Standards

Benchmarks - Grade Level Indicators Addressed in Video and Related Activities:

Grade 7 Earth and Space Science Standard: Earth Science

Benchmark C

Describe interactions of matter and energy throughout the lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere (e.g., water cycle, weather and pollution).

Grade Level Indicator 2

2. Explain that Earth’s capacity to absorb and recycle materials naturally can change the environmental quality depending on the length of time involved.

Grade 7 Mathematics Standards: Patterns, functions and Algebra

Students use patterns, relations and functions to model, represent and analyze problem situations that involve variable quantities. Students analyze, model and solve problems using various representations such as tables, graphs and equations.

Benchmark F

Use representations, such as tables, graphs and equations, to model situations and to solve problems, especially those that involve linear relationships.

Grade Level Indicators 1

1. Represent and analyze patterns, rules and functions with words, tables, graphs and simple variable expressions.

Grade 7 Mathematics Standards: Data Analysis and Probability

Students pose questions and collect, organize, represent, interpret and analyze data to answer those questions. Students develop and evaluate inferences, predictions and arguments that are based on data.

Benchmark E

Collect, organize, display and interpret data for a specific purpose or need.

Grade Level Indicators 4 and 5

4. Construct opposing arguments based on analysis of the same data, using different graphical representations.

5. Compare data from two or more samples to determine how sample selection and influence results.

Science and Mathematics Standards

Addressed through Suggested Teacher Interaction with Students

Science and Technology

Students should recognize that science and technology are interconnected and that using technology involves assessment of the benefits, risks, and costs. Students should build scientific and technological knowledge, as well as the skill required to design and construct devices. In addition, they should develop the processes to solve problems and to understand that problems may be solved in several ways.

Scientific Inquiry

Students develop scientific habits of mind as they use the processes of scientific inquiry to ask valid questions, and to gather and analyze information. They understand how to develop hypotheses and make predictions. They are able to reflect on scientific practices as they develop plans of action to create and evaluate a variety of conclusions. Students are also able to demonstrate the ability to communicate their findings to others.

Scientific Ways of Knowing

Students realize that the current body of scientific knowledge must be based on evidence, be predictive, logical, subject to modification, and limited to the natural world. This includes demonstrating an understanding that scientific knowledge grows and advances as new evidence, is discovered to support or modify existing theories, as well as to encourage the development of new theories. Students are able to reflect on ethical scientific practices and demonstrate an understanding of how the current body of scientific knowledge reflects the historical and cultural contributions of women and men who provide us with a more reliable and comprehensive understanding of the natural world.

Mathematical Processes

Students use mathematical processes and knowledge to solve problems. Students apply problem-solving and decision-making techniques, and communicate mathematical ideas.