Saskatchewan Senior Science Curriculum Renewal

Prerequisites for High School Science Credits Science 10 Health Science 20 Biology 30 Environmental Science 20 Biology 30 Earth Science 30 Physical Science 20 Earth Science 30 Physics 30Chemistry 30 Computer Science 20 Computer Science 30

Health Science 20 Students will be challenged to look at the health science field from traditional, scientific, and complementary perspectives in order to make sound personal health choices and investigate health science careers. medical knowledge systems and ethics; human anatomy and physiology; nutrition and metabolism; and medical diagnostics.

Environmental Science 20 1 Sentence Students will examine environmental issues through scientific and indigenous perspectives, leading to the development of environmental action plans and investigation of environmental science careers. climate change; water, soil, and air quality; Urbanization; bioresource management; and the impacts of agriculture and industry on the environment.

Physical Science 20 Students will learn a combination of Chemistry 20 and Physics 20 in a hands-on manner, studying both public and private science as it occurs in agriculture, industry, and universities to help students better understand the physical science related career paths. heating and cooling; the mole; quantitative analysis of molecules; chemical reactions; and the characteristics and properties of electromagnetic radiation.

Earth Science 30 Earth Science 30 is a new grade 12 provincially developed science course, using hands-on field experience and technology to understand our planet’s geological origins; Rock classification; the role of Geographic Information Systems; and geology-related careers.

Biology 30 the organization of life in all kingdoms, including: – biomolecules – cellular processes – and organism function genetics and biotechnology, including: – inheritance – how information is stored, transmitted, and expressed Students will study evolution, the very nature of life and how this is changing over time. Student inquiry will guide independent investigations of biology-related phenomena and careers.

Photo by µµ - Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License with Haiku Deck Physics 30 Modern physics quantum mechanics, relativity, and nuclear physics Newtonian mechanics types of motion and the forces that cause motion Fields gravitational, electric, and magnetic fields Students will investigate how objects interact with one another by studying modern physics, motion and different types of fields. Student inquiry will guide independent investigations of physics-related phenomena and careers.

Photo by r.nial.bradshaw - Creative Commons Attribution License with Haiku Deck Chemistry 30 chemical properties and bonds what makes materials suitable for use in specific applications. organic compounds equilibrium in chemical reactions Acid-base chemistry electrochemistry, oxidation-reduction reactions the impact of electrochemistry on society and the environment Students will study the nature of materials that surround us through material science, chemical equilibria and electrochemistry. Student inquiry will guide independent investigations of chemistry-related phenomena and careers.

Why is Saskatchewan Science Changing? The K-12 goals and grade level outcomes for each areas of study are designed to ensure that students reach their full potential in each of the following Broad Areas of Learning: Lifelong Learners Sense of Self and Community Engaged Citizens

Interdisciplinary thinking to solve worldwide issues.

Connecting scientific ideas

Finding Careers in the science… & Science in the careers.

Connecting western science, traditional knowledge, and complementary knowledge.