Gizmos for Nebraska - Science: Grade 7 (College and Career Ready Standards adopted 2024)

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

SC.7.3: : Structure and Properties of Matter

SC.7.3.1: : Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence of the structure, properties, and interactions of matter.

SC.7.3.1.a: : Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules.

SC.7.3.1.b: : Gather and make sense of information to describe how natural materials may undergo chemical reactions to create new synthetic materials and have an impact on society.

SC.7.3.1.c: : 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.

SC.7.5: : Chemical Reactions

SC.7.5.2: : Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence of chemical reactions.

SC.7.5.2.a: : Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.

SC.7.5.2.b: : 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.

SC.7.5.2.c: : Undertake a design project to construct, test, and modify a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes.

SC.7.7: : Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

SC.7.7.3: : Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence of interdependent relationships in ecosystems.

SC.7.7.3.a: : Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.

SC.7.7.3.b: : Develop and use a model to describe how stable ecosystems maintain biodiversity and ecosystem services.

SC.7.7.3.c: : Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

SC.7.7.3.d: : Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and increasing positive human impact on the environment.

SC.7.8: : Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems

SC.7.8.4: : Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence of the flow of energy and cycling of matter in organisms and ecosystems.

SC.7.8.4.a: : 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.

SC.7.8.4.b: : Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as matter moves through an organism.

SC.7.8.4.c: : Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.

SC.7.8.4.d: : Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

SC.7.8.4.e: : Construct an argument supported by evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

SC.7.13: : Earth’s Systems

SC.7.13.5: : Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence of the flow of energy and cycling of matter associated with Earth’s materials and processes.

SC.7.13.5.a: : Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.

SC.7.13.5.b: : 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.

SC.7.13.5.c: : Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.

SC.7.14: : History of Earth

SC.7.14.6: : Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence to explain Earth’s history.

SC.7.14.6.a: : Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.

SC.7.14.6.b: : Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of past plate motions.

SC.7.14.6.c: : Analyze and interpret data on geologic hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.

Correlation last revised: 12/1/2025

Nebraska - Science: Grade 7

College and Career Ready Standards | Adopted: 2024