Official MEQ Curriculum		Approved Material
Lab Safety		Study Guide
Practice Sheets		Sample Exams

Official MEQ Program

Physics and chemistry programs should help students develop scientific and technological abilities for a world in which these skills are synonymous with development. These disciplines have had a significant effect on different aspects of our existence, as evidenced by the role they have played in the fight against acid precipitation, in the development of energy sources, recycling techniques, and superconductive materials, and in the use of isotopes. Thus, there is no doubt that they should become part of a student's basic education, since this will be the last time that most students will ever study these subjects.
It is also important to help students acquire basic scientific knowledge so that they can better understand the issues arising from the interrelationship of science, technology, society and the environment. Through the study of chemical and physical phenomena, students should become familiar with the practical implications of scientific work.

If students are afforded the opportunity to develop genuine "scientific" attitudes and the skills related to scientific inquiry, they will not only acquire a greater understanding of various types of physical phenomena in their environment, but also be able to live in greater harmony with that environment. The teacher should encourage students to develop a better understanding of their place in the world and to question a whole range of prejudices with a view to making them aware of the importance to environmental protection and resource conservation.

• Physical Sciences 416-436 (213 pp.)
  

Approved Material

The MEQ provides a list of approved material here.

• Approved Material

Documents related to Safety in the Lab

These documents in PDF format provide information about lab safety and the disposal of hazardous substances.

• Health & Safety in the Teaching of Natural Science (1990) (89 pp.)
• A Guide to the Handling & Disposal of Hazardous Substances in the Schools (1991) (122 pp.)

Student Study Guide

This Study Guide was prepared to help English students in the province prepare for their Physical Sciences 416/436 MEQ written examination. The guide was prepared in 1996 and has undergone a first revision in 1997 and a second revision in 1998. The 1996 and 1997 committees were funded by P.E.O.P.T. grants and the 1998 committee was funded by the Science Action Plan Committee (SAPCO).

The guide is divided into three sections, covering the three modules of the 416/436 program:

• MODULE I - Properties & Structures
• MODULE II - Electrical Phenomena
• MODULE III - Ionic Phenomena

Each module is comprised of the study guide and a separate answer key.

• Student Study Guide 1999 (with Answers) (216 pp.)

Practice Sheets

These sets of practice sheets were prepared by Sal Lancione of Father Macdonald High School, La Commission Scolaire Sainte-Croix. They are intended for Physical Sciences 416 students who require plenty of repetitive practice.

These practice sheets are divided into separate files which cover the three modules of the 416 program and review. Formulae and a Periodic Table are also provided for use with the practice sheets.For each Module, an answer key has been provided. The organization is as follows:

• Formulae & Periodic Table
• MODULE I - Properties & Structures
• Sheets & Answer Key
• MODULE II - Electrical Phenomena
• Sheets & Answer Key
• MODULE III - Ionic Phenomena
• Sheets & Answer Key
• REVIEW
• Sheets & Answer Key

These science work sheets may be used, copied and distributed freely.

• Formulae (5 pp.)
• Module I Sheets (40 pp.)
• Module I Key (40 pp.)
• Module II Sheets (68 pp.) LARGE!
• Module II Key (71 pp.) LARGE!
• Module IIa Sheets (15 pp.)
• Module IIa Key (15 pp.)
• Module IIb Sheets (37 pp.)
• Module IIb Key (37 pp.)
• Module IIc Sheets (20 pp.)
• Module IIc Key (24 pp.)
• Module III Sheets (27 pp.)
• Module III Key (27 pp.)
• Review Sheets (44 pp.)
• Review Key (44 pp.)

Sample Exams

This Physical Science 436 exam was developed under the SCC/SAPCO/CACR partnership with BIM (GRICS) .

• Information Booklet (3 pp.)
• Examination (10 pp.)
• Answer Booklet (8 pp.)
• Marking Guide (9 pp.)