Quebec Grades 7–8 science curriculum
The Grades 7–8 science outcomes we teach, in the curriculum's own words, with the lessons and practice pages for each. Pick an outcome code for the full list of lessons and printables.
Québec Education Program: Science and Technology. Every lesson comes with a printable teacher guide and student sheet.
The Material World: Changes
Outcome Defines the particle model as a means of representing the behaviour of matter (Secondary II; an early, informal start on this outcome from the secondary program).
Lessons: Solids, Liquids and Gases (Where does a puddle go?, Why does ice float?)
Practice: Solids, Liquids and Gases workbook · Earth and Sky at Home workbook · Kitchen Chemistry for Families workbook · Winter Science at Home workbook · Living with Water: Salt, Rice and the Mekong workbook
Outcome Defines the particle model as a means of representing the behaviour of matter (Secondary II; an early, informal start: particles in cold and warm air and water).
Lessons: Hot and Cold: Particles on the Move
Outcome Describes the indicators of a chemical change (formation of a precipitate, effervescence, colour change, heat, light) and recognizes different physical changes (Secondary I–II).
Lessons: Kitchen Chemistry (Is it a new substance?, Where does the mass go?, Can red cabbage tell acid from base?)
Practice: Kitchen Chemistry workbook
Outcome Demonstrates that matter is conserved during a chemical change (e.g. conservation of mass) (Secondary I–II). The open-cup versus capped-bottle lesson.
Lessons: Kitchen Chemistry (Is it a new substance?, Where does the mass go?, Can red cabbage tell acid from base?)
Practice: Kitchen Chemistry workbook
Outcome Distinguishes between a solution (homogeneous mixture) and heterogeneous mixtures (partial: dissolving sugar).
Lessons: Kitchen Chemistry (Is it a new substance?, Where does the mass go?, Can red cabbage tell acid from base?)
The Living World: Life-sustaining processes
Outcome Defines the cell as the structural unit of life, and distinguishes between animal and plant cells (Secondary I–II).
Lessons: Cells: The Smallest Living Things
Outcome Identifies the main cellular components visible under a microscope (cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, vacuoles) (partial: onion cells).
Lessons: Cells: The Smallest Living Things
Outcome Distinguishes between osmosis and diffusion (Secondary I–II). The potato strip lesson.
Lessons: Cells: The Smallest Living Things
The Living World: Diversity of life forms
Outcome Locates chromosomes in the cell, defines a gene as part of a chromosome, and describes the role of genes (partial: strawberry DNA extraction).
Lessons: Cells: The Smallest Living Things
The Material World: Properties
Outcome Determines the observable properties of acidic, basic or neutral solutions (Secondary I–II). Red cabbage indicator.
Lessons: Kitchen Chemistry (Is it a new substance?, Where does the mass go?, Can red cabbage tell acid from base?)
Practice: Kitchen Chemistry workbook
The Technological World: Mechanical engineering
Outcome Explains the effects of a force in a technical object (change in the motion of an object, distortion of a material) (Secondary I–II; partial, since Newton's laws and speed calculations are not in this cycle).
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