Biomedical Science Practice

Curriculum details

Strand

Biomedical Science in Society (Strand 1)

Sub-strand

Biomedical Science Practice (1.1)

Content standard

1.1.1.CS.1 - Demonstrate an understanding of Biomedical Science. 1.1.1.LO.1 Describe what biomedical science is and how scientific investigation is applied in biomedical science.

Indicator

1.1.1.LI.1 - Explain what biomedical science is and what it is not.

Suggested placement

Semester 1, Week 1 (Week 1 of the year)

Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.

Curriculum reference

NaCCA curriculum document, p. 25

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Digital Learning: Watch videos and pictures of biomedical scientists in practice as well as the products of biomedical science.
Talk for Learning: Through a whole class session, discuss observations made and relate them to personal experiences with biomedical scientists and/or products of biomedical science.
Collaborative Learning: Through think-pair-share, identify the key features of biomedical science as a field of study and outline some misconceptions about the subject.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Video
- Documentaries
- Pictures
- Online resources
- Glocal articles
- Reports
- Pictures
- Charts
- Textbook
Assessment (1.1.1.AS.1). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 1 Recall; Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding; Level 3 Strategic reasoning.