1. Course Organizer 7th grade Science Course Standards: The This Course:
Teacher(s):
Period:
The
Course Organizer
Student:
Course Dates: school year
This Course:
Content:
Major Grades – 60% - tests, projects
Daily Grades – 40% - labs, quizzes, classwork and homework.
Retesting available only if below 80%.
Retesting not available on Nine Weeks Tests.
Process:
Labs & procedures
Unit Organizers
Journals Online Textbook & Resources
Course Progress Graph
Course Questions: is
about
Course Standards:
7th grade Science
Creating a foundation for understanding how organisms interact with their environment through energy, systems, cycles and processes.
How is scientific data used as evidence to develop scientific theories?
Why do all scientific models have limitations?
Why is Science relevant to society?
What type of energy transformation occurs in living systems and what effects does this have on various levels of organisms or environments?
Describe the forces that affect an organisms survival in different environments?
How can environmental factors affect the existence of life in an ecosystem?
How does biodiversity contribute to the sustainability of an ecosystem?
How so structure & Function of living organisms influence the ability of organisms to carry out life processes?
How do changes in genetic traits over time result in genetic variations over time?

2. Course Map 7th grade Science Learning Rituals Units Community
Principles
Learning Rituals
Course Map
This Course:
includes
Performance
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Student:
Critical Concepts
Learned in these
Units
7th grade Science
Mustang
Punctual
Responsible
Independent
Determined
Enthusiastic
CHAMPS PBIS
SIM Organizers Daily Objectives
Foldables and Drawings Warm Ups
Completed/Absent Work Stations
Website Unit Reflections
Lab procedures (equipment, tools, clean up)
Science Journals (Table of Contents/organization)
Conferencing/Tutorials
Retesting/oral testing
Peer tutoring
Teacher Notes
UO routines
Website Resources
Virtual labs
Safety/Procedures
Structure & Function of living systems
Processing standards
Affects of organisms on environment
Energy transformations Adaptations
Force & Motion Interactions
Safety & Procedures
12. Genetic Variations & Adaptations
2. Flow of Energy
3. Force & Motion
8. Structure & Function of Living Organisms
11. Genetics
6. Organisms & the Environment
4. Factors Impacting Earth Systems
9. Physical & Chemical Energy Changes in Digestion
7. Structure & Function of Cells
5. Life in Our Solar System
10. Homeostasis