(Elementary School) Science and Technology Curriculum
Primary (Grades K - 3)
Understanding Life Systems
Grade 1 - Needs and Characteristics of Living Things
Grade 2 - Growth and Changes in Animals
Grade 3 - Growth and Changes in Animals
Look at animals and plants in 3D and outline their characteristics - go beyond; outline the similarities and difference between different animals and plants - how they look, what they eat, how they move, where they live, etc. - go beyond; outline the differences between certain kinds of plants and their characteristics. ie) Use the Bugs 3D AR book
Understanding Structures and Mechanisms
Grade 1 → Materials, Objects, and Everyday Structures
Grade 2 → Movement
Grade 3 → Strong and Stable Structure
Look at the specific properties that materials have and how the different materials a structure has determines the purpose it is used for - go beyond; look at how simple machines help to move objects (looking at the AR object, students will be able to look at why/how these machines are able to move objects) - go beyond; look at properties and materials that makes these structure strong and stable. ie) Use the Construction Machines 3D AR book
Understanding Earth and Space Systems
Grade 1 → Daily and Seasonal Changes
Grade 2 → Air and Water in the Environment
Look at a 3D representation of the different kinds of weather patterns that are apparent in the seasons. - Go beyond; Look specifically at how water and air in the environment are a major part of the environment. ie) Use the iStorm AR book
Junior (Grade 4 - 6)
Understanding Life Systems
Grade 4 → Habitats and Communities
Grade 6 → Biodiversity
Look at how plants and animals are interdependent and adapt to meet their needs based on the resources that can be found around them. Use scenarios, how this plant or animal would change if (blank) was removed. Go beyond; look at how diversity plays a critical role in the health of plants and the ways in which humans can impact this diversity. ie. Use Bugs 3D AR Book
Human Organ Systems
Explore the human body and look at how organ systems are components of the larger system (the body), and how they work together, and affect one another. ie. Use 4D Anatomy - The Human Body AR Page
Understanding Structures and Mechanisms
Grade 4 → Pulley and Gears
Grade 5 → Forces Acting on Structures and Mechanisms
Look closely at gears and how they are an integral part of our everyday life in the sense that they are specialized wheels and axles that can be found in many objects we interact with every day. Go beyond; explore the forces that are within our environment that act upon structures and mechanisms. Look at how these forces can be measured to determine how they would affect a structure and mechanism. ie. Use Construction Machines 3D Book.
Understanding Earth and Space and Systems
Grade 6 → Space
Look at the various components that are found in Space and how earth is apart of this large interrelated system. Examine the technologies and scientific advances that have enabled human travel to space and we study space. ie. Use iScience AR book.
Intermediate (Grades 7–8)
Understanding Structures and Mechanisms
Grade 7 → Form and Function
Grade 8 → Systems in Action
Examine the form of a structure and how it is dependent on its function. Critically examine a structure of your choosing and its purpose. Go beyond; understanding that all systems have an input and an output and how these systems are built to optimize human and natural resources. ie. Use Construction Mechanisms 3D AR book.
Understanding Earth and Space Systems
Grade 7 → Heat in the Environment
Examine the sources of heat that are found in space and how this heat is produced. iScience AR Book.
Examine that heat is a form of energy that can be transformed and transferred and the ways in which heat has both positive and negative effects on the environment. Examine the sources of heat that can be found on Earth iStorm AR books.
Examples of Resources which could be used:
APPS
4d ANATOMY BY DAQRI
4D ELEMENTS BY DAQRI
BOOKS
The Numberlys by William Joyce
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce
Idinosaur by Dr Darren Naish BSc MPhil
Iscience: Elements, Forces and Explosive Experiments! by Mr Clive Gifford
Istorm: Wild Weather and Other Forces of Nature by Anita Ganeri