Annual Curriculum Planning Map
Instructor (s):
Barry Baird, Jim Blankenship, and Mary Wilson
Course:
Seventh Science
Marking
Period
August*
These
concepts are
practiced
throughout
school year
Unit Title
Scientific
Method
Unit Subsections
or Chapters
Scientific Method
Interactions of
Living Things
August September
Textbook (s):
Environmental
Science
Cycles in Nature
Learner Objectives
-
How to design an experiment
How to test variables
Problem solving techniques
Scientific inquiry skills
-
Biotic versus abiotic parts of the environment
Producers, consumers, and decomposers
Food chains and food webs
Factors limiting population growth
Predator – prey relationships
Symbiosis and coevolution
Water cycle
Carbon cycle
Nitrogen cycle
Ecological succession
Holt Science and Technology
Standards /
Strands
Additional
Information
A.E 2.1; 2.2;
2.3 ; 2.4
Field trip to
Challenger
Center
SC.M.3.5.1 –
4; 3.4.2
SC.M. 2.1.5;
2.3.4; 3.5.3;
3.4.2
Marking
Period
Unit Title
Unit Subsections
or Chapters
Introduction to
Plants
September
Plants
Plant Processes
Learner Objectives
-
Characteristics of plants and seeds
Reproduction and classification
Angiosperms and gymnosperms
Monocots and dicots
Structure and function of plant parts
-
Pollination and fertilization
Dormancy
Photosynthesis
Plant tropisms
-
October
Inside the
Restless Earth
Mineral composition and structure
Types of minerals
Mineral identification
Mineral formation and mining
SC.M. 3.1.1;
3.1.2; 3.1.4
Outdoor
classroom
SC.M. 3.2.1;
3.2.2; 3.2.3; 3.3.1
SC.M. 2.1.3
-
Rock cycle and types
Rock classification
SC.M. 2.1.3;
2.1.4; 2.2.2
-
Structure of the Earth
Continental drift and sea-floor spreading
Plate Tectonics Theory
SC.M. 2.2.1;
2.2.2; 2.1.1
Plate TectonicsEarthquakes andVolcanoes -
Additional
Information
Seasonal responses of plants
Minerals of
the Earth’s Crust -
Rocks: MineralMixtures
Standards /
Strands
Seismology
Features of earthquakes
Earthquake safety
Types of volcanoes and eruptions
Predicting eruptions
2.1.2; 2.2.1
Marking
Period
November
Unit Title
Unit Subsections
or Chapters
Learner Objectives
Standards /
Strands
Cells: The Basic
Units of Life
-
Cells, tissue, and organs
Population, communities, and ecosystems
Cell theory
Surface-to-volume ratio
Prokaryotic versus eukaryotic cells
Cell organelles
SC.M. 3.1.1.;
3.1.2; 3.1.3;
3.1.4
The Cell in Action
-
Diffusion and osmosis
Passive versus active transport
Endoctosis versus exoctysis
Photosynthesis
Cellular respiration and fermentation
Cell cycle
SC.M. 3.1.3;
3.1.4; 3.2.1;
3.2.2; 3.2.3
-
Dominant versus recessive traits
Genes and alleles
Genotype, phenotype, the Punnett Square, and probability
Meiosis
Determination of sex
Levels of classification
Cladistic diagrams
Dichotomous keys
Characteristics of the six kingdoms
Structure of the atmosphere
Air pressure
Radiation, conduction, and convection
Greenhouse effect and global warming
Types of wind
Cells,
Heredity, and
Classification
Heredity
Classification
December January
Weather and
Climate
The Atmosphere
Additional
Information
SC.M. 3.3.1;
3.3.2
SC.M. 3.4.1;
3.4.2
SC.M. 2.1.1.;
2.1.5; 2.1.7
Weatherbug
Software
&AWS
Weathernet
Program
Marking
Period
Unit Title
Unit Subsections
or Chapters
Understanding
Weather
Properties of
Matter
February
Introduction
to Matter
Elements,
Compounds, and
Mixtures
Atoms
Learner Objectives
-
Weather cycle
Humidity
Types of clouds
Types of precipitation
Air masses and fronts
Storms, tornadoes, and hurricanes
Weather forecasting
Definition of matter
Mass and weight
Physical and chemical properties
Physical and chemical changes
Density
States of matter
Elements and compounds
Metals, nonmetals, and metalloids
Properties of mixtures
Properties of solutions, suspensions, and colloids
Atomic Theory
Atomic model and structure
Isotopes
Atomic mass and mass number
Standards /
Strands
Additional
Information
SC.M. 2.1.5;
2.1.7; 2.2.5
SC-M-1.1.1
SC-M-1.1.2
SC-M-1.1.3
SC-M-1.1.1
SC-M-1.1.2
SC-M-1.1.3
SC-M-1.1.1
SC-M-1.1.2
SC-M-1.1.3
Mystery
Festival
Marking
Period
Unit Title
Unit Subsections
or Chapters
Forces,
Motion, and
Energy
Standards /
Strands
-
Speed, velocity and acceleration
Measuring force
Friction
Mass versus weight
Forces in motion
Terminal velocity and free fall
Projectile motion
Inertia
-
Momentum
-
Properties in fluids
Atmospheric pressure
Density
Pascal’s Principle
Buoyant force
Archimedes’ Principle
-
Bernoulli’s Principle
Work and
Machines
-
Measuring work
Measuring power
Types of machines
Mechanical advantage
Mechanical efficiency
SC.M. 1.2.1.;
1.2.2; 1.2.3
Energy and
Energy Resources
-
Forms of energy
Energy conservation
Law of Conservation of Energy
Energy resources
SC.M. 1.3.1;
1.3.2; 1.3.3.;
1.3.4
Matter in Motion
MarchApril
Learner Objectives
Forces in Fluids
SC.M. 1.2.1;
1.2.2.; 1.2.3
SC.M. 1.2.1.;
1.2.2; 1.2.3
Additional
Information
Marking
Period
Unit Title
Unit Subsections
or Chapters
Bacteria and
Viruses
April-May
Microorganis
ms and Fungi
Protists and Fungi
Learner Objectives
-
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.
.
.
.
Standards /
Strands
SC.M. 3.4.1;
3.1.1; 3.2.1;
3.3.1
SC.M. 3.4.1;
3.1.1; 3.2.1;
3.3.1
Additional
Information