Science — Grade 7

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)

By Rebeccah Haines.

Graphing Climate Information

Students learn to plot the data for the average monthly precipitation for three cities.

Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Computer Technology Skills and Science)

By Madelyn Owenby.

Weather conditions database

Students will search and sort various fields of a given database file.

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Computer Technology Skills and Science)

By DPI Integration Strategies.

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Hurricanes 2: Tracking hurricanes

In this lesson, students' study of hurricanes is broadened by exploring how technology and science are used today to identify, measure, and track powerful tropical storms to better warn and secure people from their often-devastating impact. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 5 and 7 Science)

Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Living through a drought

In this Xpeditions lesson, students practice map-reading skills. Using a drought map of Afghanistan, students learn how to recognize drought, where drought can occur, and how drought affects the people who live in those places. (Learn more)

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

Provider: National Geographic

Natural hazards: Same forces, different impacts

In this Xpeditions lesson, students consider the threats that natural disasters (specifically tornadoes, volcanoes, and earthquakes) pose for humans, then compare and contrast two disasters. (Learn more)

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

Provider: National Geographic

The Ocean and Weather: El Niño and La Niña

In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students explore the weather phenomena El Niño and La Niña . (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Science and English Language Arts)

Provider: National Geographic

Sister storms: children of the tropical seas

In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students learn about different kinds of tropical storms throughout the world. They learn about how the storms are different, how they are similar, and how they are distributed throughout the world. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)

Provider: National Geographic

Tracking tornadoes

In this lesson from Xpeditions, students will learn about how tornadoes are formed and how they are rated according to intensity. They will use the Internet to learn where tornados occur most frequently, what kind of damage they cause, how they are predicted, and current scientific research into them. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)

Provider: National Geographic