CURRICULUM GUIDE 2014
SCIENCE IN OUR LIVES
(SCI3L)
This course provides students with important understanding of 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 while
enhancing their scientific literacy. Prerequisite: SCI2A, Sci2P, or a locally developed 10 th grade compulsory course
in Science.
ACADEMIC BIOLOGY I
(SCBA1)
This course furthers students’ understanding of the processes that occur in biological systems. Students will study
theory and conduct investigations in the areas of biodiversity; evolution; genetic processes; the structure and
function of animals; and the anatomy, growth, and function of plants. The Academy does not dissect animals. A
video survey of the topics is used to further students’ practical knowledge while focusing predominantly on the
theoretical aspects of the topics under study.
APPLIED BIOLOGY I
(SCPA1)
This course focuses on the processes that occur in biological systems. Students will learn concepts and theories as
they conduct investigations in the areas of cellular biology, microbiology, genetics, the anatomy of mammals, and
the structure of plants and their role in the natural environment. Emphasis will be placed on the practical
applications of concepts, and the skills needed for further study in various branches of the life sciences and related
fields. The academy does not dissect animals. A video survey of the topics is used to further students’ practical