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Curriculum Links

This page has been created to help you navigate the Alberta Education Science Curriculum.
Below are links to the Alberta Government web pages where you will find information on learner expectations and individual curriculum topics for:
Elementary Science (gr 1-6)
Junior High Science (gr 7-9)
Science 10-20-30
new 2007
Biology 20-30 new 2007 (Biology 30 implementation September 2008)
Chemistry 20-30 new 2007 (Chemistry 30 implementation September 2008)
Physics 20-30 new 2007 (Physics 30 implementation September 2008)

If any of these links are broken please email  so that the information can be updated.

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Grade Curriculum Topic Link
Elementary  
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Grade 1

A: Creating Colour
B: Seasonal Changes
C: Building Things
D: Senses
E: Needs of Plants & Animals

Alberta Education | Elementary Science
Grade 1 topics begin on page 6
Grade 2 A: Exploring Liquids
B: Buoyancy & Boats
C: Magnetism
D: Hot & Cold Temperature
E: Small Crawling & Flying Animals
Alberta Education | Elementary Science
Grade 2 topics begin on page 11
Grade 3 A: Rocks & Minerals
B: Building with a Variety of Materials
C: Testing Materials & Designs
D: Hearing & Sound
E: Animal Life Cycles
Alberta Education | Elementary Science
Grade 3 topics begin on page 16
Grade 4 A: Waste & Our World
B: Wheels & Levers
C: Building Devices & Vehicles that Move
D: Light & Shadows
E: Plant Growth & Changes
Alberta Education | Elementary Science
Grade 4 topics begin on page 23
Grade 5 A: Electricity & Magnetism
B: Mechanisms Using Electricity
C: Classroom Chemistry
D: Weather Watch
E: Wetland Ecosystems
Alberta Education | Elementary Science
Grade 5 topics begin on page 29
Grade 6 A: Air & Aerodynamics
B: Flight
C: Sky Science
D: Evidence & Investigation
E: Trees & Forests
Alberta Education | Elementary Science
Grade 6 topics begin on page 35
Junior High  
Grade 7 A: Interactions & Ecosystems
B: Plants for Food & Fibre
C: Heat & Temperature
D: Structure & Forces
E: Planet Earth
Alberta Education | Science 7-8-9
Grade 7 topics begin on page 11
Grade 8 A: Mix & Flow of Matter
B: Cells & Systems
C: Light & Optical Systems
D: Mechanical Systems
E: Freshwater & Saltwater Systems
Alberta Education | Science 7-8-9
Grade 8 topics begin on page 31
Grade 9 A: Bioligical Diversity
B: Matter & Chemical Change
C: Environmental Chemistry
D: Electrical Principles & Technologies
E: Space Exploration
Alberta Education | Science 7-8-9
Grade 9 topics begin on page 51
Senior High  
Science 10
A: Energy & Matter in Chemical Change
B: Energy Flow in Technological Sytems
C: Cycling of Matter in Living Systems
D: Energy Flow in Global Systems
Alberta Education | Science 10
Topic A: page 11
Topic B: page 17
Topic C: page 23
Topic D: page 29
Science 20 new for September 2007
A: Chemical Changes
B: Changes in Motion
C: The Changing Earth
D: Changes in Living Systems
Alberta Education | Science 20
Topic A: page 19
Topic B: page 27
Topic C: page 33
Topic D: page 43
Science 30 new for September 2007
A: Living Systems Respond to their Environment
B: Chemisry & the Environment
C: Electromagnetic Energy
D: Energy & the Environment
Alberta Education | Science 30
Topic A: page 59

Topic B: page 69
Topic C: page 77
Topic D: page 87
Biology 20 new for September 2007
A: Energy and Matter Exchange in the Biosphere
B: Ecosystems and Population Change
C: Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
D: Human Systems
Alberta Education | Biology 20
Topic A: page 19

Topic B: page 27
Topic C: page 33

Topic D: page 39
Biology 30 new for September 2008
A: Nervous and Endocrine Systems
B: Reproduction & Development
C: Cells Division, Genetics and Molecular Biology
D: Population & Community Dynamics
Alberta Education | Biology 30
Topic A: page 55
Topic B: page 61
Topic C: page 69

Topic D: page 79
Chemistry 20 new for September 2007
A:The Diversity of Matter and Chemical Bonding
B: Forms of Matter: Gases
C: Matter as Solutions, Acids and Bases
D: Quantitative Relationships in Chemical Changes
Alberta Education | Chemistry 20
Topic A: page 17

Topic B: page 25
Topic C: page 29
Topic D: page 37
Chemistry 30 new for September 2008
A: Thermochemical Changes
B: Electrochemical Changes
C: Chemical Changes of Organic Compounds
D: Chemical Equilibrium Focusing on Acid-Base Systems
Alberta Education | Chemistry 30
Topic A: page 45
Topic B: page 53
Topic C: page 59

Topic D: page 67
Physics 20 new for September 2007
A: Kinematics
B: Dynamics
C: Circular Motion, Work and Energy
D: Oscillatory Motion & Mechanical Waves
Alberta Education | Physics 20
Topic A: page 19
Topic B: page 23
Topic C: page 29
Topic D: page 35
Physics 30 new for September 2008
A: Momentum and Impulse
B: Forces & Fields
C: Electromagnetic Radiation
D: Atomic Physics
Alberta Education | Physics 30
Topic A: page 45
Topic B: page 49
Topic C: page 57
Topic D: page 63