Alberta Grade 7 Science Curriculum An Entire Year of Lessons

Alberta Grade 7 Science Curriculum An Entire Year of Lessons

The lessons and experiments in this book fall under 5 main topics that relate to the Alberta curriculum for Grade 7 Science.

In each lesson, you will find teacher notes designed to provide guidance with the learning intentions, the success criteria, materials needed, and a lesson outline. As well, the notes will provide some insights on what results to expect when the experiments are conducted.

Suggestions for differentiation or accommodation are also included so that all students can be successful in the learning environment.

The lessons are designed to involve tactile participation and knowledge application while providing opportunities to connect ideas between topics and school subjects.

206 pages.

Unit A: Interactions and Ecosystems

Key Concepts
Human Beings and Their Environments.
Energy in an Ecosystem
Into the Ecosystem!

Unit B: Plants for Food and Fibre

Key Concepts
Plants and Their Uses
Plants: Processes and Structures
What Impacts a Plant Environment?
Building Relationships with our Food, Fibre, and Surroundings

Unit C: Heat and Temperature

Key Concepts
Increasing Needs, Increasing Energy
How Does Heat Affect Matter?
Thermal Technology and Energy Use

Unit D: Structures and Forces

Key Concepts
Introduction to Structures
Forces, Loads, and Locating the Centre of Gravity
Structural Strength and Flexibility – Properties of Materials
Construction Projects

Unit E: Planet Earth

Key Concepts
How We Study Powerful Forces Inside the Earth
The Language of Geology, The Cycle of Rocks.
Mountain Formation
Digging Into the Fossil Record