Students final report card grade will be based on the evidence provided of these overall curriculum expectations:
Scientific Investigation Skills and Career Exploration
• Demonstrate scientific investigation skills in four areas: initiating and planning, performing and recording, analysing and interpreting and communicating.
• Identify and describe a variety of careers related to the fields of science under study, and identify scientists, including Canadians, who have made contributions to those fields.
Biochemistry
• Technological applications that affect biological processes and cellular functions are used in the food, pharmaceutical, and medical industries.
• Biological molecules and their chemical properties affect cellular processes and biochemical reactions.
• Biochemical compounds play important structural and functional roles in cells of all living organisms.
Metabolic Processes
• All metabolic processes involve chemical changes and energy conversions.
• An understanding of metabolic processes enables people to make informed choices with respect to a range of personal, societal, and environmental issues.
Molecular Genetics
• DNA contains all the genetic information for any living organism.
• Proteins control a wide variety of cellular processes.
• Genetic research and biotechnology have social, legal, and ethical implications.
Homeostasis
• Organisms have strict limits on the internal conditions that they can tolerate.
• Systems that maintain homeostasis rely on feedback mechanisms.
• Environmental factors can affect homeostasis.
Population Dynamics
• Population growth follows predictable patterns.
• The increased consumption of resources and production of waste associated with population growth result in specific stresses that affect Earth’s sustainability.
• Technological developments can contribute to or help offset the ecological footprint associated with population growth and the consumption of natural