Grade 7 Science Heat in the Environment (Heat) | PDF & Digital Formats: This 178-page unit will help you teach science without a textbook. Students will love this engaging and differentiated unit that explains what heat is, where it is found and its functions in the environment.
- This resource contains individual PDFs of student pages to assist with online learning i.e. Google Classroom™. The unit also comes with Google Slides™ versions of the included lessons for 1:1 technology schools.
- Curriculum Alignment: Ontario Science Curriculum 2007 – Grade 7 Heat in the Environment
Lesson Overview
- Introduction Lesson #1- Safety Lesson
- Introduction Lesson #2 – Unit Vocabulary QR Code Scavenger Hunt
- Lesson #1 – Introduction To Heat
- Lesson #2 – Heat Production
- Lesson #3 – Heat and Temperature
- Lesson #4 – The Particle Theory
- Lesson #5 – Heat and Volume
- Lesson #6A – Conduction, Convection, and Radiation
- Lesson #6B – Heat Video
- Lesson #7 – Teacher Demonstration: Boiling Water in a Paper Cup
- Lesson #8 – Student Lab: Melting Ice Cubes
- Lesson #9 – Heating and Cooling of the Earth
- Lesson #10 – Greenhouse Gases
- Lesson #11 – Investigation: Benefits of Technology With Heat
- Lesson #12 – Stations & Project-Based Learning: Energy Types & Solar Panels Investigation
- Lesson #13 – Unit Test
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 plan, 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 Lab
- PDF format
- Google Slides format
Teacher Feedback
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- “Awesome resource. I really like the variety of activities.”
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