Download 7th Grade Science - Prentice Hall, "Earth Science`

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grade science. Other resources may also be used to meet Arizona state standards and CUSD
curriculum.
Textbook: Prentice Hall, "Earth Science'
First Semester
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Earth Science
o Section 1: What is Science?
o Section 3: The Nature of Technology
o Section 4: Safety in the Science Laboratory
*Understand the process of a scientific investigation and key terms:
 Variables
 Manipulated (independent)
 Responding (dependent)
 Control
 Hypothesis
 Theories
 Model
 Inference
 Data table
 Conclusion
 Experiment
 Chapter 3: Minerals
 Section 1: Minerals
 Section 2: How Minerals Form
 Chapter 4: Rocks
 Section 1: Classifying Rocks
 Section 2: Igneous Rocks
 Section 3: Sedimentary Rocks
 Section 5: Metamorphic Rocks
 Section 6: Rock Cycle
 Chapter 5: Plate Tectonics
 Section 1; Earth's Interior
 Section 2: Convection and the Mantle
 Section 5: The Theory of Plate Tectonics
 Chapter 6: Earthquakes
 Section 1: Forces in the Earth's Crust
 Section 2: Earthquakes and Seismic Waves
 Section 3: Monitoring Earthquakes
 Section 4: Earthquake Safety
 Chapter 7: Volcanoes
 Section 1: Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics
 Section 3: Volcanic Eruptions
 Section 4: Volcanic Landforms
 Chapter 9: Erosion and Deposition
 Section 1: Changing Earth's Surface
 Chapter 10: Trip Through Geologic Time
 Section 1: Fossils
 Section 2: The Relative Age of Rock
 Section 3: Radioactive Dating
 Section 4: Geologic Time Scale
 Section 5: Early Earth
 Section 6: Eras of Earth’s History
 Chapter 19: Earth, Moon, and Sun
 Section 1: Earth in Space
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 Section 3: Phases, Eclipses, and Tides
Chapter 20: The Solar System
 Section 1: Observing the Solar System
 Section 2: The Sun
 Section 3: The Inner Planets
 Section 4: The Outer Planets
 Section 5: Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors
Chapter 21: Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe
 Section 4: Star Systems and Galaxies
 Section 5: The Expanding Universe
Second Semester:
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Chapter 8: Weathering and Soil Formation
o Section 2: How Soil Forms
o Section 3: Soil Conservation
Chapter 11: Energy Resources
o Section 1: Fossil Fuels
o Section 2: Renewable Sources of Energy
o Section 3: Nuclear Energy
Chapter 12: Fresh Water
o Section 4: Using Freshwater Resources
o Section 5: Water to Drink
Chapter 15: The Atmosphere
o Section 4: Air Quality
Chapter 18: Climate and Climate Change
o Section 4: Global Changes in the Atmosphere
Textbook: Prentice Hall, "Life Science”
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Chapter 21: Populations and Communities
o Section 1: Living Things and the Environment
o Section 2: Studying Populations
o Section 3: Interactions Among Living Things
Chapter 22: Ecosystems and Biomes
o Section 1: Energy Flow in Ecosystems
o Section 4: Biomes and Aquatic Ecosystems
4th Quarter – Health (This is subject to change for 2012-2013)
Life Science
 Chapter 1: Introduction to Life Science – Scientific Process Review
o Section 1: What is Science
o Section 2: Scientific Inquiry
o Section 3: Understanding Technology
o Section 4: Safety in the Science Laboratory
 *Chapter 2: Living Things
o Section 3: Discovering Cells
o Section 4: Looking Inside Cells
 *Chapter 14: Bones, Muscles, and Skin
o Section 4: The Skin
 Chapter 15: Food and Digestion
o Section 1: Food and Energy & Great Body Shop Lessons
o *Section 2: The Digestive Process Begins
o *Section 3: Final Digestion and Absorption
 Chapter 16: Circulation
o Section 1: The Body’s Transport System
o Section 3: Cardiovascular Health & Fitness Unit
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