Science Resources
for 7th Grade
1st Quarter Focus
- Scientific process
- interpreting data tables and charts
- independent and dependent variables
- Theory vs. Law
- replication vs. repetition
- experiments vs. other investigations
- scientific explanation through fields of science
- scientific models including limitations
- how science changes over history
- empirical evidence
- results of scientific inquiry
2nd Quarter Focus
- Range of Wavelengths
- transfer and Transformation of Energy
- Reflection
- Refraction
- Absorption
- types of heat transfer
- Prediction of Heat Flow (warm to cold)
- Changes in state (adding/removing heat)
- temperature and particle movement
- how waves travel thru various materials and change speed
- law of conservation of energy
- all energy transfers and transformations are inefficient
- Review Nature of Science
3rd Quarter Focus
- rock cycle processes
- plate movement and landforms or activity created by each
- convection currents in the mantle
- seafloor spreading as evidence of plate tectonics
- evidence Earth changes over time
- causes of change of Earth's landforms
- Earth's layers and formation through density
- radioactive dating and law of superposition
- subduction/uplift
- theory and law in application
- review waves carry energy
- review nature of science
4th quarter focus
- Importance of DNA & Genes
- Using Punnett Squares to determine possible offspring combinations
- Effect of limiting factors on Ecosystems
- Symbiotic Relationships such as parasitism, mutualism, commensalism
- Importance of meiosis in maintaining correct chromosome numbers
- Mitosis for genetic variation
- sexual vs. asexual reproduction
- predation/competition
- evolution with fossil evidence and adaptations
- energy transfer in a food web/food chain
- Human impact, review of waves, energy, nature of science, and earth
helpful links:
http://www.floridastandards.org/
https://phet.colorado.edu/
https://www.si.edu/
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/
http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Category.aspx?CategoryID=86
https://www.nsf.gov/
http://www.cccoe.net/genetics/heredity.html
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