Gizmos for Quebec - Science: Cycle 2, Year 2 (Secondary 4) Env. Sci. (General) (Progression of Learning adopted 2011)

This correlation lists the recommended Gizmos for this province's curriculum standards. Click any Gizmo title below for more information.

MW: : The Material World

MW.A: : Properties

MW.A.3: : Properties of solutions

MW.A.3.f: : Strength of electrolytes

MW.A.3.f.i: : Qualitatively speaking, associates the strength of an electrolyte with its degree of dissociation

MW.B: : Changes

MW.B.3: : Chemical changes

MW.B.3.e: : Combustion

MW.B.3.e.ii: : Explains a combustion reaction using the fire triangle

MW.B.3.i: : Types of bonds

MW.B.3.i.i: : Covalent

MW.B.3.i.i.1: : Defines a covalent bond as a bond resulting from a sharing of electrons

MW.B.3.i.i.2: : Makes a schematic representation of a covalent bond

MW.B.3.i.i.3: : Identifies molecules that feature a covalent bond (e.g. N2, CO2)

MW.B.3.i.ii: : Ionic

MW.B.3.i.ii.1: : Defines an ionic bond as a bond resulting from the gain or loss of electrons

MW.B.3.i.ii.2: : Makes a schematic representation of an ionic bond

MW.B.3.l: : Stoichiometry

MW.B.3.l.i: : Determines the quantities of reactants or products using stoichiometric calculations (gram or mole)

MW.B.3.m: : Endothermic and exothermic reactions

MW.B.3.m.i: : Distinguishes an endothermic reaction from an exothermic reaction according to perceptible signs (e.g. temperature variations, emission of light)

MW.B.4: : Nuclear changes

MW.B.4.a: : Nuclear stability

MW.B.4.a.i: : Explains nuclear stability as the case where the nucleus of the atom is held together by an optimal number of neutrons

MW.B.4.c: : Fission and fusion

MW.B.4.c.i: : Distinguishes nuclear fission from nuclear fusion

MW.B.5: : Transformation of energy

MW.B.5.f: : Effective force

MW.B.5.f.ii: : Determines graphically the magnitude of the effective force in a given situation

MW.B.5.g: : Relationship between work, force and distance traveled

MW.B.5.g.i: : Describes qualitatively the relationship between the work done, the force applied on a body and the distance traveled by the body

MW.B.5.g.ii: : Applies the mathematical relationship between work, effective force and distance traveled (W = FΔd)

MW.B.5.h: : Relationship between mass and weight

MW.B.5.h.i: : Describes qualitatively the relationship between mass and weight

MW.B.5.j: : Relationship between kinetic energy, mass and speed

MW.B.5.j.i: : Describes qualitatively the relationship between the kinetic energy of a body, its mass and its speed

MW.B.5.j.ii: : Applies the mathematical relationship between kinetic energy, mass and speed (Ek = ½mv²)

MW.B.5.k: : Relationship between work and energy

MW.B.5.k.i: : Describes qualitatively the relationship between the work done on a body and the variation in energy within that body

MW.B.5.k.ii: : Applies the mathematical relationship between work and energy (W = ΔE)

MW.C: : Organization

MW.C.1: : Structure of matter

MW.C.1.i: : Neutron

MW.C.1.i.i: : Describes the position and electrical charge of the neutron in an atom

MW.C.1.j: : Simplified atomic model

MW.C.1.j.i: : Represents an atom of a given element using the simplified atomic model

MW.C.1.n: : Concept of the mole

MW.C.1.n.i: : Defines the mole as the unit of measure of the amount of a substance

MW.C.1.n.ii: : Expresses an amount of a substance in moles

MW.C.2: : Periodic classification

MW.C.2.a: : Atomic number

MW.C.2.a.i: : Associates the atomic number of an element with the number of protons it has

MW.C.2.b: : Isotopes

MW.C.2.b.i: : Defines isotopes as atoms of the same element whose nuclei have different numbers of neutrons and therefore different atomic masses

MW.C.2.d: : Periodicity of properties

MW.C.2.d.i: : Describes the periodicity of certain properties of elements (e.g. chemical reactivity, atomic radius, electronegativity)

MW.F: : Electricity and electromagnetism

MW.F.1: : Electricity

MW.F.1.f: : Kirchhoff’s laws

MW.F.1.f.i: : Describes the distribution of current in various components of an electrical circuit

MW.F.1.f.ii: : Determines the value of the current flowing in various components of a series or parallel circuit

MW.F.1.f.iii: : Describes the distribution of the voltage across various components of an electrical circuit

MW.F.1.f.iv: : Determines the value of the voltage across various components of a series or parallel circuit

MW.F.1.f.v: : Determines the value of the equivalent resistance of a series or parallel circuit using Ohm’s law and Kirchhoff’s laws

MW.F.1.h: : Coulomb’s law

MW.F.1.h.i: : Applies the mathematical relationship between the electrical force, the magnitude of the electrical charges and the distance separating these charges (F = kq1 q2 /r²)

LW: : The Living World

LW.A: : Diversity of life forms

LW.A.1: : Ecology

LW.A.1.h: : Ecological footprint

LW.A.1.h.i: : Explains the concept of ecological footprint

LW.A.1.i: : Ecotoxicology

LW.A.1.i.i: : Contaminant

LW.A.1.i.i.1: : Defines a contaminant as an agent that causes changes in the physical, chemical or biological properties of an environment or an organism

LW.A.1.i.ii: : Bioaccumulation

LW.A.1.i.ii.2: : Explains bioaccumulation in food chains (biomagnification)

LW.A.1.i.iv: : Toxicity threshold

LW.A.1.i.iv.2: : Describes factors that influence the toxicity of a contaminant (e.g. concentration, characteristics of the environment into which it is released, nature of the organisms with which it is in contact, duration of exposure)

LW.A.3: : Genetics

LW.A.3.a: : Heredity

LW.A.3.a.i: : Defines heredity

LW.A.3.b: : Gene

LW.A.3.b.i: : Defines a gene as being, in most cases, a DNA segment that carries the code for synthesizing one or more proteins

LW.A.3.b.ii: : Describes the composition (nitrogen bases, sugar, phosphate) and the overall structure (bonding of bases on the double helix) of a DNA molecule

LW.A.3.c: : Character trait

LW.A.3.c.i: : Defines what an hereditary trait is

LW.A.3.c.ii: : Names hereditary traits in an individual or population

LW.A.3.e: : Homozygotes and heterozygotes

LW.A.3.e.i: : Defines a homozygote as an individual with two identical alleles for a particular character trait

LW.A.3.e.ii: : Defines a heterozygote as an individual with two different alleles for a particular character trait

LW.A.3.f: : Dominant and recessive

LW.A.3.f.i: : Describes the phenomena of dominant and recessive character traits

LW.A.3.g: : Genotype and phenotype

LW.A.3.g.i: : Defines genotype

LW.A.3.g.ii: : Defines phenotype

LW.A.3.g.iii: : Describes an individual’s genotype and phenotype for a character trait (e.g. a bean with a Yellow phenotype may have a Yellow-Yellow genotype or a Yellow-Green genotype)

LW.A.3.h: : Protein synthesis

LW.A.3.h.i: : Describes the role of DNA in protein synthesis

LW.A.3.h.ii: : Explains the phenomena of transcription and translation of a strand of DNA

ES: : The Earth and Space

ES.A: : Characteristics of the Earth

ES.A.3: : Hydrosphere

ES.A.3.g: : Eutrophication

ES.A.3.g.ii: : Explains how human activities accelerate the eutrophication of a body of natural water

T: : Techniques

T.B: : Science

T.B.d: : Using measuring instruments

T.B.d.vii: : Uses vernier calipers appropriately

T.C: : Techniques common to Science and Technology

T.C.a: : Verifying the repeatability, accuracy and sensitivity of measuring instruments

T.C.a.i: : Takes the same measurement several times to check the repeatability of the instrument used

T.C.a.ii: : Carries out the required operations to ensure the accuracy of a measuring instrument (e.g. cleans and calibrates a balance, dries out a graduated cylinder, rinses and calibrates a pH-meter)

T.C.a.iii: : Chooses a measuring instrument by taking into account the sensitivity of the instrument (e.g. uses a 25-mL graduated cylinder rather than a 100-mL one to measure 18 mL of water)

Correlation last revised: 9/16/2020

Quebec - Science: Cycle 2, Year 2 (Secondary 4) Env. Sci. (General)

Progression of Learning | Adopted: 2011

MW: : The Material World

LW: : The Living World

ES: : The Earth and Space

T: : Techniques