C1. Relating Science to Our Changing World
Students will assess social, environmental, and economic impacts of the use of elements, compounds, and associated technologies
Specific Expectations
By the end of this course, students will:
assess social, environmental, and economic impacts of processes associated with the life cycle of consumer products, considering the elements and compounds used to make them, and suggest ways to enhance positive impacts and/or minimize negative impacts analyse impacts of using emerging chemical technologies in various fields, including in the skilled trades, and assess factors that influence the development of these technologies C2. Investigating and Understanding Concepts
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the nature of matter, including the structure of the atom, physical and chemical properties of common elements and compounds, and the organization of elements in the periodic table
Specific Expectations
By the end of this course, students will:
investigate properties, changes, and interactions of matter that are important for the dynamic equilibrium of ecosystems and their sustainability research the role of experimental evidence in the development of various atomic models, and compare and contrast different models of the atom identify the location, relative mass, and charge of subatomic particles within an atom, using the Bohr-Rutherford model explain the relationship between the position of an element in the periodic table and the structure of its atoms, using models investigate the physical and chemical properties of elements, and use their findings to relate these properties to the organization of the periodic table, classify elements, and identify patterns in the periodic table investigate and describe physical and chemical properties of elements and compounds, including those that make up common household products describe the relationship between the structure of simple compounds and their chemical formulas