Download the science course curriculum for Year 2.
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Download worksheets about laboratory safety rules and the scientific inquiry process.
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* This website is only updated at the beginning of the school year. Your science teacher will set up a Google classroom for your class that will be monitored on a regular basis.
Grade 7 Science Team
Mr. Bell
Mr. Clark
Mr. Meles
Ms. Quach
Ms. Szeto
Synopsis for the Month*
September:
- students learn about laboratory safety rules
- students begin the unit on Interactions Within Ecosystems
- chapter 1: living things and non-living things
October:
- chapter 2
- chapter 3
- Ecosystems unit project:ass the impacts of the action plan conducted by an environmental organization.
November:
- students begin the unit on Sturctures: Form and Function
- chapter 4
December:
- chapter 5
January:
- students learn the scientific inquiry process
- students practice their measuring skills using scientific tools such as graduated cylinders and triple-beam balances; they conduct
various labs on: length, volume, and mass
- students begin the unit on Pure Substances and Mixtures
- chapter 7: classification of matter, particle theory of matter, and changes of state
- video resource: Eureka! Program series on YouTube; Episode #16 Molecules in Solids, Episode #17 Molecules in Liquids, Episode #18: Evaporation and Condensation
February:
- chapter 8: solutions, concentration, factors that affect solubility
- chapter 8: factors that affect the rate of dissolving, and methods of separating solutions and mechanical mixtures
- students develop graphing skills and analyze data for solubility and concentration of solutions
March:
- students design an investigation to separate a mixture
- chapter 9: industrial methods of separating mixtures and their impact on the environment, and effects of the use and disposal of pure substances and mixtures
April:
- PS&M unit project: students work in small groups; project includes a research component and an oral presentation (details given in class)
- students begin the unit on Heat
- chapter 10: classification of energy (kinetic energy vs potential energy) and 10 different forms of energy
- video resource: Bill Nye the Science Guy "Energy"
May:
- chapter 10: temperature, thermal energy, and heat
- video resource: Eureka! Program series on YouTube; Episode #20 Measuring Temperature, Episode #21 Temperature vs Heat
- chapter 10: transfers of heat (conduction, convection, and radiation)
- video resource: Eureka! Program series on YouTube: Episode #24 Conduction, Episode #27 Convection, Episode #28 Heat as Energy
June:
- Heat unit project: students construct and test a pop can thermos to graph its insulating efficiency
- chapter 11: how heat affects the Earth's atmosphere, water, and land; including the water cycle, layers of the Earth, and the rock cycle
- video resource: Bill Nye the Science Guy "Earth's Crust"
NOTES:
1. Important dates for upcoming tests and assignments are class-specific. Students must listen to their respective teachers for these dates.
2. Usually, tests are returned after 7-10 days, and assignments after 2 weeks. (Parents: please sign all tests.)
3. Extra help is available to students by appointment only. Please make arrangements with your science teacher.
Grade 7 Science Team
Mr. Bell
Mr. Clark
Mr. Meles
Ms. Quach
Ms. Szeto
Synopsis for the Month*
September:
- students learn about laboratory safety rules
- students begin the unit on Interactions Within Ecosystems
- chapter 1: living things and non-living things
October:
- chapter 2
- chapter 3
- Ecosystems unit project:ass the impacts of the action plan conducted by an environmental organization.
November:
- students begin the unit on Sturctures: Form and Function
- chapter 4
December:
- chapter 5
January:
- students learn the scientific inquiry process
- students practice their measuring skills using scientific tools such as graduated cylinders and triple-beam balances; they conduct
various labs on: length, volume, and mass
- students begin the unit on Pure Substances and Mixtures
- chapter 7: classification of matter, particle theory of matter, and changes of state
- video resource: Eureka! Program series on YouTube; Episode #16 Molecules in Solids, Episode #17 Molecules in Liquids, Episode #18: Evaporation and Condensation
February:
- chapter 8: solutions, concentration, factors that affect solubility
- chapter 8: factors that affect the rate of dissolving, and methods of separating solutions and mechanical mixtures
- students develop graphing skills and analyze data for solubility and concentration of solutions
March:
- students design an investigation to separate a mixture
- chapter 9: industrial methods of separating mixtures and their impact on the environment, and effects of the use and disposal of pure substances and mixtures
April:
- PS&M unit project: students work in small groups; project includes a research component and an oral presentation (details given in class)
- students begin the unit on Heat
- chapter 10: classification of energy (kinetic energy vs potential energy) and 10 different forms of energy
- video resource: Bill Nye the Science Guy "Energy"
May:
- chapter 10: temperature, thermal energy, and heat
- video resource: Eureka! Program series on YouTube; Episode #20 Measuring Temperature, Episode #21 Temperature vs Heat
- chapter 10: transfers of heat (conduction, convection, and radiation)
- video resource: Eureka! Program series on YouTube: Episode #24 Conduction, Episode #27 Convection, Episode #28 Heat as Energy
June:
- Heat unit project: students construct and test a pop can thermos to graph its insulating efficiency
- chapter 11: how heat affects the Earth's atmosphere, water, and land; including the water cycle, layers of the Earth, and the rock cycle
- video resource: Bill Nye the Science Guy "Earth's Crust"
NOTES:
1. Important dates for upcoming tests and assignments are class-specific. Students must listen to their respective teachers for these dates.
2. Usually, tests are returned after 7-10 days, and assignments after 2 weeks. (Parents: please sign all tests.)
3. Extra help is available to students by appointment only. Please make arrangements with your science teacher.
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