NEW 2022 CURRICULUM Ontario Grade 7 Science STEM - Full Year Bundle - GOOGLE/PDF

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New Ontario 2022 Science Curriculum - Grade 7 – This product was created to cover all of the expectations in the Grade 7 Science Curriculum.

***Strand A: STEM/Coding has been added to this unit at no extra charge!

There are 600+ activities sheets that cover the expectations in the new science curriculum. This massive unit contains readings, research assignments, diagrams, true/false, and much more!

Most importantly, we have made cross-curriculum connections to the grade 7 language program. Students will practice reading comprehension strategies (making connections, summarizing, visualizing, and questioning) as they work through this unit.

Check out the previews of these units to learn more about how it can benefit your students in science and language!

Life Systems: Interactions in the Environment (NEW 2022 Curriculum!)

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• What is an ecosystem?
• Types of ecosystems (aquatic, terrestrial, rotting log, forests, etc.)
• Biotic and abiotic factors in ecosystems
• Biodiversity in ecosystems
• Analyzing ecosystems – how the abiotic factors influence the biotic factors
• Food chain in different ecosystems
• Nutrient cycle - Role of decomposers
• Decomposers, producers, consumers – all the way up to apex predators
• The effects of altering food chains
• Overfishing effects on ocean food chains
• Cycle of matter leading to sustainability
• Primary Succession and Secondary Succession
• Carrying capacity of ecosystems
• Human activities affecting ecosystems – Invasive species (Zebra Mussels)
• Deforestation and Clearcutting – human activities affecting ecosystems
• Creating infographic about deforestation
• Livestock farming – Effects on sustainability
• Factory farming - Effects on sustainability
• Researching – Silvopastures vs Factory Farms
• Locally grown food
• Pesticides in modern agricultural
• How we use technologies to help ecosystems
• How vehicles (technologies) affect ecosystems
• Learning sustainable practices from the Indigenous groups in Canada
• Indigenous sustainable practices – Seventh Generation Principle
• The Anishinabek/Ontario Resource Management Council (AORMC)
• STEM Activities
• Hands on Experiments – building a bird feeder and an ecosystem in a bottle
• Reading and writing code
• STEM Assignment – designing a robot camera
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

Form, Function and Design of Structures (NEW 2022 Curriculum!)

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Types of structures: shell structures, frame structures, and solid structures
• Centre of gravity affecting a structure’s stability
• Leaning Tower of Pisa – How the centre of gravity is affecting its stability
• Evaluating the stability of structures by determining the centre of gravity
• Centre of gravity experiments
• Internal forces – shear, compression, tension, and torsion affecting structures
• Finding examples of these internal forces in our environment
• External forces from the natural environment – natural forces (earthquakes, tsunamis, etc.)
• The Tacoma Narrows Bridge – how external and internal forces caused the collapse
• Live and dead loads
• Describing forces – Magnitude, direction, point of application and plane of application
• Magnitude – Force diagrams using arrows
• Determining the net force by reading force diagrams and arrows
• Spring scales and beam balance scales – experiment and reading/questions
• Mechanical advantages using Newtons
• Symmetrical structures creating stability
• Evaluating the symmetry of structures and their stability
• Structural failures – poor foundations, bad designs, faulty construction and extraordinary loads
• Digging foundations below the frost line – Basements
• Leaning Tower of Pisa and its poor foundation – foundation settling
• Examining bad designs in structures around the world
• Extraordinary loads – Ice Storm 1998
• Faulty construction leading to structural failures – Skyline Plaza Apartment Building collapse
• Properties of materials – cement, steel, rubber and plastic
• Choosing the right building material – manufacturing shoes
• Ergonomics in structures – office equipment and tools
• Assignment – creating an ergonomic workstation
• Structural analysis – engineers and architects researching the forces and loads acting on potential structures
• Structural assessment reports – engineers working to keep structures safe
• STEM Activities
• Hands on Experiments – building bridges, chairs, tower
• Artificial intelligence on construction sites keeping them safe
• Coding – Monitoring the Leaning Tower of Pisa
• Reading and writing code
• STEM Assignment – AI improving safety at recess
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

Pure Substances and Mixtures (NEW 2022 Curriculum!)

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Particle theory of matter
• Atoms and molecules
• Pure substances – compounds and elements
• Mixtures and pure substances
• Homogenous mixtures and heterogenous mixtures
• Classifying atoms, molecules, compounds and elements
• Classifying mixtures and pure substances
• Classifying homogenous and heterogenous mixtures
• Science experiment – homogenous and heterogenous mixtures
• Mechanical mixtures and solutions
• Saturation – saturated solutions, unsaturated solutions, and supersaturated solutions
• Solutes, solvents, and solutions
• Water – the universal solution
• Science experiment – testing the dissolving process
• Factors affecting solubility
• Describing solutions – concentration and dilution of solutions
• Describing the concentration of solutions – in quantitative and qualitative terms
• Kinetic energy – particle theory in solutions
• Heterogenous suspensions, heterogenous emulsions, and heterogenous colloids
• Separating mixtures – chromatography, evaporation, filtration, and magnetism
• Separating mixtures – distillation diagram
• Research assignment – researching separation methods
• Science experiment – making a crystal (evaporation separation method)
• Mixtures that produce carbon dioxide
• Environmental effects of using pure substances – mining and refining
• Research assignment – uranium pure substance
• Refining oil – fractional distillation method
• Research assignment – researching oil refineries
• Impact of separating mixtures – maple syrup
• STEM Activities
• Hands on Experiments – emulsions, making a crystal, testing the dissolving process, separating mixtures
• Reading and writing code
• Chemistry and automation – artificial intelligence
• STEM Assignment – making cough medicine using coding
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

Heat in the Environment (NEW 2022 Curriculum!)

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• What is thermal energy?
• The Particle Theory of Matter
• Heat transfer and the Particle Theory
• Thermal energy experiment
• How heat is generated
• Effects of heat on states of matter
• Thermal expansion and thermal contraction in matter
• Convection – heat transfer examples in our everyday lives
• Convection – hot air balloon
• Sea breeze and land breezes – convection
• Science experiment – convection in action
• Conduction – travel mug example
• Thermal conductivity versus thermal resistivity
• Radiation – heat transfer from the Sun
• Electromagnetic radiation – ultraviolet rays and infrared heat
• Heat transfer – convection, conduction, and radiation (real life examples)
• Assignment – creating a heat transfer infographic
• Ocean currents and climate – convection
• The Sun’s heat affecting the water cycle
• Albedo and its effect on climate change
• The Greenhouse Effect
• Human activities creating greenhouse gases
• Research assignment – greenhouse gas emissions per country
• Renewable and non-renewable sources of energy used to heat our homes
• Geothermal heat pumps
• Nuclear power and nuclear power accidents
• Using renewable source of energy – wind, hydro, and solar (benefits and drawbacks)
• Energy efficient homes – insulation (R-values)
• Net-zero homes – insulation, improved construction materials (triple-paned windows)
• Lab experiment - insulation
• STEM Activities
• Hands on Experiments – Greenhouse Gas Effect, Wind Turbines, Insulation Lab
• Building models, systems, or structures
• Reading and writing code
• STEM Assignment – Heating and Cooling Invention
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

This is a comprehensive bundle that will save you hours of planning! It has been tested and found effective in helping students achieve the learning goals in the science curriculum.

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