NEW 2022 Curriculum! Ontario - Grade 7 & 8 Science STEM - FULL YEAR BUNDLE

FULL YEAR SPLIT GRADE BUNDLE - GRADES 7 & 8!

NEWLY UPDATED IN 2022! BOTH GOOGLE AND PDF VERSIONS INCLUDED!

This bundle covers all expectations New Ontario 2022 Science Curriculum - Grades 7 & 8.

***Strand A: STEM/Coding has been added to this unit at no extra charge!

These massive units contains readings, diagrams, experiments, true/false, and much more!

Most importantly, we have made cross-curriculum connections to the grades 7 and 8 language program. Students will practice reading comprehension strategies (making connections, questioning, visualizing, and inferencing) as they work through this unit.

Check out the previews of these units to learn more about how it can benefit your students. We know you will love this no-prep, just print or upload to Google, time-saving resource!

Grade 7

Life Systems: Interactions in the Environment (NEW 2022 Curriculum!)

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• What is an ecosystem?
• Types of ecosystems (aquatic, terrestrial, rotting log, forests, etc.)
• Biotic and abiotic factors in ecosystems
• Biodiversity in ecosystems
• Analyzing ecosystems – how the abiotic factors influence the biotic factors
• Food chain in different ecosystems
• Nutrient cycle - Role of decomposers
• Decomposers, producers, consumers – all the way up to apex predators
• The effects of altering food chains
• Overfishing effects on ocean food chains
• Cycle of matter leading to sustainability
• Primary Succession and Secondary Succession
• Carrying capacity of ecosystems
• Human activities affecting ecosystems – Invasive species (Zebra Mussels)
• Deforestation and Clearcutting – human activities affecting ecosystems
• Creating infographic about deforestation
• Livestock farming – Effects on sustainability
• Factory farming - Effects on sustainability
• Researching – Silvopastures vs Factory Farms
• Locally grown food
• Pesticides in modern agricultural
• How we use technologies to help ecosystems
• How vehicles (technologies) affect ecosystems
• Learning sustainable practices from the Indigenous groups in Canada
• Indigenous sustainable practices – Seventh Generation Principle
• The Anishinabek/Ontario Resource Management Council (AORMC)
• STEM Activities
• Hands on Experiments – building a bird feeder and an ecosystem in a bottle
• Reading and writing code
• STEM Assignment – designing a robot camera
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

Form, Function and Design of Structures (NEW 2022 Curriculum!)

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Types of structures: shell structures, frame structures, and solid structures
• Centre of gravity affecting a structure’s stability
• Leaning Tower of Pisa – How the centre of gravity is affecting its stability
• Evaluating the stability of structures by determining the centre of gravity
• Centre of gravity experiments
• Internal forces – shear, compression, tension, and torsion affecting structures
• Finding examples of these internal forces in our environment
• External forces from the natural environment – natural forces (earthquakes, tsunamis, etc.)
• The Tacoma Narrows Bridge – how external and internal forces caused the collapse
• Live and dead loads
• Describing forces – Magnitude, direction, point of application and plane of application
• Magnitude – Force diagrams using arrows
• Determining the net force by reading force diagrams and arrows
• Spring scales and beam balance scales – experiment and reading/questions
• Mechanical advantages using Newtons
• Symmetrical structures creating stability
• Evaluating the symmetry of structures and their stability
• Structural failures – poor foundations, bad designs, faulty construction and extraordinary loads
• Digging foundations below the frost line – Basements
• Leaning Tower of Pisa and its poor foundation – foundation settling
• Examining bad designs in structures around the world
• Extraordinary loads – Ice Storm 1998
• Faulty construction leading to structural failures – Skyline Plaza Apartment Building collapse
• Properties of materials – cement, steel, rubber and plastic
• Choosing the right building material – manufacturing shoes
• Ergonomics in structures – office equipment and tools
• Assignment – creating an ergonomic workstation
• Structural analysis – engineers and architects researching the forces and loads acting on potential structures
• Structural assessment reports – engineers working to keep structures safe
• STEM Activities
• Hands on Experiments – building bridges, chairs, tower
• Artificial intelligence on construction sites keeping them safe
• Coding – Monitoring the Leaning Tower of Pisa
• Reading and writing code
• STEM Assignment – AI improving safety at recess
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

Pure Substances and Mixtures (NEW 2022 Curriculum!)

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Particle theory of matter
• Atoms and molecules
• Pure substances – compounds and elements
• Mixtures and pure substances
• Homogenous mixtures and heterogenous mixtures
• Classifying atoms, molecules, compounds and elements
• Classifying mixtures and pure substances
• Classifying homogenous and heterogenous mixtures
• Science experiment – homogenous and heterogenous mixtures
• Mechanical mixtures and solutions
• Saturation – saturated solutions, unsaturated solutions, and supersaturated solutions
• Solutes, solvents, and solutions
• Water – the universal solution
• Science experiment – testing the dissolving process
• Factors affecting solubility
• Describing solutions – concentration and dilution of solutions
• Describing the concentration of solutions – in quantitative and qualitative terms
• Kinetic energy – particle theory in solutions
• Heterogenous suspensions, heterogenous emulsions, and heterogenous colloids
• Separating mixtures – chromatography, evaporation, filtration, and magnetism
• Separating mixtures – distillation diagram
• Research assignment – researching separation methods
• Science experiment – making a crystal (evaporation separation method)
• Mixtures that produce carbon dioxide
• Environmental effects of using pure substances – mining and refining
• Research assignment – uranium pure substance
• Refining oil – fractional distillation method
• Research assignment – researching oil refineries
• Impact of separating mixtures – maple syrup
• STEM Activities
• Hands on Experiments – emulsions, making a crystal, testing the dissolving process, separating mixtures
• Reading and writing code
• Chemistry and automation – artificial intelligence
• STEM Assignment – making cough medicine using coding
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

Heat in the Environment (NEW 2022 Curriculum!)

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• What is thermal energy?
• The Particle Theory of Matter
• Heat transfer and the Particle Theory
• Thermal energy experiment
• How heat is generated
• Effects of heat on states of matter
• Thermal expansion and thermal contraction in matter
• Convection – heat transfer examples in our everyday lives
• Convection – hot air balloon
• Sea breeze and land breezes – convection
• Science experiment – convection in action
• Conduction – travel mug example
• Thermal conductivity versus thermal resistivity
• Radiation – heat transfer from the Sun
• Electromagnetic radiation – ultraviolet rays and infrared heat
• Heat transfer – convection, conduction, and radiation (real life examples)
• Assignment – creating a heat transfer infographic
• Ocean currents and climate – convection
• The Sun’s heat affecting the water cycle
• Albedo and its effect on climate change
• The Greenhouse Effect
• Human activities creating greenhouse gases
• Research assignment – greenhouse gas emissions per country
• Renewable and non-renewable sources of energy used to heat our homes
• Geothermal heat pumps
• Nuclear power and nuclear power accidents
• Using renewable source of energy – wind, hydro, and solar (benefits and drawbacks)
• Energy efficient homes – insulation (R-values)
• Net-zero homes – insulation, improved construction materials (triple-paned windows)
• Lab experiment - insulation
• STEM Activities
• Hands on Experiments – Greenhouse Gas Effect, Wind Turbines, Insulation Lab
• Building models, systems, or structures
• Reading and writing code
• STEM Assignment – Heating and Cooling Invention
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

Grade 8

Cells

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• What is a cell?
• Cell theory
• Importance of a microscope – understanding the function of each part
• Microscope diagram – labelling activity
• Organelles in cells – nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm, cell wall, mitochondria and more
• Research assignment – organelle in plant and animal cells
• Diagrams of plant and animal cells
• Comparing plant and animal cells – structure, organelles, size, shape
• Identifying plant and animal cells
• Experiment/activity – building a 3D model of a cell
• Diffusion of molecules in cells
• Osmosis in cells
• Factors affecting diffusion
• Diffusion and the exchange of gas in humans and frogs
• Solutions, solutes, and solvents
• Ideal solutions for cells – osmosis
• Unicellular organisms – Amoeba and Paramecium
• Research assignment – studying unicellular organisms
• Multicellular organisms – humans, worms, and frogs
• Levels of organization – cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems
• Researching organ systems to learn about the organs, tissues, and cells included
• Technologies in cell biology – electron microscopes
• Stem cell technologies treating disease – Alzheimer's and Spinal injuries
• Researching advantages and disadvantages of stem cells
• Cellular agriculture – cultured meat
• Using cultured meats – multiple perspectives (animals, environmentalists, livestock farmers)
• STEM Activities
• Hands on Experiments – making a cell model, demonstrating osmosis and diffusion, and examining an onion using a microscope
• Reading and writing code related to cell biology
• STEM Assignment – Inventing a cell testing machine using coding and robotics
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

Systems in Action

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• What is a system?
• Purpose, inputs, and outputs of systems
• Important systems in your life
• How systems make difficult decisions to meet the needs of its customers/citizens
• Food processing system – inputs, outputs (waste/emissions), and purpose
• Different points of view related to different systems (school system, transit system)
• Components of systems – computer system, HVAC system, and backhoe system
• Physics – using scientific terms (energy, work, forces, displacement, efficiency)
• Different types of energy – chemical, electrical, thermal, mechanical, nuclear
• Forces – contact and non-contact forces
• Research assignment – understanding the compass
• Describing everyday situations using scientific terms – forces, energy, work, displacement, efficiency
• Displacement versus distance – calculations and reading/questions
• Calculating work using the formula work = force x distance
• Mechanical advantages using simple machines
• Calculating the mechanical advantages of levers, gears, pulleys and inclined planes
• Diagrams of the simple machines and their mechanical advantages
• Lever experiment
• Dissipating heat from mechanical systems
• Friction causing dissipation (sliding friction, static friction, and rolling friction)
• Technologies reducing friction and dissipation (lubricants, wheels, furniture sliders)
• Experiment – phone book friction (sticky notes)
• Calculating efficiency – energy out/total energy in = efficiency
• Importance of instruction booklets – assembly, safe use, maintenance of machine
• Research assignment – instruction manual
• Technological innovations improving productivity – robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), 3D printing
• Research assignment – Industry 4.0 (evolution of industrial revolution)
• Automation of manufacturing industry
• Impact of automation on society, economy, and the environment
• Self-driving autonomous vehicles
• Automation – different points of view
• STEM Activities
• Hands on Experiments – testing machines, displacement vs distance, and testing efficiency
• Building models, systems, or structures
• Reading and writing code – self-driving vehicles, lawn mowers, robot vacuums
• STEM Assignment – researching robot technologies
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

Fluids

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• What is a fluid?
• Understanding viscosity
• Volumetric flow rate
• Experiment – comparing viscosities
• Researching the viscosities of various fluids
• Particle theory – affects on fluids
• Relationship between mass, volume, and density
• Density of gases, liquids, and solids
• Calculating density – mass/volume
• Calculating density using diagrams
• Buoyancy – positive buoyancy, negative buoyancy, and neutral buoyancy
• Experiments determining buoyancy – water vs saltwater vs sugar water
• Archimedes’ Principle
• Air pressure experiments
• Lighter-than-air flying devices – airships and hot air balloons (buoyancy of gases)
• Compressing gases – experiment and reading/questions
• Mishandling of compressed gases
• Hydraulic systems vs pneumatic systems
• Pascal’s Law – buoyancy
• Performing calculations using Pascal’s Law
• Researching pneumatic systems
• Factors affecting the flow of fluids – temperature, pressure, density, viscosity
• Regulating fluids in the circulatory system and in engines
• Valves in mechanical systems
• Comparing a fish’s bladder vs ballast water
• Impacts of fluid technologies – renewable energy (wind turbines, hydro)
• Oil spills - The Deepwater Horizon oil spill
• Indigenous communities and oil spills – Ocean Man oil spill
• Research assignment – investigating oil spills in Indigenous communities
• STEM Activities
• Hands on Experiments – Comparing viscosities, densities of liquids, buoyancy
• Building models, systems, or structures
• Reading and writing code – cleaning up oil spills and coding hydraulic systems
• STEM Assignment – Researching and inventing fluid technologies
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

Water Systems

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Three states of water in our environment (solid – ice, liquid – water, gas – vapour/humidity)
• Studying glaciers – the Cryosphere
• Water distribution on Earth
• The water cycle – evaporation, condensation, precipitation, infiltration, transpiration
• Numerous diagrams related to the water cycle
• Watersheds – Research assignment and profile of St. Lawrence Watershed
• Water table and Aquifers
• Groundwater diagrams
• Drinking water – Different types of wells
• Human activities affecting the water table
• Climate change – Melting glaciers
• Human activities creating greenhouse gases
• Effects of melting glaciers on coastal communities
• Assignment – Creating an Infographic about Melting Glaciers
• Coastal Storms – Hurricanes, Typhoons, Cyclones as well as storm surges and flooding
• Microclimates – Victoria, BC
• Comparing atmospheric conditions in coastal regions versus regions inland
• Water quality – pH levels, turbidity, bacteria, dissolved oxygen
• Experiment – determining pH levels in local bodies of water
• Human activities affecting water quality – agriculture, fossil fuels, sewage, pharmaceuticals
• Water treatment plants – research assignment and reading/questions
• Tertiary water treatment systems
• Rural water treatment systems – Septic tanks
• Experiment – creating a water filter
• How cities manage water – water meters and incentives to conserve water usage
• Personal water consumption survey
• How the Indigenous use water
• Drinking water advisories in First Nation communities
• Rainwater harvesting and greywater systems - technologies
• Desalination systems – converting saltwater to freshwater technologies
• STEM Activities
• Hands on Experiments – groundwater model, testing pH levels, making a water filter, finding a microclimate
• Building models and systems
• Reading and writing code – water testing technology and water testing invention
• STEM Assignment – Soil Testing Machine: Writing Code and Mathematics Connection
• Unit test
• Answer pages for all activities

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