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Course Code : SNC 4E SCIENCE GRADE 12 WORKPLACE PREPARATION Teacher : MISS. J. PERRYMAN
Email : jennifer.perryman@ugdsb.on.ca
Course Description :
This course provides students with fundamental science knowledge and workplace skills needed to prepare them for success beyond secondary school. Students will explore hazards in the workplace, chemicals in consumer products, disease and its prevention, electricity at home and at work, and nutritional science. Emphasis is placed on current topics in science and relevant, practical activities that develop students’ literacy and mathematical literacy skills and enhance their scientific literacy.
Prerequisite: Science, Grade 10, Applied, or a Grade 10 locally developed compulsory credit (LDCC) course in science
( http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/2009science11_12.pdf
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Big Ideas (overall learning outcomes for the course):
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Hazards in the Workplace
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Disease and its Prevention
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Nutritional Science
(more detailed descriptions on page 2)
· Chemicals in Consumer Products
· Electricity at Home and at Work
Course Evaluation : Students need to complete all assigned class work (Formative) to be prepared to do their best work on the 6-8 “fewer-richer” evaluations (Summative tasks) that will be used to determine the student’s final mark.
Term Work
Summative Tasks (70%) Formative
Informal class activities
Class discussions of course content
Activities/Labs
Assignments
Class work
Quizzes
Tests
Unit Summatives
15%
10%
5%
5%
20%
15%
Timeline
*
Final Summative (30%)
Practical Exam
Final Exam
*see the school website for the CDDHS assessment policy
10%
20%