| Curricular Competency |
Transfer and apply learning to new situations |
Science 7 |
Applying and innovating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Co-operatively design projects |
Science 7 |
Applying and innovating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Contribute to care for self, others, community, and world through personal or collaborative approaches |
Science 7 |
Applying and innovating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Consider social, ethical, and environmental implications of the findings from their own and others’ investigations |
Science 7 |
Evaluating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Exercise a healthy, informed skepticism and use scientific knowledge and findings from their own investigations to evaluate claims in secondary sources |
Science 7 |
Evaluating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of evidence (qualitative and quantitative) |
Science 7 |
Evaluating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Demonstrate an awareness of assumptions and bias in their own work and secondary sources |
Science 7 |
Evaluating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Identify possible sources of error and suggest improvements to their investigation methods |
Science 7 |
Evaluating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Reflect on their investigation methods, including the adequacy of controls on variables (dependent and independent) and the quality of the data collected |
Science 7 |
Evaluating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Use scientific understandings to identify relationships and draw conclusions |
Science 7 |
Processing and analyzing data and information |
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| Curricular Competency |
Seek patterns and connections in data from their own investigations and secondary sources |
Science 7 |
Processing and analyzing data and information |
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| Curricular Competency |
Construct and use a range of methods to represent patterns or relationships in data, including tables, graphs, keys, models, and digital technologies as appropriate |
Science 7 |
Processing and analyzing data and information |
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| Curricular Competency |
Apply First Peoples perspectives and knowledge, other ways of knowing, and local knowledge as sources of information |
Science 7 |
Processing and analyzing data and information |
| Keyword: ways of knowing |
Elaboration: Ways of knowing refers to the various beliefs about the nature of knowledge that people have; they can include, but are not limited to, Aboriginal, gender-related, subject/discipline specific, cultural, embodied and intuitive beliefs about knowledge. |
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| Curricular Competency |
Experience and interpret the local environment |
Science 7 |
Processing and analyzing data and information |
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| Curricular Competency |
Ensure that safety and ethical guidelines are followed in their investigations |
Science 7 |
Planning and conducting |
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