Science Focus 7

Science 7 is not so much about memorizing definitions or labelling diagrams or remembering processes. It is about finding God’s fingerprints in the world that He has made. It is about entering an attitude of curiosity and exploration. It is meant to help you develop skills to propose ideas and then develop experiments to test them.

Through studying science, we realize how much there still is to wonder about and understand in the complexity of this world. We have been given the responsibility and privilege to be God’s caretakers for the Earth. We will learn how our everyday actions affect the world around us, and how we can make choices that will help to sustain the world for the next generation.

As much as possible, you will be actively involved in your learning through labs and hands-on projects. You will not just be learning concepts, but will also be using critical thinking skills to solve problems and interpret data.

This course is designed as an interactive learning class. This means that we have dedicated time online to learn and discuss this material. Outside of class, you are responsible for going over the resources provided for you and completing the tasks outlined. You will be required to have discipline and motivation in order to complete each task.

This year we will be focusing on 5 major topics:

1. Plants for Food and Fibre

2. Heat and Temperature

3. Structures and Forces

4. Interactions and Ecosystems

5. Planet Earth

Each of these topics are further divided into smaller topics that will span the course of this year.