7th Grade Science
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Week 1: 8/29-31. Monday: Only 6th grade. Welcome Back Dance! Handbook Lessons.
Week 2: 9/5-7 Labor Day: No School Monday! Picture day, Sept 7th!
Week 3: 9/11-14. NEON DANCE THURSDAY! Cavapalooza Tuesday!
Scope and Sequence:
Quarter 1
Focus/Theme
Physical Science: Particle Motion
Physical Science: Atomic Structure
Life Science: Energy Flow
Pacing (approx. weeks)
Priority Standard(s)
7.PS1.4
Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
7.PS1.1
Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
7.LS2.3
Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Other Standard(s)
7.PS1.6
Undertake a design project to construct, test, and modify a device that either releases or
absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes.*
7.PS1.6
Undertake a design project to construct, test, and modify a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes.
Quarter 2
Focus/Theme
Physical Science: Law of Conservation of Mass & Chemical Reactions
Engineering Competing Designs
Pacing (approx. weeks)
Priority Standard(s)
7.PS1.5
Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.
7.PS1.2
Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occured.
MS.ETS1.2
Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Other Standard(s)
MS.ETS1.1
Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
MS.ETS1.3
Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
MS.ETS1.4
Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Quarter 3
Focus/Theme
Life Science: Photosynthesis
Life Science: Energy Flow
Life Science: Patterns of Interactions
Pacing (approx. weeks)
Priority Standard(s)
7.LS1.6
Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
7.LS1.7
Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.
7.LS2.2
Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
7.LS2.4
Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affects populations.
Other Standard(s)
7.LS2.1
Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
7.LS2.5
Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Quarter 4
Focus/Theme
Earth Science: Geoscience Processes
Earth Science: Natural Resources + Hazards
Earth Science: Geoscience Processes
Pacing (approx. weeks)
Priority Standard(s)
7.ESS2.2
Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geosceince processes have changed Earth's surface at varying time and spatial scales.
7.ESS3.1
Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geosceince processes.
7.ESS2.1
Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
Other Standard(s)
7.PS1.3
Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
7.ESS2.3
Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.
7.ESS3.2
Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.