Science — Grade 7

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.

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.

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.

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.

Resources on the web

Young blood

In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about how young blood can help old muscles heal faster. An experiment found that blood from younger mice stimulated stem cells in the muscles and livers of older mice. (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Word associations

In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about research into how the brain learns and remembers. (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 7 and 9 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Why civilizations fall

In this lesson, part of a two-lesson series from Science NetLinks, students find out about the social changes that caused the collapse of important ancient civilizations in Central America, Mesopotamia, the southwestern United States, and western Africa. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Science and Social Studies)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

When natural hazards become human disasters

In this Xpeditions lesson, students gain a better understanding of natural events and consider the dangers that natural hazards and natural disasters pose to humans. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)

Provided by: National Geographic

Wheelchairs

In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about an organization that counts on some of the world's poorest countries to develop some of the most innovative new ideas in wheelchair design and manufacturing. (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

What's my hypothesis?

In this Science NetLinks lesson, students explore how descriptive epidemiological clues can be used to make educated guesses as to what might be the cause of a disease. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

What's in a graph?

Students learn how to use and interpret graphs. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics and Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Tree core models

In this Science NetLinks lesson, students make models of three tree core samples using data collected from trees that grew in the same general area of Alaska. They analyze their models and make predictions about the trees' growing conditions based on their... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Time flies

In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about why people feel like time flies when engaging in stimulating activities. (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Thought-controlled robotics

In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about research into the development of robotic limbs that can be controlled by thought alone. (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

T. Rex bully

In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about research into whether T. rex was a hunter or a scavenger. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related science... (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Squirrel hoarding

In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about how the loss of gray squirrels is affecting forests. (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Sports rankings

In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear how mathematicians at the Rochester Institute of Technology are suggesting changes to the ranking systems in sports. (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Snow goggles

The aim of this lesson, from Science NetLinks, is to illustrate how the scientific method can be used to solve different kinds of problems. As part of this lesson, students build snow goggles similar to those used by the Inuit peoples. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Smelling diseases

In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about how doctors are developing a kind of sniff test to screen for diseases. (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Skull diversity

In this Science NetLinks lesson, students explore the similarities and differences of animal skulls. The students examine skulls that are part of an online exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science