Grade 6/7 Science Units Bundle
This 8-unit Grade 6/7 Science Units Bundle will help you teach Grade 6 & 7 Science without a textbook.
Students will love these engaging and differentiated units in this Grade 6/7 Science Units Bundle that covers Electricity, Space, Flight, Biodiversity, Interactions in the Environment, Heat in the Environment, Pure Substance and Mixtures, and Understanding Structures and Mechanisms.
- This Grade 6/7 Science Units Bundle resource contains individual PDFs of student pages to assist with online learning, i.e. Google Classroom™.
- The Grade 6/7 Science Units Bundle also comes with Google Slides™ versions of the included lessons for 1:1 technology schools.
Curriculum Alignment: Ontario Science Curriculum 2022
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Grade 6/7 Science Units Bundle – Resource Includes:
- Detailed lesson plans
- Differentiated lessons and assignments (readings, videos, graphic organizers, interactive notebook activities, group work, projects, labs)
- Mp3 audio files of each article.
- Detailed unit plans, answer keys, and assessment rubrics
- Lessons are divided up with title pages for easy access
- Student assignment choice and variety
- Quizzes (PDF and Self-Marking Google Forms)
- Unit Test (PDF and Self-Marking Google Forms)
- Science Labs
- Sub Plans
- PDF format
- Google Slides format
Grade 6/7 Science Units Bundle – Lesson Overview:
Grade 6 Unit – Electricity:
- Introduction: Safety Rules
- Introduction: Vocabulary
- Lesson 1: Current and Static Electricity
- Lesson 2A: Static Electricity
- Lesson 2B: Static Demonstration
- Lesson 3: Conductors and Insulators
- Lesson 4: Energy Conversions
- Lesson 5: Electrical Device Creation
- Lesson 6: Energy Transformations
- Lesson 7: Electrical Energy Transformation Device
- Lesson 8: Electrical Circuits
- Lesson 9: Series and Parallel Circuits
- Lesson 10: Creating Series and Parallel Circuits
- Lesson 11: Electricity Changes Over Time
- Lesson 12: Electricity Inquiry
- Lesson 13: Energy Conservation Project
- Lesson 14: Unit Test
- Lesson 15: Unit Review/Sub Plans
- Lesson 16: Electric Cars Article
- Lesson 17: Digital Escape Room
Grade 6 Unit – Space:
- Introduction: Safety Rules & Unit Vocabulary
- Lesson 1: Solar System Components
- Lesson 2: Light in Space
- Lesson 3: Humans in Space
- Lesson 4: Space Exploration Tools
- Lesson 5: The Earth, Moon, and Sun
- Lesson 6: Sun Dial Creation Lab
- Lesson 7: Canadian Contributions To Space
- Lesson 8: Space Exploration
- Lesson 9: Mission To Mars Inquiry
- Lesson 10: Space Unit Test
- Lesson 11: Sub Plans
- Lesson 12: Space Digital Escape Room
Grade 6 Unit – Flight:
- Introduction: Safety Rules & Unit Vocabulary
- Lesson 1A: The Properties of Air
- Lesson 1B: The Properties of Air Demonstration
- Lesson 2: Compression and Insulation of Air
- Lesson 3: Four Forces of Flight
- Lesson 4: Unbalanced Forces
- Lesson 5: How The Four Forces Can Be Altered
- Lesson 6: Characteristics And Adaptations That Enable Living Things To Fly
- Lesson 7: Paper Airplane Lab
- Lesson 8: Air Travel Inquiry
- Lesson 9: Flight Unit Test
- Lesson 10: Sub Plans
- Lesson 11: Drones Article Independent Work
- Lesson 12: Flight Digital Escape Room
Grade 6 Unit – Biodiversity:
- Introduction: Safety Rules & Unit Vocabulary
- Lesson 1A: Classifying Plants and Animals
- Lesson 1B: The Classification System
- Lesson 2: Biodiversity
- Lesson 3: Biodiversity Within Species
- Lesson 4: Biodiversity Within Ecosystems
- Lesson 5: Interrelationships
- Lesson 6: Everyday Products
- Lesson 7: Invasive Species
- Lesson 8: Comparing Organisms
- Lesson 9: Biodiversity and Climate Change
- Lesson 10: Biodiversity in Agriculture
- Lesson 11: Monoculture
- Lesson 12: Local Issues
- Lesson 13: Biodiversity Unit Test
- Lesson 14: Sub Plans
- Lesson 15: Dangerous North American Snakes Non-Fiction Article
- Lesson 16: Biodiversity Digital Escape Room
Grade 7 Unit – Interactions in the Environment (Ecosystems):
- Unit Vocabulary QR Code Matching Activity
- Elements of Ecosystems
- Ecosystems – Examples and Interactions
- Energy Transfer and Food Chains
- Biotic Elements Quiz
- Matter Cycling
- Ecological Succession
- Ecosystem Limits
- Species At Risk & Invasive Species Assignment
- Human Interactions in the Environment
- Indigenous Perspectives
- Environmental Investigation Case Study: Electric Cars
- Environmental Protection Stations
- Ecosystem Summative Lab (3 options)
- Ecosystems Unit Test
- Sub Plans
Grade 7 Unit – Heat in the Environment:
- Safety Lesson
- Unit Vocabulary QR Code Scavenger Hunt
- Introduction To Heat
- Heat Production
- Heat and Temperature
- The Particle Theory
- Heat and Volume
- Conduction, Convection, and Radiation
- Heat Video Questions
- Teacher Demonstration: Boiling Water in a Paper Cup
- Student Lab: Melting Ice Cubes
- Heating and Cooling of the Earth
- Greenhouse Gases
- Investigation: Benefits of Technology With Heat
- Stations & Project-Based Learning: Energy Types & Solar Panels Investigation
- Unit Test
Grade 7 Unit – Pure Substances and Mixtures:
- Safety Rules & Unit Vocabulary
- The Particle Theory
- Pure Substances and Mixtures
- Pure Substances and Mixtures Activity
- Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Mixtures
- Solutions and Solubility
- Solution Examples Activity
- Concentration of Solutions
- Saturated Solutions
- Saturation Lab
- Separating Mixtures
- Separating Mixtures Lab
- Positive and Negative Impacts on the Environment
- Tar Sands Investigation
- Unit Test
- Sub Plans
Grade 7 Unit – Understanding Structures and Mechanisms:
- Safety Lesson, Unit Vocabulary, Unit Introduction
- Classifying Structures
- Structures Video Questions
- Centre of Gravity & Stability
- Force
- Show and Tell Assignment
- Classifying Structures Quiz
- Internal and External Forces
- Card Pyramid Activity
- Symmetry in Structures
- Structure Failure
- Manufacturing Factors
- Loads
- Structural Safety
- Design Factors
- Ergonomic Design
- Take-Out Container Lab
- Egg House Lab
- Unit Review
- Unit Test
Grade 6/7 Science Units Bundle – Teacher Feedback:
- “Always a good, comprehensive resource. Thank you.”
- “Great resource to cover all units. I like that it also includes video links of the topics.“
- “My students absolutely loved this unit, and the activities within. I loved that many of the science units had opportunities for hands on experiments and the option for digital experiments through videos. These units have the perfect combination of theory and exploration for students to learn the concepts presented within the curriculum. I found these units to be very well organized and easy to execute.”
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