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MA.7-ESS.Grade 7: Earth and Space Sciences

Grade 7: Earth and Space Sciences

ESS2. Earth’s Systems

7.MS-ESS2-2. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how Earth’s surface has changed over scales that range from local to global in size.

Flip Charts Earthquakes

Flip Charts Science: Earth Science

Flip Charts Weathering of Rocks & Soil Formation

7.MS-ESS2-4. Develop a model to explain how the energy of the Sun and Earth’s gravity drive the cycling of water, including changes of state, as it moves through multiple pathways in Earth’s hydrosphere.

Multimedia Lesson Atmosphere and Weather

Presentations Weather

Flip Charts Science: Earth Science

Flip Charts Understanding Weather

Vocabulary Terms Atmosphere and Weather

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atmosphere and Weather

ESS3. Earth and Human Activity

7.MS-ESS3-2. Obtain and communicate information on how data from past geologic events are analyzed for patterns and used to forecast the location and likelihood of future catastrophic events.

Multimedia Lesson Earthquakes

Multimedia Lesson Plate Tectonics

Interactive/Simulation Earthquake and Seismogram

Virtual Lab Earthquake Simulator

Presentations Earth's Interior

Presentations Measuring Earthquakes

Presentations Seismic Waves

Flip Charts Earthquakes

Flip Charts Science: Earth Science

Vocabulary Terms Earthquakes

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earthquakes

MA.7-ETS.Grade 7: Technology/Engineering

Grade 7: Technology/Engineering

ETS3. Technological Systems

7.MS-ETS3-1(MA). Explain the function of a communication system and the role of its components, including a source, encoder, transmitter, receiver, decoder, and storage.

7.MS-ETS3-2(MA). Compare the benefits and drawbacks of different communication systems.

7.MS-ETS3-5(MA). Use the concept of systems engineering to model inputs, processes, outputs, and feedback among components of a transportation, structural, or communication system.

MA.7-LS.Grade 7: Life Science

Grade 7: Life Science

LS1. From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

7.MS-LS1-4. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures increase the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants.

Flip Charts Fishes, Amphibians & Reptiles

Flip Charts Science: Life Science

Flip Charts Science: Owls and Owl Pellets

Flip Charts The Barn Owl

LS2. Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics

7.MS-LS2-2. Describe how relationships among and between organisms in an ecosystem can be competitive, predatory, parasitic, and mutually beneficial and that these interactions are found across multiple ecosystems.

Multimedia Lesson Food Chains and Food Webs

Presentations Food Web Balance

Presentations Owl Food Web

Flip Charts Science: Owls and Owl Pellets

Flip Charts The Barn Owl

7.MS-LS2-3. Develop a model to describe that matter and energy are transferred among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem and that both matter and energy are conserved through these processes.

Multimedia Lesson Food Chains and Food Webs

Multimedia Lesson Photosynthesis and Respiration

Presentations Cell Energy

Presentations Energy Flow

Presentations Energy Pyramid

Presentations Food Chains

Presentations Leaf Structure and Photosynthesis

Flip Charts Ecosystems, Food Chains & Food

Flip Charts Owl Food Web

Flip Charts Science Grade 6

Flip Charts Science: Owls and Owl Pellets

Vocabulary Terms Photosynthesis and Respiration

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Photosynthesis and Respiration

7.MS-LS2-4. Analyze data to provide evidence that disruptions (natural or human-made) to any physical or biological component of an ecosystem can lead to shifts in all its populations.

Multimedia Lesson Earth's Climate

Presentations Global Warming

Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Climate

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Climate

MA.7-PS.Grade 7: Physical Science

Grade 7: Physical Science

PS2. Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions

7.MS-PS2-5. Use scientific evidence to argue that fields exist between objects with mass, between magnetic objects, and between electrically charged objects that exert force on each other even though the objects are not in contact.

Multimedia Lesson Electricity and Magnetism

Presentations Introduction to Electricity

Presentations Magnetism

Flip Charts Magnetism

Flip Charts Science: Physical Science

Vocabulary Terms Electricity and Magnetism

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Electricity and Magnetism

PS3. Energy

7.MS-PS3-1. Construct and interpret data and graphs to describe the relationships among kinetic energy, mass, and speed of an object.

Multimedia Lesson Forces and Motion

Interactive/Simulation Acceleration and Momentum

Presentations Acceleration and Momentum

Presentations Newton`s Laws

Flip Charts Forces & Motion

Flip Charts Science: Physical Science

Vocabulary Terms Forces and Motion

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces and Motion

7.MS-PS3-2. Develop a model to describe the relationship between the relative positions of objects interacting at a distance and their relative potential energy in the system.

Multimedia Lesson Forces and Motion

Interactive/Simulation Acceleration and Momentum

Virtual Lab Forces and Motion

Presentations Acceleration and Momentum

Flip Charts Forces & Motion

Flip Charts Science: Physical Science

Vocabulary Terms Forces and Motion

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces and Motion

7.MS-PS3-3. Apply scientific principles of energy and heat transfer to design, construct, and test a device to minimize or maximize thermal energy transfer.

7.MS-PS3-4. Conduct an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, how well the type of matter retains or radiates heat, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sampl

Multimedia Lesson Properties and States of Matter

Virtual Lab Gas Laws

Presentations Changes of State

Vocabulary Terms Properties and States of Matter

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter

7.MS-PS3-5. Present evidence to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Multimedia Lesson Energy: Forms and Changes

Virtual Lab Energy Transformation

Presentations Forms of Energy

Presentations Introduction to Energy

Presentations Potential and Kinetic Energy

Vocabulary Terms Energy: Forms and Changes

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Energy: Forms and Changes

7.MS-PS3-6(MA). Use a model to explain how thermal energy is transferred out of hotter regions or objects and into colder ones by convection, conduction, and radiation.

Multimedia Lesson Energy: Forms and Changes

Presentations Heat and Heat Technology

Vocabulary Terms Energy: Forms and Changes

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Energy: Forms and Changes

7.MS-PS3-7(MA). Use informational text to describe the relationship between kinetic and potential energy and illustrate conversions from one form to another.

Multimedia Lesson Energy: Forms and Changes

Virtual Lab Energy Transformation

Presentations Energy Transformation and Conservation

Presentations Forms of Energy

Presentations Introduction to Energy

Presentations Potential and Kinetic Energy

Vocabulary Terms Energy: Forms and Changes

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Energy: Forms and Changes

MA.RST.6-8.Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects

Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects

Craft and Structure

RST.6-8.4. Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6-8 texts and topics.

Multimedia Lesson Atmosphere and Weather

Multimedia Lesson Atoms and Chemical Bonding

Multimedia Lesson Cells

Multimedia Lesson Chemical Reactions

Multimedia Lesson Chromosomes, Genes and DNA

Multimedia Lesson Earth's Climate

Multimedia Lesson Earth's Surface

Multimedia Lesson Earthquakes

Multimedia Lesson Electricity and Magnetism

Multimedia Lesson Elements and the Periodic Table

Multimedia Lesson Energy: Forms and Changes

Multimedia Lesson Food Chains and Food Webs

Multimedia Lesson Forces and Motion

Multimedia Lesson Genetics: The Study of Heredity

Multimedia Lesson Light and Optics

Multimedia Lesson Meiosis

Multimedia Lesson Minerals

Multimedia Lesson Mitosis

Multimedia Lesson Osmosis and Diffusion: Cell Transport

Multimedia Lesson Our Solar System

Multimedia Lesson Photosynthesis and Respiration

Multimedia Lesson Plate Tectonics

Multimedia Lesson Properties and States of Matter

Multimedia Lesson Protists: Pond Microlife

Multimedia Lesson Rocks

Multimedia Lesson Six Kingdoms of Life

Multimedia Lesson Sound

Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 1: Moving and Controlling the Body

Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 2: Providing Fuel and Transportation

Multimedia Lesson Systems of the Human Body 3: Protection, Reproduction and Cooperation

Multimedia Lesson The Sun-Earth-Moon System

Multimedia Lesson Volcanoes

Multimedia Lesson Work, Power & Simple Machines

Interactive/Simulation Animal Cell

Interactive/Simulation Biomes

Interactive/Simulation Cardiovascular System

Interactive/Simulation Cellular Respiration

Interactive/Simulation Chromosome and DNA Structure

Interactive/Simulation Circuit

Interactive/Simulation Digestive System

Interactive/Simulation Earth's Interior

Interactive/Simulation Earthquake and Seismogram

Interactive/Simulation Electromagnetic Spectrum

Interactive/Simulation Euglena

Interactive/Simulation Excretory System

Interactive/Simulation From DNA to Protein

Interactive/Simulation History of Electricity

Interactive/Simulation Longitudinal Waves

Interactive/Simulation Nervous System

Interactive/Simulation Paramecium

Interactive/Simulation Photosynthesis

Interactive/Simulation Plant Cell

Interactive/Simulation Reflection and Lenses

Interactive/Simulation Reflection and Mirrors

Interactive/Simulation Respiratory System

Interactive/Simulation Rock Cycle

Interactive/Simulation Simple Machines

Interactive/Simulation Soil Profile

Interactive/Simulation States of Matter

Interactive/Simulation The Endocrine System

Interactive/Simulation The Immune System

Interactive/Simulation The Male Reproductive System

Interactive/Simulation The Skin

Interactive/Simulation The Solar System

Interactive/Simulation The Sun

Interactive/Simulation Tones and Overtones

Interactive/Simulation Transmission of Light

Interactive/Simulation Types of Joints

Interactive/Simulation Types of Muscles

Interactive/Simulation Types of Volcanoes

Interactive/Simulation Wave Interactions

Virtual Lab Atoms and Chemical Bonding

Presentations Atomic Configuration and Bonding

Presentations Balancing Equations

Presentations Chemical Reactions

Presentations Heart Health

Flip Charts Chemical Reactions

Flip Charts Nutrition

Flip Charts Science: Human Body

Flip Charts Science: Physical Science

Vocabulary Terms Atmosphere and Weather

Vocabulary Terms Atoms and Chemical Bonding

Vocabulary Terms Cells

Vocabulary Terms Chemical Reactions

Vocabulary Terms Chromosomes, Genes and DNA

Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Climate

Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Surface

Vocabulary Terms Earthquakes

Vocabulary Terms Electricity and Magnetism

Vocabulary Terms Elements and the periodic table

Vocabulary Terms Energy: Forms and Changes

Vocabulary Terms Forces and Motion

Vocabulary Terms Genetics: The Study of Heredity

Vocabulary Terms Light and Optics

Vocabulary Terms Meiosis

Vocabulary Terms Minerals

Vocabulary Terms Mitosis

Vocabulary Terms Our Solar System

Vocabulary Terms Photosynthesis and Respiration

Vocabulary Terms Properties and States of Matter

Vocabulary Terms Protists: Pond Microlife

Vocabulary Terms Rocks

Vocabulary Terms Sound

Vocabulary Terms Volcanoes

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atmosphere and Weather

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atoms and Chemical Bonding

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Cells

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chromosomes, Genes and DNA

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Climate

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Surface

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earthquakes

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Electricity and Magnetism

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Elements and the periodic table

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Energy: Forms and Changes

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces and Motion

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genetics: The Study of Heredity

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Light and Optics

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Meiosis

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Minerals

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Mitosis

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Our Solar System

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Photosynthesis and Respiration

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Protists: Pond Microlife

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Rocks

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Sound

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Volcanoes

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

RST.6-8.7. Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table).

Multimedia Lesson Atoms and Chemical Bonding

Multimedia Lesson Cells

Multimedia Lesson Earth's Surface

Multimedia Lesson Earthquakes

Multimedia Lesson Genetics: The Study of Heredity

Multimedia Lesson Meiosis

Multimedia Lesson Properties and States of Matter

Interactive/Simulation Animal Cell

Interactive/Simulation Plant Cell

Interactive/Simulation Understanding a Punnett Square

Virtual Lab Atoms and Chemical Bonding

Virtual Lab Build the Phases of Meiosis

Virtual Lab Earthquake Simulator

Virtual Lab Gas Laws

Virtual Lab Mendel's Pea Plant Experiments

Virtual Lab Topographic Maps

Presentations Making a Pedigree

Presentations Using a Punnett Square

Flip Charts Forces & Motion

Flip Charts Science: Physical Science

Vocabulary Terms Atoms and Chemical Bonding

Vocabulary Terms Cells

Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Surface

Vocabulary Terms Earthquakes

Vocabulary Terms Genetics: The Study of Heredity

Vocabulary Terms Meiosis

Vocabulary Terms Properties and States of Matter

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atoms and Chemical Bonding

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Cells

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Surface

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earthquakes

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genetics: The Study of Heredity

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Meiosis

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter

RST.6-8.9. Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic.

Multimedia Lesson Atmosphere and Weather

Virtual Lab Weather Forecasting

Vocabulary Terms Atmosphere and Weather

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atmosphere and Weather

MA.WHST.6-8.Writing Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects

Writing Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects

Text Types and Purposes

WHST.6-8.1. Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.

WHST.6-8.1(e) Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.

Multimedia Lesson Elements and the Periodic Table

Multimedia Lesson Properties and States of Matter

Multimedia Lesson Sound

Virtual Lab Flame Test

Virtual Lab Gas Laws

Virtual Lab Speed of Sound

Vocabulary Terms Elements and the periodic table

Vocabulary Terms Properties and States of Matter

Vocabulary Terms Sound

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Elements and the periodic table

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Sound

WHST.6-8.2. Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/ experiments, or technical processes.

WHST.6-8.2(a) Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories as appropriate to achieving purpose; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when usefu

Multimedia Lesson Atmosphere and Weather

Virtual Lab Weather Forecasting

Vocabulary Terms Atmosphere and Weather

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atmosphere and Weather

WHST.6-8.2(b) Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.

Multimedia Lesson Atmosphere and Weather

Virtual Lab Weather Forecasting

Vocabulary Terms Atmosphere and Weather

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atmosphere and Weather

WHST.6-8.2(c) Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.

Multimedia Lesson Atmosphere and Weather

Virtual Lab Weather Forecasting