Science Grade 6
Electricity

Electrical Safety
•	use tools and apparatus such as batteries, bulbs, and wires in a manner that ensures personal safety and the safety of others (205-9)
•	identify and explain the dangers of electricity at work or at play (303-31)
•	describe examples of how our knowledge of the hazards of electrical shock has led to the development of electrical safety features (106-4)

Investigating Static Electricity
•	record observations while exploring and solving static electricity challenges (205-7)
•	suggest possible explanations for variations in the results of investigations involving static electricity (104-5, 206-3)
•	use the terms attraction, repulsion, electrons, positive charge and negative charge in meaningful contexts while exploring static electricity (204-4)

Circuit Pathways
•	compare a variety of electrical pathways by constructing simple circuits, and illustrate the electrical circuits with drawings and appropriate symbols (303-23, 207-2)
•	follow instructions for testing the conductivity of different solids and liquids, and draw conclusions as to which materials tested were insulators or conductors (205-3, 300-20)
•	describe the role of switches in electrical circuits, and identify materials that can be used to make a switch (303-24, 204-8)
•	compare characteristics of series and parallel circuits (303-25)
•	compare the characteristics of static and current electricity (303-22)

Electromagnets and their Applications
•	describe the relationship between electricity and magnetism when using an electromagnet (303-27)
•	propose questions about the factors that affect the strength of electromagnets, state predictions and hypotheses related to these factors, and carry out a fair test of these factors (204-1, 204-3, 205-1)
•	describe how knowledge of electromagnets has led to the development of many electrical devices that use them (106.3)

Uses for Electricity
•	demonstrate how electricity in circuits can produce light, heat, sound, motion, and magnetic effects (303-26)
•	propose electrical circuitry problems to investigate, and plan a set of steps to solve them (204-1, 204-7)
•	describe how knowledge of electricity has led to many new inventions that have changed the way we live, and describe ways in which we have become increasingly dependent on electricity over the years (107-9, 106-4)

Sources of Electricity
•	describe how knowledge that magnets can produce electric current led to the invention of electrical generators (106-4)
•	identify and investigate various methods of generating electricity (past, present and future), and describe some ways in which these methods affect the environment (303-28, 105-3, 108-8)
•	identify and explain sources of electricity as renewable or nonrenewable (303-29)

Electrical Energy Consumption and Conservation
•	identify and explain different factors that could lead to a decrease in electrical energy consumption in the home and at school and how will this help protect the environment (108-5, 303-30)

Science Grade 9
Characteristics of Electricity

Static Electricity
•	identify properties of static electrical charges (308-14)
•	explain the production of static electrical charges in some common materials (308-13)
•	provide examples of how knowledge of static electricity has resulted in the development of technologies (111-1, 112-7)
•	provide examples of careers related to electricity in their community and province (112-10)

Static Electricity and Electric Current
•	describe the flow of charge in an electrical circuit and describe the factors affecting the amount of resistance in a wire (109-14, 308-16)
•	compare qualitatively static electricity and electric current (308-15)

Series and Parallel Circuits
•	rephrase questions in a testable form related to series and parallel circuits (208-1)
•	use an ammeter and a voltmeter to measure current and voltage in series and parallel circuits (209-3)
•	identify potential sources of error in ammeter and voltmeter readings (210-10)
•	identify and suggest explanations for discrepancies in data collected using an ammeter and a voltmeter (210-7)
•	present graphically the data from investigation of voltage, current, and resistance in series and parallel circuits (210-5, 211-2)
•	describe series and parallel (maximum two resistors) circuits involving varying resistance, voltage, and current, using Ohm’s Law:
-	draw circuit diagrams, using current symbols for a cell, switch, battery, lamp, resistor, multirange meter (308-17)

Use of Electrical Energy
•	relate electrical energy to domestic power consumption costs (308-18)
•	explain that precise language is required to properly interpret Energuide labels and to understand a utility bill (109-14)
•	compare examples of past and current technologies that used current electricity to meet similar needs (110-9)
•	determine quantitatively the efficiency of an electrical appliance that converts electrical energy to heat energy (308-19)

Electricity and the Environment
•	describe the transfer and conversion of energy from a generating station to the home (308-20)
•	evaluate evidence and sources of information when conducting research on electrical energy production and its impact on the environment (210-8)
•	select recent data while conducting research on the environmental problems associated with various types of electrical energy production (113-6, 210-8)
•	propose a course of action that reduces the consumption of electrical energy (113-9, 113-13)
•	give examples of the development of alternative sources of energy (such as wind generators and solar energy) that are a result of cost and the availability and properties of materials (109-6)