This correlation lists the recommended Gizmos for this province's curriculum standards. Click any Gizmo title below for more information.
PL: : Life Science: Plant Growth and Changes
PL3.1: : Investigate the growth and development of plants, including the conditions necessary for germination.
PL3.1.a.: : Pose questions related to plant growth (e.g., How do very young plants look different from grown plants? How much water do plants need to grow? Do all plants grow in the same way?).
Growing Plants
Investigate the growth of three common garden plants: tomatoes, beans, and turnips. You can change the amount of light each plant gets, the amount of water added each day, and the type of soil the seed is planted in. Observe the effect of each variable on plant height, plant mass, leaf color and leaf size. Determine what conditions produce the tallest and healthiest plants. Height and mass data are displayed on tables and graphs.
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PL3.1.b.: : Observe and explain the function of the major structures (i.e., root, stem, flower, leaf, and fruit or seed) of a variety of plants.
Flower Pollination
Observe the steps of pollination and fertilization in flowering plants. Help with many parts of the process by dragging pollen grains to the stigma, dragging sperm to the ovules, and removing petals as the fruit begins to grow. Quiz yourself when you are done by dragging vocabulary words to the correct plant structure.
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PL3.1.c.: : Relate characteristics such as the number and shape of leaves, flower colour, height, and presence and type of fruit in different types of plants to the plant’s environment.
Flower Pollination
Observe the steps of pollination and fertilization in flowering plants. Help with many parts of the process by dragging pollen grains to the stigma, dragging sperm to the ovules, and removing petals as the fruit begins to grow. Quiz yourself when you are done by dragging vocabulary words to the correct plant structure.
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PL3.1.f.: : Compare the basic needs of plants to the basic needs of animals and humans.
Growing Plants
Investigate the growth of three common garden plants: tomatoes, beans, and turnips. You can change the amount of light each plant gets, the amount of water added each day, and the type of soil the seed is planted in. Observe the effect of each variable on plant height, plant mass, leaf color and leaf size. Determine what conditions produce the tallest and healthiest plants. Height and mass data are displayed on tables and graphs.
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PL3.1.h.: : Predict and investigate conditions such as the temperature, available sunlight, available nutrients in soil, and available water, which are necessary for plant germination and growth.
Growing Plants
Investigate the growth of three common garden plants: tomatoes, beans, and turnips. You can change the amount of light each plant gets, the amount of water added each day, and the type of soil the seed is planted in. Observe the effect of each variable on plant height, plant mass, leaf color and leaf size. Determine what conditions produce the tallest and healthiest plants. Height and mass data are displayed on tables and graphs.
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PL3.1.n.: : Pose new questions about conditions necessary for plant growth, based on what was learned.
Growing Plants
Investigate the growth of three common garden plants: tomatoes, beans, and turnips. You can change the amount of light each plant gets, the amount of water added each day, and the type of soil the seed is planted in. Observe the effect of each variable on plant height, plant mass, leaf color and leaf size. Determine what conditions produce the tallest and healthiest plants. Height and mass data are displayed on tables and graphs.
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PL3.2: : Analyze the interdependence among plants, individuals, society, and the environment.
PL3.2.g.: : Describe ways that plants and animals depend on each other.
Growing Plants
Investigate the growth of three common garden plants: tomatoes, beans, and turnips. You can change the amount of light each plant gets, the amount of water added each day, and the type of soil the seed is planted in. Observe the effect of each variable on plant height, plant mass, leaf color and leaf size. Determine what conditions produce the tallest and healthiest plants. Height and mass data are displayed on tables and graphs.
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PL3.2.j.: : Explain how and why plants are replenished naturally (e.g., forest fires and pollination) and artificially (e.g., tree farms, planting seedlings, and seed banks).
Flower Pollination
Observe the steps of pollination and fertilization in flowering plants. Help with many parts of the process by dragging pollen grains to the stigma, dragging sperm to the ovules, and removing petals as the fruit begins to grow. Quiz yourself when you are done by dragging vocabulary words to the correct plant structure.
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Observe and manipulate the populations of four creatures (trees, deer, bears, and mushrooms) in a forest. Investigate the feeding relationships (food web) in the forest. Determine which creatures are producers, consumers, and decomposers. Pictographs and line graphs show changes in populations over time.
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Investigate the growth of three common garden plants: tomatoes, beans, and turnips. You can change the amount of light each plant gets, the amount of water added each day, and the type of soil the seed is planted in. Observe the effect of each variable on plant height, plant mass, leaf color and leaf size. Determine what conditions produce the tallest and healthiest plants. Height and mass data are displayed on tables and graphs.
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Measure the height, diameter, and circumference of trees in a forest. Count growth rings to determine the age of each tree. Grow the trees for several years and investigate how growth is affected by precipitation.
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SM3.1: : Investigate properties of materials and methods of joinery used in structures.
SM3.1.b.: : Examine the properties of materials used in natural and human-built structures (e.g., beaver lodge, bird nest, wasps’ nest, honeycomb, ant hill, tipi, house, marionette, circus float, umbrella, ladder, bridge, earthlodge, quinzhee, drink can, hockey puck, playground equipment, and toys).
Mineral Identification
Observe and measure the properties of a mineral sample, and then use a key to identify the mineral. Students can observe the color, luster, shape, density, hardness, streak, and reaction to acid for each mineral. There are 26 mineral samples to identify.
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Use a balance to measure mass and a spring scale to measure the weight of objects. Compare the masses and weights of objects on Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and the Moon.
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SM3.1.e.: : Analyze how various similar and dissimilar materials can be joined (e.g., gluing, nailing, screwing, stapling, taping, Velcroing and tying) and identify the most appropriate methods for joining specific materials for an identified use.
Mineral Identification
Observe and measure the properties of a mineral sample, and then use a key to identify the mineral. Students can observe the color, luster, shape, density, hardness, streak, and reaction to acid for each mineral. There are 26 mineral samples to identify.
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SM3.1.h.: : Assess the suitability of various materials for constructing structures, including methods of strengthening those materials (e.g., adding more layers, tying or gluing together, triangulation, cross-bracing, and changing the shape of the materials).
Mineral Identification
Observe and measure the properties of a mineral sample, and then use a key to identify the mineral. Students can observe the color, luster, shape, density, hardness, streak, and reaction to acid for each mineral. There are 26 mineral samples to identify.
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SM3.1.i.: : Examine the suitability of using recycled materials to construct structures (e.g., tires as highway surfacing, and reclaimed lumber or straw bales for houses).
Mineral Identification
Observe and measure the properties of a mineral sample, and then use a key to identify the mineral. Students can observe the color, luster, shape, density, hardness, streak, and reaction to acid for each mineral. There are 26 mineral samples to identify.
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ME: : Physical Science: Magnetism and Static Electricity
ME3.1: : Investigate the characteristics of contact (e.g., push, pull, and friction) and non-contact (e.g., magnetic and static electric) forces.
ME3.1.b.: : Demonstrate how contact and non-contact forces are able to cause objects to start moving, speed up, slow down, and stop; cause moving objects to change direction; and cause changes to the shape of objects.
Free Fall Tower
Recreate Galileo's famous experiment by dropping objects off the Tower of Pisa. You can drop ping pong balls, golf balls, soccer balls or watermelons. Objects can be dropped in air or no air, with or without a parachute. The speed of each object is shown on a speedometer and a graph.
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ME3.1.d.: : Group materials according to criteria such as their attraction to magnets and ability to be magnetized based on personal observation.
Magnetism
Drag bar magnets and a variety of other objects onto a piece of paper. Click Play to release the objects to see if they are attracted together, repelled apart, or unaffected. You can also sprinkle iron filings over the magnets and other objects to view the magnetic field lines that are produced.
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ME3.1.e.: : Compare the characteristics and effects of different types and shapes of magnets (e.g., horseshoe, disc, bar, cylindrical, and block), including the location and type of magnetic poles (if any exist), and the shape of the magnetic field produced by the magnet.
Magnetism
Drag bar magnets and a variety of other objects onto a piece of paper. Click Play to release the objects to see if they are attracted together, repelled apart, or unaffected. You can also sprinkle iron filings over the magnets and other objects to view the magnetic field lines that are produced.
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ME3.1.f.: : Predict and test the number of objects a magnet can pick up under different conditions (e.g., distance between magnet and object, number of identical magnets, solids between magnet and object) and develop simple conclusions about conditions that affect strength of magnetic forces.
Magnetism
Drag bar magnets and a variety of other objects onto a piece of paper. Click Play to release the objects to see if they are attracted together, repelled apart, or unaffected. You can also sprinkle iron filings over the magnets and other objects to view the magnetic field lines that are produced.
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ME3.2: : Assess effects of practical applications of magnetic and static electric forces on individuals and society.
ME3.2.c.: : Explore how magnetic compasses can provide evidence for and information about magnetic fields, including those created by current traveling through a conductor, and the Earth’s magnetic field.
Magnetism
Drag bar magnets and a variety of other objects onto a piece of paper. Click Play to release the objects to see if they are attracted together, repelled apart, or unaffected. You can also sprinkle iron filings over the magnets and other objects to view the magnetic field lines that are produced.
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ME3.2.d.: : Design, construct, and test an object such as a toy or game whose function depends on attractive or repulsive magnetic forces.
Magnetism
Drag bar magnets and a variety of other objects onto a piece of paper. Click Play to release the objects to see if they are attracted together, repelled apart, or unaffected. You can also sprinkle iron filings over the magnets and other objects to view the magnetic field lines that are produced.
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ME3.2.e.: : Describe the operation of a toy or game whose function depends on magnetic forces using terms such as attract, repel, push, and pull.
Magnetism
Drag bar magnets and a variety of other objects onto a piece of paper. Click Play to release the objects to see if they are attracted together, repelled apart, or unaffected. You can also sprinkle iron filings over the magnets and other objects to view the magnetic field lines that are produced.
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ES3.1: : Investigate the characteristics, including soil composition and ability to absorb water, of different types of soils in their environment.
ES3.1.a.: : Pose questions and make predictions about the characteristics and composition of soils that lead to exploration and investigation (e.g., What colours are soil? What does soil feel like? Where does soil come from? Is there water in soil?).
ES3.1.g.: : Collect and display data, using tables and bar graphs, to show the amount of water absorbed by different types of soil.
ES3.2: : Analyze the interdependence between soil and living things, including the importance of soil for individuals, society, and all components of the environment.
ES3.2.c.: : Examine the interdependence between plants and soils (e.g., soils provide nutrients for plant growth, plant leaves die and fall onto the ground, and plant roots spread throughout soil).
Plants and Snails
Study the production and use of gases by plants and animals. Measure the oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in a test tube containing snails and elodea (a type of plant) in both light and dark conditions. Learn about the interdependence of plants and animals.
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ES3.2.h.: : Suggest sustainable practices (e.g., composting and fertilizing) that can affect soils positively and reduce or prevent harmful effects such as compaction and contamination of soils.
Growing Plants
Investigate the growth of three common garden plants: tomatoes, beans, and turnips. You can change the amount of light each plant gets, the amount of water added each day, and the type of soil the seed is planted in. Observe the effect of each variable on plant height, plant mass, leaf color and leaf size. Determine what conditions produce the tallest and healthiest plants. Height and mass data are displayed on tables and graphs.
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Students assume the role of a scientist trying to solve a real world problem. They use scientific practices to collect and analyze data, and form and test a hypothesis as they solve the problems.
