🔬 Science & Technology · Britt Innovations

Cross-curricular science support for Ontario Grades 4-8

Observe. Predict. Test. Conclude.

Reference cards, lab routines, and inquiry frameworks aligned to the Ontario Science and Technology curriculum (revised 2022). Built for students who want science support that matches the French and math platforms. Offline, no logins, Chromebook-ready.

By grade

the year's big ideas by strand, plus a quick check

Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8

Reference

read these before any experiment or report

Scientific method

The 6-step inquiry framework: observe, question, hypothesize, experiment, analyze, conclude. With an example walked through end-to-end.

6 steps · worked example · for lab write-ups

Lab safety rules

15 non-negotiable rules every science class needs. Visual symbols for WHMIS, what to do in spills/burns, glasses-and-gloves protocol.

15 rules · print and post · WHMIS symbols

Science vocabulary

~60 high-impact science terms (matter, energy, force, ecosystem, hypothesis, variable...) with definitions, examples, and the strand each fits.

60+ terms · 4 Ontario strands

The 4 strands

Life Systems · Matter & Energy · Structures & Mechanisms · Earth & Space. What each covers, how they connect, and grade-band progression.

Ontario Science 2022 curriculum overview

Skills

build these once and use them everywhere

Variables drill

Independent vs dependent vs controlled. Read an experiment scenario, identify each variable type. 20+ scenarios.

Critical for any fair test · 4 grades

Read a graph

Bar, line, pictograph, pie. What does this graph tell us? Identify the answer from the data, not from a guess.

12 graphs · MC + read-the-graph

Claim, Evidence, Reasoning

Scaffold for explaining results the way scientists do. Sentence starters for each part, 6 ready prompts (or your own), build-the-paragraph + a check-before-you-hand-in list.

CER literacy · printable

Lab report frame

Fill-in template: Question, Hypothesis, Materials, Procedure, Observations, Analysis, Conclusion. Printable A4.

Standard format · print and use

Measurement: units & tools

Pick the right unit (cm, m, km, g, kg, mL, L, degrees C) and the right tool (ruler, balance, thermometer, graduated cylinder) for each measurement, plus reasonable estimates. A core inquiry skill.

20-item bank · units, tools, estimation

Classify it

Sort items into the right group: living/non-living, states of matter, food-chain roles (producer/consumer/decomposer), animal groups (vertebrate/invertebrate), and renewable/non-renewable resources. 16 per round.

Grades 2-8 · classifying skill

Vocabulary quiz

Read a definition and pick the science word it describes. 28-term bank (habitat, circuit, evaporation, friction, cell, density, and more), 14 per round, instant feedback. Pairs with the vocabulary list.

Grades 4-8 · all strands

Science reading

6 non-fiction passages (states of matter, food chains, simple machines, circuits, the solar system, cells) with 5 comprehension questions each: main idea, detail, inference, and word meaning.

Grades 3-8 · reading non-fiction is a science skill

Mixed quiz

12 mixed-strand multiple-choice questions per round. Instant feedback with the "why" behind each answer. Guess penalty discourages clicking through.

23 questions in the bank · all 4 strands + inquiry