Race to Mars

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Grade 7, Pan-Canadian Science Curriculum

• HEAT-07-308.02: explain temperature using the concept of kinetic energy and the particle model of matter (Resources)
• HEAT-07-308.03: explain how each state of matter reacts to changes in temperature (Resources)
• HEAT-07-308.04: explain changes of state using the particle model of matter (Resources)
• HEAT-07-308.05: compare transmission of heat by conduction, convection, and radiation (Resources)
• HEAT-07-112.01: describe how an individual"s needs can lead to developments in science and technology (e.g., describe how the need for protective clothing led to the development of oven mitts, survival suits, and ski suits, or how the need for home comfort led to the development of air conditioning, central heating, and insulated walls, doors, and windows) (Resources)
• HEAT-07-210.02: compile and display data, by hand or computer, in a variety of formats, including diagrams, flow charts, tables, bar graphs, line graphs, and scatter plots (e.g., plot a graph showing the decrease in temperature of various liquids from identical initial temperatures) (Resources)
• HEAT-07-210.11: state a conclusion, based on experimental data, and explain how evidence gathered supports or refutes an initial idea (e.g., explain how the evidence of convection currents in fluids supports the particle model of matter) (Resources)
• HEAT-07-210.12: identify and evaluate potential applications of findings (e.g., identify examples such as the application of heat transfer principles to the design of homes and protective clothing) (Resources)
• HEAT-07-208.08: select appropriate methods and tools for collecting data and information and for solving problems (e.g., use black or reflective materials to study heat absorption; observe convection currents in liquids using a glass loop, or in gases using a box and chimney apparatus) (Resources)
• HEAT-07-211.02: communicate questions, ideas, intentions, plans and results, using lists, notes in point form, sentences, data tables, graphs, drawings, oral language, and other means (e.g., present, on a series of transparencies, the steps that could be followed to test the effectiveness of the heating system in a passive solar home) (Resources)


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