Grade 7 Science Modified Bundle

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Total Pages: 447 pages
Answer Key: Included with rubric
Teaching Duration: 1 month
File Size: 102MB
File Type: PDF (Zip)

In this Grade 7 Science Modified Bundle, teachers are equipped with 66 engaging lessons. These lessons will help teachers immerse their modified Grade 7 students in learning about key concepts from each Grade 7 science unit. Each of the 66 lessons aligns with a critical concept in the Ontario Grade 7 Science Curriculum but has significantly reduced reading and writing expectations within the lesson. 

This modified science bundle is for classroom teachers who are required to teach the Grade 7 Ontario Science Curriculum but have students working significantly below grade level in reading, writing, and comprehension. An MP3 audio file of each student reading has been provided. This resource was designed to meet the needs of ELL students and/or students on a modified IEP.

• Curriculum Alignment: Ontario Science Curriculum 2022 Grade 7 Strands B - E
  

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Resource Includes:
✅66 Detailed Lesson Plans
✅Modified Lesson Content
✅MP3 Audio Files of Articles
✅Answer Keys
✅Hands On Science Labs & Activities
✅Lesson Variety
✅Self-Marking Google Forms
✅Print and Digital Formats

Lesson Overview & Modifications

Interactions in the Environment Modified Unit

1. Safety Rules & Unit Vocabulary
2. Elements of Ecosystems
3. Ecosystems -  Examples and Interactions
4. Energy Transfer and Food Chains
5. Biotic Elements Quiz
6. The Water Cycle
7. Ecological Succession
8. Ecosystem Limits
9. Species At Risk
10.  Human Interactions in the Environment
11.  Agriculture and Ecosystems
12.  Indigenous Perspectives
13.  Electric Cars
14.  Human Interactions in the Environment
15.  Owl Pellet Lab

Heat in the Environment Modified Unit

1. Safety Rules & Unit Vocabulary
2. Introduction to Heat
3. Heat Production
4. Heat and Temperature
5. The Particle Theory
6. Heat and Volume
7. Conduction, Convection, and Radiation
8. Bill Nye
9. Boiling Water in a Paper Cup
10.  How to Melt Ice Cubes the Fastest
11.  Global Warming
12.  Benefits of Technologies With Heat
13.  Energy Types
14.  Solar Panels: Investigation
15.  Creating a Solar Oven Lab
16.  Heat Unit Test

Pure Substances and Mixtures Modified Unit

1. Safety Rules & Unit Vocabulary
2. The Particle Theory
3. Pure Substances and Mixtures
4. Pure Substances and Mixtures Activity
5. Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Mixtures
6. Solutions and Solubility
7. Solution Examples Activity
8. Concentration and Saturation of Solutions
9. Teacher Demonstration: Saturation Lab
10.  Separating Mixtures
11.  Separating Mixtures Lab
12.  Positive and Negative Impacts on the Environment
13.  Tar Sands Investigation
14.  Bill Nye Video
15.  Pure Substances: Unit Test
    

Understanding Structures and Mechanisms Modified Unit

1. Safety Rules
2. Unit Vocabulary
3. Structures: Form and Function
4. Classifying Structures
5. Bill Nye Videos
6. Centre of Gravity & Stability
7. Structures Show and Tell Assignment
8. Classifying Structures Quiz
9. External and Internal Forces
10.  Card Pyramid Activity
11.  Symmetry in Structures 
12.  Structural Failure
13.  Manufacturing Factors
14.  Loads
15.  Factors in Designing & Building Structures 
16.  Take-Out Container Inquiry
17.  Structures Unit Test
    

This Grade 7 Science Modified Bundle is specifically tailored to accommodate the unique needs of classroom teachers with students performing significantly below grade level in reading, writing, and comprehension. This adaptable and accessible resource empowers teachers to provide engaging science lessons while ensuring every student can participate actively in their learning journey.

Note: The internet is required to access videos in this unit.

Do you have students working at grade level? Check out this Grade 7 Science Bundle.