Grade 4 Science Futures and Possible Futures

Acknowledgements

Some images supplied by Getty Images. Other images, graphs, diagrams, and illustrations in this course, unless otherwise specified, are TVO created.

Learning Activity 1

Fundy National Park - From river to ocean, Parks Canada, Government of Canada, URL: https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/nb/fundy/nature/conservation/saumon-salmon/riviere-ocean-river-ocean, Published 2020-02-10, Accessed 2022-07-29.

Leo's Fishheads - Fish Talk with Leo: Citizen Science, Fifth Ground Entertainment, URL: https://www.tvokids.com/school-age/leos-fishheads-gr-1-4-science/videos/fish-talk-leo-citizen-science, Published 2021-05-24, Accessed 2022-07-07.

Learning Activity 2

All about the House Mouse, Welcome Wildlife, URL: https://www.welcomewildlife.com/house-mouse/, Accessed 2022-07-29.

Grade 4: Lesson 7 — Identifying Consumers in the Environment: Animal Scat! 💩, Science North, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wR52oC92Px4&t=705s&ab_channel=ScienceNorth, Published 2020-07-09, Accessed 2022-06-28.

Learning Activity 3

Science for the Classroom: Simple Machines, Science North, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKKjxdDHtdo&ab_channel=ScienceNorth, Published 2019-07-19, Accessed 2022-06-28.

Types of machines, eSchoolToday, in association with BusinessGhana.com, URL: https://eschooltoday.com/learn/types-of-machines/, Published 2021-08-28, Accessed 2022-07-29.

Welcome to the StopGap Foundation, StopGap Foundation, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MPBW106cgw&t=145s&ab_channel=StopGapFoundation, Published 2017-11-17, Accessed 2022-06-28.

Learning Activity 4

Grade 4, Science North, URL: https://www.sciencenorth.ca/grade-4, Published June 2020, Accessed 2022-07-29.

Grade 4: Lesson 1 - Colour Mixing, Science North, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-OxJ47B8iU&t=89s, Published 2020/05/15, Accessed 2022-07-07.

The Agenda with Steve Paikin - Growing Vertical Farming, TVO, OECA, URL: https://www.tvo.org/video/growing-vertical-farming, Published 2020/08/07, Accessed 2022-07-07.

Learn About LED Lighting, Energy Star, URL: https://www.energystar.gov/products/lighting_fans/light_bulbs/learn_about_led_bulbs, Accessed 2022-07-29.

Does the Color of Light Affect Plant Growth, Greg Volente, Greenhouse Today, URL: https://www.greenhousetoday.com/does-the-color-of-light-affect-plant-growth/#:%7E:text=The%20color%20of%20light%20DOES,plants%2C%20causing%20leaves%20to%20burn, Accessed 2022-08-03.

Learning Activity 5

Big Nickel, fw42, URL: https://www.flickr.com/photos/fw42/14575058650/, Published 2014-07-25, Accessed 2022-07-05. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/.

Ontario Legislative Building, Jeff Hitchcock, URL: https://www.flickr.com/photos/arbron/23632444444/, Published 2015-09-04, Accessed 2022-07-05. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/.

Diamond Tipped Metal Hole Saw Drill Bit, Uxcell, URL: https://www.amazon.ca/uxcell-Diamond-Tipped-Metal-Ceramic/dp/B00880CFJS, Accessed 2022-07-05.

The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8, Ontario Ministry of Education and Training, Queen's Printer for Ontario, Published 2007, Accessed 2022-07-29.

Grade 4: Lesson 5 — Minerals of Everyday! 💎, Science North, URL: https://youtu.be/fA5uPB6g6xg, Published 2020-05-26, Accessed 2022-07-05.

Rocks and Minerals: Everyday Uses, Museum of Natural and Cultural History, URL: https://mnch.uoregon.edu/rocks-and-minerals-everyday-uses, Published 2021-05-29, Accessed 2022-07-29.

Learning Activity 6

Striking Balance: Niagara Escarpment, Zach Melnick, Director, Writer and Editor, Striking Balance 2 Inc, URL: https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/striking-balance-niagara-escarpment, Published 2020-10-07, Accessed 2022-07-05.

Learning Activity 7

My Home My Life - Jasmina - My Signing Family, Lopii Productions Inc, URL: https://www.tvokids.com/school-age/my-home-my-life/videos/jasmina-my-signing-family, Published 2020-07-20, Accessed 2022-07-05.

What's Hearing Loss? (for Kids), Nemours KidsHealth, URL: https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/hearing-impairment.html, Published 2016-02-26, Accessed 2022-07-29.

All About Hearing Aids, WebMD, URL: https://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/hearing-aids, Published 2010-09-08, Accessed 2022-07-29.

Learning Activity 8

Gears of engine, User2547783c_812/Creatas Video/Getty Images

Grade 4: Lesson 4-Gears!, Science North, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rDYWXUdBsc&t=2s, Published 2020-05-15, Accessed 2022-07-06.

The William Kamkwamba story. William Kamkwamba photographed at the African Leadership Academy in Joh, Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/Getty Images

Moving Windmills: The William Kamkwamba story, William Kamkwamba, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arD374MFk4w, Published 2008-02-14, Accessed 2022-07-05.

The William Kamkwamba story. Trywell and Agnes Kamkwamba, William's parents, stand outside of their, Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/Getty Images

Windmill at William Kamkwamba's family farm, Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/Getty Images

How I harnessed the wind - TED Talks, TED, URL: https://www.ted.com/talks/william_kamkwamba_how_i_harnessed_the_wind?language=en, Published 2009-09-23, Accessed 2022-07-29.

Learning Activity 9

Big dipper with grass and trees silhouette over Steens Mountain, Tyler Hulett/Moment Video RF/Getty Images

Space Kids - What is a Star, Imagine Create Media, URL: https://www.tvokids.com/school-age/space-kids/videos/what-star, Published 2020-06-05, Accessed 2022-07-05.

Space Kids - Storybook in the Sky, Imagine Create Media, URL: https://www.tvokids.com/school-age/space-kids/videos/storybook-sky, Published 2020-07-17, Accessed 2022-07-05.

Natural Curiosity 2nd Edition: A Resource for Educators: Considering Indigenous Perspectives in Children's Environmental Inquiry, D. Anderson, J. Comay, L. Chiarotto, The Laboratory School at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Published 2017, Accessed 2022-07-29.

Quote from Guiding Principles (Two Eyed Seeing), Institute for Integrative Science and Health, URL: http://www.integrativescience.ca/Principles/TwoEyedSeeing/, Published 2011-02-07, Accessed 2022-08-01.

Portrait of Wilfred Buck, Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Inc, URL: https://mfnerc.org/2016/12/wilfred-buck-the-star-guy/, Accessed 2022/07/14.

Lessons From Beyond with Wilfred Buck (grades 4 - 8), Jodie Williams, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J0aC2oWOW0, Published 2021-12-07, Accessed 2022-07-05.

Haudenosaunee astronomy, Ontario Parks, © Queen's Printer for Ontario, URL: https://www.ontarioparks.com/parksblog/indigenous-astronomy/, Accessed 2022-07-14. Source: Blog post - Featured constellations: the Bears and a Dragon, https://www.ontarioparks.com/parksblog/featured-constellations-bears-dragon/.

Elder Fred Sangris, Hilary Bird, CBC/Radio-Canada, URL: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/tapestry/stories-and-the-stars-part-two-1.6456399/the-big-dipper-and-the-dene-traveller-legend-how-indigenous-teachings-can-change-views-of-the-night-sky-1.6471007, Published 2022-06-04, Accessed 2022-07-14.

Tapestry - The man in the sky: Yellowknives Dene Chief Fred Sangris, with University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher Chris Cannon, CBC/Radio-Canada, URL: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/tapestry/stories-and-the-stars-part-two-1.6456399/the-big-dipper-and-the-dene-traveller-legend-how-indigenous-teachings-can-change-views-of-the-night-sky-1.6471007, Published 2022-06-04, Accessed 2022-07-14.

Yellowknives Dene constellation, Chris Cannon, URL: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/tapestry/stories-and-the-stars-part-two-1.6456399/the-big-dipper-and-the-dene-traveller-legend-how-indigenous-teachings-can-change-views-of-the-night-sky-1.6471007, Published 2022-06-04, Accessed 2022-07-14.

ScienceXplosion - Stars in a Jar, GAPC Entertainment, URL: https://www.tvokids.com/school-age/sciencexplosion/videos/stars-jar, Published 2020-05-28, Accessed 2022-07-05.

Learning Activity 10

Leo's Fishheads: Invasion of the Rusty Crayfish, Fifth Ground Entertainment, URL: https://www.tvokids.com/school-age/leos-fishheads/videos/invasion-rusty-crayfish, Published 2020-04-23, Accessed 2022-07-14.

Green Flag, from Ecosystem, lalalark, Created with Scratch, Published 2022, Accessed 2022-07-14. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/.

Landscape, from Ecosystem, lalalark, Created with Scratch, Published 2022, Accessed 2022-07-14. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/.

Cat icon, from Ecosystem, lalalark, Created with Scratch, Published 2022, Accessed 2022-07-14. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/.

Size, from Ecosystem, lalalark, Created with Scratch, Published 2022, Accessed 2022-07-14. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/.

Costumes, from Ecosystem, lalalark, Created with Scratch, Published 2022, Accessed 2022-07-14. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/.

Bucket, from Ecosystem, lalalark, Created with Scratch, Published 2022, Accessed 2022-07-14. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/.

Events, from Ecosystem, lalalark, Created with Scratch, Published 2022, Accessed 2022-07-14. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/.

When Clicked, from Ecosystem, lalalark, Created with Scratch, Published 2022, Accessed 2022-07-14. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/.

Pen and Stamp, from Ecosystem, lalalark, Created with Scratch, Published 2022, Accessed 2022-07-14. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/.

Stamp block, from Ecosystem, lalalark, Created with Scratch, Published 2022, Accessed 2022-07-14. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/.

Repeating sprite, from Ecosystem, lalalark, Created with Scratch, Published 2022, Accessed 2022-07-14. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/.

Multiply sprite, from Ecosystem, lalalark, Created with Scratch, Published 2022, Accessed 2022-07-14. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/.

Erase Organism, from Ecosystem, lalalark, Created with Scratch, Published 2022, Accessed 2022-07-14. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/.

Sounds, from Ecosystem, lalalark, Created with Scratch, Published 2022, Accessed 2022-07-14. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/.

Sprite Communication, from Ecosystem, lalalark, Created with Scratch, Published 2022, Accessed 2022-07-14. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/.