Science Curriculum

7th Grade

Course Purpose:

Seventh grade students will apply earth/space science, life science, and physical science principles to precisely define the world they see.

Outcomes and Components:

SC.7.3 Students will evaluate the role of weathering and erosion to describe the various cycles of building and destroying Earth structures.

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Standard(s)

  SC.7.3.1 Define the types of rocks on and in the earth. MS-ESS2-1
  SC.7.3.2 Describe the cycling of earth materials through convection (rock cycle). MS-ESS2-1
  SC.7.3.3 Explain how crystallization of igneous rocks and the rate of cooling affects size and texture of the rock.

MS-ESS2-1

MS-ESS3-1

  SC.7.3.4 Identify and describe the agents of weathering, erosion and deposition.

MS-ESS2-1

MS-ESS3-1

Academic Vocabulary:  Identify, explain, model, define, evaluate,

Content Vocabulary: mineral, Rock, element, Crystal, properties, luster, streak, cleavage, fracture, color, hardness, density, fluorescence, chemical reaction, magnetism, radioactivity, rock cycle, sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock, igneous rock, erosion, crystallization mechanical weathering, deposition, stalagmite, stalactite, composition, texture