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This post contains all of the grade 6 lessons on electricity. Students will learn 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 what happens when…

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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 Innovation Day Due Dates and Tracking Sheet Ottawa Regional Science Fair Students who want to enter an independent project in the ORSF can find all information, links, rubrics, and registration details below. Innovation Day…

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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 Lesson 3: Work 2.5 – How to Calculate ‘Work’(Read and answer questions #1, 3, 4, & 5) Innovation Day Simple Machines Project Outline Ottawa Regional Science…

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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: Adaptations of Flight…

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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…

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Lesson 1: Cell Theory 4.2 Postulates of the Cell Theory (Read and answer questions 1 -3) 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 2-5 at the end…

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