| Learning Outcome |
APEF |
Ontario |
Pan - Can |
US |
UK |
New Zealand |
Defines environment
and ecosystem |
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Identifies the three
types of organisms
which make up an
ecosystem (producers,
consumers, and
decomposers) |
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Examines the different
types of trees
characteristic of each
forest ecosystem |
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Investigates the
different layers of soil
(topsoil, subsoil, and
bedrock) |
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Explains ways of
preventing soil
erosion |
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Identifies parts of
plants and flowers and
describes their
functions |
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Identifies weather
changes (temperature,
wind speed, wind
direction and
precipitation) |
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Observes clouds and
notes which clouds
usually precede
certain types of
weather |
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Examines air in motion,
how it originates and
how it is measured |
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Investigates magnets
and their functions |
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Recognizes that it is
the movement of water
and air that produces
energy |
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Demonstrates that the
sun affects all living
things |
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Identifies the sun as a
source of energy that
can be used for
heating and doing
work |
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