Innovation Day 2024

Innovation Day 2024

Welcome to the 2024 Innovation Day. A day to celebrate Science here at the OJCS. Find all the schedules for presentations in the graphic below. Innovation Day outlines and rubrics for the middle school projects are also posted below. Grade 6 Innovation Day – Electricity Project Electricity Project Outline Electricity Project Rubric Grade 7 Innovation Day – Animal Structures Project Animal Structures Project Outline Animal Structures Project Rubric Grade 8 Innovation Day – Simple Machines Project Simple Machines Sled Project…

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Electricity (Grade 6)

Electricity (Grade 6)

This post will contain all of the grade 6 lessons on electricity. Students will be learning about the short and long-term impacts of electrical energy technologies in Canada on society and the environment. They will learn how circuits work by building their own series and parallel circuits and assess choices that reduce personal use of electrical energy. Lesson 1: Series and Parallel Circuits Lesson 2: Building Circuits Lesson 3: Fixing Electrical Problems There are so many uses for electricity. But…

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Structures (Grade 7)

Structures (Grade 7)

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   Innovation Day Structures Project Outline Feedback Form – Test Innovation Day Due Dates and Tracking Sheet Animal Structure Judging Rubric Innovation Day Reflection (make a copy for yourself to use as a guide) Ottawa Regional Science Fair Students who…

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Chemistry (Grade 7)

Chemistry (Grade 7)

All of our Pure Substances & Mixtures unit resources will be posted here and broken down into 3 subunits; Classifying matter, Solutions, and Separating Mixtures. We will also be learning about atoms and the periodic table of elements. Lesson 1: Classifying Matter 1.1 – What is Matter? Read the section 1.1, noting the definitions of Chemistry and Matter Create a Google Doc, and answer questions #2 and 3 (Save this document to your Chemistry folder) 1.2 – More About Matter (After…

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Systems in Action (Grade 8)

Systems in Action (Grade 8)

All presentations, links, activities, homework, and videos from the Systems in Action unit will be posted below. Lesson 1: Simple Machines 2.1 – Simple Machines (Answer questions #2 and 4 in your Simple Machines folder) Lesson 2: Mechanical Advantage 2.3 – Mechanical Advantage (Read and answer questions #1-4) Mechanical Advantage Word Problem Practice Sheet Solutions to Mechanical Advantage Practice Sheet – link Lesson 3: Work 2.5 – How to Calculate ‘Work’(Read and answer questions #1, 3, 4, & 5) Lesson…

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Space (Grade 6)

Space (Grade 6)

Blog hunt link – Part 1 Blog hunt link – Part 2   This post will contain all of the grade 6 lessons on space. Students will be learning about the components of the solar system, including the Sun, Earth, and other planets, comets, asteroids, and meteoroids. They will learn to connect the force of gravity concepts previously taught in our flight unit to the relationships found between celestial objects in space. Later in this section, students will investigate various…

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Fluids (Grade 8)

Fluids (Grade 8)

Our learning, links, and information on Fluids can be found here. All student homework should be saved to your Science: Fluids folder in your Google Drive. Fluids Unit Test Student Review Sheet Lesson 1: Introduction to Fluids 7.1 – Introduction to Fluids (read and answer questions # 1-3) Lesson 2: Laminar and Turbulent Flow 7.2 – Characteristics of Fluids (read and answer questions #1, 3, 5ab, 6) Laminar vs. Turbulent Flow example Lesson 3: Viscosity 7.3 – Flow Rate and…

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#Global Maker Day 2023

#Global Maker Day 2023

On Tuesday, October 17th, Science classes will participate in Global Maker Day. A day dedicated to learning, sharing, and playing while completing STEM-related challenges. Challenges will allow students to practice problem-solving, be creative, and have fun learning. Students have been asked to collect items for the OJCS Global Maker Day, on October 17th. We are looking for any cardboard boxes (think cereal boxes) toilet paper tubes, paint stir sticks, popsicle sticks, and plastic tubs (think yogurt pots, sour cream tubs…

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Flight (Grade 6)

Flight (Grade 6)

All presentations, links, activities, homework, and videos from the Flight unit will be posted below. Lesson 1: Properties of Air  Watch the video above Make a copy of the Properties of Air document, add it to your Flight folder, and answer the 6 questions Lesson 2: Lift vs. Gravity Make a copy of the Properties of Air Web and add it to your Flight folder notes Read the following and answer questions #1 and 3 Lesson 3: Air in Motion…

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