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Material World

A Matter
- A.1 Properties and characteristics of matter
  - A.1.e Describes the shape, colour and texture of an object or a substance
  - A.1.f Distinguishes between the mass (quantity of matter) of an object and its weight (gravitational force acting on the mass)
  - A.1.g Classifies solids according to their density (identical volumes and different masses or identical masses and different volumes)
  - A.1.h Associates the buoyancy of a volume of liquid in an identical volume of a different liquid with the densities of these liquids (relative density)
- A.5 Changes in matter
  - A.5.a Demonstrates that physical changes (e.g. deforming, breaking, grinding, phase changes) do not change the properties of matter
  - A.5.c Explains how certain household products are made (e.g. soap, paper)
B Energy
- B.1 Forms of energy
  - B.1.a Describes different forms of energy (mechanical, electrical, light, chemical, heat, sound, nuclear)
    - How is temperature related to thermal energy? (3-D.3)
  - B.1.b Identifies sources of energy in his/her environment (e.g. moving water, chemical reaction in a battery, sunlight)
- B.2 Transmission of energy
  - B.2.e Identifies the characteristics of a sound wave (e.g. volume, timbre, echo)
  - B.2.g Explains the motion of convection in liquids and gases (e.g. boiling water)
- B.3 Transformation of energy
  - B.3.a Describes situations in which human beings consume energy (e.g. heating, transportation, food consumption, recreation)
  - B.3.b Names means used by human beings to limit their energy consumption (e.g. fluorescent light bulbs, timers) and to conserve energy (e.g. insulation)
  - B.3.d Describes the transformations of energy from one form to another
    - Energy transformation (4-D.1)
C Forces and motion
- C.1 Electrostatic
  - C.1.a Describes the effect of electrostatic attraction (e.g. paper attracted by a charged object)
    - Introduction to static electricity and charged objects (2-H.6)
- C.5 Characteristics of motion
  - C.5.a Describes the characteristics of motion (e.g. direction, speed)
    - Compare the speeds of moving objects (3-F.4)
- C.6 Effects of a force on the direction of an object
  - C.6.b Identifies examples of a force (e.g. pulling, pushing, throwing, squeezing, stretching)
    - Identify pushes and pulls (3-F.1)
  - C.6.c Describes the effects of a force on an object (e.g. Sets it in motion, changes its motion, stops it)
    - How do balanced and unbalanced forces affect motion? (3-F.2)
    - How do mass and force affect motion? (3-F.3)
  - C.6.d Describes the effects of a force on a material or structure
D Systems and interaction
- D.2 Simple machines
  - D.2.a Recognizes simple machines (lever, inclined plane, screw, pulley, winch, wheel) used in an object (e.g. lever in seesaw, inclined plane for an access ramp)
  - D.2.b Describes the uses of certain simple machines (to adjust the force required)
- D.4 How manufactured objects work
  - D.4.a Identifies the mechanical parts (e.g. gears, cams, springs, simple machines, connecting rods)
  - D.4.b Recognizes two types of motion (rotation and translation)
  - D.4.c Describes a simple sequence of mechanical parts in motion
- D.6 Transportation technology (e.g. car, airplane, boat)
  - D.6.a Recognizes the influence and impact of transportation technology on people's way of life and surroundings
- D.7 Electron technology
  - D.7.a Recognizes the influence and the impact of electric appliances on people's way of life and surroundings (e.g. telephone, radio, television, computer)
E Techniques and instrumentation
- E.1 Use of simple measuring instruments
  - E.1.a Appropriately uses simple measuring instruments (rulers, dropper, graduated cylinder, balance, thermometer, chronometer)
    - Read a thermometer (3-L.1)
    - Compare temperatures on thermometers (3-L.2)
- E.2 Use of simple machines
  - E.2.a Appropriately uses simple machines (lever, inclined plane, screw, pulley, winch, wheel)
- E.3 Use of tools
  - E.3.a Appropriately and safely uses tools (e.g. pliers, screwdriver, hammer, wrench, simple template)
- E.4 Design and manufacture of instruments, tools, machines, structures (e.g. bridges, towers), devices (e.g. water filtration device), models (e.g. glider) and simple circuits
  - E.4.a Knows the symbols associated with types of motion, electrical components and mechanical parts
  - E.4.b Interprets a diagram or a plan containing symbols
  - E.4.c Uses symbols associated with mechanical parts and electrical components in a diagram or drawing
  - E.4.d Draws and cuts parts out of various materials using appropriate tools
  - E.4.e Uses appropriate assembling methods (e.g. screws, glue, nails, tacks, nuts)
  - E.4.f Uses appropriate tools for proper finishing work
  - E.4.g Uses simple machines, mechanisms or electrical components to design or make an object
F Appropriate language
- F.1 Terminology related to an understanding of the material world
  - F.1.a Appropriately uses terminology related to the material world
  - F.1.b Distinguishes between the meaning of a term used in a scientific or technological context and its meaning in everyday language (e.g. source, matter, body, energy, machine)
- F.2 Conventions and types of representations specific to the concepts studied
  - F.2.a Communicates using appropriate types of representations that reflect the rules and conventions of science and technology (e.g. symbols, graphs, tables, drawings, sketches, norms and standardization)
    - Collect and graph temperature data (3-L.3)

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Material World

A Matter

A.1 Properties and characteristics of matter

A.1.e Describes the shape, colour and texture of an object or a substance

A.1.f Distinguishes between the mass (quantity of matter) of an object and its weight (gravitational force acting on the mass)

A.1.g Classifies solids according to their density (identical volumes and different masses or identical masses and different volumes)

A.1.h Associates the buoyancy of a volume of liquid in an identical volume of a different liquid with the densities of these liquids (relative density)

A.5 Changes in matter

A.5.a Demonstrates that physical changes (e.g. deforming, breaking, grinding, phase changes) do not change the properties of matter

A.5.c Explains how certain household products are made (e.g. soap, paper)

B Energy

B.1 Forms of energy

B.1.a Describes different forms of energy (mechanical, electrical, light, chemical, heat, sound, nuclear)

B.1.b Identifies sources of energy in his/her environment (e.g. moving water, chemical reaction in a battery, sunlight)

B.2 Transmission of energy

B.2.e Identifies the characteristics of a sound wave (e.g. volume, timbre, echo)

B.2.g Explains the motion of convection in liquids and gases (e.g. boiling water)

B.3 Transformation of energy

B.3.a Describes situations in which human beings consume energy (e.g. heating, transportation, food consumption, recreation)

B.3.b Names means used by human beings to limit their energy consumption (e.g. fluorescent light bulbs, timers) and to conserve energy (e.g. insulation)

B.3.d Describes the transformations of energy from one form to another

C Forces and motion

C.1 Electrostatic

C.1.a Describes the effect of electrostatic attraction (e.g. paper attracted by a charged object)

C.5 Characteristics of motion

C.5.a Describes the characteristics of motion (e.g. direction, speed)

C.6 Effects of a force on the direction of an object

C.6.b Identifies examples of a force (e.g. pulling, pushing, throwing, squeezing, stretching)

C.6.c Describes the effects of a force on an object (e.g. Sets it in motion, changes its motion, stops it)

C.6.d Describes the effects of a force on a material or structure

D Systems and interaction

D.2 Simple machines

D.2.a Recognizes simple machines (lever, inclined plane, screw, pulley, winch, wheel) used in an object (e.g. lever in seesaw, inclined plane for an access ramp)

D.2.b Describes the uses of certain simple machines (to adjust the force required)

D.4 How manufactured objects work

D.4.a Identifies the mechanical parts (e.g. gears, cams, springs, simple machines, connecting rods)

D.4.b Recognizes two types of motion (rotation and translation)

D.4.c Describes a simple sequence of mechanical parts in motion

D.6 Transportation technology (e.g. car, airplane, boat)

D.6.a Recognizes the influence and impact of transportation technology on people's way of life and surroundings

D.7 Electron technology

D.7.a Recognizes the influence and the impact of electric appliances on people's way of life and surroundings (e.g. telephone, radio, television, computer)

E Techniques and instrumentation

E.1 Use of simple measuring instruments

E.1.a Appropriately uses simple measuring instruments (rulers, dropper, graduated cylinder, balance, thermometer, chronometer)

E.2 Use of simple machines

E.2.a Appropriately uses simple machines (lever, inclined plane, screw, pulley, winch, wheel)

E.3 Use of tools

E.3.a Appropriately and safely uses tools (e.g. pliers, screwdriver, hammer, wrench, simple template)

E.4 Design and manufacture of instruments, tools, machines, structures (e.g. bridges, towers), devices (e.g. water filtration device), models (e.g. glider) and simple circuits

E.4.a Knows the symbols associated with types of motion, electrical components and mechanical parts

E.4.b Interprets a diagram or a plan containing symbols

E.4.c Uses symbols associated with mechanical parts and electrical components in a diagram or drawing

E.4.d Draws and cuts parts out of various materials using appropriate tools

E.4.e Uses appropriate assembling methods (e.g. screws, glue, nails, tacks, nuts)

E.4.f Uses appropriate tools for proper finishing work

E.4.g Uses simple machines, mechanisms or electrical components to design or make an object

F Appropriate language

F.1 Terminology related to an understanding of the material world

F.1.a Appropriately uses terminology related to the material world

F.1.b Distinguishes between the meaning of a term used in a scientific or technological context and its meaning in everyday language (e.g. source, matter, body, energy, machine)

F.2 Conventions and types of representations specific to the concepts studied

F.2.a Communicates using appropriate types of representations that reflect the rules and conventions of science and technology (e.g. symbols, graphs, tables, drawings, sketches, norms and standardization)