Artemis II: Canada Goes to the Moon

Science and Technology

Earth and Space

D. Systems and interaction

• 3. Solar system
  • a. Recognizes the main components of the solar system (sun, planets, natural satellites)
  • b. Describes the characteristics of the main components of the solar system (e.g. composition, size, orbit, temperature)
• 7. Technologies related to the Earth, the atmosphere and outer space
  • a. Recognizes the influence and the impact of technologies related to the Earth, the atmosphere and outer space on people’s way of life and surroundings (e.g. prospecting equipment, meteorological instruments, seismograph, telescope, satellite, space station)

F. Appropriate language

• 1. Terminology related to an understanding of the Earth and the universe
  • a. Appropriately uses terminology related to an understanding of the Earth and the universe
  • Distinguishes between the meaning of a term used in a scientific or technological context and its meaning in everyday language (e.g. space, revolution)
• 2. Conventions and types of representations specific to the concepts studied
  • Communicates using appropriate types of representations that reflect the rules and conventions of science and technology (e.g. symbols, graphs, tables, drawings, sketches)

Science and Technology

The Earth and Space

A. Characteristics of the Earth

• 4. Atmosphere
  • a. General characteristics of the atmosphere
    • i. Locates the main layers of the atmosphere (troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere)
    • iii. Describes the relationships between the atmosphere and certain human activities (e.g. recreation, transportation, energy consumption) 

C. Astronomical phenomena

• 1. Concepts related to astronomy
  • a. Universal Gravitation
    • i. Defines gravitation as a force of mutual attraction between bodies
• 2. Solar system
  • a. Characteristics of the solar system
    • i. Compares some of the characteristics of the planets in our solar system (e.g. distances, relative size, composition)
  • b. Cycles of day and night
    • i. Explains the alternation of day and night in terms of the Earth's rotation
  • c. Phases of the Moon
    • i. Explains the phases of the lunar cycle

The Technological World

B. Mechanical engineering

• 1. Forces and motion
  • a. Types of motion
    • i. Identifies parts that move in a specific way in a technical object (rectilinear translation, rotation, helical)
  • b. Effects of a force
    • i. Explains the effects of a force in a technical object (change in the motion of an object, distortion of a material)
• 2. Technological systems
  • a. System
    • i. Identifies a system (set of connected elements that interact with each other) in a technical object or technological application
    • ii. Describes the overall function of a technological system
    • iii. Names the inputs and outputs of a technological system
    • iv. Names the processes and control elements of a technological system
  • b. Components of a system
    • i. Describes the role of the components of a technological system (e.g. explains
      the role of the parts of a lighting system)
  • c. Energy transformations
    • i. Associates energy with radiation, heat or motion
    • ii. Defines energy transformations
    • iii. Identifies energy transformations in a technical object or technological system

Science and Technology

The Earth and Space

C. Astronomical phenomena

• 1. Concepts related to astronomy
  • b. Earth-Moon system
    • i. Describes the tides in terms of the gravitational effect of the Earth-Moon system
  • d. Solar energy flow
    • i. Describes the main factors that affect the quantity of solar energy that reaches the Earth's surface (e.g. reflection and absorption of solar energy by the atmosphere or surfaces)
• 3. Space
  • a. Scale of the universe
    • i. Astronomical unit
    • ii. Light year
    • iii. Location of the Earth in the universe
  • b. Conditions conducive to the development of life
    • i. Describes conditions conducive to the development or maintenance of life (e.g. presence of a gaseous atmosphere, water, energy source)

The Technological World

A. Graphical Language

• g. Scales
  • i. Associates scales with their use (actual-size representation, reduction or enlargement of an object)
  • ii. Chooses a simple scale for a drawing (e.g. 1 : 1, 1 : 2, 5 : 1)
  • iii. Takes the scale into account when interpreting drawings

C. Materials

• 2. Mechanical properties of materials
  • a. Constraints
    • i. Describes the constraints to which different technical objects are subject: tension, compression, torsion (e.g. the top of a beam is subject to compression)
    • Describes the constraints to which different technical objects are subject: tension, compression, torsion, deflection, shearing (e.g. a diving board is subject to deflection)
  • b. Mechanical properties
    • i. Describes the mechanical properties of different materials (hardness, ductility, elasticity, malleability, corrosion resistance)
  • c. Characteristics of mechanical properties
    • i. Explains the choice of a material based on its properties (e.g. the malleability of aluminum makes it useful for making thin-walled containers)
  • d. Types and properties
    • i. Associates the use of different types of materials with their respective properties