Grade 7 - Science Resources
Grade 7 - Science Resources
Unit 1 – Geology
Unit 1 – Geology
How Different Natural Phenomena Change the Surface of the Earth over Time
Plate Tectonics
Plate Tectonics for Kids - Duckstershttp://www.ducksters.com/science/earth_science/plate_tectonics.php
Plate Tectonics - Encyclopedia Britannicahttps://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/plate-tectonics/346101
Plate Tectonics - Geography4Kidshttp://www.geography4kids.com/files/earth_tectonics.html
Blizzards
11 Facts about Blizzards - DoSomething.orghttps://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-blizzards
Blizzards - United States Search and Rescue Task Forcehttp://www.ussartf.org/blizzards.htm
What is a Blizzard? - Weather https://www.weather.gov/fgz/WinterStorms#:~:text=Officially%2C%20the%20National%20Weather%20Service,(at%20least%203%20hours).
Droughts
11 Facts about Droughts - DoSomething.orghttps://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-droughts
Drought for Kids - National Drought Mitigation Center https://drought.unl.edu/Education/DroughtforKids.aspx
Drought Questions - Weather Wiz Kidshttp://www.weatherwizkids.com/?page_id=89
Earthquakes
Earthquakes - Britannica https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/earthquake/353075
Earthquakes for Kids - United States Geological Surveyhttps://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/
Earthquakes - National Geographic Kidshttp://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/science/earthquake/#earthquake-houses.jpghttps://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/earthquake-resistant-buildings/
Video - Five Things You Should Know About Earthquakeshttp://www.cnn.com/videos/weather/2017/01/27/weather-five-things-about-earthquakes-orig.cnn/video/playlists/earthquakes-and-tsunamis/
Video - National Geographic - Earthquakes 101https://njctl.org/video/?v=VSgB1IWr6O4
Hurricanes
11 Facts about Hurricanes - DoSomething.orghttps://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-hurricanes
Hurricanes - UCAR Center for Science Educationhttps://scied.ucar.edu/webweather/hurricanes
What is a Hurricane? - NOAA National Ocean Servicehttp://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/hurricane.html
Tornadoes
11 Facts about tornadoes - DoSomething.orghttps://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-tornadoes
Severe Weather 101 - Tornadoes - National Severe Storms Laboratoryhttp://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/tornadoes/
Tornadoes - Weather Wiz Kidshttp://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-tornado.htm
Tsunamis
11 Facts about Tsunamis - DoSomething.orghttps://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-tsunamis
Earth Science for Kids - Tsunamis - Duckstershttp://www.ducksters.com/science/earth_science/tsunamis.php
Tsunami Facts and Information - National Geographichttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/tsunamis/
Tsunamis - National Geographic Kidshttps://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/geography/physical-geography/tsunamis/ Weather Wiz - Tsunamihttps://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/geography/physical-geography/tsunamis/
Volcanoes
11 Facts about Volcanoes - DoSomething.orghttps://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-volcanoes
The Depths Below - Ring of Fire (VIDEO)http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/ringoffire/
Ring of Fire - Encyclopedia Britannicahttps://www.britannica.com/place/Ring-of-Fire
Ring of Fire - National Geographic Encyclopediahttp://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/ring-fire/
Volcanoes - National Geographichttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/volcanoes/
Volcanoes - Weather Wiz Kidshttp://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-volcano.htm
What is the Ring of Fire? - NOAAhttp://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/facts/rof.html
How Scientists Use Data and Technology to Make Predictions about Natural Phenomena
Be a Hero! - Ready Kidshttps://www.ready.gov/kidsFrom the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Make a plan. Build a kit. Know the facts. Get involved!
How Earthquake Resistant Buildings Workhttps://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/structural/earthquake-resistant-buildings.htm
How to Make a Building Quake Proofhttps://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2015/04/economist-explains-31
Ready New York - Guides and Resourceshttp://www1.nyc.gov/site/em/ready/guides-resources.pageReady New York is NYC Emergency Management’s public education campaign. Through the program we encourage New Yorkers to learn about the hazards they may face in NYC and prepare for all types of emergencies by writing an emergency plan, choosing a meeting place, gathering supplies for their home, and preparing a Go Bag in case they need to leave their home in a hurry.
Ready New York - Household Guidehttps://www.ready.gov/
Unit 2: The Properties of Matter
Unit 2: The Properties of Matter
Matter & Energy
Britannica - Energyhttps://www.britannica.com/science/energy
Britannica - Energy Conversionhttps://www.britannica.com/technology/energy-conversion
Britannica - Matterhttps://www.britannica.com/science/matter
NRC - What is Matter?https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/students/science-101/what-is-matter.html
Factmonster - Matterhttps://www.factmonster.com/encyclopedia/science/physics/concepts/matter
LiveScience - Matter: Definition & the Five States of Matterhttps://www.livescience.com/46506-states-of-matter.html
Materials That Conserve and Use Energy Efficiently
Energy.gov - Chapter 6: Materialshttps://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/12/f5/sustainable_guide_ch6.pdf
Highstuff - 8 Most Energy Efficient Building Materialshttps://www.highstuff.com/energy-efficient-building-materials/
New Technologies for Energy Saving in Buildingshttps://theconstructor.org/building/new-technologies-energy-savings-buildings/1251/
Nonrenewable and Renewable Energy Sourceshttps://www.kqed.org/quest/64341/nonrenewable-and-renewable-energy-resources-2
The Extent to Which Chemicals Affect Living and Nonliving Things
Chemicals Used on Landhttps://www.epa.gov/report-environment/chemicals-used-land
Health Effects from Chemical Exposurehttps://health.mo.gov/living/environment/hazsubstancesites/healtheffects.php#:~:text=Human%20exposure%20to%20hazardous%20chemicals,and%20the%20water%20we%20drink.
WHO - Toxic Hazardshttps://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/index.html
WWF - Toxic Chemicalshttps://wwf.panda.org/discover/knowledge_hub/teacher_resources/webfieldtrips/toxics/
Unit 3: Dynamic Equilibrium – The Human Animal
Unit 3: Dynamic Equilibrium – The Human Animal
How Cells Function to Sustain Human Life
Animal Cellhttps://www.vedantu.com/biology/animal-cell
BBC Bitesize - Cells and Their Functionshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zxghjty/revision/1
Britannica - Cellhttps://www.britannica.com/science/cell-biology
How Do Healthy Cells Workhttps://www.oncolink.org/healthcare-professionals/oncolink-university/general-oncology-courses/science-of-cancer-101/how-do-healthy-cells-work
National Cancer Institute - Cell Functionhttps://training.seer.cancer.gov/anatomy/cells_tissues_membranes/cells/function.html
How Human Body Systems Function to Maintain Homeostasis
Ducksters: Biology for Kids - Human Bodyhttps://www.ducksters.com/science/biology/humanbody.php
Healthline - Human Body Systemshttps://www.healthline.com/health/human-body-maps
Khan Academy - Human Body Systemshttps://www.khanacademy.org/science/high-school-biology/hs-human-body-systems
How Environmental Conditions Affect Human Survival
Climate Change and Human Healthhttps://health2016.globalchange.gov/climate-change-and-human-health
EPA - Human Exposure and Healthhttps://www.epa.gov/report-environment/human-exposure-and-health
Human Health and the Natural Environmenthttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK221127/
CDC - Environmental Healthhttps://www.cdc.gov/nceh/
Unit 4: Dynamic Equilibrium - Other Organisms
Unit 4: Dynamic Equilibrium - Other Organisms
Biology4Kids - Animal Systemshttp://www.biology4kids.com/files/systems_main.html
Britannica - Dynamic Equilibriumhttps://www.britannica.com/science/dynamic-equilibrium-biology
Dynamic Equlibrium - Definition & Exampleshttps://biologydictionary.net/dynamic-equilibrium/