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Curriculum expectations
E1— assess the impact of space exploration on humans, society, and the environmentE2— demonstrate an understanding of the solar system, the phenomena that result from the movement of different bodies within it, and the technologies used in space exploration
Lessons
- Earth, Moon and Sun in motionThe effects of how Earth, the Moon and the Sun are placed and how they move relative to one another (E2.5).
- Bodies that give light and bodies that reflect itWhich bodies in space give off light and which only reflect it (E2.4).
- The Sun, the planets, the Moon and cometsNaming the bodies of the solar system, such as the Sun, planets, moons and comets, and describing their main physical characteristics (E2.1).
- Exploring space: tools, crews and what we learnThe conditions people meet in space and how they meet their needs there, how space technology helps us observe changes on Earth, and the technologies that have added to our understanding of space (E1.1, E1.2, E2.6).
Brief
Strand E of the Grade 6 Science and Technology course: Earth and Space Systems, which is about the solar system, the effects of the movements of Earth, the Moon and the Sun, and the technologies used in space exploration. It has four lessons, on Earth, Moon and Sun in motion, on bodies that give light and bodies that reflect it, on the bodies of the solar system, and on technologies for exploring space. 1
Sources
- Ontario Ministry of Education, The Ontario Curriculum: Science and Technology, Grades 1–8 (2022)
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islam.museum contributors. “Strand E — Earth and Space Systems”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/course/ca-on-g6-sci-space/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-14.
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