| Big Ideas |
Scientific understanding enables humans to respond and adapt to changes locally and globally. |
Science for Citizens 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: respond and adapt to changes |
Elaboration: Sample questions to support inquiry with students:How do your actions affect the world around you?What are the causes of forest fires or flooding in the province?How do local actions affect global weather? |
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| Big Ideas |
Scientific knowledge can be used to develop procedures, techniques, and technologies that have implications for places of employment. |
Science for Citizens 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: places of employment |
Elaboration: Sample questions to support inquiry with students:What types of safety precautions are associated with employment?How can industrial waste materials be dealt with responsibly?How do catalytic converters reduce air-borne pollutants?How can science help to solve crimes? |
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| Big Ideas |
Scientific processes and knowledge inform our decisions and impact our daily lives. |
Science for Citizens 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Scientific processes and knowledge |
Elaboration: Sample questions to support inquiry with students:How do the substances you ingest or use on your body affect your health?What are some potential dangers to be aware of when storing chemicals in your home?How do home technologies contribute to our health and safety?Why is scientific literacy important? |
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| Content |
actions and decisions affecting the local and global environment, including those of First Peoples |
Science for Citizens 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: actions and decisions |
Elaboration: ethical, cultural, social, economic, environmental, and political implicationswaste recycling and disposal including limitations of recyclingagriculture/aquaculture practices and processes (e.g., hydroponics, food crops, feed crops, fuel crops, animal husbandry, fish farms, new technologies, use of chemicals, environmental impacts)energy generation, use, and efficiency (e.g., production, economics, environmental impacts)sustainability of resources (e.g., impacts of personal choices, product life cycles) |
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| Content |
human impact on Earth’s systems: - natural resources
- effects of climate change
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Science for Citizens 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: natural resources |
Elaboration: including availability (e.g., food, water, energy, minerals) and responsible development and use |
| Keyword: effects of climate change |
Elaboration: impact on food productionimpact on climate (e.g., desertification, changing range of plants and animals)impact on weathersea level rise (e.g., infrastructure changes in coastal communities)ocean acidification |
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| Content |
natural hazards and responses |
Science for Citizens 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: natural hazards and responses |
Elaboration: geologic events (e.g., earthquake, tsunami, avalanche, land/rock/mudslide)weather events: causes and effects (e.g., flooding, wildfire, hurricane, tornado, flooding, drought)disaster preparedness: survival needs, home and workplace planning and response, industrial accidents (e.g., nuclear plant accident, train derailment, oil spill) |
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beneficial scientific innovations |
Science for Citizens 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: beneficial scientific innovations |
Elaboration: food security (e.g., production, distribution)water treatment and technologiessocietal safety (e.g., infrastructure, transportation)energy security |
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| Content |
applications of materials science |
Science for Citizens 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: applications of materials science |
Elaboration: metallurgy:austenite and martensite crystalline lattice structures/hardening metalstempering colour in ferrous and non-ferrous metals/alloysstress–strain graphical analysis (yield point, ultimate strength, breaking point)welding:carburizing, neutralizing, and oxidizing flames in gas weldinginert gas in MIG and TIG welding (e.g., argon, CO2)electrode classification in arc weldingcarpentry, construction, and joinery:structures and codesconcrete admixtures (e.g., air entrained, water reducers, retarders, accelerators)glue technology (e.g., epoxies, polyurethanes, cyanoacrylates, polyvinyl acetate [PVA], construction adhesives, contact cements, urea-resorcinol resins), monomers, polymerstangential, radial, and transverse wood grainspower mechanics:hydraulic systemspressurequantitative analysis (e.g., horsepower and torque area under the curve, top dead center [TDC], static compression)plumbing and gas fitting:hydronic systems (thermodynamics: convection, conduction, and radiation)gas-fired systems (specific heat, specific gravity)pressure systems (Boyle’s law, Charles’ law, combined gas law, Bernoulli’s principle)electrical and computing:circuits and electronics (Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s law)integrated circuitssolar photovoltaic (PV) modulesforensics and criminologyhairstyling and aesthetics:hygiene, sanitation, and disinfection practiceschemical waving and relaxinghair colouringpetroleum and industrial:fractional distillationdilution |
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| Content |
impacts of technology in the workplace |
Science for Citizens 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: impacts of technology |
Elaboration: robotics and automationheating and cooling systems (e.g., heat pumps, water heaters, air conditioners, refrigerators)electromagnetic spectrum (e.g., microwaves, cell towers, radio waves, X-rays)communicationsforensicsmedicaltransportation |
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| Content |
practical applications of science in the workplace |
Science for Citizens 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: practical applications of science |
Elaboration: circuits and electronics, hydraulic systems, fluid dynamics, pressure, torque/moment structures, dilution, fractional distillation, forensics, computer system analyses |
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| Content |
certifications |
Science for Citizens 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: certifications |
Elaboration: BC FOODSAFE and responsible disposal, current WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System), MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) and other standards, CPR, first-aid, scuba certification, pesticide applications, apprenticeships, Red Seal Program, first responders |
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| Content |
workplace safety |
Science for Citizens 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: workplace safety |
Elaboration: purpose and role of WorkSafeBCchemicals found in the workplace or in industrial products, including disposal methods (e.g., paint, art supplies, solvents, esthetic supplies, herbicides and insecticides, cleaners, chlorine, carbon dioxide in confined space)electricity (e.g., Ground Fault Interrupter [GFI] switches, lockout procedures)oil and gas production, transport, and usefire |
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personal safety and awareness |
Science for Citizens 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: personal safety |
Elaboration: safe use of chemicals (e.g., bleach, antifreeze, propane)electrical hazards (e.g., wiring and circuits, circuit overload protection, travel adaptors)personal protection from electricity (e.g., working near power lines)interactions of medicationssafety alarms (e.g., smoke, carbon monoxide) |
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impact of technologies |
Science for Citizens 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: technologies |
Elaboration: transportation technologies (e.g., electric and self-driving vehicles)health technologies (e.g., insulin pump, blood pressure monitor)media (e.g., smart home, gaming, computer, cell phone) |
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| Content |
personal and public health practices, including First Peoples traditional health and healing practices |
Science for Citizens 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: personal and public health practices |
Elaboration: nutrition and lifestyle choicesallergies and sensitivitiesmedications and supplementsvaccination programspre-natal careFirst Peoples traditional medicinesantibioticsoutdoor activities (e.g., hypothermia, heat stroke, UV protection) |
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