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• Explain how homology assessment supports character selection in phylogenetics.
• Compare character matrix analysis, molecular sequence alignment, and tree inference (cladograms vs. phylograms).
• Use model selection and molecular clock calibration to interpret evolutionary relationships.+ Show more

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• Determine the meaning of domain-specific words and phrases by analyzing how they function in a particular text.
• Identify clues such as definitions, comparisons, examples, and surrounding argument that narrow a word’s meaning.
• Distinguish everyday meanings from technical meanings in academic writing.

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• Explain how detritivores, fungi, and bacteria break down organic matter during decomposition.
• Describe how carbon and nitrogen are transformed and recycled through decomposition.
• Identify abiotic factors that affect decomposition rates and soil fertility.+ Show more

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• Identify treatment variables, control variables, and dependent outcomes in a scientific investigation.
• Explain how control groups, replication, and randomization reduce confounding influences.
• Describe how blocking and documentation help manage known sources of variation and methodological constraints.

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• Differentiate weather from climate using short-term and long-term atmospheric patterns
• Explain how air masses, fronts, and pressure systems contribute to precipitation and storms
• Describe how temperature, humidity, and pressure variability create measurable weather events+ Show more

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• Distinguish contact forces from non-contact forces using real examples.
• Describe forces qualitatively by identifying magnitude, direction, and point of application.
• Represent interactions between objects and identify action–reaction pairs.

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• Analyze how Hispanic music, dance, and visual arts express identity, celebration, and history.
• Use grade-appropriate vocabulary to describe cultural symbols, traditions, and influences in artworks.
• Evaluate how contemporary artists adapt traditional forms while maintaining cultural meaning.

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• Explain the three phases of the Calvin cycle: carbon fixation, reduction, and regeneration.
• Describe the role of RuBisCO and how it influences whether carbon is fixed or photorespiration occurs.
• Connect ATP and NADPH requirements to the production of triose phosphates.+ Show more

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• Identify and describe the six types of simple machines and their functions.
• Calculate mechanical advantage for different simple machines using given data.
• Explain how simple machines alter force and direction to make work easier.+ Show more

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• Identify the basic subatomic particles that make up atoms.
• Explain how the number of protons determines an element.
• Describe the structure of an atom, including nucleus and electron shells.+ Show more

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• Understand the role of oral histories and place-based knowledge in ecological understanding.
• Identify examples of stewardship and land-use practices from Indigenous communities in Alberta.
• Recognize the importance of integrating different knowledge systems for interpreting environmental patterns.+ Show more

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• Revise sentences to improve clarity by replacing vague wording and reducing ambiguity.
• Strengthen coherence by ensuring paragraphs connect logically and that transitions express relationships.
• Maintain meaning while improving emphasis and flow across an entire draft.

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• Identify standard units and explain why instrument choice affects measurement accuracy and precision.
• Read measurement scales correctly and estimate uncertainty from the smallest scale division.
• Distinguish systematic error from random error and describe how each affects repeated measurements.+ Show more

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• Explain how solar and lunar eclipses happen using Earth–Moon–Sun alignment and the ideas of umbra and penumbra
• Distinguish how the geometry of eclipses affects what people can see and how often eclipses occur
• Describe tides as a result of the Moon’s and Sun’s differential gravitational pull on Earth’s oceans+ Show more

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• Describe how energy transferred affects the temperature and particle kinetic energy of different materials.
• Explain the concept of specific heat capacity and how it influences temperature change during heat transfer.
• Analyze how different materials with varying heat capacities respond to identical energy inputs.+ Show more

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• Identify key dates and purposes of Hispanic Heritage Month using evidence from a text.
• Explain how cultural literacy supports respectful dialogue and community participation.
• Use vocabulary from the passage (e.g., cultural literacy, congressional, muralism) to answer questions accurately.

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• Identify how artists and writers express cultural identity through art and literature.
• Analyze themes such as heritage, storytelling, and social commentary in creative works.
• Use grade-appropriate vocabulary related to art, literature, and cultural symbolism.

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• Analyze how diction, syntax, and point of view shape tone and meaning in a text
• Explain how stylistic devices such as repetition, parallelism, and rhetorical questions influence a reader’s interpretation
• Connect specific language choices to implied values and the writer’s attitude in persuasive and memoir-like writing

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• Explain why effective goals are specific, measurable, and time-bound.
• Apply strategies for overcoming obstacles while maintaining motivation.
• Use reflection and planning tools to set academic and personal goals with a realistic timeline.

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• Analyze themes of renewal, resilience, and adaptability in cultural and historical narratives.
• Use critical thinking to connect personal learning goals to broader stories of overcoming challenges.
• Demonstrate cultural awareness by describing how communities respond to change and new opportunities.

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• Explain why September can be a meaningful fresh start for learning and mindset
• Set realistic academic and personal goals and describe how to work toward them
• Analyze how different cultures may mark the beginning of the school year+ Show more

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• Analyze how cultural narratives shape identity and community memory.
• Identify key ideas and supporting details from an academic reading passage.
• Evaluate statements about Hispanic Heritage Month using evidence and context.+ Show more

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• Explain why hand hygiene helps prevent the spread of disease.
• Use key vocabulary related to hygiene and public health.
• Analyze and evaluate the reliability of health messages.+ Show more

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• Identify key details from a passage about Hispanic Heritage Month.
• Determine whether statements about Hispanic Heritage Month are true or false based on the text.
• Use context clues to complete sentences related to the celebration.+ Show more

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• Describe how Spanish and related dialects help preserve culture across generations.
• Identify details from a passage about everyday phrases, idioms, and storytelling.
• Use language vocabulary to explain the impact of words on community and identity.+ Show more

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• Identify how art can show history, community values, and personal stories.
• Use art-related vocabulary to describe what they see and how it connects to identity.
• Explain how traditional and contemporary Hispanic art forms express cultural pride.

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• Identify key details from a short reading about Hispanic Heritage Month traditions.
• Determine whether statements about heritage celebrations are true or false.
• Use heritage-related vocabulary to complete sentences about community traditions and pride.+ Show more

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• Explain how Hispanic art forms can show identity, history, and community values
• Use art vocabulary (mural, textile, symbol, pattern, craft) to describe artwork
• Identify details from a short passage about cultural storytelling through art+ Show more

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• Explain how traditional art, music, and dance reflect history and identity.
• Use vocabulary related to culture and heritage to understand a text.
• Determine whether statements about cultural expression are true or false.+ Show more

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• Explain Archimedes’ principle and relate buoyant force to the weight of displaced fluid
• Compare apparent weight in air versus when an object is submerged
• Use density relationships to predict floating, sinking, and neutral buoyancy

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• Explain how hydrostatic pressure varies with depth and how that creates a resultant force on a submerged surface
• Determine the center of pressure conceptually (and qualitatively) for planar versus curved surfaces
• Connect surface-force ideas to real engineering designs such as dam faces and bulkheads

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• Explain Pascal’s principle and how pressure transmits through confined fluids
• Use hydraulic relationships to connect force output to piston area and input force
• Interpret diagrams and statements about hydraulic systems, including real-world limitations

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• Explain how fluid mechanics ideas (viscosity, vessel diameter, pressure gradient) connect to blood flow and resistance.
• Describe how non-Newtonian blood behavior can affect perfusion in small vessels.
• Use simplified pipe-flow relationships to estimate how pressure drop and volumetric flow respond to changes in vessel diameter and stenosis.+ Show more

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• State the principle of conservation of mass for chemical reactions in closed systems.
• Use mass accounting to predict whether reactants and products can have equal total mass.
• Distinguish true mass conservation from apparent mass changes caused by gas exchange.

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• Explain how Earth’s rotation and revolution cause apparent daily and yearly motion of celestial objects.
• Use sky coordinates (altitude and azimuth) to describe where objects appear in the sky.
• Interpret observational patterns such as rising and setting, constellations, and retrograde motion.

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• Explain how energy from the Sun and Earth’s interior is transferred through radiation, conduction, and convection.
• Describe how energy gradients drive atmospheric and oceanic circulation and influence weathering and tectonic activity.
• Connect radioactive decay to long-term heat production, mantle convection, and volcanic activity.

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• Trace how energy moves through coupled mechanical systems (gears, pulleys, and hydraulic components) from an input source to a load
• Identify where energy conversion occurs and distinguish useful output energy from losses
• Quantify net useful energy transfer using energy accounting for a multi-step system

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• Explain how Earth–Moon–Sun geometry creates lunar phases and why the Moon’s orbit makes the pattern repeat.
• Distinguish solar and lunar eclipses and classify partial, total, and annular eclipses using relative alignments.
• Describe the roles of orbital inclination and node alignment in when eclipses can occur.+ Show more

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• Explain how an element’s identity is determined by its number of protons.
• Use atomic symbols to identify and compare representative elements.
• Describe how atomic models represent atomic identity using symbols and atomic mass.

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• Differentiate physical changes from chemical changes using evidence such as state, form, and macroscopic indicators
• Describe melting, freezing, evaporation, condensation, and dissolution as physical changes and identify whether they are reversible
• Explain how energy transfer accompanies phase changes using everyday examples

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• Define physical properties as observable or measurable characteristics that do not change the chemical identity of a substance.
• Classify materials using physical properties such as density, melting point, boiling point, colour, hardness, and conductivity.
• Distinguish intensive and extensive physical properties and predict how they behave in different samples.

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• Identify and distinguish common reaction types: synthesis, decomposition, single displacement, double displacement, and combustion.
• Use reactant-to-product patterns to anticipate products and recognize typical observable evidence for each reaction type.
• Apply conservation of mass to check whether a proposed reaction outcome is consistent with given reactants.

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• Explain how chemical properties affect persistence in the environment and potential exposure routes
• Evaluate trade-offs between usefulness of everyday chemicals and health or environmental risks using evidence
• Describe safe handling and disposal choices based on exposure prevention and regulatory guidance

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• Explain how glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation produce ATP.
• Describe how mitochondrial structure supports a proton gradient and ATP synthase activity.
• Compare aerobic and anaerobic pathways and relate them to tissue needs during exertion.+ Show more

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• Explain how the cardiovascular system transports oxygen, nutrients, and removes metabolic wastes.
• Describe how heart valves, blood vessels, and blood flow work together to support efficient circulation.
• Relate capillary exchange (filtration and reabsorption) to plasma movement and tissue needs.+ Show more

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• Explain how mechanical and chemical digestion prepares food for nutrient absorption in the small intestine.
• Describe how villi and microvilli increase surface area to support transport of nutrients across intestinal epithelium.
• Compare facilitated and active transport of monosaccharides and amino acids, and explain how bile and micelles support lipid absorption.+ Show more

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• Explain how negative feedback helps maintain glucose homeostasis using insulin and glucagon.
• Describe how hormones act through receptor-mediated pathways and change cell function over time.
• Compare negative and positive feedback loops and relate them to stability and regulation.+ Show more

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• Explain how physical barriers like skin and mucosa limit pathogen entry.
• Compare innate and adaptive immune defenses, including roles of macrophages, lymphocytes, and antibodies.
• Describe how antigen recognition and inflammation support immune responses and recovery.+ Show more