“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop
questioning.”- Albert Einstein
Teachers: Ms. Milligan
Textbooks: IQWST, Active Learning
Daily Materials:
Strategies for Success in Seventh Grade Science:
Science Binder
*NOTE: In addition to 7th grade expectations, please refer to Spring
Wood’s Student Handbook for other school-wide behavior expectations.
Pencil
Students are expected to…
Assignment Notebook
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Pay attention & listen well
Take good notes in class
Complete assignments on time
Be an active participant in class discussions each and every day
Ask lots of questions if you do not understand something
Copy down the assignment correctly and read all directions carefully
Put their name on all their schoolwork
Follow all safety rules
Cooperate with classmates while working in groups
SSR Book
Academic Honesty:
In science class, a student’s schoolwork is expected to be a true and accurate representation of his/her
own effort and knowledge. Academic dishonesty or cheating is defined as “using someone else’s words,
work, answers and/or ideas and claiming them as your own.” Cheating in science class may include, but
is not limited to copying answers from the back of the textbook, copying answers off of a peer’s paper,
or using the internet to answer a question when instructed not to. Any violation of this academic
expectation will result in zero credit for the schoolwork submitted. Any student involved in an incident
of cheating is subject to this consequence.
Absences:
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Please follow the grade-level absent expectations for when your child is absent for science class.
Your child should be responsible for getting any notes/handouts/assignments for the days they
are absent.
Your child will have until the grade-level deadline at the end of each trimester to turn in any
missing/late assignments but should complete them as soon as possible in order to understand
the materials as they build upon themselves.
Trimester Grades:
Each trimester your grade is made up of the following two components: Homework/ Labs and
Assessments.
Tests – 90%
All tests are given with advanced notice for each unit. If a student returns from an absence on the day
that a test or quiz is given and he/she knew about it ahead of time, the student is expected to take the
test or quiz that day. Point values for each vary with each individual assessment.
Homework and Lab Work- 10%
Homework assignments may consist of class warm-ups, practice worksheets/activities, and homework
to show your level of understanding. Assignments are checked for completion and accuracy. Students
are responsible for fully completing and understanding each homework assignment given.
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All assignments are due at the beginning of class.
If you need extra help with an assignment, I am more than willing to meet with you at a
prearranged time.
Science Binder Tabs:
1. Warm-ups
2. Lab Book
3. Notes
4. Vocabulary
5. Handouts
7th Grade Science syllabus
1st Trimester: Weather
Driving Question: What Makes Weather Change?
ESS2-5: Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses
results in changes in weather conditions.
ESS2-6: Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause
patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
PS1-4: Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state
of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
PS3-5: Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the motion energy of an
object is changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Websites to check for more weather related information:
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/
http://www.weather.gov/owlie/science_kt
2rd Trimester: Chemistry
Driving Question: How Can I Make New Stuff From Old Stuff?
PS1-2: Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances
interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
PS1-3: Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural
resources and impact society.
PS1-4: Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state
of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
Websites to check for more chemistry information:
http://www.chem4kids.com/
https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f4/HarnessedAtom_Student_Edition_low_13Sept1
3_0.pdf
3nd Trimester: Life Science
Driving Question: What is Going On Inside Me?
LS1-1: Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell
or many different numbers and types of cells.
LS1-2: Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of the cells
contribute to the function.
LS1-3: Use argument supported evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems
composed of groups of cells.
LS1-7: Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new
molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.
Websites to check for more biology information:
http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/center/htbw-main-page.html
http://easyscienceforkids.com/human-body/
An additional interesting science source is: https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcoursekids