Seventhh Grade Scope and Sequence

Grade 7 Curriculum Guide Social Studies * Lands and peoples of the Eastern Hemisphere * Prehistoric peoples * Greek, Roman, and Middle Eastern civilizations * The Middle Ages * Renaissance and Reformation * Scientific Revolution * Age of Reason (Enlightenment) * Industrial Age * Yesterday and today around the world: Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific * World trade and resources * Contemporary problems and issues * Environment * World geography * Advanced map and globe skills Science * Scientific classification * The cell * Heredity and genetics * Effects of weather and climate * Properties and uses of water * Atmosphere * Air pressure * Rocks, soil, and minerals * Ecology and environment * Conservation * Heat and temperature * Laws of motion * Energy * Scientific method * Laboratory techniques and safety Language Arts * Improving reading skills * Literary terms * Novels, short stories, plays * Myths, legends, ballads * Types of poetry * Biography and autobiography * Planning and producing dramatizations * Speech activities * Listening skills * Refining dictionary skills * Spelling * Parts of speech * Person, number, gender of nouns and pronouns * Punctuation of conversation * Clauses and phrases * Compound sentences * Writing descriptions, reports, journals, and letters * Note taking and outlining * Extending reference skills: atlases, directories, encyclopedias, periodicals, on-line information services, CD-ROMs, and other electronic reference material * Library organization Health and Safety * Good grooming and posture * Dental health * Healthy habits and lifestyles * Exercise and fitness * Effects of stimulants and narcotics * Functions of the body * Circulation and respiration * Germ theory * Sexually transmitted diseases * Family life * Toxins and antitoxins * Antibiotics * Immunization * Chemotherapy * Genetic disorders * Personal and public safety * Accident prevention * Personality development * Substance abuse Mathematics * Prime and composite numbers * Square root * Order of operations * Absolute value * Inequalities * Numeration * Properties of nonnegative integers * Rational numbers and fractions * Ratio, proportion, percent * Finite, infinite, and empty sets * Basic geometry concepts and terms * Development and use of formulas * Perimeter, circumference, area * Metric and customary measurement * Reading and constructing graphs * Measures of central tendency: mean, mode, median, range * Elementary business mathematics * Use of calculators and computers