Syllabus Sustainable Resources 11 A. COMEAU 2015

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

To prepare students for further education and for their adult lives, the Sustainable Resources 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.

Content Outline: The content objectives that serve as the title for each unit of the course are as follows:

Agriculture

Fisheries

Forestry

Mining

Energy

Career Opportunities

For the first five units significance × components × management × production
× technology
 and × challenges will be explored.

For the last unit × career opportunities × safety practices × skills and × training will be considered.

These objectives are described in more detail at:

http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/pdfs/sciences/2008susres1112.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.

In completing Sustainable Resources 11 students will increase their general literacy through reading assignments and writing assignments (research and creative) on various topics in science.

Evaluation Scheme:

Term Mark [80% of year]

Assignments 30% of term

Quizzes 20% of term

Tests 20% of term

Projects 20% of term

Participation 10% of term

Final Exam [20% of year] This two hour exam will be scheduled during exam week, and will test material from the entire course.

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.

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