Grade 7 Heat in the Environment - 2022 Updated!

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Grade 7 Science Unit

Ontario curriculum based science unit with a nature twist! Each science unit includes pdf instructions and all relevant handouts and digital resources (where applicable). This science unit covers the Ontario curriculum with the exception of coding and an indigenous perspective.

It really is hot out there and in here, and everywhere! Amaze your students with demonstrations and investigations into the transfer of heat with conduction, convection, and radiation, all so that they can toast marshmallows with solar heat and save a new species, by designing an insulated incubator. These nine sections investigate heat in the environment, covering the Ontario curriculum expectations and big ideas.

This unit includes sections on: It’s Hot out There; Heat and Particle Theory; Conduction; Convection; Radiation; It’s Hot All Over; Drawdown; Zero House; and a Challenge.

Interested in all four units? Purchase the complete grade from the store and get a discount.

This unit was updated based on the 2022 Ontario curriculum

Grade 7 Science Unit

Ontario curriculum based science unit with a nature twist! Each science unit includes pdf instructions and all relevant handouts and digital resources (where applicable). This science unit covers the Ontario curriculum with the exception of coding and an indigenous perspective.

It really is hot out there and in here, and everywhere! Amaze your students with demonstrations and investigations into the transfer of heat with conduction, convection, and radiation, all so that they can toast marshmallows with solar heat and save a new species, by designing an insulated incubator. These nine sections investigate heat in the environment, covering the Ontario curriculum expectations and big ideas.

This unit includes sections on: It’s Hot out There; Heat and Particle Theory; Conduction; Convection; Radiation; It’s Hot All Over; Drawdown; Zero House; and a Challenge.

Interested in all four units? Purchase the complete grade from the store and get a discount.

This unit was updated based on the 2022 Ontario curriculum

Required Materials

Gr 7 heat: Hot water (kettle), Mugs, Ice, Water, Thermometers, Tea to make, Metal spoon, Wooden spoon, Plastic spoon, Chocolate, Pipette or long eyedropper, Dark food colouring, Clear sided tub, 4 cans taller than styrofoam cups, Styrofoam cups, Blue ice cubes (made with food colouring), Warm water, Marshmallows, Tin foil, Black paper, Fabric, Black plastic garbage bags, Mirrors, Skewer, Eggs, Wax paper, Newsprint