Ontario Curriculum
Matter and Materials Lessons and Experiments Grades 1-3
$25.99 CAD
What is the world made of? Through hands-on activities and experiments, students will enjoy exploring the world around them as they practice science skills like observing and concluding. Games like "Simon Says" bring the realm of atoms and particles to...
Physical Science Grade 7
$25.99 CAD
The experiments in this book relate to these four aspects of physical science: Structural Form and Function Heat and Temperature Chemistry of Pure Substances Mixtures In each section, you will find teacher notes designed to provide you guidance with the...
Physical Science Grade 8
$25.99 CAD
The experiments in this book relate to four aspects of physical science: Fluids and Dynamics Systems in Action Light Optical Systems In each section, you will find teacher notes designed to provide you guidance with the learning intention, the success...
An Electrical Current Experiment Grades 4-6
$2.45 CAD
The power that we actually use in our homes is called current electricity. It is made up of millions of electrons moving in the same direction. In this lesson plan students will make a simple circuit to demonstrate the presence...
Centripetal Force Activities Grades 4-6
$4.45 CAD
Have your students use this lesson plan to find out if centripetal force increases the faster an object spins around the center and how it acts on water. 5 pages
Centripetal Force Experiments Grades 1-3
$4.45 CAD
Use these four worksheets with experiments to help your students understand centripetal force. 5 pages
Echoes and Traveling Sound Gr. 1-3 (eLesson Plan)
$6.45 CAD
Use these four activities to learn about the speed of sound, how sound travels, blocking sound and echoes. 12 pages, answer key included.
Electromagnetism Lesson & Experiment Grades 4-6
$4.75 CAD
This lesson plan will introduce students to the relationship between electricity and magnetism by making an electromagnet. This lesson includes one information card with a followup plus one experiment with an observation worksheet. 5 pages
Experimenting with Erosion Grade 4 Lesson Plan
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Students will learn about the effects of wind, water, and ice on our landscape. This lesson plan includes teacher notes and ten worksheets. Success Criteria:• make predictions about the effects of wind, water, and ice on rocks and soil• describe...
Forces on Structures Grade 5 Lesson with Experiments
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Students will learn about the effects of internal and external forces on structures, and about some of the structural features that help overcome these forces.
Form and Stability Grade 7 Lesson with Experiments
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Students will learn about the importance of symmetry and center of gravity on a structure in order for it to support a load.
Gravity Experiments Grades 1-3
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Have your students discover how the weight of an object affects the pull of gravity upon it with these experiments and worksheets. 6 pages
How Does a Battery Work? Lesson & Activity Grades 4-6
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Students will become familiar with how a battery works and make their own battery with a lemon. Includes 1 information card with follow-up and instructions to make a battery. 5 pages
Humans and Sound Gr. 1-3 Lesson and Activities
$5.45 CAD
Humans use sound to communicate, and in this section, the students explore how we produce and hear sounds. Through these activities, students will learn about vocal cords and the eardrum, which, respectively, allow us to talk and hear. 8 pages,...
Introduction to Light Lesson Gr. 1-3
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Can you see in the dark? What is the speed of light? Does light travel straight. Use this lesson plan to answer these questions. 9 pages, answer key included
Invention Fair with Energy Gr. 1-3 (eLesson Plan)
$4.95 CAD
This is a multi-week project in which students synthesize what they have learned about energy to create an invention that uses, gives, or conserves energy. Includes an award certificate. 7 pages, with answer key.
Inventions with Magnets Lesson Plan Grades 1-3
$6.45 CAD
In this lesson plan students will recognize how magnets are used in everyday life. Teacher notes and answer key included.
Lemon Clock - How to make a Gr. 1-3 (eLesson Plan)
$4.45 CAD
In this activity, students explore how chemical energy can be used to power a clock. 5 pages, with answer key.
Light and Society Lesson Gr. 1-3
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How we use light. What is a light bulb? Do light bulbs waste energy? What are light detecting plants? Encourage students to think about light sources in this lesson plan. 11 pages, answer key included.
Magnet Strength Gr. 1-3 eLesson Plan
$4.75 CAD
Your class will calculate the strength of a magnet by using paper clips. A word search is also included in this lesson plan. Teacher notes and answer key included.
Magnetic Fields Gr. 1-3 eLesson Plan
$6.45 CAD
Discover how far a magnet reacts. Do fun artwork with a magnet, iron filings and spray on glue and uncover a magnetic field. Find out if magnets can be blocked. Teacher notes and answer key included.
Magnetic Force Experiment Gr. 4-6 Lesson Plan
$4.95 CAD
With this activity, your class will find out if they can see magnetic forces by using a clear zip-lock bag, white index card, iron filings, and a variety of small magnets.
Magnetic Force Experiments Grades 1-3
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Can we see magnetic forces? What materials will a magnet pick up? Have your students do these activities and observe filings that move to form an arrangement around a magnet and then have them fish for objects that can be...
Magnetic Poles Gr. 1-3 eLesson Plan
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All magnets have a north pole and a south pole. Your students will discover what is important about poles and how they react. Teacher notes and answer key included.
Magnets and Compasses Lesson Plan Grades 1-3
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A compass is made of a needle floating in a liquid inside a closed container. The needle is a magnet. This lesson plan will help your students understand how a compass works and how the earth is like a big...
Magnets and Magnetic Material Gr. 1-3 eLesson Plan
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Magnets are made of a material in which the electrons are aligned in one common direction, instead of randomly. Students will discover that magnets attract certain types of materials with the activities in this lesson plan. Teacher notes and answer...
Making A Circuit Lesson & Quiz Grades 4-6
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This lesson plan will introduce students to the relationship between electricity and magnetism by making an electromagnet. The experiments will guide them to make a circuit and circuit tester, plus a series and parallel circuit, and the worksheets will help...
Making a Motor Lesson & Activity Grades 4-6
$2.95 CAD
This lesson plan will introduce students to the relationship between electricity and magnetism by making a motor. 2 pages
Making A Telegraph Lesson & Activity Grades 4-6
$3.95 CAD
This lesson plan will introduce students to the relationship between electricity and magnetism by making a telegraph. 4 pages
Materials Gr. 1-3 (eLesson Plan)
$6.45 CAD
Materials are the physical substances from which objects are made. Students will learn about materials that are natural, man-made and that materials are everywhere. At the end of the lesson plan they will play a "Tic Tac Toe" game that...
Measuring Forces Activity Grades 4-6 Lesson Plan
$3.45 CAD
When your students are done this activity they will be able to answer the question: What is the relationship between weight and the force of gravity? 3 pages
Pitch and Intensity Lesson & Experiment Gr. 4-6
$5.95 CAD
Sounds can be characterized by two different attributes: pitch and intensity. In this lesson plan, students will build their own musical instrument by using three or more small jars, water, and a drumstick. They will also learn how to use...
Pitch and Intensity Lesson Grades 1-3
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Sounds can be characterized by two different attributes: pitch and intensity. Students will build their own musical instruments with baby food jars and also learn how to use a decibel meter. 9 pages, answer key included.
Shadows Gr. 1-3 (eLesson Plan)
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These activities explore the nature of shadows. Students will learn that the shape of a shadow is determined by the shape of an objects surfaces turned toward the light. 6 pages, answer key included.
Solar Energy Race Lesson Plan Grades 1-3
$3.95 CAD
In this experiment, students will explore how solar energy can power objects such as motorized toys. Materials needed for experiment:• solar racing cars (These come in kits; making the cars is an additional activitythat is not covered here. One source...
Sound Machines Lesson & Experiment Gr. 4-6
$5.95 CAD
Students will see how a speaker works inside a radio through vibration. The class will build a tin can telephone. They will also make a pan flute and guitar. These two activities are good synthesis activities as they revisit the...
Sound Machines Lesson Gr. 1-3
$6.45 CAD
This lesson plan provides an excellent way to integrate the sound material that has been learned and introduce a technology component to the curriculum. 10 pages, answer key included.
Sounds All Around Us Lesson Plan Grades 4-6
$6.45 CAD
Every day we hear many different sounds around us. A sound is made when something is moving. In this lesson plan your class will need to listen carefully to hear what is making the sound, is it a loud sound...
Spreading and Fading Light Gr. 1-3 (eLesson Plan)
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How we use light. What is a light bulb? Do light bulbs waste energy? What are light detecting plants? Encourage students to think about light sources in this lesson plan. 11 pages, answer key included.
Standby Power Lesson Plan Grades 4-6
$6.45 CAD
The use of electronic devices has increased dramatically in recent years. While the use of them makes everyday life more convenient, they have brought with them a phenomenon known as standby power. Read the passage and answer the questions at...
Static Electricity Experiments Grades 1-3
$2.95 CAD
Students will use their senses to describe what static electricity looks like in certain situations. 2 pages.
Static Electricity Lesson Plan Grades 4-6
$6.45 CAD
In this experiment, you will be doing two activities to help you to learn about static electricity. You will need two balloons, small pieces of tissue paper set in a pile, two pieces of string, and a ruler. Static electricity...
Static Electricity Lesson Plan Grades 4-6
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This experiment will help you understand static electricity.
Switches Lesson Plan Grades 4-6
$6.45 CAD
Switches are used to turn electrical circuits on and off. When they are turned on, they complete the circuit and the electricity flows around it. When they are turned off, they interrupt the circuit and the electricity cannot flow around...
Temporary and Permanent Magnets Lesson Gr. 1-3
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Some materials containing iron can be made into temporary or permanent magnets by using an existing magnet. Your students will learn how to make a magnet. Teacher notes and answer key included.
Temporary and Permanent Magnets Lesson Plan Grades 4-6
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Some materials containing iron can be made into temporary or permanent magnets by using an existing magnet to align their electrons. The students will make a magnet; find out if a ruler can become a magnet and experiment with a...
Tension & Compression Activity Grades 4-6 Lesson Plan
$3.45 CAD
When your students are done with this activity they will be able to answer the question: What parts of a structure are under tension and what parts are under compression when weight is on them? 3 pages
The Human Ear Lesson Plan Grades 4-6
$6.45 CAD
How do we hear? Use the clues to match the names of different parts of the auditory system to the meanings. Then label the diagram using the numbers. The sound travel experiment will require a shallow dish, water, and a...