Nova Scotia Curriculum
1.1.4: describe interactions between biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem
Coral Reefs 1 - Abiotic Factors
Food Chain
Pond Ecosystem
1.1.5: identify the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in a local ecosystem and describe both their diversity and their interactions
1.1.6: classify organisms as producers, consumers, and decomposers
Food Chain
Forest Ecosystem
Cell Energy Cycle
Photosynthesis Lab
1.1.1: identify, delimit, and investigate questions related to a local ecosystem such as â??What types of species live in a particular ecosystem?â??
1.1.2: use instruments effectively and accurately to investigate components of an ecosystem
1.1.3: organize and record data collected in an investigation of an ecosystem
1.1.8: explain how biological classification takes into account the diversity of life on Earth, using the terms producer, consumer, and decomposer
Coral Reefs 1 - Abiotic Factors
Food Chain
Forest Ecosystem
1.2.1: demonstrate the importance of choosing words that are scientifically appropriate by using these words in context:
1.2.2: habitat
1.2.3: population
1.2.5: ecosystem
1.2.6: identify and evaluate potential applications of the recycling of matter in an ecosystem
Carbon Cycle
Cell Energy Cycle
1.3.3: light
2.1.1: compare some of the catastrophic events, such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, that occur on or near Earthâ??s surface
Earthquakes 1 - Recording Station
Plate Tectonics
2.1.2: organize and analyse data on the geographical and chronological distribution of earth quakes and volcanoes to determine patterns and trends
2.1.4: provide examples of ideas and theories used in the past to explain volcanic activity, earthquakes, and mountain building
2.1.6: explain the processes of mountain formation and the folding and faulting of the Earthâ??s surface
2.2.1: classify minerals on the basis of their physical characteristics by using a dichotomous key
2.3.1: identify questions to investigate arising from the study of the rock cycle
Rock Cycle
Rock Classification
Rock Cycle
2.3.2: use tools and apparatus safely when modelling or simulating the formation of rock types
Rock Classification
Rock Cycle
2.3.3: classify rocks on the basis of their characteristics and method of formation
Rock Classification
Rock Cycle
2.4.1: explain various ways in which rocks can be weathered
3.2.1: explain how each state of matter reacts to changes in temperature
3.2.2: explain changes of state, using the particle model of matter
3.3.1: compare transmission of heat by conduction, convection, and radiation
Conduction and Convection
Heat Transfer by Conduction
Radiation
3.3.4: compare, in qualitative terms, the heat capacities of some common materials
3.3.5: carry out a procedure to investigate how various surfaces absorb radiant heat and control major variables
3.3.7: identify, evaluate, and draw a conclusion about the relationship between colour and heat absorption in materials
3.3.8: communicate results of experiments and/or investigations related to colour and heat absorption by using language and a variety of tables, charts, and/or graphs
Color Absorption
Heat Absorption
3.3.9: describe how various surfaces absorb radiant heat
4.1.3: evaporation
4.3.9: use a commercial or student-made hydrometer effectively and accurately for collecting data
Correlation last revised: 9/16/2020