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A Scientific Skills and Career Exploration

A1 Scientific Investigation Skills
- A1.1 formulate scientific questions about observed relationships, ideas, problems, and/or issues, make predictions, and/or formulate hypotheses to focus inquiries or research
  - Identify the experimental question (10-A.4)
  - Identify questions that can be investigated with a set of materials (10-A.5)
- A1.2 select appropriate instruments and materials for particular inquiries
  - Identify laboratory tools (10-B.1)
  - Identify parts of a light microscope (10-B.2)
- A1.3 identify and locate print, electronic, and human sources that are relevant to research questions
- A1.4 apply knowledge and understanding of safe practices and procedures when planning investigations with the aid of appropriate support materials
- A1.5 conduct inquiries, controlling some variables, adapting or extending procedures as required, and using standard equipment and materials safely, accurately, and effectively, to collect observations and data
  - Identify control and experimental groups (10-A.2)
  - Identify independent and dependent variables (10-A.3)
- A1.6 gather data from laboratory and other sources, and organize and record the data using appropriate formats, including tables, flow charts, graphs, and/or diagrams
- A1.7 select, organize, and record relevant information on research topics from various sources, including electronic, print, and/or human sources, using recommended formats and an accepted form of academic documentation
- A1.8 analyse and interpret qualitative and/or quantitative data to determine whether the evidence supports or refutes the initial prediction or hypothesis, identifying possible sources of error, bias, or uncertainty
- A1.9 analyse the information gathered from research sources for reliability and bias
- A1.10 draw conclusions based on inquiry results and research findings, and justify their conclusions
- A1.11 communicate ideas, plans, procedures, results, and conclusions orally, in writing, and/or in electronic presentations, using appropriate language and a variety of formats
- A1.12 use appropriate numeric, symbolic, and graphic modes of representation, and appropriate units of measurement
  - Convert temperature units: Celsius and Kelvin (10-C.4)
- A1.13 express the results of any calculations involving data accurately and precisely
A2 Career Exploration
- A2.1 identify and describe a variety of careers related to the fields of science under study and the education and training necessary for these careers
- A2.2 identify scientists, including Canadians, who have made a contribution to the fields of science under study

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A Scientific Skills and Career Exploration

A1 Scientific Investigation Skills

A1.1 formulate scientific questions about observed relationships, ideas, problems, and/or issues, make predictions, and/or formulate hypotheses to focus inquiries or research

A1.2 select appropriate instruments and materials for particular inquiries

A1.3 identify and locate print, electronic, and human sources that are relevant to research questions

A1.4 apply knowledge and understanding of safe practices and procedures when planning investigations with the aid of appropriate support materials

A1.5 conduct inquiries, controlling some variables, adapting or extending procedures as required, and using standard equipment and materials safely, accurately, and effectively, to collect observations and data

A1.6 gather data from laboratory and other sources, and organize and record the data using appropriate formats, including tables, flow charts, graphs, and/or diagrams

A1.7 select, organize, and record relevant information on research topics from various sources, including electronic, print, and/or human sources, using recommended formats and an accepted form of academic documentation

A1.8 analyse and interpret qualitative and/or quantitative data to determine whether the evidence supports or refutes the initial prediction or hypothesis, identifying possible sources of error, bias, or uncertainty

A1.9 analyse the information gathered from research sources for reliability and bias

A1.10 draw conclusions based on inquiry results and research findings, and justify their conclusions

A1.11 communicate ideas, plans, procedures, results, and conclusions orally, in writing, and/or in electronic presentations, using appropriate language and a variety of formats

A1.12 use appropriate numeric, symbolic, and graphic modes of representation, and appropriate units of measurement

A1.13 express the results of any calculations involving data accurately and precisely

A2 Career Exploration

A2.1 identify and describe a variety of careers related to the fields of science under study and the education and training necessary for these careers

A2.2 identify scientists, including Canadians, who have made a contribution to the fields of science under study