Official MEQ Curriculum		Approved Material
Resource Material		Information Document
Sample Exam		Lab Safety

Official MEQ Program

This program emphasizes the scientific method, laboratory work and group work. Its goal is to provide students with a solid fundamental education and an excellent background in science.
The basic philosophy promoted in this program is the acquisition of knowledge using constructivist methods. Scientific knowledge is not carved in stone, but rather modified through research and experiments aimed at developing a greater understanding of phenomena in the environment on the basis of what is already known. Students are therefore encouraged to construct their own knowledge by conducting research and experiments on the basis of what they already know, keeping in mind that their results may oblige them to change their view of a particular phenomenon.

This program calls for an interactive learning approach in which the teacher's role is to guide the students as they use the scientific method to solve problems. This new approach to teaching physics enables students to become familiar with the relationships between physics, technology and society and to learn how to explain and examine how physics relates to the environment. As a result, students learn to appreciate the strengths and limitations of scientific inquiry and ultimately gain a comprehensive understanding of the role of physics in modern society.

• Physics 534 (286 pp.)
  

Approved Material

The MEQ provides a list of approved material here.

• Approved Material

Resource Material

Converging on Optics

This project deals primarily with the optics module from Physics 534 in the Quebec education program. It aims at integrating all three areas of learning activity, namely the acquisition of knowledge, the application of said knowledge, and the synthesis of this acquired knowledge.
Regard sur la Physique and Converging on Optics have been made possible thanks to a partnership involving Schoolnet, an initiative of Industry Canada, Cyberscol, and Mathieu Dubreuil. We also thank the Lakeshore School Board for its interest in the project.
This edition of Converging on Optics has been supported by les Services à la communauté anglophone, la Direction des politiques et des projets, le Ministère de l'Éducation du Québec and is hosted by the Québec English Schools Network (QESN).

• Converging on Optics

Study Guide

This Study Guide was prepared to help English students in the province prepare for their Physics 534 MEQ written examination.

• Student Study Guide (145 pp.)

Information Document

Developed for the Science Action Plan Committee (SAPCO), the Science Coordinating Committee (SCC) and the Committee of Curriculum Responsables (CACR), by teachers and consultants, this document provides guidelines for June summative examinations in Physics 534. The document provides information about time allotment, definition of domain and marking of the examination.

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Sample Exam

Physics 534, June 2000

This Physics 534 exam was developed under the SCC/SAPCO/CACR partnership with BIM (GRICS).

• Information Booklet (3 pp.)
• Examination (19 pp.)
• Answer Booklet (12 pp.)
• Marking Guide (14 pp.)

Physics 534, June 1997

This Physics 534 exam was developed under a PEOPT grant.

• Information Booklet (3 pp.)
• Examination (24 pp.)
• Answer Booklet (14 pp.)
• Marking Guide (17 pp.)

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.)