CURRICULUM MATCH

B.C. Science Curriculum, Grades K-1
These lessons help students achieve the following learning outcomes:

Applications of Science
It is expected that students will:
· safely carry out instructions and procedures involving a small number of steps
· collaborate with others in scientific investigations
· suggest possible interpretations for a set of observations
· describe the similarities and differences between simple objects
· suggest questions for investigations

Life Science (Plant and Animal Characteristics)
It is expected that students will:
· describe the appearance and behaviour of a variety of animals
· determine the requirements of healthy animals
· identify similarities and differences among animal species

Life Science (Plant and Animal Life Cycles)
It is expected that students will:
· compare the life cycle of an animal hatched from an egg with one born from the mother

BC Science Curriculum, Grades 2-3
These lessons help students achieve the following learning outcomes:

Applications of Science
It is expected that students will:
· conduct simple tests and describe observations
· suggest possible improvements to investigations
· formulate questions to guide observation and investigations
· use a variety of measuring instruments to gather accurate information
· identify patterns and groupings to draw conclusions from information
· communicate scientific observations to peers, teachers and family
· construct models to represent ideas or concepts

Life Science (Animals in the Environment)
It is expected that students will:
· describe structures that enable animals to survive in different environments
· demonstrate a knowledge of what animals need to survive
· explain how animals interact with each other
· compare and contrast animal fossils with living organisms
· suggest reasons for the endangerment or extinction of animal species

Life Science (Human Body - Hearing and Speech)
It is expected that students will:
· describe the basic structure and function of the organ involved in hearing and speech
· relate the nature of sound to hearing

Physical Science (Sound)
It is expected that students will:
· demonstrate the ability to make sound using vibrations
· compare how sound travels through different materials
· describe different types of sound in terms of pitch, quality and intensity
· infer how we hear sounds

BC Science Curriculum, Grade 4
These lessons help students achieve the following learning outcomes:

Life Science (Adaptations of Organisms)
It is expected that students will:
· relate the structure and behaviour of local organisms to their survival in local environments
· discuss how changes in an organism's habitat can affect the survival of individual organisms and entire species

Life Science (Body Systems - Digestive, Skeletal, Muscular)
It is expected that students will:
· describe the basic structure and function of the skeletal and muscular systems
· relate the life processes of an organism to its use of nutrients, water and oxygen
· describe the changing requirements of organisms as they grow
· relate dietary habit and behaviour to an organism's health

BC Science Curriculum, Grade 5
These lessons help students achieve the following learning outcomes:

Applications of Science
It is expected that students will:
· classify and order based on a set of keys and criteria

Life Science (B.C.'s Living Resources)
It is expected that students will:
· identify living resources in the local environment
· describe how humans use BC's living resources
· describe the known and potential environmental impacts of using BC's living resources
· devise a strategy for sustaining a living resource

Life Science (Body Systems - Respiratory, Circulatory, Sensory)
It is expected that students will:
· describe the basic structure and function of the organs in the respiratory and circulatory systems
· compare and contrast the respiratory and circulatory systems of humans with those of other animals
· describe the relationship between the respiratory and circulatory systems
· identify the basic structure and function of the organs in the sensory system
· compare and contrast the sensory systems of humans with those of animals

BC Science Curriculum, Grade 6
These lessons help students to achieve the following learning outcomes:

Applications of Science
It is expected that students will:
· draw reasonable conclusions from experiments
· compare ways of solving problems and finding explanations

Life Science (Classification of Organisms)
It is expected that students will:
· describe how all living things belong to one of the five kingdoms (Plants, Animals, Monera, Protista, Fungi)
· classify animals according to their internal and external features
· develop common classification systems for organisms

BC Science Curriculum, Grade 7
These lessons help students achieve the following learning outcomes:

Applications of Science
It is expected that students will:
· investigate how models may be used to think about processes that cannot be observed directly
· propose and compare options when making decisions or taking action

Life Science (Ecology)
It is expected that students will:
· describe all organisms in terms of their roles as part of interconnected food webs
· describe ways in which species interact with each other