Gizmos for South Carolina - Science: 7th Grade (Academic Standards adopted 2014)

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

1: : Science and Engineering Practices

7.S.1: : The student will use the science and engineering practices, including the processes and skills of scientific inquiry, to develop understandings of science content.

7.S.1A: : The practices of science and engineering support the development of science concepts, develop the habits of mind that are necessary for scientific thinking, and allow students to engage in science in ways that are similar to those used by scientists and engineers.

7.S.1A.1: : Ask questions to

7.S.1A.1.1: : generate hypotheses for scientific investigations,

7.S.1A.1.2: : refine models, explanations, or designs, or

7.S.1A.1.3: : extend the results of investigations or challenge claims.

7.S.1A.2: : Develop, use, and refine models to

7.S.1A.2.1: : understand or represent phenomena, processes, and relationships,

7.S.1A.2.2: : test devices or solutions, or

7.S.1A.2.3: : communicate ideas to others.

7.S.1A.3: : Plan and conduct controlled scientific investigation to answer questions, test hypotheses, and develop explanations:

7.S.1A.3.1: : formulate scientific questions and testable hypotheses,

7.S.1A.3.2: : identify materials, procedures, and variables,

7.S.1A.3.3: : select and use appropriate tools or instruments to collect qualitative and quantitative data, and

7.S.1A.3.4: : record and represent data in an appropriate form. Use appropriate safety procedures.

7.S.1A.4: : Analyze and interpret data from informational texts, observations, measurements, or investigations using a range of methods (such as tabulation, graphing, or statistical analysis) to

7.S.1A.4.1: : reveal patterns and construct meaning or

7.S.1A.4.2: : support hypotheses, explanations, claims, or designs.

7.S.1A.5: : Use mathematical and computational thinking to

7.S.1A.5.1: : use and manipulate appropriate metric units,

7.S.1A.5.2: : collect and analyze data,

7.S.1A.5.3: : express relationships between variables for models and investigations, or

7.S.1A.5.4: : use grade-level appropriate statistics to analyze data.

7.S.1A.6: : Construct explanations of phenomena using

7.S.1A.6.1: : primary or secondary scientific evidence and models,

7.S.1A.6.2: : conclusions from scientific investigations,

7.S.1A.6.3: : predictions based on observations and measurements, or

7.S.1A.6.4: : data communicated in graphs, tables, or diagrams.

7.S.1A.7: : Construct and analyze scientific arguments to support claims, explanations, or designs using evidence from observations, data, or informational texts.

7.S.1A.8: : Obtain and evaluate scientific information to

7.S.1A.8.1: : answer questions,

7.S.1A.8.2: : explain or describe phenomena,

7.S.1A.8.3: : develop models,

7.S.1A.8.4: : evaluate hypotheses, explanations, claims, or designs or

7.S.1A.8.5: : identify and/or fill gaps in knowledge.

7.S.1A.8.5a: : Communicate using the conventions and expectations of scientific writing or oral presentations by

7.S.1A.8.5a.2: : reporting the results of student experimental investigations.

7.S.1B: : Technology is any modification to the natural world created to fulfill the wants and needs of humans. The engineering design process involves a series of iterative steps used to solve a problem and often leads to the development of a new or improved technology.

7.S.1B.1: : Construct devices or design solutions using scientific knowledge to solve specific problems or needs:

7.S.1B.1.3: : generate and communicate ideas for possible devices or solutions,

7.S.1B.1.4: : build and test devices or solutions,

7.S.1B.1.5: : determine if the devices or solutions solved the problem and refine the design if needed, and

7.S.1B.1.6: : communicate the results.

2: : Physical Science: Classification and Conservation of Matter

7.P.2: : The student will demonstrate an understanding of the structure and properties of matter and that matter is conserved as it undergoes changes.

7.P.2A: : All substances are composed of one or more elements. Elements are pure substances which contain only one kind of atom. The periodic table organizes these elements based on similar properties. Compounds are substances composed of two or more elements. Chemical formulas can be used to describe compounds.

7.P.2A.1: : Develop and use simple atomic models to illustrate the components of elements (including the relative position and charge of protons, neutrons, and electrons).

7.P.2A.2: : Obtain and use information about elements (including chemical symbol, atomic number, atomic mass, and group or family) to describe the organization of the periodic table.

7.P.2A.4: : Construct explanations for how compounds are classified as ionic (metal bonded to nonmetal) or covalent (nonmetals bonded together) using chemical formulas.

7.P.2B: : Substances (such as metals or acids) are identified according to their physical or chemical properties. Changes to substances can either be physical or chemical. Many substances react chemically with other substances to form new substances with different properties. According to the law of conservation of matter, total mass does not change in a chemical reaction.

7.P.2B.1: : Analyze and interpret data to describe substances using physical properties (including state, boiling/melting point, density, conductivity, color, hardness, and magnetic properties) and chemical properties (the ability to burn or rust).

7.P.2B.2: : Use mathematical and computational thinking to describe the relationship between the mass, volume, and density of a given substance.

7.P.2B.3: : Analyze and interpret data to compare the physical properties, chemical properties (neutralization to form a salt, reaction with metals), and pH of various solutions and classify solutions as acids or bases.

7.P.2B.4: : Plan and conduct controlled scientific investigations to answer questions about how physical and chemical changes affect the properties of different substances.

7.P.2B.5: : Develop and use models to explain how chemical reactions are supported by the law of conservation of matter.

3: : Life Science: Organization in Living Systems

7.L.3: : The student will demonstrate an understanding of how the levels of organization within organisms support the essential functions of life.

7.L.3A: : Cells are the most basic unit of any living organism. All organisms are composed of one (unicellular) or many cells (multicellular) and require food and water, a way to dispose of waste, and an environment in which they can live in order to survive. Through the use of technology, scientists have discovered special structures within individual cells that have specific functions that allow the cell to grow, survive, and reproduce. Bacteria are one-celled organisms found almost everywhere and can be both helpful and harmful. They can be simply classified by their size, shape and whether or not they can move.

7.L.3A.1: : Obtain and communicate information to support claims that

7.L.3A.1.1: : organisms are made of one or more cells,

7.L.3A.1.2: : cells are the basic unit of structure and function of organisms, and

7.L.3A.2: : Analyze and interpret data from observations to describe different types of cells and classify cells as plant, animal, protist, or bacteria.

7.L.3A.3: : Develop and use models to explain how the relevant structures within cells (including cytoplasm, cell membrane, cell wall, nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplasts, lysosomes, and vacuoles) function to support the life of plant, animal, and bacterial cells.

7.L.3B: : Multicellular organisms (including humans) are complex systems with specialized cells that perform specific functions. Organs and organ systems are composed of cells that function to serve the needs of cells which in turn serve the needs of the organism.

7.L.3B.1: : Develop and use models to explain how the structural organizations within multicellular organisms function to serve the needs of the organism.

7.L.3B.2: : Construct explanations for how systems in the human body (including circulatory, respiratory, digestive, excretory, nervous, and musculoskeletal systems) work together to support the essential life functions of the body.

4: : Life Science: Heredity–Inheritance and Variation of Traits

7.L.4: : The student will demonstrate an understanding of how genetic information is transferred from parent to offspring and how environmental factors and the use of technologies influence the transfer of genetic information.

7.L.4A: : Inheritance is the key process causing similarities between parental organisms and their offspring. Organisms that reproduce sexually transfer genetic information (DNA) to their offspring. This transfer of genetic information through inheritance leads to greater similarity among individuals within a population than between populations. Technology allows humans to influence the transfer of genetic information.

7.L.4A.1: : Obtain and communicate information about the relationship between genes and chromosomes to construct explanations of their relationship to inherited characteristics.

7.L.4A.2: : Construct explanations for how genetic information is transferred from parent to offspring in organisms that reproduce sexually.

7.L.4A.3: : Develop and use models (Punnett squares) to describe and predict patterns of the inheritance of single genetic traits from parent to offspring (including dominant and recessive traits, incomplete dominance, and codominance).

7.L.4A.4: : Use mathematical and computational thinking to predict the probability of phenotypes and genotypes based on patterns of inheritance.

7.L.4A.5: : Construct scientific arguments using evidence to support claims for how changes in genes (mutations) may have beneficial, harmful, or neutral effects on organisms.

7.L.4A.6: : Construct scientific arguments using evidence to support claims concerning the advantages and disadvantages of the use of technology (such as selective breeding, genetic engineering, or biomedical research) in influencing the transfer of genetic information.

5: : Ecology: Interactions of Living Systems and the Environment

7.EC.5: : The student will demonstrate an understanding of how organisms interact with and respond to the biotic and abiotic components of their environments.

7.EC.5A: : In all ecosystems, organisms and populations of organisms depend on their environmental interactions with other living things (biotic factors) and with physical (abiotic) factors (such as light, temperature, water, or soil quality). Disruptions to any component of an ecosystem can lead to shifts in its diversity and abundance of populations

7.EC.5A.1: : Develop and use models to describe the characteristics of the levels of organization within ecosystems (including species, populations, communities, ecosystems, and biomes).

7.EC.5A.3: : Analyze and interpret data to predict changes in the number of organisms within a population when certain changes occur to the physical environment (such as changes due to natural hazards or limiting factors).

7.EC.5B: : Organisms in all ecosystems interact with and depend up on each other. Organisms with similar needs compete for limited resources. Food webs and energy pyramids are models that demonstrate how energy is transferred within an ecosystem.

7.EC.5B.1: : Develop and use models to explain how organisms interact in a competitive or mutually beneficial relationship for food, shelter, or space (including competition, mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, and predator-prey relationships).

7.EC.5B.2: : Develop and use models (food webs and energy pyramids) to exemplify how the transfer of energy in an ecosystem supports the concept that energy is conserved.

7.EC.5B.3: : Analyze and interpret data to predict how changes in the number of organisms of one species affects the balance of an ecosystem.

7.EC.5B.4: : Define problems caused by the introduction of a new species in an environment and design devices or solutions to minimize the impact(s) to the balance of an ecosystem.

Correlation last revised: 5/18/2021

South Carolina - Science: 7th Grade

Academic Standards | Adopted: 2014

1: : Science and Engineering Practices

2: : Physical Science: Classification and Conservation of Matter

3: : Life Science: Organization in Living Systems

4: : Life Science: Heredity–Inheritance and Variation of Traits

5: : Ecology: Interactions of Living Systems and the Environment