Expectations by strand
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A. STEM Skills and Connections
This strand focuses on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills, coding and emerging technologies, practical applications of science and technology, and contributions that people with diverse lived experiences have made to science and technology. In all grades of the science and technology program, the learning related to this strand takes place in the context of learning related to the Life Systems, Matter and Energy, Structures and Mechanisms, and Earth and Space Systems strands, and it should be assessed and evaluated within these contexts.
Overall Expectations
Throughout Grade 7, in connection with the learning in the Life Systems, Matter and Energy, Structures and Mechanisms, and Earth and Space Systems strands, students will:A1. STEM Investigation and Communication Skills
use a scientific research process, a scientific experimentation process, and an engineering design process to conduct investigations, following appropriate health and safety procedures
A2. Coding and Emerging Technologies
use coding in investigations and to model concepts, and assess the impact of coding and of emerging technologies on everyday life and in STEM-related fields
A3. Applications, Connections, and Contributions
demonstrate an understanding of the practical applications of science and technology, and of contributions to science and technology from people with diverse lived experiences
B. Life Systems
Interactions in the Environment
In this strand, students integrate learning from Strand A as they investigate concepts, develop and apply skills, and make meaningful connections to their lives and communities.
Overall Expectations
By the end of Grade 7, students will:B1. Relating Science and Technology to Our Changing World
assess the impact of human activities and technologies on the environment, and analyse ways to mitigate negative impacts and contribute to environmental sustainability
C. Matter and Energy
Pure Substances and Mixtures
In this strand, students integrate learning from Strand A as they investigate concepts, develop and apply skills, and make meaningful connections to their lives and communities.
Overall Expectations
By the end of Grade 7, students will:C1. Relating Science and Technology to Our Changing World
evaluate the environmental and social impacts of the use and disposal of various pure substances and mixtures
C2. Exploring and Understanding Concepts
demonstrate an understanding of the nature of matter, including the properties of pure substances and mixtures, and describe these properties using particle theory
D. Structures and Mechanisms
Form, Function, and Design of Structures
In this strand, students integrate learning from Strand A as they investigate concepts, develop and apply skills, and make meaningful connections to their lives and communities.
Overall Expectations
By the end of Grade 7, students will:D1. Relating Science and Technology to Our Changing World
analyse personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that should be considered when designing and building structures
E. Earth and Space Systems
Heat in the Environment
In this strand, students integrate learning from Strand A as they investigate concepts, develop and apply skills, and make meaningful connections to their lives and communities.
Overall Expectations
By the end of Grade 7, students will:E1. Relating Science and Technology to Our Changing World
assess the benefits of technologies that reduce heat loss, and analyse various social and environmental impacts of the use of energy from renewable and non-renewable sources
E2. Exploring and Understanding Concepts
demonstrate an understanding of heat as a form of energy that is associated with the movement of particles and is essential for many natural processes within Earth’s systems