Grade 7 Science Interactions in the Environment Ontario Curriculum

This 238-page Grade 7 Science Interactions in the Environment Unit will help you teach science without a textbook using exciting and cross-curricular lessons. Students will love this engaging and differentiated unit that uses interactive and hands-on learning to explain what ecosystems are and how they interact within their environments.

• Curriculum Alignment: Ontario Science Curriculum 2022 - Grade 7 Interactions in the Environment

Key Features of This Resource:

✅ Detailed lesson plans

✅ Differentiated lessons and assignments 

➡️ Readings

➡️ Videos

➡️ Graphic Organizers

➡️ Group Work

➡️ Projects

➡️ Labs & Inquiries

✅ MP3 audio files of student readings

✅ Detailed unit plan, answer keys, and assessment rubrics

✅ Student assignment choice and variety

✅ Quizzes (PDF and Self-Marking Google Forms)

✅ Unit Test (PDF and Self-Marking Google Forms)

✅ PDF & Google Slides Formats

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• If you teach split grades, you can also find this resource in the Grade 6/7 Science Bundle and the Grade 7/8 Science Bundle. 

Lesson Overview

Introduction: Safety Rules 

Lesson 1: Unit Vocabulary (Tech & No-Tech Versions)

Lesson 2: Elements of Ecosystems

Lesson 3: Ecosystems - Examples and Interactions

Lesson 4: Energy Transfer and Food Chains

Lesson 5: Biotic Elements Quiz

Lesson 6: Matter Cycling

Lesson 7: Ecological Succession

Lesson 8: Ecosystem Limits

Lesson 9: Species at Risk & Invasive Species

Lesson 10A: Human Interactions in the Environment

Lesson 10B: Agriculture and Ecosystems

Lesson 11: Indigenous Perspectives

Lesson 12: Environmental Investigation

Lesson 13: Environmental Protection

Lesson 14: Ecosystem Summative (Owl Pellet Lab, Terrarium Design Project, Design an Ecosystem Assignment)

Lesson 15: Ecosystems Unit Test

Bonus Files: Sub Plans/Unit Review

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Do you have students working on modified IEPS?

• Check out the modified version of this unit - Grade 7 Science Interactions in the Environment Modified Unit.