Hands-On Science and Technology for Ontario, Grade 5: An Inquiry Approach With STEM Skills and Connections

Hands-On Science and Technology for Ontario, Grade 5 is an easy-to-use resource for teaching the five strands of the Ontario science and technology (2022) curriculum:

• STEM Skills and Connections
• Life Systems: Human Organ Systems
• Matter and Energy: Properties of and Changes in Matter
• Structures and Mechanisms: Forces Acting on Structures and Mechanisms
• Earth and Space Systems: Conservation of Energy and Resources

Hands-On Science and Technology for Ontario, Grade 5 encourages students' natural curiosity about science and the world around them as they participate in hands-on activities and explore their environment. Using the inquiry approach, this comprehensive resource

• fosters students' understanding of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) skills

• makes coding and emerging technologies approachable for both teachers and students

• emphasizes personalized learning using a four-part instructional process: activate, action, consolidate and debrief, enhance

• relates science and technology to sustainability and our changing world, including society, the economy, and the environment

• focuses on practical applications of the engineering design process as students work on solutions to real-life problems

• builds understanding of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives specific to Ontario

• explores contributions to science and technology by people with diverse lived experiences

  Using proven Hands-On features, this book provides resources for both teachers and students including background information on the science topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; materials lists; and digital image banks and reproducibles (find download instructions in the Appendix of the book).

  Innovative elements developed specifically for the Ontario curriculum include the following:

• plugged and unplugged coding activities in nearly every lesson

• land-based learning activities

• opportunities for students to use the scientific research process, scientific experimentation process, and engineering design process

• a fully developed assessment plan to guide assessment for, as, and of learning

• ideas and prompts for STEM Makerspace projects