TVO Learn is designed to meet each student where they are on their learning journey. Learning Activities are comprehensive and require guided instruction from an adult, while Resources for Learning, Apply the Learning prompts and Vocabulary lists work well to reinforce specific skills or to enable independent exploration of a subject. Use these helpful tips to get the most from TVO Learn.
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Curriculum Overview
Science is a way of knowing which seeks to describe and explain the natural and physical world. An important aspect is making connections between skills and concepts, and the practical applications of science and technology, and learning about life systems, matter and energy, structures and mechanisms, and Earth and space systems. Students develop important scientific literacy and technological skills that will enable them to thrive in today's rapidly changing world, their future professional and personal lives, and to become active problem solvers in their communities. As students engage in STEM education, they develop transferrable skills that they need to meet the demands of today's global economy and society, and to become scientifically and technologically literate citizens.
The science and technology curriculum is divided into five strands:
- STEM Skills and Connections
- Life Systems: Human Health and Body Systems
- Matter and Energy: Properties of and Changes in Matter
- Structures and Mechanisms: Forces Acting on Structures
- Earth and Space Systems: Conservation of Energy and Resources
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Learning Activities
Learning Activities provide opportunity for deeper exploration of a subject. Organized by grade and topic (or strand), students should be guided through each Learning Activity by an adult. Before clicking on a topic to prepare for or begin this guided instruction, be sure to read these helpful tips about how to get the most out of TVO Learn.
Learning Activities
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Resources for Learning
Chosen by TVO educators, these resources support the curriculum outlined above. Review the below list of options along with the activities. Then, read, watch, listen or play to build understanding and knowledge.
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Complete the suggested activities using these resources and other TVO resources.
Apply the Learning
Choose from the following to consolidate learning across all curriculum strands.
- Design and build a model to show how organs or parts of body systems in the human body work and interact with other components.
- Pick an exercise and investigate changes in the body system (like heart rate, breathing, body temperature) as a result of the exercise.
- Create a media product (video, brochure, presentation, poster) identifying the major systems in the human body describing their roles and interrelationships.
- Design, build, and test a frame structure that will stand the application of an external force. For example, a bridge or tower and a simulated strong wind from a blow dryer.
- Design, build and test a mechanical system that performs a function.
- Design, build, and test a device that transforms one form of energy into another. For example, create a toy that uses electrical energy from a battery or solar cell to move across the floor (kinetic energy) and make a noise (sound energy).
- Prepare a meal with adult supervision. What are the changes of matter that the substances are experiencing? What substances are being used?
- Conduct an energy audit of your home and create a plan for how your family could improve their energy conservation efforts.
Vocabulary
Review this list of vocabulary associated with the curriculum. Practice spelling, research definitions, and find these vocabulary words when engaging with the TVO resources or completing learning activities.
Students should understand and be able to apply these words in context.
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Life Systems
Human Health and Body Systems
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Matter and Energy
Properties of and Changes in Matter
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Structures and Mechanisms
Forces acting on Structures
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Earth and Space Systems
Conservation of Energy and Resources
asthma
appendicitis
circulation
circulatory
digestion
digestive
epilepsy
emphysema
heart rate
musculoskeletal
nervous
nutrients
organs
respiration
absorption
chemical change
condensation
environmental impact
evaporation
gas
liquid
mass
material
physical change
precipitation
properties
reversible
social impact
solid
solidification
sublimation
temperature
thermometer
volume
compression
earthquake
external force
frame structure
hurricane
load
mechanical system
protective equipment
system
tension
tornado
torque
tsunami
vibrations
atmosphere
chemical
conservation
electrical
energy
fossil fuels
heat
insulation
kinetic energy
light
mechanical
renewable
solar energy
sound energy
