Grade 7/8 Science Unit Bundle Ontario Curriculum

Grade 7/8 Science | PDF and Digital Formats: Teachers are provided with 150 in-depth, engaging, and cross-curricular lessons to help their students explore and understand Grade 7 and 8 science. This 8-unit bundle will help you teach science without a textbook. Students will love these engaging and differentiated units that cover Interactions in the Environment, Heat in the Environment, Pure Substances and Mixtures, Understanding Structures and Mechanisms, Cells, Water Systems, Fluids, and Systems in Action. 

• This resource contains individual PDFs of student pages to assist with online learning i.e. Google Classroom™. The unit also comes with Google Slides™ versions of the included lessons for 1:1 technology schools.
• Curriculum Alignment: Ontario Science Curriculum 2007

Lesson Overview:

Grade 7 Unit - Interactions in the Environment (Ecosystems)

1. Unit Vocabulary QR Code Matching Activity
2. Elements of Ecosystems
3. Ecosystems - Examples and Interactions
4. Energy Transfer and Food Chains
5. Biotic Elements Quiz
6. Matter Cycling
7. Ecological Succession
8. Ecosystem Limits
9. Species At Risk & Invasive Species Assignment
10. Human Interactions in the Environment
11. Indigenous Perspectives
12. Environmental Investigation Case Study: Electric Cars
13. Environmental Protection Stations
14. Ecosystem Summative Lab (3 options)
15. Ecosystems Unit Test
16. Sub Plans

Grade 7 Unit - Heat in the Environment

1. Safety Lesson
2. Unit Vocabulary QR Code Scavenger Hunt
3. Introduction To Heat
4. Heat Production
5. Heat and Temperature
6. The Particle Theory
7. Heat and Volume
8. Conduction, Convection, and Radiation
9. Heat Video
10. Teacher Demonstration: Boiling Water in a Paper Cup
11. Student Lab: Melting Ice Cubes
12. Heating and Cooling of the Earth
13. Greenhouse Gases
14. Investigation: Benefits of Technology With Heat
15. Stations & Project-Based Learning: Energy Types & Solar Panels Investigation
16. Unit Test

Grade 7 Unit - Pure Substances and Mixtures

1. Safety Rules & Unit Vocabulary
2. The Particle Theory
3. Pure Substances and Mixtures
4. Pure Substances and Mixtures Activity
5. Solutions and Mechanical Mixtures
6. Solutions
7. Solution Examples Activity
8. Concentration of Solutions
9. Saturated Solutions
10. Saturation Lab
11. Separating Mixtures
12. Separating Mixtures Lab
13. Positive and Negative Impacts on the Environment
14. Tar Sands Investigation
15. Unit Test
16. Sub Plans

Grade 7 Unit - Understanding Structures and Mechanisms

1. Safety Lesson, Unit Vocabulary, Unit Introduction
2. Classifying Structures
3. Structures Video
4. Centre of Gravity & Stability
5. Force
6. Show and Tell Assignment
7. Classifying Structures Quiz
8. Internal and External Forces
9. Card Pyramid Activity
10. Symmetry in Structures
11. Structure Failure
12. Manufacturing Factors
13. Loads
14. Structural Safety
15. Design Factors
16. Ergonomic Design
17. Take-Out Container Lab
18. Egg House Lab
19. Unit Review
20. Unit Test

Grade 8 Unit - Cells 

1. Introduction: Safety Rules & Cells Interview
2. Unit Vocabulary
3. The Cell Theory
4. Structures and Organelles in Cells
5. Plant vs. Animal Cells
6. Create Your Own Cell – Plant or Animal Cells
7. The Process of Diffusion and Osmosis
8. Candy Diffusion & Potato Osmosis Experiments
9. Unicellular and Multicellular Organisms
10. Cellular Organisms Inquiry
11. Organization of Cells into Tissues, Organs, and Organ Systems
12. Organ Systems Infographic & Presentation
13. Mid-Unit Quiz
14. What is a Microscope?
15. Plant and Animal Cells Microscope Lab
16. Dry and Wet-Mount Slides
17. Cell Technology and Our Understanding of Cells
18. Perspectives on Cell Processes
19. Cells Final Unit Test
20. Sub Plans

Grade 8 Unit - Fluids

1. Introduction: Safety Rules, Fluids Introduction & Unit Vocabulary
2. Particle Theory of Matter
3. What is Viscosity? and What is Flow Rate?, Experiment
4. Mass, Volume, and Density
5. Mass, Volume, and Density
6. Mass-to-Volume Ratio Experiment
7. Compressibility
8. Canada’s Wonderland Case Study
9. What is Buoyancy & Float or Sink Experiment
10. Mid-Unit Quiz
11. Pressure, Volume, and Temperature & Optional Experiment
12. Pascal’s Law
13. Fluids in Controlled and Manufactured Devices
14. Building a Pneumatic or Hydraulic Device (2 options)
15. Investigating Applications of Fluid Mechanics
16. Fluid Technologies Research Inquiry
17. The Impact of Fluid Spills
18. Unit Test for Fluids
19. Sub Plans

Grade 8 Unit - Systems in Action

1. Introduction – Safety Introductions & What Are Systems?
2. Vocabulary
3. Types of Systems
4. Purpose, Inputs & Outputs of Systems
5. The Processes and Components of a System
6. Quiz
7. Work, Energy, Force, and Efficiency
8. Calculating Work
9. Understanding Work
10. 6 Simple Machines
11. Understanding Mechanical Advantage
12. Quiz
13. Energy in Mechanical Systems
14. Productivity with Systems in Various Industries
15. Evolution of the Cell Phone
16. Quiz
17. Pulley Experiment and Mechanical Advantage
18. Rube Goldberg Machine
19. Owner’s Manual Exploration
20. The Impacts of New and Evolving Systems
21. Meeting Needs with Existing Systems – Different Perspectives
22. Unit Test
23. Videos

Grade 8 Unit - Water Systems

1. Introduction Lesson - Safety Lesson
2. Unit Vocabulary QR Code Scavenger Hunt
3. The Water Cycle & States of Water
4. Watersheds
5. Human & Natural Factors Cause Changes in the Water Table
6. Human & Natural Factors Cause Changes in the Water Table
7. Inquiry
8. Factors that Affect Glaciers & Polar Ice Caps
9. Atmospheric Conditions & Bodies of Water
10. Mid-Unit Water Systems Quiz
11. Virtual Water Treatment Plant
12. Testing Water Samples (3 options)
13. Investigating Local Water Issues
14. Bottled Water Case Study
15. Building a Water System Device
16. Global Water Consumption
17. Human Impact on Water Systems
18. Innovative Water Technology
19. Water Systems Unit Test
20. Sub Plans

Resource Includes:

• Detailed lesson plans
• Differentiated lessons and assignments (readings, videos, graphic organizers, interactive notebook activities, group work, projects, labs)
• Mp3 audio files of each article
• Detailed unit plans, answer keys, and assessment rubrics
• Lessons are divided up with title pages for easy access
• Student assignment choice and variety
• Quizzes (PDF and Self-Marking Google Forms)
• Unit Test (PDF and Self-Marking Google Forms)
• Science Labs
• Sub Plans
• PDF format
• Google Slides format

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Grade 7 Science Units

• Grade 7 Science Interactions in the Environment
• Grade 7 Science Heat in the Environment
• Grade 7 Science Pure Substances and Mixtures
• Grade 7 Science Understanding Structures and Mechanisms

Grade 8 Science Units

• Grade 8 Science Cells
• Grade 8 Science Fluids
• Grade 8 Science Systems in Action
• Grade 8 Science Water Systems