This teacher resource offers a detailed introduction to the Hands-On Science and Technology program (guiding principles, implementation guidelines, an overview of the science skills that grade 3 students use and develop) and a classroom assessment plan complete with record-keeping templates. It also includes connections to the Achievement Levels as outlined in The Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8 Science and Technology (2007). This resource has four instructional units: Unit 1: Growth and Changes in Plants Unit 2: Strong and Stable Structures Unit 3: Forces Causing Movement Unit 4: Soils in the Environment Each unit is divided into lessons that focus on specific curricular expectations. Each lesson has curriculum expectation(s) lists materials lists activity descriptions assessment suggestions activity sheet(s) and graphic organizer(s)

Hands-On Science and Technology: An Inquiry Approach is filled with a year’s worth of classroom-tested activity-based lesson plans. The grade 3 book is divided into four units based on the current Ontario curriculum for science and technology Growth and Changes in Plants Strong and Stable Structures Forces Causing Movement Soils in the Environment This new edition includes many familiar great features for both teachers and students: curriculum correlation charts; background information on the science and technology topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; reproducible student materials; materials lists; and hands-on, student-centred activities. Useful new features include: the components of an inquiry-based scientific and technological approach Indigenous knowledge and perspective embedded in lesson plans a four-part instructional process—activate, action, consolidate and debrief, and enhance an emphasis on technology, sustainability, and differentiated instruction a fully developed assessment plan that includes opportunities for assessment for, as, and of learning a focus on real-life technological problem solving learning centres that focus on multiple intelligences and universal design for learning (UDL) land-based learning activities a bank of science related images

This teacher resource offers a detailed introduction to the Hands-On Science and Technology program (guiding principles, implementation guidelines, an overview of the science skills that grade 1 students use and develop) and a classroom assessment plan complete with record-keeping templates. It also includes connections to the Achievement Levels as outlined in The Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8 Science and Technology (2007). This resource has four instructional units: Unit 1: Needs and Characteristics of Living Things Unit 2: Materials, Objects, and Everyday Structures Unit 3: Energy in Our Lives Unit 4: Understanding Earth and Space Systems Each unit is divided into lessons that focus on specific curricular expectations. Each lesson has the curriculum expectation(s) listed materials lists activity descriptions assessment suggestions activity sheet(s) and graphic organizer(s)

This teacher resource offers a detailed introduction to the Hands-On Science and Technology program (guiding principles, implementation guidelines, an overview of the science skills that grade 6 students use and develop) and a classroom assessment plan complete with record-keeping templates. It also includes connections to the Achievement Levels as outlined in The Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8 Science and Technology (2007). This resource has four instructional units. Unit 1: Biodiversity Unit 2: Flight Unit 3: Electricity and Electrical Devices Unit 4: Space Each unit is divided into lessons that focus on specific curricular expectations. Each lesson has curriculum expectation(s) lists materials lists activity descriptions assessment suggestions activity sheet(s) and graphic organizer(s

Complete ScienceSmart (New Edition) is a workbook series that covers the essentials of elementary science and includes all four strands of the Science curriculum. Each book provides students with succinct information and engaging activities to help them master the basic concepts of science and technology, relate science and technology to society and the environment, and develop the skills needed for scientific inquiry. The hands-on experiment sections help students investigate and grasp a better understanding of science concepts. In addition, the QR codes in each book provide quick and easy links to encourage students to further explore science concepts and enrich their learning experience. Along with "Scientists at Work", "Cool Science Facts", and "Trivia Questions", the fun and manageable exercises and activities not only help students consolidate and master what they have learned in school, but also stimulate their interest in learning science.

Hands-On Science and Technology, Grade 4 Ontario Edition Project Editor Jennifer Lawson This teacher resource offers a detailed introduction to the Hands-On Science and Technology program (guiding principles, implementation guidelines, an overview of the science skills that grade 4 students use and develop) and a classroom assessment plan complete with record-keeping templates. It also includes connections to the Achievement Levels as outlined in The Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8 Science and Technology (2007). This resource has four instructional units: Unit 1: Habitats and Communities Unit 2: Pulleys and Gears Unit 3: Light and Sound Unit 4: Rocks and Minerals Each unit is divided into lessons that focus on specific curricular expectations. Each lesson has curriculum expectation(s) lists materials lists activity descriptions assessment suggestions activity sheet(s) and graphic organizer(s)

Teach coding with confidence in grade 3 using lesson plans custom-written for Ontario's science and technology (2022) curriculum. Using proven Hands-On features, this book provides resources for both teachers and students including background information on the science topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; materials lists; and digital image banks and reproducibles.