SCIENCE
Physical Science: Electricity
Students will be expected to:
Uses for Electricity
• demonstrate how electricity in circuits can produce light, heat, sound, motion, and magnetic effects
• describe how electricity has led to inventions and discuss electrical safety features at work and at play
Investigating Static Electricity
• make predictions and investigate static electricity and draw conclusions based on evidence
Circuit Pathways • compare a variety of electrical pathways by constructing simple circuits, series circuits, and parallel circuits and illustrate them with appropriate symbols
• perform activities that compare the conductivity of different solids and liquids
• describe the role of switches in electrical circuits and identify materials that can be used to make a switch
Electromagnets and Electric Generators
• investigate and describe the relationship between electricity and magnetism using electromagnets and electric generators
Consumption and Conservation
• explain various methods by which electricity is generated, including renewable and non-renewable
• describe how our actions could lead to reducing electrical energy consumption in our environment
Students will be expected to:
Uses for Electricity
• demonstrate how electricity in circuits can produce light, heat, sound, motion, and magnetic effects
• describe how electricity has led to inventions and discuss electrical safety features at work and at play
Investigating Static Electricity
• make predictions and investigate static electricity and draw conclusions based on evidence
Circuit Pathways • compare a variety of electrical pathways by constructing simple circuits, series circuits, and parallel circuits and illustrate them with appropriate symbols
• perform activities that compare the conductivity of different solids and liquids
• describe the role of switches in electrical circuits and identify materials that can be used to make a switch
Electromagnets and Electric Generators
• investigate and describe the relationship between electricity and magnetism using electromagnets and electric generators
Consumption and Conservation
• explain various methods by which electricity is generated, including renewable and non-renewable
• describe how our actions could lead to reducing electrical energy consumption in our environment
Physical Science: Flight
Students will be expected to:
Drag
• demonstrate methods for altering drag in flying devices and describe and show improvements in design
Lift and Wing Shape
• identify characteristics and adaptations from living things that have led to flight designs
• plan and perform a fair test demonstrating the characteristics that influence lift on objects in flight
Lift
• identify characteristics and adaptations from living things that have led to flight designs
• identify and collect information using models that involve lift
Thrust and Propulsion
• describe examples of technological design between aircraft and spacecraft and their influence on our lives
• describe and demonstrate the means of propulsion for flying devices, using a variety of sources
Students will be expected to:
Drag
• demonstrate methods for altering drag in flying devices and describe and show improvements in design
Lift and Wing Shape
• identify characteristics and adaptations from living things that have led to flight designs
• plan and perform a fair test demonstrating the characteristics that influence lift on objects in flight
Lift
• identify characteristics and adaptations from living things that have led to flight designs
• identify and collect information using models that involve lift
Thrust and Propulsion
• describe examples of technological design between aircraft and spacecraft and their influence on our lives
• describe and demonstrate the means of propulsion for flying devices, using a variety of sources
Earth and Space Science: Space
Students will be expected to:
Space Exploration
• describe and give examples of information and contributions that have led to new inventions and applications
• describe and compare how different societies have interpreted natural phenomena, using a variety of sources, to validate scientific knowledge
• describe, based on evidence, and make conclusions about how astronauts are able to meet their basic needs in space
Relative Position and Motion of Earth, the Moon, and the Sun
• demonstrate how Earth’s rotation causes the day and night cycle and how Earth’s revolution causes the yearly cycle of seasons
• observe and explain how the relative positions of Earth, the moon, and the sun are responsible for the moon phases, eclipses, and tides
The Solar System
• gather information, describe, and display the physical characteristics of components of the solar system
Stars and Constellations
• identify constellations from diagrams, pictures, and/or representations of the night sky
• describe and compare how different societies have interpreted natural phenomena, using a variety of sources, to validate scientific knowledge
Students will be expected to:
Space Exploration
• describe and give examples of information and contributions that have led to new inventions and applications
• describe and compare how different societies have interpreted natural phenomena, using a variety of sources, to validate scientific knowledge
• describe, based on evidence, and make conclusions about how astronauts are able to meet their basic needs in space
Relative Position and Motion of Earth, the Moon, and the Sun
• demonstrate how Earth’s rotation causes the day and night cycle and how Earth’s revolution causes the yearly cycle of seasons
• observe and explain how the relative positions of Earth, the moon, and the sun are responsible for the moon phases, eclipses, and tides
The Solar System
• gather information, describe, and display the physical characteristics of components of the solar system
Stars and Constellations
• identify constellations from diagrams, pictures, and/or representations of the night sky
• describe and compare how different societies have interpreted natural phenomena, using a variety of sources, to validate scientific knowledge
Life Science: The Diversity of Life
Students will be expected to:
The Role of a Common Classification Scheme for Living Things
• create and analyse their own chart or diagram for classifying and describe the role of a common classification system
The Animal Kingdom: Vertebrates and Invertebrates
• classify animals as vertebrates or invertebrates and compare the characteristics of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes
• classify common arthropods using a variety of sources
Micro-organisms
• identify and use appropriate tools to examine micro-organisms and describe how they meet their basic needs
• provide examples of how science and technology have been used in identifying and controlling micro-organisms by different people around the world
Adaptations and Natural Selection
• propose questions and gather information about the relationship among the structural features of plants and animals in their environments and identify the positive and negative impacts of humans on these resources
• classify and compare the adaptations of closely related animals living in their local habitat and in different parts of the world and discuss reasons for any differences
• identify changes in animals over time and research and model the work of scientists
Students will be expected to:
The Role of a Common Classification Scheme for Living Things
• create and analyse their own chart or diagram for classifying and describe the role of a common classification system
The Animal Kingdom: Vertebrates and Invertebrates
• classify animals as vertebrates or invertebrates and compare the characteristics of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes
• classify common arthropods using a variety of sources
Micro-organisms
• identify and use appropriate tools to examine micro-organisms and describe how they meet their basic needs
• provide examples of how science and technology have been used in identifying and controlling micro-organisms by different people around the world
Adaptations and Natural Selection
• propose questions and gather information about the relationship among the structural features of plants and animals in their environments and identify the positive and negative impacts of humans on these resources
• classify and compare the adaptations of closely related animals living in their local habitat and in different parts of the world and discuss reasons for any differences
• identify changes in animals over time and research and model the work of scientists
About SCIENCE.The word "science" probably brings to mind many different pictures: a fat textbook, white lab coats and microscopes, an astronomer peering through a telescope, a naturalist in the rainforest, Einstein's equations scribbled on a chalkboard, the launch of the space shuttle, bubbling beakers …. All of those images reflect some aspect of science, but none of them provides a full picture because science has so many facets:
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