Hands-On Science and Technology, Grade 4 (Hands-On Science and Technology for Ontario)

Hands-On Science and Technology, Grade 4
Ontario Edition
Project Editor Jennifer Lawson
This teacher resource offers a detailed introduction to the Hands-On Science and Technology program (guiding principles, implementation guidelines, an overview of the science skills that grade 4 students use and develop) and a classroom assessment plan complete with record-keeping templates. It also includes connections to the Achievement Levels as outlined in The Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8 Science and Technology (2007).
This resource has four instructional units:
Unit 1: Habitats and Communities
Unit 2: Pulleys and Gears
Unit 3: Light and Sound
Unit 4: Rocks and Minerals
Each unit is divided into lessons that focus on specific curricular expectations. Each lesson has
curriculum expectation(s) lists
materials lists
activity descriptions
assessment suggestions
activity sheet(s) and graphic organizer(s)