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TERM 1 (SEPTEMBER 4 - NOVEMBER 8)
TERM 1 (SEPTEMBER 4 - NOVEMBER 8)
Week 1:
Week 1:
Parent Orientation
Student Orientation Day
Student Appointments
Week 2:
Week 2:
Online Class Orientation Week
Introduction to Science 7
Class Expectations and Google Tools
Interactions Within Ecosystems
The Needs of Living Things
Adaptations and Ecosystems
Interactions in Ecosystems
Week 3:
Week 3:
Impacts on Ecosystems
Topic A1 Knowledge Checkpoint
Human Impacts On Ecosystems
People and Nature (Changing Relationships)
Gathering Food in Alberta
When is a Need a Want?
No Simple Answers
Week 4:
Week 4:
Grade 7 - 9 Adventure Escape Trip to Camp Bowden
Week 5:
Week 5:
Topic A2 Knowledge Checkpoint
Your Ecological Footprint
Impact Here and There
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Making the Connection
Topic A3 Knowledge Checkpoint
Week 6:
Week 6:
How Organisms Interact
The Role of Organisms in an Ecosystem
Food Chains
Food Webs
Pyramid of Numbers
Scavengers and Decomposers
Topic A4 Knowledge Checkpoint
Week 7:
Week 7:
Cycles In The Environment
The Carbon Cycle
The Water Cycle
Pollution in the Environment
The Movement of Pollution
Bioaccumulation
Topic A5 Knowledge Checkpoint
Week 8:
Week 8:
Succession & Change In Ecosystems
Secondary Succession
Changes Caused by Human Activity
Pest Control
Introduced Species
Species in Danger
How You Can Help
Topic A6 Knowledge Checkpoint
Environmental Monitoring
When Do We Monitor
Long-Term Monitoring Programs
Week 9:
Week 9:
Baseline Data
Using Science in Real Ecosystems
Topic A7 Knowledge Checkpoint
Unit Review
Week 10:
Week 10:
Unit Wrap-Up & Assessment
Catch-Up Week
Progress Reflection & Setting Goals
TERM 2 (NOVEMBER 13 - JANUARY 17)
TERM 2 (NOVEMBER 13 - JANUARY 17)
Week 11:
Week 11:
People and Plants
Plants for Food
Plants for Fibre
Plants for Medicine
Plants for Transportation and Construction
Plants for Fuel
Topic B1 Knowledge Checkpoint
Week 12:
Week 12:
Structure and Adaptations
Roots
Diffusion and Osmosis
Stems
Leaves
Topic B2 Knowledge Checkpoint
Week 13:
Week 13:
Plant Reproduction and Breeding
New Genes?
Types of Plant Reproduction
Seed Plant Reproduction
Pollination
From Seed to Fruit
Seed Dispersal
Topic B3 Knowledge Checkpoint
Week 14:
Week 14:
Meeting the Need for Food and Fibre
Who's Who in Crop Country
Growing Under Glass
Farming Practices
Saving Soil Moisture
Fibre Plant and the Forestry Industry
Reforestation
Topic B4 Knowledge Checkpoint
Week 15:
Week 15:
Sustaining the Soil
How Do Soils Develop?
Soil: A Lively Community
All You Can Eat!
Challenges and Solutions
Organic Matter and Erosion
Saving the Soil
Topic B5 Knowledge Checkpoint
Week 16:
Week 16:
Pests and Pest Control
The Pest Problem
Controlling Pests
Organic Food Production
Topic B6 Knowledge Checkpoint
Week 17:
Week 17:
Winter Break
Week 18:
Week 18:
Winter Break
Week 19:
Week 19:
Unit Review
Unit Wrap-Up & Assessment
Week 20:
Week 20:
Catch-Up Week
Progress Reflection & Setting Goals
Week 21:
Week 21:
Midterm Assessment Week
TERM 3 (JANUARY 30 - APRIL 11)
TERM 3 (JANUARY 30 - APRIL 11)
Week 22:
Week 22:
Heat and Temperature
Using Energy From Heat
Topic C1 Knowledge Checkpoint
Week 23:
Week 23:
Measuring Temperature
Thermometers
The Right Device for the Job
Topic C2 Knowledge Checkpoint
Week 24:
Week 24:
The Particle Model of Matter
Temperature
Thermal Energy
Topic C3 Knowledge Checkpoint
Expansion and Contraction
In Solids
In Gases
In Liquids
Topic C4 Knowledge Checkpoint
Week 25:
Week 25:
The Particle Model and Change of State
Changes of State
Why Temperature Stays the Same
Topic C5 Knowledge Checkpoint
Week 26:
Week 26:
Transferring Energy
Conducting Energy Through Solids
Analyzing Energy Transfer Systems
Topic C6 Knowledge Checkpoint
Sources of Thermal Energy
Week 27:
Week 27:
More Sources of Thermal Energy
Global Warming
Topic C7 Knowledge Checkpoint
Conserving Our Fossil Fuel Resources
It's Hot in Here
Danger: Thermal Energy
Topic C8 Knowledge Checkpoint
Week 28:
Week 28:
Unit Review
Unit Project
Week 29:
Week 29:
Unit Wrap-Up & Assessment
Catch-Up Week
Week 30:
Week 30:
Spring Break
Week 31:
Week 31:
Spring Break
Week 32:
Week 32:
Structures and Forces
Types of Structures
Classifying Structures
Topic D1 Knowledge Checkpoint
TERM 4 (APRIL 15 - JUNE 6)
TERM 4 (APRIL 15 - JUNE 6)
Week 33:
Week 33:
Describing Structures
Function
Aesthetics
Designing For Safety
Balancing Safety With Cost
Choosing Materials
Joints
Topic D2 Knowledge Checkpoint
Mass, Forces, and Weight
Week 34:
Week 34:
Topic D3 Knowlege Checkpoint
Forces, Loads, and Stresses
External Forces
Internal Forces
Resisting Stress
Topic D4 Knowledge Checkpoint
Week 35:
Week 35:
How Structures Fail
Making Use of Stress
Metal Fatigue
Topic D5 Knowledge Checkpoint
Designing With Forces
Strengthening Structures
Using Frictional Forces
Topic D6 Knowledge Checkpoint
Week 36:
Week 36:
Stable Structures
Balancing Act
Unbalanced Structures
Firm Foundation
Rapid Rotation
Topic D7 Knowledge Checkpoint
Week 37:
Week 37:
Unit Review
Unit Project
Week 38:
Week 38:
Unit Wrap-Up & Assessment
Week 39:
Week 39:
Planet Earth Project
Minerals
Rocks and the Rock Cycle
Erosion
The Moving Crust
Earthquakes
Week 40:
Week 40:
Planet Earth Project
Volcanoes
Mountains
Fossils
Geologic Time
Fossil Fuels
Week 41:
Week 41:
Final Assessment Week
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