OJCS Science

*Health class Healthy Eating worksheet (Make a copy for yourself and fill out the worksheet)

Lesson 1: Introduction to Our Solar System

The Universe is Massive!

Solar System Simulator Activity (Make a copy for yourself in your Space folder and follow the instructions)

Lesson 2: That Glorious Old Sun

That Glorious Old Sun Research Activity link (Make a copy and add it to your space folder before beginning)

Lesson 3: The Earth’s Orbit and Seasons

Lesson 4: Phases of the Moon

Lesson 5: Eclipses

Lesson 6: Comets, Asteroids, Meteors, & Meteorites

Student code login details here

Distance Learning Design Challenge!

Tinkercad Login Instructions

MUST DO:

Spaceship Design Challenge Rubric

Tinkercad Design Reflection

COULD DO

How To Make A Video using Screencastify Tutorial

 

On Tuesday October 12th, Science classes participated in the Global Maker Day. A day dedicated to learn, share, and play while completing STEM related challenges. Challenges will provide students to practice problem solving, be creative, and have fun learning.

 

Possible events, presentations, videos and challenges are listed below.

 

Check out globalmakerday.com for more information!

 

All presentations, links, activities, homework and videos from the Flight unit will be posted below.

Lesson 1: Properties of Air 

1. Watch the video above
2. 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

1. Make a copy of the Properties of Air Web and add it to you Flight folder notes
2. Read the following and answer questions #1 and 3

Lesson 3: Air in Motion – Part 1

Air in Motion – Part 2

Lesson 4: Take Off

Paper Airplane Airport Challenge Questions

Lesson 5: The Four Forces of Flight

1. The Four Forces link (Remember that we use Weight and Gravity interchangeably)
2. The Four Forces student questions assignment
3. Play around with this flight simulator to further your understanding of the four forces of flight (must have flash enabled)

Lesson 6: Adaptations of Flight

Lesson 7: Video Worksheet

1. Watch the video above
2. Make a copy of the Flight video worksheet, add it to your Flight folder, and fill in the answers

Lesson 8: Build Your Own Rocket

Rocket Design Template

60 second Video Analysis Flipgrid

End of Unit Review

Flight Review – Notes and Blog Hunt! (Make a copy and add it to your Flight folder)

Solutions to the review (Check your answers with these ones and make any necessary adjustments)

Extras

Choose a Wow in World podcast to listen to

Practice your coding skills using these fun challenges from code.org

Here are some helpful tips as you expand on your web literacy, research, and digital citizenship skills. Feel free to download a copy and add it to your Science folder to refer back to it when needed. Review Sheet found below.

 

Review Sheet

How to write a bibliography link

 

Esports google form signup

Looking to get ahead next year, or review anything from last year? Find your grade level below. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Mr. Ray.

Grade 6 into 7 Prep. Links and Resources

 

ECOSYSTEMS

Biotic vs. Abiotic Factors

Build your own Self Contained Biosphere student video

Food Webs

Ecosystems and Biomes link and video 

Ecosystems Terminology and Organization

 

CHEMISTRY

Lab Rubric

Matter and the Particle Theory

The Periodic Table of Elements

Some Key Concepts About Elements and their Atoms

• • Atoms are made of extremely tiny particles called protons, neutrons, and electrons.
  • Protons and neutrons are in the center of the atom, making up the nucleus.
  • Electrons surround the nucleus.
  • Protons have a positive charge.
  • Electrons have a negative charge.
  • The charge on the proton and electron are exactly the same size but opposite.
  • Neutrons have no charge.
  • Since opposite charges attract, protons and electrons attract each other.

 

Build an Atom Simulator

 

HEAT

What is Heat?

Thermal Expansion Video

Heat Transfer – Conduction, Convection, and Radiation

Radiant Energy

States of Matter and the Changes of State

 

STRUCTURES

Structure Types

 

Grade 7 into 8 Prep Links and Resources

 

CELLS

Plant Cell Organelles

Cell Structures

Compound Microscope Parts

Preparing Slides

Diffusion and Osmosis

 

FLUIDS

Properties of Fluids: Viscosity

Properties of Fluids: Density

What is Density and How to Calculate Student Note

Density Explained

Calculating Density and Buoyancy Online Simulator

Archimedes Gold Crown Problem – Solved using Density

Fluids Under Pressure: Hydraulics vs. Pneumatics video

 

SYSTEMS IN ACTION

6 Types of Simple Machines

Net Forces Explanation

Levers – Class 1, Class 2, Class 3

Calculating Mechanical Advantage

Gears

Pulleys and Mechanical Advantage

 

ELECTRICITY

What is Static Electricity?

Components of Electric Circuit

How Solar Energy is Transformed into Electricity

Series vs Parallel Circuits

Build Your Own Circuit Simulator

 

Grade 8 into 9 Prep Links and Resources

 

more grade 9 videos and info…

CHEMISTRY

Properties of Matter (Physical properties vs Chemical properties)

Changes in Matter (Physical changes vs. Chemical changes)

Elements and Reading the Periodic Table

Interactive Periodic Table of Elements

Some Key Concepts About Elements and their Atoms

• • • Atoms are made of extremely tiny particles called protons, neutrons, and electrons.
    • Protons and neutrons are in the center of the atom, making up the nucleus.
    • Electrons surround the nucleus.
    • Protons have a positive charge.
    • Electrons have a negative charge.
    • The charge on the proton and electron are exactly the same size but opposite.
    • Neutrons have no charge.
    • Since opposite charges attract, protons and electrons attract each other.

 

Build an Atom Simulator

How to Draw Bohr Rutherford Diagrams

Covalent vs. Ionic bonding

 

BIOLOGY

Food Chains and Food Webs

Biogeochemical Cycles

BIODIVERSITY

 

ELECTRICITY

Static Electricity

Charging and Object by Induction

Build a Circuit Simulator

Series and Parallel Circuits

 

SPACE

The Milky Way

Outer Space

The Solar System

The Moon

Moon Phases

Comets, Asteroids, Meteors, Meteoroids, Meteorites

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

Here is a copy of the presentation used in the screencast above.

Lesson 3:  Classification of Trees

PDF of Classifying Trees Slides Presentation

Tree Identification Resources

Natural History Museum Tree Identification Key

Lesson 4:  Scavenger Hunt!

Scavenger Hunt Evidence Sheet – link

Lesson 5: Classifying Animals – Invertebrates

PDF of Invertebrates Presentation

Lesson 6: Vertebrates

PDF of Vertebrates Presentation

Lesson 7: Variety of biodiversity within species, communities, ecosystems importance to survival and resilience. Intro to CoSpaces online software tutorial/account creation.

Lesson 8: Intro to CoSpaces Activity link

CoSpaces Navigation Shortcuts PDF

Welcome to the 2021 Innovation Day. A day to celebrate Science here at the OJCS. Find all the schedules and links to live presentations in the graphic below.

Click here to watch all of the videos that the middle school students created for their projects!

Renewable vs Non-Renewable Energy

Perseverance Mars Rover Powered by Uranium

Energy Quiz Study Sheet

The Scientific Method

Series vs. Parallel Circuits

Electricity Project Outline

Electricity Project Rubric

Innovation Day Self and Peer Evaluation – link

How To Make Your Video using Screencastify Tutorial

Fixing Electrical Problems

There are so many uses for electricity. But what happens when something isn’t working right? Maybe your computer speakers are not working or your refrigerator isn’t staying cold. What do people do? They often need to take their appliance in to be repaired or have a technician come to the house to repair the appliance. The technician has to figure out what is wrong and why the device is not working properly. This process is called troubleshooting. Let’s practice some troubleshooting skills to solve electrical problems.

What is Static Electricity?

A form of Static Electricity is lightning… check out the video below of some amazing lightning strikes.

How Do Batteries Work?

Energy Conservation and at home Electricity Audit

Electricity Blog Hunt – Part 1

Electricity Blog Hunt – Part 2

Our Solar System

The Universe is Massive!

Solar System Simulator Activity (Make a copy for yourself in your Space folder and follow the instructions)

That Glorious Old Sun

That Glorious Old Sun Research Activity link (Make a copy and add it to your space folder before beginning) – Due Tuesday Dec. 8th

The Earth’s Orbit and Seasons

Phases of the Moon

 

Spring and Neap Tides

Tinkercad Login Instructions

Spaceship Design Challenge Rubric

Spaceship Design Growth Mindset Reflection

Spaceship Voting Machine

Student Shuttles! Wow!

Eclipses

Comets, Asteroids, Meteors, & Meteorites

Student code login details here

Canadians in Space

Chris Hadfield answers questions live from space! Follow Commander Hadfield on Twitter here

Blog Hunt # 1 link

Blog Hunt # 2 link

Properties of Air 

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Please watch the video above and then answer the questions below in a google doc called ‘Properties of Air’. Place your google doc into your Flight folder.

Questions

1.List the 4 Properties of Air discussed in the video (you may have to go back to the videos and find them!)

2. Define the following terms from the videos

a) flight                      b) compress                       c) insulate

3. What is in the 2L bottle?

4. What did you observe when the bottle was held in hot water? Why do you think this happened?

5. What did you observe when the bottle was held in cold water? Why do you think this happened?

6. Give an example of hot air rising, and explain why this happens. Use the words density and molecules in your answer.

 

Lift vs. Gravity

Air in Motion – Part 1

Air in Motion – Part 2

Take Off

Paper Airplane Airport Challenge Questions

The Four Forces of Flight

The Four Forces link (Remember that we use Weight and Gravity interchangeably)

The Four Forces student questions sheet

Play around with this flight simulator to further your understanding of the four forces of flight (must have flash enabled)

Build Your Own Rocket

Rocket Design Template

60 second Video Analysis Flipgrid

Make a blog post instructions

Adaptations of Flight

Review

Flight Review – Notes and Blog Hunt! (Make a copy and add it to your Flight folder)

Solutions to the Review

Extras

Choose a Wow in World podcast to listen to

Practice your coding skills using these fun challenges from code.org