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| Grade
7-8 (Sec I-II): Science and Technology Cycle I (8 credits) |
| Compulsory Topics: | |||||
| The Living World | The Material World | The Earth and Space | The Technological World | ||
| DIVERSITY
OF LIFE FORMS |
PROPERTIES • Characteristic properties • Mass • Volume • Temperature • States of matter • Acidity/alkalinity CHANGES • Physical change • Chemical change • Conservation of matter • Mixtures • Solutions • Separation of mixtures ORGANIZATION • Atom • Element • Periodic table • Molecule |
GENERAL
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EARTH • Internal structure of the Earth • Lithosphere • Hydrosphere • Atmosphere • Types of rocks (basic minerals) • Atmospheric layers • Water (distribution) • Air (composition) • Types of soil • Relief GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA • Tectonic plate • Volcano • Earthquake • Orogenesis • Erosion • Natural energy sources • Winds • Water cycle • Renewable and nonrenewable energy resources ASTONOMICAL PHENOMENA • Universal Gravitation (qualitative study) • Solar system • Light (properties) • Cycles of day and night • Phases of the moon • Eclipses • Seasons • Comets • Aurora borealis (northern lights) • Meteoroid impact |
ENGINEERING • Specifications • Design plan • Technical drawing • Manufacturing process sheet • Raw material • Material • Equipment TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS • System (overall function, inputs, processes, outputs, control) • Components of a system • Basic mechanical functions (links, guiding control) • Energy transformations FORCES AND MOTION • Types of motion • Effects of a force • Simple machines • Mechanisms that transmit motion • Mechanisms that bring about a change in motion |
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| Source: Quebec Department of Education |