The New Science curriculum focuses on the study of many interconnected disciplines, including physics, chemistry, biology, Earth science, astronomy, and computer science. Science is creative, collaborative, and dynamic; is based on experience and evidence; and employs objective methods for observing, collecting, and analyzing data. Scientific knowledge is developed, refined, and extended as new evidence is uncovered. The study of science allows students to nurture curiosity, ask and answer questions, explore scientific and technological concepts, and acquire knowledge and understanding of the world.
For specific information regarding the new Science curriculum, please refer to the Alberta Government website: https://curriculum.learnalberta.ca/curriculum/en/c/sci3
Current learning outcomes:
Earth Systems
Discuss the interconnectedness of human activities and responsibilities to maintaining Earth
Describe how natural events change Earth's surface
Investigate fossilized dinosaur bones that have been found in Alberta, and research the dinosaurs they belong to
Investigate natural events that have changed local landforms or landforms within the province of Alberta
Past Outcomes:
Computer Sciences
Students investigate creativity and its relationship to computational thinking
Create a set of instructions that could be followed by a human or a machine to complete a task
Research a famous Canadian creative invention
Energy
Describe where forces many exisit in everyday situations
Describe the effects on objects when a contact force is applied
Perform simple experiments to demonstrate changes in motion
Explore how simple machines work to reduce the effort needed to lift or move objects
Research local First Nations, Metis, and Inuit simple machines and describe their purpose
Matter
Investigate how a natural material is processed to make a new material
Describe solid, liquid, and gas states of matter in terms of shape and volume
Classify changes to materials as permanent or reversible
Describe and diagram the changes of state of water in the environment using the water cycle
Safely perform simple experiments to demonstrate changes of state
Scientific Methods
What do scientists do
Types of Scientific Investigations
How can we make investigations fair
Steps of an investigation