7th Grade Science

7th Grade Science ​Curriculum Map 2020-2021 Printable PDF

1st Quarter:  Ecology:  ends Nov. 11                    Introductory Information  Lab Safety, Social-Emotional,  Levels of organization within living systems   7.EC.5A.1* Soil quality and characteristics   7.EC.5A.2 Impacts of population size   7.EC.5A.3* Population size and Ecosystem balance    7.EC.5B.3* Interactions and relationships among organisms   7.EC.5B.1 Transfer of energy within an ecosystem   7.EC.5B.2* Impacts of new species on an ecosystem   7.EC.5B.4

2nd Quarter:  ends Feb. 4, 2021 :  Chemistry  Physical and chemical properties of matter     7.P.2B.1*  Calculating mass, volume, and density   7.P.2B.2  Elements vs. Compounds vs. Mixtures  7.P.2A.3*  How physical/chemical changes affect properties 7.P.2B.4  Protons, neutrons, and electrons   7.P.2A.1  Organization of the Periodic Table 7.P.2A.2*  Ionic vs Covalent Bonding  7.P.2A.4  Explain Chemical reactions with Cons. of Matter  7.P.2B.5  Acids, bases, solutions   7.P.2B.3*

3rd Quarter:  Human Body Systems:  ends April 19 Investigating the Cell Theory  7.L.3A.1* ​​Types of cells:  plant, animal, protist, bacteria   7.L.3A.2 Form and function of cell organelles    7.L.3A.3* How are bacteria both helpful and harmful  7.L.3A.4 Structure and function of multicelluar organisms   7.L.3B.1 Human Body systems:  circulatory, respiratory, digestive, excretory, nervous, musculoskeletal  7.L.3B.2*

4th Quarter:  Heredity:  ends June 22 What is inheritance-genes, chromosomes, traits   7.L.4A. Transfer of genetic from parent to offspring    7.L.4A. ​Punnett Squares to predict traits  7.L.4A.3* Genetics and probability  7.L.4A.4 ​Mutations - benefits and risks  7.L.4A.5* Advantages/disadvantages of genetic technologies   7.L.4A.6

UNIT PLANS from
​SC Dept. of Education

Ecology:  Interactions in Living Systems

Chemistry: Classification and Conservation of Matter

Human Body: Organization in Living systems

Heredity: Inheritance and Variation

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Additional Resources

Science Kit Inventory Lists

SC Science
​Standards

support
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simplified
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Sci. & engineering
Practices

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Tips for Teaching 7th Grade Science

• Be creative with your planning.   Plan for frequent student activity, such as mini-labs. 
• Plan according to the Workshop Model for Secondary Science.  It will help you plan for class discussion, independent work, group and a time to wrap-up each day.  
• There should be several Science kits at your school.  If materials are missing from the kits, please contact Mrs. Jeannie Parker to request the items needed.
  
• Use your textbook and its resources.  Pearson Realize is a great product with it's content, lab manuals, and online resources.  Use them to enhance your lessons. 
• Become familiar with the K-5 Science standards.  The units you must teach were all introduced previously.  Look at the K-5 SC Science Standards to gain an idea of what students should already know.  
• Realize that students don't necessarily know why their learning is important.  Everyday, you must give relevance to the content.  The relevance must be familiar and important to students.
• Be familiar with the Science & Engineering Practices.  Incorporate them into your discussions and mini-labs.   As the content is taught, think about problems that exist that are related to what you are teaching.   Click here for a classroom poster.
• Have students collect and analyze data from their investigations.  
• Use Turner's Graph of the Week for additional authentic data analysis. 
• Use the Support Document, but it should not limit what you teach.  Allow your interests and your students' interests to guide the activities and content of the course.  Be creative in the development of you plans. 

For additional tips or questions, contact Kimberly Massey.

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