BI30-LE1
Explore how scientific understandings of life and its characteristics change in light of new evidence.

CP, DM

Indicators for this outcome
(a) Explain what characteristics you use to define what is or what is not considered living. (A, K)
(b) Distinguish among scientific, First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other cultural perspectives with respect to the question of what constitutes life. (STSE, A)
(c) Explore how scientific definitions of life have changed over time as a result of advances in technologies and scientific understanding. (K, STSE)
(d) Debate whether or not entities such as viruses, viroids and prions should be considered alive. (S, STSE)
(e) Recognize the contribution of scientists (e.g., Francesco Redi, Louis Pasteur, Stanley Miller, Harold Urey and Lynn Margulis) whose experiments contributed to a wider understanding of life from a biological perspective. (K, STSE)
(f) Examine the impact of the cell theory and advances in microscopy on past and current scientific definitions of life. (K, STSE, A)
(g) Create a representation of historical events related to the study of life. (K, S)
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $107.95
Record posted/updated: November 25, 2018
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $131.95
Record posted/updated: November 25, 2018
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Media and Formats : Book
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Record posted/updated: November 25, 2018
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Media and Formats : CD/DVD
Price : $119.00
Record posted/updated: March 4, 2022
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $86.10
Record posted/updated: November 25, 2018
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Record posted/updated: February 9, 2021
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $31.95 US
Record posted/updated: November 25, 2018