Science (Grade 7 – Inquiry Learning)
Science in Grade 7 explores matter, energy, life, and Earth’s systems through observation and investigation. Through inquiry learning, students ask questions about the natural world, design experiments, and reflect on evidence. Instead of only memorizing facts, they test hypotheses, analyze data, and connect scientific ideas to real-world issues. Activities such as lab work, projects, and debates make science hands-on and engaging. By linking curiosity to method, Science becomes a way to understand, explain, and improve the world around us.
🟢 Starter
- Define the term “science.”
- Write three steps of the scientific method.
- Identify one famous scientist and their discovery.
- Write three examples of natural phenomena.
- Explain what a hypothesis is.
- List three safety rules for science experiments.
- Write a reflection on why observation matters.
- Compare fact and opinion in science.
- Write three tools used in a science lab.
- Explain what an experiment tests.
- List three branches of science.
- Write about why curiosity is important in science.
- Identify one discovery that changed daily life.
- Write three examples of scientific questions.
- Compare qualitative and quantitative data.
- Write about how science connects to technology.
- Identify two examples of renewable resources.
- Write three ways science affects health.
- Reflect: how does science help solve problems?
- Write a short paragraph about your favorite science topic.
🟡 Practice
- Write a paragraph explaining the scientific method.
- Create a chart comparing biology, chemistry, and physics.
- Research one invention and its scientific basis.
- Write about how experiments support theories.
- Create a poster about lab safety.
- Research how scientists study climate change.
- Write a reflection on how science connects to daily life.
- Create a table of units of measurement in science.
- Research how microscopes changed biology.
- Write a summary of a science article.
- Compare renewable and nonrenewable energy sources.
- Write a paragraph about why accuracy matters in experiments.
- Research how vaccines work.
- Write a diary entry about doing a science project.
- Debate: should schools do more hands-on experiments?
- Write about how data analysis improves understanding.
- Research how satellites are used in science.
- Write a paragraph on the importance of peer review.
- Create a model of the water cycle.
- Reflect: how does science help us understand the future?
🔴 Challenge
- Write an essay on why science is essential for society.
- Research how space exploration advances science.
- Create a project about renewable energy solutions.
- Debate: should governments fund more scientific research?
- Write a persuasive speech on climate action through science.
- Research how genetics explains inheritance.
- Create an experiment showing chemical vs physical change.
- Write a diary entry as a scientist making a discovery.
- Research how technology improves scientific research.
- Compare ancient science with modern science.
- Research how pandemics are studied and prevented.
- Write a reflection on how failure helps scientific progress.
- Debate: should humans colonize other planets for survival?
- Research how science helps solve environmental issues.
- Create a multimedia presentation about a global scientific challenge.
- Write an essay on the ethics of scientific discoveries.
- Research how AI is used in modern science.
- Compare science and pseudoscience with examples.
- Reflect: how has studying science changed your perspective?
- Propose three new ways schools can make science engaging.