Course Description Discovering Science
Hello Students and Parents/Guardians,
Welcome to Grade 7 Science! Grade 7 Science is a course that aims to develop scientific literacy. Scientific literacy is an evolving combination of the science related attitudes, skills, and knowledge students need to develop inquiry, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities; to become lifelong learners; and to maintain a sense of wonder about the world around them. You will discover things about the scientific world around you through in-class work, labs, field trips, activities, group work, poster projects, and web research. Grade 7 Science is a core subject required for promotion to Grade 8.
Units of Study
Grade 7 Science is composed of four units that contain core labs and core STSE sections (Science, Technology, Society, and the Environment).
Unit 1: Interactions within Ecosystems
Core Lab 1: Field trip to the school yard. Core Lab 2: Salty Seeds
Core STSE 1: 2 cm Forest
Unit 2: Heat
Core Lab 3: The Plateau Problem Core Lab 4: Absorb that energy
Core STSE 2: Heat Pumps
Unit 3: Mixtures and Solutions
Core Lab 5: How does water temperature affect solubility? Core Lab 6: Separating Homogeneous Mixtures
Core STSE 3: Would you like salt on that? Improving winter driving conditions with Road Salt.
Unit 4: Earth’s Crust
Core Lab 7: A mineralologist’s Mystery Core Lab 8: Be a soil sleuth
Core STSE 3: Seeing the big picture
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