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At a glance
Curriculum expectations
D1— analyse personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that should be considered when designing and building structuresD2— demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between structural forms and the forces acting on them
Lessons
- A fountain for a neighbourhoodThe environmental, social and economic things to weigh when a structure is built for a community need (D1.1).
- Arches and domesLooking at two arched and domed structures and deciding whether each is solid, frame or shell (D2.1).
- When a building fallsTwo accounts of buildings that fell, and the forces and factors a class can ask about (D2.5).
- What it is made ofWhy Iraqi potters chose a tin-oxide glaze for fine ware (D2.6).
Brief
Strand D of the Grade 7 Science and Technology course: Structures and Mechanisms. It has four lessons, on a structure built for a community need, on arches and domes, on buildings that fell and on materials. 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-g7-science-d/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-12.
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