Strand D: Structures and Mechanisms

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Depth

At a glance

Curriculum expectations

D1 — assess the impact of simple machines on society and on the environment
D2 — demonstrate an understanding of movement and ways in which simple machines help to move objects

Lessons

Machines that move waterLooking at the ways parts of a machine move, and at a lever and a wheel and axle at work in daily life (D2.1, D2.3, D2.4).

Brief

Strand D of the Grade 2 Science and Technology course: Structures and Mechanisms. It has one lesson, on the movement of two water machines. The other expectations of the strand are in the gap register. ¹

Sources

Ontario Ministry of Education, The Ontario Curriculum: Science and Technology, Grades 1–8 (2022)

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islam.museum contributors. “Strand D: Structures and Mechanisms”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/course/ca-on-g2-science-d/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-12.

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