Complete 7th Grade Science Standards [Click Here]
In seventh grade science, students are expected to master the following concepts:
Physical Science
Life Science
Physical Science
- Mixtures of substances can be separated based on their properties such as solubility, boiling points, magnetic properties, and densities
Life Science
- Individual organisms with certain traits are more likely than others to survive and have offspring in a specific environment
- The human body is composed of atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems that have specific functions and interactions
- Cells are the smallest unit of life that can function independently and perform all the necessary functions of life
- Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are important processes by which energy is acquired and utilized by organisms
- Multiple lines of evidence show the evolution of organisms over geologic time
- Major geologic events such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, mid-ocean ridges, and mountain formation are associated with plate boundaries and attributed to plate motions
- Geologic time, history, and changing life forms are indicated by fossils and successive sedimentation, folding, faulting, and uplifting of layers of sedimentary rock