7th Grade Science - Prentice Hall, 'Earth Science'



Below you will find chapters and sections that may be used from the text books utilized in 7th grade science. Other resources may also be used to meet Arizona state standards and CUSD curriculum.

Textbook: Prentice Hall, "Earth Science'

First Semester

• 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

▪ 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:

• 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”

• 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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