.
• Explain how chosen evidence strengthens a claim or explanation and how irrelevant details weaken writing.

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• Identify the sentence that best unifies a passage’s topic and purpose (the main idea claim).
• Distinguish supporting details (facts, explanations, and examples) from background information.
• Use signals such as repetition of key terms, headlines, and parallel structures to confirm the central idea.

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• Identify how an author’s ideas progress step by step across a text
• Analyze how organization (cause-and-effect, problem-solution, compare-contrast, or evidence-to-interpretation) strengthens a claim
• Explain how earlier details prepare readers for later interpretations

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• Explain how each body paragraph maintains focus on a clear claim connected to the thesis.
• Analyze how relevant evidence and explanation deepen meaning for a specific purpose.
• Revise body development to balance breadth and precision so details serve the text goal.+ Show more

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• Analyze how identity shapes political mobilization, representation, and power
• Assess the policy and cultural impacts of identity-based political claims
• Evaluate evidence and compare perspectives from different stakeholders+ Show more

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• Explain how buoyant force and sedimentation depend on particle density and size during density separation.
• Describe how decanting, floatation, and centrifugation separate mixtures using density differences.
• Predict which separation method is most suitable for particles with different densities based on real-world constraints.

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• Describe the main types of biogeochemical cycles and their significance.
• Explain how elements like carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus move through ecosystems.
• Identify human impacts on biogeochemical cycles and their long-term effects.+ Show more

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• Explain how a narrative point of view affects what readers know, believe, and infer about characters.
• Identify how author choices about access to thoughts and withheld information shape credibility and suspense.
• Analyze how point of view influences readers’ understanding of motivation, bias, irony, and cause-and-effect.

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• Explain how a writer’s purpose shapes word choice, organization, and evidence.
• Describe how audience expectations affect formality, background knowledge, and the selection of details.
• Distinguish between writing that informs, persuades, and narrates by using purpose-specific language and evidence.

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• Explain the principle of conservation of energy in isolated systems.
• Describe how kinetic and potential energy interchange during motion.
• Identify the effects of nonconservative forces like friction on mechanical energy.+ Show more

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• Use clues in a text to make an inference that goes beyond the exact wording
• Explain how word choice, sentence relationships, and context signals support an implied meaning
• Distinguish between confirmed facts in a passage and reasonable implied outcomes

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• Compare epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissues by cellular features and specialized structures.
• Explain how extracellular matrix and cell junctions support tissue function.
• Describe structural-functional relationships in muscle contraction and nervous signal transmission.+ Show more

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• Explain how cell membranes regulate the exchange of materials and why compartmentalization improves biochemical efficiency
• Describe how enzymes lower activation energy and enable coordinated reaction pathways
• Connect ATP’s role in energy storage and transfer to cellular processes such as biosynthesis, repair, and cell division

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• Explain how hydraulic systems transmit force using Pascal’s principle and fluid pressure.
• Use the relationship between pressure, force, and piston area to predict force multiplication.
• Describe how incompressible fluid allows remote force application and discuss real-system losses and seal integrity.

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• Identify first-, second-, and third-class levers based on the positions of the fulcrum, input force, and output force.
• Calculate ideal mechanical advantage using perpendicular distances from the fulcrum and interpret what the result means for forces and motion.
• Use moment (turning) balance to connect input and output forces in lever equilibrium.+ Show more

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• Distinguish ionic, covalent, and metallic bonding using electron transfer versus electron sharing models
• Relate bonding and structure (lattices and geometries) to macroscopic properties such as melting point and electrical conductivity
• Explain how polarity and bond energy influence molecular behavior and reactivity

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• Explain how chemical properties describe a substance’s tendency to undergo specific reactions.
• Identify evidence of chemical change using indicators such as pH change and gas evolution.
• Relate reactivity (with oxygen, acids, and water) to bonding changes and redox behavior.+ Show more

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• Identify how main headings, subheadings, and sectional labels organize information in an informational text.
• Use headings and their formatting to predict content and confirm meaning while reading.
• Explain how heading structures support comprehension by grouping related information and signaling relationships.

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• Understand how cellular processes, organ functions, and environmental signals coordinate to produce adaptive responses.
• Identify signaling networks and resource reallocation mechanisms involved in system responses.
• Analyze limits of plasticity and trade-offs between short-term compensation and long-term fitness.+ Show more

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• Connect a character’s development to specific evidence from the text, such as dialogue, internal thoughts, and significant actions.
• Use cause-and-effect reasoning to explain how one event influences the next in a story.
• Distinguish between what a character says, what the narrator shows, and what the plot requires to stay grounded in textual support.

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• Describe the large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns such as Hadley, Ferrel, and polar cells.
• Explain the influence of thermal gradients and Coriolis effects on pressure systems and storm tracks.
• Connect conceptual representations like circulation diagrams and pressure maps to observed weather and climate patterns.+ Show more

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• Understand different methods of measuring biodiversity, including richness, evenness, and habitat heterogeneity.
• Interpret what various biodiversity metrics reveal about ecosystem resilience and health.
• Evaluate the relationship between habitat complexity and species assemblages.+ Show more

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• Describe the conceptual sequence of cellular respiration: glycolysis, citric acid cycle, and the electron transport chain.
• Explain how mitochondria enable aerobic ATP production in eukaryotic cells through proton gradients and chemiosmosis.
• Contrast aerobic respiration with anaerobic fermentation in terms of substrate use, oxygen dependence, and relative ATP yield.

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• Explain how models represent relationships among variables to support prediction
• Identify how assumptions and simplifications affect a model’s predictive power
• Evaluate a model’s limitations when conditions change or key factors are missing

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• Identify and correct common errors in grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling in a draft.
• Apply editing strategies to improve sentence clarity, including sentence boundaries and comma use in compound sentences.
• Maintain consistency in verb tense and subject-verb agreement during revision.

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• Connect a media message to personal experiences, prior knowledge, and commonly held ideas.
• Explain how personal meaning supports interpretation without replacing evidence-based analysis.
• Evaluate how context, values, and emotion can shape why a message feels convincing or relevant to different audiences.

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• Identify and revise wordiness by removing redundant phrases while keeping the meaning intact.
• Apply principles of concision and sentence variety to improve clarity and emphasis.
• Use clear diction and controlled modifiers to strengthen a professional, academic tone.

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• Use comprehension-monitoring strategies to identify when meaning breaks down in literary and informational texts.
• Distinguish narrative elements (character, conflict, development) from informational elements (topic, definitions, explanatory structure).
• Use context clues, references, and cohesion markers to understand complex vocabulary and dense sentences.+ Show more

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• Identify a strong literary claim that explains what a text means
• Select textual evidence (quotations or close paraphrases) that directly supports an interpretive claim
• Explain how evidence advances meaning instead of just summarizing the plot

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• Identify how precise vocabulary improves meaning and tone by replacing vague words with specific, accurate choices.
• Use denotation and connotation to select words that match the intended tone and audience.
• Choose discipline-specific terms and measurable language to increase clarity and scope.+ Show more

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• Identify independent, dependent, and controlled variables in an applied investigation and explain why controlling variables improves fairness.
• Design a comparative procedure that includes baseline/control conditions and repeated trials to improve data reliability.
• Use graphs and simple statistical summaries to support conclusions and communicate results transparently and safely.

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• Explain how DNA stores genetic information and how that information guides cellular processes
• Describe how complementary base pairing supports accurate DNA replication
• Connect DNA sequence variation to inheritance, traits, and evolutionary change