Intermediate Science Grade 7 – Topic Content Major Understanding Resources / Technology Integration Intro Accurately measure with a Measurement pre-assessment (10 days) Graphing and measurement skills centimeter ruler, graduated worksheets cylinder, and triple beam What are the Grow Animals balance skills and tools Crazy Raisins Vernier Hot Hand that scientists Utilize scientific inquiry skills Ginger Ale activity use? My Puppy Einstein Identify control, constant, Graphing Variables Lab dependent and independent variables Matter Atoms, elements, compounds All matter is made up of atoms. Atoms are far too small to see 3.3a with a light microscope. Go with the Flow (12 days) 3.3b Atoms and molecules are perpetually in motion. The greater the Identify subatomic particles temperature, the greater the motion. Air freshener demo What is the 3.3c Atoms may join together in well-defined molecules or may be Organic/inorganic arranged in regular geometric patterns. structure of Across a Crowded Cell 3.3d Interactions among atoms and/or molecules result in chemical Molecular motion matter? reactions Smelly Balloon 3.3e The atoms of any one element are different from the atoms of Diffusion/osmosis other elements. Gummy Bear/ diffusion/osmosis Egg Osmosis Topic Content Major Understanding Resources / Technology Integration
Intermediate Science – Grade 7 Topic Content Major Understanding Resources / Technology Integration Intro (10 days) What are the skills and tools that scientists use? Accurately measure with a centimeter ruler, graduated cylinder, and triple beam balance Utilize scientific inquiry skills Identify control, constant, dependent and independent variables Measurement pre-assessment Graphing and measurement skills worksheets Grow Animals Crazy Raisins Vernier Hot Hand Ginger Ale activity My Puppy Einstein Graphing Variables Lab Matter (12 days) What is the structure of matter? Atoms, elements, compounds Identify subatomic particles Organic/inorganic Molecular motion Diffusion/osmosis 3.3a All matter is made up of atoms. Atoms are far too small to see with a light microscope. 3.3b Atoms and molecules are perpetually in motion. The greater the temperature, the greater the motion. 3.3c Atoms may join together in well-defined molecules or may be arranged in regular geometric patterns. 3.3d Interactions among atoms and/or molecules result in chemical reactions 3.3e The atoms of any one element are different from the atoms of other elements. Go with the Flow Air freshener demo Across a Crowded Cell Smelly Balloon Gummy Bear/ diffusion/osmosis Egg Osmosis Topic Content Major Understanding Resources / Technology Integration
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