Science - 7th Grade
Avon Lake City Schools
Curriculum Framework
7th Grade Science
Course Overview:
Seventh grade science students will learn about interactions of matter and energy throughout the lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and atmosphere. Major unit topics to accomplish this learning include a study of weather, chemistry, ecosystems and energy transfer. Students will continue developing their skills of analysis and inquiry.
Textbook (Title and Publishing Company):
Weather and Water, Full Option Science System
Chemical Interactions, Full Option Science System
Population and Ecosystems, Full Option Science System
Waves and Energy, McGraw - Hill
Online/Supplemental Materials:
ThinkLink, Full Option Science System
Explore Learning, GIZMO
Assessments:
Formative and summative assessments using classwork, lab work, homework, projects and tests
Content/Topics/Learning Goals Subject to Pacing and Schedules |
1st Quarter- |
Standards/Learning Goals: This topic focuses on Earth’s hydrologic cycle, patterns that exist in atmospheric and oceanic currents, the relationship between thermal energy and the currents, and the relative position and movement of the Earth, sun and moon.
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2nd Quarter- |
Standards/Learning Goals: This topic focuses on Earth’s hydrologic cycle, patterns that exist in atmospheric and oceanic currents, the relationship between thermal energy and the currents, and the relative position and movement of the Earth, sun and moon.
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3rd Quarter- |
Standards/Learning Goals: This topic focuses on the empirical evidence for the arrangement of atoms on the Periodic Table of Elements, conservation of mass and energy, transformation and transfer of energy.
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4th Quarter - |
Standards/Learning Goals: This topic focuses on the impact of matter and energy transfer within the biotic component of ecosystems.
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Last Updated:
September, 2023