rth7in GRADE SCIENCE TOPICS COURSE OBJECTIVES

7th GradeScience Standards

Corresponding GLCEs andScience Processes

Curricula rResources

Time(wks)

S.IP.M.l Inquiry involvesgenerating questions, conductinginvestigations, and developingsolutions to problems throughreasoning and observation.(Used in all labs)

S.IA.M.1 Inquiry includes ananalysis and presentation of findingsthat lead to future questions, research,and investigations.(Used in all labs)

EARTH SCIENCEE.FE.M.1 Fluid EarthAtmosphere- The atmosphere is amixture of nitrogen, oxygen & tracegases that include water vapor. Theatmosphere has different physical &chemical composition at differentelevations.

S.IP.07.11 Generate scientific questions based onobservations, investigations, and research.S.IP.07.12 Design and conduct scientific investigations.S.IP.07.13 Use tools and equipment appropriate to scientificinvestigations.S.IP.07.14 Use metric measurement devices in aninvestigation.S.IP.07.15 Construct charts and graphs from data andobservations.S.IP.07.16 Identify patterns in data.S.IA.07.11 Analyze information from data tables and graphsto answer scientific questions.S.IA.07.12 Evaluate data, claims, and personal knowledgethrough collaborative science discourse.S.IA.07.13 Communicate and defend findings ofobservations and investigations.S.IA.07.14 Draw conclusions from sets of data from multipletrials of a scientific investigation to draw conclusions.S.IA.07.15 Use multiple sources of information to evaluatestrengths and weaknesses of claims, arguments, or data

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12wks

E.FE.07.11 Describe the atmosphere as a mixture of gases.E.FE.07.12 Compare and contrast the composition of theatmosphere at different elevations.

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Start WeatherObs. Journal

Lab: ScaledLayer StripCharts

1.5

E.ES.M.1 Earth SystemsSolar Energy- The sun is the majorsource of energy for phenomena onthe surface of the Earth.

E.ES.07.11 Demonstrate, using a model or drawing, therelationship between the warming by the sun of the Earthand the water cycle as it applies to the atmosphere(evaporation, water vapor, warm air rising, cooling,condensation, clouds).E.ES.07.12 Describe relationship between the warming ofthe atmosphere of the Earth by the sun & convectionwithin the atmosphere & oceans.E.ES.07.13 Describe how the warming of the Earth by thesun produces winds & ocean currents.

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1-3iVeather Obs

Journaltb: Effectsof Light onTempera-tures.

1.5

E.ES.M.8 Water CycleWater circulates through the fourspheres of the Earth in what is knownas the "water cycle".

E.ES.07.81 Explain the water cycle and describe howevaporation, transpiration, condensation, cloud formation,precipitation, infiltration, surface runoff, ground water, andabsorption occur within the cycle.

lencoecience: Their Aroundou; 1-2,

2 - 1Weather Obs

Journalab: FindingRelativeHumidity labloud Slides

1.5

E.ES.E Severe WeatherDynamics and structure ofthunderstorms and the associatedphenomena such as lightning,tornadoes, hurricanes, and flashflooding. Also severe winterweather such as snow storms,blizzards, and ice storms, weatherpatterns and forecasting.

E4.3A Describe the various conditions of formationassociated with severe weather (thunderstorms, tornadoes,hurricanes, floods, waves, and drought).E4.3B Describe the damage resulting from and the socialimpact of thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods.E4.3C Describe severe weather and flood safety andmitigation.E4.3D Describe the seasonal variations in severe weather.E4.3E Describe conditions associated with frontalboundaries that result in severe weather (thunderstorms,tornadoes, and hurricanes).E4.3F Describe how mountains, frontal wedging (includingdry lines), convection, and convergence form clouds andprecipitation.E4.3g Explain the process of adiabatic cooling andadiabatic temperature changes to the formation of clouds.

GlencoeScience: TheAir AroundYou; 2-1,

2-2,2-3

: WeatherCycler Lab

: DrawingStationmodels

Weather ObsJournal

3.0

E.ES.M.7 Weather and Climate-Global patterns of atmospheric andoceanic movement influence weatherand climate.

E.ES.07.71 Compare and contrast the difference andrelationship between climate & weather.E.ES.07.72 Describe how different weather occurs due tothe constant motion of the atmosphere from the energy ofthe sun reaching the surface of the Earth.E.ES.07.73 Explain how the temperature of the oceansaffects the different climates on Earth because water in theoceans holds a large amount of heat.E.ES.07.74 Describe weather conditions associated withfrontal boundaries (cold, warm, stationary, occluded) & themovement of major air masses & the jet stream acrossNorth America using a weather map.

Slencoescience: The\ir AroundYou; 1-3,

2-2,2-3,3-1

ab: Drawingweather maps

'limate Quest:ComputerClimate lab

2.5

E.ES.E Oceans and ClimateThe dynamics of air-sea interactionscontrol global climate such as El-Nino, La-Nina, ocean gyres andcirculation patterns, greenhousegasses, and changes in solar activitythat influence ocean temperatures.

E4.2A Describe the major causes for the ocean's surface anddeep water currents, including the prevailing winds, theCoriolis effect, unequal heating of the earth, changes inwater temperature and salinity in high latitudes, and basinshape.E4.2B Explain how interactions between the oceans and theatmosphere influence global and regional climate. Includethe major concepts of heat transfer by ocean currents,thermohaline circulation, boundary currents, evaporation,precipitation, climatic zones, and the ocean as a majorCO2 reservoir.E4.2c Explain the dynamics (including ocean-atmosphereinteractions) of the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)and its effect on continental climates.E4.r2g Explain how El Nino affects economies.

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CoolClimatesgraphing

El-Nino/La-NinaCycler

2.0

Grades and ScoringThe assessment and gradingprocedure consists of 70% TestAssessments and 30% AlternativeAssessments (i.e. labs andassignments). Extra creditassignments are no longer offeredseparate from assessments.Participation and attendance are alsonot used to compute grades.

Grading Scale (approximate)

94-100%= A

84-93% = B

72-83% = C

60-71% = D

Under 60%= F

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Ur Aroundou;

hapters 1,2,md3

12wks