{"id":10,"date":"2013-04-10T09:23:28","date_gmt":"2013-04-10T16:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-science\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2013-09-06T11:11:19","modified_gmt":"2013-09-06T18:11:19","slug":"science-8","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-science\/junior-sciences\/science-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Science 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Science 8<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Prerequisite<\/strong><\/span> &#8211; None<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Text<\/strong> <\/span>&#8211; BC Science 8 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcscience8.com\/\">http:\/\/www.bcscience8.com\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Course Description<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Students in Science 8 will be actively involved in the scientific process and will be encouraged to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for scientific literacy. This course will focus on science safety, the scientific process, cells and systems, optics, fluids and dynamics, and water systems.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Prescribed Learning Outcomes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>(taken from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bced.gov.bc.ca\/irp\/pdfs\/sciences\/2006sci_8.pdf\">http:\/\/www.bced.gov.bc.ca\/irp\/pdfs\/sciences\/2006sci_8.pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Processes of Science<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is expected that students will:<br \/>\nA1 demonstrate safe procedures<br \/>\nA2 perform experiments using the scientific method<br \/>\nA3 represent and interpret information in graphic form<br \/>\nA4 use models to explain how systems operate<br \/>\nA5 demonstrate scientific literacy<br \/>\nA6 demonstrate ethical, responsible, cooperative behaviour<br \/>\nA7 describe the relationship between scientific principles and technology<br \/>\nA8 demonstrate competence in the use of technologies specific to investigative procedures and research<\/p>\n<p><strong>Life Science: Cells and Systems<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is expected that students will:<br \/>\nB1 demonstrate knowledge of the characteristics of living things<br \/>\nB2 relate the main features and properties of cells to their functions<br \/>\nB3 explain the relationship between cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems<br \/>\nB4 explain the functioning of the immune system, and the roles of the primary, secondary, and tertiary defence systems<\/p>\n<p><strong>Physical Science: Optics<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is expected that students will:<br \/>\nC1 demonstrate knowledge of the behaviour of waves<br \/>\nC2 explain the properties of visible light<br \/>\nC3 compare visible light to other types of electromagnetic radiation<br \/>\nC4 explain how human vision works<\/p>\n<p><strong>Physical Science: Fluids and Dynamics<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is expected that students will:<br \/>\nC5 explain the concept of force<br \/>\nC6 describe the relationship between solids, liquids, and gases, using the kinetic molecular theory<br \/>\nC7 determine the density of various substances<br \/>\nC8 explain the relationship between pressure, temperature, area, and force in fluids<br \/>\nC9 recognize similarities between natural and constructed fluid systems (e.g., hydraulic, pneumatic)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Earth and Space Science: Water Systems on Earth<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is expected that students will:<br \/>\nD1 explain the significance of salinity and temperature in the world\u2019s oceans<br \/>\nD2 describe how water and ice shape the landscape<br \/>\nD3 describe factors that affect productivity and species distribution in aquatic environments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Science 8 Prerequisite &#8211; None Text &#8211; BC Science 8 (http:\/\/www.bcscience8.com\/) Course Description Students in Science 8 will be actively involved in the scientific process and will be encouraged to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for scientific literacy. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-science\/junior-sciences\/science-8\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":129,"featured_media":0,"parent":5,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/129"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions\/82"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}