Ontario Curriculum
A1.1: formulate scientific questions about observed relationships, ideas, problems, and/or issues, make predictions, and/or formulate hypotheses to focus inquiries or research
Coral Reefs 2 - Biotic Factors
Pendulum Clock
Sight vs. Sound Reactions
A1.5: conduct inquiries, controlling some variables, adapting or extending procedures as required, and using standard equipment and materials safely, accurately, and effectively, to collect observations and data
Coral Reefs 2 - Biotic Factors
Sight vs. Sound Reactions
Triple Beam Balance
A1.6: gather data from laboratory and other sources, and organize and record the data using appropriate formats, including tables, flow charts, graphs, and/or diagrams
Earthquakes 1 - Recording Station
A1.8: analyse and interpret qualitative and/or quantitative data to determine whether the evidence supports or refutes the initial prediction or hypothesis, identifying possible sources of error, bias, or uncertainty
A1.10: draw conclusions based on inquiry results and research findings, and justify their conclusions
Coral Reefs 2 - Biotic Factors
Diffusion
Pendulum Clock
A1.13: express the results of any calculations involving data accurately and precisely
Diffusion
Earthquakes 1 - Recording Station
Unit Conversions 2 - Scientific Notation and Significant Digits
B2.3: examine different plant and animal cells (e.g., cheek cells, onion cells) under a microscope or similar instrument, and draw labelled biological diagrams to show how the cells’ organelles differ
B3.4: explain the primary functions of a variety of systems in animals (e.g., the circulatory system transports materials through the organism; the respiratory system supplies oxygen to and removes carbon dioxide from the body)
Circulatory System
Digestive System
C2.1: use appropriate terminology related to chemical reactions, including, but not limited to: compounds, product, and reactant
Chemical Equations
Equilibrium and Concentration
C2.2: construct molecular models to illustrate the structure of molecules in simple chemical reactions (e.g., C + O2 --> CO2; 2H2 + O2 --> 2H2O), and produce diagrams of these models
C2.3: investigate simple chemical reactions, including synthesis, decomposition, and displacement reactions, and represent them using a variety of formats (e.g., molecular models, word equations, balanced chemical equations)
Chemical Changes
Dehydration Synthesis
C2.4: use an inquiry process to investigate the law of conservation of mass in a chemical reaction (e.g., compare the values before and after the reaction), and account for any discrepancies
Chemical Changes
Chemical Equations
C2.5: plan and conduct an inquiry to identify the evidence of chemical change (e.g., the formation of a gas or precipitate, a change in colour or odour, a change in temperature)
C2.6: plan and conduct an inquiry to classify some common substances as acidic, basic, or neutral (e.g., use acid–base indicators or pH test strips to classify common household substances)
pH Analysis
pH Analysis: Quad Color Indicator
C3.1: describe the relationships between chemical formulae, composition, and names of binary compounds (e.g., carbon dioxide, CO2, has two oxygen atoms and one carbon atom)
C3.2: explain, using the law of conservation of mass and atomic theory, the rationale for balancing chemical equations
Balancing Chemical Equations
Chemical Equations
C3.3: describe the types of evidence that indicate chemical change (e.g., changes in colour, the production of a gas, the formation of a precipitate, the production or absorption of heat, the production of light)
C3.4: write word equations and balanced chemical equations for simple chemical reactions (e.g., 2H2 + O2 --> 2H2O)
Balancing Chemical Equations
Chemical Equations
Equilibrium and Concentration
C3.5: describe, on the basis of observation, the reactants in and products of a variety of chemical reactions, including synthesis, decomposition, and displacement reactions (e.g., reactions occurring when magnesium burns or in the production of oxygen from hydrogen peroxide; the reaction of iron and copper sulphate; reactions occurring when fossil fuels burn)
Balancing Chemical Equations
Chemical Equations
Dehydration Synthesis
Equilibrium and Concentration
C3.6: describe the process of acid–base neutralization (i.e., an acid reacts with a base to form a salt and often water)
C3.7: describe how the pH scale is used to classify solutions as acidic, basic, or neutral (e.g., a solution with a pH of 1 is highly acidic; a solution with a pH of 7 is neutral)
pH Analysis
pH Analysis: Quad Color Indicator
C3.8: identify simple ionic compounds (e.g., NaCl), simple compounds involving polyatomic ions (e.g., KNO3, NaOH), molecular compounds (e.g., CO2, H2O, NH3), and acids (e.g., HCl(aq), H2SO4(aq)), using the periodic table and a list of the most common polyatomic ions (e.g., OH–, SO4(2-)), and write the formulae
Chemical Equations
Ionic Bonds
D1.1: analyse current and/or potential effects, both positive and negative, of climate change on human activity and natural systems (e.g., loss of habitat for Arctic mammals such as polar bears and loss of traditional lifestyles for Inuit as Arctic ice shrinks; famine as arable land is lost to desertification; an increase in water-borne disease and human resettlement as coastal lands are flooded; expansion of the growing season in some regions)
Coral Reefs 1 - Abiotic Factors
Coral Reefs 2 - Biotic Factors
D2.2: design and build a model to illustrate the natural greenhouse effect, and use the model to explain the anthropogenic greenhouse effect
D3.3: describe the natural greenhouse effect, explain its importance for life, and distinguish it from the anthropogenic greenhouse effect
Carbon Cycle
Greenhouse Effect - Metric
D3.4: identify natural phenomena (e.g., plate tectonics, uplift and weathering, solar radiance, cosmic ray cycles) and human activities (e.g., forest fires, deforestation, the burning of fossil fuels, industrial emissions) known to affect climate, and describe the role of both in Canada’s contribution to climate change
Coral Reefs 1 - Abiotic Factors
D3.5: describe the principal sources and sinks, both natural and/or anthropogenic, of greenhouse gases (e.g., carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, halocarbons, water vapour)
Carbon Cycle
Greenhouse Effect - Metric
D3.7: describe, in general terms, the causes and effects of the anthropogenic greenhouse effect, the depletion of stratospheric and tropospheric ozone, and the formation of ground-level ozone and smog
Coral Reefs 1 - Abiotic Factors
Greenhouse Effect - Metric
E2.1: use appropriate terminology related to light and optics, including, but not limited to: angle of incidence, angle of reflection, angle of refraction, focal point, luminescence, magnification, mirage, and virtual image
Basic Prism
Ray Tracing (Lenses)
Ray Tracing (Mirrors)
Refraction
E2.2: use an inquiry process to investigate the laws of reflection, using plane and curved mirrors, and draw ray diagrams to summarize their findings
E2.3: predict the qualitative characteristics of images formed by plane and curved mirrors (e.g., location, relative distance, orientation, and size in plane mirrors; location, orientation, size, type in curved mirrors), test their predictions through inquiry, and summarize their findings
E2.4: use an inquiry process to investigate the refraction of light as it passes through media of different refractive indices, compile data on their findings, and analyse the data to determine if there is a trend (e.g., the amount by which the angle of refraction changes as the angle of incidence increases varies for media of different refractive indices)
E2.5: predict, using ray diagrams and algebraic equations, the position and characteristics of an image produced by a converging lens, and test their predictions through inquiry
E2.6: calculate, using the indices of refraction, the velocity of light as it passes through a variety of media, and explain the angles of refraction with reference to the variations in velocity
E3.1: describe and explain various types of light emissions (e.g., chemiluminescence, bioluminescence, incandescence, fluorescence, phosphorescence, triboluminescence; from an electric discharge or light-emitting diode [LED])
E3.2: identify and label the visible and invisible regions of the electromagnetic spectrum
E3.3: describe, on the basis of observation, the characteristics and positions of images formed by plane and curved mirrors (e.g., location, orientation, size, type), with the aid of ray diagrams and algebraic equations, where appropriate
E3.4: explain the conditions required for partial reflection/refraction and for total internal reflection in lenses, and describe the reflection/ refraction using labelled ray diagrams
E3.5: describe the characteristics and positions of images formed by converging lenses (e.g., orientation, size, type), with the aid of ray diagrams
E3.6: identify ways in which the properties of mirrors and lenses (both converging and diverging) determine their use in optical instruments (e.g., cameras, telescopes, binoculars, microscopes)
Ray Tracing (Lenses)
Ray Tracing (Mirrors)
E3.7: identify the factors, in qualitative and quantitative terms, that affect the refraction of light as it passes from one medium to another
Correlation last revised: 9/16/2020