West Virginia State Standards for Science: Grade 7

WV.SC.S.1. History and the Nature of Science: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the history of science and the evolvement of scientific knowledge; demonstrate an understanding of science as a human endeavor encompassing the contributions of diverse cultures and scientists; and demonstrate an understanding of the nature of science.

SC.7.1.1. Students will realize that scientists formulate and test their explanations of nature using observation, experiments and theoretical models. 6
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SC.7.1.2. Students will recognize and appreciate that scientific knowledge is subject to modification as new scientific information challenges current theories. 6
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SC.7.1.3. Students will examine the role of skepticism, careful methods, logical reasoning and creativity in investigating the observable universe. 6
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SC.7.1.4. Students will examine the careers and contributions of men and women of diverse cultures to the development of science. 31
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SC.7.1.5. Students will articulate the historical significance of scientific discoveries as influenced by technological demands, competition, controversy, world events, personalities and societal issues. 56
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WV.SC.S.2. Science as Inquiry: Students will demonstrate the abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry; demonstrate understanding about scientific inquiry; and demonstrate the ability to think and act as scientists by engaging in active inquiries, investigations and hands-on activities a minimum of 50% of the instructional time.

SC.7.2.1. Students will cooperate and collaborate to ask questions, find answers, solve problems, and conduct investigations to further an appreciation of scientific discovery. 6
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SC.7.2.2. Students will formulate conclusions through close observations, logical reasoning, objectivity, perseverance and integrity in data collection. 6
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SC.7.2.3. Students will use a variety of materials and scientific instruments to conduct explorations, investigations and experiments of the natural world (e.g., barometer, anemometer, microscope, computer). 32
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SC.7.2.4. Students will demonstrate safe techniques for handling, manipulating and caring for science materials, equipment, natural specimens and living organisms. 6
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SC.7.2.5. Students will utilize experimentation to demonstrate scientific processes and thinking skills (e.g., formulating questions, predicting, forming hypotheses, quantifying, identifying dependent and independent variables). 6
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SC.7.2.6. Students will construct and use charts, graphs and tables to organize, display, interpret, analyze and explain data. 14
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SC.7.2.7. Students will use appropriate technology solutions to gather data; graph data; interpret data; and analyze information. 5
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SC.7.2.8. Students will use inferential reasoning to make logical conclusions from collected data. 16
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WV.SC.S.3. Unifying Themes: Students will demonstrate an understanding of interdependent themes present in the natural and designed world (e.g., systems, order and organization; evidence, models and explanation; constancy, change, and measurement; equilibrium and evolution; form and function); demonstrate the ability to identify, construct, test, analyze and evaluate systems, models and changes; and demonstrate the ability to draw conclusions about and predict changes in natural and designed systems.

SC.7.3.1. Students will compare and contrast the relationship between the parts of a system to the whole system (e.g., take apart or build mechanical, electrical or biological systems). 27
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SC.7.3.2. Students will construct a variety of useful models of an object, event or process. 6
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SC.7.3.3. Students will compare and contrast changes that occur in an object or a system to its original state. 27
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SC.7.3.4. Students will identify the influence that a variation in scale will have on the way an object or system works (e.g., cooling rates of different-sized containers of water, strength of different-sized constructions from the same material, flight characteristics of different-sized model airplanes). 29
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WV.SC.S.4. Science Subject Matter-Concepts: Students will demonstrate knowledge, understanding and applications of scientific facts, concepts, principles, theories and models as delineated in the objectives; demonstrate an understanding of the interrelationships among physics, chemistry, biology and the earth and space sciences; and apply knowledge, understanding and skills of science subject matter-concepts to daily life experiences.

SC.7.4.1. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the interconnections of biological, earth and space and physical science concepts. 62
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SC.7.4.2. Structure and Function in Living Systems: Students will identify and describe disease causing organisms and the diseases they cause such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi. 86
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SC.7.4.3. Structure and Function in Living Systems: Students will explain how the skeletal, muscular and integumentary systems work together in the human body. 16
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SC.7.4.4. Structure and Function in Living Systems: Students will compare the level of organization of cells, tissues and organs in living things. 56
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SC.7.4.5. Structure and Function in Living Systems: Students will construct simple keys to differentiate among living things with similar characteristics. 15
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SC.7.4.6. Structure and Function in Living Systems: Students will use pictures to show cyclical processes in nature (e.g., water cycle, nitrogen cycle, and carbon cycle). 34
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SC.7.4.7. Life Cycles of Organisms: Reproduction and Heredity: Students will evaluate how the different adaptations and life cycles of plants and animals help them to survive in different niches and environments (e.g., inherited and acquired adaptations). 16
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SC.7.4.8. Life Cycles of Organisms: Reproduction and Heredity: Students will analyze how changes in the environment have led to reproductive adaptations through natural selection. 17
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SC.7.4.9. Life Cycles of Organisms: Reproduction and Heredity: Students will relate how an organism's behavior response is a combination of heredity and environment. 7
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SC.7.4.10. Life Cycles of Organisms: Reproduction and Heredity: Students will analyze the differences in the growth, development and reproduction of flowering and non-flowering plants. 10
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SC.7.4.11. Populations and Ecosystems: Students will predict the trends of interdependent populations if one of the limiting factors is changed. 22
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SC.7.4.12. Populations and Ecosystems: Students will evaluate the consequences of the introduction of chemicals into the ecosystem (e.g., environmental consequences, human health risks, mutations). 78
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SC.7.4.13. Structure and Properties of Matter: Students will differentiate among elements, compounds, homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures. 36
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SC.7.4.14. Structure and Properties of Matter: Students will evaluate types of solutions (e.g., solutes and solvents relative concentrations, conductivity, pH). 36
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SC.7.4.15. Chemical Reactions: Students will study chemical reactions involving acids and bases by monitoring color changes of indicator(s) and identifying the salt formed in the neutralization reaction. 36
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SC.7.4.16. Chemical Reactions: Students will write word equations to describe chemical reactions. 36
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SC.7.4.17. Energy: Students will describe the behavior of individual particles and verify the conservation of matter (e.g., melting and freezing of pure substances). 39
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SC.7.4.18. Energy: Students will trace the energy flow during phase changes. 39
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SC.7.4.19. Energy: Students will define characteristics of light and sound waves and describe how sound is perceived by the ear and light is perceived by the eye. 6
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SC.7.4.20. Energy: Students will investigate application of lenses to science (e.g., microscopes, telescopes, magnifying glass, periscopes). 7
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SC.7.4.21. Energy: Students will identify characteristics of AC and DC circuits. 7
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SC.7.4.22. Energy: Students will explain conservation of matter and energy qualitatively and recognize that energy can be changed from one form to another. 23
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SC.7.4.23. Motion and Forces: Students will perform experiments with simple machines to demonstrate the relationship between forces and distance; use vectors to represent motion. 10
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SC.7.4.24. Motion and Forces: Students will explain the effect of gravity on falling objects (e.g., g= 9.8m-s2, object dropped on earth and on moon). 10
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SC.7.4.26. Structure of the Earth System: Students will depict and relate causes of tides, surfs and currents. 8
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SC.7.4.27. Structure of the Earth System: Students will examine the relationships among air masses, oceans, weather, convection currents and the sun's energy. 44
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SC.7.4.28. Structure of the Earth System: Students will interpret and create topographical maps. 24
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SC.7.4.29. Earth's History: Students will compare and contrast periods of geologic time using rocks and rock layers. 7
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SC.7.4.30. Earth and the Solar System: Students will explain and model using manipulatives how the Earth's tilt and revolution determine the seasonal changes and weather patterns. 27
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SC.7.4.31. Earth and the Solar System: Students will recognize the changes involved in the life cycle of a star. 5
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WV.SC.S.5. Scientific Design and Application: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the interdependence between science and technology; demonstrate the ability to distinguish between natural and man-made objects; demonstrate abilities of technological design; and demonstrate the ability to utilize technology to gather data and communicate designs, results and conclusions.

WV.SC.S.6. Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: Students will demonstrate the ability to evaluate personal and societal benefits when examining health, population, resource and environmental issues; demonstrate the ability to evaluate the impact of different points of view on health, population, resource and environmental practices; predict the long-term societal impact of specific health, population, resource and environmental practices; and demonstrate an understanding of public policy decisions as related to health, population, resource and environmental issues.

SC.7.6.2. Students will evaluate and critically analyze mass media reports of scientific developments and events. 59
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SC.7.6.4. Students will explore the connections between science, technology, society and career opportunities. 38
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