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, the goals of the science and technology program is to apply scientific and engineering design processes to develop the sense of wonder about the world, to explore curiosity about what is observed, and to investigate problems relating to science, technology, society, and the environment.
The science and technology curriculum is divided into five strands:
- STEM Skills and Connections
- Life Systems: Growth and Changes in Plants
- Matter and Energy: Forces and Motion
- Structures and Mechanisms: Strong and Stable Structures
- Earth and Space Systems: Soils in the Environment
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Learning Activities
Learning Activities provide opportunity for deeper exploration of a subject. 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.
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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.
- Research how a plant spreads its seeds like the maple tree example in the “Spinning Seeds” video.
- What are the major parts of plants? How does each part contribute to its survival?
- Choose a variety of plants and observe and compare their parts.
- Germinate seeds and record similarities and differences as seedlings develop.
- Research a structure built by animals and compare it to a structure built by humans. Compare the materials and features of the structures. (For example, beaver dam, nests, anthill).
- Design and build your own strong and stable structure that serves a purpose.
- Design and build a device that uses forces for controlled movement.
- What are some of the forces in nature and how can humans reduce or enhance their impact? (For example erosion, how do humans cause it and how can they prevent it?).
- Create your own definitions for 20 of the words in the vocabulary list.
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.
- Life Systems
Growth and Changes in Plants
- Matter and Energy
Forces and Motion
- Structures and Mechanisms
Strong and Stable Structures
- Earth and Space Systems
Soils in the Environment
air
adaptation
environment
flower
fruit
germination
leaf
light
pistil
root
seed
space
stamen
stem
water
warmth
bend
compress
decrease
distance
elastic
erosion
gravity
increase
landslide
load
magnet
material
pull
push
propel
propulsion
speed
stretch
twist
wind
balanced
compression
durability
fixed
flexibility
form
force
framework
function
load
pull
push
stability
strength
structure
struts
support
tension
ties
clay
component
compost
earthworm
erosion
fertilizer
landslide
loam
nutrient
organism
pebbles
pesticide
sand
soil