7th Grade Science

Course Description

 
 
 
Welcome to 7th grade science! I will post on here regularly, if you want to make sure that you are notified immediately of any updates make sure to hit the subscribe button on the side of the page. Here I will also be including the Table of Contents for the class. Please check the Grade Level Supply list for what you need for this class. 
Table of Contents Page Number
Title Page 1
Disclosure page 1 2
Disclosure page 2 3
Table of Contents 4
Instead of IDK 5
Starters 6
Starters 7
Language of Science Notes 8
Language of Science Worksheet 9
Science Fair 10
Standard I Vocabulary 11
Newton's 1st Law 12
Language of Science Quiz 13
Mass & Motion 14
FME Ch 1 S 2 15
Motion Quiz 16
Starters 17
Starters 18
Newton's Laws notes 19
Newton's Laws notes 20
Astronauts Speak 21
Newton's 3rd Engineering Challenge 22
Magnetic Fields 23
How Does a Compass Really Work 24
Compass Observations 25
Newton's Laws Test 26
Starters 27
Starters 28
Are You Strong with the Force 29
Distance Makes the Force Grow Stronger 30
Bunny Hopping on the Moon 31
Gravity & Orbits 32
Universal Law of Gravitation 33
Standard II Vocab 34
ITRE Ch 2 S 1 35
Rock Cycle Drawing 36
BN Rocks & Soil 37
Forces Over Distance Quiz 38
Starters 39
Starters 40
Rock Class Identification 41
Weathering & Soil Formation Notes 42
Weathering & Soil Formation Notes 43
Weathering & Soil Formation Notes 44
Forces & Rock Cycle Test 45
Layers in Time 46
Grand Canyon Coloring 47
Relative Age Lab 48
Relative Dating Notes 49
Relative Dating Notes 50
NSL Article 51
Starters 52
Starters 53
ITRE Ch 3 S 2 54
Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaurs 55
Density and Layers 56
Map of the World 57
Rocks, Weathering & Relative Age Test 58
Deepest Hole on Earth 59
Mountain Building Notes 60
Mountain Building Notes 61
Starters 62
Starters 63
Table of Contents 64
Seafloor Spreading 65
Houses Built on Stilts 66
Skyscrapers 67
Model Earth 68
ITRE Ch 4 Review 69
Earth Building Quiz 70
Updating Existing Structures 71
Starters 72
Starters 73
Earth & Engineering Test 74
Standard III Vocabulary 75
Cell Theory Notes 76
Cell Theory Notes 77
Smallest Living Thing 78
Cell Slide Graphic Organizer 79
Organelle Foldable 80
CHC Ch 1 S 2 81
Cell Theory Quiz 82
   
   
   
   
 

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Agenda 2/12

 

Thursday, 2/12/2026

Starter: On pages 72 and 73 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Service Chain

●         Midterm Progress Report Due

●         Marshmallow Tower Extra Credit by Feb 20th

●         Cell Theory Quiz Feb 12th

Lesson: Cell Theory Quiz / CHC Ch 1 S 2

Standard: Structure and Function of Life.
Objective: The Basic structure of living things is cells.

●          First read the section completely, then use a lined piece of paper to complete the Section Review at the end of it. You need to write the question and answer in complete sentences.

·         https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wKdpX7XhXMMsOoGqgIT4odCE9dzSoz3W/view?usp=sharing

Agenda 2/11

 

Wednesday, 2/11/2026

Starter: On pages 72 and 73 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         7. What organelle is essential to all living things?

Agenda

●         Service Chain

●         Midterm Progress Report Due February 12th

●         Marshmallow Tower Extra Credit by Feb 20th

●         Cell Theory Quiz Feb 12th

Lesson: CHC Ch 1 S 2

Standard: Structure and Function of Life.
Objective: The Basic structure of living things is cells.

●          First read the section completely, then use a lined piece of paper to complete the Section Review at the end of it. You need to write the question and answer in complete sentences.

·         https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wKdpX7XhXMMsOoGqgIT4odCE9dzSoz3W/view?usp=sharing

Agenda 2/10

 

Tuesday, 2/10/2026

Starter: On pages 72 and 73 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         6. What did the shape of the muscle cells (long and thin like bands) have to do with their function?

Agenda

●         Service Chain

●         Behavior Expectations

o   In-Class

o   Before School

o   Hallways

o   Recess

●         Midterm Progress Report Due February 12th

●         Marshmallow Tower Extra Credit by Feb 20th

●         Cell Theory Quiz Feb 12th

Lesson: Organelle Foldable

Standard: Structure and Function of Life.
Objective: The Basic structure of living things is cells.

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Agenda 2/9

 

Monday, 2/9/2026

Starter: On pages 72 and 73 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         5. What did the shape of the skin cells (very flat and wide) have to do with their function?

Agenda

●         Service Chain

●         Midterm Progress Report Due February 12th

●         Marshmallow Tower Extra Credit by Feb 20th

●         Cell Theory Quiz Feb 12th

Lesson: Organelle Foldable

Standard: Structure and Function of Life.
Objective: The Basic structure of living things is cells.

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Agenda 2/6

 

Friday, 2/6/2026

Starter: On pages 72 and 73 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         4. Name one of the three parts of the Cell Theory.

Agenda

●         Service Chain

●         Marshmallow Tower Extra Credit by Feb 20th

●         Cell Theory Quiz Feb 12th

Lesson: Cell Slides Graphic Organizer

Standard: Structure and Function of Life.
Objective: The Basic structure of living things is cells.

●         Worksheet https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sfqdgGu2dyATj6oh33XK17Z1_10KlJAK/view?usp=sharing

·         Slides https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UlvEizhJFdSPHeM1kRurzW9P9XW-RwTp/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

Agenda 2/5

 

Thursday, 2/5/2026

Starter: On pages 72 and 73 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         3. What had to be invented before we could discover Cells?

Agenda

●         Service Chain

●         Marshmallow Tower Extra Credit by Feb 20th

●         Cell Theory Quiz Feb 12th

Lesson: Cell Theory Notes

Standard: Changes to Earth over time.
Objective: Understand the relationship between energy flow and cycling of matter in the Rock Cycle.

·         Cell Theory Notes on pages 76 & 77

·         https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1S8wuYDHi-XeHjX4pZMLJt3rRWxonWVB2/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

Agenda 2/4

 

Wednesday, 2/4/2026

Starter: On pages 72 and 73 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         2. What is the single most important thing (unnatural, so not like eating, breathing or sleeping) you can do for your health?

Agenda

●         Service Chain

●         Marshmallow Tower Extra Credit by Feb 20th

●         Cell Theory Quiz Feb 12th

Lesson: Standard III Vocabulary / Dr Semmelweis

Standard: Changes to Earth over time.
Objective: Understand the relationship between energy flow and cycling of matter in the Rock Cycle.

·         Standard III Vocabulary page 78 (can be found on the 7th grade website)

·          Worksheet https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MvoU0xtie8PL2KkzBiFArub5pDqkCRNr/view?usp=sharing

·          Audio https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/01/12/375663920/the-doctor-who-championed-hand-washing-and-saved-women-s-lives

·          Slides https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KDrDRaXGAXe9IaJlLkkY7_xqnwfw1pIe/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

·         Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=gd3UOqxabuk&ab_channel=surelytempting

Agenda 2/3

 

Tuesday, 2/3/2026

Starter: On pages 72 and 73 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Service Chain

●         Marshmallow Tower Extra Credit by Feb 20th

●         Cell Theory Quiz Feb 12th

Lesson: Earth & Engineering Test Corrections

Standard: Changes to Earth over time.
Objective: Understand the relationship between energy flow and cycling of matter in the Rock Cycle.

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Agenda 2/2

 

Monday, 2/2/2026

Starter: On pages 72 and 73 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Service Chain

●         Marshmallow Tower Extra Credit by Feb 20th

●         Cell Theory Quiz Feb 12th

Lesson: Earth & Engineering Test

Standard: Changes to Earth over time.
Objective: Understand the relationship between energy flow and cycling of matter in the Rock Cycle.

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Agenda 1/30

 

Friday, 1/30/2026

Starter: On pages 72 and 73 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         1. Write “Prepare notebook.” Label pages 72 and 73 as Starters, number pages 72 to 90 with the evens on the left and the odds on the right.

Agenda

●         Earth & Engineering Test Feb 2nd

●         Cell Theory Quiz Feb 12th

Lesson: Earth & Engineering Test Review

Standard: Changes to Earth over time.
Objective: Understand the relationship between energy flow and cycling of matter in the Rock Cycle.

·         https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NqxU4tYIwcgkLE9X5PbAJ3V_Eo04ILTG/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

Agenda 1/29

 

Thursday, 1/29/2026

Starter: On pages 62 and 63 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         (Do not write this) Fill out your notebook check score sheet at the front of your notebook with today’s date, the notebook check worth and the pages of the notebook check. Then get a purple notebook check slip off the front counter and start totaling up your notebook. Condition 4, Score sheet 5, Starters 6, Be the teacher 5, Table of Contents 3 Pages numbered 10, Titles 10, Page content 10 (62-71) Total 53 pts

Agenda

●         Earth & Engineering Test Feb 2nd

●         Cell Theory Quiz Feb 12th

Lesson: Notebook check #6

Standard: Changes to Earth over time.
Objective: Understand the relationship between energy flow and cycling of matter in the Rock Cycle.

 

Agenda 1/28

 

Wednesday, 1/28/2026

Starter: On pages 62 and 63 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Notebook Check #6 Jan 29th

●         Earth & Engineering Test Feb 2nd

●         Cell Theory Quiz Feb 12th

Lesson: Sky High

Standard: Changes to Earth over time.
Objective: Understand the relationship between energy flow and cycling of matter in the Rock Cycle.

●         Rules

o    The height is measured from the bottom of the softball

o    It must hold a softball for 3 complete seconds

o    It cannot be attached to the table, merely resting on it

●         Materials

o    20 marshmallows

o    20 spaghetti noodles

o    1 meter of tape

Agenda 1/27

 

Tuesday, 1/27/2026

Starter: On pages 62 and 63 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Notebook Check #6 Jan 29th

●         Earth & Engineering Test Feb 2nd

●         Cell Theory Quiz Feb 12th

Lesson: Massive Support

Standard: Changes to Earth over time.
Objective: Understand the relationship between energy flow and cycling of matter in the Rock Cycle.

●         Rules

o    It must be connected as one piece

o    It cannot be attached to the table, merely resting on it

o    It must maintain the books 1 cm above the table, if any part of a book drops below that the support failed

●         Materials

o    1 piece of standard copy paper

o    1 meter of tape

Agenda 1/26

 

Monday, 1/26/2026

Starter: On pages 62 and 63 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Notebook Check #6 Jan 29th

●         Earth & Engineering Test Feb 2nd

●         Cell Theory Quiz Feb 12th

Lesson: Updating Existing Structures

Standard: Changes to Earth over time.
Objective: Understand the relationship between energy flow and cycling of matter in the Rock Cycle.

●         Page 71 “Updating Existing Structures”

●         Article “Retrofitting the Utah State Capital”

o    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UQMDPry7krAJnpQvZJ9yAnJ3VVMu7ul_/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

o    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP7fB1I7UwE

o    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2eHCxB-K7s

o    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seismic_retrofit

Agenda 1/23

 

Friday, 1/23/2026

Starter: On pages 62 and 63 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Notebook Check #6 Jan 29th

●         Earth & Engineering Test Feb 2nd

●         Cell Theory Quiz Feb 12th

Lesson: Taipei 101 / Updating Existing Structures

Standard: Changes to Earth over time.
Objective: Understand the relationship between energy flow and cycling of matter in the Rock Cycle.

●         Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnZbySHm9Qs&ab_channel=JonathanEatsFun (1st done, 2nd 44:39, 3rd 44:39)

●         Page 71 “Updating Existing Structures”

●         Article “Retrofitting the Utah State Capital”

o    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UQMDPry7krAJnpQvZJ9yAnJ3VVMu7ul_/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

o    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP7fB1I7UwE

o    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2eHCxB-K7s

o    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seismic_retrofit