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- Anatomy of the heart
- Students develop their knowledge of the circulatory system by studying the structure and function of the heart and its vessels.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Development and Science)
- By Daniel Isenberg and Sharon Mcdonald.
- Be the meteorologist
- Students use internet data to plot the path of a hurricane over several days. At designated points, students will decide which areas of the coast to put under a hurricane warning and will justify their decisions. This lesson uses real weather data and allows students to "be the meteorologist."
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
- Blast off the wet way
- This lesson takes 6–10 days and includes math classes in which students will serve as observers and will calculate the height that the rocket reached and time elapsed. In the science class the students will design, build, launch, and do a detailed analysis of the acceleration, speed, and force produced by water-filled two-liter rockets.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
- By Jack Curtis.
- Bones and muscles
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 3.4
- In this lesson for grade seven, students draw bones inside an outline of a human body, and then conduct experiments exploring how muscles work.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
- By John Boyd.Adapted by Mitzi Talbert.
- Breathe in, breathe out
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 3.3
- In this lesson for grade seven, students will discuss lung capacity and brainstorm careers in which it's important to have a good lung capacity. Students will conduct an experiment to measure their lung capacity.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
- By John Boyd.Adapted by Mitzi Talbert.
- Building a catapult
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 3.7
- In this lesson for grade seven, students review simple machines and explore how they're used in various careers. Students work in groups to design, construct, and test catapults.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
- By Emma Couch.Adapted by Mitzi Talbert.
- Building a safe house
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 3.9
- In this lesson for grade seven, students will design and build a model of a hurricane-safe house.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
- By Emma Couch.Adapted by Mitzi Talbert.
- Careers in science
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 3.1
- In this lesson for grade seven, students will sort careers into three groups -- mechanical physics, health sciences, and weather. Students will match careers with their descriptions.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
- By John Boyd.Adapted by Mitzi Talbert.
- Coastal weather issues: Planning for a hurricane
- The unit is designed for seventh grade students who have been studying Earth and its atmosphere. In this sequence, students are faced with the realistic issue of personal and social decision-making when planning for hurricane strikes, which includes classification, tracking, and monitoring hurricanes, as well as planning for evacuations. The inquiry-based approach involves a WebQuest in which the learner will assume the role of an emergency management team member who must create a preparation plan for the community.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Computer/Technology Skills and Science)
- By Karen Greene.
- College collage
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 3.10
- In this lesson for grade seven, students brainstorm careers in the sciences and research local colleges that offer degrees in those fields.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
- By John Boyd.Adapted by Mitzi Talbert.
- The effects of acid rain on the environment
- This is an experiment in which groups of students are given healthy plants to water with different solutions of an acid rain mixture made in class. Students will document and present their findings. This lesson plan has modifications for an Intermediate Low English Language Learner (ESL student).
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Development and Science)
- By Helen Beall and Heather Hughes-Buchanan.
- Hurricane response: What do we do first?
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 3.8
- In this lesson for grade seven, students take on the roles of officials preparing for and responding to a hurricane.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
- By Emma Couch.Adapted by Mitzi Talbert.
- Interdisciplinary integrated unit on DNA and genetics Part A: Science
- The first part of an interdisciplinary week-long unit on DNA and genetics, focusing on science. Parts B and C of the unit focus on math and language arts.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Information Skills and Science)
- By Jane Lentz, Jimmy White, Tori Goldrick, and Marlene Smith.
- Investigating evaporation
- Students will investigate evaporation as a cooling process. They will witness that temperature is affected by moisture content and the process of evaporation. Next, they will explore websites related to the processes of evaporation and condensation. Students will apply gained knowledge to real-life situations, and will share their new knowledge with a person outside the classroom.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
- By Jessica Bohn.
- Ohm's Law made easy with a spreadsheet
- In this lesson, students will use math word problems to help them input information into a spreadsheet that will use Ohm's law to calculate current and resistance using common household appliance wattages.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Computer/Technology Skills, Mathematics, and Science)
- By Hilda Hamilton.
- Salt trading in Asia
- In this interdisciplinary lesson, students explore the mineral salt from a variety of perspectives — scientific, geographic, and cultural. The lesson incorporates images of salt production in Nepal and Vietnam, and may be used with grade 4 or grade 7.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 and 7 Science and Social Studies)
- By Edie McDowell.
- Strawberry DNA extraction
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 3.2
- In this lesson for grade seven, students extract DNA from a strawberry and discuss careers related to genetics.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
- By Michelle Arias.Adapted by Mitzi Talbert.
- Studying simple machines with Rube Goldberg
- Using a copy of a Rube Goldberg cartoon, show how the famous cartoonist drew weird and wacky machines to complete a simple task. Students will develop their own Rube Goldberg-type cartoon, using five types of simple machines, to accomplish their selected feat.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
- By Cynthia Corley.
- Vietnam waterways: Ecology and conservation
- In this interdisciplinary lesson for grades 6-8, students will examine the relationship between the physical environment and cultural characteristics of the Mekong River valley in Vietnam. Students will evaluate the current conditions of the Mekong River and suggest long-range solutions for improving, restoring, or preserving the quality of the river.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Information Skills, Science, and Social Studies)
- By Edie McDowell.
- Watching the weather
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 3.5
- In this lesson for grade seven, students discuss the work that meteorologists do and brainstorm ways to collect data about the weather without using instruments. Students collect weather data over a two-week period.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
- By Emma Couch.Adapted by Mitzi Talbert.
