7th GRADE CURRICULUM
World History – Glencoe McGraw-Hill: • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Lands and people of the Eastern Hemisphere Prehistoric people Greek and Roman civilization The Middle Ages Renaissance and reformation Scientific revolution Age of reason (Enlightenment) Industrial Age Yesterday and today around the world World trade and resources Contemporary problems and issues Environment World Geography Advance map and globe skills
Language Arts – Glencoe McGraw-Hill: • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Improving reading and comprehension skills Literary terms Novels, short stories, plays, myths, legends and ballads Types of poetry Biography and autobiography Planning and producing dramatizations Speech activities Listening skills Refining dictionary skills Spelling Parts of Speech Person, number and gender of nouns and pronouns Clauses and phrases
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Compound sentences Writing descriptions, reports, journals and letters Note taking and outlining Extending reference skills: atlases, directories and encyclopedia Library organization Literature discussion
Life Science - Glencoe McGraw – Hill • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Critical thinking and organizing information The scientific method Exploring life The structure of cells and viruses Cell processes Cell reproduction Heredity Evolution Classifying living things Monerans Protists and fungi Introduction to plants Seed plants Plant processes Introduction to animals Mollusks, worms, arthropods, and echinoderms Fish, amphibians, and reptiles Birds and mammals Animal behavior Life and the environment Ecosystems Resources and the environment Bones, muscles, and skin Nutrients and digestion The circulatory system Respiration and excretion The nervous and endocrine systems Reproduction and growth Immunity
Geometry - The University of Chicago School Mathematics Project 8th Honors Math 7th High Honors Math • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Points, lines planes, and angles Deductive reasoning Parallel lines and planes Congruent triangles Quadrilaterals Inequalities in Geometry Similar polygons Right triangles Circles Constructions and loci Areas of plane figures Areas and volumes of solids Coordinate Geometry Transformations
Algebra - Algebra Structure and Method - McDougal Littell - Book 1 8th Math 7th Honors Math 6th High Honors Math • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Introduction to Algebra Working with real numbers Solving equations using transformations Common word problems Basic polynomial operations Factoring polynomials Polynomial fractions Application of polynomial fractions Introduction to functions and function notation Linear functions Systems of linear equations Inequalities Rational and irrational numbers Quadratic functions
Pre-Algebra - Middle School Math - Scott Foresman – Addison Wesley - Course 3 7th Math 6th Honors Math 5th High Honors Math • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Problem solving strategies Data analysis Integer operations Language of Algebra Formulas and expressions Writing and solving equations and inequalities Linear relationships Linear equations Linear inequalities Ratio and proportion Percents Number sense Rational and irrational numbers Elements of geometry and measurement Area and volume Algebraic functions and relationships Similarity, congruence, and transformations Counting, chance, and probability
Computers: • • • • • • • • • • •
“Real Life Skills” Training in research skills Primary Microsoft applications MS Word MS PowerPoint MS Excel MS Publisher Internet as a research and communication tool Web design Personal finances Corporate guest speaker series
Physical Education: • • • •
Exhibition competitions Soccer Volleyball Basketball
Possible Electives: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Art/Drawing/Illustrating Advanced Computers Advanced Science Advanced Math Drafting Team sports Golf Tennis Photography Journalism/Newspaper Cheerleading Publishing Circuit training Business management Textile design Renaissance History Puppetry Music appreciation Others
Foreign Language (Spanish) – National Textbook Company • • • • • •
Recognize/Identify numbers 0-100 Utilize number words in word problems Further Spanish Math skills in addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, time and money Develop listening/speaking and writing/reading skills Comprehension of complex sentences, short stories and letters Awareness of Spanish culture/countries
Life Skills: • • •
Character (reflections) Exercise Study skills
Music Appreciation: • • • •
Encompassing all different music Rounding all students views on music Learning notes, time signatures, tempo, and intensity Gaining an open mind and appreciation for different forms of Music
