Gizmos for Arkansas - Science: 7th Grade (Curriculum Framework adopted 2015)

This correlation lists the recommended Gizmos for this state's curriculum standards. Click any Gizmo title below for more information.

1: : Structure and Properties of Matter

7-PS1-1: : Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

7-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.

2: : Chemical Reactions

7-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.

7-PS1-5: : Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.

7-PS1-6: : Undertake a design project to construct, test, and modify a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes.

3: : Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

7-LS2-2: : Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.

7-LS2-5: : Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.

4: : Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems

7-LS1-6: : Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.

7-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.

7-LS2-1: : Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.

7-LS2-3: : Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

7-LS2-4: : Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

5: : Earth’s Systems

7-ESS2-1: : Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.

7-ESS3-1: : Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth’s mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes

6: : History of Earth

7-ESS2-2: : Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.

7-ESS2-3: : Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.

7: : Human Impacts

7-ESS3-2: : Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.

8: : Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

7-ETS1-1: : Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

7-ETS1-2: : Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

7-ETS1-3: : Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.

7-ETS1-4: : Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

Correlation last revised: 9/16/2020

Arkansas - Science: 7th Grade

Curriculum Framework | Adopted: 2015