Strand A — STEM Skills and Connections

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At a glance

Curriculum expectations

A1 — use a scientific research process, a scientific experimentation process, and an engineering design process to conduct investigations, following appropriate health and safety procedures
A2 — use coding in investigations and to model concepts, and assess the impact of coding and of emerging technologies on everyday life and in STEM-related fields
A3 — demonstrate an understanding of the practical applications of science and technology, and of contributions to science and technology from people with diverse lived experiences

Lessons

People who use science in their workHow science and technology are used in occupations such as the astronomer, the engineer and the timekeeper, and what various communities have contributed to science and technology (A3.1, A3.3).

Brief

Strand A of the Grade 6 Science and Technology course: STEM Skills and Connections, which covers the skills of investigating, coding and communicating and the connections between science, occupations and communities. The museum maps only expectation A3, in one lesson on how science and technology are used in occupations and what various communities have contributed. ¹

Sources

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

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islam.museum contributors. “Strand A — STEM Skills and Connections”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/course/ca-on-g6-science-a/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-14.

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