"Science is a very difficult problem and if you think of it, it's like you're trying to describe a system you don't understand... we have just as many questions now as we did when we began"
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Unit 1 Biological Diversity. Students learn that diversity is maintained through natural processes of sexual and asexual reproduction, though the survival of individual species—and variations within those species—may be influenced by ecological and human-caused factors. Students examine trends toward loss of diversity and examine related issues concerning environmental quality and the impact of technologies.
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Unit 2 Matter and Chemical Change. Different materials have different properties. The ability to distinguish between different substances and make sense of their properties, interactions and changes requires the development of ideas about chemical substance. In this unit, students are introduced to the formal study of chemical substance through laboratory investigations and introductory studies of chemical theory.
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Unit 3 Environmental Chemistry. Environments are often viewed from a physical and biological perspective, but to fully understand how they function, it is important to view them from a chemical perspective as well. A study of environmental chemistry helps students understand that chemical substances make up the underlying fabric of the world and are part of the process in all natural cycles and changes. Through this unit, students also become aware of human-produced chemical substances that enter and interact with environments, and they investigate potential impacts of different substances on the distribution and abundance of living things.
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Unit 4 Electrical Principles and Technologies. In this unit, students learn the principles that underlie electrical technologies, by studying the form and function of electrical devices and by investigating ways to transfer, modify, measure, transform and control electrical energy. Using a problem-solving approach, students create and modify circuits to meet a variety of needs. Students also develop skills for evaluating technologies, by comparing alternative designs and by considering their efficiency, effectiveness and environmental impact.
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Unit 5 Space Exploration. Our modern understanding of space has developed in conjunction with advances in techniques for viewing distant objects, for transmitting images and data through space, and for manned and unmanned space exploration. A study of space exploration provides an opportunity for students to examine how science and technology interact and to learn how one process augments the other. Students become aware that technologies developed to meet the challenges of space are applied to new purposes.
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Lab Reports
You will have the opportunity to work on a variety of lab projects aligned to the curriculum this year. Each student will be responsible to complete a lab report while working on these tasks. Sometimes you will be given a formal outline, sometimes you will be required to fill out a lab report using the guidelines in the document attached. Lab reports can be completed on a device or on paper.
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Provincial Achievement Tests (PATs)
Through conversations with stakeholder groups, Alberta Education has determined that more time is needed to ensure the Grade 3 SLAs are a valuable assessment tool for teachers, parents, and students before transitioning from PATs to SLAs in Grades 6 and 9. As such, PATs will be administered in the Spring of 2017 as per previous schedules.
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Alternate Review
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Textbook
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