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British Columbia, Canada

Applications of Science - students will:

Ø identify dangers in particular procedures and equipment, taking responsibility for their safe and accurate use

Ø plan appropriate procedure to test hypotheses and predictions

Ø identify variables responsible for changes in systems

Ø use graphs and simple statistics to analyse data

Ø use information and conclusions as a basis for further comparisons, investigations, or analysis

Ø analyse the costs and benefits of making alternative choices that impact on a global problem

Life Science (Social Issues) - students will:

Ø assess different impacts of using renewable and non-renewable natural resources(Real lif problem)

Ø relate the extraction and harvest of earth's resources to sustainability and reduction of waste (Biodegradable)