Big Inquiry Questions Content & Space Daily and seasonal changes affect all living things. (K) Observable patterns and cycles in the local sky and landscape. (1) What daily and seasonal changes can you see or feel? How are plants and animals affected by daily and seasonal changes? What kinds of patterns in the sky and landscape are you aware of? How do patterns and cycles in the sky and landscape affect living things weather changes (K) seasonal changes (K) changes that living things make to accommodate daily and seasonal cycles (K) common objects in the sky (1) Aboriginal knowledge of the sky and landscape (1) patterns in events that occur on Earth and in the sky (1) Grades K/1 Grades 1/2 Big Ideas Inquiry Questions Content Biology Living things have features and behaviours that help them survive in environment. (1) All living things have a life cycle. (2) How do local plants and animals depend on their environment? (1) How do plants and animals use their features to respond to stimuli in their environments? (1) How do plants and animals adapt when their basic needs are not being met? (1) Why are life cycles important? (2) How are the life cycles of local plants and animals similar and different? (2) the classification of living or non-living things (1) structural features of living things in the local environment (1) behavioural adaptations of animals in the environment (1) metamorphic and non-metamorphic life cycles of different organisms (2) similarities and differences between offspring and parent (2) Aboriginal knowledge of life cycles (2) Chemistry Matter is useful because of its properties (1) Why are life cycles important? (1) How are the life cycles of local plants and animals similar and different? (1) TBA (2) specific properties of materials connected to the function of the materials (1) physical ways of changing materials (2) chemical ways of changing materials (2)
Energy comes in a variety of forms that can be transferred from one object to another (4) What is energy input and energy output? (4) What is energy conservation? (4) What is the relationship between energy input, output, and conservation? (4) energy (4): has various forms is conserved devices that transform energy (4)
Biology Multicellular organisms rely on internal systems to survive, reproduce, and interact with their environment. (6) How are internal systems necessary for survival? (6) What do your body systems require for survival? (6) How do your body systems interact with one another? (6) the structures and functions of body systems (6): musculoskeletal reproductive hormonal nervous Biology The theory of evolution by natural selection provides an explanation for the diversity and survival of living things. (7) How do ecosystems and Earth systems change over time? (7) How do these changes affect biodiversity? (7) natural selection through adaptive radiation - a proposed mechanism of the theory of evolution (7) survival needs and interactions between organisms and the environment (7) Chemistry Everyday materials are often homogeneous solutions and heterogeneous mixtures. (6) Elements consist of one type of atom, and compounds consist of atoms of different elements chemically combined (7) What is a heterogeneous mixture? (6) How does it compare to a homogeneous (solution) mixture? (6) TBA (7) heterogeneous mixtures (6) mixtures - separated a difference in component properties (6) Elements and compounds are substances (7) Chemical changes (7) Crystalline structure of solids (7) Physics Newton’s three laws of motion describe the relationship between force and motion. (6) What is the difference between motion caused by balanced forces and motion caused by unbalanced forces? (6) How are balanced and unbalanced forces evident in your life and activities? (6) Newton’s three laws of motion (6) effects of balanced and unbalanced forces in physical activities (6) force of gravity (6) Physics The electromagnetic force produces both electricity and magnetism. (7) How is electricity generated? (7) What is the relationship between electricity and magnetism? (7) electricity — generated in different ways with different environmental impacts (7) electricity — used to generate magnetism (7)