School Trips

 


Curriculum Connections

For Grades 1 to 8 Programs and IMAX® Dome films

Refer to the chart below to match the Ontario Science Centre school programs and IMAX® Dome films to the Ontario Curriculum strands and topics.


Junior
Kindergarten
Senior
Kindergarten

Strands Understanding Life SystemsUnderstanding Structures and MechanismsUnderstanding Matter and EnergyUnderstanding Earth and Space Systems
Grade 1Needs and Characteristics of Living Things
• Living Things and the Environment (1-3)
• IMAX® Dome Film:
  Under the Sea
Materials, Objects and Everyday Structures
• Matter and Materials (1-3)
• Structures (1-3)
Energy in Our Lives
• Energy (1-3)
Daily and Seasonal Changes
• The Night Sky (1-3)
Grade 2Growth and Changes in Animals
• Living Things and the Environment (1-3)
• IMAX® Dome Film:
  Under the Sea
Movement
• Simple Machines (1-3)
Properties of Liquids and Solids
• Matter and Materials (1-3)
Air and Water in the Environment
• Living Things and the Environment (1-3)
Grade 3Growth and Changes in Plants
• Living Things and the Environment (1-3)
• IMAX® Dome Film:
  Under the Sea
Strong and Stable Structures
Forces Causing Movement
• Simple Machines (1-3)
• Forces Causing Movement (1-3)
• IMAX® Dome Film:
  Legends of Flight
Soils in the Environment
• Living Things and the Environment (1-3)

StrandsUnderstanding Life SystemsUnderstanding Structures and MechanismsUnderstanding Matter and EnergyUnderstanding Earth and Space Systems
Grade 4Habitats and Communities
• Oceans: Biodiversity at Sea (4-8)
• IMAX® Dome Film:
  Under the Sea
Pulleys and Gears
• Pulleys and Gears (4)
Light and Sound
• Light and Sound (4-8)
Rocks and Minerals
• Rocks and Minerals (4-8)
Grade 5Human Organ Systems
• Body Works (4-8)
Forces Acting on Structures and Mechanisms
• Fun with Physics (4-8)
• Space Mission: Voyage to Mars (5-12)
• IMAX® Dome Film:
  Legends of Flight
Properties of and Changes in Matter
• Fun with Chemistry (4-8)
Conservation of Energy and Resources
• Energy Transformations (4-8)
Grade 6Biodiversity
• Oceans: Biodiversity at Sea (4-8)
• IMAX® Dome Film:
  Under the Sea
Flight
• Let's Take Flight (4-8)
• Space Mission: Voyage to Mars (5-12)
• IMAX® Dome Film:
  Legends of Flight
Electricity and Electrical Devices
• Energy Transformations (4-8)
Space
• Destination Space (4-8)
• Mars Explored (4-8)
• Solar System Revealed (4-8)
• Space Mission: Voyage to Mars (5-12)
• IMAX® Dome Film:
  Hubble
Grade 7Interactions in the Environment
• Oceans: Biodiversity at Sea (4-8)
• Environmental Solutions (6-8)
• IMAX® Dome Film:
  Under the Sea
Form and Function
• Fun with Physics (4-8)
Pure Substances and Mixtures
• Fun with Chemistry (4-8)
• Environmental Solutions (6-8)
Heat in the Environment
• Serious Science (7-8)
• Heat Inquiry (7-8)
Grade 8Cells
• Diversity of the Microworld (6-8)
• Body Works (4-8)
Systems in Action
• Serious Science (7-8)
• Fun with Physics (4-8)
• Systems Inquiry (7-8)
Fluids
• Serious Science (7-8)
Water Systems
• Environmental Solutions (6-8)