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7th grade 19 TAC §112.27 52 student expectations 5 activities

7th grade Science

Seventh-grade science moves from elements and compounds to the periodic table, physical and chemical change, solutions, speed and velocity, Newton's first law, and heat transfer, then out to the solar system and plate tectonics, and into ecosystems, body systems, reproduction, selection, and how living things are classified.

Practice activities

🔬Think Like a Scientist: Grade 7Questions and investigations, safety, tools, SI units, repeated trials and graphs, models and their limits, data analysis and calculation, evaluating designs, explanations, respectful argument, cost-benefit thinking, credible sources, and STEM resources.
🧪Matter, Motion, and Thermal EnergyElements and compounds, the periodic table and formulas, physical vs. chemical change, solutions, speed and velocity, distance-time graphs, Newton's first law, and how heat moves.
⚗️Conveyor Sort: Physical or Chemical ChangeSame substance in a new form, or a brand-new substance? Sort each change.
🔭Sky Watch: The Solar SystemComets, asteroids, meteors, gravity, and life on Earth.
🪐Solar System, Changing Earth, and Living SystemsObjects in the solar system, gravity, why Earth supports life, evidence Earth has changed, plate tectonics, watersheds and oceans, energy pyramids, body systems, reproduction, selection, and classification.

The learning path

One stop per unit. Filled stops have practice activities today.

1Scientific and engineering practices. The student, for at least 40% of instructional time, asks questions, identifies pr2Scientific and engineering practices. The student analyzes and interprets data to derive meaning, identify features and 3Scientific and engineering practices. The student develops evidence-based explanations and communicates findings, conclu4Scientific and engineering practices. The student knows the contributions of scientists and recognizes the importance of5Recurring themes and concepts. The student understands that recurring themes and concepts provide a framework for making6Matter and energy. The student distinguishes between elements and compounds, classifies changes in matter, and understan7Force, motion, and energy. The student describes the cause-and-effect relationship between force and motion.8Force, motion, and energy. The student understands the behavior of thermal energy as it flows into and out of systems.9Earth and space. The student understands the patterns of movement, organization, and characteristics of components of ou10Earth and space. The student understands the causes and effects of plate tectonics.11Earth and space. The student understands how human activity can impact the hydrosphere.12Organisms and environments. The student understands that ecosystems are dependent upon the cycling of matter and the flo13Organisms and environments. The student knows how systems are organized and function to support the health of an organis14Organisms and environments. The student knows how the taxonomic system is used to describe relationships between organis

Units and standards preview

The knowledge-and-skills strands below are the state's, reproduced from Grade 7, Adopted 2021. Open a unit to read each student expectation and jump to the activities that practice it.

1Scientific and engineering practices. The student, for at least 40% of instructional time, asks questions, identifies problems, and plans and safely conducts classroom, laboratory, and field investigations to answer questions, explain phenomena, or design solutions using appropriate tools and models.7/8 practiced
  1. (A) ask questions and define problems based on observations or information from text, phenomena, models, or investigations;
    19 TAC 112.27(b)(1)(A)
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  2. (B) use scientific practices to plan and conduct descriptive, comparative, and experimental investigations and use engineering practices to design solutions to problems;
    19 TAC 112.27(b)(1)(B)
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  3. (C) use appropriate safety equipment and practices during laboratory, classroom, and field investigations as outlined in Texas Education Agency-approved safety standards;
    19 TAC 112.27(b)(1)(C)
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  4. + 5 more expectations for members
2Scientific and engineering practices. The student analyzes and interprets data to derive meaning, identify features and patterns, and discover relationships or correlations to develop evidence-based arguments or evaluate designs.4/4 practiced
  1. (A) identify advantages and limitations of models such as their size, scale, properties, and materials;
    19 TAC 112.27(b)(2)(A)
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  2. (B) analyze data by identifying any significant descriptive statistical features, patterns, sources of error, or limitations;
    19 TAC 112.27(b)(2)(B)
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  3. (C) use mathematical calculations to assess quantitative relationships in data; and
    19 TAC 112.27(b)(2)(C)
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  4. + 1 more expectations for members

12 more units, 52 expectations, 5 activities

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How to help at home

Build a circuit with a battery, wire, and bulb; then break it and ask why it stopped.
Look at a food web and ask what happens if one animal disappears.
Encourage the question why, and if neither of you knows, look it up together.

Source: Texas Education Agency, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, 19 TAC §112.27. Curriculum text on this site is reproduced from the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills as published by the Texas Education Agency and codified in Title 19 of the Texas Administrative Code. Baccare is an independent product of Brigade Management, Inc. and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the Texas Education Agency, the State Board of Education, or the Texas Secretary of State. Sources and attribution.

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Course details

  • Grade7th grade
  • SubjectScience
  • Standard19 TAC §112.27
  • Units14
  • Expectations52
  • Activities5
  • PriceFree to play
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