Skill Descriptor: Plan investigations to solve problems relating to the local natural world: weather and climate, habitats, plants, and animals.

Global Competencies: CTPS, ICE, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Ask questions about familiar phenomena
• Make predictions about posed questions based on prior knowledge
• Suggest plans for how to carry out scientific inquiry
• Suggest and explain the required equipment and materials to carry out scientific inquiry
• Explain the types of data and data collection to answer posed questions
• Respond to the ideas of others and acknowledge their contributions

Skill Descriptor: Collect data during scientific inquiry into the local natural world.

Global Competencies: CTPS, ICE

Achievement Indicators:

• Collect and record data using formal measurements, lists, tallies, tables, pictographs, and bar graphs
• Describe observations and compare with others
• Differentiate between observed and measured data

Skill Descriptor: Analyze data to construct explanations and conclusions based on evidence from scientific inquiry.

Global Competencies: CL,CM, CTPS, ICE, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Represent titled and labelled collected data graphically and in tables
• Identify classifications, patterns, sorting rules, or trends in collected data
• Construct explanations and conclusions from collected data
• Connect explanations and conclusions to scientific knowledge and experience
• Identify new questions that arise from scientific inquiry
• Apply what has been learned through inquiry to other situations

Skill Descriptor: Communicate procedure, result, and conclusion of scientific inquiry using a variety of media.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS, ICE, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Communicate procedures, results, and conclusions of scientific inquiry in a clear and logical order
• Discuss observations and ideas from scientific inquiry
• Support claims or draw conclusions using evidence from data analysis
• Communicate how problems were solved or can be solved
• Use science, mathematics, and technology language that others understand

Skill Descriptor: Apply scientific knowledge and an understanding of sustainable practices responsibly with respect to the local natural world.

Global Competencies: CTPS, ICE, SASM, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

• Discuss Wabanaki understandings of interconnectedness with the land (the land is not owned; people “borrow” what the land has to offer and in return take care of the land)
• Investigate the impact colonization had and continues to have on the ways that Wabanaki people interact with the natural environment
• Explore Wabanaki identity including connection to the land, the interconnectedness of all things, responsibility to the natural world, and responsibility to each other
• Demonstrate respect and responsibility for all living things
• Identify parts of different plants and animals that provide humans with useful products
• Describe how useful plants and animals are replenished
• Identify human behaviours that can lead to habitat loss
• Explore solution criteria to reduce the impact on organisms when a habitat changes
• Explore careers in related areas of personal interest
• Distinguish between scientific facts, beliefs, and opinions when answering scientific questions
• Apply scientific knowledge when considering issues of concern
• Use equipment safely while carrying out scientific inquiry
• Use tools and materials safely when building models and prototypes
• Connect scientific inquiry to technological knowledge and experiences
• Practise safety rules when carrying out field studies
• Conduct investigations and application while following environmentally sustainable practices
• Reflect on aspects of applications, decisions, and possible actions of issues of concern

Skill Descriptor: Plan investigations to solve problems relating to the natural world: the Earth’s crust, changes in the Earth’s surface, rocks, minerals, soils, and uses of Earth’s resources.

Global Competencies: CTPS, ICE

Achievement Indicators:

• Ask questions about familiar phenomena
• Make predictions about posed questions based on prior knowledge
• Identify the measured variable and the variable being changed in scientific inquiry
• Brainstorm working criteria (specifications, constraints, etc.) for scientific inquiry
• Suggest plans for how to carry out scientific inquiry involving fair tests
• Suggest and explain the required equipment and materials to carry out scientific inquiry
• Explain the types of data and data collection to answer posed questions
• Respond to the ideas of others and acknowledge their contributions

Skill Descriptor: Collect data during scientific inquiry into the natural world.

Global Competencies: CTPS, ICE, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Collect and record data using formal measurements, labelled drawings, tables, bar graphs, and various methods
• Create diagrams or models that include important details
• Describe observations and compare with others

Skill Descriptor: Analyze data to construct explanations and conclusions based on evidence from scientific inquiry.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS, ICE, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Represent titled and labelled collected data using drawings, digital technologies, simple text, tables, and other graphical formats
• Identify classifications, patterns, sorting rules, or trends in collected data
• Construct explanations and conclusions from collected data
• Connect explanations and conclusions to scientific knowledge and experience
• Identify new questions that arise from scientific inquiry
• Apply what has been learned through inquiry to other situations

Skill Descriptor: Communicate procedure, result, and conclusion of scientific inquiry using a variety of media.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS, ICE, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Communicate procedures, results, and conclusions of scientific inquiry in a clear and logical order
• Discuss observations and ideas from scientific inquiry
• Support claims or draw conclusions using evidence from data analysis
• Communicate how problems were solved or can be solved
• Use science, mathematics, and technology language that others understand

Skill Descriptor: Apply scientific knowledge and an understanding of sustainable practices responsibly with respect to the natural world.

Global Competencies: CTPS, ICE, SASM, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

• Discuss Wabanaki understandings of interconnectedness with the land (the land is not owned; people “borrow” what the land has to offer and in return take care of the land)
• Explore Wabanaki identity including connection to the land, the interconnectedness of all things, responsibility to the natural world, and responsibility to each other
• Investigate the impact colonization had and continues to have on the ways that Wabanaki people interact with the natural environment
• Describe ways of using Earth’s materials to make useful objects
• Identify responsible and/or sustainable interactions between humans and Earth
• Describe how Earth’s materials are replenished
• Explore solution criteria to reduce the impact of natural and human forces on the landscape
• Explore careers in related areas of personal interest
• Distinguish between scientific facts, beliefs, and opinions when answering scientific questions
• Apply scientific knowledge when considering issues of concern
• Use equipment safely while carrying out scientific inquiry
• Use tools and materials safely when building models and prototypes
• Connect scientific inquiry to technological knowledge and experiences
• Practise safety rules when carrying out field studies
• Conduct investigations and application while following environmentally sustainable practices
• Reflect on aspects of applications, decisions, and possible actions of issues of concern

Skill Descriptor: Plan investigations to solve problems relating to simple machines or human systems: digestive, respiratory, circulatory, nervous, and musculoskeletal.

Global Competencies: CTPS, ICE, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Ask questions about familiar phenomena that lead to fair scientific tests or practical problems to solve
• Make predictions about posed questions based on prior knowledge
• Identify and control independent, dependent, and control variables in scientific inquiry
• Identify the measured variable and the variable being changed in scientific inquiry
• Brainstorm working criteria (specifications, constraints, etc.) for scientific inquiry
• Plan to carry out scientific inquiry involving fair tests
• Suggest and explain the required equipment and materials to carry out scientific inquiry
• Explain the types of data and data collection to answer posed questions
• Respond to the ideas of others and acknowledge their contributions

Skill Descriptor: Collect data during scientific inquiry into simple machines or the human systems.

Global Competencies: CTPS, ICE

Achievement Indicators:

• Select and use measurement tools
• Collect and record qualitative and quantitative data using formal measurements, labelled drawings, tables, bar graphs, and various methods
• Create models that include important details
• Describe observations and compare with others
• Distinguish between qualitative and quantitative collected data

Skill Descriptor: Analyze data to construct explanations and conclusions based on evidence from scientific inquiry.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS, ICE, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Represent and organize titled and labelled collected data using drawings, digital technologies, simple text, tables and other graphical formats
• Identify classifications, patterns, sorting rules, or trends in collected data
• Confirm the validity/reliability of tests and identify possible sources of errors
• Construct explanations and conclusions from collected data and other sources
• Connect explanations and conclusions to scientific knowledge and experience
• Identify new questions that arise from scientific inquiry or new information

Skill Descriptor: Communicate procedure, result, and conclusion of scientific inquiry using a variety of media.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS, ICE, SASM

Achievement Indicators:

• Communicate procedures, results, and conclusions of scientific inquiry in a clear and logical order
• Discuss observations and ideas from scientific inquiry
• Support claims or draw conclusions using evidence from data analysis
• Communicate how problems were solved or can be solved
• Use science, mathematics, and technology language that others understand

Skill Descriptor: Apply scientific and technological knowledge and an understanding of sustainable practices responsibly with respect to simple machines and human systems.

Global Competencies: CL, CM, CTPS, ICE, SASM, SGC

Achievement Indicators:

• Demonstrate respect and responsibility for all living things
• Explore solution criteria to evaluate technologies developed to improve living conditions
• Explore careers in related areas of personal interest
• Identify ways simple machines influence daily life
• Identify ways simple machines lead to new technological advances
• Identify tools, techniques, and materials used to respond to own needs at school, home, and play
• Develop models of natural phenomena or solutions to problems
• Distinguish between scientific facts, beliefs, and opinions when answering scientific questions or seeking solutions to technological problems
• Apply scientific knowledge when considering issues of concern
• Use equipment safely while carrying out scientific inquiry
• Use tools and materials safely when building models and prototypes
• Connect scientific inquiry to technological knowledge and experiences
• Practise safety rules when carrying out field studies
• Conduct investigations and application while following environmentally sustainable practices
• Reflect on aspects of applications, decisions, and possible actions of issues of concern