How can we harness the energy around us for our benefit?

Past Course Connections

Future Course Connections

Connections within Science 24

Cross-Curricular Connections

Real-World Implications

Grade 8 Science

Grade 9 Science

Grade 7 Science

Science 14

Unit C: Heat and Temperature

General Outcome 1: Illustrate and explain how human needs have led to technologies for obtaining and controlling
thermal energy and to increased use of energy resources

Unit D: Mechanical Systems

General Outcome 3: Investigate and describe the transmission of force and energy between parts of a mechanical system

Unit B: Matter and Chemical Change

General Outcome 2: Describe and interpret patterns in chemical reactions

Grade 9 Mathematics

Statistics and Probability (Data Analysis)

Specific Outcomes 1 and 3

Patterns and Relations (Patterns)

Specific Outcome 2

Grade 8 Mathematics

Number

Specific Outcome 3

Specific Outcome 4

Specific Outcome 5

Mathemathics 10C

Measurement

Specific Outcome 2

Mathematics 10-3

Measurement

Specific Outcome 1

Relations and Functions

Specific Outcome 1

Specific Outcome 4

Mathematics 20-2

Measurement

Specific Outcome 1

Mathematics 20-3

Algebra

Specific Outcome 3

Statistics

Specific Outcome 1

Construction

Electro-Technologies

Environmental Stewardship

Foods

Mechanics

Unit B: Understanding Energy Transfer Technologies

General Outcome 1: Describe how natural and technological cooling and heating systems are based upon the transfer of
thermal energy (heat) from hot to cold objects

General Outcome 2: Explain the functioning of common methods and devices designed to control the transfer of thermal
energy

General Outcome 3: Describe and compare simple machines as devices that transfer energy and multiply forces or
distances

High School Graduation Requirement

Unit A: Applications of Matter and Chemical Change

General Outcome 2: Investigate and classify chemical reactions

Unit D: Motion, Change and Transportation Safety

General Outcome 2: Describe the change in position and speed of objects mathematically and graphically

General Outcome 3: Apply concepts of force, mass and the law of conservation of momentum to investigate
one-dimensional collisions of two objects

General Outcome 4: Apply the principles underlying the motion of objects to explain the need for safety devices and
practices

Math 10,20,30

General Outcome 1: Develop spatial sense and proportional reasoning.

General Outcome 2: Develop algebraic reasoning and number sense.

English 10,20,30

General Outcome 3: Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to manage ideas and information.