Class 7 Science: Practical Skills & ICT

• Class 7 science learning objectives encompass various scientific concepts and practical skills across eleven chapters.

Scientific Studies (Chapter 1)

• Students will learn to prepare science practical work reports.
• Students will construct models using necessary objects, describing the process.

Information and Communication (Chapter 2)

• Students will gain an understanding of information and communication technology (ICT) with examples.
• The internet, email, and browsers, along with their uses, are introduced.
• Students will solve numerical problems using spreadsheet software and create graphs and charts.
• Preparation of presentation slides containing text and images will be covered.
• Computer viruses and safety measures, types of software and code of conduct related to computer systems will be covered.

Living Beings and Their Structure (Chapter 3)

• Students will describe the different parts of a flowering plant.
• They will identify modified plant organs (root, stem, leaf), describing their structure and functions.
• Classification of invertebrates and their characteristics and the components of animal and plant cells will be covered.

Biodiversity and Environment (Chapter 4)

• Students will learn about natural resources, their importance, and classification.
• Water resources, watersheds, and wetlands will be introduced.
• The causes and effects of natural resource depletion will be discussed.
• Solid waste management including the 3R's (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) will be covered.

Life Processes (Chapter 5)

• Understanding of transportation and absorption processes in plants and animals will be gained.
• Excretion in plants and animals will be described and compared.
• Respiration in plants and animals will be introduced along with its importance.

Force and Motion (Chapter 6)

• Distance, displacement, speed, and velocity will be defined, with differentiation between:
  • Distance and displacement
  • Speed and velocity
• Numerical problems related to distance, displacement, speed, and velocity will be solved.
• The Earth's gravitational pull, attracting bodies towards its center, will be demonstrated.
• Measurement of weight using a spring balance and calculation of weight based on mass will be done.
• Friction and its dependence on weight, surface nature, and shape will be defined and demonstrated.
• Measures to reduce friction, its uses, and advantages will be discussed.
• Introduction to work and power and their interrelation will be covered.
• Numerical problems related to work and power will be solved.

Energy in Daily Life (Chapter 7)

• Classification of energy sources used in daily life will be done.
• Fossil fuels, their advantages and disadvantages will be introduced.
• The importance and measures for conserving energy sources will be highlighted.
• Temperature with its example will be defined.
• Thermometers and temperature measurement will be introduced.
• The structure and working method of a laboratory thermometer will be described.
• Temperature units (°C, °F, and K) will be identified and interchanged.
• The melting point of ice and boiling point of water at sea level, human body temperature, and heat flow from higher to lower temperature will be covered.
• Temperature changes by change in the heat of bodies will be demonstrated.
• Waves and their types will be introduced.
• Wave formation activities will be demonstrated.
• Wavelength, amplitude, frequency, and speed of wave will be defined.
• Reflection of light will be defined along with its use and effect in daily life.
• The laws of reflection of light will be stated and demonstrated.
• Reflection of light by a plane mirror using a ray diagram will be shown.
• Construction of a model periscope, its working method, and investigation of its use will be covered.

Electricity and Magnetism (Chapter 8)

• Experimental demonstration of electrostatic force produced by rubbing objects will be performed.
• Static electricity and its effects will be introduced.
• The cause of lightning and thunder, and the function of a lightning rod will be discussed.
• Current electricity will be introduced.
• Combination of cells and uses of series and parallel combinations will be covered.

Matter (Chapter 9)

• Density will be introduced, and related numerical problems will be solved.
• Relative density will be found by comparing with water, and objects sinking or floating will be differentiated.
• Elements and compounds will be introduced.
• Subatomic particles, their charge, and mass will be written.
• The name, symbol, atomic number, and number of subatomic particles of the first 20 elements will be learned.
• Compound molecules, their physical and chemical properties, and activities demonstrating physical and chemical changes will be covered.

Materials Used in Daily Life (Chapter 10)

• The physical properties of acids, bases, and salts will be described.
• Indicators will be introduced to identify acids, bases, and salts.
• Indicators will be prepared using local substances.
• The physical properties and uses of metals like zinc, iron, copper, silver, and gold will be described.
• The physical properties and uses of non-metals like sulfur and iodine will be described.

The Earth and Space (Chapter 11)

• Rocks will be introduced, and their types will be described.
• The importance of rocks and identification of rocks found in Nepal will be described.
• Planets will be studied comparatively based on shape, distance, rotational, and revolution periods.
• A general account of the moon's shape, size, distance, and revolution periods will be given.
• Understanding about the phases of the moon will be demonstrated.
• Eclipses will be introduced, and how eclipses occur will be demonstrated.