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Curriculum Map 7th Grade Science
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August
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Concept 3:
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PO 1. Compare food chains in a specified ecosystem and their corresponding food web.
PO 2. Explain how organisms obtain and use resources to develop and thrive in:
· niches
· predator/prey relationships
PO 3. Analyze the interactions of living organisms with their ecosystems:
· limiting factors
· carrying capacity
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FOSS
Populations and Ecosystems Investigation 4, Parts 1-2; Investigation 7
Populations and Ecosystems Resources
Populations and Ecosystems CD-ROM
Populations and Ecosystems Investigation 6, Parts 1-3
Glencoe/ASSET/DLESE/Nettrekker
Arizona Science Essentials:
Lessons A, B, C,D,E,F
ASSET/Unitedstreaming search by standard
Food Chains and Webs
DLESE search by standard
Food chain
Nettrekker by standard
Artic Hare Food Web
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September
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Concept 3:
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PO 4. Evaluate data related to problems associated with population growth (e.g., overgrazing, forest management, invasion of non-native species) and the possible solutions.
PO 5. Predict how environmental factors (e.g., floods, droughts, temperature changes) affect survival rates in living organisms.
PO 6. Create a model of the interactions of living organisms within an ecosystem.
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FOSS
Populations and Ecosystems Investigation 3, Parts 1-3; Investigation 4, Parts 1-2; Investigation 5, Part 4; Investigation 7.
Populations and Ecosystems CD-ROM
Glencoe/ASSET/DLESE/Nettrekker
Arizona Science Essentials:
Lessons A,B,C,D, E
ASSET/Unitedstreaming search by standard
DLESE search by standard
Nettrekker by standard
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October
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Concept 1:
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PO 1. Classify rocks and minerals by the following observable properties:
· grain
· color
· texture
· hardness
PO 2. Describe the properties and the composition of the following major layers of the Earth:
· crust
· mantle
· core
PO 3. Explain the following processes involved in the formation of the Earth’s structure:
· erosion
· deposition
· plate tectonics
· volcanism
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FOSS
Earth History Resources
Earth History CD-ROM
Earth History Investigation 8, Parts 1-2
Earth History Investigation 7, Parts 1-2.
Earth History Investigation 4, Parts 1-6.
Glencoe/ASSET/DLESE/Nettrekker
Arizona Science Essentials:
Lessons I, L, M (minerals)
Lessons J, K, N, DD (rocks)
Glencoe:
Ch 9 (minerals)
Ch 10 (rocks)
ASSET/Unitedstreaming search
Closer Look at Earth-The Earth’s Layers segment
DLESE search
The Earth’s Layers
Glencoe (green) ASSET/DLESE search
Ch 8.1 (erosion/weathering) plate tectonics & volcanism
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November
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Concept 1 and Concept 2
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PO 4. Describe how the rock and fossil record show that environmental conditions have changed over geologic and recent time.
PO 1. Explain the rock cycle.
PO 2. Distinguish the components and characteristics of the rock cycle for the following types of rocks:
· igneous
· metamorphic
· sedimentary
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FOSS
Earth History Investigation 4, Parts 1-6.
Earth History Resources and CD-ROM
(Note: the term “rock cycle” is not used, but the rock types are explored and described.)
Glencoe/ASSET/DLESE/Nettrekker
Arizona Science Essentials:
Lessons J, K
Lesson U (continental drift) Lesson V (plate tectonics)
Lesson EE (seafloor spreading) Lesson FF (earthquakes/faults)
Lesson GG (volcanoes/plates)
Lesson HH (types of volcanoes
Glencoe
Ch 10.1
ASSET/DLESE search
Rock cycle
Lithospheric plate movement
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December
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Concept 2:
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PO 3. Analyze the evidence that lithospheric plate movements occur.
PO 4. Explain lithospheric plate movement as a result of convection.
PO 5. Relate plate boundary movements to their resulting landforms, including:
· mountains
· faults
· rift valleys
· trenches
· volcanoes
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FOSS
Earth History Resources and CD-ROM
Glencoe/ASSET/DLESE/Nettrekker
Arizona Science Essentials:
Lesson V (plate tectonics) Lesson EE (seafloor spreading)
Lesson FF (earthquakes/faults) Lesson GG (volcanoes/plates)
Lesson HH (types of volcanoes) Lesson II (Igneous rock features)
DLESE search
Lithospheric plate movement
Animations
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January
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Concept 2 and Concept 3
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PO 6. Describe how earthquakes are measured.
PO 1. Explain the phases of the Moon in terms of the relative positions of the Earth, Sun, and Moon.
PO 2. Construct a model for the relative positions of the Earth, Sun, and Moon as they relate to corresponding eclipses.
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Arizona Science Essentials:
Lessons O, JJ
FOSS
Planetary Science Investigation 3, Parts 1-3; Investigation 9, Parts 1-4.
Planetary Science Resources
Planetary Science CD-ROM
Glencoe/ASSET/DLESE/Nettrekker
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February
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Concept 3:
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PO 3. Explain the interrelationship between the Earth’s tides and the Moon.
PO 4. Explain the seasons in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres in terms of the tilt of the Earth’s axis relative to the Earth’s revolution around the Sun.
PO 5. Identify the following major constellations visible (seasonally) from the Northern Hemisphere:
· Orion
· Ursa Major (Great Bear)
· Cygnus
· Scorpius
· Cassiopeia
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FOSS
Glencoe/ASSET/DLESE/Nettrekker
Arizona Science Essentials:
Lesson KK
Lesson LL
Lesson NN
DLESE search
Phases of the moon
Eclipse model
ASSET
The Reasons for the Seasons
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March
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Concept 3
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PO 6. Explain the relationship among common objects in the solar system, galaxy, and the universe.
PO 1. Identify how diverse people and/or cultures, past and present, have made important contributions to scientific innovations (e.g., Rachel Carson [scientist], supports Strand 4; Luis Alvarez [scientist] and Walter Alvarez [scientist], support Strand 6; Percival Lowell [scientist], supports Strand 6; Copernicus [scientist], supports Strand 6).
PO 2. Describe how a major milestone in science or technology has revolutionized the thinking of the time (e.g., global positioning system, telescopes, seismographs, photography).
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FOSS
Planetary Science Investigation 3, Parts 1-3; Investigation 9, Parts 1-4; Investigation 10, Parts 1-3.
Planetary Science Resources
Planetary Science CD-ROM
Glencoe/ASSET/DLESE/Nettrekker
Arizona Science Essentials:
Lesson NN, OO, PP, QQ, RR, TT, UU
ASSET/DLESE search
Objects in the solar system
FOSS
Earth History Resources
Earth History CD-ROM
Planetary Science Investigation 2, Parts 1-2; Investigation 5, Parts 1-3.
Planetary Science Resources
Glencoe/ASSET/DLESE/Nettrekker
ASSET/Unitedstreaming search by standard
DLESE search by standard
People in science
Nettrekker search by standard
History and nature of science
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April
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Concept 3
Concept 1
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History of Science as a Human Endeavor
PO 3. Analyze the impact of a major scientific development occurring within the past decade
PO 4. Analyze the use of technology in science-related careers.
Changes in Environment
PO 1. Analyze environmental risks (e.g., pollution, destruction of habitat) caused by human interaction with biological or geological systems.
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FOSS
Earth History Resources
Planetary Science Investigation 1, Parts 1-3; Investigation 2, Parts 1-2; Investigation 7, Part 3.
Planetary Science Resources and CD-ROM
Glencoe/ASSET/DLESE/Nettrekker
ASSET/Unitedstreaming search by standard
DLESE search by standard
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May
Strand 3: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
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Concept 1
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Changes in Environment
PO 2. Analyze environmental benefits of the following human interactions with biological or geological systems:
· reforestation
· habitat restoration
· construction of dams
PO 3. Propose possible solutions to address the environmental risks in biological or geological systems.
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FOSS
Earth History Resources Grand Canyon Flood
Glencoe/ASSET/DLESE/Nettrekker
ASSET/Unitedstreaming search by standard
DLESE search by standard
Nettrekker search by standard
Glencoe (green)
Ch 13 Our Impact on Land
Ch 14 Our Impact on Water and Air
ASSET/Unitedstreaming search
Enviro-Tacklebox: Module 3: Topics and Issues in Environmental Science: Student Solutions
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