At Corvian Community School, we strive to develop our students into independent thinkers and problem solvers. We feel strongly about the use of hands-on, inquiry-based learning, integrated activities, and differentiated instruction. Sometimes our students will be engaged in integrated units of study where mathematical skills and concepts are couched into a scientific context. In other instances, we will teach math and science separately, but often with a project-based approach. In 6th, 7th, and 8th grade we will align the curriculum and capitalize on the natural math/science connections that can occur at each level of study.
Instruction and learning in Common Core Science grade 7 focuses on 3 critical areas: Physical Science, Earth Science, and Life Science.
Physical Science: Forces and Motion; Energy: Conservation and Transfer | Understanding motion, the effects of forces on motion, and the graphical representations of motion; understanding forms of energy, energy transfer and transformation and conservation in mechanical systems. | Earth Science: Earth systems, Structures, and Processes | Understanding how the cycling of matter (water and gases) in and out of the atmosphere relates to Earth’s atmosphere, weather and climate and the effects of the atmosphere on humans. | Life Science: Structures and functions of living organisms; Evolution and Genetics | Understanding the processes, structures and functions of living organisms that enable them to survive, reproduce and carry out the basic functions of life; understanding the relationship of the mechanisms of cellular reproduction, patterns of inheritance and external factors to potential variation among offspring. |
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