What is this course about?
Syllabus Science for Citizens 11 D. Bisson 2021/2022
General Goals & Objectives:
Science education in the Yukon is designed to provide opportunities for students to develop scientific knowledge, skills, and attitudes that will be relevant in their everyday lives and their future careers. In addition to introducing students to current concepts, findings, and processes in various scientific disciplines – biology, physics, chemistry, astronomy, and geology – it encourages them to:
- develop a positive attitude toward science
- examine basic concepts, principles, laws, and theories through scientific inquiry
- demonstrate respect for precision
- develop awareness of assumptions in all forms of science-related communication
- separate fundamental concepts from the less important or irrelevant
- develop the capacity to think critically, in order to identify supporting or refuting information and bias
- recognize that scientific knowledge is continually developing
- use given criteria for evaluating evidence and sources of information
- actively gain knowledge, skills, and attitudes that provide the basis for sound and ethical problem solving and decision making
- assess the impact of science and technology on individuals, society, and the environment
- cultivate appreciation of the scientific endeavour and their potential to contribute to science
- include the First Nations perspective and examine their traditional ways as to how each one of the following subjects was perceived and treated
To prepare students for further education and for their adult lives, the Science for Citizens 11 curriculum engages students in the investigation of scientific questions and the development of plausible solutions. Science education develops and builds on students’ sense of wonder about the world around them and encourages a feeling of responsibility to sustain it. Science education fosters students’ desire to meet a challenge, take risks, and learn from mistakes. It prompts a curiosity about the changing world and helps students understand that the skills and knowledge they are gaining will be refined and expanded to reflect advances in scientific knowledge and technology.
Big Ideas for the course:
Scientific processes and knowledge inform our decisions and impact our daily lives.
Scientific knowledge can be used to develop procedures, techniques, and technologies that have implications for places of employment.
Scientific understanding enables humans to respond and adapt to changes locally and globally.
The areas of content that we will be looking at this term are:
- Personal and public health practices and including the First Peoples traditional health and healing practices
- Impact of technology
- Safety
- Scientific Innovations
- Human impact on Earth’s systems such as Natural Resources and Climate Change
- Actions and decisions affecting the local and global environment, including those of First Peoples
These objectives are described in more detail at:
https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/sites/curriculum.gov.bc.ca/files/curriculum/science/en_science_11_science-for-citizens_elab.pdf
Student Learning Objectives :
The overriding goals for Sustainable Resources 11 and 12 are in alignment with the foundational statements from the Pan-Canadian Science Framework (Council of Ministers of Education, Canada, 1997) that delineate the four critical aspects of students’ scientific literacy.
• GOAL 1: Science, technology, society, and the environment (STSE) – Students will develop an understanding of the nature of science and technology, of the relationships between science and technology, and of the social and environmental contexts of science and technology.
• GOAL 2: Skills – Students will develop the skills required for scientific and technological inquiry, for solving problems, for communicating scientific ideas and results, for working collaboratively, and for making informed decisions.
• GOAL 3: Knowledge – Students will construct knowledge and understandings of concepts in life science, physical science, and Earth and space science, and apply these understandings to interpret, integrate, and extend their knowledge.
• GOAL 4: Attitudes – Students will be encouraged to develop attitudes that support the responsible acquisition and application of scientific and technological knowledge to the mutual benefit of self, society, and the environment.
Please note that in each section that we will be examining, the First Nations traditional views will also be discussed in detail and presented.
In completing Science for Citizens 11, students will increase their general literacy through reading presentations, research, guest speakers, hands on work, building models both traditional and contemporary on various topics in science.
Evaluation Scheme:
This course will be taught as a project based course. What this means is that we will be completing 5 to 6 projects based on the various areas of sustainable resources and careers that we will be studying. The projects that the students will develop will vary depending on the student. They can be both traditional and contemporary. Examples of projects can be posters, presentations, story boards, story telling, research papers, models, webpages, power points, etc… or a combination of any of the above. Each
project will be worth 20 % of the final grade. If a project is not done to satisfaction, the student will have the opportunity to go over the project to improve their grade.
Student Requirements:
To be successful in this course will require you to attend all the classes.
Attending class means coming to class rested and prepared with binder, paper, a writing implement, and homework completed.
Attending class means paying attention to everything said in class when the teacher speaks and when students ask questions and the teacher responds.
Attending class means asking a question of the teacher when you don’t understand a process, or how you will be tested on it.
Attending class means completing the assigned task during the period, not deciding you will do it at home and packing up so you can talk to your neighbor.
Attending class means completing assignments on your own. Copying assignments off a friend will get it “done” but will diminish the assignment’s value to you as a learning tool.
Attending class means keeping track of important dates like when assignments are due or tests or exams are scheduled.
Attending class means asking for help when you need it.
There are no short cuts in this course.
Hard work each day in class and at home will result in a good grade because you will understand the material and how you will be tested on it. Not paying attention or missing school (same thing really) and copying assignments will result in a low grade because you will not understand the material or how you will be tested on it.
General Goals & Objectives:
Science education in the Yukon is designed to provide opportunities for students to develop scientific knowledge, skills, and attitudes that will be relevant in their everyday lives and their future careers. In addition to introducing students to current concepts, findings, and processes in various scientific disciplines – biology, physics, chemistry, astronomy, and geology – it encourages them to:
- develop a positive attitude toward science
- examine basic concepts, principles, laws, and theories through scientific inquiry
- demonstrate respect for precision
- develop awareness of assumptions in all forms of science-related communication
- separate fundamental concepts from the less important or irrelevant
- develop the capacity to think critically, in order to identify supporting or refuting information and bias
- recognize that scientific knowledge is continually developing
- use given criteria for evaluating evidence and sources of information
- actively gain knowledge, skills, and attitudes that provide the basis for sound and ethical problem solving and decision making
- assess the impact of science and technology on individuals, society, and the environment
- cultivate appreciation of the scientific endeavour and their potential to contribute to science
- include the First Nations perspective and examine their traditional ways as to how each one of the following subjects was perceived and treated
To prepare students for further education and for their adult lives, the Science for Citizens 11 curriculum engages students in the investigation of scientific questions and the development of plausible solutions. Science education develops and builds on students’ sense of wonder about the world around them and encourages a feeling of responsibility to sustain it. Science education fosters students’ desire to meet a challenge, take risks, and learn from mistakes. It prompts a curiosity about the changing world and helps students understand that the skills and knowledge they are gaining will be refined and expanded to reflect advances in scientific knowledge and technology.
Big Ideas for the course:
Scientific processes and knowledge inform our decisions and impact our daily lives.
Scientific knowledge can be used to develop procedures, techniques, and technologies that have implications for places of employment.
Scientific understanding enables humans to respond and adapt to changes locally and globally.
The areas of content that we will be looking at this term are:
- Personal and public health practices and including the First Peoples traditional health and healing practices
- Impact of technology
- Safety
- Scientific Innovations
- Human impact on Earth’s systems such as Natural Resources and Climate Change
- Actions and decisions affecting the local and global environment, including those of First Peoples
These objectives are described in more detail at:
https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/sites/curriculum.gov.bc.ca/files/curriculum/science/en_science_11_science-for-citizens_elab.pdf
Student Learning Objectives :
The overriding goals for Sustainable Resources 11 and 12 are in alignment with the foundational statements from the Pan-Canadian Science Framework (Council of Ministers of Education, Canada, 1997) that delineate the four critical aspects of students’ scientific literacy.
• GOAL 1: Science, technology, society, and the environment (STSE) – Students will develop an understanding of the nature of science and technology, of the relationships between science and technology, and of the social and environmental contexts of science and technology.
• GOAL 2: Skills – Students will develop the skills required for scientific and technological inquiry, for solving problems, for communicating scientific ideas and results, for working collaboratively, and for making informed decisions.
• GOAL 3: Knowledge – Students will construct knowledge and understandings of concepts in life science, physical science, and Earth and space science, and apply these understandings to interpret, integrate, and extend their knowledge.
• GOAL 4: Attitudes – Students will be encouraged to develop attitudes that support the responsible acquisition and application of scientific and technological knowledge to the mutual benefit of self, society, and the environment.
Please note that in each section that we will be examining, the First Nations traditional views will also be discussed in detail and presented.
In completing Science for Citizens 11, students will increase their general literacy through reading presentations, research, guest speakers, hands on work, building models both traditional and contemporary on various topics in science.
Evaluation Scheme:
This course will be taught as a project based course. What this means is that we will be completing 5 to 6 projects based on the various areas of sustainable resources and careers that we will be studying. The projects that the students will develop will vary depending on the student. They can be both traditional and contemporary. Examples of projects can be posters, presentations, story boards, story telling, research papers, models, webpages, power points, etc… or a combination of any of the above. Each
project will be worth 20 % of the final grade. If a project is not done to satisfaction, the student will have the opportunity to go over the project to improve their grade.
Student Requirements:
To be successful in this course will require you to attend all the classes.
Attending class means coming to class rested and prepared with binder, paper, a writing implement, and homework completed.
Attending class means paying attention to everything said in class when the teacher speaks and when students ask questions and the teacher responds.
Attending class means asking a question of the teacher when you don’t understand a process, or how you will be tested on it.
Attending class means completing the assigned task during the period, not deciding you will do it at home and packing up so you can talk to your neighbor.
Attending class means completing assignments on your own. Copying assignments off a friend will get it “done” but will diminish the assignment’s value to you as a learning tool.
Attending class means keeping track of important dates like when assignments are due or tests or exams are scheduled.
Attending class means asking for help when you need it.
There are no short cuts in this course.
Hard work each day in class and at home will result in a good grade because you will understand the material and how you will be tested on it. Not paying attention or missing school (same thing really) and copying assignments will result in a low grade because you will not understand the material or how you will be tested on it.