Grade 7 Curriculum
Systems and Cycles
Students in grade 7 focus on systems and cycles using their understanding of structures and functions, connections and relationships in systems, and flow of matter and energy developed in earlier grades. A focus on systems requires students to apply concepts and skills across disciplines, since most natural and designed systems and cycles are complex and interactive. They gain experience with plate tectonics, interactions of humans and Earth processes, organism systems to support and propagate life, ecosystem dynamics, motion and energy systems, and key technological systems used by society. Through grade 7, students begin a process of moving from a more concrete to an abstract perspective, since many of the systems and cycles studied are not directly observable or experienced. This also creates a foundation for exploring cause and effect relationships in more depth in grade 8.
Unit 1: Earth's Systems and Human Activity
Chapter 1: The Earth System
Chapter 2: Plate Tectonics
Chapter 3: Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Chapter 4: Natural Resources
Unit 2: From Molecules to Organisms and Ecosystems
Chapter 5: Biomes and Ecosystems
Chapter 6: Interactions with Ecosystems
Chapter 7: Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Chapter 8: Plant Processes and Reproduction
Unit 3: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
Chapter 9: Electricity
Chapter 10: Magnetism
Unit 4: Energy
Chapter 11: Energy and Energy Resources
Chapter 12: Energy, Work, and Simple Machines
Chapter 13: Thermal Energy
Students will be using the Mc-Graw Hill series for Science this year. There is an online textbook which can be found at: http://www.connected.mcgraw-hill.com/
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