Mississippi State Standards for Science: Grade 7

MS.1. Compare and contrast structure and function in living systems. (L)

1.a. Compare and contrast plant and animal cells through investigations. 23
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1.b. Describe the process of respiration and the use of its products. 6
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1.c. Illustrate the parts of the digestive system and the interaction of each part. 5
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1.d. Illustrate the parts of and interaction between the respiratory and circulatory system. 8
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1.e. Illustrate the parts of the excretory system and the interaction of each part. 5
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MS.2. Explore the processes of the reproduction and heredity of organisms. (L)

2.a. Distinguish genes as sections of DNA molecules that carry the genetic code for inherited traits. 30
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2.b. Examine the concepts of homozygous and heterozygous traits. 23
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2.c. Explain mitosis and relate it to an organism's growth and repair processes. 30
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MS.3. Determine how organisms co-exist in their environment. (L)

3.a. Demonstrate that cells interact with their environment. 19
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3.b. Investigate homeostasis as it relates to plants and animals. 12
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MS.4. Explore how environmental factors of population influence the formation of an ecosystem. (L, E)

4.a. Describe the process of photosynthesis and the use of its products. 15
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4.b. Design an experiment in plant behavior to include responses to water, gravity, and light. 5
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4.c. Investigate and research environmental concerns of the land, water, and air. 97
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4.d. Analyze the importance of biological diversity in communities and ecosystems. 3
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MS.5. Examine survival strategies of organisms over many generations. (L)

5.a. Apply concepts of adaptation by analyzing how organisms are classified into groups and subgroups. 10
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5.b. Research animal adaptations and behaviors as related to survival strategies. 2
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5.c. Explain how natural and man-made pressures cause extinction. 1
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MS.6. Explore the composition and changes of the Earth system. (E, P)

6.a. Identify minerals by using any or all of the following tests: streak, cleavage, fracture, hardness, specific gravity, and special properties. 4
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6.b. Research and explain how crustal movements result in earthquakes, volcanoes, mountain formation, etc. 2
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6.c. Distinguish between chemical and physical weathering. 2
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6.d. Identify how forces such as erosion and deposition create landforms. 40
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6.e. Research landforms and fossils specific to Mississippi. 9
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6.f. Compare properties and composition of salt water, fresh water, and brackish water. 22
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6.g. Investigate the interactive forces that produce weather to include moisture, temperature, fronts, air masses, and cloud formations. 4
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MS.7. Explain the causes of lunar phases, eclipses, and Earth seasons. (E)

7.a. Distinguish between radiating objects (the sun and the stars) and reflecting objects (the planets and their moons). 17
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7.b. Characterize lunar phases in terms of their appearance, their visibility at a given time of day or night, and their progression through time. 7
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7.c. Illustrate the relationship between lunar phases and the phase angle between the sun and the moon as seen from Earth. 7
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7.d. Illustrate the alignments of the Earth, the moon, and the sun, which give rise to solar and lunar eclipses and explain why these eclipses do not occur every month. 17
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7.e. Explain how the position of the earth in relation to the sun has an effect on seasonal weather changes. 7
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MS.8. Investigate chemical and physical properties of matter. (P)

8.a. Determine and measure experimentally: boiling point, melting point, density, and solubility. 4
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8.b. Demonstrate understanding that chemical and physical properties determine a substance identity. 3
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8.c. Compare common metals, nonmetals, and metalloids by name, symbol, and characteristics. 1
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8.d. Recognize elements that will combine to form compounds. 4
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8.e. Relate density to mass and volume. 2
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MS.9. Investigate motions and forces. (P)

9.a. Using SI units, measure and graph the motion of an object by its position, direction of motion, and speed. 14
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9.b. Investigate Newton's Laws of Motion. 2
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9.c. Using the scientific method, design an experiment to test how different types of surfaces affect friction. 3
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MS.10. Investigate the sources of energy. (P, E)

10.a. Investigate the sun as a major source of energy. 3
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10.b. Compare and contrast how the three forms of thermal energy flow. 6
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10.c. Research one or more of the sources of energy (nuclear, solar, wind, geothermal, hydro). 13
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