Key Changes – Science and Technology, Grades 1–8 (2022)

• Grade 1: Needs and Characteristics of Living Things
• Grade 2: Growth and Changes in Animals
• Grade 3: Growth and Changes in Plants
• Grade 4: Habitats and Communities
• Grade 5: Human Health and Body Systems
• Grade 6: Biodiversity
• Grade 7: Interactions in the Environment
• Grade 8: Cells

• Grade 1: Needs and Characteristics of Living Things
• Grade 2: Growth and Changes in Animals
• Grade 3: Growth and Changes in Plants
• Grade 4: Habitats and Communities
• Grade 5: Human Health and Body Systems
• Grade 6: Biodiversity
• Grade 7: Interactions in the Environment
• Grade 8: Cells

• Named Relating Science and Technology to Society and the Environment

• Renamed Relating Science and Technology to Our Changing World

• Gr. 7 A1.2 analyse the costs and benefits of selected strategies for protecting the environment

Revised expectation:

• Gr. 7 B1.2 assess the effectiveness of various ways of mitigating the negative and enhancing the positive impact of human activities on the environment

 New expectations:

• Gr. 3 B1.3 assess the benefits and limitations of locally grown food
• Gr. 5 B1.3 explain how food literacy can support decisions that affect physical and mental health
• Gr. 7 B1.3 analyse how diverse First Nations, Métis, and Inuit practices and perspectives contribute to environmental sustainability

• Integrated within the Developing Investigation and Communication Skills overall expectation

• Restructured as STEM Investigation and Communication Skills in Strand A
• Science and Technology concepts from the overall expectation on Developing Investigation and Communication Skills are included in Exploring and Understanding Concepts

• Named Understanding Basic Concepts

• Renamed Exploring and Understanding Concepts

New expectations:

• Gr. 2 B2.2 describe the locomotion of various animals
• Gr. 3 B2.7 describe various plants used for food, including those grown by First Nations, Métis, and Inuit, and identify local settings where these plants are grown or found
• Gr. 6 B2.7 explain how climate change contributes to a loss of biodiversity, and describe the impact of this loss
• Gr. 6 B2.8 describe the importance of biodiversity in supporting agriculture, including Indigenous agriculture around the world
• Gr. 7 B2.8 describe how different approaches to agriculture and to harvesting food from the natural environment can impact an ecosystem, and identify strategies that can be used to maintain and/or restore balance to ecosystems