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Curriculum expectations
B1— assess the importance of biodiversity, and describe ways of protecting biodiversityB2— demonstrate an understanding of biodiversity, its contributions to the stability of natural systems, and its benefits to humans
Lessons
- What is biodiversity?Understanding biodiversity as the diversity of life on Earth, and how variety within a species is essential for its survival.
- Sorting life: classificationDescribing the distinguishing characteristics of groups of organisms and using them to classify the organisms further.
- How living things depend on each otherDescribing how diversity keeps communities of living things resilient, and how the relationships among organisms and their environment sustain biodiversity.
- Protecting biodiversityAssessing the benefits of biodiversity and the consequences of its diminishing, and analysing a local issue and planning action on it.
Brief
This strand asks students to assess the importance of biodiversity and describe ways of protecting it, and to understand biodiversity, its contributions to the stability of natural systems and its benefits to humans. The museum holds records for only part of it, on how al-Jahiz sorted animals into groups, in the lesson on classification; the other lessons say plainly that the museum holds nothing for them yet. 1
Sources
- Ontario Ministry of Education, The Ontario Curriculum: Science and Technology, Grades 1–8 (2022)
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islam.museum contributors. “Strand B — Life Systems”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/course/ca-on-g6-sci-biodiversity/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-14.
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