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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Identify different types of models used in scientific representation, including mathematical, graphical, schematic, and computational models.
• Understand the criteria for selecting appropriate models based on fidelity, simplicity, and predictive ability.
• Explain how mapping between model components and measurable observables aids interpretation.+ Show more

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• Analyze elastic and inelastic collisions in one and two dimensions using conservation laws.
• Compare laboratory and center-of-mass reference frames and predict post-collision velocities.
• Understand energy partitioning and the coefficient of restitution as a modeling parameter.+ Show more

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• Identify and draw the correct external forces on an isolated object using free-body diagram conventions.
• Choose appropriate coordinate axes and determine components (including components parallel/perpendicular to an incline).
• Calculate the net force from an FBD and use Newton’s second law and equilibrium conditions to predict motion.

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• Explain how the cardiovascular system transports oxygen, nutrients, and metabolic wastes through a pressure-driven network.
• Describe heart structure (chambers and valves) and how valves maintain one-way blood flow.
• Compare the roles of arteries, arterioles, capillaries, and veins in regulating tissue blood supply.+ Show more

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• Identify how details within a text connect to build meaning and support claims.
• Analyze how transitions signal relationships such as cause-effect or comparison.
• Connect ideas in a text to prior knowledge to evaluate relevance and strengthen comprehension.+ Show more

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• Explain simple harmonic motion using amplitude, period, angular frequency, and phase.
• Use and interpret the relationships between wave speed, frequency, and wavelength (v = fλ).
• Differentiate transverse and longitudinal waves and describe how they transmit energy.+ Show more

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• Understand the decomposition of two-dimensional projectile motion into horizontal and vertical components.
• Apply equations of motion to analyze range, maximum height, and time of flight.
• Interpret how initial velocity and launch angle influence projectile trajectory outcomes.+ Show more

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• Understand the key criteria for establishing control and comparability in causal inference.
• Identify how variable isolation, replication, baseline characterization, and reference conditions influence causal interpretation.
• Explain the impact of residual confounding and uncontrolled variation on the strength of causal claims.+ Show more

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• Understand how kinematic descriptions, force balances, and energy considerations integrate to explain complex motion.
• Apply graph, equation, and net-force reasoning to real-world scenarios involving motion.
• Analyze and interpret motion data in contexts such as braking, cable car systems, and stopping distances.+ Show more

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• Identify observable signs of chemical changes such as colour change, gas evolution, precipitate formation, temperature change, and odour alteration.
• Explain at particle level how bonds are reorganized during chemical changes.
• Differentiate between physical and chemical changes based on observable evidence.+ Show more

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• Explain how the kinetic motion of particles relates to thermal phenomena.
• Describe how temperature measures average kinetic energy and heat measures energy transfer.
• Identify the methods of heat transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation.+ Show more

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• Understand key principles of environmental monitoring network design and indicator selection.
• Identify factors influencing data quality and temporal resolution in environmental assessments.
• Analyze criteria for representative sampling, sensor placement, and data management practices.+ Show more

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• Understand the hydrological, chemical, and biological functions of wetlands.
• Identify examples of Alberta wetlands and their ecological roles.
• Explain how wetlands contribute to water regulation and biodiversity.+ Show more

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• Explain how gravitational attraction provides the centripetal force in orbital motion.
• Describe the relationship between orbital speed, central mass, and orbital radius.
• Differentiate between circular and elliptical orbits and understand their energy characteristics.+ Show more

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• Understand the importance of balancing chemical equations to reflect conservation of mass.
• Identify coefficients needed to balance chemical reactions correctly.
• Interpret balanced equations to determine stoichiometric relationships.+ Show more

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• Identify different reproductive structures such as flowers, cones, and seeds.
• Explain how seed dispersal mechanisms affect plant colonization.
• Describe examples of Alberta's unique reproductive strategies like lodgepole pine cones and aspen root suckering.+ Show more

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• Understand the mechanisms of friction and drag and how they oppose motion.
• Identify factors affecting friction and drag forces in different contexts.
• Explain the concept of terminal velocity and how drag balances driving forces.+ Show more

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• Understand how to identify variables, controls, and measurement procedures in experiments.
• Learn to articulate testable questions for fair testing in environmental contexts.
• Develop skills to justify choices of control conditions and establish repeatable criteria.+ Show more

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• Understand criteria for judging whether conclusions follow from data and methods.
• Identify the importance of relevance, consistency, uncertainty, and scope in claim evaluation.
• Analyze examples of evidence assessment related to environmental and agricultural claims.+ Show more

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• Understand how sound is a mechanical wave that transfers energy through vibrations.
• Identify how frequency and amplitude affect pitch and loudness.
• Explain how sound speed varies with medium and temperature.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of lifecycle analysis and its importance in evaluating energy inputs and outputs.
• Identify the stages involved in a technology's cradle-to-grave lifecycle.
• Apply conservation principles to sum embodied energy, operational consumption, and waste heat.+ Show more

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• Understand how energy is transferred and transformed in mechanical systems.
• Identify the roles of gears, pulleys, levers, and engines in mechanical advantage.
• Analyze energy paths, transfer efficiencies, and the effects of friction and collisions.+ Show more

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• Understand the role of root systems in water and nutrient uptake and storage.
• Identify different root adaptations and their influence on tree distribution and recovery.
• Explain how mycorrhizal associations enhance plant resilience in dry environments.+ Show more

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• Understand different conservation strategies used to maintain forest biodiversity.
• Identify examples of conservation planning in Alberta landscapes.
• Explain how habitat protection and ecological knowledge contribute to forest preservation.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of electric fields and how they influence space around charged objects.
• Interpret the meaning of field vectors and how they represent force per unit positive charge.
• Describe how electric field lines indicate direction and relative strength of fields.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of disturbance regimes and their role in shaping forest ecosystems.
• Identify different types of disturbance events such as fire, insect outbreaks, and human activities.
• Explain how frequency, intensity, and spatial extent influence forest regeneration and landscape patterns.+ Show more

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• Identify and describe the three main types of chemical bonding: ionic, covalent, and metallic.
• Explain how atoms achieve stable electron configurations through different bonding mechanisms.
• Relate bond types to periodic table positions and predict properties like melting point, solubility, and electrical conductivity.+ Show more

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• Describe the main organs involved in the digestive process.
• Explain how enzymes and acids chemically digest food.
• Understand how nutrients are absorbed into the blood and lymph.+ Show more

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• Describe how the immune system defends organisms through barrier defenses, inflammation, and adaptive responses.
• Identify the roles of skin, mucous membranes, circulating immune cells, and lymphatic vessels in pathogen defense.
• Explain how immune activity interacts with circulatory and lymphatic systems to maintain health and memory.+ Show more

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• Understand what digital sources are and their importance in local inquiry.
• Identify different types of digital data and their uses.
• Learn how to verify metadata, temporal resolution, and spatial coverage of digital datasets.+ Show more

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• Identify and describe the main mechanisms of evolution: natural selection, genetic drift, gene flow, and mutation.
• Explain how each mechanism affects allele frequencies within populations.
• Analyze how the balance among these mechanisms influences evolutionary change.+ Show more

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• Explain how DNA and RNA differ in sugar type, bases, and overall structure.
• Describe how antiparallel strand orientation and complementary base pairing guide DNA replication and transcription.
• Connect nucleic acid directionality (5' to 3') to the flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA to protein.

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• Describe the main reservoirs and fluxes of carbon among air, ocean, terrestrial biosphere, and sediments.
• Explain how isotopic tracers distinguish natural carbon cycles from human contributions.
• Analyze the temporal scales of carbon flux, from seasonal exchange to geologic sequestration.+ Show more

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• Understand the processes of weathering, erosion, transport, and deposition in landscape evolution.
• Identify different agents of sediment transport such as rivers, glaciers, wind, and gravity.
• Explain how sediments are lithified into sedimentary rocks and what environmental signals they preserve.+ Show more

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• Identify the major Earth subsystems and understand their roles in the Earth's system.
• Explain how mass and energy transfer among atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere.
• Use conceptual models to analyze fluxes and reservoirs within Earth subsystems.+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of metric measurement and instrument resolution.
• Explain the importance of calibration in obtaining reliable data.
• Connect raw measurements to data representation and analyze sources of bias.+ Show more

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• Explain the work–energy theorem and its application to connecting net work done by forces to changes in kinetic energy.
• Define power as the rate of energy transfer and analyze its significance in mechanical systems.
• Apply integral expressions for work to cases with variable forces and nonconservative dissipation.+ Show more

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• Understand the processes of dissolution, sorption, volatilization, and biodegradation in soil and water systems.
• Analyze case studies involving contaminant pathways from agricultural runoff and petrochemical spills.
• Explain how kinetic and equilibrium considerations influence contaminant distribution and remediation strategies.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of balanced and unbalanced forces and how they affect motion.
• Identify examples of static and dynamic equilibrium in everyday situations.
• Explain how equal and opposite forces result in no change in an object's motion.+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of instrument calibration and measurement uncertainty.
• Interpret data involving timed intervals, distances, and force readings with attention to significant figures.
• Recognize the importance of data quality and careful interpretation when analyzing motion and force results.+ Show more

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• Identify different types of contact and non-contact forces.
• Explain how net force affects the motion of objects.
• Use qualitative reasoning to analyze forces in regional contexts.+ Show more