School District of Clay County Science Curriculum Map Grade 7. Optional Title Text Lessons Standards Frame

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1 First Semester School District of Clay County Science Curriculum Map Grade 7 *The total of 10 Science Fair should be split between 1 st and 2 nd 9 weeks to best fit individual school/teacher needs Time Optional Title Text Lessons Standards Frame Resources 3 Science Lab Lab Rules, Safety, and Procedures Various Science and the Natural World - What kills do scientists use? SC.7.N.1.1, SC.7.N.1.4, LA , MA.6.A.3.6 Thinking Like a Scientist - What attitudes help you think scientifically? - What is scientific reasoning? SC.7.N.1.1, LA SC.7.N.1.1 The Swinging Pendulum Volume Physical Page 201 Measurement A Common Language - Why do scientists use a standard measurement system? - What are some SI units of measure? SC.7.N.1.1 SC.7.N.1.1, LA Determining a Spring Constant 20 What is Science Chapter 1 Mathematics and Science - What math skills do scientists use? - What math tools do scientists use? Graphs in Science - What kinds of data do line graphs display? - Why are line graphs powerful tools? SC.7.N.1.1 SC.7.N.1.1, MA.6.S.6.2, MA.6.A.3.6 SC.7.N.1.1., MA.6.A.3.6 SC.7.N.1.1, LA Movie Reviewer (Mean and Median) Scientific Inquiry - What is Scientific Inquiry? - How do you design and conduct an experiment? - How do we gain scientific knowledge? SC.7.N.1.1, LA SC.7.N.1.1,SC.7.N.1.2, MA.6.A.3.6 SC.7.N.1.3

2 8 The World of Science Chapter 2 Scientific Explanation - How do scientists form scientific explanations? - What is the basis for scientific explanations? Scientists and Society - How do scientists affect society? How Science Changes - How does scientific knowledge change? - How is a scientific law different from a theory? SC.7.N.1.5 SC.7.N.1.6, MA.6.A.3.6 SC.7.N.1.7, LA SC.7.N.2.1 SC.7.N.3.1, LA What is a hypothesis? Volume 3 Page Waves and Light Chapter 9 Models as Tools in Science - Why do scientists use models? - What is a system? - How are models of systems used? Waves of the Electromagnetic Spectrum - How does the sun s energy arrive on earth? - How do electromagnetic waves compare? - What makes up the electromagnetic spectrum? Reflection and Mirrors - What are the kinds of reflection? - What types of images do mirrors produce? Refraction and Lenses - What happens when light hits an object? - What determines the type of image formed by a lens? - What factors affect the speed of a wave? SC.7.N.3.2 SC.7.N.3.2, LA SC.7.N.3.2 SC.7.P.10.1 SC.7.N.1.3, SC.7.N.1.5, SC.7.P.10.1 SC.7.P.10.1, LA SC.7.P.10.2 SC.7.P.10.2, LA SC.7.N.1.6, SC.7.N.1.7, SC.7.N.2.1, SC.7.P.10.2 SC.7.P.10.2 SC.7.P.10.3 Mirror on the Wall Volume 3 Page 51 Ray Tracing (Lenses) Ray Tracing (Mirrors) Ripple Tank Color Absorption Refractions 7 Energy and Heat Chapter 10 Energy Transformations and Conservation - How does heat affect a system? - What forms of energy are related to SC.7.N.3.2, SC.7.P.11.1 SC.7.P.11.2

3 particles? - How is energy conserved during a transformation? SC.7.N.3.1, SC.7.P.11.2, SC.7.P.11.3,LA The Mitten Problem: Volume 1 Page 103 Temperature, Thermal Energy, and Heat - What determines the temperature of an object? - How is thermal energy different from temperature? The Transfer of Heat - How is heat transferred? SC.7.P.11.4, MA.6.S.6.2 SC.7.P.11.4, MA.6.A.3.6 SC.7.P.11.4, LA Objects and Temperature Volume 1 Page 109 Warming Water Volume 4 Page 53 Temperature and Particle Motion Energy Conversion in a System 12 Earth Structures and Materials Chapter 3 Earth s Interior - How do geologists learn about earth s interior? - What are the features of earth s crust, mantle, and core? Convection and the Mantle - How is heat transferred? - How does convection occur in earth s mantle? Classifying Rocks - How do geologists classify rocks? Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks - How do geologists classify igneous rocks? - What are metamorphic rocks? Sedimentary Rocks - How do sedimentary rocks form? - What are the three major types of sedimentary rocks? - How are sedimentary rocks used? SC.7.N.1.3, SC.7.E.6.1 SC.7.N.3.2, SC.7.E.6.1, LA , MA.6.A.3.6 SC.7.E.6.1 SC.7.E.6.1, LA SC.7.E.6.2, LA SC.7.E.6.2, LA SC.7.E.6.2 SC.7.E.6.2 SC.7.E.6.2, LA SC.7.E.6.2 Is it a rock? Volume 2 Page 157 Rock Classification Rock Cycle

4 The Rock Cycle - What is the rock cycle? SC.7.N.3.2, SC.7.E.6.2, LA

5 Second Semester Time Frame 5 Title Text Lessons Standards Earth s History Chapter 4 Fossils - What are fossils? - What are the kinds of fossils? - What do fossils show? The Relative Age of Rocks - How old are rock layers? - How can rock layers change? Radioactive Dating - What is radioactive decay? - What is radioactive dating? - How do scientists determine earth s age?, LA SC.7.N.1.6, SC.7.E.6.3, SC.7.N.3.1, SC.7.N.2.1, SC.7.E.6.3 SC.7.E.6.3, SC.7.N.2.1, SC.7.E.6.3, Optional Resources Half-Life Geological Time - What is the geologic time scale? SC.7.N.3.2,, LA How has earth changed over geologic time? Drifting Continents - What was Wegener s Hypothesis about the continents? SC.7.N.1.3, SC.7.N.1.7, 10 Plate Tectonics Chapter 5 Sea-Floor Spreading - What are mid-ocean ridges? - What is sea-floor spreading? - What happens at deep-ocean trenches? The Theory of Plate Tectonics - What is the theory of plate tectonics?, SC.7.N.2.1,,,, LA , LA Building Pangaea 8 Volcanoes Chapter 6 Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics - Where are volcanoes found on earth s surface?, LA

6 Volcanic Eruptions - What happens when a volcano erupts? - What are the stages of volcanic activity? SC.7.N.1.6, SC.7.N.1.6, Plate Tectonics Volcanic Landforms - What landforms do lava and ash create? - What landforms does magma create?, LA Earth Quakes Chapter 7 Forces in Earth s Crust - How does stress change earth s crust? - How do faults form? - How does the plate movement create new landforms? Earthquakes and Seismic Waves - What are seismic waves? - How are earthquakes measured? - How is an epicenter located?, LA , LA , MA.6.A.3.6 Earthquake- Determination of Epicenter Earthquake- Recording Station Monitoring Earthquakes - How do seismographs work? - What patterns do seismographic data reveal? Conserving Land and Soil - How do people use land? - Why is soil management important? - What are the effects of deforestation and urbanization?, SC.7.N.1.5, LA , LA Land, Air and Water Resources Chapter 8 Air Pollution and Solutions - What causes outdoor and indoor air pollution? - What causes damage to the ozone layer? - How can air pollution be reduced? Water Pollution Pond Ecosystem Surface Water and Groundwater - What is a river system? - How do ponds and lakes form and change? - How does water move underground?, LA , MA

7 Water Pollution and Solutions - Why is fresh water a limited resource? - What are the major sources of water pollution? - How can water pollution be reduced? C.7.E.6.6, LA Wetland Environments - What are wetlands? - Why are wetlands important? - What impact have humans had on the Everglades?, LA Heat Flow Inside the Earth - How do mantle convection currents affect earth? - Evidence of Evolution - What is evolution? - What evidence supports evolution? SC.7.N.1.5, SC.7.E.6.7 SC.7.L.15.1, LA SC.7.N.1.7, SC.7.L Change Over Time Chapter 11 Darwin s Theory - What was Darwin s Hypothesis? - What is natural selection? Biodiversity and Extinction - How do new species form? - What factors affect biodiversity? - Why do species go extinct? SC.7.N.3.1, SC.7.L.15.2, LA SC.7.N.3.1, SC.7.L.15.2, LA , MA.6.S.6.2 SC.7.L.15.2 SC.7.L.15.2, LA SC.7.L.15.3 Changing Environment Volume Life Page 109 Rainfall and Bird Beaks 15 Genetics and DNA: The Science of Heredity Chapter 12 The Genetic Code - What forms the genetic code? - How does DNA copy itself? What is Heredity? - What did Mendel observe? - How do alleles affect inheritance? SC.7.L.16.1, LA SC.7.L.16.1 SC.7.L.16.1, SC.7.N.2.1 LA SC , SC.7.N.2.1 DNA, Genes, and Chromosomes Volume Life Page 129

8 Probability and Heredity - How id probability related to inheritance? - What are phenotype and genotype? Chromosomes and Inheritance - How are chromosomes, genes, and inheritance related? - What happens during meiosis? - How do sexual and asexual Reproduction compare? SC.7.L.16.2, MA.6.A.3.6 SC SC.7.L.16.1, SC.7.N.1.5,SC.7.N.1.6 SC SC.7.L.16.3, LA Building DNA Mouse Genetics (One Trait) or Mouse Genetics (Two Traits) 5 Human Genetics and Genetic Technology Chapter 13 Human Inheritance - What are some patterns of human inheritance? - What are the functions of the sex chromosomes? Human Genetic Disorders - How are genetic disorders inherited in humans? - How are genetic disorders traced, diagnosed, and treated? Advances in Genetics - How can organisms be produced with desired traits? - What is the impact of Biotechnology? SC.7.L.16.1 SC.7.L.16.2, SC SC , SC.7.L.16.3 SC.7.L.16.2, LA , HE.6.C.1.4 SC.7.L.16.2 SC.7.L.16.4, MA.6.A.3.6 SC.7.L.16.4 Page Keely Eye Color Volume Life Page 135 DNA Fingerprint Analysis Human Karyotyping Using Genetic Information - What are some uses of genetic information? SC.7.N.2.1, SC.7.L Populations and Communications Chapter 14 Living Things and the Environment - What does an organism get from its environments? - What are the two parts of an organism s habitat? - How is an ecosystem organized? SC.7.L.17.1 SC.7.L.17.2, LA SC.7.L.17.3 Page Keeley Food Chain Energy Volume Life Page 91

9 Energy Flow in Ecosystems - What are the energy roles in an ecosystem? - How does energy move through an ecosystem? Interactions Among Living Things - How do adaptations help an organism survive? - What are competition and predation? - What are the three types of symbiosis? Populations - How do populations change in size? - What factors limit population growth? SC.7.N.3.2, SC.7.L.17.1, LA SC.7.N.3.2, SC.7.L.17.1 SC.7.L.17.2 SC.7.L.17.2, MA.6.A.3.6 SC , LA SC.7.L.17.3 SC.7.L.17.3, LA No More Plants Volume Life Page 103 Food Chain Forest Ecosystem Rabbit Population by Season

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