7th Grade

Welcome to 7th Grade

Current Units of Instruction

Unit 1 - "What on Earth? A Study of Ecology"

What are we learning?

Writing discussion-worthy questions and responding with proper evidence.
Objective summary of fictional text.
Writing informative texts
Evaluating online sources
Engaging in collaborative discussions
Making inferences

What to expect in this unit?

Literature circle discussions
Infographics
Summaries of texts
Reading and analyzing non-fiction literature
Fall MAP testing

Why does this unit matter?

It is the introduction of skills needed to be successful throughout the year.

Unit 1 - (Math 7)-Integers

What are we learning?

Understanding integers and being able to identify integers (positive and negative) in the real-world
Understanding absolute value and the number line
Operations with integers (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division)

What to expect in this unit?

At the end of this unit, students will take a summative assessment and complete a performance task to demonstrate their knowledge.
Students will complete IXL skills that align with Unit 1 concepts- these need to be complete by October 4th.

Why does this unit matter?

Students will be able to understand how integers are used in real-world context (i.e. banking, sports, weather, etc.).

Energy Conversions

What are we learning?

Identifying and modeling the factors that influence kinetic and gravitational energy.
Collecting data and representing that data to understand the relationships between the factors that influence energy.
Explaining the Law of Conservation of Energy in different examples

What to expect in this unit?

Students will be doing many labs in class with data analysis in class and at home.
Student will be analyzing the world to find different energy conservations. You can ask about different types of energies and the way they change at home.

Why does this unit matter?

The law of conservation of energy is present in all disciples of science as it influences change and interactions of all matter. We will spend time in the silo of physics throughout this unit and them circle back to energy transformation and conservation in every unit after this.

Unit 0 - Sources (Social Studies)

What are we learning?

Reviewing primary and secondary sources and adding in the tertiary source
Examining the strengths and weaknesses of the (3) resources and when/why we access these
Understanding the continuum of where sources fall: (L), (C), (R)
What does (Left), (Center), and (Right) means and how knowing this affects our research

What to expect in this unit?

Analyzing sources; noting what the sources contain
Noting the strengths and weaknesses of each source
Applying that knowledge to sources online and in print

Why does this unit matter?

Students need to be able access all types of sources when writing DBQs in social studies in middle school and high school, and they need to understand the strengths and weaknesses of each source to help strengthen their argumentative writing.

Unit 0 - Animation

What are we learning?

I can make a digital flipbook
I can learn the tools of our digital animation website
I can make a digital portfolio

What to expect in this unit?

Students will get a chance to practice and learn the tools and techniques
Students will see examples of flipbooks and other animations
Students will learn how to properly edit and save their work

Why does this unit matter?

This gets our students comfortable using their stylus, a new website, our Google classroom and our digital portfolio. We will apply these skills to the future lesson in digital art.

Blue Band - Unit 0

What are we learning?

We are preparing for our December Concert.
We are learning scales, scale patterns, and chorales in the keys of Bb Major, G Minor, Eb Major, C Minor, Db Major, and D Minor.

What to expect in this unit?

Students are practicing their concert songs at home using Smartmusic and the practice recordings in Google Classroom.
Students are completing Formative Assessments in Smartmusic.
Students are preparing for a Summative Performance Assessment.

Why does this unit matter?

This unit prepares students for the individual contributions to the concert music and this unit prepares students to perform while listening to each other for blend/balance, intonation, articulation, and rhythmic synchronization.

Unit 1 - FACS

What are we learning?

I can identify ways to prevent common kitchen accidents. NS 8.2
I can describe what to do if a kitchen accident occurs. NS 8.2
I can measure ingredients properly. NS 9.6

What to expect in this unit?

We will review kitchen safety and proper measuring techniques.
Students will demonstrate these skills while preparing foods in the cooking labs.

Why does this unit matter?

This unit will teach skills and knowledge that will be used throughout the trimester as we do a variety of fun cooking labs safely and collaboratively.

App Creators Unit 1 - Let's Create an App!

What are we learning?

I can explore a coding environment.
I can create, deploy, and test an app.
I can identify ways that computing has changed how people live, work, and play.
I can break a complex task into a sequence of small steps.
I can use flowcharts to plan an algorithm and represent conditional statements.
I can write specific, clear, and complete directions to complete a task.
I can create a user interface based on potential user interactions.
I can create appropriate event handlers to respond to user-initiated events during runtime.
I can create, edit, and test algorithms that include conditional statements.
I can use an iterative process to develop an app.
I can debug a program.
I can create an app that uses sprites, animation, and variables.
I can use trace tables to track the values of variables in a program.
I can collaborate and plan within a team.
I can collaboratively design, build, and test an app using the design process.

What to expect in this unit?

Students are introduced to the concept of app development and the MIT App Inventor development tool. They learn about the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural pattern, app graphical design, event-driven programming, debugging, and

algorithm creation using variables and conditional logic. They create engaging biomedical science apps and fun interactive games that apply these concepts and use basic user interface features, media, and animation.

Why does this unit matter?

This unit is the foundation for exploring how computing has changed our world, how to collaborate to plan and design apps, and and how to navigate and utilize the course coding site MIT's App Inventor in fixing, updating, and creating functional apps.

Unit 0 Spanish

What are we learning?

Students will review how to begin a conversation when meeting a Spanish speaker and focus on strategies that will help them communicate in Spanish as we begin to learn the language.

What to expect in this unit?

In this unit, through in-class activities, students will activate prior knowledge of the target language. They will review greetings, introductions, pronunciation, days of the week, months of the year, numbers, and Spanish speaking countries.

Why does this unit matter?

This unit matters because it provides feedback and helps to activate background knowledge for the upcoming units.

Students are learning how to describe a typical class schedule. By the end of the unit, students should be able to tell when they have each class as well as what materials they need for their classes. They are also learning some common adjectives to describe their classes.

Why does this unit matter?

This unit matters because it provides feedback and helps to activate background knowledge for the upcoming units.

Unit 0 -

What are we learning?

We will be focusing on the following standards

Demonstrate the rules and procedures in both the gymnasium and locker room. (19.C.3a,21.A.3a,b,c)

Demonstrate and explain the importance of teamwork, communication, decision making both in PE class and in life situations. (21.A.3b,c,21.B.3a)

What to expect in this unit?

You will be receiving your homebase spot, gym locker and lock and your Physical Education uniform.

You will be reviewing Phys.Ed expectations, routines, materials needed, grading and units!

You will also be focusing on sportsmanship and team building skills through a variety of activities.

Why I like this unit? Why does this unit matter?

This unit will set us up for success throughout the year so we can do a variety of fun activities safely and collaboratively.

Algebra Unit 1 (Solving Linear & Absolute Value Equations)

What are we learning?

Solving and writing multi-step linear and absolute value equations

What to expect in this unit?

This unit will build on what students learned in Math 8 and will extend their understanding of equations as they apply their ability to solve linear equations to absolute value equations. The unit will consist of formative and summative assessments.

Why does this unit matter?

This unit is foundational to all future units this school year, in particular the first half of the year as we focus on linear functions.

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