Scope and Sequence Grade 7 Science Earth Science

Curriculum Map- Scope and Sequence:
GRADE 7 SCIENCE (EARTH SCIENCE)

Saddlebrook Preparatory School
Purpose of Unit One Unit Two Unit Three Unit Four Unit Five
Planning *Quarter 1/Weeks 1-5 *Quarter 1-2/Weeks 6-10 *Quarter 2 /Weeks 11-13 *Quarter 2/Weeks 14-17 *Quarter 2 -3/Weeks 18-19
Exploring Earth Exploring Earth Geologic Changes Geologic Changes Weather and Climate
Unit Topic and *Methods of Science *Rocks *Plate Tectonics *Earthquakes and *Earth’s Atmosphere
Overview: *Mapping Earth *Weathering and Soil *Earth Dynamics Volcanoes
*Earth’s Structure *Erosion and Deposition *Clues to Earth’s Past
*Minerals *Geologic Time
Prerequisite Student Students should have basic Students should understand Students should be familiar Students should be familiar Students should understand
Knowledge knowledge of map features. that there are different with the continental drift with earthquakes and the difference between
*What should types of rocks. hypothesis. volcanoes. weather and climate
students have
previously mastered
prior to this unit?
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Saddlebrook Preparatory School 5700 Saddlebrook Way Wesley Chapel, FL 33543 813 907-4500
*Scientific Method *Rocks and the Rock Cycle *The Continental Drift *Earthquakes *Describing Earth’s
*Measurement and *Igneous Rocks Hypothesis *Volcanoes Atmosphere
Scientific Tools *Sedimentary Rocks *Development of a Theory *Fossils *Energy Transfer in the
*Maps *Metamorphic Rocks *The Theory of Plate *Relative-Age Dating Atmosphere
*Technology and *Weathering Tectonics *Absolute-Age Dating *Air Currents
Mapmaking *Soil *Forces that Shape the *Geologic History and the *Air Quality
*Spherical Earth *The Erosion-Deposition Earth Evolution of Life
*Earth’s Interior Process *Landforms at Plate *The Paleozoic Era Essential Questions
*Earth’s Surface *Landforms Shaped by Boundaries *The Mesozoic Era 1. How did
*How are Minerals Water and Wind *Mountain Building *The Cenozoic Era Earth’s
Identified? *Mass Wasting and Glaciers *Continent Building atmosphere
*Sources and Uses of Essential Questions form?
Minerals Essential Questions Essential Questions 1. Where do 2. What is
1. How are rocks 1. What evidence earthquakes Earth’s
Essential Questions: classified? supports occur? atmosphere
Essential Knowledge 1. What is scientific 2. What is the rock continental drift? 2. How do volcanoes made of?
& Student inquiry? cycle? 2. Why did scientists form? 3. What are the
Expectations 2. How do scientific 3. How does question the 3. What is relative layers of the
*What are the laws and scientific weathering break continental drift age? atmospheres?
anticipated learning theories differ? down or change hypothesis? 4. How can the 4. How do air
outcomes for 3. How are rock? 3. What is seafloor positions of rock pressure and
students? independent 4. How do spreading? layers be used to temperature
variables and mechanical 4. What is the theory determine the change as
dependent processes break of plate tectonics? relative ages of altitude
variables related? rock into smaller 5. What are the three rocks? increases?
4. How can a map pieces? types of plate 5. What does 5. How does
help determine a 5. How do chemical boundaries? absolute age energy
location? processes change 6. Why do tectonic mean? transfer from
5. What are Earth’s rock? plates move? 6. How can the Sun to
major systems and 6. What are soil 7. How do continents radioactive decay Earth and the
how do they horizons? move? be used to date atmosphere?
interact? 7. How can erosion 8. What features rocks? 6. How are air
6. What properties shape and sort form where two 7. What major events circulation
can you use to sediment? plates converge? occurred during patterns
identify minerals? 8. How are erosion Diverge? Slide past the Paleozoic era, within the
and deposition each other? Mesozoic era, and atmosphere
related? Cenozoic era? created?
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-
8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1
Integrated Common CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-
Core or NGSSS 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.2
Standards (List): CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-
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8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5
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Integrated CCSS CCSS.LITERACY.W.7.1 CCSS.LITERACY.W.7.1 CCSS.LITERACY.W.7.4 CCSS.LITERACY.W.7.4 CCSS.LITERACY.W.7.4
Writing Standards CCSS.LITERACY.W.7.1A-E CCSS.LITERACY.W.7.1A-E CCSS.LITERACY.W.8.4 CCSS.LITERACY.W.8.4 CCSS.LITERACY.W.8.4
(List): CCSS.LITERACY.W.7.2 CCSS.LITERACY.W.7.2 CCSS.LITERACY.W.7.5 CCSS.LITERACY.W.7.5 CCSS.LITERACY.W.7.5
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CCSS.LITERACY.W.7.2 CCSS.LITERACY.W.7.2 CCSS.LITERACY.W.7.6 CCSS.LITERACY.W.7.6 CCSS.LITERACY.W.7.6
CCSS.LITERACY.W.8.2A-F CCSS.LITERACY.W.8.2A-F CCSS.LITERACY.W.8.6 CCSS.LITERACY.W.8.6 CCSS.LITERACY.W.8.6
CCSS.LITERACY.W.8.5 CCSS.LITERACY.W.8.5
The following links will be used to incorpotae the CCSS and other applicable standards:
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 The K-12 English LA and Content Area Writing Standards
 The K-12 Reading Standards
 The K-12 Mathematics Standards
Links to CCSS/NGSSS  The K-12 NGSSS Science & Social Studies Standards
Curriculum
Standards:
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Purpose of Unit Six Unit Seven Unit Eight Unit Nine Unit Ten
Planning *Quarter 3/Weeks 19-21 *Quarter 3/Weeks 22-24 *Quarter 3/Weeks 25-27 *Quarter 4/Weeks 28-32 *Quarter 4/Weeks 33-36
Weather and Climate Water and Other Water and Other Exploring the Universe Exploring the Universe
Unit Topic and
Resources Resources *Exploring Space *The Solar System
Overview:
*Earth’s Water *Freshwater *The Sun-Earth-Moon *Stars and Galaxies
*Oceans *Natural Resources System
Prerequisite Student Students should be Students should Students should be able Students should be Students should have a
Knowledge familiar with different understand the necessity to define natural familiar with the order of basic understanding of
*What should types of weather. of water for all living resources and give the planets. the Solar System
students have things. examples.
previously mastered
prior to this unit?
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*Describing Weather *The Water Planet *Glaciers and Polar Ice *Observing the Universe *The Structure of the Solar
*Weather Patterns *The Properties of Water Sheets *Early History of Space System
*Weather Forecasts *Water Quality *Streams and Lakes Exploration *The Inner Planets
*Climates of Earth *Composition and Structure *Groundwater and *Recent and Future Space *The Outer Planets
*Climate Cycles of Earth’s Oceans Wetlands Missions *Dwarf Planets and Other
*Recent Climate Change *Ocean Waves and Tides *Energy Resources *Earth’s Moon Objects
*Ocean Currents *Renewable Energy *Eclipses and Tides *The View From Earth
Essential Questions: *Environmental Impacts on Resources *The Sun and Other Stars
1. What variables are Oceans *Land Resources Essential Questions: *Evolution of Stars
used to describe *Air and Water Resources 1. How do scientists *Galaxies and the Universe
weather? Essential Questions: use the
2. How is weather 1. Why is water Essential Questions: electromagnetic Essential Questions:
related to the important to life? 1. How do glaciers spectrum to study 1. How are the inner
water cycle? 2. How is water affect sea level? the universe? planets different
3. What are two distributed on 2. How does ice and 2. How are rockets from the outer
types of pressure Earth? snow cover affect and artificial planets?
Essential Knowledge
systems? 3. How is water climate? satellites used? 2. What is an
& Student
4. What drives cycled on Earth? 3. How do human 3. How can exploring astronomical unit
Expectations
weather patterns? 4. What makes water activities affect space help and why is it used?
*What are the
5. What are some a unique glaciers? scientists learn 3. What are the
anticipated learning
examples of severe compound? 4. What are streams, about Earth? characteristics of
outcomes for
weather? 5. How does water’s lakes, watersheds, 4. How does the comets and
students?
6. What instruments density make it and groundwater? Earth move? asteroids?
are used to important to life 5. How do human 5. Why is Earth 4. How does an
measure weather on Earth? activities affect warmer at the impact crater
variability? 6. Why is water streams, lakes, equator and colder form?
7. How are computer quality important? groundwater, and at the poles? 5. How do
models used to 7. How is water wetlands? 6. Why do the astronomers divide
predict weather? quality tested and 6. What are the main seasons change as the night sky?
8. Why is one climate monitored? sources of Earth moves 6. How do scientists
different from 8. How do nonrenewable around the Sun? classify stars?
another? temperature, energy? 7. How does the 7. What are the
salinity, and 7. What are the main moon move major types of
density affect sources of around Earth? galaxies?
ocean structure? renewable energy? 8. What is a solar 8. What is the Big
eclipse? Lunar Bang Theory?
eclipse?
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Technology used independent reading independent reading independent reading independent reading independent reading
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group work group work group work group work group work
Assessments:
Formal: Formal: Formal: Formal: Formal:
*Types and
Homework, quizzes, tests, Homework, quizzes, tests, Homework, quizzes, tests, Homework, quizzes, tests, Homework, quizzes, tests,
Measurements of
projects projects projects projects projects
Mastery
Final Exam
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80% or higher on all formal 80% or higher on all formal 80% or higher on all formal 80% or higher on all formal 80% or higher on all formal
assessments assessments assessments assessments assessments
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Differentiation(s):
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Integrated Common CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-
Core or NGSSS 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5
Standards (List): CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-
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CCSS.LITERACY.W.7.1A-E CCSS.LITERACY.W.7.1A-E CCSS.LITERACY.W.8.4 CCSS.LITERACY.W.8.4 CCSS.LITERACY.W.8.4
CCSS.LITERACY.W.7.2A-F CCSS.LITERACY.W.7.2A-F CCSS.LITERACY.W.8.5 CCSS.LITERACY.W.8.5 CCSS.LITERACY.W.8.5
Integrated CCSS CCSS.LITERACY.W.8.2A-F CCSS.LITERACY.W.8.2A-F CCSS.LITERACY.W.8.6 CCSS.LITERACY.W.8.6 CCSS.LITERACY.W.8.6
Writing Standards CCSS.LITERACY.W.7.4 CCSS.LITERACY.W.7.4 CCSS.LITERACY.W.7.7 CCSS.LITERACY.W.7.7 CCSS.LITERACY.W.7.7
(List): CCSS.LITERACY.W.8.4 CCSS.LITERACY.W.8.4 CCSS.LITERACY.W.8.7 CCSS.LITERACY.W.8.7 CCSS.LITERACY.W.8.7
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The following links will be used to incorpotae the CCSS and other applicable standards:
 The Common Core State Standard expectations in grade _7-8_,
Links to CCSS/NGSSS  The K-12 English LA and Content Area Writing Standards
Curriculum  The K-12 Reading Standards
Standards:  The K-12 Mathematics Standards
 The K-12 NGSSS Science & Social Studies Standards
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