1. INFORMATION AND MEDIA LITERACY |
By the end of Grade 11, all students will apply skills from previous grades and… |
S:SPS4:12:1.1 Select and analyze information from various sources (including electronic resources, print resources, community resources) and personally collected data to answer questions being investigated.
S:SPS4:12:1.2 Collect and use qualitative and quantitative data and information, seek evidence and sources of information to identify flaws such as errors and bias, and explain how the evidence supports or refutes an initial hypothesis.
S:SPS4:12:1.3 Analyze data and information gathered to clarify problems or issues identifying costs and benefits from a social, cultural, and/or environmental perspective; predict the consequences of action or inaction; and propose possible solutions. |
2. COMMUNICATION SKILLS |
By the end of Grade 11, all students will apply skills from previous grades and… |
S:SPS4:12:2.1 Select and use appropriate scientific vocabulary to orally share and communicate scientific ideas, plans, results, and conclusions resulting from investigations.
S:SPS4:12:2.2 Create written reports and journals to share and communicate scientific ideas, plans, results, and conclusions resulting from observations and investigations.
S:SPS4:12:2.3 Create a multimedia presentation incorporating numeric symbolic and/or graphic modes of representation to share scientific ideas, plans, results, and conclusions. |
3. CRITICAL THINKING AND SYSTEMS THINKING |
By the end of Grade 11, all students will apply skills from previous grades and… |
S:SPS4:12:3.1 Pursue scientific inquiry such as observation, measurement, hypothesis formation and analysis, and value “habits of mind” such as persistence, accuracy, and collaboration.
S:SPS4:12:3.2 Generate solutions to scientific questions and challenges through developing, modeling and revising investigations.
S:SPS4:12:3.3 Apply scientific knowledge and skills to make reasoned decisions about the use of science and scientific innovations. |
4. PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION, FORMULATION, AND SOLUTION |
By the end of Grade 11, all students will apply skills from previous grades and… |
S:SPS4:12:4.1 Formulate scientific questions about an issue and define experimental procedures for finding answers.
S:SPS4:12:4.2 Plan and conduct practical tests to solve problems or answer a question, collect and analyze data using appropriate instruments and techniques safely and accurately.
S:SPS4:12:4.3 Develop models and explanations to fit evidence obtained through investigations. |
5. CREATIVITY AND INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY |
By the end of Grade 11, all students will apply skills from previous grades and… |
S:SPS4:12:5.1 Prepare multimedia presentations to share results of investigations, demonstrating a clear sense of audience and purpose.
S:SPS4:12:5.2 Use electronic networks to share information.
S:SPS4:12:5.3 Model solutions to a range of problems in science and technology using computer simulation software. |
6. INTERPERSONAL AND COLLABORATIVE SKILLS |
By the end of Grade 11, all students will apply skills from previous grades and… |
S:SPS4:12:6.1 Create a culminating team project that demonstrates content knowledge and conceptual understanding and shows connections between science content and real-world settings.
S:SPS4:12:6.2 Collect, synthesize, and report information from a variety of points of view. |
7. SELF DIRECTION |
By the end of Grade 11, all students will apply skills from previous grades and… |
S:SPS4:12:7.1 Use key ideas of science to document and explain through an investigation the relationship between science and concepts.
S:SPS4:12:7.2 Self-assess progress toward a predetermined outcome and decide what needs to be done to meet the goal. |
8. ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADAPTABILITY |
By the end of Grade 11, all students will apply skills from previous grades and… |
S:SPS4:12:8.1 Identify the reputable and appropriate communities of learners to whom research findings should be reported, compare data, and adapt as needed.
S:SPS4:12:8.2 Use science learned to create a personal action plan on a community issue. |
9. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY |
By the end of Grade 11, all students will apply skills from previous grades and… |
S:SPS4:12:9.1 Collaborate with interested learners using appropriate web resources and publication media such as journals (print and electronic). |
