Grade 6/7 Science Bundle 2022 Ontario Curriculum

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Total Pages: 1,700 Pages + Google Slides + Google Forms
Answer Key: Included with Rubric
Teaching Duration: 1 Year
File Type: PDF (Zip)

Use this Grade 6-7 Science Bundle for the 2022 Ontario Science Curriculum. This 8-unit resource will help you teach Grade 6 & 7 Science without a textbook. Students will love these engaging and differentiated units covering Electricity, Space, Flight, Biodiversity, Interactions in the Environment, Heat in the Environment, Pure Substances and Mixtures, and Understanding Structures and Mechanisms. This Grade 6-7 Science Bundle contains everything you need to teach engaging science lessons in both print and digital formats.

Curriculum Alignments: 

• Curriculum Alignment: Ontario Science Curriculum 2022 Grade 6 
• Curriculum Alignment: Ontario Science Curriculum 2022 Grade 7

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Resource Includes:

• Engaging Lessons: Keep your students actively participating and interested in science with thoughtfully designed lessons.
• MP3 Audio Files: Enhance student learning and accessibility by providing audio recordings of student readings.
• 8 Editable Teacher Slideshow (Google Slides™): A ready-to-use, customizable presentations to guide instruction.
• Detailed Lesson Plans: Well-structured lesson plans, which outline activities and resources for each day's lesson.
• Answer Keys: Save time on grading with readily available answer keys for assessments and activities.
• Differentiated Tasks: Tailored tasks and activities designed to meet students' individual learning needs.
• Student Choice: Empower your students by offering options and opportunities for them to make decisions about their learning.
• Graphic Organizers: Visual tools that help students organize information and better understand complex concepts.
• Assessment Rubrics: Easily assess student progress and understanding using ready-made rubrics.
• Quizzes: Check for comprehension and reinforce key concepts throughout the unit.
• Unit Tests: Gauge overall comprehension and retention with a comprehensive final assessment.
• 8 Digital Escape Rooms: Interactive digital challenges immerse students in problem-solving as they apply their knowledge to unlock clues and “escape,” perfect for review days, early finishers, or boosting engagement at the end of your unit.
• Sub Plans: Ready-to-use lessons to ensure continuity when you're away.
• Print and Digital Formats: Enjoy the flexibility of accessing materials in both traditional and digital formats, making it easy to adapt to various teaching environments.
• Editable Report Card Comments: Aligned to curriculum expectations to support efficient, accurate, and personalized student reporting

Modified Units: Do you have students working below grade level? Use the Grade 6/7 Science Modified Bundle, which aligns with the regular bundle, to ensure your modified IEP and ELL students can access the content and experience success alongside their peers.

Why Teachers Love These Resources:

• No-prep, ready-to-teach lessons that save you hours of planning time
• Engaging activities that keep even reluctant learners motivated and participating
• Differentiated tasks that make it easy to support all learners in your classroom
• Strong cross-curricular connections
• Flexible print and digital formats

Perfect For:

• Grade 6/7 Ontario Science classrooms
• Teachers without a textbook
• Teachers looking for low-prep, high-engagement science units

Electricity Lesson Overview

• Safety Rules
• Vocabulary 
• Current and Static Electricity
• Static Electricity
• Static Demonstration
• Conductors and Insulators
• Energy Conversions
• Electrical Device Creation
• Energy Transformations
• Electrical Energy Transformation Device
• Electrical Circuits
• Series and Parallel Circuits
• Creating Series and Parallel Circuits
• Electricity Changes Over Time
• Electricity Inquiry
• Energy Conservation Project
• Unit Test
• Unit Review/Sub Plans
• Electric Cars Article
• Digital Escape Room

Space Lesson Overview

• Safety Rules & Unit Vocabulary
• Solar System Components
• Light in Space
• Humans in Space
• Space Exploration Tools
• The Earth, Moon, and Sun
• Sun Dial Creation Lab
• Canadian Contributions To Space
• Space Exploration
• Mission To Mars Inquiry
• Space Unit Test
• Sub Plans
• Space Digital Escape Room

Flight Lesson Overview

• Safety Rules & Unit Vocabulary
• The Properties of Air
• The Properties of Air Demonstration
• Compression and Insulation of Air
• Four Forces of Flight
• Unbalanced Forces
• How The Four Forces Can Be Altered
• Characteristics And Adaptations That Enable Living Things To Fly
• Paper Airplane Lab
• Air Travel Inquiry
• Flight Unit Test
• Sub Plans
• Drones Article Independent Work
• Flight Digital Escape Room

Biodiversity Lesson Overview

• Safety Rules & Unit Vocabulary
• Classifying Plants and Animals
• The Classification System
• Biodiversity
• Biodiversity Within Species
• Biodiversity Within Ecosystems
• Interrelationships
• Everyday Products
• Invasive Species
• Comparing Organisms
• Biodiversity and Climate Change
• Biodiversity in Agriculture
• Monoculture
• Local Issues
• Biodiversity Unit Test
• Sub Plans
• Dangerous North American Snakes Non-Fiction Article
• Biodiversity Digital Escape Room

Interactions in the Environment Unit Lesson Overview:

• Introduction: Safety Rules 
• Lesson 1: Unit Vocabulary (Tech & No-Tech Versions)
• Lesson 2: Elements of Ecosystems
• Lesson 3: Ecosystems - Examples and Interactions
• Lesson 4: Energy Transfer and Food Chains
• Lesson 5: Biotic Elements Quiz
• Lesson 6: Matter Cycling
• Lesson 7: Ecological Succession
• Lesson 8: Ecosystem Limits
• Lesson 9: Species at Risk & Invasive Species
• Lesson 10A: Human Interactions in the Environment
• Lesson 10B: Agriculture and Ecosystems
• Lesson 11: Indigenous Perspectives
• Lesson 12: Environmental Investigation
• Lesson 13: Environmental Protection
• Lesson 14: Ecosystem Summative (Owl Pellet Lab, Terrarium Design Project, Design an Ecosystem Assignment)
• Lesson 15: Ecosystems Unit Test
• Bonus Files: Sub Plans/Unit Review

Heat in the Environment Unit Lesson Overview:

• Introduction: Safety Rules & Unit Vocabulary (Tech & No-Tech Versions)
• Lesson 1: Introduction to Heat
• Lesson 2: Heat Protection
• 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
• Lesson 14: Sub Plans - Net Zero Homes

Pure Substances and Mixtures Unit Lesson Overview:

• Introduction: Safety Rules & Unit Vocabulary (Tech & No-Tech Versions)
• Lesson 1: The Particle Theory
• Lesson 2: Pure Substances and Mixtures
• Lesson 3: Pure Substances and Mixtures Activity
• Lesson 4: Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Mixtures
• Lesson 5: Solutions and Solubility
• Lesson 6: Solution Examples Activity
• Lesson 7: Concentration of Solutions
• Lesson 8: Saturated Solutions
• Lesson 9: Saturation Lab
• Lesson 10: Separating Mixtures
• Lesson 11: Separating Mixtures Lab
• Lesson 12: Positive and Negative Impacts on the Environment
• Lesson 13: Tar Sands Investigation
• Lesson 14: Unit Test
• Lesson 15: Unit Review/Sub Plans

Understanding Structures and Mechanisms Unit Lesson Overview:

• Introduction: Safety Rules
• Unit Vocabulary (Tech & No-Tech Versions)
• Unit Introduction: Structures and Form
• Classifying Structures
• Structures Video Questions
• Centre of Gravity and 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 Test
• Sub Plans: CN Tower

Teacher Feedback

1. “Always a good, comprehensive resource.  Thank you.”
2. “Great resource to cover all units. I like that it also includes video links of the topics.“
3. “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.”