Common Core Standards - Science - Grade 7

Grade 7 : Embedded Inquiry
Conceptual Strand
Understandings about scientific inquiry and the ability to conduct inquiry are essential for living in the 21
st
century.

Guiding Question
What tools, skills, knowledge, and dispositions are needed to conduct scientific inquiry?

Grade Level Expectations

Checks for Understanding

State Performance Indicators

GLE 0707.Inq.1 Design and conduct open-
ended scientific investigations.

GLE 0707.Inq.2 Use appropriate tools and
techniques to gather, organize, analyze, and
interpret data.

GLE 0707.Inq.3 Synthesize information to
determine cause and effect relationships between
evidence and explanations.

GLE 0707.Inq.4 Recognize possible sources of
bias and error, alternative explanations, and
questions for further exploration.

GLE 0707.Inq.5 Communicate scientific
understanding using descriptions, explanations,
and models.
0707.Inq.1 Design and conduct an
open-ended scientific investigation to
answer a question that includes a
control and appropriate variables.

0707.Inq.2 Identify tools and
techniques needed to gather, organize,
analyze, and interpret data collected
from a moderately complex scientific
investigation.

0707.Inq.3 Use evidence from a
dataset to determine cause and effect
relationships that explain a
phenomenon.

0707.Inq.4 Review an experimental
design to determine possible sources
of bias or error, state alternative
explanations, and identify questions
SPI 0707.Inq.1 Design a simple experimental
procedure with an identified control and
appropriate variables.

SPI 0707.Inq.2 Select tools and procedures
needed to conduct a moderately complex
experiment.

SPI 0707.Inq.3 Interpret and translate data in
a table, graph, or diagram.

SPI 0707.Inq.4 Draw a conclusion that
establishes a cause and effect relationship
supported by evidence.

SPI 0707.Inq.5 Identify a faulty
interpretation of data that is due to bias or
experimental error.
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for further investigation.

0707.Inq.5 Design a method to
explain the results of an investigation
using descriptions, explanations, or
models.

Grade 7 : Embedded Technology & Engineering

Conceptual Strand
Society benefits when engineers apply scientific discoveries to design materials and processes that develop into enabling technologies.

Guiding Question
How do science concepts, engineering skills, and applications of technology improve the quality of life?




GLE 0707.T/E.1 Explore how technology
responds to social, political, and economic
needs.

GLE 0707.T/E.2 Know that the engineering
design process involves an ongoing series of
events that incorporate design constraints, model
building, testing, evaluating, modifying, and
retesting.

GLE 0707.T/E.3 Compare the intended benefits
with the unintended consequences of a new
0707.T/E.1 Use appropriate tools to test for
strength, hardness, and flexibility of
materials.

0707.T/E.2 Apply the engineering design
process to construct a prototype that meets
certain specifications.

0707.T/E.3 Explore how the unintended
consequences of new technologies can impact
society.

SPI 0707.T/E.1 Identify the tools and
procedures needed to test the design features
of a prototype.

SPI 0707.T/E.2 Evaluate a protocol to
determine if the engineering design process
was successfully applied.

SPI 0707.T/E.3 Distinguish between the
intended benefits and the unintended
consequences of a new technology.

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technology.

GLE 0707.T/E.4 Describe and explain adaptive
and assistive bioengineered products.
0707.T/E.4 Research bioengineering
technologies that advance health and
contribute to improvements in our daily lives.

0707.T/E.5 Develop an adaptive design and
test its effectiveness.
SPI 0707.T/E.4 Differentiate between
adaptive and assistive engineered products
(e.g., food, biofuels, medicines, integrated
pest management).

Grade 7 - Life Science

Grade 7 : Standard 1 - Cells

Conceptual Strand 1
All living things are made of cells that perform functions necessary for life.

Guiding Question 1
How are plant and animals cells organized to carry on the processes of life?




GLE 0707.1.1 Make observations and describe
the structure and function of organelles found in
plant and animal cells.

GLE 0707.1.2 Summarize how the different
levels of organization are integrated within living
systems.

0707.1.1 Examine and describe plant and
animal cells using compound microscopes.

0707.1.2 Identify the function of the major
plant and animal cellular organelles.

0707.1.3 Make a Venn diagram to compare
the structures and functions of an animal cell
SPI 0707.1.1 Identify and describe the
function of the major plant and animal cell
organelles.

SPI 0707.1.2 Interpret a chart to explain the
integrated relationships that exist among cells,
tissues, organs, and organ systems.

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GLE 0707.1.3 Describe the function of different
organ systems and how collectively they enable
complex multicellular organisms to survive.

GLE 0707.1.4 Illustrate how cell division occurs
in sequential stages to maintain the chromosome
number of a species.

GLE 0707.1.5 Observe and explain how
materials move through simple diffusion.
with a city or school.

0707.1.4 Build a 3-D model of a cell.

0707.1.5 Construct a poster that illustrates
the hierarchy among cells, tissues, organs,
organ systems, and organisms.

0707.1.6 Describe the function of different
organ systems.

0707.1.7 Explain how different organ
systems interact to enable complex
multicellular organisms to survive.

0707.1.8 Apply the idea of the division of
labor to explain why living things are
organized into cells, tissues, organs, and
organ systems.

0707.1.9 Model the movement of
chromosomes during plant cell division.

0707.1.10 Design a demonstration that
illustrates how materials move
across a semi-permeable membrane by simple
diffusion.
SPI 0707.1.3 Explain the basic functions of a
major organ system.

SPI 0707.1.4 Sequence a series of diagrams
that depict chromosome movement during
plant cell division.

SPI 0707.1.5 Explain how materials move
through simple diffusion.

Grade 7 : Standard 2 - Interdependence

Conceptual Strand 2
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All life is interdependent and interacts with the environment.

Guiding Question 2
How do living things interact with one another and with the non-living elements of their environment?




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Grade 7 : Standard 3 - Flow of Matter and Energy

Conceptual Strand 3
Matter and energy flow through the biosphere.

Guiding Question 3
What scientific information explains how matter and energy flow through the biosphere?




GLE 0707.3.1 Distinguish between the basic
features of photosynthesis and respiration.

GLE 0707.3.2 Investigate the exchange of
oxygen and carbon dioxide between living things
and the environment.
0707.3.1 Associate the fundamental
processes of photosynthesis and respiration
with appropriate cell structures.

0707.3.2 Examine and identify the
chloroplasts in a leaf cell.

SPI 0707.3.1 Compare the chemical
compounds that make up the reactants and
products of photosynthesis and respiration.

SPI 0707.3.2 Interpret a diagram to explain
how oxygen and carbon dioxide are
exchanged between living things and the
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0707.3.3 Identify the materials used by
plants to make food.

0707.3.4 Create a chart that compares the
reactants and products of photosynthesis and
respiration.

0707.3.5 Model the pathways of water,
oxygen, and carbon dioxide through a plant.

0707.3.6 Describe the movement of oxygen
and carbon dioxide between living things and
the environment.

0707.3.7 Describe structures that animals
use to obtain oxygen.
environment.

Grade 7 : Standard 4 - Heredity

Conceptual Strand 4
Plants and animals reproduce and transmit hereditary information between generations.

Guiding Question 4
What are the principal mechanisms by which living things reproduce and transmit information between parents and offspring?




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GLE 0707.4.1 Compare and contrast the
fundamental features of sexual and asexual
reproduction.

GLE 0707.4.2 Demonstrate an understanding of
sexual reproduction in flowering plants.

GLE 0707.4.3 Explain the relationship among
genes, chromosomes, and inherited traits.

GLE 0707.4.4 Predict the probable appearance
of offspring based on the genetic characteristics
of the parents.
0707.4.1 Classify organisms according to
whether they reproduce sexually or asexually.

0707.4.2 Label and explain the function of
the reproductive parts of a flower.

0707.4.3 Describe various methods of plant
pollination.

0707.4.4 Investigate the relationship among
DNA, genes, and chromosomes.

0707.4.5 Explain the differences between
dominant and recessive traits.

0707.4.6 Use a Punnett square to predict the
genotypes of offspring resulting from a
monohybrid cross.

0707.4.7 Draw a phenotypically accurate
picture of an individual whose traits are
modeled by the role of a die.
SPI 0707.4.1 Classify methods of
reproduction as sexual or asexual.

SPI 0707.4.2 Match flower parts with their
reproductive functions.

SPI 0707.4.3 Describe the relationship among
genes, chromosomes, and inherited traits.

SPI 0707.4.4 Interpret a Punnett square to
predict possible genetic combinations passed
from parents to offspring during sexual
reproduction.

Grade 7 : Standard 5 - Biodiversity and Change

Conceptual Strand 5
A rich variety of complex organisms have developed in response to a continually changing environment.

Guiding Question 5
How does natural selection explain how organisms have changed over time?
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Grade 7 - Earth and Space Science

Grade 7 : Standard 6 - The Universe

Conceptual Strand 6
The cosmos is vast and explored well enough to know its basic structure and operational principles.

Guiding Question 6
What big ideas guide human understanding about the origin and structure of the universe, Earths place in the cosmos, and observable
motions and patterns in the sky?




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Grade 7 : Standard 7 The Earth

Conceptual Strand 7
Major geologic events that occur over eons or brief moments in time continually shape and reshape the surface of the Earth, resulting in
continuous global change.

Guiding Question 7
How is the earth affected by long-term and short term geological cycles and the influence of man?




GLE 0707.7.1 Describe the physical properties
of minerals.

GLE 0707.7.2 Summarize the basic events that
occur during the rock cycle.

GLE 0707.7.3 Analyze the characteristics of the
earths layers and the location of the major
plates.

GLE 0707.7.4 Explain how earthquakes,
mountain building, volcanoes, and sea floor
spreading are associated with movements of the
earths major plates.

GLE 0707.7.5 Differentiate between renewable
and nonrenewable resources in terms of their use
by man.

0707.7.1 Organize and explain information
about the properties of minerals and their
uses.

0707.7.2 Label a diagram that depicts the
major processes of the rock cycle.

0707.7.3 Distinguish among sedimentary,
igneous, and metamorphic rocks and relate
these to a simple diagram of the rock cycle.

0707.7.4 Recognize that the earths layers
have different thickness, states of matter,
densities, and chemical makeup.

0707.7.5 Analyze the relationship between
plate movements and areas of earthquake
activity.

SPI 0707.7.1 Use a table of physical
properties to classify minerals.

SPI 0707.7.2 Label a diagram that depicts the
three different rock types.

SPI 0707.7.3 Identify the major processes
that drive the rock cycle.

SPI 0707.7.4 Differentiate among the
characteristics of the earths three layers.

SPI 0707.7.5 Recognize that lithospheric
plates on the scale of continents and oceans
continually move at rates of centimeters per
year.

SPI 0707.7.6 Describe the relationship
between plate movements and earthquakes,
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GLE 0707.7.6 Evaluate how human activities
affect the earths land, oceans, and atmosphere.
plate movements and mountain building.

plate movements, volcanoes, and sea floor
spreading.

0707.7.8 Determine the impact of mans use
of renewable and nonrenewable resources on
future supplies.

0707.7.9 Evaluate how human activities
affect the condition of the earths land, water,
and atmosphere.
mountain building, volcanoes, and sea floor
spreading.

SPI 0707.7.7 Analyze and evaluate the
impact of mans use of earths land, water,
and atmospheric resources.

Grade 7 : Standard 8 - The Atmosphere

Conceptual Strand 8
The earth is surrounded by an active atmosphere and an energy system that controls the distribution life, local weather, climate, and
global temperature.

Guiding Question 8
How do the physical characteristics and the chemical makeup of the atmosphere influence surface processes and life on Earth?




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Grade 7 - Physical Science

Grade 7 : Standard 9 - Matter

Conceptual Strand 9
The composition and structure of matter is known, and it behaves according to principles that are generally understood.

Guiding Question 9
How does the structure of matter influence its physical and chemical behavior?




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Grade 7 : Standard 10 - Energy

Conceptual Strand 10
Various forms of energy are constantly being transformed into other types without any net loss of energy from the system.

Guiding Question 10
What basic energy related ideas are essential for understanding the dependency of the natural and man-made worlds on energy?

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Grade 7 : Standard 11 - Motion

Objects move in ways that can be observed, described, predicted, and measured.

Guiding Question 11
What causes objects to move differently under different circumstances?




GLE 0707.11.1 Identify six types of simple
machines.

GLE 0707.11.2 Apply the equation for work in
experiments with simple machines to determine
the amount of force needed to do work.

GLE 0707.11.3 Distinguish between speed and
velocity.

GLE 0707.11.4 Investigate how Newtons laws
of motion explain an objects movement.
0707.11.1 Compare the six types of simple
machines.

0707.11.2 Compete an investigation to
determine how machines reduce the amount
of force needed to do work.

0707.11.3 Summarize the difference
between the speed and velocity based on the
distance and amount of time traveled.

0707.11.4 Recognize how a net force
SPI 0707.11.1 Differentiate between the six
simple machines.

SPI 0707.11.2 Determine the amount of force
needed to do work using different simple
machines.

SPI 0707.11.3 Apply proper equations to
solve basic problems pertaining to distance,
time, speed, and velocity.

SPI 0707.11.4 Identify and explain how
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GLE 0707.11.5 Compare and contrast the basic
parts of a wave.

GLE 0707.11.6 Investigate the types and
fundamental properties of waves.
impacts an objects motion.

0707.11.5 Create a graphic organizer to
illustrate and describe the basic parts of a
wave.

0707.11.6 Compare how transverse and
longitudinal waves are produced and
transmitted.
Newtons laws of motion relate to the
movement of objects.

SPI 0707.11.5 Compare and contrast the
different parts of a wave.

SPI 0707.11.6 Differentiate between
transverse and longitudinal waves in terms of
how they are produced and transmitted.

Grade 7 : Standard 12 - Forces in Nature

Everything in the universe exerts a gravitational force on everything else; there is an interplay between magnetic fields and electrical
currents.

Guiding Question 12
What are the scientific principles that explain gravity and electromagnetism?




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