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• Explain how ballast tanks change a submarine’s buoyancy by altering displaced volume and internal mass
• Describe neutral buoyancy and why it matters for submerged navigation and depth control
• Evaluate how stability (trim) and external pressure affect safe ballast operation

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• Analyze how ethical animal treatment and habitat protection are connected to conservation outcomes.
• Evaluate the impact of activism and legislation on animal welfare and ecosystems.
• Explain how personal and community actions can support animal rights and environmental sustainability.

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• Understand the processes that lead to the formation of new species over long timescales.
• Explain how environmental changes influence evolution and biodiversity.
• Identify barriers that reinforce divergence between populations.+ Show more

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• Explain what optimization means in design and identify common performance metrics.
• Describe how constraints are incorporated into an optimization decision.
• Use parameter variation and sensitivity analysis to compare design choices.+ Show more

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• Identify the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases by using definitions, examples, restatements, and contrasts in informational text.
• Explain how context can change the meaning of a word in a specific sentence or paragraph.
• Apply context clues to improve comprehension and accuracy when reading about ecosystems.

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• Identify how informational text structure (headings, sequence, transitions, and stated organization) supports the author’s purpose.
• Explain how arrangement and emphasis affect clarity, pacing, and the reader’s understanding.
• Use textual evidence to connect structure choices to specific effects on the reader.

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• Identify how recurring ideas form a theme in a text
• Explain how characters’ attitudes and repeated imagery/language support a theme statement
• Use evidence from multiple parts of a text to justify a claim about theme

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• Explain why clear class norms are important for respect, safety, and cooperation.
• Identify examples of routines that support learning and belonging in a Grade 7 classroom.
• Create and choose appropriate classroom expectations for common situations.

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• Explain how voltage, current, and resistance are quantitatively related in simple circuits using proportional reasoning.
• Use Ohm’s relationship to predict current when voltage or resistance changes (without complicated procedures).
• Compare expected current and resistance behavior in series versus parallel circuits using ratios.+ Show more

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• Use pronouns correctly by matching each pronoun to its clear antecedent noun
• Choose the right pronoun form (subject vs. object) to maintain grammatical clarity
• Revise sentences to remove vague references and fix misplaced or misattached modifiers

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• Explain how Earth’s rotation and revolution create day-night cycles and predictable seasonal changes.
• Describe how the Moon’s position relative to the Sun and Earth leads to lunar phases and eclipses.
• Use simple models (alignment and scale) to connect relative motion to observable patterns over time.

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• Explain how light-dependent reactions convert photon energy into ATP and NADPH
• Describe the role of electron transport and proton pumping in building an electrochemical gradient
• Model how water splitting contributes electrons and produces oxygen

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• Analyze how media uses persuasive techniques (emotional language, loaded visuals, repetition, and rhetorical structure) to shape audiences’ judgments.
• Identify a claim and evaluate what evidence a message includes or leaves out.
• Write a persuasive critique explaining how influence techniques work together in a media example.

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• Identify how an introduction, body paragraphs, transitions, and conclusions work together to improve coherence in an explanatory or argumentative text.
• Determine whether paragraph order and transitions support a specific reasoning pattern (comparison, cause-effect, or problem-solution).
• Revise a short piece of writing to strengthen structure by grouping related ideas and synthesizing key points in the conclusion.

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• Explain how the Earth–Sun–Moon system creates cyclic phenomena such as lunar phases, eclipses, and seasons
• Use relative positions and motions to predict when phases and eclipses occur
• Describe how axial tilt and orbital geometry affect the timing and intensity of seasonal sunlight

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• Explain biodiversity at genetic, species, and ecosystem levels and how each level contributes to ecosystem function.
• Describe how scientists measure biodiversity and use biodiversity to evaluate ecosystem services.
• Apply conservation strategies (protected areas, habitat connectivity, and restoration) to real-world scenarios.+ Show more

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• Explain why independent journalism is essential to democracy and free expression.
• Identify how censorship affects public debate and accountability.
• Use media literacy skills to distinguish evidence from opinion and detect bias.+ Show more

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• Represent geometric objects using algebraic equations on the coordinate plane (lines, circles, and absolute value graphs).
• Justify coordinate geometry statements by reasoning algebraically about relationships, not by checking only a few cases.
• Use algebraic transformations (expanding, rearranging, substituting) to prove two conditions describe the same set of points.

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• Understand how organisms function as systems with internal structures supporting specific roles.
• Identify different body parts involved in processing inputs like food, oxygen, and water.
• Explain how component structures and their functions align to support life processes.

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• Explain how maps, globes, and GIS help analyze spatial data and identify physical and human features.
• Use map elements (legend, scale, symbols, and coordinates) to interpret information accurately.
• Describe how GIS layers support analyzing spatial relationships, patterns, and trends.

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• Explain how register choices (tone, formality, word choice, and sentence structure) help communicate the same meaning to different audiences.
• Identify signals of formal vs. informal register in everyday conversation and in formal speaking contexts.
• Revise a message to match an intended audience and purpose while keeping the central meaning consistent.

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• Identify common rhetorical techniques (rhetorical questions, repetition, parallel structure, figurative language) in a text and explain their effects.
• Select evidence from a claim or passage to justify how a technique supports meaning and reader engagement.
• Distinguish when emotional appeals and logical reasoning are balanced effectively to fit a text’s purpose and tone.

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• Use active listening strategies to identify the central message and key supporting details in spoken texts.
• Monitor understanding during listening and use context clues, tone, and emphasis to make accurate inferences.
• Recognize when clarification is needed and ask appropriate questions to stay aligned with the speaker’s intent.

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• Identify the main claim and supporting details in a discussion by listening for key ideas.
• Demonstrate respectful, purposeful turn-taking behaviors during collaborative conversations.
• Evaluate whether a speaker’s point connects to the shared goal and responds to others’ contributions.

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• Explain how photosynthesis and cellular respiration transfer energy between producers and consumers.
• Describe how net primary productivity relates to biomass accumulation in autotrophs.
• Use respiration rates to predict how much energy is available to heterotrophs.+ Show more

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• Identify the claim, evidence, and reasoning in informational and argumentative writing.
• Evaluate whether evidence is relevant and sufficient to support a conclusion.
• Distinguish justified explanations from assertions that lack reasoning.+ Show more

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• Explain how collision theory connects particle motion to reaction speed.
• Use rate law ideas to predict how temperature, concentration, surface area, and catalysts change reaction rates.
• Interpret how activation energy and effective collisions affect observed rate constants.+ Show more

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• Use clear criteria to compare two texts by identifying similarities and differences in setting, characterization, tone, and language choices.
• Support comparison claims with evidence from both texts and explain how author choices shape reader response.
• Evaluate how genre conventions influence meaning and pacing, moving beyond summary to reasoned judgment.

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• Explain how word meaning changes with context, including denotation and connotation.
• Analyze how an author’s tone and surrounding sentences narrow a word’s interpretation.
• Use sentence-level relationships (cause, contrast, evaluation) to infer meaning in academic texts.

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• Understand different options for freshwater management and their tradeoffs.
• Evaluate constraints and environmental impacts of water system designs.
• Identify solutions like surface water storage, groundwater recharge, water recycling, and desalination.+ Show more

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• Identify stylistic devices (imagery, symbolism, irony, parallelism, rhetorical questions) in ELA texts.
• Explain how stylistic devices shape tone and theme and deepen meaning for a specific audience.
• Analyze how a writer’s purpose influences word choice and the effect of stylistic devices.+ Show more

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• Identify diagnostic mineral properties such as hardness, cleavage, lustre, streak, and specific gravity.
• Explain how mineral composition and crystal structure relate to formation conditions and stability under pressure and temperature changes.
• Distinguish ore minerals from gangue minerals and describe how mineral assemblages reflect petrogenetic histories.

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• Explain how weathering, transport, deposition, burial, lithification, crystallization, and metamorphism move rocks through the rock cycle
• Identify petrologic indicators (mineral assemblages and textures) that provide evidence for pressure–temperature history
• Use radiometric dating and stratigraphic correlation to sequence igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic events

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• Explain how chemical energy changes are represented by bond formation and breaking.
• Describe how enthalpy change is determined by bond energies and the use of calorimetry data.
• Apply Hess's law to relate reaction enthalpies to molecular structures.+ Show more

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• Understand how mass influences acceleration when a net force is applied.
• Distinguish between inertial mass and gravitational effects in response to forces.
• Apply the force–acceleration relationship to predict object motion under different masses.+ Show more

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• Explain the roles of emperors, shoguns, daimyo, and samurai in medieval Japan’s feudal hierarchy.
• Analyze how loyalty, martial skill, and Confucian principles influenced governance and cultural practices.
• Describe how feudal social structure affected regional rule, economic organization, and stability.

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• Distinguish evaluation from simple comprehension by judging how well evidence supports a claim.
• Evaluate reasoning by checking whether conclusions match the evidence presented.
• Assess the fairness and sufficiency of counterpoints in persuasive and editorial texts.+ Show more

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• Identify how a central claim or purpose shapes the structure of a spoken presentation.
• Use transitions and signposts to keep supporting details aligned to the main idea.
• Evaluate whether specific details belong by checking their connection to the thesis or purpose.+ Show more

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• Explain how scientific predictive models connect variables to expected outcomes
• Identify key features of a useful model, including assumptions and testable predictions
• Use model-based reasoning to interpret patterns in data

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• Explain the urban heat island phenomenon and identify key drivers such as surface materials, reduced vegetation, and anthropogenic heat.
• Describe how impervious surfaces, reduced evapotranspiration, and building geometry affect local heat retention and nighttime temperatures.
• Evaluate mitigation strategies (e.g., cool pavements, increased urban greenery, and strategic shading) and predict their likely impacts on comfort and energy use.

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• Use commas to separate items in a series of three or more
• Place commas after introductory elements to mark where the main idea begins
• Set off nonessential phrases and clauses with commas+ Show more

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• Explain how reflective thinking and planning can help students succeed during the school year.
• Use goal-setting and progress tracking to respond to challenges with perseverance.
• Describe how community support helps students maintain hope and a growth mindset.

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• Use academic and domain-specific vocabulary to clarify claims, describe evidence, and explain reasoning in informational writing.
• Distinguish technical terms from everyday synonyms by focusing on precise meaning and context.
• Strengthen coherence by applying vocabulary that signals relationships, processes, and categories.+ Show more

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• Explain how pollinators support biodiversity and food production in ecosystems
• Analyze how cultural stories about pollinators can connect to conservation today
• Use vocabulary related to ecosystems, pollination, and interdependence to answer questions

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• Explain how work is calculated as the force component along displacement
• Use the work–energy theorem to connect work done to changes in kinetic energy
• Calculate work for constant and variable forces using appropriate reasoning+ Show more

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• Describe the components and fluxes involved in the global carbon cycle.
• Identify sources, sinks, and feedback mechanisms affecting atmospheric CO₂ levels.
• Analyze the magnitudes, residence times, and feedback loops within the carbon cycle.+ Show more

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• Evaluate whether an informational argument’s claims are logically supported by evidence and reasoning
• Identify reasoning problems such as unsupported leaps, misleading comparisons, or missing context
• Assess how well an argument addresses counterclaims, including whether rebuttals acknowledge limitations

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• Identify qualities of bravery, selflessness, and teamwork shown by first responders and volunteers.
• Explain how honoring heroes supports civic duty, compassion, and empathy.
• Use key vocabulary related to community service and emergency help.