Science (Grade 7)

• Given a topic, use relevant information to generate a hypothesis or frame a question.
  
• Define the control(s), variable and sample size (or number of repetitions).
  
• Set up a method to test the hypothesis.
  
• Determine how to record and organize data.
  
• Conduct experiment and record data.
  
• Analyze data and evaluate hypotheses.
  
• Identify areas for further investigation.

Gather information from direct observations

• Frame a question
  
• Collect and record data
  
• Display data in appropriate format (e.g., graphs, charts, diagrams).
  
• Look for patterns in observable data.
  
• Relate findings to new situations or large group findings.
  
• Answer question or present a position using data.
• Identify areas for further investigation.

Understand the fundamental laws and concepts of the physical world, earth systems, and living systems

• Environmental Science:
  
  • Impact of humans
    
  • Population changes
    
  • Biodiversity
    
  • Study of ecosystems and biomes
• Classification:
  
  • Classification hierarchy
    
  • Kingdoms of living things
    
  • Major groupings of organisms
    
  • Taxonomic trees
    
  • Using an identification key
• Plants:
  
  • Plant reproduction and dispersal
    
  • Plant organs/parts
    
  • Photosynthesis/transpiration
• Inner Earth:
  
  • Plate tectonics
    
  • Crust/mantle/core
    
  • Composition of Earth
    
  • Rock cycle/classes of rocks
• Astronomy:
  • Earth and moon
  • Solar System
    
  • Space exploration
• Light/Sound/Waves:
  • Energy of waves
    
  • Nature of sound
    
  • Nature of light

Instructional resources used for this curriculum:

Copyright 2002, Prentice Hall Publishing
EnriroScience; From Bacteria to Plants; Inside Earth; Astronomy; Sound & Light