Atlantic Canada Science Curriculum
1.1.4: describe interactions between biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem
Coral Reefs 1 - Abiotic Factors
Food Chain
Pond Ecosystem
1.1.5: identify the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in a local ecosystem and describe both their diversity and their interactions
1.1.6: classify organisms as producers, consumers, and decomposers
1.1.7: distinguish between the following scientific terms:
1.1.7.1: consumer
1.1.7.2: decomposer
1.1.7.3: producer
1.1.7.4: ecosystem
Coral Reefs 1 - Abiotic Factors
1.1.7.6: photosynthesis
Cell Energy Cycle
Photosynthesis Lab
Pond Ecosystem
1.1.8: explain how biological classification takes into account the diversity of life on Earth, using the terms producer, consumer, and decomposer
Coral Reefs 1 - Abiotic Factors
Food Chain
Forest Ecosystem
1.2.1: demonstrate the importance of choosing words that are scientifically appropriate by using these words in context:
1.2.1.1: niche
1.2.1.3: population
Food Chain
Rabbit Population by Season
1.2.1.5: ecosystem
Coral Reefs 1 - Abiotic Factors
1.2.2: prepare a chart that describes how energy is supplied to, and how it flows through, a food web
1.2.3: identify the strengths and weaknesses of a diagram showing the flow of energy in an ecosystem
1.2.4: apply the concept of a food web as a tool for interpreting the structure and interactions of a natural system
1.2.5: describe how matter is recycled in an ecosystem through interactions among plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms
1.2.6: identify and evaluate potential applications of the recycling of matter in an ecosystem
Carbon Cycle
Cell Energy Cycle
1.3.1: describe conditions essential to the growth and reproduction of plants and microorganisms in an ecosystem, and relate these conditions to various aspects of the human food supply:
1.3.1.3: light
2.1.1: compare some of the catastrophic events, such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, that occur on or near Earthâ??s surface
Earthquakes 1 - Recording Station
Plate Tectonics
2.1.2: organize and analyse data on the geographical and chronological distribution of earth quakes and volcanoes to determine patterns and trends
2.1.4: provide examples of ideas and theories used in the past to explain volcanic activity, earthquakes, and mountain building
2.1.6: explain the processes of mountain formation and the folding and faulting of the Earthâ??s surface
2.2.1: classify minerals on the basis of their physical characteristics by using a dichotomous key
2.3.1: identify questions to investigate arising from the study of the rock cycle
2.3.3: classify rocks on the basis of their characteristics and method of formation
2.3.3.1: sedimentary
Rock Classification
Rock Cycle
2.3.3.2: igneous
Rock Classification
Rock Cycle
2.3.3.3: metamorphic
Rock Classification
Rock Cycle
2.4.1: explain various ways in which rocks can be weathered
3.2.1: explain how each state of matter reacts to changes in temperature
3.2.2: explain changes of state, using the particle model of matter
3.3.1: compare transmission of heat by conduction, convection, and radiation
Conduction and Convection
Heat Transfer by Conduction
Radiation
3.3.4: compare, in qualitative terms, the heat capacities of some common materials
3.3.5: carry out a procedure to investigate how various surfaces absorb radiant heat and control major variables
3.3.7: identify, evaluate, and draw a conclusion about the relationship between colour and heat absorption in materials
3.3.8: communicate results of experiments and/or investigations related to colour and heat absorption by using language and a variety of tables, charts, and/or graphs
Color Absorption
Heat Absorption
3.3.9: describe how various surfaces absorb radiant heat
4.1.2: safely using tools and apparatus, identify and separate the components of a variety of mixtures, using
4.1.2.3: evaporation
4.3.9: use a commercial or student-made hydrometer effectively and accurately for collecting data
Correlation last revised: 9/16/2020