Grade 7 Science

Required Materials:

Student-Supplied Resources

Students need to supply the following materials to complete the coursework.

Segment 01

01.03 Transformation of Energy

Option One:

• Pencil
• Paper
• Scanner or digital camera

Option Two:

• Various household materials
• Digital camera to create video

03.02 Layers of the Earth

• Sheet of paper
• Ruler
• Pair of scissors
• Sharpened pencil, dowel, or chopstick (any of these will work)
• Piece of tape
• 03.03 Plate Tectonics
• Printer
• Plain printer paper
• Scissors

Segment 02

04.02 Advanced Landforms on Earth

• Pencil/drawing utensil
• Digital camera

05.01 Electromagnetic Spectrum

• Optional digital camera if not using digital presentation software

05.02 Properties of Light

• Clear drinking glass
• Piece of white paper
• Black marker or pen
• Water
• Rubber band
• Something to fasten rubber band to, such as a doorknob
• Speaker
• Source to play music through the speaker
• Paper plate
• Small bits of paper

05.03 Phases of Matter

• Cardboard box with attached lid that is at least 6 centimeters deep (or an empty pizza delivery box)
• Aluminum foil
• Clear plastic wrap
• Glue stick
• Tape
• Stick or ruler (about 30 centimeters long to prop open your oven flap)
• Scissors to cut with (seek adult assistance if you need it)
• Graham crackers
• Large marshmallows
• Plain chocolate bars (thin)
• Aluminum foil for a pan

06.01 Biotechnology

• Optional digital camera

Other Resources:

• Adobe Flash Player
• Java
• Windows Media Player
• Apple iTunes

Syllabus:

Segment 01:

Module 01: Matter and Energy

• 01.00 Module Pretest
• 01.01 Food Chains and Webs
• 01.02 Advanced Classification
• 01.03 Transformation of Energy
• 01.04 Law of Conservation of Energy

Module 02: Interdependence of Life

• 02.00 Module Pretest
• 02.01 Biological Interactions
• 02.02 Limiting Factors
• 02.03 Evidence of Change
• 02.04 Evolution and Natural Selection

Module 03: The Earth

• 03.00 Module Pretest
• 03.01 Geological Age
• 03.02 Layers of the Earth
• 03.03 Plate Tectonics

Segment 02:

Module 04: Patterns of Change

• 04.00 Module Pretest
• 04.01 Processes That Shape the Earth
• 04.02 Advanced Landforms on Earth
• 04.03 Heat Flow Inside Earth
• 04.04 Human Impact on Earth

Module 05: Energy Resources

• 05.00 Module Pretest
• 05.01 Electromagnetic Spectrum
• 05.02 Properties of Light
• 05.03 Phases of Matter
• 05.04 Adaptation to the Environment

Module 06: Heredity and Genetics

• 06.00 Module Pretest
• 06.01 Biotechnology
• 06.02 Heredity
• 06.03 Patterns of Inheritance
• 06.04 Mitosis and Meiosis