GRADE 7

GENERAL SCIENCE

CHRISTMAS TERM PLAN

2022 – 2023
TERM ONE: SEPTEMBER 5 – DECEMBER 16

DATES WEEKS THEORY LABS/QUIZ/TESTS

September 5-7 WEEKS 1 INTRODUCTION Student will complete
➔ Welcome the students. Learner Profile Analysis
➔ Implement the Learner Profile Questionnaire on Google
Analysis Questionnaire. Classroom.
➔ Rules and expectations for
classes
➔ Give the students the
curriculum for the term.
September 12-16 WEEK 2 Unit 1 Students will follow the
Working like a Scientist scientific method to test the
● Explain how science and use of their senses by tasting
technology are related. and smelling food items
when they are blindfolded
● Using our senses and to under adult supervision at
identify the Science Process Skills to home.
keep us informed about our
environment
➔ Skills: Observing,
Experimenting, Recording,
Inferring, Conclusion,
Classifying, Defining
Operationally, Controlling
variables, Communication,
Measuring, Interpreting
Data, Hypothesizing,
Predicting.

September 19-23 Week 3 ● Complete Science Process Course Work 1

Skills: Observing, Worksheet on scientific skills
Experimenting, Recording, on Edulastic, for
Inferring, Conclusion, asynchronous learning.
Classifying, Defining
Operationally, Controlling
variables, Communication,
 Measuring, Interpreting
Data, Hypothesizing,
Predicting.

September 26 to Week 4 Scientific Method: Course Work 2

30 ● Explain the stages in the
scientific method.
● Formulate criteria for the
presentation of observations in
an experimental format.
Demonstrate a scientific
experiment to illustrate the
scientific method. (Group
work)

October 3-7 Week 5 Jamaican Scientists: Course Work 3

● To research on a Jamaican Quiz will be given on the

scientist and an international Jamaican Scientists /
scientist/innovator. international scientists
● Students will research and /innovator.
report on a Jamaican scientist
and an international
scientist/innovator.. of their
choice in the form of a poster.

Website:
https://my-jamaican-life.com/tag/jamai
can-scientists/

https://www.discovermagazine.com/th
e-sciences/the-10-greatest-scientists-of
-all-time

October 10-14 WEEK 6 Measurement: Class Group Activity:

● List the fundamental quantities ● Use instruments like a

and their base SI units. ruler to measure
● Identify and correctly use length, width, and
instruments to measure the surface area of a
fundamental quantities. textbook.
 ● Helping our senses by using ● Use a measuring cup
instruments. to measure volume of
➔ To measure the area and liquids.
volume of a regular and an ● Use balances at home
irregular solid, To determine to measure mass, a
the area of irregular surfaces thermometer to
using graph paper. measure temperature
➔ To measure mass and weight, and clock to measure
differentiate between them. time.
➔ To measure temperature and ● Students will
➔ To measure time determine the area of
an irregular surface
using graph paper.
October 17-21 WEEK 7 Complete Measurement: Classes will be affected.
Mid-term
(October 17-19) Helping our senses by using
instruments.
➔ To measure the area and
volume of a regular and an
irregular solid, To determine
the area of irregular surfaces
using graph paper.
➔ To measure mass and weight,
differentiate between them.
➔ To measure temperature and
➔ To measure time

October 24-28 WEEK 8 Review for Six Weekly Test Test #1: Working like a
scientist: Science Process
Skills, Scientific Method,
Jamaican Scientist and
Measurement
October 31 to WEEK 9 Lab rules and equipment. Quizlet will be given for
November 4 (Make it a fun activity) review at home.

Course Work 4
To identify lab equipment
using a worksheet.
November 7-11 WEEK 10 Grouping Things: Class activity:
(Inquiry-based learning)
Students will sort things
Sorting things seen in the environment: observed in the Sunken
a) Living into plants and animals. Garden into living and
b) Subgroups of animals. non-living plants and
c) Characteristics of animal subgroups. animals.

Nearpod lesson on grouping

organisms will be posted on
google classroom for
self-paced learning –
embedded activities

November 14-18 WEEK 11 Grouping Things: Create a collage of animals

Plants: and plants found around the
a) Subgroups of plants home.
b) Characteristics of monocot and
dicot plants-seeds, leaves,
flowers.

November 21-25 WEEK 12 Nature of Matter:

● Classify materials as solids,
liquids and gases.
● Demonstrate that solids and
liquids are made up of tiny
particles.
● Relate the arrangement of tiny
particles to the states of matter.

November WEEK 13 Nature of Matter: PROJECT to be done during

28-December 2 the holidays
● Compare the three states of
(learning by doing)
matter in terms of physical
Individual work – to make a
properties
model to show energy
● Plan and design an
conversion.
investigation to show how
Website will be given to help
matter changes state (any
students generate ideas to
scenario in everyday life)
make the models.
 ● Formulate a working definition
of matter. https://sciencetoymaker.org/
● Water Cycle

December 5-9 WEEK 14 Test #2: Measurement, lab

equipment and safety and
grouping things
December 12-16 WEEK 15