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• Explain how thermal energy can transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation.
• Connect energy transfer to observable temperature changes and differences in material properties.
• Describe how heat flow can differ in open systems versus closed systems.

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• Explain how team roles and shared documentation improve collaborative scientific investigations.
• Describe how trackable versioning and clear attribution support transparency and accountability in group records.
• Use constructive critique protocols to resolve conflicting observations and make negotiated decisions.+ Show more

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• Explain how a series circuit creates a single path for current
• Describe why the current is the same through all elements in a series circuit
• Relate voltage division to brightness changes in series-connected incandescent bulbs+ Show more

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• Explain the relative roles of the Sun, Earth, and Moon by comparing their masses and dominant gravitational influence
• Describe how the Earth–Moon system’s mutual gravity creates a barycenter and affects their shared motion
• Relate gravitational balance and mutual motion to stable orbits and everyday evidence such as Moon phases and tides

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• Explain how free electrons in metals allow charge to flow through a material.
• Describe how temperature and material structure affect conductivity.
• Use comparisons between common conductors (like copper and graphite) to predict which will conduct better for a given purpose.

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• Explain energy conservation in terms of transfer and transformation within a closed system
• Use qualitative energy accounting to relate initial and final energy forms in real scenarios
• Describe how nonconservative forces reduce mechanical energy by transferring energy to thermal energy

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• Maintain a consistent verb tense when explaining sequences, procedures, and analyses.
• Apply subject-verb agreement rules within clauses, including correct verb forms with singular and plural subjects.
• Identify and correct pronoun reference issues by matching pronouns to clear antecedents in context.

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• Define formal adaptation and explain how context, audience, and purpose shape word choice and tone.
• Apply formal language strategies to maintain clarity and precision in speeches and writing.
• Analyze how style changes across brief remarks versus extended discussion without weakening a central claim.

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• Explain how homeostasis maintains stable internal conditions through set points, sensors, and effectors
• Describe how negative feedback restores internal balance after a deviation
• Connect homeostasis to specific human examples like body temperature control and blood glucose regulation

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• Explain how scientific evidence and uncertainty can be used in risk assessment for policy decisions.
• Use cost-benefit reasoning to compare technology and policy options while considering indirect impacts.
• Describe how stakeholder values can shape what risks and benefits matter most in a decision.

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• Describe the major stages of aerobic cellular respiration: glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and the electron transport chain
• Explain how electron carriers (NADH and FADH2) and oxygen connect the electron transport chain to ATP production
• Trace how energy released during electron transport is converted into ATP using a proton gradient

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• Explain how biogeochemical cycles move and transform key elements (carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and water) among Earth’s systems.
• Describe how biological processes (photosynthesis, respiration, and decomposition) interact with physical and chemical processes in nutrient recycling.
• Analyze how human activities can alter nutrient availability and affect ecosystem productivity.+ Show more

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• Distinguish biotic factors from abiotic factors and give accurate examples of each.
• Explain how abiotic gradients can influence where species can survive and reproduce.
• Describe how biotic interactions such as competition and predation can change population outcomes.+ Show more

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• Explain how ecosystem management uses ecological principles to maintain structure, function, and ecosystem services.
• Describe how species interactions, energy flow, nutrient cycles, and natural disturbances influence management decisions.
• Evaluate management strategies such as habitat restoration, controlled disturbance, invasive species control, and pollution reduction.+ Show more

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• Explain how birth, death, immigration, and emigration affect population size over time
• Describe how biotic interactions (competition, predation, disease) and abiotic limits influence population growth
• Differentiate exponential growth from logistic growth using the idea of carrying capacity+ Show more

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• Explain how insulin and glucagon regulate blood glucose using negative feedback.
• Describe how the pancreas, liver, adipose tissue, and muscle work together to maintain energy homeostasis.
• Compare the body’s metabolic priorities during fasting versus after eating.

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• Explain electric current as an organized movement of charges through a conductor
• Distinguish conventional current direction from electron flow in metals
• Describe how potential difference (voltage) drives current in a circuit+ Show more

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• Understand the relationship between photon energy and spectral signatures in electromagnetic radiation.
• Interpret spectral data using Planck’s relation E = hf and atomic emission spectra.
• Identify detection mechanisms such as photodiodes and spectrometers used in spectral analysis.+ Show more

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• Understand the role of decomposers in nutrient cycling and ecosystem health.
• Identify different types of decomposers such as fungi, bacteria, and detritivores.
• Explain how environmental factors like temperature, moisture, and oxygen affect decomposition.+ Show more

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• Understand the roles of producers and consumers in an ecosystem.
• Identify different types of consumers and their feeding habits.
• Explain how energy transfer occurs between trophic levels.+ Show more

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• Understand how the angle of attack affects lift and drag in flight.
• Explain the concept of flow separation and stall in relation to wing angles.
• Analyze how small changes in angle impact performance of gliders and kites.+ Show more

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• Understand how fluid speed and pressure are related according to Bernoulli's principle.
• Explain how pressure differences around airfoils contribute to lift.
• Identify examples of Bernoulli's principle in real-world Alberta environments, such as wind tunnels and model gliders.+ Show more

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• Identify the main types of control surfaces such as ailerons, elevators, and rudders.
• Explain how deflection of control surfaces influences aircraft movement.
• Describe the effects of control surface deflections on lift, roll, pitch, and yaw.+ Show more

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• Understand how surface area, porosity, and suspension geometry influence parachute drag.
• Explain the concept of terminal velocity and how mass-to-area ratio affects descent speed.
• Analyze how canopy design modifications impact descent profiles and ground impact in various atmospheric conditions.

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• Understand how uneven heating and topography create pressure zones and influence wind.
• Identify examples of pressure gradients affecting regional weather, such as Chinook winds.
• Explain how pressure differences and circulation patterns affect local weather and moving bodies.+ Show more

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• Understand the independent horizontal and vertical components of projectile motion under uniform gravity.
• Apply vector decomposition to predict range, time of flight, and peak height of projectiles.
• Use parametric equations and trajectory formulas to connect initial conditions with motion outcomes.+ Show more

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• Understand how Earth's rotation causes day and night.
• Explain how Earth's tilt and orbit influence the length of daylight during seasons.
• Describe how latitude affects daylight hours within Alberta.+ Show more

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• Explain why scientific models remain open to revision when new evidence conflicts with expectations
• Evaluate evidence quality using consistency, explanatory power, and predictive accuracy
• Distinguish evidence-driven model refinement from changes made without empirical support+ Show more

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• Explain matter conservation in physical and chemical changes using particle and atom models.
• Predict how atom counts remain constant during reactions and phase changes.
• Use conservation ideas to interpret mass conservation and balanced equations.

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• Explain how to build a scientific argument that links a specific claim to relevant evidence
• Use reasoning to show why evidence supports a claim and how counterclaims are evaluated
• Differentiate correlation from causation and distinguish observations from inferences in scientific conclusions+ Show more

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• Explain how central tendency and variability describe measurement sets.
• Interpret uncertainty ranges by analyzing overlap (or lack of overlap) between intervals.
• Use uncertainty reasoning to support or question whether an observed difference is likely real.

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• Understand how Earth's axial tilt causes seasonal changes in solar angle and daylight duration.
• Explain the effects of Earth's tilt on regional climates, such as in Alberta.
• Connect the concepts of Earth's tilt and orbital geometry to observable seasonal variations.+ Show more

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• Explain how heritable variation and environmental conditions drive natural selection.
• Describe how natural selection changes allele frequencies over generations.
• Compare how similar selective pressures can lead to convergent adaptations and how different pressures can cause divergence.

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• Explain how interactions among Earth’s spheres involve transfers of energy and matter between reservoirs
• Use model-based cause-and-effect reasoning to predict how changes in atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere affect one another
• Interpret how data (temperature, rainfall, aerosols, and land cover) connect to environmental outcomes such as runoff, erosion, flooding, and ecosystem stress

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• Understand what growth rings are and how they record annual growth in trees.
• Identify how ring width and density reflect environmental conditions like moisture and temperature.
• Explain how dendrochronology uses growth ring patterns to reconstruct past climates and environmental events.+ Show more

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• Explain how enzymes lower activation energy using active sites and induced fit
• Predict how temperature, pH, and substrate concentration affect enzyme-catalyzed reaction rates
• Distinguish competitive versus non-competitive inhibition and how they change enzyme activity+ Show more

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• Understand the types of data used to analyze climate trends, including instrumental records and proxy data.
• Interpret model scenario outputs and assess uncertainties in climate projections.
• Explain how radiative forcing influences observed climate trends and future predictions.+ Show more

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• Understand sources of systematic and random errors in scientific measurements.
• Learn methods for estimating the effects of errors on data interpretation.
• Identify examples of error sources such as instrument bias, procedural inconsistency, and environmental variability.+ Show more

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• Explain how laboratory protocols and personal protective equipment (PPE) reduce risks to people and improve data reliability.
• Select appropriate PPE (gloves and eyewear) for common lab hazards and describe key ventilation considerations.
• Apply rules for storing, labeling, and segregating incompatible reagents and for handling laboratory waste safely.+ Show more

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• Understand how different species interact to support ecosystem functions such as pollination, seed dispersal, and nutrient cycling.
• Identify key species like beavers, fungi, and cavity-nesting birds and their roles in Alberta ecosystems.
• Explain how species diversity contributes to ecosystem resilience and stability.+ Show more

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• Understand the purpose and importance of operational definitions in scientific measurements.
• Identify different methods used to convert qualitative observations into quantitative data.
• Describe protocols for measuring water clarity, snowpack depth, and other environmental variables.+ Show more

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• Describe how solar radiation is absorbed and transferred within Earth systems.
• Explain the processes of sensible and latent heat fluxes and their roles in energy transfer.
• Analyze oceanic heat transport and its impact on regional climate variability.+ Show more

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• Understand methods for detecting trends, cycles, and anomalies in datasets.
• Learn how to interpret descriptive statistics, moving averages, and seasonal decomposition techniques.
• Apply visual inspection techniques to analyze environmental datasets such as temperature and river flow patterns.+ Show more

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• Understand different sampling methods used in ecological surveys.
• Identify advantages and limitations of random, stratified, and systematic sampling.
• Apply sampling concepts to real-world examples such as prairie vegetation surveys and river studies.+ Show more

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• Understand different adaptation strategies used to mitigate Earth system risks.
• Analyze trade-offs among carbon management, resilience, conservation, and land-use policies.
• Apply systems diagrams and scenario comparisons to evaluate mitigation options.+ Show more

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• Identify the principal functions of major organ systems.
• Describe how different organ systems interact to maintain homeostasis.
• Explain the roles of transport, exchange, digestion, defense, and control in the body.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of phase changes and the energy involved in these processes.
• Explain how latent heat relates to particle movement during phase changes.
• Describe why temperature can plateau during phase transitions despite energy input.+ Show more

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• Explain how allosteric regulation, feedback inhibition, and covalent modification control enzyme activity.
• Describe how substrate availability and cellular signaling affect metabolic pathway flux.
• Connect hormonal regulation (insulin and glucagon) to shifts between storage and mobilization of nutrients.