Gizmos for Ontario - Science: Physics, Grade 11, University Preparation (Ontario Curriculum adopted 2008)

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

A: Scientific Investigation Skills and Career Exploration

A1: demonstrate scientific investigation skills (related to both inquiry and research) in the four areas of skills (initiating and planning, performing and recording, analysing and interpreting, and communicating);

A1.5: conduct inquiries, controlling relevant variables, adapting or extending procedures as required, and using appropriate materials and equipment safely, accurately, and effectively, to collect observations and data

A1.6: compile accurate data from laboratory and other sources, and organize and record the data, using appropriate formats, including tables, flow charts, graphs, and/or diagrams

A1.8: synthesize, analyse, interpret, and evaluate qualitative and/or quantitative data; solve problems involving quantitative data; determine whether the evidence supports or refutes the initial prediction or hypothesis and whether it is consistent with scientific theory; identify sources of bias and/or error; and suggest improvements to the inquiry to reduce the likelihood of error

A1.10: draw conclusions based on inquiry results and research findings, and justify their conclusions with reference to scientific knowledge

A1.11: communicate ideas, plans, procedures, results, and conclusions orally, in writing, and/or in electronic presentations, using appropriate language and a variety of formats (e.g., data tables, laboratory reports, presentations, debates, simulations, models)

A1.12: use appropriate numeric (e.g., SI and imperial units), symbolic, and graphic modes of representation for qualitative and quantitative data (e.g., vector diagrams, free-body diagrams, algebraic equations)

A1.13: express the results of any calculations involving data accurately and precisely, to the appropriate number of decimal places or significant figures

B: Kinematics

B2: investigate, in qualitative and quantitative terms, uniform and non-uniform linear motion, and solve related problems;

B2.1: use appropriate terminology related to kinematics, including, but not limited to: time, distance, position, displacement, speed, velocity, and acceleration

B2.2: analyse and interpret position–time, velocity– time, and acceleration–time graphs of motion in one dimension (e.g., use tangent slopes to create velocity–time graphs from position–time graphs and acceleration–time graphs from velocity–time graphs; use the area under the curve to create position–time graphs from velocity–time graphs and velocity–time graphs from acceleration–time graphs)

B2.4: conduct an inquiry into the uniform and non-uniform linear motion of an object (e.g., use probeware to record the motion of a cart moving at a constant velocity or a constant acceleration; view a computer simulation of an object attaining terminal velocity; observe a video of a bouncing ball or a skydiver; observe the motion of a balloon with a small mass suspended from it)

B2.5: solve problems involving distance, position, and displacement (e.g., find total displacement using a scale vector diagram and vector components, and compare it to total distance travelled)

B2.6: plan and conduct an inquiry into the motion of objects in one dimension, using vector diagrams and uniform acceleration equations

B2.7: solve problems involving uniform and non-uniform linear motion in one and two dimensions, using graphical analysis and algebraic equations

B2.8: use kinematic equations to solve problems related to the horizontal and vertical components of the motion of a projectile (e.g., a cannon ball shot horizontally off a cliff, a ball rolling off a table, a golf ball launched at a 45º angle to the horizontal)

B2.9: conduct an inquiry into the projectile motion of an object, and analyse, in qualitative and quantitative terms, the relationship between the horizontal and vertical components (e.g., airborne time, range, maximum height, horizontal velocity, vertical velocity)

B3: demonstrate an understanding of uniform and non-uniform linear motion, in one and two dimensions.

B3.3: describe the characteristics and give examples of a projectile’s motion in vertical and horizontal planes

C: Forces

C2: investigate, in qualitative and quantitative terms, net force, acceleration, and mass, and solve related problems;

C2.1: use appropriate terminology related to forces, including, but not limited to: mass, time, speed, velocity, acceleration, friction, gravity, normal force, and free-body diagrams

C2.2: conduct an inquiry that applies Newton’s laws to analyse, in qualitative and quantitative terms, the forces acting on an object, and use free-body diagrams to determine the net force and the acceleration of the object

C2.3: conduct an inquiry into the relationship between the acceleration of an object and its net force and mass (e.g., view a computer simulation of an object attaining terminal velocity; observe the motion of an object subject to friction; use electronic probes to observe the motion of an object being pulled across the floor), and analyse the resulting data

C2.5: plan and conduct an inquiry to analyse the effect of forces acting on objects in one dimension, using vector diagrams, free-body diagrams, and Newton’s laws

C2.6: analyse and solve problems involving the relationship between the force of gravity and acceleration for objects in free fall

C3: demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between changes in velocity and unbalanced forces in one dimension.

C3.3: state Newton’s laws, and apply them, in qualitative terms, to explain the effect of forces acting on objects

C3.4: describe, in qualitative and quantitative terms, the relationships between mass, gravitational field strength, and force of gravity

D: Energy and Society

D2: investigate energy transformations and the law of conservation of energy, and solve related problems;

D2.1: use appropriate terminology related to energy transformations, including, but not limited to: mechanical energy, gravitational potential energy, kinetic energy, work, power, fission, fusion, heat, heat capacity, temperature, and latent heat

D2.2: solve problems relating to work, force, and displacement along the line of force

D2.3: use the law of conservation of energy to solve problems in simple situations involving work, gravitational potential energy, kinetic energy, and thermal energy and its transfer (heat)

D2.4: plan and conduct inquiries involving transformations between gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy (e.g., using a pendulum, a falling ball, an object rolling down a ramp) to test the law of conservation of energy

D2.9: conduct an inquiry to determine the specific heat capacity of a single substance (e.g., aluminum, iron, brass) and of two substances when they are mixed together (e.g., the heat lost by a sample of hot water and the heat gained by a sample of cold water when the two samples are mixed together)

D2.11: draw and analyse heating and cooling curves that show temperature changes and changes of state for various substances

D3: demonstrate an understanding of work, efficiency, power, gravitational potential energy, kinetic energy, nuclear energy, and thermal energy and its transfer (heat).

D3.1: describe a variety of energy transfers and transformations, and explain them using the law of conservation of energy

D3.3: explain the following concepts, giving examples of each, and identify their related units: thermal energy, kinetic energy, gravitational potential energy, heat, specific heat capacity, specific latent heat, power, and efficiency

D3.5: describe, with reference to force and displacement along the line of force, the conditions that are required for work to be done

D3.6: describe and compare nuclear fission and nuclear fusion

D3.7: explain, using the kinetic molecular theory, the energy transfer that occurs during changes of state

D3.11: explain radioactive half-life for a given radioisotope, and describe its applications and their consequences

E: Waves and Sound

E2: investigate, in qualitative and quantitative terms, the properties of mechanical waves and sound, and solve related problems;

E2.1: use appropriate terminology related to mechanical waves and sound, including, but not limited to: longitudinal wave, transverse wave, frequency, period, cycle, amplitude, phase, wavelength, velocity, superposition, constructive interference, destructive interference, standing waves, and resonance

E2.2: conduct laboratory inquiries or computer simulations involving mechanical waves and their interference (e.g., using a mass oscillating on a spring, a mass oscillating on a pendulum, the oscillation in a string instrument)

E2.3: plan and conduct inquiries to determine the speed of waves in a medium (e.g., a vibrating air column, an oscillating string of a musical instrument), compare theoretical and empirical values, and account for discrepancies

E2.4: investigate the relationship between the wavelength, frequency, and speed of a wave, and solve related problems

E2.5: analyse the relationship between a moving source of sound and the change in frequency perceived by a stationary observer (i.e., the Doppler effect)

E3: demonstrate an understanding of the properties of mechanical waves and sound and of the principles underlying their production, transmission, interaction, and reception.

E3.3: explain and graphically illustrate the principle of superposition with respect to standing waves and beat frequencies

E3.4: identify the properties of standing waves, and, for both mechanical and sound waves, explain the conditions required for standing waves to occur

F: Electricity and Magnetism

F2: investigate, in qualitative and quantitative terms, magnetic fields and electric circuits, and solve related problems;

F2.1: use appropriate terminology related to electricity and magnetism, including, but not limited to: direct current, alternating current, conventional current, electron flow, electrical potential difference, electrical resistance, power, energy, step-up transformer, and step-down transformer

F2.2: analyse diagrams of series, parallel, and mixed circuits with reference to Ohm’s law (V = IR) and Kirchhoff’s laws

F2.7: investigate electromagnetic induction, and, using Lenz’s law, the law of conservation of energy, and the right-hand rule, explain and illustrate the direction of the electric current induced by a changing magnetic field

F3: demonstrate an understanding of the properties of magnetic fields, the principles of current and electron flow, and the operation of selected technologies that use these properties and principles to produce and transmit electrical energy.

F3.1: describe the properties of magnetic fields in permanent magnets and electromagnets (e.g., the three-dimensional nature of fields, continuous field lines, fields around current-carrying conductors and coils)

F3.2: explain, by applying the right-hand rule, the direction of the magnetic field produced when electric current flows through a long straight conductor and through a solenoid

F3.4: explain Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s laws, Oersted’s principle, the motor principle, Faraday’s law, and Lenz’s law in relation to electricity and magnetism

Correlation last revised: 9/1/2026

Ontario - Science: Physics, Grade 11, University Preparation

Ontario Curriculum | Adopted: 2008