Grades 7-8

Students will learn about food chains and trophic levels, and then gain an appreciation for the complexity and interconnectedness of ecosystems and how food chains are affected by environmental events using a game of Jenga with colour-coded blocks.

Students see how different amounts of air and water in a space can change the way we hear sounds.

Students explore the science of sound by creating their own "Walkman" which transmits vibrations through a piece of string.

Students will go on an outdoor scavenger hunt to find things related to nature and the environment.

Students will do a variety of activities listed on their "Summer Time Bucket List" and try to check off as many activities as possible over the course of the summer break.

Assemble and use this cryptograph wheel to send coded messages to your friends! Cryptograph wheels help you solve "Caesar" or "shift" cyphers.

Students are introduced to a simple circuit and switch with a light bulb, similar to a Harry Potter type wand.

Students are introduced to different types of household plastics and the concept of polymers and then complete two related experiments.

This activity consists of coding and engineering/physics problems that students go through on how to launch a rocket and get to Mars.

Make a hand stencil, then record your fingerprints with graphite and examine them up close to learn about your unique fingerprints.

Learn about forces by building a pompom popper and catapult.

Students will build a makeshift harmonica out of paper, popsicle sticks and toothpicks.

Build, launch and test a glider made of paper, a straw and an elastic.

Learn about the importance of neurons and create a cell body and neuron model out of pipe cleaners.

Design and build a bridge using given materials that spans at least 30 cm and is strong enough to not compress under one book.