The 7th grade students learned about magnetism and gravity, which relates to how objects can be moved at a distance without that object be touched.

The students got to interact with a set of magnets, which included a number of different size and shape magnets. The students got to control their own lab by interacting with magnets and ferromagnets. For each of the interactions that they setup the student got to sketch what occurred, labeled each part of their experiment, and then wrote about it.

The 7th grade students learned about gravity and how to work together as a team by constructing a marble ramp. The marble ramp is made out of newspaper and masking tape. Each group is given the same amount of supplies to construct the ramp. It must change direction at least three times and have a catcher at the bottom of the ramp for the marble. It can be taped to the table, but can't be supported by anything else. This lab had a time limit on it and also a height requirement, which booth of these added challenges for the students.

In 7th grade the students learn about what causes an earthquake, which involves the explanation of the three types of boundaries(transform, divergent, convergent), plate tectonics, theory of continental drift, and faults(normal, reverse, strike-slip).  The students then find out about how seismic waves travel and the types of waves(P, Surface, S) with the damage that could be caused with each. For our last section we get into to the prevention of the loss of life and property when an earthquake takes place on Earth. This includes "X" braces for structure support, large metal pendulums that hang inside the top of the building, and shock absorbers(seismic dampers) to help dissipate the kinetic energy. Finally, the students got to draw and label their building including the features learned to make their building survive an earthquake.