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SCIENCEGRADE7PrescribedLearningOutcomesandSuggestedAchievementIndicators

PROCESSESOFSCIENCEPrescribedLearningOutcomes SuggestedAchievementIndicators

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

ThefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcomeareableto:

testahypothesisbyplanningandconductinganexperimentthatcontrolsfortwoormorevariables

supplyrelevantsupportingevidenceforhypothesespresented

developatestablequestionthatconsidersthevariablesinvolvedbasedonpreviousinferences

communicatepreciselythequestionunderobservationsootherscanreviewtheplanandprocedures

questiontherelevanceofthehypothesisbycheckingthecontrolandtheaccuracyofthetestingmethods(fairtest)

communicatetheresultsofanexperiment,usinggraphsandcharts

createmodelsthathelptoexplainscientificconceptsandhypotheses

observeaproblemsituation,andformulateaplanforinvestigatingasolution

planindetailallofthestepsnecessarytobuildormakeaproduct,andprepareawrittenoutlineshowingtheorderofevents

identifykeycomponentsofthesystemorprocessbeingmodelled.

developatestablequestionthatconsidersthevariablesinvolved(independentanddependent)

buildarelevantandappropriatemodelbasedontheavailablematerialsandconstraintsoftheproblem

applyallappropriatesafetymeasureswhenbuildingamodel

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LIFESCIENCE:ECOSYSTEMSPrescribedLearningOutcomes SuggestedAchievementIndicators

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

ThefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcomeareableto:

analyse the roles of organisms as part of interconnected food webs, populations, communities, and ecosystems

identifypopulationsoforganismsincommunitiesandecosystemsaccordingtosimplifiedfoodwebs

explainhowhabitatsprovidebasicneedsfortheorganismslivinginthem(e.g.,food,water,light)

identifyfactorsthatarecriticalforhealthypopulationsandecosystems,includingairandwaterquality(e.g.,acidrain,greenhousegases,turbidity),andexplaintheirsignificance

assess survival needs and interactions between organisms and the environment

identifyinteractionsbetweendecomposers,producers,andconsumers,accordingtothefoodpyramid

describeindetailhowdecomposersrecyclenutrientswithinecosystems,andhowplants,animals,anddecomposersdependoneachother(composting)

explainandprovideseveralexamplesofhowenergyistransferredthroughfoodwebsandfoodchainswithinanecosystem

assesstherequirementsforsustaininghealthylocalecosystems

createandjustifyadescriptionofasuitableenvironmentforaspecificorganism,takingintoaccountthelimitingfactors(e.g.,food,water,light,livingspace)

explainrelationshipsbetweenliving(biotic)andnonliving(abiotic)thingswithinanecosystem(e.g.,soil,bacteria,plants,animals),withreferencetoseveralexamples

evaluatethelikelyeffectsofhabitatlossforcertainspecies evaluate human impacts on local

ecosystems describe,usingexamples,howforestrypracticesaffect

ecosystems(e.g.,riparianzones,fishing,forestdebris,beetlekill,controlledburn)

determinethesourcesofpollutants,andanalysetheireffects(e.g.,autosandairquality,oilspillsandwatercontamination)

describe,usingexamples,howpracticesofAboriginalpeoplesinBCaffectenvironmentalsustainabilityinaspecificecosystem

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PHYSICALSCIENCE:CHEMISTRYPrescribedLearningOutcomes SuggestedAchievementIndicators

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

ThefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcomeareableto:

conductinvestigationsintopropertiesofmatter

identifyseveralqualitative(e.g.,colour,texture,state)andquantitative(e.g.,density,meltingpoint,freezingpoint)propertiesofmaterials

accuratelymeasure,record,andpresentdatacollectedduringanexperimentinvolvingsolutionsandmixtures

describechemicalandphysicalchangesinmatter,citingexamples

classifysubstancesaselements,compounds,andmixtures

accuratelysortproductsfoundinthehomeintosubstances,suspensions,emulsions,mechanicalmixtures,andsolutionsandsummarizetheirsimilaritiesanddifferences

correctlyrelatetheparticletheorytothepropertiesofelements,compounds,andmixtures

measuresubstancesandsolutionsaccordingtopH,solubility,andconcentration

describetheeffectsofavarietyoffactors(e.g.,typeofsolute,typeofsolvent,temperature)onsolubility

determinefactors(e.g.,heat,stirring,surfacearea)thataffecttherateatwhichsubstancesdissolve

usetestpaperswithteachersupporttocarefullyanalysevarioussubstancesandsolutionsforacidicorbasiccharacteristics(pHscale)

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EARTHANDSPACESCIENCE:EARTHSCRUSTPrescribedLearningOutcomes SuggestedAchievementIndicators

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

ThefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievementforeachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcomeareableto:

comparethecharacteristicsoftheEarthscore,mantle,andcrust,anddescribetheformationofrocks

accuratelylistthecharacteristicsofeachlayeroftheEarth constructaflowcharttoexplainindetailthegeological

processesinvolvedinformingmineralsandrocks cataloguethepropertiesofrockandmineralsamples(e.g.,

cleavage,colour,crystalhabit,fracture,hardness,lustre,andstreak)onthebasisofadetailedexamination

analysethedynamicsoftectonicplatemovementandlandmassformation

explainhowearthquakeshavehelpedscientistsunderstandtheEarthsstructure(e.g.,primaryandsecondaryseismicwaves)

detailtheeffectsofearthquakes,volcanoes,andfaultboundariesontheEarthscrust

modeltectonicplatemovementtoshowconvergent,divergent,andtransformplateboundaries

explainhowtheEarthssurfacechangesovertime

explainhowscientistsusetheplacementandpositionofanobjecttoinferthetimeofevents(e.g.,superposition)

illustratehowfossilscometobeassociatedwithsedimentaryrock

reportonhowfossilrecordisusedtoidentifyMillenniumchangesintheEarthssurfaces