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Currituck County Schools
7th grade Science
Pacing Guide
Geology
(Weather)
(11 weeks)
Biology
Cells and Heredity
(11 weeks)
End of Year Review
(3 Weeks)
7L.1.1-7L.1.4
7L2.1-7L2.3
Physics
Motion ,Forces, Energy and
Simple Machines
(11 weeks)
7P.1.1-7P.1.2
7P.2.1-7P.2.4
-Structure and function of singlecelled organisms (ex.- euglena,
paramecium,and amoeba all have
structures that help them move)
- ex.- mitochondria is used for
energy and digestion
-Compare plant and animal cells
-Summarize the organization of
multicellular organisms (ex.-tissues
make up organs)
-Summarize of the general functions
of major body systems (ex.circulatory/respiratory and how they
work together; the function of
excretory is to remove waste from
the body)
-Compare and contrast inherited
versus acquired traits
-Compare and contrast dominant
and recessive traits
-Understand the difference between
heterozygous and homozygous
-Summarizes Gregor Mendel’s
contributions to genetics
-Identify genotype and phenotype of
a characteristic
-Demonstrate an
understanding of Newton’s
Laws as it relates to force and
motion
-Identify position and location
in reference to motion
-Calculate speed
-Compare and contrast speed
and velocity
-Calculate acceleration
-Understand that different
types of forces can act
differently on objects
-Explain kinetic, potential,
and mechanical energy.
-Explain how energy can
transformed from one form to
another
-Describe how energy can be
transferred from one system
to another
-Identify the six simple
machines and their uses
-Calculate the mechanical
advantage for the simple
machines
-Finish up the final unit
-Review of material for the year
-Understanding the vocabulary
terms used on MSL and EOG/EOC
is essential for students in order
to understand what questions are
asking (include in review and
throughout year)
7E.1.1-7E.1.6
-Identify the various mixtures of gases found
in the atmosphere.
-Explain the constantly occurring cycles in
the atmosphere (Water cycle and carbon
cycle)
-Explain how the cycling of water in and out
of the atmosphere and atmospheric
conditions relate to the weather patterns on
Earth (include what happens to the water and
where it goes- ex. runoff, oceans,
transpiration)
-Summarize the functions of the layers of the
atmosphere (and what is located in each) ex.
ozone is located in the stratosphere
-Explain air masses and pressure systems
and their relationship to weather conditions.
-Explain the influence of convection, global
winds and the jet stream on climatic
conditions. (ex.-Coriolis effect, convection,
pressure gradient force)
-Explain the effects of air quality and
stewardship on the health of humans
-To understand and predict weather, how the
atmosphere heats and cools, how clouds
form and produce rain and what makes the
Revised 6/11/13
Currituck County Schools
7th grade Science
Pacing Guide
wind blow, must be understood first.
Revised 6/11/13
-Construct,summarize, solve, and
interpret results from Punnett
Squares
-Identify various genetic disorders
and how various lifestyle choices
affect biological inheritance
-Compare and contrast asexual and
sexual reproduction
- Understand the difference between
mitosis and meiosis
-Explain why offspring that result
from sexual reproduction have
greater variation than offspring that
result from asexual reproduction
-Calculate and identify the
efficiency of the simple
machines
-Illustrate the motion of an
object using a graph to show
a change in position over a
period of time
-Interpret distance versus
time graphs for constant
speed and variable motion
-Collect and organize data to
show how the motion of an
object changes in position
over a period of time
-Students will interpret
prepared graphs for distance
versus time for constant
speed and variable motion
Currituck County Schools
7th grade Science
Pacing Guide
Competency Goals:
7.E.1.1, 7. E. 1.2, 7.E.1.3,
7.E.1.4, 7.E.1.5, 7.E.1.6
Essential Skills
- Humidity/relative
humidity
Competency Goals: 7.P.1.1,
7.P.1.2, 7.P.1.3, 7.P.1.4
7.P.2.1, 7.P.2.2, 7.P.2.3,
7.P.2.4
Competency Goals: All
goals covered throughout the
year.
Essential Skills
-Newton’s Laws
center of mass
Essential Skills
-Climates
-Sir Isaac Newton
-Temperature
-Inertia
-Recognize what is being
asked in assessments.
-Convection,Global Winds
and Jet Stream
-Recall information from
the year
-Coriolis Effect
-Balanced and
unbalanced forces
(gravity, friction, and
magnets)
-Thermal Energy (ocean
currents)
-Electrical circuits (require
a complete loop)
-Gulf Stream
-Constructing a graph
using data
-Precipitation
-Motion
-Storms, tornadoes,
hurricanes, floods, winter
storms (ex.-blizzards)
-Relative Motion Position
-Reference Point
-Composition, structure,
and properties of
atmosphere
-Time
-Distance
-Mass
-Atmospheric layerstraits/characteristics of
each layer
Revised 6/11/13
-Relationship between
gravitational force, mass,
and distance
-Troposphere,Stratosphere,Mesosphere,
-Force (centripetal force
and net force)
-Apply concepts learned to
be able to answer
assessments.
Currituck County Schools
7th grade Science
Pacing Guide
Revised 6/11/13