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Ecosystems (Grade 7)
This post will contain all of the grade 7 lessons on ecosystems. Students will be learning about the interactions within the environment, and identifying factors that affect the balance of an ecosystem. They will design and construct a model biosphere and use it to investigate interactions between components and how matter is cycled within the environment. Later in this section, students will describe the roles and interactions of producers within an ecosystem and distinguish between primary and secondary succession. We…
Cells (Grade 8)
Lesson 1: Cell Theory 4.2 Postulates of the Cell Theory (Read and answer questions 1 -3: Due Wednesday, September 13) Lesson 2: Plant and Animal Cells 4.5 Plant and Animal Cells (Read and answer question 4 at the end of the text) Organelle chart example (From question 4 above) Plant vs. Animal Cell Labelling Sheet 1 (Make a copy and save it to your Cells folder) Lesson 3: The Compound Microscope 4.3 – The Compound Microscope (Read and answer questions…
Pre-Planning Week 2023
Welcome to our 2nd P.D. session on Makerspace resources. Below you will find helpful information on laser cutting, 3D printing, podcasting, 3D modeling, and 21st-century skills fostered in the makerspace. But first, a video from Ms. M. showing off all of our hard work and the amazing projects from the 2022-23 school year… Makerspace Highlights 2022-23 Stations and Groups Station 1: Scribble Bots (Julie) JK/K: Susan, Andrea, Maryse, Sharon, Keren Grade 1: Ada, Efi, Ashley Station 2: Podcasting (Faye) Grade…
The Bat Box Project
This blog post was written and documented by grade 6 students. Introduction: For our final STEM project in science class, we decided to turn our focus on a very important creature that humans overlook far too much. The Bat. Bats pollinate and save American farmers billions of dollars a year in pest control costs by devouring insects. According to some estimates, such a service is valued from around 3.7 billion dollars to as much as 53 billion dollars per year….
Grade 8 into Grade 9 Science Prep
Unit 1: Ecosystems Unit 2: Atoms, Elements, and Compounds Reading the Periodic Table Assignment – link Unit 3: The Study of the Universe Unit 4: Electricity
Gr. 7 – Structures
All presentations, links, and videos from the Structures: Form and Function lessons will be posted below. Lesson 1: Stability and Forces Presentation Lesson 2: Stress on Structures and Structure Types Presentation Lesson 3: Stability, Symmetry & Bridge Type Presentation Lesson 4: Bridge Building Design Challenge! Pasta Bridge Design Challenge – link
Local Makerspace Tour
Last week we had the opportunity to view some local Makerspaces to make new connections, share ideas, and gather information for our own Makerspace. We toured the Ottawa University STEM building, took a virtual tour of the Algonquin College Makerspace, and finished with a visit to the Museum of Science and Technology. Below are some pictures of the Ottawa U Makerspace, located in their STEM building as well as the Makerspace from the Museum. Look at how many 3D printers…
Biodiversity – Grade 6
Below are all of the presentations, videos, and assignments for our unit on Biodiversity. Lesson 1: What is Biodiversity? Biodiversity Videos Lesson 2: The 5 Kingdoms and Classification Lesson 3: Classification of Trees Tree Identification Resources Natural History Museum Tree Identification Key Lesson 4: Classifying Animals – The Invertebrates Lesson 5: Classifying Animals – The Vertebrates Lesson 6: Scavenger Hunt! Scavenger Hunt Evidence Sheet – link Lesson 7: Biodiversity Worksheet Biodiversity Video Worksheet – link
Grade 8 – Water Systems
All information, assignments, links, videos, and rubrics for our final unit on water can be found below. Water molecule Simulator Try out this ‘Build a Molecule’ online simulator (Complete the ‘single’ category) COULD DO (Complete the ‘multiple’, and ‘playground’ categories) Safe Drinking Water 10.2 – What is Water? , 10.3 – The Water Cycle & 10.5 – Making Water Drinkable Water Quality 11.1 – Fresh Water and Salt Water & 11.2 Contaminants in Water 11.4 – Watersheds & 11.7 –…