Gizmos for New Brunswick - Science: 7th Grade (New Brunswick Curriculum adopted 2002)

This correlation lists the recommended Gizmos for this province's curriculum standards. Click any Gizmo title below for more information.

1: : Life Science: Interactions within Ecosystems

1.1: : Components of an Ecosystem

1.1.4: : describe interactions between biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem

1.1.5: : identify the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in a local ecosystem and describe both their diversity and their interactions

1.1.6: : classify organisms as producers, consumers, and decomposers

1.1.7: : distinguish between the following scientific terms:

1.1.7.a: : consumer

1.1.7.b: : decomposer

1.1.7.c: : producer

1.1.7.d: : ecosystem

1.1.7.f: : photosynthesis

1.1.8: : explain how biological classification takes into account the diversity of life on Earth, using the terms producer, consumer, and decomposer

1.2: : Food Webs

1.2.1: : demonstrate the importance of choosing words that are scientifically appropriate by using these words in context:

1.2.1.a: : niche

1.2.1.c: : population

1.2.1.e: : ecosystem

1.2.2: : prepare a chart that describes how energy is supplied to, and how it flows through, a food web

1.2.3: : identify the strengths and weaknesses of a diagram showing the flow of energy in an ecosystem

1.2.4: : apply the concept of a food web as a tool for interpreting the structure and interactions of a natural system

1.2.5: : describe how matter is recycled in an ecosystem through interactions among plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms

1.2.6: : identify and evaluate potential applications of the recycling of matter in an ecosystem

1.3: : Decomposers

1.3.1: : describe conditions essential to the growth and reproduction of plants and microorganisms in an ecosystem, and relate these conditions to various aspects of the human food supply:

1.3.1.c: : light

2: : Earth and Space Science: Earth?s Crust

2.1: : Geological Plate Tectonics and Time Scale

2.1.1: : compare some of the catastrophic events, such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, that occur on or near Earth?s surface

2.1.2: : organize and analyse data on the geographical and chronological distribution of earth quakes and volcanoes to determine patterns and trends

2.1.4: : provide examples of ideas and theories used in the past to explain volcanic activity, earthquakes, and mountain building

2.1.6: : explain the processes of mountain formation and the folding and faulting of the Earth?s surface

2.2: : Rocks and Minerals

2.2.1: : classify minerals on the basis of their physical characteristics by using a dichotomous key

2.3: : The Rock Cycle

2.3.1: : identify questions to investigate arising from the study of the rock cycle

2.3.3: : classify rocks on the basis of their characteristics and method of formation:

2.3.3.a: : sedimentary

2.3.3.b: : igneous

2.3.3.c: : metamorphic

2.4: : Weathering

2.4.1: : explain various ways in which rocks can be weathered:

2.4.1.a: : mechanical

3: : Physical Science: Heat

3.2: : Temperature and Matter

3.2.1: : explain how each state of matter reacts to changes in temperature

3.2.2: : explain changes of state, using the particle model of matter

3.3: : Heat Transfer

3.3.1: : compare transmission of heat by conduction, convection, and radiation

3.3.4: : compare, in qualitative terms, the heat capacities of some common materials

3.3.5: : carry out a procedure to investigate how various surfaces absorb radiant heat and control major variables

3.3.7: : identify, evaluate, and draw a conclusion about the relationship between colour and heat absorption in materials

3.3.8: : communicate results of experiments and/or investigations related to colour and heat absorption by using language and a variety of tables, charts, and/or graphs

3.3.9: : describe how various surfaces absorb radiant heat:

3.3.9.a: : colour

4: : Physical Science: Mixtures and Solutions

4.1: : Mixtures

4.1.2: : safely using tools and apparatus, identify and separate the components of a variety of mixtures, using

4.1.2.c: : evaporation

4.3: : Concentration of Solutions

4.3.9: : use a commercial or student-made hydrometer effectively and accurately for collecting data

Correlation last revised: 9/16/2020

New Brunswick - Science: 7th Grade

New Brunswick Curriculum | Adopted: 2002

1: : Life Science: Interactions within Ecosystems

2: : Earth and Space Science: Earth?s Crust

3: : Physical Science: Heat

4: : Physical Science: Mixtures and Solutions