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=Rationale=

These Units were all chosen from the Science curriculum because they all interrelate and it is important to understand how magnets, simple machines, Electricity and Magnetism and machines and work effect everyone's lives. It is important to understand the connections that all of these things have in our lives, and the implications that machines, magnets, electricity. Students need to gain an understanding of the ways these things have improved people's lives, as well as the effects they have had on our Earth.

=**Resource Package Connections**=

Grade 2 Core Unit of Magnets Grade 3 Optional Unit of Simple Machines Grade 4 Optional Unit of Electricity and Magnetism Grade 5 Optional Unit of Machines and Work

All of these units have been chosen as they have connections that can be built upon throughout each grade. The learning objectives can all be interrelated and the objectives can be expanded upon.

Cross-Curricular Connections
The grade 3 Resource package can be connected to the grade 3 Science Core Unit - Properties in Matter. Connections can also be made to the Social Studies curriculum throughout the grade 1-3 curriculum. Comparisons can be made between families, communities, and First Nations people, classrooms can look at the various types of simple machines used in each of these Social Studies areas.

=Learning Objectives Covered=

Grade 2 - Predict whether an object will be attracted to a magnet. - Identify objects which can be attracted to magnets. - Identify substances which can be magnetized. - Locate the poles of various types of magnets. - Observe the attraction and repulsion of magnetic poles. - Identify some uses of magnets. - Discover the parts of a magnet where the attraction is the strongest. - Use a compass to determine the direction of the magnetic north pole.
 * 1. Investigate magnetism through direct experience.**

Grade 3 - Observe how gravity, magnetism, push and pull, and friction influence objects. - Describe the relation between energy and force. - Observe how electrical, chemical, heat, light, sound, and kinetic energy influence objects.
 * 1. Recognize the different types of force and energy**.

- Examine how levers work. - Examine how pulleys work. - Examine how wheels and axles work. - Examine how inclined planes work - Examine some compound machines. - Observe how electrical, chemical, heat, light, sound, and kinetic energy influence objects. - Design and construct a simple or compound machine to complete a particular task. - Consider the relationship between energy and motion. Grade 4 - Understand the potential hazards when working with electricity. - Explain some ways that conversions between electricity and other forms of energy can be accomplished. - Identify ways in which electricity is used. - Explain that energy use causes demands on resources and on the environment. - Suggest ways in which energy can be conserved. - Distinguish between conductors and insulators. - Show how an object can acquire a static charge. - Explain that like charges repel and unlike charges attract. - Recognize some necessary components in an electric circuit. - Demonstrate an ability to connect a simple electric circuit. - Experiment with electromagnets. - Compare electromagnets to permanent magnets. - Discover how an electric motor works.
 * 2. Describe how simple machines convert force into motion**.
 * 1. Recognize that electricity is a form of energy.**
 * 2. Investigate static and current electricity.**
 * 3. Explore the relationship between electricity and magnetism.**

Grade 5 - Demonstrate how the three classes of levers work. - Demonstrate how to use pulleys to lift a mass. - Compare force required to lift objects directly and with simple machines. - Identify some common applications of simple machines. - Distinguish between simple and compound machines. - Use a spring scale to measure force. - Define work. - Calculate the work done on an object.
 * 1. Explain the principles of simple machines**
 * 2. Work done in moving objects**