| Curricular Competency |
Formulate physical or mental theoretical models to describe a phenomenon |
Environmental Science 11 |
Communicating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Communicating |
Environmental Science 11 |
Communicating |
| Keyword: Communicating |
Elaboration: Sample opportunities to support student inquiry:How can your findings be used to advocate for the importance of the biodiversity of a local stream?How can you share your findings about your ecological footprint with local community groups?How might you motivate others to reduce their ecological footprint?How can you share with others what you have learned from your experience with a local ecosystem restoration project? |
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Consider the role of scientists in innovation |
Environmental Science 11 |
Applying and innovating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Implement multiple strategies to solve problems in real-life, applied, and conceptual situations |
Environmental Science 11 |
Applying and innovating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Contribute to finding solutions to problems at a local and/or global level through inquiry |
Environmental Science 11 |
Applying and innovating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Co-operatively design projects with local and/or global connections and applications |
Environmental Science 11 |
Applying and innovating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Contribute to care for self, others, community, and world through individual or collaborative approaches |
Environmental Science 11 |
Applying and innovating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Applying and innovating |
Environmental Science 11 |
Applying and innovating |
| Keyword: Applying and innovating |
Elaboration: Sample opportunities to support student inquiry:What kind of changes can be made to improve the biodiversity of a local stream?How can traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) inform future sustainable practices in your local area?How can you both directly and indirectly reduce your family’s ecological footprint?How can you engage in a local ecosystem restoration project? |
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| Curricular Competency |
Assess risks in the context of personal safety and social responsibility |
Environmental Science 11 |
Evaluating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Critically analyze the validity of information in primary and secondary sources and evaluate the approaches used to solve problems |
Environmental Science 11 |
Evaluating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Consider social, ethical, and environmental implications of the findings from their own and others’ investigations |
Environmental Science 11 |
Evaluating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Exercise a healthy, informed skepticism and use scientific knowledge and findings to form their own investigations to evaluate claims in primary and secondary sources |
Environmental Science 11 |
Evaluating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Connect scientific explorations to careers in science |
Environmental Science 11 |
Evaluating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Consider the changes in knowledge over time as tools and technologies have developed |
Environmental Science 11 |
Evaluating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Demonstrate an awareness of assumptions, question information given, and identify bias in their own work and in primary and secondary sources |
Environmental Science 11 |
Evaluating |
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