BIBLE Seventh Grade 2006-2008

God is the Victor: Through Creation, Sin, the Plan of Salvation, the

Life of Christ and History of the Seventh-day Adventist church

• Understand the nature of God as taught in the scriptures

• Know what the Bible teaches about the origin of sin and God’s plan of salvation

• Explain the biblical account of creation and God’s relationship to man as his Creator

• Understand the causes and results of the flood

• Understand why pain and suffering exist from an universal viewpoint

• Explain why God established a chosen people through Abraham and his family

• Understand the need for a written law and the role of the desert sanctuary as a teaching device for the Israelites

• Describe how God continued to pursue His people through Israel’s experience as a nation and their repeated rejection of God as their leader

• Know the major events in the life of Jesus and the basic values and tenants of His teaching

• Understand the history and spread of Christianity from the early church through the Reformation

• Explain the development of the Seventh-day Adventist doctrines concerning the sanctuary and the second coming of Jesus

LANGUAGE ARTS

Viewing

• Understand how the type of media affects coverage of events or issues

• Draw conclusions from details in visual media to answer specific questions

• Scan, infer, and summarize for a specific purpose using visual media

Listening

• Listen with an open mind

• Analyze the accuracy and validity of spoken information

Reading

• Increase word knowledge through vocabulary development across the curriculum

• Use reading for communication

• Consult other sources to clarify meaning

• Choose appropriate word meaning

Speaking

• Identify strategies used by speakers in oral presentations

• Ask questions to elaborate and clarify ideas

• Use correct vocabulary in speech

Visually Representing

• Develop visual media for taking, keeping, and reviewing notes

• Create visual media to clarify ideas

• Construct visual media to support a presentation

Writing

• Practice the writing process

• Use characteristics of good writing

• Write simple, compound, and complex sentences

• Vary persuasive words

• Expand uses of punctuation

• Use technical terms correctly

• Cite information in appropriate ways; e.g. footnote, bibliography, endnote

• Write essays within a given timeframe

MATH

Number and Operations

• Understand and use scientific notation

• Evaluate powers that have negative and zero exponents

• Use integers to express quantities that occur naturally in problem situations, e.g. representing direction, loss, gain, etc.

• Develop and use number sense for integers, rational and irrational numbers

• Understand and use the additive inverse property

• Understand the principles of the distributive property

• Apply properties of operations with whole numbers, fractions and decimals

• Use proportions to solve problems

• Compute with rational numbers using a calculator to perform difficult computations

• Understand squares and square roots

• Estimate the square root of a number less than 100

• Find the percent of increase and/or decrease

Algebra

• Use and apply ratios, proportions, averages and percentage

• Graph inequalities

• Choose a formula to use in problem solving

• Demonstrate proficiency in using the laws of exponents

• Use the Pythagorean Theorem

• Manipulate simple polynomials

Geometry

• Find the area of a trapezoid

• Find the surface area of a cylinder

• Find the volume of various geometric solids, e.g. pyramids and cones

• Use transformations to explore congruence and create designs

• Explore the angle measures in a triangle

• Understand complementary, supplementary and vertical angles

• Draw and interpret scale diagrams

Measurement

• Use graphs, charts and formulas to convert between a variety of standard/metric measures

• Apply ratios to solve measurement problems

• Use scale models to represent measures of real-life objects

• Relate ancient monetary values to current values, e.g. shekel, denari, mite

• Develop a proportionately correct time line using complex concepts

• Use strategies to develop formulas for finding volume and surface areas of solids

• Explain how time zones are determined

Data Analysis and Probability

• Understand the number of possible permutations

• Predict the number of times an event will occur

• Construct a multiple bar graph

• Construct a circle graph

• Make a histogram

• Make a stem and leaf plot

SCIENCE

Life: Simple Animals, Arthropods, Monerans, Protista, Fungi, Viruses, Genetics

• Distinguish between vertebrates and invertebrates

• Identify characteristics and structures of sponges and cnidarians, worms, mollusks, echinoderms, crustaceans, proticsts, fungi, and viruses

• Describe the main groups of bacteria

• Explain how bacteria reproduce and conditions that influence bacterial growth

• Describe how the bodies immune system reacts to viruses and bacteria

• Explain the importance of the nucleus

• Explain genetic engineering

• Explain the difference between heredity and genetics

Health: Drugs, Human Sexuality

• Define and identify helpful and harmful drugs

• Explain the physical and emotional consequences of drug use

• Describe the steps in decision making, how values develop, and how these apply to healthy choices

• Explain the physical, emotional, intellectual, and social changes occurring at puberty

• Describe God’s plan for human sexual relationships

• Explain the adverse physical, emotional, and economic consequences of premarital sex and ways to support a decision for abstinence

Physical: Force/Motion, Energy/ Work

• Describe and compare types of force and friction

• Define and apply understanding of gravity, mass and weight

• Define and describe elastic/nuclear forces and electrical/magnetic force

• Explain and describe types of friction

• Describe Newton’s laws of motion

• Define and use correctly the terms of motion (velocity, speed, acceleration, momentum, etc.)

Earth: Origin of the Universe, Astronomy

• Compare the Biblical account of creation with the big-bang theory

• Explain how the study of astronomy supports the concept of a Creator

• Describe the major accomplishments in the U.S. space program

• Know how the Earth’s position, relative to the sun, affects conditions on earth

• Describe the life cycle and classification of stars and the instruments for study

• Compare and contrast the main types of galaxies

Scientific Inquiry: May be included in each unit of study

• Make observations

• Ask questions or form hypotheses based on these observations

• Plan a simple investigation

• Collect data from the investigation

• Use the data collected from the investigation to explain the results

• Safely use and store tools and equipment

Service/Career Options

• Explore ways to use Physical, Life, Health, and/or Earth Science to serve the community

• Identify careers in areas of science

SOCIAL STUDIES

History: World History from the establishment of the Byzantine Empire through modern times

• Trace the rise and fall of Rome as a religious power and its relationship to the beginning of the Dark Ages

• Describe ideas of major figures during the Reformation

• Describe the feudal system

• Explain how Black Death led to the decline of medieval monarchies

• Examine trading cities, such as Florence and Venice

• Study the Aztec and the Inca

• Study Spanish colonies (Mexico, South America), French and British colonies (Canada)

• Describe how classical learning and arts fostered humanism

• Describe growth and effects new ways of distributing information

• Identify the major translators of the Bible

Civics and Government

• Discuss how the Magna Carta embodied the English Bill of Rights and the American Declaration of Independence

• Compare and contrast different forms of government

• Compare parliamentary democracies of Europe, Bermuda, Canada, and Latin America with the United States

• Compare and contrast citizenship and roles of citizens with Europe, Bermuda, Canada, Latin America and the United States

Geography

• Memorize 7 continents and countries in the western hemisphere

• Use longitude, latitude, map scales, the compass rose, and the grid system to find specific locations on a map

• Name and locate major regions in the western hemisphere

• Tell how climate affects the way of life in the western hemisphere

• Describe impact of science and technology on natural resources

• Describe the Christian’s responsibility for the environment

Economics

• Evaluate domestic, international impact of economic agreements

Individuals, Society, and Culture

• Understand the importance of developing a personal relationship with Christ

• Understand that an individual’s behavior is affected by heredity and environment

• Study how responsible citizens impact society

• Describe the influence of western culture on scientific/technological choices and advancement

• Understand how cultural diversity benefits society

• Understand that most cultures are shaped by religious beliefs

• Participate in community or mission outreach/service projects

TECHNOLOGY

• Integrate advanced word processing skills into daily assignments

• Continue to advance in keyboarding skills

• Know proper technology terms

• Understand the equipment to access, process, retrieve and communicate information

• Incorporate database and spreadsheet components into presentations

• Integrate advanced use of electronic resources into class assignments and presentations

• Investigate technology-related occupations

• Demonstrate a responsible, ethical use of technology

• Understand the legal issues for using/accessing software, music, etc.