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2007 REVISED. The Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8. Science and Technology CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION 3. The Goals of the Science and Technology Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. The Nature of Science and Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Roles and Responsibilities in the Science and Technology Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. THE PROGRAM IN Science AND Technology 10. Curriculum Expectations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. Strands in the Science and Technology Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. The Skill Continua for Scientific Inquiry and Technological Problem Solving.

concepts and skills to the world beyond the classroom. For example, in the Understanding Life Systems strand in Grade 3, one fundamental concept addressed is systems and inter-actions, and two big ideas related to this concept are the following: Plants are the primary source of food for humans. Humans need to protect plants and their habitats.

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