Science 7/8 Overview


Current Unit: Force and Motion


Focus Areas:

  • Motion and distance

  • Force and Motion

  • Balanced and unbalanced forces

  • Newton's Laws of Motion

  • Energy (Kinetic and Potential)


Learning Activities:

  • Lab Investigation: Air Trolleys Experiment

  • Design Project: Propeller Palooza (Redesign and test air trolley propeller)

  • Lab Investigation: Inclined to Roll 1 (Varying ramp height)

  • Lab Investigation: Inclined to Roll 2 (Varying cart mass)

  • Analyze and Conclude using Claim, Evidence, Reasoning model

  • The affects of gravity and friction on motion