| Curricular Competency |
Apply the concepts of accuracy and precision to experimental procedures and data:- significant figures
- uncertainty
- scientific notation
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Specialized Science 12 |
Planning and conducting |
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| Curricular Competency |
Use appropriate SI units and appropriate equipment, including digital technologies, to systematically and accurately collect and record data |
Specialized Science 12 |
Planning and conducting |
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| Curricular Competency |
Assess risks and address ethical, cultural, and/or environmental issues associated with their proposed methods |
Specialized Science 12 |
Planning and conducting |
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| Curricular Competency |
Collaboratively and individually plan, select, and use appropriate investigation methods, including field work and lab experiments, to collect reliable data (qualitative and quantitative) |
Specialized Science 12 |
Planning and conducting |
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| Curricular Competency |
Formulate multiple hypotheses and predict multiple outcomes |
Specialized Science 12 |
Questioning and predicting |
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| Curricular Competency |
Make observations aimed at identifying their own questions, including increasingly abstract ones, about the natural world |
Specialized Science 12 |
Questioning and predicting |
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| Curricular Competency |
Demonstrate a sustained intellectual curiosity about a scientific topic or problem of personal, local, or global interest |
Specialized Science 12 |
Questioning and predicting |
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| Big Ideas |
Living sustainably supports the well-being of self, community, and Earth. |
Environmental Science 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Living sustainably |
Elaboration: Sample questions to support inquiry with students:What safety measures have coastal cities taken to prevent storm-surge damages?How do society and governance contribute to sustainability?What changes could you make in your own life, in terms of sustainable living, that will support the Earth, as well as your own well-being? |
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| Big Ideas |
Sustainable land use is essential to meet the needs of a growing population. |
Environmental Science 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Sustainable land use |
Elaboration: Sample questions to support inquiry with students:How are your decisions around personal food consumption linked to global food security?How does crop rotation affect nitrogen levels in soil? |
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| Big Ideas |
Human activities cause changes in the global climate system. |
Environmental Science 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: changes in the global climate system |
Elaboration: Sample questions to support inquiry with students:How do changes in the composition of the atmosphere lead to changes in the global climate?What are some of the human activities that contribute to climate change? Which of your actions contribute to climate change?How do the emissions of electric vehicles differ from those of internal combustion engine vehicles? |
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| Big Ideas |
Human actions affect the quality of water and its ability to sustain life. |
Environmental Science 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: quality of water |
Elaboration: Sample questions to support inquiry with students:How does the amount and quality of water in our environment affect living things?Which human actions affect the quality of water? Which of your actions eventually affect the quality of water you use?How does stormwater runoff affect water quality? |
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| Content |
global environmental ethics, policy, and law |
Environmental Science 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: environmental ethics, policy, and law |
Elaboration: trade agreements, wildlife trafficking laws, Kyoto Agreement, fishing and hunting licences, traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, species at risk, Canadian laws |
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| Content |
personal choices and sustainable living |
Environmental Science 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: sustainable living |
Elaboration: diet (e.g., 100-mile diet, organic farming, community gardens, reducing meat consumption), sustainable building products, reduce household energy use, consumerism (reduce, reuse, repurpose, recycle, upcycle), conserve water, alternate transportation methods, traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) |
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| Content |
land management |
Environmental Science 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: land management |
Elaboration: agriculture, green spaces, urban development, forests, waterways, shorelines, protected areas and parks |
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| Content |
land use and degradation |
Environmental Science 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: land use and degradation |
Elaboration: landfills, deforestation, erosion, desertification, habitat loss, urbanization, food production, harvesting, mining, forestry, recreation |
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