This page contains a great collection of links to excellent notes constructed by the Science Department at Lakewood Junior Secondary School, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.   This school system uses the Explorer Text Series and therefore these notes are excellent review materials for our Science 7/8 class and other grades 5-8 students.

Below are notes for each chapter in the Prentice Hall textbooks that are used in class.

 

 

Sound and Light

Ch. 3: Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum

Ch. 4: Light and Its Uses

 

Heat Energy

Ch. 1: What is Heat?

Ch. 2: Uses of Heat

 

Ecology: ENR

Ch. 1: Energy Resources

Ch. 3: Pollution

Ch. 4: Conserving Earth's Resources

Ecology: ELR

Ch. 1: Interactions Among Living Things

Ch. 3: Exploring the Earth's Biomes

Ch. 4: Wildlife Conservation

 

Motion, Forces, and Energy

Ch. 1: What is Motion?

Ch. 2: The Nature of Forces

Ch. 4: Work, Power and Simple Machines

Ch. 5: Energy: Forms and Changes

 

 

 The Nature of Science

Ch. 1: What is Science?

Ch. 2: Measurement and the Sciences

Ch. 3: Tools and the Sciences

 

 

Matter: Building Block of the Universe

Ch. 1: General Properties of Matter

Ch. 2: Physical and Chemical Changes

Ch. 3: Mixtures, Elements & Compounds

Ch. 4: Atoms: Building Blocks of Matter

Ch. 5: Classification of Elements: The Periodic Table

 

Human Biology & Health

Ch. 1: Human Body

Ch. 3: Digestive System

Ch. 4: Circulatory System

Ch. 5: Respiratory & Excretory Systems

Ch. 6: Nervous & Endocrine Systems

Ch. 8: Immune System

Ch. 9: Alcohol, Tobacco & Drugs

Exploring the Universe

Ch. 1: Stars and Galaxies

Ch. 2: The Solar System

Ch. 3: Earth and Its Moon

 

Dynamic Earth

Ch. 1: Movement of the Earth's Crust

Ch. 2: Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Ch. 3: Plate Tectonics

Ch. 4: Rocks and Minerals

Ch. 5: Weathering, Soil Erosion

Ch. 6: Erosion and Deposition

 

Electricity and Magnetism

Ch. 1: Electric Charges and Currents

Ch. 2: Magnetism

Ch. 3: Electromagnetism

 

Heredity the Code of Life

Ch. 1: What is Genetics?

Ch. 3: Human Genetics

Ch. 4: Applied Genetics

 

Chemistry of Matter

Ch. 1: Atoms and Bonding

Ch. 2: Chemical Reactions

Ch. 3: Families of Chemical Compounds

Ch. 5: Radioactive Elements

Cells: Building Blocks of Life

Ch.2: Structure and Function

Ch. 3: Cell Processes

Ch. 4: Cell Energy

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