Hawaii State Standards for Science: Grade 7

HI.1. The Scientific Process: Scientific Investigation: Discover, invent, and investigate using the skills necessary to engage in the scientific process

SC.7.1.1. Scientific Inquiry: Design and safely conduct a scientific investigation to answer a question or test a hypothesis 3
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Science State Standard SC.7.1.1.

SC.7.1.2. Scientific Inquiry: Explain the importance of replicable trials 3
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Science State Standard SC.7.1.2.

SC.7.1.3. Scientific Knowledge: Explain the need to revise conclusions and explanations based on new scientific evidence 3
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HI.2. The Scientific Process: Nature Of Science: Understand that science, technology, and society are interrelated

SC.7.2.1. Science, Technology, and Society: Explain the use of reliable print and electronic sources to provide scientific information and evidence 15
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Science State Standard SC.7.2.1.

HI.3. Life and Environmental Sciences: Organisms and The Environment: Understand the unity, diversity, and interrelationships of organisms, including their relationship to cycles of matter and energy in the environment

SC.7.3.1. Cycles of Matter and Energy: Explain how energy moves through food webs, including the roles of photosynthesis and cellular respiration 5
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Science State Standard SC.7.3.1.

SC.7.3.2. Interdependence: Explain the interaction and dependence of organisms on one another 12
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SC.7.3.3. Interdependence: Explain how biotic and abiotic factors affect the carrying capacity and sustainability of an ecosystem 10
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HI.4. Life and Environmental Sciences: Structure and Function In Organisms: Understand the structures and functions of living organisms and how organisms can be compared scientifically

SC.7.4.1. Cells, Tissues, Organs, and Organ Systems: Describe the cell theory 17
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Science State Standard SC.7.4.1.

SC.7.4.2. Cells, Tissues, Organs, and Organ Systems: Describe the basic structure and function of various types of cells 17
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SC.7.4.3. Cells, Tissues, Organs, and Organ Systems: Describe the levels of organization in organisms 26
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SC.7.4.4. Classification: Classify organisms according to their degree of relatedness 10
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HI.5. Life and Environmental Sciences: Diversity, Genetics, and Evolution: Understand genetics and biological evolution and their impact on the unity and diversity of organisms

SC.7.5.1. Heredity: Differentiate between sexual and asexual reproduction 3
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Science State Standard SC.7.5.1.

SC.7.5.2. Heredity: Describe how an inherited trait can be determined by one or more genes which are found on chromosomes 3
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SC.7.5.3. Heredity: Explain that small differences between parents and offspring could produce descendants that look very different from their ancestors 6
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SC.7.5.4. Unity and Diversity: Analyze how organisms' body structures contribute to their ability to survive and reproduce 10
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SC.7.5.5. Biological Evolution: Explain how fossils provide evidence that life and environmental conditions have changed over time 6
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SC.7.5.6. Unity and Diversity: Explain why variation(s) in a species' gene pool contributes to its survival in a constantly changing environment 11
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HI.6. Physical, Earth, and Space Science: Nature Of Matter and Energy: Understand the nature of matter and energy, forms of energy (including waves) and energy transformations, and their significance in understanding the structure of the universe 5
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HI.7. Physical, Earth, and Space Sciences: Force and Motion: Understand the relationship between force, mass, and motion of objects; and know the major natural forces: gravitational, electric, and magnetic 6
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HI.8. Physical, Earth, and Space Sciences: Earth and Space Science: Understand the Earth and its processes, the solar system, and the universe and its contents 22
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