Science is a required area of study in Saskatchewan's Core Curriculum. The purpose of this curriculum is to outline the provincial requirements for Physical Science 20.

This curriculum provides the intended learning outcomes that Physical Science 20 students are expected to achieve in science by the end of the course. Indicators are included to provide the breadth and depth of what students should know and be able to do in order to achieve the learning outcomes.

This renewed curriculum reflects current science education research and updated technology and is responsive to changing demographics within the province. This curriculum is based on the Pan-Canadian Protocol for Collaboration on School Curriculum Common Framework of Science Learning Outcomes K to 12 (Council of Ministers of Education, Canada [CMEC], 1997).

This renewed curriculum reflects current science education research and updated technology and is responsive to changing demographics within the province. This curriculum is based on the Pan-Canadian Protocol for Collaboration on School Curriculum Common Framework of Science Learning Outcomes K to 12 (Council of Ministers of Education, Canada [CMEC], 1997).

This curriculum includes the following information to support science instruction in Saskatchewan schools:

• connections to Core Curriculum, including the Broad Areas of Learning and Cross-curricular Competencies;
• the K-12 aim and goals for science education; characteristics of an effective science program; 
• Physical Science 20 outcomes and indicators; 
• sample assessment and evaluation criteria related to outcomes in science; and 
• a glossary.