GRADE 6 SCIENCE
Understanding Life Systems Biodiversity
Because all living things (including humans) are connected, maintaining biodiversity is critical to the health of the planet. Students will learn that biodiversity includes diversity among individuals, species, and ecosystems. Through observations of a specific habitat and the classification of organisms, students will have a first-hand opportunity to appreciate the diversity of living things while recognizing the roles and interactions of individual species within the whole. Care must be taken to ensure that all students, including students with special education needs, have comparable opportunities to explore the natural world.
Understanding Structures and Mechanisms Flight
The use of flight technologies has substantial effects on both society and the environment. In order to understand the principles of flight, students must first learn about the properties of air that make flight possible. Through investigations, observations, and experiments, students will discover that flight occurs when the characteristics of structures take advantage of certain properties of air (for example, air takes up space, has mass, expands, and can exert a force when compressed). They will then apply their newly acquired knowledge to design and test a flying device.
Understanding Matter and Energy Electricity
Electricity is a form of energy that students encounter every day. Students will already be familiar with many of the uses of this convenient source of energy. Building on their prior learning, students will explore devices that convert electricity to other forms of energy. The building of circuits should further strengthen students’ understanding of how electrical systems work. We live in an age when everyone is concerned about how we use electrical energy and how we will continue to meet the demand for it. Students need opportunities to think about how electrical energy can be conserved both at home and at school and about alternative ways of producing energy.
Understanding Earth and Space
Our ability to observe and study objects in space has been greatly enhanced by the use of technological devices. The application of these technologies affects our lives in many ways. Space science involves learning about objects in the sky, particularly their form, movements, and interactions. In learning about space, students will focus on past and present-day contributions of space science to the quality of human life while developing an understanding of the phenomena that result from the movement of different bodies in space. Investigations will involve working with models of the different bodies to allow students to explore their size, position, and motion and help them gain an understanding of Earth as a component of larger systems.
Understanding Life Systems Biodiversity
Because all living things (including humans) are connected, maintaining biodiversity is critical to the health of the planet. Students will learn that biodiversity includes diversity among individuals, species, and ecosystems. Through observations of a specific habitat and the classification of organisms, students will have a first-hand opportunity to appreciate the diversity of living things while recognizing the roles and interactions of individual species within the whole. Care must be taken to ensure that all students, including students with special education needs, have comparable opportunities to explore the natural world.
Understanding Structures and Mechanisms Flight
The use of flight technologies has substantial effects on both society and the environment. In order to understand the principles of flight, students must first learn about the properties of air that make flight possible. Through investigations, observations, and experiments, students will discover that flight occurs when the characteristics of structures take advantage of certain properties of air (for example, air takes up space, has mass, expands, and can exert a force when compressed). They will then apply their newly acquired knowledge to design and test a flying device.
Understanding Matter and Energy Electricity
Electricity is a form of energy that students encounter every day. Students will already be familiar with many of the uses of this convenient source of energy. Building on their prior learning, students will explore devices that convert electricity to other forms of energy. The building of circuits should further strengthen students’ understanding of how electrical systems work. We live in an age when everyone is concerned about how we use electrical energy and how we will continue to meet the demand for it. Students need opportunities to think about how electrical energy can be conserved both at home and at school and about alternative ways of producing energy.
Understanding Earth and Space
Our ability to observe and study objects in space has been greatly enhanced by the use of technological devices. The application of these technologies affects our lives in many ways. Space science involves learning about objects in the sky, particularly their form, movements, and interactions. In learning about space, students will focus on past and present-day contributions of space science to the quality of human life while developing an understanding of the phenomena that result from the movement of different bodies in space. Investigations will involve working with models of the different bodies to allow students to explore their size, position, and motion and help them gain an understanding of Earth as a component of larger systems.
GRADE 7 SCIENCE
Understanding Life Systems Interactions in the Environment
By Grade 7, students realize that humans have many impacts on the environment. In the study of this topic, they will analyse some of these impacts and their consequences, while reflecting upon their personal responsibility to protect the environment. During investigations, the students will observe existing ecosystems and investigate factors that may affect balances within the system. Students will learn that ecosystems consist of communities of plants and animals that are dependent on each other as well as on the non-living parts of the environment. Care must be taken to ensure that all students, including students with special education needs, have comparable opportunities to explore the natural world.
Understanding Structure and Mechanisms Form and Function
Humans build structures to meet specific needs. In doing so, they must consider many factors, including not only the functions the structures must perform but also the resources available to build them, the intended lifetime of the structures, and the impact of the structures on the environment. In Grade 7, students will continue to learn about the effects of forces that act on and within different structural forms. They will investigate how different structural forms support or withstand loads by designing, building, and testing structures, using increasingly sophisticated techniques. Other factors that affect a structure’s functioning, such as type of structure and centre of gravity, will also be explored. It is necessary to provide opportunities for students with special education needs to participate in these or comparable activities.
Understanding Matter and Energy Pure Substances and Mixtures
By exploring the distinction between pure substances and mechanical mixtures and solutions, students will come to recognize that most matter is either a solution or a mechanical mixture – including most foods and drinks and many medicines, cosmetics, building materials, and cleaning agents. Students will use this information to weigh the social and environmental consequences of the use of various consumer products. The introduction of a scientific model (the particle theory) to describe the particulate nature of matter will provide students with a conceptual basis for learning in this area.
Understanding Earth and Space Systems Heat in the Environment
Heat energy plays a critical role in natural processes and in human life. Global warming has also focused considerable attention on the processes that control temperatures at the earth’s surface. By acquiring a working understanding of the nature of heat, students in Grade 7 will gain new insights into the ways that heat affects our world. Students will learn about the causes and effects of heat, investigate its properties, relate it to geological and meteorological processes, and use their new-found knowledge to design a device to minimize heat transfer. They will also use the particle theory to help them explain their observations.
Understanding Life Systems Interactions in the Environment
By Grade 7, students realize that humans have many impacts on the environment. In the study of this topic, they will analyse some of these impacts and their consequences, while reflecting upon their personal responsibility to protect the environment. During investigations, the students will observe existing ecosystems and investigate factors that may affect balances within the system. Students will learn that ecosystems consist of communities of plants and animals that are dependent on each other as well as on the non-living parts of the environment. Care must be taken to ensure that all students, including students with special education needs, have comparable opportunities to explore the natural world.
Understanding Structure and Mechanisms Form and Function
Humans build structures to meet specific needs. In doing so, they must consider many factors, including not only the functions the structures must perform but also the resources available to build them, the intended lifetime of the structures, and the impact of the structures on the environment. In Grade 7, students will continue to learn about the effects of forces that act on and within different structural forms. They will investigate how different structural forms support or withstand loads by designing, building, and testing structures, using increasingly sophisticated techniques. Other factors that affect a structure’s functioning, such as type of structure and centre of gravity, will also be explored. It is necessary to provide opportunities for students with special education needs to participate in these or comparable activities.
Understanding Matter and Energy Pure Substances and Mixtures
By exploring the distinction between pure substances and mechanical mixtures and solutions, students will come to recognize that most matter is either a solution or a mechanical mixture – including most foods and drinks and many medicines, cosmetics, building materials, and cleaning agents. Students will use this information to weigh the social and environmental consequences of the use of various consumer products. The introduction of a scientific model (the particle theory) to describe the particulate nature of matter will provide students with a conceptual basis for learning in this area.
Understanding Earth and Space Systems Heat in the Environment
Heat energy plays a critical role in natural processes and in human life. Global warming has also focused considerable attention on the processes that control temperatures at the earth’s surface. By acquiring a working understanding of the nature of heat, students in Grade 7 will gain new insights into the ways that heat affects our world. Students will learn about the causes and effects of heat, investigate its properties, relate it to geological and meteorological processes, and use their new-found knowledge to design a device to minimize heat transfer. They will also use the particle theory to help them explain their observations.
GRADE 8 SCIENCE
1) UNDERSTANDING LIFE SYSTEMS CELLS
Cells are the smallest unit of life, and each cell is a system nested within a system. In Grade 8, students will continue to develop their knowledge of organisms by focusing on the structure and function of cells in plants and animals. Our knowledge of cells has increased enormously since the middle of the twentieth century, and students will examine the implications of this knowledge for individuals, society, and the environment. Students will also be introduced to the use of microscopes. These are invaluable tools for scientists and provide students with opportunities to explore objects in amazing detail. Microscopes are precision instruments and must be handled with great care. It is important that students be able to identify and explain the importance of practices for handling and using microscopes that not only respect the fragility of the tool but also ensure their personal safety and the safety of others.
2) UNDERSTANDING STRUCTURES AND MECHANISMS SYSTEMS IN ACTION
The smooth functioning of society depends on a great number and variety of systems. The needs of society can influence the evolution of established systems or demand the introduction of new ones. Whether large or small, human, mechanical, or natural, all systems consist of many components that can be studied and improved. Students will learn to calculate the mechanical advantage of mechanical systems, and will learn about the overall safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of a variety of systems. It is necessary to provide opportunities for students with disabilities to participate in these or comparable activities. When making and/or experimenting with and testing devices or structures, it is important that students be able to identify and explain the importance of practices that ensure their personal safety and the safety of others. This includes knowing the correct way to use tools and equipment, knowing when and how to use protective eyewear, and knowing how to operate electricity and electrical systems safely.
3) UNDERSTANDING MATTER AND ENERGY FLUIDS
Fluids are essential to many industrial processes and form the basis of hydraulic and pneumatic devices. Any substance that flows is considered to be a fluid. This includes such things as water, shampoo, sunscreen, and honey. Even gases, such as air, can be classified as fluids. Students will learn about the diverse applications of the principles involved in fluid mechanics, the impacts of technological innovations based on the properties of fluids, and the industries and jobs related to fluids. To learn about the properties of fluids, students will experiment with and investigate the viscosity and density of different liquids and ways in which these properties affect objects placed in those liquids. Students will explore the implications of Archimedes’ principle by investigating and measuring the buoyant forces on different objects. When designing, building, and testing devices, it is important that students be able to identify and explain the importance of practices that ensure their personal safety and the safety of others. This includes being able to recognize and remedy possible safety hazards in testing situations and knowing how to use joining equipment and materials properly and safely.
UNDERSTANDING EARTH AND SPACE SYSTEMS WATER SYSTEMS
More than 70 per cent of the earth’s surface is covered with water, and most of this water is found in the oceans. In learning about the earth’s water systems, students will develop an understanding of the important role that water systems play in global ecosystems. They will evaluate the role media play in portraying controversial water issues and research recent technological innovations related to Earth’s water systems. Students will gain a basic understanding of Earth’s water systems and come to a better understanding of their own role in caring for this precious resource. It is important that students be able to identify and explain the importance of practices that ensure their personal safety and the safety of others. This includes making the teacher aware of any potential allergic reactions (e.g., to bee stings), wearing the clothing and footwear appropriate for the conditions they are working in, and staying within the area of study.
Cells are the smallest unit of life, and each cell is a system nested within a system. In Grade 8, students will continue to develop their knowledge of organisms by focusing on the structure and function of cells in plants and animals. Our knowledge of cells has increased enormously since the middle of the twentieth century, and students will examine the implications of this knowledge for individuals, society, and the environment. Students will also be introduced to the use of microscopes. These are invaluable tools for scientists and provide students with opportunities to explore objects in amazing detail. Microscopes are precision instruments and must be handled with great care. It is important that students be able to identify and explain the importance of practices for handling and using microscopes that not only respect the fragility of the tool but also ensure their personal safety and the safety of others.
2) UNDERSTANDING STRUCTURES AND MECHANISMS SYSTEMS IN ACTION
The smooth functioning of society depends on a great number and variety of systems. The needs of society can influence the evolution of established systems or demand the introduction of new ones. Whether large or small, human, mechanical, or natural, all systems consist of many components that can be studied and improved. Students will learn to calculate the mechanical advantage of mechanical systems, and will learn about the overall safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of a variety of systems. It is necessary to provide opportunities for students with disabilities to participate in these or comparable activities. When making and/or experimenting with and testing devices or structures, it is important that students be able to identify and explain the importance of practices that ensure their personal safety and the safety of others. This includes knowing the correct way to use tools and equipment, knowing when and how to use protective eyewear, and knowing how to operate electricity and electrical systems safely.
3) UNDERSTANDING MATTER AND ENERGY FLUIDS
Fluids are essential to many industrial processes and form the basis of hydraulic and pneumatic devices. Any substance that flows is considered to be a fluid. This includes such things as water, shampoo, sunscreen, and honey. Even gases, such as air, can be classified as fluids. Students will learn about the diverse applications of the principles involved in fluid mechanics, the impacts of technological innovations based on the properties of fluids, and the industries and jobs related to fluids. To learn about the properties of fluids, students will experiment with and investigate the viscosity and density of different liquids and ways in which these properties affect objects placed in those liquids. Students will explore the implications of Archimedes’ principle by investigating and measuring the buoyant forces on different objects. When designing, building, and testing devices, it is important that students be able to identify and explain the importance of practices that ensure their personal safety and the safety of others. This includes being able to recognize and remedy possible safety hazards in testing situations and knowing how to use joining equipment and materials properly and safely.
UNDERSTANDING EARTH AND SPACE SYSTEMS WATER SYSTEMS
More than 70 per cent of the earth’s surface is covered with water, and most of this water is found in the oceans. In learning about the earth’s water systems, students will develop an understanding of the important role that water systems play in global ecosystems. They will evaluate the role media play in portraying controversial water issues and research recent technological innovations related to Earth’s water systems. Students will gain a basic understanding of Earth’s water systems and come to a better understanding of their own role in caring for this precious resource. It is important that students be able to identify and explain the importance of practices that ensure their personal safety and the safety of others. This includes making the teacher aware of any potential allergic reactions (e.g., to bee stings), wearing the clothing and footwear appropriate for the conditions they are working in, and staying within the area of study.
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INCREDIBLE EDIBLE CELLS!!!
Copeland class rocked the edible cell culminating assignment!!! It was very fitting that the due date fell on Halloween (hmm kinda like the teacher planned it that way, lol! Students brought in their cells that represented various cell parts and organelles. WOW what a great job!! I am sure the highlight of the day was how quickly Ms Copeland could document the cells so the students could tear them apart and indulge. Check them out below . .
Copeland class rocked the edible cell culminating assignment!!! It was very fitting that the due date fell on Halloween (hmm kinda like the teacher planned it that way, lol! Students brought in their cells that represented various cell parts and organelles. WOW what a great job!! I am sure the highlight of the day was how quickly Ms Copeland could document the cells so the students could tear them apart and indulge. Check them out below . .
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