STEM Skills and Connections
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) skills and connections are integrated into all units in the course. Through scientific research, experimentation, and engineering design processes, students will conduct investigations, design solutions to problems, and communicate findings while discovering practical applications that pertain to science and technology. Students will make practical connections between the knowledge students gain and real-world issues in science and technology. Students will also analyse the contributions made by First Nations, Metis, and Inuit communities as their knowledge has led to the creation of Indigenous scientific and technical systems.
Biodiversity
In the Biodiversity Unit, students will learn to investigate the characteristics of living things and classify diverse organisms according to specific characteristics. Students will demonstrate an understanding of biodiversity, its contributions to the stability of natural systems, and its benefits to humans. Furthermore, students will assess human impacts on biodiversity and identify ways of preserving biodiversity.
Electrical Phenomena, Energy, and Devices
In the Electrical Phenomena, Energy, and Devices Unit, students will learn to investigate the characteristics of static and current electricity. Students will construct simple circuits and demonstrate an understanding of the principles of electrical energy and its transformation into, and from, other forms of energy. Students will also evaluate the impact of the use of electricity on both the way we live and the environment.
Flight
In the Flight Unit, students will learn to investigate ways in which flying devices make use of properties of air and explain ways in which properties of air can be applied to the principles of flight and flying devices. Students will also assess the societal and environmental impacts of flying devices that make use of properties of air.
Space
In the Space Unit, students will learn to investigate characteristics of the systems of which Earth is a part and the relationship between Earth, the sun, and the moon. Students will develop an understanding of components of the systems of which Earth is a part, and explain the phenomena that result from the movement of different bodies in space. Further, students will assess the impact of space exploration on society and the environment.
Coding
In the Coding unit, students will identify and describe the impacts of coding on everyday life. Students will write and execute programs that obtain input in different ways.
