C.1.1
Use the data set to analyze global electricity generation trends.
ON – Grade 6 Science
Summary
This alignment guide connects Switch Classroom resources to Ontario Grade 6 Science, Strand C: Matter and Energy, with a focus on electricity, energy, and devices. It helps teachers connect electricity generation, conservation, circuits, and energy transformations to engaging classroom-ready activities.
Students begin by exploring how electricity is generated and why it has environmental impacts through lessons such as Introduction to Electricity, Science of Electricity, and Introduction to Environmental Impacts. They also examine how personal electricity use can be reduced through lessons on Energy, Efficiency, and Energy Choices, supported by activities like the Family Energy Awareness Challenge and Home Electricity Audit. The guide also supports hands-on learning around conductors, insulators, and circuits through the Play-Doh Electric Circuits Lab, and links energy transformations to real devices through Understanding Energy Transformations.
Resources
Introduction to Environmental Impacts
C.1.1
Play the “Energy Impact Dice Game” to understand the trade-offs involved in energy decisions.
Switch, Chapter 1, Introduction: Making the Transition – Video
C.1.1
Understand why the global energy transition is a complex and slow process.
Introduction to Energy
C.1.2
Assign the hands-on activity to understand the basics of energy and its importance in the modern world.
Introduction to Energy Efficiency
C.1.2
Explore why efficiency is the first step in managing personal energy use.
Introduction to Energy Choices
C.1.2
Foster critical thinking and teamwork using the “four pillars” of energy evaluation.
Family Energy Awareness Challenge
C.1.2
Encourage students and families to implement strategies for conservation.
Home Electricity Audit
C.1.2
Investigate household electricity use and propose realistic ways to reduce energy use.
Understanding Energy Transformations
C.2.4
Notice energy transitions and answer critical thinking questions along the way.
Energy Sources Activity Stations
C.2.4
Examine the pros and cons of energy sources and answer critical thinking questions along the way.
Introduction to Electricity - Play-Doh Circuits Hands-On - Teacher
C.2.3/C.2.6/C.2.7
Create and test parallel and series electrical circuits, and discover how they are alike and different.
Developing Media Literacy - Mini-Unit
C.2.3/C.2.6/C.2.7
Introduce students to the fundamentals of media literacy through the lens of researching energy topics.