Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site of Canada

Ontario Curriculum Expectations Met

Science & Technology
Language

Grade Five: Science and Technology

Forces Acting on Structures and Mechanisms

Specific Expectations:

• identify and measure forces acting on a structure (i.e. mass, air pressure), and describe the effects of their application
• identify the parts of a structure that are under tension and those that are under compression when subjected to a load

Developing Skills in Inquiry, Design and Communication

• identify needs and problems related to structures and mechanisms in the outdoor environment, and explore possible answers and solutions (i.e. construct a bridge that must support a given load across a given distance)
• use appropriate vocabulary, including correct science and technology terminology, in describing their investigations and observations
• communicate the procedures and results of investigations for specific purposes and to specific audiences, using media works, written notes and descriptions, drawings, charts, and oral presentations (i.e. give a presentation on the process of designing and making a specific structure)
• design and make a frame structure that can support a load (i.e. a bridge)

Relating Science and Technology to the World Outside the School

• describe the change in energy transfer that occurs when the number and the size of gears in a gear system are modified

Grade Five: Language

Oral Communication
Overall Expectations

• listen in order to understand and respond appropriately in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes;
• use speaking skills and strategies appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes;