7th Grade Science Experiments | Interactive Science Teacher

7th Grade Science Experiments | Interactive Science Teacher

7th Grade Science Experiments That Include Everyone

Science demonstration- bang a wire coat hanger that's stuck in foam for an unusual sound! From lesson- 'Interactive Notes-Sound'.

Science demonstration- bang a wire coat hanger that’s stuck in foam for an unusual sound! From lesson- ‘Interactive Notes-Sound’.

Is it really true that these 7th grade science experiments are for every student in your room? Let’s see- we know the “good” kids who normally pay attention will continue to do so. But what about the daydreamers, the troublemakers, and those who panic when things get “wordy” and technical? I designed each of my 7th grade science experiments to keep everyone interested:

  • The daydreamer will become intrigued with the demonstration

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7th Grade Science Experiments That Use The Gift Of Curiosity

Do you know how lucky you are to be a science teacher? Imagine you woke up tomorrow morning and you suddenly had become an English teacher and had to come up with something for your students to do. Your mind is probably not exploding with exciting things to do. Ok, calm down, you’re a science teacher again. Do you remember what you dreamed of doing when you first decided to become a science teacher? Was it hand out worksheets? Give long lectures? That doesn’t even deserve an answer.

You can use human curiosity to your advantage in your 7th grade science experiments, and it can take you anywhere you want to go. Here’s a fun demonstration idea: gift-wrap a box as beautifully as you can with ribbons and bows. Then start class one day by putting the package in front of your classroom and try to teach a normal lesson while attempting to ignore the gift box. Your students will go nuts wondering who it’s for and what’s in it. Mean? Yes. Fun? Absolutely!

Keep this gift box handy for when your 7th grade science experiments take a turn and you get questions like “why are we spending so much money on space exploration”? Answer- basic human curiosity. It drives everything we do, and it gets to the root of what science really is- looking around, noticing, and wondering why things are.

Priorities Of Our 7th grade science experiments

I want you to know that every set of teacher notes that accompany my 7th grade science experiments is based on how the lesson actually went in my classroom, and many videos were recorded the same day it was taught so the details would be preserved. That’s why the voice in my 7th grade science experiments seems real, like I actually did what it’s describing. It wasn’t always convenient to do it this way, but my standard is excellence and I feel I couldn’t give you an excellent product any other way.


Choosing The Best In Our 7th Grade Science Experiments

With all the demonstrations available, you might be wondering why I selected the ones I did to be included in my 7th grade science experiments. In most cases the choice was hard to make, but I used several criteria to guide that decision:

  • Each demonstration obviously need to illustrate the topic in each of the 7th grade science experiments
  • It should work every single time it’s tried
  • And use common materials you already have
  • It shouldn’t over-excite students
  • Or be complicated for you to explain or for students to do
  • It also needs to be fascinating to watch
  • And have the ability to hold every students’ attention while it’s being done and then explained

Realistic 7th grade science experiments

I hope one thing noticeably missing from my 7th grade science experiments are the words “easy” and “simple” (I’m not a fan of exclamation points either!!!!!). Nowadays those two words tend to be overused, and in most cases they exaggerate a claim. If you’ve ever had trouble assembling something that the directions said to just “simply” do, then you understand where I’m coming from.

The other reason I try to avoid the words “easy” and “simple” is that there’s nothing particularly easy and simple about well-done 7th grade science experiments. Easy and simple 7th grade science experiments amount to giving students a worksheet or pushing play on the video player. Guiding a class of 30 students through a 45 minute journey through a topic in which everyone in the room learns something meaningful is actually pretty hard to do.

7th grade science experiments Your Students Will Buy Into

What’s the hardest part of any 7th grade science experiments? For most of us it’s capturing our students attention. Since worksheets usually aren’t that breathtaking, I’ve found that a different approach works better. My 7th grade science experiments were designed to be interactive with your students- to provide a reason for them to listen as well as give you a centerpiece you can build on. An involved student will pay attention and take ownership in the activity, which fuels their interest even more. And that’s what causes them to “buy into it”.