7^th Grade Science Syllabus – 2020 -2021

Teacher: D. Holmes-Stanley

General Information

Office Hours:  Friday’s 12:25 – 1:10         Other times by appointment

Email:              dholmes-stanley@rapcs.org

Teacher Website:  go to- rapcs.org    click on- teacher pages   scroll to -dholmes-stanley and click on it

Student Resources: www.portaportal.com     guest name: scistanley       click visit

Zoom:                                      password :    091903   

https://zoom.us/j/9738989966?pwd=UVJZNCtLVjh3dlJ4bk1NdDVyRFQ5Zz09

Google Classroom Codes:  (Main hub for all class information)

Main sources for Educational Learning:  (linked to google classroom for easy access)

• ck-12.org    (primary source)
• khanacademy.org  (secondary source)
• student.freckle.com

TOPICS BEING COVERED

OBJECTIVES:  Unit One - Astronomy       

• Compare the size, composition and surface features of planets IOT describe how a planet’s features are affected by its distance from the Sun.
• Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system IOT describe the patterns of Earth’s rotation and revolution in relation to the Sun and Moon.
• Develop and use a model of the earth-sun-moon system IOT describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
• Compare and contrast characteristics of celestial bodies found in the solar system (e.g., moons, asteroids, comets, meteors, inner and outer planets). IOT describe how they differ from earth.
• Identify and describe instruments that are used to study the universe IOT explain how telescopes, satellites, etc. have advanced our understanding of space.
• Develop and use a model IOT describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
• Analyze and interpret data IOT determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.

IOT= Inquiry, Observation, and Technology