Natural science subject curriculum (NAT1-02)
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Competence aims after Vg1 – programmes for general studies
The budding researcher
- plan and carry out different types of investigations in cooperation with others where you identify variables, estimate uncertainties of measurements and assess possible sources of errors
- carry out and interpret animations og simmple computer simulations to illustrate natural phenomena and test hypotheses
- explain and assess what can be done to reduce uncertainties of measurements and avoid any possible source errors from measurements and results
- assess the quality of presentations of own and others observation data and interpretations
Sustainable development
- describe succession processes in an ecosystem
- examine an ecosystem and assess where it is in the succession process
- elaborate on factors that influence the size of a population
- explain what is meant by the "look-before-you-leap" principle, uncertain knowledge and the concept of sustainable development, and give examples of these
- assess important environmental aspects of consumer choices, handling waste and using energy
- select and describe some global conflicts of interest and assess the consequences these might have for the local population and the global community
- elaborate on how the international community is working on global environmental challenges
- provide examples of nature management and changes of natural environments that may have consequences for indigenous peoples in Norway and other countries
Nutrition and health
- describe chemical characteristics and differences of the most important nutrition substances
- elaborate on the most important trace elements, minerals and salts in the human body
- carry out simple chemical detection of nutrients in food
- explain the main characteristics of digestion, transport and transformation of the most important nutrients
- elaborate on some main components in cosmetic products and make such a product with its own content declaration
- discuss and elaborate on issues in connection with nutrition, exercise, dieting, eating disorders, lifestyle diseases and sunbathing
Radiation and radioactivity
- describe how the northern lights arise, and how Norway has been and is an important country for research in this field
- explain the importance of the ozone layer with respect to solar irradiation of the earth
- explain what the greenhouse effect is and elaborate on and analyse how human activities are altering the energy balance of the atmosphere
- elaborate on some possible consequences of the increased greenhouse effect, including in Arctic areas, and the measures that are being initiated internationally to reduce the increase in the greenhouse effect
- carry out experiments with radioactivity, half-life and background radiation and explain these phenomena
- describe characteristics of different types of ionising radiation and explain how these are used for technical and medical applications
- explain how electromagnetic radiation from space may be interpreted and provide information about outer space
Energy for the future
- carry out experiments with solar cells and sun traps and explain the main principles for how these function
- explain how heat pumps function, and in which contexts heat pumps are used
- explain what redox reactions are, carry out experiments with combustion, galvanic elements and electrolysis and elaborate on the results
- describe the principles and areas of use of some common rechargeable and non-rechargeable batteries and fuel cells
- elaborate on different uses of biomass as an energy source
- elaborate on hydrogen as an energy carrier
Biotechnology
- explain genetic coding and the main characteristics of protein synthesis and discuss the importance of heritage and the environment
- explain the concepts of cross-breeding and gene modification and how biotechnology is used for breeding plants and animals
- provide an overview of different types of medical applications of biotechnology
- assess information about and elaborate on ethical issues in connection with biotechnology
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