Seventh Grade
What will my child learn?
- Bible
- English
- Math
- Reading
- Spelling
- Heritage Studies
- Science
- Fine and Digital Arts
- Spanish
English (Academic and Honors**)
- Total Credits: 1
- Grammar: Study all parts of speech, capitalization, punctuation.
- Literature: Study an anthology of writing pieces by well-known authors.
- Novels: Read and analyze a variety of novels throughout the year, including The Call of the Wild, Sounder, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The Westing Game.
- Composition: Various writing assignments including, narrative writing, creative writing and personal writing.
- Spelling, Vocabulary, and Poetry: 28 spelling lists; 280 vocabulary words, various poetry forms will be studied.
- **Honors English courses move at an accelerated pace, cover an increased amount of novels and an increased frequency of writing assignments.
Math
- Pre-Algebra, Credits: 1
- Expressions & Equations
- Addition
- Subtraction
- Multiplication
- Division
- Decimals
- Addition
- Subtraction
- Multiplication
- Division
- Integers
- Addition
- Subtraction
- Multiplication
- Division
- Number Theory
- Rational Numbers
- Addition
- Subtraction
- Multiplication
- Division
- Equations & Inequalities
- Ratio, Proportion & Percent
- Geometry
- Area and Volume
- Statistics and Probability
- Honors Pre-Algebra: Students will develop an understanding of expressions, inequalities, and equations while focusing on how algebra can be introduced into ratios, geometry, probability, percentages, graphing, and word problems. In addition, students will do weekly mental math drills to maintain basic skills.
History
- Geography covering Themes of Geography, North America, South America, and Northern Europe.
- Days Held: M-F
- Electives: Individual / Group Presentations
Life Science
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Measurements, the Scientific Method
- Organization of Living Systems & Classification of Living Things
- Carbon Compounds in Living Things
- Physical Variables of Land & Freshwater Habitats
- Ecosystems, Food Chains, Food Webs and Biomes
- Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells, Plant vs. Animal Cells
- Cell Transport, Comparing Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis
- Types of Protozoans, Comparing Bacteria and Protozoans & Viruses
- The Cell Cycle
- Laws of How Traits Are Passed on to Offspring, The Steps of DNA Replication
- Taxonomy
- Algae and Fungi, Plants, Animals
- Invertebrates and Vertebrates
- The Circulatory, Respiratory and Organ Systems
- Structure of Bone, Skeletal/Muscle Partners as Simple Machines
- Nerve Impulses, How the Eye Works, How the Ear Works