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Skills available for New Brunswick grade 4 science curriculum

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Scientific Literacy

Learning and Living Sustainably

  • Responsible and Sustainable Application

    • Apply scientific knowledge and an understanding of sustainable practices responsibly with respect to the natural world.

      • Discuss Wabanaki understandings of interconnectedness with the land (the land is not owned; people "borrow" what the land has to offer and in return take care of the land)

      • Explore Wabanaki identity including connection to the land, the interconnectedness of all things, responsibility to the natural world, and responsibility to each other

      • Investigate the impact colonization had and continues to have on the ways that Wabanaki people interact with the natural environment

      • Describe ways of using Earth's materials to make useful objects

      • Identify responsible and/or sustainable interactions between humans and Earth

      • Describe how Earth's materials are replenished

      • Explore solution criteria to reduce the impact of natural and human forces on the landscape

      • Explore careers in related areas of personal interest

      • Distinguish between scientific facts, beliefs, and opinions when answering scientific questions

      • Apply scientific knowledge when considering issues of concern

      • Use equipment safely while carrying out scientific inquiry

      • Use tools and materials safely when building models and prototypes

      • Connect scientific inquiry to technological knowledge and experiences

      • Practise safety rules when carrying out field studies

      • Conduct investigations and application while following environmentally sustainable practices

      • Reflect on aspects of applications, decisions, and possible actions of issues of concern