Skill Descriptor: Model safe practices.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, SASM, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

• Understand procedures and how to use equipment to complete field/laboratory work in a safe manner
• Apply an understanding and applications of Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) symbols
• Demonstrate responsible behaviours to prevent accidents in personal workspace

Skill Descriptor: Develop laboratory skills.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, SASM, CTPS

Achievement Indicators:

• Apply laboratory skills in the selection of appropriate tools and technology
• Design field or laboratory investigations outlining objectives, procedures, materials.
• Use and analyze data to communicate and defend conclusions

Skill Descriptor: Develop field skills outdoors.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, SASM, CTPS, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

• Apply field skills to conduct field work for gathering data outdoors
• Reflect on local environments by considering landforms, flora, fauna, and wildlife

Skill Descriptor: Explore environmental science careers.

Global Competencies: CM, ICE, SASM, CTPS, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

• Develop pathways to environmental science careers

Skill Descriptor: Explore living systems.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the organization of life from individuals to biosphere
• Demonstrate knowledge of food chains and energy transfer
• Identify biomes around the Earth
• Predict impacts of species dynamics on ecological succession
• Explain relationships and dependencies between species (e.g., habitat, symbiosis)

Skill Descriptor: Analyze non-living systems.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

• Review water and carbon cycles
• Investigate the natural cycling of phosphorus, nitrogen
• Investigate the impacts of humans on natural cycles
• Contrast how aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems are categorized

Skill Descriptor: Analyse interconnectedness within ecosystems.

Global Competencies: CL, CTPS, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

• Infer which biomes can exist from given lists of factors
• Model interactions of predator-prey relationships

Skill Descriptor: Create models outlining population dynamics.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

• Analyse quantitatively and/or qualitatively ways natural populations are kept in equilibrium

Skill Descriptor: Evaluate ecological services provided by natural capital.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

• Construct models to identify ecological roles
• Infer quantitative value of ecological services to society

Skill Descriptor: Explore impacts of culture on how ecosystems are understood.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

• Discuss how ecological knowledge is carried through story
• Report on how elements of culture can impact ecosystems

Skill Descriptor: Investigate local to global environmental issues using scientific knowledge.

Global Competencies: CM, CTPS, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

• Communicate scientific knowledge about environmental issues
• Investigate local to global environmental impact of industry

Skill Descriptor: Examine economic, social, and environmental values of sustainable development.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, SASM, CTPS, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

• Identify risks and hazards within sustainable development
• Discuss the value of what the environmental impact would be if everyone adopted the concept of Netukulimk (concept of taking only what you need and preparing for future generations)
• Research examples of environmental racism

Skill Descriptor: Evaluate existing local to global environmental, social, and economic policies, programs, or initiatives related to the environment.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, SASM, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

• Explain why environmental impact assessments are part of democratic process
• Discuss environmental assessments
• Identify and examine local to global policies, programs, or initiatives related to the environment

Skill Descriptor: Engage with community groups doing environmental work.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, SASM, CTPS, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

• Engage in opportunities with rightsholders and/or stakeholders doing environmental work

Skill Descriptor: Reflect on Indigenous knowledges and practices as models of stewardship of the environment.

Global Competencies: CM, SASM, CTPS, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

• Describe the interconnectedness of all things (land, animals, people weather, and plants)

Skill Descriptor: Create action(s) for an environmentally sustainable future.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, ICE, SASM, CTPS, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

• Propose environmental actions that consider natural capital and sustainability
• Identify and gather data about shared experiences
• Hypothesise actions to positively influence behaviour to reduce our ecological footprint

Skill Descriptor: Apply environmental practices to model an environmentally sustainable future.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, ICE, SASM, CTPS, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

• Apply civic practices (democratic, equitable, inclusive) to create a sustainable future
• Use social-emotional related competencies to empower positive environmental actions

Skill Descriptor: Apply science skills to develop solutions to environmental challenges.

Global Competencies: CM, SASM, CTPS, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

• Justify personal choices that affect the environment using scientific knowledge, data, evidence and/or rationale