Curriculum Expectations
Air Quality Health Index
Air Quality Health Index book 1 (Health)
Grade 5 Science
Overall Expectation
- Relate science and technology to society and the environment
Specific Expectations
- Assess the effects of social and environmental factors on human health
- Propose ways in which individuals can reduce the harmful effects of these factors, and take advantage of those that are beneficial
Grade 6 Health
Overall Expectation
- Personal safety and injury prevention
Specific Expectations
Identify needs and describe appropriate methods for preventing and treating ailments (e.g. sunburn, minor cuts)
Air Quality Health Index book 2 (Environment)
Grade 5: Conservation of Energy
Overall Expectation
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of conservation of energy in relation to the wise use of renewable and non-renewable energy sources
Specific Expectations
- Distinguish between a renewable and non-renewable source of energy
- Formulate questions about and identify needs and problems related to protection of the natural environment, and explore possible answers and solutions
- Describe how we use different natural resources as sources of energy and evaluate the effect of their use on natural and human-made environments
Grade 6: Electricity
Overall Expectation
- Identify uses of electricity in the home and community, and evaluate the impact of these uses on both our quality of life and the environment
Specific Expectations
- Formulate questions about and identify needs and problems related to the properties or uses of electrical energy
- Identify sources of electricity and state whether the sources are renewable or non-renewable