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2020 Grade 7 Unit Progression Home Page

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Welcome to the Sample Unit Progressions and corresponding resources for Grade 7. These resources were developed and identified by Oklahoma educators to support instruction aligned to the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Science (OAS-S) and are connected to the Grade 7 Bundled Standards Analyses. Recommendations are not intended to be an exhaustive listing of instructional possibilities.

Check out this Guide to the Sample Unit Progressions for more details about each component in the unit.

Click on the unit name to access the instructional resources for that unit.

Unit Information	Driving Question	Essential Questions	Standards
Unit 1: Matter - Models, Interactions, and Synthetic Materials (Instructional Resources) Suggested Timeline: 7-8 weeks Matter: Models, Interactions, and Synthetic Materials Bundle Analysis	How do atoms combine to form the variety of matter we see?	How can one explain the structure and properties of matter? What properties can be used to determine if a substance has undergone a chemical reaction? How can the total number of atoms, present before and after a chemical reaction, be used to explain conservation of mass? How can we trace the impacts of synthetic materials back to natural resources? How can the transfer of thermal energy created during chemical reactions be controlled?	7.PS1.1 Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures. 7.PS1.2 Analyze and interpret patterns of data related to the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred. 7.PS1.3 Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.* 7.PS1.5 Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved. 7.PS1.6 Construct, test, and modify a device that releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes to solve a problem.*
Unit Information	Driving Question	Essential Questions	Standards
Unit 2: Potential, Kinetic, and Thermal Energy (Instructional Resources) Suggested Timeline: 5-7 weeks Potential, Kinetic, and Thermal Energy Bundle Analysis	What factors affect an object's energy and where does that energy go when the object changes position or motion?	How can potential energy depend on an object's relative positions? How is kinetic energy related to the mass of an object and the speed of an object? How is kinetic energy transferred between objects or systems?	7.PS3.1 Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the proportional relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object. 7.PS3.2 Develop a model to describe that when objects interacting at a distance change their arrangement, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system. 7.PS3.5 Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Unit Information	Driving Question	Essential Questions	Standards
Unit 3: Cycling of Energy and Matter (Instructional Resources) Suggested Timeline: 6-7 weeks Cycling of Energy and Matter Bundle Analysis	How does energy flow and matter cycle through the living and nonliving parts of the world we live in?	What role do photosynthetic organisms play in the transfer of matter and flow of energy in a natural system? How do chemical reactions, such as photosynthesis and cellular respiration, impact the transfer of matter and flow of energy in an ecosystem? How can food webs be used to demonstrate how matter is transferred between producers, consumers, and decomposers?	7.LS1.6 Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms. 7.LS1.7 Develop a model to describe how food molecules in plants and animals are broken down and rearranged through chemical reactions to form new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as matter moves through an organism. 7.LS2.3 Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Unit Information	Driving Question	Essential Questions	Standards
Unit 4: Factors that Affect Populations (Instructional Resources) Suggested Timeline: 6-7 weeks Factors that Affect Populations Bundle Analysis	How does analyzing resource availability and patterns of interactions among organisms within ecosystems help us understand and predict changes in populations?	How does resource availability affect population growth in an ecosystem? How do changes to physical or biological parts of an ecosystem affect populations? How can patterns of interactions among organisms be predicted across multiple ecosystems? How can design solutions help us maintain biodiversity and ecosystem services?	7.LS2.1 Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem. 7.LS2.2 Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems. 7.LS2.4 Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations. 7.LS2.5 Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.*
Unit Information	Driving Question	Essential Questions	Standards
Unit 5: Earth Resources and Human Activity (Instructional Resources) Suggested Timeline: 6-7 weeks Earth Resources and Human Activity Bundle Analysis	How do human populations and resource consumption affect Earth's systems?	How do geoscience processes affect the distribution of Earth's resources? How do humans depend on Earth's resources? How can we predict the effects of external factors on Earth's climate? How can we design solutions that monitor and reduce the impact of human activities on the biosphere?	7.ESS3.1 Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth’s mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes. 7.ESS3.3 Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing human impact on the environment.* 7.ESS3.4 Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increase in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems. 7.ESS3.5 Obtain, evaluate, and communicate evidence of the factors that have caused changes in global temperatures over the past century.