Major curriculum units for seventh grade.
English/Language Arts
Analyzing the Influence of Characters, Settings, and Ideas
Narrative: Personal Narrative, Realistic Fiction and/or Historical Fiction
Examining Differing Perspectives
Argumentative: Consumer Product Review and/or Research-Based Essay
Analyzing Patterns in Structure to Understand Characters, Events, and Ideas
Informational:Feature Article, Information Book, Documentary Transcript
Reading for Problem-Based Inquiry and Research Design
Arguments of Problem-Based Inquiry and Research Design
Math 7
Reasoning with Rational Number Operations
Modeling with Expressions, Equations and Inequalities
Modeling Proportional Relationships
2D and 3D Geometry
Probability and Statistics
Math Practices: Problem Solving
Math 7/8
Real Numbers and Rational Number Operations
Reasoning with Expressions, Equations and Inequalities
Proportionality and Linear Relationships
Functions
Geometry - 2D and 3D
Statistics and Probability
Transformations, Congruence and Similarity
Exponents and Operations with Scientific Notation
Math 8
Reasoning with Equations
Transformations, Congruence, and Similarity
Exponents and Operations with Scientific Notation
Using Rational and Irrational Numbers
Graphing and Writing Linear Equations
Modeling Functions
Bivariate Statistics
Math Practices: Modeling
Math - Algebra 1
Reasoning with Equations and Inequalities
Modeling with Linear Functions
Introduction to Exponential Functions
Quadratic Functions and Polynomial Operations
Descriptive Statistics
Analyzing Functions
Algebraic Reasoning with Geometric Concepts
Science
Mixtures and Substances
(practical applications for separation of mixtures and substances in industry, the human body, and everyday life; linear and nonlinear relationships)
Cells to Organisms
(structure and function, different types of cells, and the organization of the human body systems)
Energy Transformations in Living Things
(photosynthesis and cellular respiration)
Adaptations of Life Over Time
(genotypes and phenotypes, genetic variation, natural selection, extinction, differential survival)
Geologic Events Through Time
(the fossil record, geologic time, mass extinction events, evolution)
Plates Aren't Just for Food
(tectonic plate boundaries and movement)
Health and Decision Making
(human reproduction, alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, healthy relationships, and using a decision-making model to make informed choices about one's health)
World Area Studies: Eastern Hemisphere
Legacies of Early Civilizations
Civic Relationships in a Global Community
Resources, Trade, and Profit
The Interdependent Community of the Eastern Hemisphere