Elite Science Grade 7 Scheme of Work (SoW), Term 1

Purpose
The purpose of this Scheme of Work (SoW) is to define the Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) required for the Grade 7 Elite science course. The
SoW recommends the pace at which the SLOs are to be covered to monitor progress towards the completion of the course.
Note: The provided SLOs in this SoW are incorporated with the NGSS Science & Engineering Practices where appropriate.

NGSS Science & Engineering Practices

1. Asking Questions and Defining Problems

2. Developing and Using Models
3. Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
4. Analyzing and Interpreting Data
5. Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
6. Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
7. Engaging in Argument from Evidence
8. Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

Why are the NGSS Science & Engineering Practices important?

The practices describe behaviors that scientists engage in as they investigate and build models and theories about the natural world and
the key set of engineering practices that engineers use as they design and build models and systems. The NRC (National Research
Council) uses the term practices instead of a term like “skills” to emphasize that engaging in scientific investigation requires not only
skill but also knowledge that is specific to each practice. Part of the NRC’s intent is to better explain and extend what is meant by
“inquiry” in science and the range of cognitive, social, and physical practices that it requires. Although engineering design is similar to
scientific inquiry, there are significant differences. For example, scientific inquiry involves the formulation of a question that can be
answered through investigation, while engineering design involves the formulation of a problem that can be solved through design.
Strengthening the engineering aspects of the Next Generation Science Standards will clarify for students the relevance of science,
technology, engineering and mathematics (the four STEM fields) to everyday life.
 - Student assessments will NOT be limited to the examples given in this curriculum document
- Use of scientific calculators ONLY will be permitted on assessments

Week 1: 30/08/2020 & Week 2: 06/09/2020

Student Learning Outcomes

Textbook Chapter Example/Notes
(SLOs)
Introductions - Get to know students
Ensure all students have textbooks
Do any necessary admin related work for students i.e. document collection
Sect 1: Describing Motion
Students are expected to:
- define motion
- describe the motion of an
object by providing the
necessary information i.e.
reference points, distance,
speed etc.
Ch. 1: Motion, Forces, and Newton’s
- understand and explain the
Laws
relationship between speed,
velocity, and acceleration
- calculate acceleration and
be able to interpret the
answer
- interpret graphs to
represent or explain an
object’s motion

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Week 3: 13/09/2020 & Week 4: 20/09/2020

Student Learning Outcomes

Textbook Chapter Example/Notes
(SLOs)
Sect 2: Forces
Students are expected to:
- understand and explain
force and the types of
forces
- describe the factors that
affect how gravity acts on
Ch. 1: Motion, Forces, and Newton’s
objects
Laws
- understand the effects of
combining forces
- differentiate between
balanced and unbalanced
forces
- calculate net forces on an
object and interpret results
Sect 3: Newton’s Laws of Motion
Students are expected to:
- understand and explain
Newton’s Laws and
provide examples for each
- describe the effects of
unbalanced forces on an
Ch. 1: Motion, Forces, and Newton’s Use Table 1: Newton’s Laws in Action to relate the
object’s motion
Laws laws of motion
- relate acceleration, net
force, and mass of an
object by interpretation and
calculation
- explain what happens to
an object when a force is
exerted on it
By the end of Week 4 Science Laboratory Assessment 1 is to be completed
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Week 5: 27/09/2020 & Week 6: 04/10/2020

Textbook Chapter Student Learning Outcomes Examples/Notes

Sect 1: Forms of Energy
Students are expected to:
- define energy
- distinguish between
potential and kinetic
Ch. 2: Energy and Energy
energy
Transformations
- understand the types of
potential energy
- relate work and energy
- identify the different forms
of energy (Table 1: Forms
of Energy)
Sect 2: Energy Transformations
Students are expected to:
- describe the changes
between the different
forms of energy
- be able to identify when
there are changes between
kinetic and potential
Ch. 2: Energy and Energy energy
Transformations - understand and explain the
law of conservation of
energy
- explain the effect of
friction on energy
transformations
- understand the applications
of different energy types
- perform one-step

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 mathematical equations to
calculate energy

Week 7: 11/10/2020

Textbook Chapter Student Learning Outcomes Examples/Notes

Sect 1: Waves
Students are expected to:
- explain what is a wave and
how they are produced
- understand the types of
waves and be able to
Ch. 3: Waves, Light, and Sound
differentiate between them
- label the parts of a wave
- describe the properties of
waves
- understand how waves
interact with matter

Week 8: 18/10/2020

Textbook Chapter Student Learning Outcomes Examples/Notes

Sect 2: Light
Students are expected to:
Refer to Figure 13 for an example of the second SLO
- differentiate between light
and other forms of
Vision and the Eye will not be assessed from this
Ch. 3: Waves, Light, and Sound electromagnetic waves
section
- be able to compare
everyday applications of
electromagnetic waves in
terms of increasing

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 wavelength, frequency, or
energy
- describe the interaction of
light with matter
Science Laboratory Assessment 2

Week 9: 25/10/2020

Textbook Chapter Student Learning Outcomes Examples/Notes

Sect 3: Sound
Students are expected to:
- understand and explain the
properties of sound waves
- identify compressions and Hearing and the Ear will not be assessed from this
Ch. 3: Waves, Light, and Sound
rarefactions section
- explain why the speed of
sound changes in different
materials or temperatures
- calculate sound intensity
Sect 1: Electromagnetic
Radiation
Students are expected to:
- define electromagnetic
Ch. 4: Electromagnetic Waves waves and understand how The Energy of Electromagnetic Waves will not be
they are formed assessed from this section
- explain the properties of
electromagnetic waves
- identify sources of
electromagnetic waves

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Week 10: 01/11/2020
Textbook Chapter
Ch. 4: Electromagnetic Waves
Ch. 4: Electromagnetic Waves
Week 11: 08/10/2020
Textbook Chapter
Ch. 5: Foundations of Chemistry
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Student Learning Outcomes Examples/Notes
Sect 1: Electromagnetic
Radiation
Students are expected to:
- refer to previous SLOs
Sect 2: The Electromagnetic
Spectrum & Sect 3: Using
Electromagnetic Waves
Students are expected to:
- understand the
electromagnetic spectrum,
provide common examples
of its uses
- classify and describe the
types of electromagnetic
waves
- understand how radio and
television receive
information
- provide every day and
medical applications of
electromagnetic waves
Student Learning Outcomes Examples/Notes
Sect 1: Classifying Matter
Students should be able to summarize matter in the
Students are expected to:
form of a flow chart
- define matter, its types, and
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 what it is made up of
- differentiate between
atoms, substances,
elements, and compounds
- explain how atoms of
different elements differ
- understand mixtures,
compare the types of
mixtures
- describe the difference
between compounds and
solutions
Sect 2: Physical Properties
Students are expected to:
- define physical properties
and identify some physical
properties of matter
- classify size-dependent and
Ch. 5: Foundations of Chemistry size-independent properties Refer to Table 1: Physical Properties of Matter
- use ratios to calculate the
density of a substance
- explain how to separate a
mixture using their physical
properties

Week 12: 15/11/2020

Textbook Chapter Student Learning Outcomes Section

Sect 3: Physical Changes
Students are expected to:
Ch. 5: Foundations of Chemistry - define physical changes
and be able to provide
examples

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 - explain how a change in
energy effects the state of
matter
- understand and describe
dissolving
- prove that the law of
conservation of mass is
valid when physical
changes occur
Science Laboratory Assessment 3

Week 13: 22/11/2020

End of Term Review Week

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