Grade 7: Week 3

Grade 7 Digital Learning Activities

ELA

Day 1

Title: Background on Nelson Mandela
Teacher Cover Sheet: Teachers, review this cover sheet to prepare for this activity.Teacher Cover Sheet Day 1
Instructions: Open the activity in Google Slides to see the directions for today. All directions and translations can be found on slide 2.
Link to Interactive Google Slides: Week of 5/4 - 7th ELA Interactive Slides Day 1

Day 2

Title: Central Ideas in Long Walk to Freedom [Part 1]
Teacher Cover Sheet: Teachers, review this cover sheet to prepare for this activity.Teacher Cover Sheet Day 2 & Day 3
Instructions: Open the activity in Google Slides to see the directions for today. All directions and translations can be found on slide 2.
Link to Interactive Google Slides: Week of 5/4 - 7th ELA Interactive Slides Day 2
Graphic Organizer: You may use the graphic organizer in your Google Classroom called “Connections to the Text - Day 2” while reading the text, Long Walk to Freedom.Connections to the Text - Day 2 Graphic Organizer

Day 3

Title: Central Ideas in Long Walk to Freedom [Part 2]
Teacher Cover Sheet: Teachers, review this cover sheet to prepare for this activity.Teacher Cover Sheet Day 2 & Day 3
Instructions: Open the activity in Google Slides to see the directions for today. All directions and translations can be found on slide 2.
Link to Interactive Google Slides: Week of 5/4 - 7th ELA Interactive Slides Day 3
Graphic Organizer: Use the graphic organizer in your Google Classroom entitled “Central Message Graphic Organizer” (if necessary) for additional support while you read. To write on the graphic organizer double-click on each shape. When the shape appears, double-click to start writing. When you are done, click to Save & Close. It will help you organize your thoughts so that you can complete the activities on the last 2 slides.Central Message Graphic Organizer

Day 4

Title: Synthesizing Central Ideas in Long Walk to Freedom
Teacher Cover Sheet: Teachers, review this cover sheet to prepare for this activity.Teacher Cover Sheet Day 4
Instructions: Open the activity in Google Slides to see the directions for today. All directions and translations can be found on slide 2.
Link to Interactive Google Slides: Week of 5/4 - 7th ELA Interactive Slides Day 4

Day 5

Title: Claim and Counterclaims
Teacher Cover Sheet: Teachers, review this cover sheet to prepare for this activity.Teacher Cover Sheet Day 5
Instructions: Open the activity in Google Slides to see the directions for today. All directions and translations can be found on slide 2.
Link to Interactive Google Slides: Week of 5/4 - 7th ELA Interactive Slides Day 5

Newcomers/ELD

Title: Why Philadelphia? Immigration and Migration from the 1880s to 2000s
Teacher Cover Sheet: Week of May 4
Day One

Instructions: Today, you will think about (1) what you know about immigration and migration and (2) why people moved to Philadelphia from the 1880s - 1920s.
Link to Interactive Assignment: Google Slides

Day Two

Instructions: Day 2 you will think about (1) how we use prepositions to mean time, place and position, (2) how we prepare to read a text, and (3) how to complete a summary chart and write a summary.
Link to Interactive Assignment: Google Slides

Day Three

Instructions: Day 3 you will think about (1) how we use prepositions to mean time, place and position, (2) how we prepare to read a text, and (3) how to complete a summary chart and write a summary.
Link to Interactive Assignment: Google Slides

Day Four

Instructions: Day 4 you will think about (1) how we compare and contrast, (2) how we prepare to read a text, (3) how to compare and contrast two groups with a Venn Diagram and (4) write a comparison / contrast paragraph.
Link to Interactive Assignment: Google Slides

Day Five

Instructions: Day 5 you will think about (1) how we prepare to read a text, (2) how we read graphs, and (3) how to write an informational paragraph.
Link to Interactive Assignment: Google Slides

Math

Title: Populations and Samples, Part 1
Teacher Cover Sheets: Review these documents prior to the lesson
- Days 1 & 2
- Days 3 & 4
Instructions: Follow the directions on the google slides.

Link to Interactive Assignment: LINK

Science

Activity 1

Title: Simple Machines (Video Lesson)
Teachers review this doc prior to the lesson.Teacher Cover Sheet Activity 1
Directions: Today you will watch a video on the 6 types of simple machines. You will answer questions before and after watching the video. All questions will be in yellow. Type your answers in the Blue Boxes. If it helps, take notes while watching the video to help you answer the questions.
Links: Interactive Slide Deck: Simple Machines (Video Lesson)Link to Video

Activity 2

Title: Simple Machines (Reading & Vocabulary)
Teachers review this doc prior to the lesson.Teacher Cover Sheet Activity 2
Directions: Today you will read about the 6 types of simple machines and answer the questions that follow. All questions will be in yellow. Type your answers in the Blue Boxes. If it helps, take notes while reading to help you answer the questions.
Links: Interactive Slide Deck: Simple Machines (Reading & Vocabulary)Text: Link to TextInteractive Slide Deck: Focus on Language (Compare and Contrast Writing Activity)

Activity 3

Title: Simple Machines Reading & KWL
Teachers review this doc prior to the lesson.Teacher Cover Sheet Activity 3
Directions: Today you will read about simple and compound machines and answer the questions that follow. All questions will be in yellow. Type your answers in the Blue Boxes. If it helps, take notes while reading to help you answer the questions.
Links: Interactive Slide Deck: Simple Machines Reading & KWLText: Link to Text

Activity 4

Title: Simple Machine Observations
Teachers review this doc prior to the lesson.Teacher Cover Sheet Activity 4
Directions: Today you will review the 6 types of simple machines and then closely observe a simple machine in your home. All questions will be in yellow. Type your answers in the Blue Boxes. If it helps, take notes while reading to help you answer the questions.
Links: Interactive Slide Deck: Simple Machine Observations

Activity 5

Title: Simple Machine Design Activity
Teachers review this doc prior to the lesson.Teacher Cover Sheet Activity 5
Directions: Today you will watch a video on the types of simple machines. You will select 2 simple machines and build a model using anything you have in your home. All questions will be in yellow. Type your answers in the Blue Boxes.
Links: Interactive Slide Deck: Simple Machine Design ActivityLink to Video: Simple Machine Design

Social Studies

Activities 1-5

Title: Pre-Colonization in Latin America
Teacher Cover Sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1onwsdedP45hPaTrlXeyNbtR7Rnk7uftIrFEGpJZpAnI/copy
Instructions:

Navigate the Google Slide deck, following all directions and completing all activities
Complete the Inca, Taino, Tupi Cultures and Connections to Physical Geography activity

Resources:

Google Slide deck: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NIuTR7wdJMKwqqP2SRpOn-fPqvFxocBHlj_ILyJPwl0/copy
Inca, Taino, Tupi Cultures and Connections to Physical Geography activity: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dh7Q0XvUVn8L4BU9M4kWQtIqvqho1TGYkrVgntiRiHk/copy