Division 7-7 - Les Sciences
M.Papich E114
Bayside Middle School
jpapich@saanichschools.ca
*Grade 6/7 science at a glance...
1) Matter and life on Earth:
Elements consist of one type of atom
Mixtures (6), pure substances (7), physical and chemical transformations (7)
4 reasons why water is an essential compound (7) for life on Earth, including its crystalline structure (7) when frozen
2) The physical and biological history of the Earth:
Earth’s place in the solar system (6) (First Peoples connections, FP)
How gravitational attraction works (6)
The motion laws that maintain our Sun-Earth-Moon system (6)
Creating models to represent large scale phenomena (like the size of our solar system and the length of Earth geological history) (6, 7)
Fossil records as clues to the past (7)
Changes in climate and biodiversity over our geological past (7)
3) Life on Earth is diverse and adaptive:
Animals and plants need to be well-adapted to their environment to survive (7) (FP)
Case study: the diversity of native plants in our Bayside garden (7) (FP)
Case study: comparing human body systems to the earthworm (6, 7)
Nervous system (6) (with math links to data collecting and analysis ! )
Endocrine system (6)
Locomotion and reproduction (6)
Cooperatively designing a model of the worm’s anatomy (6,7)
4) Energy and climate change:
Climate change and how all living things are interconnected (7) (FP)
Difference ways of generating electricity and their environmental impacts (7)
Basic circuits (with math links ! )