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Welcome to Mrs. Connell's 7th Grade Science Class

 

Chemistry & Matter

Unit Topic

Unit Focus & TEKS

Unit 0: Back to School & Lab Safety (5 days)           Introductions / Lab Safety Procedures 7.1C

Unit 1: Chemical Formulas (11 days)

Comparing Elements & Compounds 7.6A / Atoms & Chemical Formulas 7.6B

Unit 2: Chemical Changes (6 days)

Changes in Matter 7.6C

Unit 3: Aqueous Solutions (11 days)

 Aqueous Solutions 7.6D / Rate of Dissolution 7.6E

Force, Motion, & Energy

Unit 4: Speed & Motion (12 days)                            

Calculating Average Speed 7.7A / Speed & Velocity 7.7B / Distance-Time Graphs 7.7C

Unit 5: Newton's First Law (6 days)

Newton's First Law of Motion 7.7D

Unit 6: Thermal Energy (13 days)

Thermal Energy in System 7.8A / Thermal Equilibrium 7.8B / Temperature & Kinetic Energy 7.8C

Earth & Space

Unit 7: Space (13 days)                                             

Objects in the Solar System 7.9A / Gravity & Motion in Space 7.9B / Life on Earth 7.9C

Unit 8: Plate Tectonics (10 days)                               

Evidence of Changes Over Time 7.10A / Tectonics & Geological Events 7.10 B             

Life Science

Unit 9: Taxonomy (9 days)          

Taxonomy 7.14A / Characteristics of Kingdoms 7.14B

Unit 10: Ecosystems (10 days)

Diagram Tropic Levels 7.12A / Matter in the Biosphere 7.12B

Unit 11: Human Impact (10 days)          

Human Activity & Water 7.11A / Humans & Ocean Systems 7.11B

Unit 12: Reproduction & Traits (9 days)                                        

Reproduction & Offspring Diversity 7.13C / Natural & Artificial Selection 7.13D

Unit 13: Body Systems (20 days)                                               

Hierarchy of Organisms 7.13B / Integumentary, Skeletal, Muscular, Nervous, Circulatory, Respiratory, Digestive, Urinary, Endocrine, & Immune System Functions 7.13A