Science 7
I am excited to be able to teach science 7 for this upcoming year. We sill be learning about a variety of fun topics such as our changing planet, ecosystems, the importance of plants in our world, heat transfer, and my personal favourite, structures and forces (I may be a little biased here as a former structural engineer). The year will see us develop our brains for critical thinking and learn how to set up an experiment to test a hypothesis and form an understanding of the world around us.
April
We are now full swing into our unit on heat and temperature. We are exploring how heat is an energy that cannot be created or destroyed but simply transferred to another type of energy. Are studied will be based on the particle model and we will be learning about how adding energy to particles affect their movement and the state of matter.
March
This month we are moving into our heat and temperature unit. We will learn about heat transfer and the idea of energy transfer at the particle level. We will be looking to make some insulated vessels to keep water from cooling and the performing a few other experiments to show how heat transfer affects the world around us.
February
Our structures unit is in full swing and we are building our pasta bridges to test out. We will be moving our focus in our unit into why structures fail which is always fun. From there, we will use the cold temperature to help us learn about heat and temperature and how energy transfers between particles.
January
Coming back from break we are ready to "build" upon our knowledge as we explore structures and forces. The material will be "riveting." Students will also be asked to "jointly" create a fettucine bridge and apply what they have learned. Students will learn what makes structures stable and strong and what engineers must consider when designing a structure to meet a specific function and form.
December
With the holiday season fast approaching, we are looking to complete or unit on Planet Earth. We will be learning about the formation of volcanoes and mountains and the impact of glaciers on our planet. Then we will learn all about fossils and how they have formed in the Earth's crust. We will be completing this unit by making some classic volcanoes.
November
We have officially completed our ecosystems unit, but rather than moving to our heat and temperature unit, we have decided to focus on our planet earth unit dealing with rocks, minerals, volcanoes, and earthquakes. Se are saving heat and temperature until the temperature dips a little lower outside to be able to try some experiments, and this year's warm autumn has not been helpful in this regard. We are also heading into a nice fall break followed by our first transition in options so November will be an exciting time.
October
We are now transitioning into fall and will continue our exploration into ecosystems around us with extra emphasis on cycles that occur in nature around us. We will also be looking to carry out out first experiment of the year before completing the unit with our first unit test midway through the month. The next unit will have us explore heat and temperature.
September
The year starts with us exploring interactions and ecosystems. We will be exploring how organism interact with each other and how specific adaptations allow for certain species to survive and thrive in their environments. This will also have us investigate how humans impact ecosystems and affect the world around us.