Course Offerings Schedule 2020-2021

Accounting 10 Course Description:

Accounting 10 is an introduction to basic accounting principles and practices. You will be studying topics such as assets, liabilities, creating balance sheets, income statements, and journaling, working through the accounting cycle and developing worksheets and financial statements.

Teacher: Ms. O'Brien

Biology 30 Course Description

The major themes of this course are to examine the significance of evolution as a key unifying theme in biology and to explore what life is and how it changes over time. Students will examine the organization of life in all kingdoms through the study of biomolecules, cellular processes, and organism function. Students will focus on the similarity and vast diversity that exists between organisms at all levels of organization (molecular, cellular, and system). In genetics and biotechnology, students will explore inheritance, and how information is stored, transmitted, and expressed at chromosomal and molecular levels.

Prerequisite: Environmental Science 20 or Health Science 20

Teacher:  Mrs.O'Brien

Calculus 30 Course Description:

Calculus 30 is a 100-hour course. The content of the Calculus 30 curriculum guide has been divided into eight units:

1. Introduction
2. Functions
3. Limits and Continuity
4. Differentiation
5. Applications of Derivatives to Curve Sketching
6. Practical Applications of Derivatives
7. Derivatives of the Transcendental Functions
8. Integration

Teacher: Mr. Morgan

Career Work Experience 20, A30 and B30 (CWEX) Course Description:

CWEX is a full credit course where students learn valuable career skills and explores a career pathway.

The course features an online assignment component and a work placement component. The assignment represent 25-40 hours that would be in a classroom (regardless of how long it takes the student to do it) and the work placement component is to be 60-75 hours. The work placement is about exploring. It is a chance for students to job shadow, get hands on experience, network and generally get a feel for a particular occupation or career cluster. The assignment component has students do a resume, mock interview, and cover letter.

In addition to these skills, students get a WHMIS certification and take extensive safety training. In addition, there are modules on Occupational Health and Safety and Labour Standards. Depending on the course, the student will do either the Career Cruising interest assessment or Typefocus personality assessment. Lastly, the student learns about job searching, labour market, paycheques and taxes.

Note:  for the work placement component a teacher will need to supervise this.  This involves a visit to the workplace 3 times durring the time the student is there.  This is a WCB and Saskatchewan Ministry of Eduction requirement.

Teacher: Mr. Peterson

Chemistry 20 Course - no longer offered:

Note:  this course is no longer offered in Saskatchewan.  The Science Curriculum has been renewed and is now a Physical Science 20 course which is the pre-requisite for Chemistry 30 (and also Physics 30). 

Chemistry 30 Course Description:

This course continues from Chemistry 20 and includes Thermodynamics, Rates of Reaction, Equilibrium, Solubility, Acids and Bases, and Oxidation and Reduction. A good understanding of the concepts from Chemistry 20 and good math skills are important for success in this course.

Teacher: Ms. Stamm

Prerequisite: Chemistry 20

This course is free for Prairie South students - offered through Cornerstone Cristian School - https://www.ccsmj.ca/DistanceLearningOpportunities

This course focuses on the Christian Story. Beginning with your own personal story and then spending the majority of the course on the story of Jesus Christ, you will come away from this course with an understanding of Jesus and an appreciation of scripture as the story of the Christian community. This course includes a 10-hour community service project.

Students will ...

• understand that one's life story is interrelated with one's communities' stories
• appreciate scripture as the story of the Christian community
• have knowledge of the Christian understanding of Jesus
• realize that the Christian message calls us to serve as Jesus did
• appreciate the impact that one's values and decisions make on the lives of oneself and others
• cultivate a personal relationship with Jesus

This course is free for Prairie South students - offered through Cornerstone Cristian School - https://www.ccsmj.ca/DistanceLearningOpportunities

The main focus of this course is understanding the nature of the Christian community, specifically the Church and its history and practices. Combined with this is the aspect of living the Christian life, including Christian moral guidelines and how these Christian principles inform various contemporary moral issues.

Students will:

• understand the nature of the Christian community
• appreciate what belonging to and living in the Christian community entails
• understand Christian moral guidelinessee
• how Christian principles inform various contemporary moral issues

This course is free for Prairie South students - offered through Cornerstone Cristian School - https://www.ccsmj.ca/DistanceLearningOpportunities

This course focuses on living as a Christian in a secular world. Understanding how the Christian message guides our search for self-understanding and discovering how Christianity gives meaning to relationships, life, beliefs, and death. There will also be a portion of this course devoted to world religions and cults.

Students will:

• appreciate how the Christian message guides our search for self-understanding
• discover how Christianity gives meaning to life, death, and belief
• understand relationships and commitments from a Christian perspective
• understand and value the contributions of various world religions and spiritualities

 Computer Science 20

1. Evolution of Computing
2. Development of the Internet
3. Computer Security and Privacy
4. Introduction to Programming with a graphic based program environment. Basic game building will be explored.
5. HTML programming will be introduced. This is the language that web pages are written with.
6. Java Script programming will be used to develop the basics of coding including variable manipulation, repeated loops, and integrated graphics.

Teacher: Mr. Morgan

Computer Science 30 Course Description:

This course introduces students to the nuts and bolts of HTML (HyperText Markup Language), the programming language used to create web pages. This course explains what HTML is, how it's structured, and presents the major tags and features of the language. Discover how to format text and lists, add images and flow text around them, link to other pages and sites,  and create HTML forms. Students will also start working with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

Topics include:

• What is HTML?
• Using HTML tags and containers
• Understanding block vs. inline tags
• Controlling line breaks and spaces in text
• Aligning images
• Linking within a page
• Using relative links
• Working with tables
• Adding buttons and check boxes to forms
• Applying CSS
• Optimizing your pages for search engines

PHP is a popular, reliable programming language at the foundation of many smart, data-driven websites. Computer Science 30 students learn the basics of PHP (including variables, logical expressions, loops, and functions), understand how to connect PHP to a MySQL database, and gain experience developing a complete web application with site navigation, form validation, and a password-protected admin area.  

Students will have access to an Apache Web Server account and will be learning how to develop their application with NotePad++ and using Filezilla to FTP files to the server.  Students will also work with phpMyAdmin to create and modify MySQL tables.

Computer Science 30 also covers the basic CRUD routines for updating a database, debugging techniques, and usable user interfaces. Along the way, students receive practical advice, examples of best practices, and refactoring techniques to improve existing code.

Topics include:

• What is PHP?
• Exploring data types
• Controlling code with logical expressions and loopsUsing
• PHP's built-in functions
• Writing custom functions
• Building dynamic webpages
• Working with forms and form data
• Using cookies and sessions to store data
• Connecting to MySQL with PHP
• Creating and editing database records
• Building a content management system
• Adding user authentication

 Take a tour of the final project

Teacher: Mr. Boulton

Prerequisite: Computer Science 20

Cosmetology 10 Course Description:

The Cosmetology program is designed around three occupational areas: Cosmetology, Aesthetics and Hairstyling. This course presents hairstyling, skin care, and nail care techniques from a salon/spa perspective. Through a variety of school based activities, students learn fundamental skills in hairstyling, giving manicures and facials and providing hair/scalp analyses, and treatments. The goal of this course is to give students practical instruction, as well as a theoretical base in the profession of Cosmetology.

Note: Cosmetology 10 is a prerequisite for Cosmetology 20.

Teacher: Ms. Samoleski

Cosmetology 20 Course Description:

The Cosmetology program is designed around three occupational areas: Cosmetology, Aesthetics and Hairstyling. This course presents advanced hairstyling, skin care, make up, and nail care techniques from a salon/spa perspective. Through a variety of school based activities, students learn fundamental skills in hairstyling, giving manicures and facials. The goal of this course is to give students practical instruction, as well as a theoretical base in the profession of Cosmetology.

Note: Cosmetology 10 is a prerequisite for Cosmetology 20.

Teacher: Ms. Samoleski

Textbook:

Salon Fundamentals – Cosmetology

Cow-Calf Production 30 Course Description: 

Cow-calf Production (C-CP 30) is an on-line credit course within the framework of Practical and Applied Arts (PAA). It involves about 75-85 hours of on-line instruction covering the 10 core module. To supplement the online hour component of the course, there will be opportunities for tours and farm visitations. The aim is to provide participating students with knowledge, skills, and abilities in commercial cow-calf production including farm safety procedures, communication skills and basic knowledge of machinery and livestock handling equipment as well as the care and handling of beef cattle. The goals are to provide students with:

• Awareness of the nature of cow-calf production
• Business attitudes to marketing and entrepreneurship opportunities
• Community involvement
• Sense of pride in primary agriculture production
• Communication skills as potential employees or employers
• Personal skills that promote:
• time management
• self confidence
• proactive attitude to technology in agriculture

English Language Arts A30 Course Description

This course, entitled Canadian Voices, provides students with the opportunity to explore literature and other texts by First Nations, Metis, Saskatchewan, and Canadian authors. Units of study include Canadian Perspectives: Distinct and Rich, and Canadian Landscapes: Diverse and Dynamic. These units allow students to consider and celebrate the diversity of the people and regions found within our country. As with all ELA courses, students will be asked to: Comprehend and Respond to what they read, listen to, and view; Compose and Create a range of visual, multimedia, oral and written texts; and Assess and Reflect upon their own work and learning.

Prerequisite: ELA 20

English Language Arts B30 Course Description

This issue-based course, entitled Global Perspectives, provides students with the opportunity to explore literature and other texts by international (including Indigenous) authors. Units of study include The Search for Self and The Social Experience. This course allows students to examine the human condition, and consider how they can find meaning and purpose as individuals, and provides the opportunity for students to examine the society in which they live, and consider their role in improving it. As with all ELA courses, students will be asked to: Comprehend and Respond to what they read, listen to, and view; Compose and Create a range of visual, multimedia, oral and written texts; and Assess and Reflect upon their own work and learning.

Prerequisite: ELA 20

Energy & Mines 20 Course Description

Energy and Mines 20 takes a survey of the different types of energy in use and explores the geological history of Saskatchewan with a focus on how our resources were created. In depth look is taken on the electrical industry by covering such topics as power generation, transmission, consumption and related careers. Also, the coal industry is explored by looking at various mining techniques, uses of coal, environmental concerns and related careers.

• Saskatchewan Geology
• Electrical Production
• Mining Coal

Teacher: Mr. Wandler

Energy & Mines 30 Course Description

Energy and Mines 30 concentrates on the potash, oil and gas and ‘green’ energy. Students will see how potash is created, mined, utilized and how it plays a huge role in Saskatchewan’s economy. Oil and gas modules will cover how these resources were created, how they are extracted and refined and related industries and careers. Finally, an in depth look at green energy will be undertaken with a focus on how these alternative energy sources can help us heat our homes, provide us with power and ease our fuel demand from transportation.

• Oil and Gas
• Potash
• Green Energy

Teacher: Mr. Wandler

Student Quotes about Energy & Mines

"I like Energy and Mines because it is very informative and it introduces me to a whole field of careers the I didn't even know about. Also it shows me the kinds of resources Saskatchewan has to offer and how the industry is growing." ~ Tristin Walters Gr. 11 Student currently enrolled in Energy & Mines 20

"This class has improved my knowledge in many fields that I think will be important in the future. I think you did an excellent job organizing the course so that it was easy to follow and designing it in a way that made it possible to complete." ~ Sheldon Daniel Gr. 12 student who completed Energy & Mines 20 and is currently enrolled in 30.

Financial Literacy 20/30

Financial Literacy 20

This course will include handling personal finances and budgeting. Topics in the course will include:

• Goal Setting
• Information Security
• Net Worth
• Budgeting
• Financial Institution Services
• Using Bank Services
• Maintaining Personal Financial Records
• Financial Planning
• Pre-Authorized Debits (ex. Cell Phone Contracts)
• *Payment for Work & Deductions
• *Taxes
• Lifestyle and Career Goals
• Leaves from Work,

Financial Literacy 30

• *Payment for Work & Deductions
• *Taxes
• Pension Plans
• Interest Implications (Car Loans)
• Financial Planning for Future Education
• Types of Credit (Student Loans, Car Loans etc)
• Credit Reports and Credit Scores, Obtaining Credit, Credit Card Options
• Mortgages
• Handling Debt Problems
• Buying, Renting, and Leasing Contracts
• Vehicles: Leasing vs Buying
• Apartment Rental Contracts
• Saving & Investing, Investment Portfolios
• Insurance Policies
• Charitable Giving, Frauds
• Phishing & Scams
• Foreign Exchange

Asterisk (*) indicates that module will be available in both courses. You only have to complete that module once.

Forensic Science 20L Course Description:

Forensic Science involves the use of scientific principles to analyze evidence for legal investigations. Forensic scientists collect, preserve, and analyse scientific evidence during the course of an investigation. In this course you will look at crime scene analysis, finger print analysis, trace evidence (including hair, fibers and poisons), blood, and forensic ballistics.

The goals of the Forensics 20 Course are to develop:

• understanding of the science behind Forensics, including real-life examples of its application in the solving of crimes;
• awareness of the variety of techniques and technologies employed during a criminal investigation and performing some of these techniques in a lab setting;
• teamwork and relationship skills, required in the area of forensics, particularly during an investigation;
• opportunities to explore potential career options in the area of forensics;
• problem-solving and critical thinking skills when analyzing cases and potential evidence.

Credit Type:  Elective

Teacher: Mr. Wandler

Foundations of Mathematics 20 Course Description:

Content in this pathway was chosen to meet the needs of students intending to pursue careers in areas that typically require university, but are not math intensive, such as the humanities, fine arts, social sciences, and nursing. This course is pre-requisite to Foundations of Mathematics 30.

In order to take Foundations of Mathematics 20, students must have passed Foundations of Mathematics and Pre-calculus 10.

Teacher: Ms. Stamm

Required Textbook:

Foundations of Mathematics 11 © 2011 Nelson Education Ltd.
ISBN-13: 978-0-17-650270-6

Textbooks are available for purchase from Nelson Education Ltd.
Toll Free (Canada & US): 1-800-268-2222

Foundations of Mathematics 30 Course Description:

The outcomes in the Foundations of Mathematics 30 course are based upon students' prior learning and continue to develop an understanding of mathematics as a human endeavour. The topics covered include
Investing and Borrowing Money, Set Theory and Logic, Counting Methods, Probability, Polynomial Functions, Exponential, Sinusoidal and Logarithmic Functions.

Teacher: Ms. Stamm

Prerequisite: Foundations 20

French 90 Course Description:

French 90 is an introductory interactive online French course that focuses on the basic communication skills of listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing and presenting. Although previous knowledge of French would be beneficial, it is not necessary. Students engage in communication activities that center around the themes of family, food, cooking, leisure activities, friendship, and travel. The goal of this course is for students to use the French language in a purposeful and practical manner with a focus on communication in every aspect.

Teacher: Mme. Boughen

Required Textbook:

Ca Marche! 1 [Toronto, Ont. Pearson Addison Wesley 2003]

French 10 Course Description:

French 10 is an interactive intermediate online French course that focuses on the basic communication skills of listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing and presenting. Although not necessary, it would be very beneficial for students to have tanken French 90 as a pre-requisite before enrolling in this course.  Students engage in communication activities that center around the themes of family, food, hobbies, friendship, travel, and peer pressure. The goal of this course is for students to use the French language in a purposeful and practical manner with a focus on communication in every aspect. This course makes use of a variety of technologies in computer applications.

Teacher: Mme. Boughen

Required Textbook:

Ca Marche! 2 [Toronto, Ont. Pearson Addison Wesley 2003]

French 20 Course Description:

French 20 is an intermediate interactive online French course that focuses on the core communication skills of listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing and presenting. The goal of this course is for students to use the French language in a purposeful and practical manner with a focus on communication in every aspect.
This course makes use of a variety of technologies in computer applications. Students need French 10 as a pre-requisite before enrolling in this course.

Teacher: Mme. Boughen

Required Textbook:

Ca Marche! 3 [Toronto, Ont. Pearson Addison Wesley 2003]

French 30 Course Description:

French 30 is an intermediate interactive online French course that focuses on the basic communication skills of listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing and presenting. Students engage in communication activities that center around the themes of daily activities, physical activity and healthy lifestyles, and Francophone destinations. The goal of this course is for students to use the French language in a purposeful and practical manner with a focus on communication in every aspect. Students need to have French 20 as a pre-requisite before enrolling in this course.

Teacher: Mme. Boughen

Required Textbook:

En Direct 1 [Toronto, Ont. Prentice Hall Canada Inc. 1993]

Health Science 20 Course Description

This course will challenge students to look at the health science field from holistic and analytic perspectives to provide a basis for making sound personal health choices. Students will examine the range of philosophies that guide health care and consider ethical decision within those contexts. Understanding the basic anatomy and physiology of the human body will provide a context for studying the normal and abnormal functioning of various body systems, including the role of nutrition and metabolism, and diagnostic tools. Students will also investigate the range of health science careers and post-secondary programs available in Saskatchewan.

Teacher: Ms. O'Brien

Law 30 Course Description:

The purpose of Law 30 is to assist you to become an active, informed and productive citizen who knows and understands your legal rights and responsibilities. Through the course, you will develop an understanding of the concept of rule of law, and learn that the law reflects, and is shaped by, society's values and attitudes regarding social and human relationships. We will first explore the concepts of law and their origins and then look how they apply to current legal issues in Canada and the global community. The 5 Units we will cover in depth include foundations of Canada's legal system, criminal law, civil law, family law and employment and labour law. We will briefly touch on contract and consumer law, environmental law and international law. This course has a final exam.

Teacher: Ms. Osiowy

No Textbook Required. All About Law (Nelson) may be a very handy research tool for the case studies and major project.

Leadership 10L

This course allows students to begin to develop and refine leadership skills that can be applied to their future experiences. The course will teach students about identifying various forms of leadership and provide them with opportunities to practice and reflect upon experiences they have with leadership. It will explore fundamental aspects of leadership like problem-solving, communication and self-awareness. It will teach students specifically about utilizing servant leadership as a means to become selfless, humble, and empowering leaders.

Teacher: Mr. Sowden

Math Pre-Calculus & Foundations 10 Course Description:

This course is the pre-requisite math class for the foundations pathway and the pre-calculus pathway. The topics in Foundations and Pre-Calculus 10 are: Measurement, Trigonometry, Polynomials, Roots and Powers, Linear Relations, Linear Functions and Systems of Linear Equations.

Teacher: Mr. Morgan

Pre-Calculus 20 Course Description:

PreCalculus 20 is the most challenging of the grade 11 math courses.  This course is intended as a preparation course for PreCalc 30 and Calculus 30. 

Course curriculum includes Sequences & Series, Trigonometry, Quadratic Functions and Equations, Radicals, Rationals, Absolute Value, and Systems of Equations.

Teachers:  Mr. Morgan & Mrs. Boughen

Required Textbook:

Pre-Calculus 12 © 2012 McGraw-Hill Ryerson
ISBN 978-007-073-8720

Textbooks are available for purchase from McGraw-Hill Ryerson
Toll Free Customer Care Order Desk: 1-800-565-5758

Pre-Calculus 30 Course Description:

PreCalculus 30 covers probability, trigonometry, logarithms, algebra and a great deal of graphing. Use of graphing technology (calculator or computer) is strongly recommended.

The course is a preparation for taking Calculus 30 and it intended for students that want to challenge themselves to the highest level of math possible in high school. It is a very challenging course that is a good preparation for university courses and technology based SIAST courses. Content in this pathway was chosen to meet the needs of students interested in pursuing careers in science-related areas.

Teacher:  Mr. Morgan

Required Textbook:

Pre-Calculus 12 © 2012 McGraw-Hill Ryerson
ISBN 978-007-073-8720

Textbooks are available for purchase from McGraw-Hill Ryerson
Toll Free Customer Care Order Desk: 1-800-565-5758

Physics 30 Course Description

This is an academic course intended to further your understanding and application of fundamental concepts and skills. The focus of this course is on physics principles behind the natural events you observe, the technologies you use in daily like, and the recent discoveries you hear about in the news.

In this course students investigate concepts related to modern physics such as quantum mechanics, relativity, and nuclear physics. Students will analyze motion in one and two dimensions and the forces behind the motion. They will investigate work, power, energy and efficiency within a system as well as the law of conservation of energy. Lastly, students will explore gravitational, electric, and magnetic fields and their interactions. Unique to the new science curriculums, students will also be able to complete a student-directed study to explore a topic of personal interest relevant to Physics 30. Please remember, good math skills are important for success in this course.

Teacher:  Mrs. O'Brien

Psychology 20 Course Description:

Psychology 20 explains the growth and development of human social thought, influence and behaviour by examining biological and environmental aspects of our social nature. The key to this course is looking at what motivates us to act the way we do. Major topics include memory, learning, intelligence, motivation, dreams, gender, group psychology, psychic phenomena and dysfunctional social behaviours.

Teacher: Mrs. Windrum

Textbook: Essentials of Understanding Psychology by Feldman, Collins, and Green

Psychology 30 Course Description:

Psychology 30 explores the study of human development across the time span of human life. We will primarily be studying about human growth and changes in behaviour associated with ages ranging from birth to old age and death. Major topics include genetics, adoption, parenting issues, prenatal and birth, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age and death and dying.

Teacher:  Mrs. Windrum

Textbook: Development Across the Life Span by Robert S. Feldman

• Provide Physical Education course in addition to PE 20 and PE 30 credit courses for students who wish to pursue a keen interest and passion for physical activity
• Provide a physical education course that does not focus on sports for students who wish to be physically active but are not interested in a sports-related curriculum
• Provide opportunities for personal fitness knowledge and individualized workout programs stressing safe, current, goal specific training methods

Teacher: Mr. Sowden

5th Class Power Engineering Program

What is Power Engineering?  

A "Power Engineer" is a technically skilled and knowledgeable professional who is certified and responsible to safely and efficiently operate equipment and processes that are regulated by boiler and pressure vessel legislation.

Power Engineers are also known as:

• Steam Engineer
• Stationary Engineer
• Operating Engineer
• Steam Plant Operator
• Steam Plant Operator
• Boiler Operator
• Building Operator
• Refrigerator Plant Operator

The basis of certification is the operation of steam boilers, pressure vessels, fired heaters, and refrigeration systems. However, the practical responsibilities also extend to other, related processes and utilities, which involve such auxiliary equipment as pumps, compressors, electrical generators, motors, steam turbines, gas turbines, heat exchangers, condensers, cooling towers, water treatment systems, air conditioning, systems, etc. The list is almost endless, since Power Engineers serve many different industries.

The Power Engineering 20L and 30L courses are locally developed courses.  Students receive a high school credit for each course.  The curriculum for the courses has been adopted from SOPEEC - Standardization of Power Examinations Committee for a 5th Class Power Engineer.  The courses involve 50 - 75 hours of theory and 50 hours spent on a work-study obtaining the steam time requirements for the course and for TSask 5th Class Power Engineering Certification.  At the end of both courses students will have the opportunity to write their Class 5 Power Engineering exam.  If students are successful on this exam then they will recieve a Class 5 Power Engineering industry recognized certificate.

Power Engineering 5th Class Pamphlet

Introduction to Power_Engineering 20L and 30L Overview

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Rewards of a Career in Power Engineering

Press - Media

• Discover Moose Jaw
• Moose Jaw Times Herald - Oct 21, 2014 Education Week
• Moose Jaw Times Herald - Oct 21, 2014 PAA
• Relevance - Power Engineering - Career Option for the Future [4 Meg]
• Travelling Power Engineering Lab Begins Journey - The Moose Jaw Times Herald
  
  
• SaskPower - When Opportunity Comes To You
  
  It hisses, pumps and chugs away behind Central Collegiate High School in Moose Jaw. The white trailer with a SaskPower logo has set up shop for two weeks, and will be on the move to Gravelbourg and Assiniboia next. ....... read more.
  

Work-Study Course Component

Plant Work Experience

Mobile Lab Work Experience

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General Information

• Power Engineering Jobs and Payscale

A Career in Power Engineering

July 10, 2013 - Ken Campbell

For every large group of buildings, factories or industrial sites Power is critical to not only keeping lights on but is the heart beat of all mechanical, electrical and electronic operations. Power Engineers or Stationary Engineers are the professionals that keep power plants running in hospitals, pulp mills, oil upgraders, refineries, manufacturing plants and countless other operations. Canada relies on Power Engineers as much as we do on Doctors, Nurses, Police or School teachers, just most people do not know it.

Power Engineers get their start one of two ways. Many start as entry level labourers or employees before getting their first Power Engineering job where they work under certified power engineers in a power house, while doing distance education. The second route is to attend a college which hopefully has a power boiler on site that will allow one to get their firing or hands on time. Both routes are very cost effective ways to an excellent profession, with two years of full time study giving students a leg up into the job market where they can reasonably expect to make $25-35 right away.

Power Engineers have 5 levels in Canada. With a first class power engineer being considered a Chief Engineer in charge of very large power plants and looking after the safety and efficient operation, while supervising dozens of Power Engineers. 1st Class Engineers can be considered equivalent to Mechanical or Electrical Engineers in theoretical knowledge but their hands on operating experience gives them the expertise to be in charge of very powerful boilers.

Entry level Power Engineers are often 4th Class Power Engineers, who perform a lot of field and monitoring work. 3rd class Power Engineers often perform a lot of maintenance and monitor the efficient operation of Coal, Natural Gas and Bio-energy boilers. 2nd class both relieve for the 1st class engineer and provide supervision for both engineers and contractors on site. 5th class power engineers are often in charge of refrigeration plants such as ice rinks.

Top first class engineers take years or even decades to get to their top positions and often make 150,000- 200,000 per year. The career path means that there is both room to grow and vacancies occurring at every level. With close to 30, 000 Power Engineers employed in Canada with the median age being over 45 years old, we expect to see over 11,000 job vacancies with only 8,000 expected new power engineers graduating from colleges. Power Engineering or Stationary Engineering is a great field to get into.

http://redsealrecruiting.com/a-career-in-power-engineering/ 

Link to this page: https://virtualschool.prairiesouth.ca/class-5-power-engineering 

Robotics 10 Course Description:

This course involves:

• electronics
• programming
• building a robot
• writing pbasic programming code to instruct a robot
• using robot sensors
• problem solving
• critical and creative thinking

Course Outline:

1. History of Robotics
2. Safety
3. File Management
4. Electrical Components & Circuit Theory
5. Hardware
6. Coding
7. Robots & Applications
   1. Lights
   2. Sound
   3. Motion
   4. Sensors
8. Project Development
   1. Your Shield-Bots's Brain
   2. Shield, Lights, Servo Motors
   3. Assemble and Test your BOE Shield-Bot
   4. BOE Shield-Bot Navigation
   5. Tactile Navigation with Whiskers
   6. Light-Sensitive Navigation with Phototransistors
   7.  Navigating with Infrared Headlights
9. Final Wrap Up

Workplace and Apprenticeship Mathematics 20 Course Description:

The Workplace and Apprenticeship pathway meets the needs of students intending to pursue careers in the trades and general workplace. This course is pre-requisite to Workplace and Apprenticeship Mathematics 30.

In order to take Workplace and Apprenticeship Mathematics 20, students must have passed Workplace and Apprenticeship Mathematics 10.

Topics for this course include:

1. Slope and rate of change
2. Graphical representations
3. Surface area, volume and capacity
4. Trigonometry of right triangles
5. Scale representations
6. Financial services
7. Personal Budgets
8. Analysis of puzzles and games
   
   

Teacher:  Mr. Morgan

Required Textbook:

MathWorks 11 © 2012 Pacific Educational Press

Textbooks are available for purchase from Pacific Educational Press
Phone: 604-822-5385

Workplace and Apprenticeship Mathematics 30 Course Description:

The Workplace and Apprenticeship Mathematics pathway meets the needs of students intending to pursue careers in the trades and general workplace.

In order to take Workplace and Apprenticeship Mathematics 30, students must have passed Workplace and Apprenticeship Mathematics 20.

Topics for this course include:

1. Linear Relations
2. Limits to Measurement
3. Statistics
4. Probability and Odds
5. Properties of Geometric Figures
6. Transformations
7. Trigonometry
8. Owning a Small Business
9. Analysis of puzzles and games
   
   

Teacher:  Mr. Morgan

Required Textbook:

MathWorks 12 © 2012 Pacific Educational Press
ISBN: 978-0-9865108-1-6

Textbooks are available for purchase from Pacific Educational Press
Phone: 604-822-5385

Science 10

The purpose of Science 10 is to help students become lifelong learners, and to maintain a sense of wonder about the world around them. Questions like….”Why do we wear seat belts?” and “What does pH balanced mean?” and” Why are we concerned about rapid population increases?” will be answered in this course along with many other questions you may have. Science 10 introduces you to other high school courses such as Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Environmental Science.

There are 12 outcomes in this course that cover content in the Forces and Motion Unit, the Chemical Reactions Unit, the Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics Unit and the Career Investigation Unit. The outcomes are the “big picture” ideas of the course.

I hope you love at least 1 of these units!

Force and Motion in Our World – Introduction to Physics

Outcomes:

SCI10-FM1

Explore the development of motion-related technologies and their impacts on self and society.

SCI10-FM2

Investigate and represent the motion of objects that travel at a constant speed in a straight line.

SCI10-FM3

Investigate and represent the motion of objects that undergo acceleration.

SCI10-FM4

Explore the relationship between force and motion for objects moving in one and two dimensions.

Chemical Reactions – Introduction to Chemistry

Outcomes:

SCI10-CR1

Explore the properties of chemical reactions, including the role of energy changes, and applications of acids and bases.

SCI10-CR2

Name and write formulas for common ionic and molecular chemical compounds, including acids and bases.

SCI10-CR3

Represent chemical reactions and conservation of mass symbolically using models, word and skeleton equations and balanced chemical equations.

SCI10-CR4

Investigate the rates of chemical reactions, including factors that affect the rate.

Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics – Introduction to Biology and Environmental Science

Outcomes:

SCI10-CD1

Assess the implications of human actions on the local and global climate and the sustainability of ecosystems.

SCI10-CD2

Investigate factors that influence Earth's climate system, including the role of the natural greenhouse effect.

SCI10-CD3

Examine biodiversity through the analysis of interactions among populations within communities.

SCI10-CD4

Investigate the role of feedback mechanisms in biogeochemical cycles and in maintaining stability in ecosystems.

Career Investigation

Outcomes:

SCI10-CI1

Investigate career paths related to various branches and sub-branches of science.