| Ontario Curriculum | Grade 3 | Structures and Mechanisms | Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of structure, strength, and stability and the factors that affect them. |
| Ontario Curriculum | Grade 4 | Earth and Space Systems | Assess the social and environmental impacts of human uses of rocks and minerals. |
| Ontario Curriculum | Grade 4 | Earth and Space Systems | Investigate, test, and compare the physical properties of rocks and minerals. |
Rocks & Minerals (Including Rock Cycle); | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 4 | Earth and Space Systems | Demonstrate an understanding of the physical properties of rocks and minerals. |
Human Impacts on the Environment; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 5 | Matter and Energy | Evaluate the social and environmental impacts of processes used to make everyday products. |
Balanced & Unbalanced Forces; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 3 | Matter and Energy | Investigate devices that use forces to create controlled movement. |
Balanced & Unbalanced Forces; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 3 | Matter and Energy | Demonstrate an understanding of how forces cause movement and changes in movement. |
Chemical vs. Physical Changes; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 5 | Matter and Energy | Conduct investigations that explore the properties of matter and changes in matter. |
Ecosystems; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 4 | Life Systems | Investigate the interdependence of plants and animals within specific habitats and communities. |
Ecosystems; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 4 | Life Systems | Demonstrate an understanding of habitats and communities and the relationships among the plants and animals that live in them |
Ecosystems; Water Quality & Distribution; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 4 | Life Systems | Analyse the effects of human activities on habitats and communities. |
Energy Transfer; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 5 | Earth and Space Systems | Investigate energy transformation and conservation. |
Energy Transfer; Collisions; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 4 | Matter and Energy | Demonstrate an understanding of light and sound as forms of energy that have specific characteristics and properties. |
Energy Transfer; Collisions; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 5 | Earth and Space Systems | Demonstrate an understanding of the various forms and sources of energy and the ways in which energy can be transformed and conserved. |
Extreme Weather Solutions; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 3 | Matter and Energy | Assess the impact of various forces on society and the environment. |
Extreme Weather Solutions; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 5 | Structures and Mechanisms | Investigate forces that act on structures and mechanisms. |
Four Seasons and Day Length; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 1 | Earth and Space Systems | Assess the impact of daily and seasonal changes on living things, including humans. |
Habitats; Plants Need Water And Light; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 2 | Earth and Space Systems | Demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which air and water are used by living things to help them meet their basic needs |
How Do We Use Food; Collisions; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 1 | Matter and Energy | Demonstrate an understanding that energy is something that is needed to make things happen, and that the sun is the principal source of energy for the earth. |
Human Body Systems; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 5 | Life Systems | Investigate the structure and function of the major organs of various human body systems. |
Human Body Systems; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 5 | Life Systems | Demonstrate an understanding of the structure and function of human body systems and interactions within and between systems. |
Introduction to Traits; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 2 | Life Systems | Investigate similarities and differences in the characteristics of various animals. |
Introduction to Traits; Animal & Plant Life Cycles; Biodiversity of Life on Earth; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 2 | Life Systems | Demonstrate an understanding that animals grow and change and have distinct characteristics. |
Introduction to Weather; Four Seasons and Day Length; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 1 | Earth and Space Systems | Investigate daily and seasonal changes. |
Introduction to Weather; Four Seasons and Day Length; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 1 | Earth and Space Systems | Demonstrate an understanding of what daily and seasonal changes are and of how these changes affect living things |
Light Reflection & Vision; Wave Properties; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 4 | Matter and Energy | Assess the impact on society and the environment of technological innovations related to light and sound. |
Light Reflection & Vision; Wave Properties; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 4 | Matter and Energy | Investigate the characteristics and properties of light and sound. |
Living Things Change Their Environment; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 2 | Life Systems | Assess ways in which animals have an impact on society and the environment, and ways in which humans have an impact upon animals and the places where they live. |
Living vs. Non-Living Things; Animals Need Food; Plants Need Water And Light; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 1 | Life Systems | Investigate needs and characteristics of plants and animals, including humans. |
Living vs. Non-Living Things; Animals Need Food; Plants Need Water And Light; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 1 | Life Systems | Demonstrate an understanding of the basic needs and characteristics of plants and animals, including humans. |
Material Properties and Purposes; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 1 | Structures and Mechanisms | Demonstrate an understanding that objects and structures have observable characteristics and are made from materials with specific properties that determine how they are used. |
Natural Disasters; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 5 | Structures and Mechanisms | Analyse social and environmental impacts of forces acting on structures and mechanisms. |
Natural Disasters; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 5 | Structures and Mechanisms | Identify forces that act on and within structures and mechanisms, and describe the effects of these forces on structures and mechanisms |
Natural Resources; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 1 | Matter and Energy | Assess uses of energy at home, at school, and in the community, and suggest ways to use less energy. |
Oceans, Lakes & Rivers; Introductio to Weather; Reducing Our Impact on Earth; Natural Resources; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 2 | Earth and Space Systems | Investigate the characteristics of air and water and the visible/invisible effects of and changes to air and/or water in the environment. |
Plant Growth Conditions; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 3 | Earth and Space Systems | Investigate the composition and characteristics of different soils. |
Plant Growth Conditions; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 3 | Earth and Space Systems | Demonstrate an understanding of the composition of soils, the types of soils, and the relationship between soils and other living things. |
Plant Growth Conditions; Reducing Our Impact on Earth; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 3 | Earth and Space Systems | Assess the impact of soils on society and the environment, and of society and the environment on soils. |
Pollination and Seed Dispersal; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 3 | Life Systems | Demonstrate an understanding that plants grow and change and have distinct characteristics. |
Properties of Matter; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 2 | Matter and Energy | Demonstrate an understanding of the properties of liquids and solids. |
Properties of Matter; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 5 | Matter and Energy | Demonstrate an understanding of the properties of matter, changes of state, and physical and chemical change. |
Reducing Our Impact on Earth; Natural Resources; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 1 | Life Systems | Assess the role of humans in maintaining a healthy environment. |
Reducing Our Impact on Earth; Natural Resources; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 1 | Structures and Mechanisms | Assess the impact on people and the environment of objects and structures and the materials used in them. |
Reducing Our Impact on Earth; Natural Resources; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 2 | Earth and Space Systems | Assess ways in which the actions of humans have an impact on the quality of air and water, and ways in which the quality of air and water has an impact on living things. |
Reducing Our Impact on Earth; Natural Resources; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 3 | Life Systems | Assess ways in which plants have an impact on society and the environment, and ways in which human activity has an impact on plants and plant habitats. |
Renewable vs. Non-Renewable Energy; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 1 | Matter and Energy | Investigate how different types of energy are used in daily life. |
Renewable vs. Non-Renewable Energy; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 5 | Earth and Space Systems | Analyse the immediate and long-term effects of energy and resource use on society and the environment, and evaluate options for conserving energy and resources. |
Simple Machines; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 2 | Structures and Mechanisms | Assess the impact on society and the environment of simple machines and mechanisms. |
Simple Machines; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 2 | Structures and Mechanisms | Investigate mechanisms that include simple machines and enable movement. |
Simple Machines; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 2 | Structures and Mechanisms | Demonstrate an understanding of movement and ways in which simple machines help to move objects. |
Simple Machines; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 4 | Structures and Mechanisms | Evaluate the impact of pulleys and gears on society and the environment. |
Simple Machines; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 4 | Structures and Mechanisms | Investigate ways in which pulleys and gears modify the speed and direction of, and the force exerted on, moving objects. |
Simple Machines; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 4 | Structures and Mechanisms | Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles and functions of pulley systems and gear systems. |
Solids, Liquids and Gases; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 2 | Matter and Energy | Assess ways in which the uses of liquids and solids can have an impact on society and the environment. |
Solids, Liquids and Gases; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 2 | Matter and Energy | Investigate the properties of and interactions among liquids and solids. |
Variation of Traits; | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 3 | Life Systems | Investigate similarities and differences in the characteristics of various plants, and ways in which the characteristics of plants relate to the environment in which they grow. |
What in Engineering? | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 1 | Structures and Mechanisms | Investigate structures that are built for a specific purpose to see how their design and materials suit the purpose. |
What in Engineering? | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 3 | Structures and Mechanisms | Assess the importance of form, function, strength, and stability in structures through time. |
What in Engineering? | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 3 | Structures and Mechanisms | Investigate strong and stable structures to determine how their design and materials enable them to perform their load-bearing function. |
What Is Science? (3-5 Version) | Ontario Curriculum | Grade 5 | Life Systems | Analyse the impact of human activities and technological innovations on human health. |