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• Explain how chemical reactions are modeled using particles, collisions, bond breaking, and bond forming.
• Connect observable reaction evidence (color, gas formation, temperature change) to microscopic particle changes.
• Describe energy roles in reactions, including activation energy and how endothermic/exothermic reactions affect particle motion.

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• Understand how human activities influence Earth's atmosphere and other spheres
• Identify cause-and-effect relationships related to fossil fuel burning
• Analyze the feedback mechanisms resulting from environmental changes

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• Explain how reaction rate depends on collision frequency and collision effectiveness.
• Describe how concentration, temperature, and surface area affect particle collisions at the microscopic level.
• Apply collision theory to predict how changes in conditions influence product formation over time.

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• Explain how solar and lunar eclipses happen due to alignment of the Earth, Moon, and Sun, including umbra and penumbra effects
• Describe why eclipses and tides occur at different frequencies and how visibility depends on geometry and location
• Explain tides using differential gravitational pull from the Moon and the Sun, including spring and neap tides and coastal amplification

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• Explain how vibrating objects produce sound
• Describe how pitch and volume can change based on vibrations
• Identify examples of sound makers and the vibrations they create+ Show more

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• Explain how heat transfer occurs due to temperature differences between a system and its surroundings
• Describe how work transfers energy through forces acting over a distance
• Distinguish physical and chemical changes by tracking how energy enters or leaves the system

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• Identify the roles of sources, conductors, loads, and control elements in an electric circuit
• Use schematic symbols to interpret how components are connected in simple circuits
• Explain how circuit continuity changes when a switch is open or closed+ Show more

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• Define endothermic and exothermic reactions.
• Describe how energy is transferred during bond breaking and forming.
• Interpret energy diagrams related to chemical reactions.+ Show more

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• Identify common pedigree symbols and relationships.
• Explain how pedigrees help reveal inheritance patterns across generations.
• Distinguish between affected individuals and carrier status in basic pedigree reasoning.

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• Identify the main idea of light reactions in thylakoid membranes
• Describe key steps: photon absorption, electron flow, and proton gradient formation
• Explain how water splitting replenishes electrons and releases oxygen

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• Define diffusion and concentration gradients using accurate vocabulary.
• Explain how passive transport differs from active transport in terms of energy use.
• Describe how water moves by osmosis and how bulk movement can occur via vesicles.

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• Identify the main claim about how carbon and energy move through integrated biochemical cycles.
• Explain how photosynthesis provides fixed carbon that supports cellular respiration.
• Use key vocabulary (CO2, fixed carbon, glucose, glycolysis, citric acid cycle) to answer comprehension questions.

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• Explain why cells switch from aerobic respiration to fermentation when oxygen is scarce.
• Describe how fermentation pathways regenerate NAD+ so glycolysis can continue.
• Compare lactic acid fermentation and alcoholic fermentation in terms of end products and energy yield.

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• Explain how genotype maps to phenotype in incomplete dominance.
• Use allele and genotype information to predict intermediate phenotypes.
• Distinguish incomplete dominance from complete dominance using evidence from phenotypes.

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• Identify how membrane structure increases surface area for reactions.
• Explain how gradients and enzyme localization improve metabolic efficiency.
• Connect specific structural features of membranes to their function in energy transformation.

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• Explain how DNA sequence similarity can indicate homology.
• Describe the role of sequence alignment in finding comparable positions.
• Identify how substitution patterns can support models of molecular evolution.

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• Explain how heritable variation can change survival and reproduction under specific environmental conditions
• Identify cause-and-effect relationships in a science passage about natural selection
• Use evidence from a passage to determine whether statements about natural selection are true or false+ Show more

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• Identify producers in a trophic system and explain where energy enters the system
• Describe the role of consumers and decomposers in energy flow using trophic-level vocabulary

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• Identify whether a pattern shows a long-term trend or random variation
• Use descriptive statistics like averages to support a claim about change over time
• Explain one plausible environmental cause for a temperature pattern+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea of a passage about plant reproductive structures.
• Use key vocabulary words to explain how flowers and seeds help plants reproduce.

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• Identify sources of uncertainty in measurement situations
• Explain the difference between accuracy and precision
• Use repeated measurements and ranges to describe uncertainty+ Show more

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• Define mechanical advantage and explain how it relates force input and force output
• Identify the purpose of simple machines in everyday situations
• Use a basic mechanical advantage equation with given forces

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• Describe how invasive species spread to new habitats and why they can become established.
• Explain how invasive species compete for resources and affect native species over time.
• Use key vocabulary (non-native, competition, resources, biodiversity, food web) in context.

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• Define voltage as electric potential difference and relate it to energy per unit charge.
• Explain how voltage influences electric current using the ideas of energy, charge, and resistance.
• Identify common voltage sources and understand the role of reference points in circuit analysis.

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• Describe how energy is transferred between trophic levels in a food chain
• Use typical efficiency ranges to explain why less energy reaches higher trophic levels
• Connect energy availability to population size and ecosystem biomass patterns

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• Define speed as the scalar magnitude of motion
• Distinguish speed from velocity and acceleration using a scenario
• Use distance and time to calculate and interpret speed

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• Identify the main idea of how circular motion changes direction
• Explain how centripetal force, radius, and mass relate to the needed inward force
• Describe what happens when inward force is not sufficient for a curve

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• Define a closed system in terms of matter exchange
• Identify examples of what can change and what stays the same in a closed system
• Use mass conservation ideas to interpret reactants and products in a contained process

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• Describe what makes a homogeneous mixture uniform at the macroscopic scale
• Distinguish homogeneous mixtures from heterogeneous mixtures using observable evidence
• Explain how concentration and solubility relate to forming and measuring solutions

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• Identify how temperature changes can signal a chemical reaction.
• Use cause-and-effect reasoning to match evidence to chemical change.
• Explain why multiple reaction indicators can strengthen conclusions.

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• Distinguish density-dependent factors from density-independent factors using evidence from a text
• Explain how density-dependent factors can change birth rates, death rates, or survival over generations
• Describe how human-made barriers can alter how populations experience density effects

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• Identify a specific ethical issue related to genetic technologies.
• Support claims with evidence from a text about genetic privacy and consent.
• Explain how control of genetic information affects stakeholders and public trust.

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• Identify claims about ecological risks and benefits from evidence in a passage
• Explain how gene flow can affect wild populations and why monitoring matters
• Use risk language (uncertainty, likelihood, mitigation) to evaluate ecological trade-offs

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• Explain how charge, current, voltage, and resistance relate in electrical systems.
• Apply Ohm’s law and Kirchhoff’s rules to analyze simple series and parallel circuits.
• Calculate power in electric circuits and interpret practical measurement constraints for voltage and current.+ Show more

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• Use SI units and unit conversion to report measurements consistently
• Apply rules for significant figures, precision, and accuracy when recording data
• Determine and interpret uncertainty, including distinguishing random vs. systematic error+ Show more

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• Characterize energy transfer across trophic levels and explain how transfer efficiency affects food-chain structure.
• Distinguish primary production, gross and net productivity, and secondary production using basic energy-budget reasoning.
• Analyze how top-down and bottom-up controls can trigger trophic cascades and influence ecosystem resilience.

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• Understand basic concepts of population growth and models
• Identify features of exponential and logistic growth models
• Explain the significance of carrying capacity and limiting factors+ Show more

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• Explain the main steps of the design cycle in engineering.
• Identify key considerations when designing aircraft and gliders.
• Understand how measurement and refinement improve aerodynamic performance.

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• Identify biotic and abiotic components of ecosystems
• Understand the boundary delineation of ecosystems
• Describe spatial scales in terrestrial and aquatic systems+ Show more

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• Understand the different types of telescopes and their functions.
• Learn how space-based observatories differ from ground-based ones.
• Recognize how various wavelengths reveal properties of celestial objects.+ Show more

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• Understand how to select relevant data to support scientific claims.
• Recognize different ways of communicating evidence, including visual and verbal formats.
• Learn to construct logical arguments based on supporting evidence.+ Show more

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• Understand the different stability modes of aircraft: static and dynamic
• Learn how aircraft geometry affects longitudinal, lateral, and directional stability
• Identify the role of center of gravity, dihedral angles, and tail design in stability+ Show more

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• Understand the different types of human land use activities and their effects on ecosystems
• Identify key concepts such as habitat loss, fragmentation, and connectivity
• Analyze how edge effects and landscape metrics influence species movement+ Show more

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• Identify primary and secondary control surfaces on an aircraft
• Describe the basic functions of ailerons, elevators, rudders, and flaps
• Understand how deflections of control surfaces influence aircraft movement+ Show more

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• Understand the basic concepts of chemical reactions and their indicators.
• Identify different types of chemical reactions and how they are classified.
• Learn about reaction energetics, conservation laws, and equilibrium.+ Show more

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• Understand the key parameters of waves: wavelength, frequency, amplitude, period, and propagation speed.
• Differentiate between transverse and longitudinal waves.
• Explain the concepts of superposition, interference, and dispersion in wave behavior.+ Show more

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• Understand how valence electrons are distributed in molecules
• Identify the relationship between electron distribution and molecular polarity
• Analyze examples like water and carbon dioxide to distinguish polar and nonpolar molecules+ Show more

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• Understand what the fossil record reveals about past life.
• Identify methods used to date fossils and interpret their significance.
• Recognize the importance of transitional fossils in evolutionary theory.