Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Science Grade 5
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the British Columbia, Grade 5 Science curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Curricular Competencies
Students are expected to be able to do the following:
Questioning and predicting
- Demonstrate a sustained curiosity about a scientific topic or problem of personal interest
- Make observations in familiar or unfamiliar contexts
- Identify questions to answer or problems to solve through scientific inquiry
- Make predictions about the findings of their inquiry
Planning and conducting
- Observe, measure, and record data, using appropriate tools, including digital technologies
Processing and analyzing data and information
- Experience and interpret the local environment
- Construct and use a variety of methods, including tables, graphs, and digital technologies, as appropriate, to represent patterns or relationships in data
Evaluating
- Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of evidence
- Identify some of the social, ethical, and environmental implications of the findings from their own and others’ investigations
Applying and innovating
- Contribute to care for self, others, school, and neighbourhood through personal or collaborative approaches
- Generate and introduce new or refined ideas when problem solving
Communicating
- Express and reflect on personal or shared experiences of place
- Communicate ideas, explanations, and processes in a variety of ways
MediaSmarts Resources