Grade 11 Environmental Science, University/College Preparation (SVN3M)

The Ontario Grade 11 course SVN3M: six strands, from investigation skills to energy conservation. The museum maps a small part of five of them, through its records on agriculture and waste, and on a few scientists and campaigners.

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Strand A: Scientific Investigation Skills and Career Exploration

Scientific investigation skills, and the careers and scientists of the field.

  1. People who work for the environment The careers connected to environmental science, the education they require, and what scientists have contributed (A2.1, A2.2). Scholar × 2Careers

Strand B: Scientific Solutions to Contemporary Environmental Challenges

Environmental challenges, the issues around them, and the science that answers them.

  1. From a problem to a new material How an environmental challenge has led to an advance in science or technology (B3.4). Invention

Strand C: Human Health and the Environment

Environmental factors that affect health, and the initiatives that reduce their impact.

  1. A campaign in court for workers' health A non-governmental initiative that sought to reduce the impact of an environmental factor on health (C1.1). Story

Strand D: Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry

The conditions plants need, and farming and forestry practices that keep land productive.

  1. Soil, water and the plant What plants need to grow and the soil they need it from (D3.2, D3.3). Invention

Strand E: Reducing and Managing Waste

The kinds of waste, and strategies for collecting, treating and reducing it.

  1. Treated wastewater, two answers Current practices for treating and reusing a polluting substance (E3.2). Reflection × 2

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