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The following chart illustrates the curriculum
connections in Beef - Everywhere, Every day! The expectations
have been taken from the new Ontario curriculum documents for language
and mathematics and from the Common Framework of Science Learning
Outcomes upon which the Ontario science curriculum is based. In
addition, there are obvious connections with the current classroom
practices in areas such as health education, social studies -
particularly geography, family studies and the arts.
| Topic in Beef
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Everywhere
Everyday |
Science
Curriculum Connections
by the end of grade 6 students will.... |
Other Connections |
The Beef
Production
System |
describe ways
that science and technology work together in investigation questions and
problems and in meeting specific needs
interpret findings from investigations using appropriate methods
describe and compare characteristics
and properties of living things
describe and predict causes, effects and patterns related to change in
living things
describe interactions within natural
systems
be sensitive to and develop a sense
of responsibility for the welfare of living things and the environment
Identify the source of materials
found in an object and describe the changes to the natural materials
required to make the object
describe how animals meet their basic
needs
classify organisms according to their
role in a food chain |
communicate a
main idea about a topic and describe a sequence of events (language)
systematically collect, organize and analyze data (mathematics)
interpret displays of data (mathematics)
identify relationships between
measurement concepts (mathematics)
conduct a research project on a
specific topic (social studies)
write a song (arts) |
| Careers |
Identify examples
of careers in which science and technology play a major role
Record observations using a variety
of techniques
Interpret findings from
investigations using appropriate methods |
Illustrate
information in a variety of formats (social studies)
produce pieces of writing using a
variety of forms, techniques and resources appropriate to the form and
purpose (language) |
Farm
Equipment
and Tools |
describe and
compare tools and techniques used by different people in the community
and region to meet their needs
Construct and use devices for a specific purpose
describe examples of modern technologies that did not exist in the past |
establish
different criteria for comparisons (social studies)
design machines (technology)
create a diorama (arts) |
| Nutrition |
Classify
according to several attributes and create a chart or diagram to
illustrate
Identify and suggest explanations for patterns and discrepancies in
data |
Investigate foods
in other
cultures (family studies/nutrition)
Illustrate knowledge of food safety techniques (family
studies/nutrition)
Acquire a knowledge of Canada's Food Guide (family studies/nutrition)
produce pieces of writing using a variety of forms, techniques and
resources appropriate to the form and purpose (language) |
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