7th Grade Science
Below you can find the units that we cover in science class:
Cells : Cell organelles, transport of material in cells, photosynthesis, respiration, and Mitosis
Human Body Systems:
The Scientific Method & Measurement: Scientific Method (PHEOC), Graphing, , SI Prefixes, Converting between SI Units, Dimensional Analysis, Distance, Volume, Mass & Density, Time & Temperature.
Forces/Motion: Describing Motion, Speed, Graphing Motion, Velocity, Acceleration, Deceleration, Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces, Friction, Air Resistance, Terminal Velocity, The Laws of Motion – Inertia, F = ma, Action-Reaction, Law of Universal Gravitation, Earth’s Gravitational Acceleration, Free Fall, Projectile Motion, Law of Conservation of Momentum.
Matter, Atoms & The Periodic Table: Pure Substances: elements, compounds, molecules; Mixtures: Heterogeneous, Homogeneous, Colloids, Suspensions; Solutes/Solutions, Properties of Matter: Physical Properties, Physical Changes, Conservation of Mass; Structure of the Atom: Protons, neutrons and electrons, The Electron Cloud Model; Masses of Atoms: Atomic Mass, Isotopes; The Periodic Table: Organizing the Elements, The Atom and the Periodic Table.
Chemical Bonding:Chemical Bonds:, Combined Elements, Chemical Formulas, Types of Bonds : Ionic vs. Covalent; Naming Compounds: Writing Equations, Balancing Chemical Equations;
Animal Kingdom: Classification of Animals. Characteristics of Invertebrates: sponges, cnidarians, echinoderms, mollusks, worms, arthropods. Characteristics of Vertebrates: Amphibeans, reptiles, birds, fish, and mammals.
Ecology: Biomes, population, water cycle, food chains, food webs
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