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The Pearson Investigating Science & Technolgoy 7 - Student Textbook supports The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 7: Science and Technology, 2007
It has these units and chapters:
UNIT A: Interactions in the Environment
1.0 Ecosystems are communities where biotic and abiotic elements interact.
1.1 Interactions of Biotic and Abiotic Elements
1.2 The Roles of Producers
1.3 Producers and Consumersy
2.0 Interactions in ecosystems support the transfer of energy and the cycling of matter.
2.1 The Transfer of Energy in Ecosystems
2.2 Cycling Matters
2.3 Interactions and Changes in Ecosystems
3.0 We can change our actions and technologies to better protect the environment.
3.1 Succession, Recovery, and Renewal in Natural Communites
3.2 The Environmental Impact of Humans
3.3 Sustainable Human Communities
UNIT B: Structures: Form and Function
4.0 Designers consider the form and the function of a structure and the forces that act on it.
4.1 Classification of Sructures
4.2 Forces That Can Act on Structures
4.3 Designing for Safety
5.0 Good design, materials, and construction ake structures stable and strong.
5.1 Stabilizing Structures
5.2 Elements of Design
6.0 The lifespans of structures need to be considered to make responsible decisions.
6.1 Determining Consumer Need
6.2 Lifespans of Common Structures
6.3 Exploring Greener Options
UNIT C: Pure Substances and Mixtures
7.0 The particle theory of matter can be used to describe pure substances and mixtures.
7.1 Classification of Matter by Composition
7.2 The Particle Theory of Matter
8.0 Mixtures and Solutions can be analyzed through concentration, solubility, and separation.
8.1 Solutions: Concentration and Solubility
8.2 Factors Affecting Solubility
8.3 Separating Solutions and Mechanical Mixtures
9.0 The everyday use of mixtures and solutions has an impact on society and the environment.
9.1 Industrial Methods of Separating Components of Mixtures
9.2 Impact of Industrial Methods of Separating Mixtures and Solutions
9.3 Effects of Use and Disposal of Pure Substances and Mixtures on the Environment
UNIT D: Heat in the Environment
10.0 Heat causes changes in solids, liquids, and gases.
10.1 Energy Transformations
10.2 What is Hot? What is Cold?
10.3 Changes of States
10.4 Heat Transfer
11.0 Heat plays an important role in nature.
11.1 Heat Affects the Air Around Us
11.2 Heat Affects Water
11.3 Heat Affects Land
12.0 Heat technologies offer benefits.
12.1 Energy Transformation and Heat Pollution
12.2 Heat, Gases, and the Atmosphere
12.3 Managing Heat Issues
Hard cover, size 21 cm x 28 cm (8.5" x 11"), 427 pages.
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