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This year, students will engage in research and inquiry activities that include experimentation, data analysis, and real world issues relevant to science and technology.

Seventh grade science will focus on the study of the characteristics of living things and the cycles and interactions between living things and their environments.

Academic class periods have been extended to include time to also develop reading skills in the content areas.
The seventh grade science curriculum, as defined by the Cobb County School District (CCSD), includes the following Power Standards:

The learner will be able to
• utilize science process skills to engage in scientific inquiry.
• recognize and utilize the SI System of measurement.
• recognize the cell as the basic unit of life and describe the structure and function of its major components.
• demonstrate an understanding of the structure and function of the systems of the human body.
• explain and illustrate how genes work together to create the traits of a living thing.
• explain the methods biologists use to name and classify living things for the purpose of communication and study.
• explain interactions between organisms and their physical environments.
• explain that change over time is evident in the past and current diversity of organisms found on earth.

Visit the CCSD website (http://www.cobbk12.org) to view the complete list of curriculum standards. Select the PICASSO link on the right margin of the page. Stay on the Parents tab and select science from the list, finally choose 7th grade.

Posted by Ms. Larkin