| Curricular Competency |
Testing- Identify sources of feedback
- Develop an appropriate test of the prototype
- Conduct the test, collect and compile data, evaluate data, and decide on changes
- Iterate the prototype or abandon the design idea
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Computer Studies 10 |
Applied Design |
| Keyword: sources of feedback |
Elaboration: may include peers; users; First Nations, Métis, or Inuit community experts; other experts and professionals |
| Keyword: appropriate test |
Elaboration: consider conditions, number of trials |
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| Curricular Competency |
Prototyping- Identify and use sources of inspiration and information
- Choose a form for prototyping and develop a plan that includes key stages and resources
- Prototype, making changes to tools, materials, and procedures as needed
- Record iterations of prototyping
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Computer Studies 10 |
Applied Design |
| Keyword: sources of inspiration |
Elaboration: may include personal experiences; exploration of First Peoples perspectives and knowledge; the natural environment and places, including the land and its natural resources and analogous settings; cultural influences; people, including users, experts, and thought leaders |
| Keyword: plan |
Elaboration: for example, pictorial drawings, sketches, flow charts |
| Keyword: iterations |
Elaboration: repetitions of a process with the aim of approaching a desired result |
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| Curricular Competency |
Ideating- Screen ideas against criteria and constraints
- Critically analyze and prioritize competing factors to meet community needs for preferred futures
- Maintain an open mind about potentially viable ideas
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Computer Studies 10 |
Applied Design |
| Keyword: factors |
Elaboration: including social, ethical, and sustainability |
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| Curricular Competency |
Defining- Identify potential users, societal impacts, and other relevant contextual factors for a chosen design opportunity
- Identify criteria for success, intended impact, and any constraints or possible unintended impacts
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Computer Studies 10 |
Applied Design |
| Keyword: constraints |
Elaboration: limiting factors such as task or user requirements, materials, expense, environmental impact |
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| Curricular Competency |
Understanding context- Engage in a period of research and empathetic observation
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Computer Studies 10 |
Applied Design |
| Keyword: research |
Elaboration: seeking knowledge from other people as experts, secondary sources, and collective pools of knowledge in communities and collaborative atmospheres both online and offline |
| Keyword: empathetic observation |
Elaboration: may include experiences and people, including users, experts, and thought leaders |
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| Content |
government, First Peoples governance, political institutions, and ideologies |
Social Studies 10 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: government, First Peoples governance, political institutions, and ideologies |
Elaboration:
Sample topics:
forms of government and decision-making models (e.g., parliamentary democracy, constitutional monarchy, consensus, autocracy, republic, monarchy, democracy, theocracy)
consensus-based governance (e.g., Nunavut) and First Peoples self-governance models (e.g., Sechelt, Nisga'a, Tsawwassen)
models for classifying political and economic ideologies (e.g., linear left/right; two-dimensional, such as political compass)
ideologies (e.g., socialism, communism, capitalism, fascism, liberalism, conservatism, environmentalism, libertarianism, authoritarianism, feminism)
levels and branches of government:
local, regional, territorial, provincial, federal
executive, legislative, judicial
Indian Act:
Crown- and federal government–imposed governance structures on First Peoples communities (e.g., band councils)
title, treaties, and land claims (e.g., Nisga'a Treaty, Haida Gwaii Strategic Land Use Decision, Tsilhqot'in decision)
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
elections and electoral systems:
election campaigns
minority and majority governments
proposals for electoral reform and alternative election systems
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| Content |
environmental, political, and economic policies |
Social Studies 10 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: environmental, political, and economic policies |
Elaboration:
Sample topics:
environmental issues, including climate change, renewable energy, overconsumption, water quality, food security, conservation
stakeholders (e.g., First Peoples; industry and corporate leaders; local citizens; grassroots movements; special interest groups, including environmental organizations)
other considerations in policy development, including cultural, societal, spiritual, land use, environmental
social welfare programs (e.g., health care, education, basic income)
national programs and projects:
national climate strategy, including carbon pricing and ending of coal-fired electricity generation
stimulus programs, infrastructure projects
trade agreements:
NAFTA (North America Free Trade Agreement)
Trans-Pacific Partnership
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| Content |
Canadian autonomy |
Social Studies 10 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Canadian autonomy |
Elaboration:
Sample topics:
Canada and Britain (e.g., World War I; Statute of Westminster; Constitution Act, 1982)
Canada and the United States (e.g., free trade, bilateral defence, Montreal Protocol on acid rain)
Canada and the world (e.g., League of Nations, World War II, United Nations, Paris Climate Agreement)
Canada (treaties with First Peoples, Quebec sovereignty movements)
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| Content |
Canadian identities |
Social Studies 10 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Canadian identities |
Elaboration:
Sample topics:
First Peoples identities (e.g., status, non-status, First Nations, Metis, Inuit)
Francophone identities (e.g., Franco-Ontarian, Acadian, Quebecois, Metis, bilingual)
immigration and multiculturalism:
immigration and refugee policies and practices
bilingualism and biculturalism (Official Languages Act)
multiculturalism policy (Canadian Multiculturalism Act)
cultural identities of subsequent generations (e.g., second-generation Japanese Canadian versus Canadian of Japanese descent versus Canadian)
manifestations or representations :
First Peoples arts, traditions, languages
place-based identities and sense of belonging (e.g., Haida Gwaii versus Queen Charlotte Islands; “up North” and “back East”; affinity for ocean air, wide-open spaces; spiritual ancestors)
media and art (e.g., CBC radio and television, Group of Seven, National Film Board, Canadian content)
scientific and technological innovations (e.g., snowmobile, insulin)
sports and international sporting events (e.g., hockey, Olympics)
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| Content |
residential schools and other discriminatory policies and injustices against First Peoples in BC and Canada |
Social Studies 10 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: residential schools and other discriminatory policies and injustices against First Peoples in BC and Canada |
Elaboration: ELABORATIONS UNDER DEVELOPMENT |
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| Content |
discriminatory policies and injustices in Canada and the world, including the head tax, the Komagata Maru incident, racial segregation and the destruction of Hogan’s Alley, and the internment of Japanese-Canadians |
Social Studies 10 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: discriminatory policies and injustices in Canada and the world, including the head tax, the Komagata Maru incident, racial segregation and the destruction of Hogan’s Alley, and the internment of Japanese-Canadians |
Elaboration: ELABORATIONS UNDER DEVELOPMENT |
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| Big Ideas |
Poetic elements enrich writing, provoke a response and help create the desired effect. |
Français langue seconde - immersion 10 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Poetic elements |
Elaboration: versification, stylistic devices (metaphor, symbolism, gradation, euphemism, understatement) |
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| Big Ideas |
The exploration of texts reveals the depth and complexity of human life. |
Français langue seconde - immersion 10 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Analyzing texts leads to an understanding of how meaning is conveyed through language and text. |
Français langue seconde - immersion 10 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: texts |
Elaboration: oral, written, visual |
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| Big Ideas |
Linguistic variations can serve as cultural reference points within the French-speaking world. |
Français langue seconde - immersion 10 |
No CCG |
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