7th
Grade Honors Science
Course
Outline
First 9 Weeks
Procedures and
Policies
Lab Safety & Equipment
Scientific Method
Chapter
1-3
Matter
Chapter
4
Properties
and Changes in Matter
Physical and Chemical
Properties
Chapter
5
Motion,
Forces, and Simple Machines
Chapter
6
Energy
Due
to the nature of this class we will briefly go over the above chapters’ to give
them some background for next year when they will
receive a full year of chemistry and physics.
Not in Book
Atmosphere
Energy
Transfer
Water Cycle
Natural Factors that
influence climate
Second 9 Weeks
Review Rock Cycle
Chapter 23
Weathering
Chapter 24
Erosion
Chapter 25
Water Erosion and
Deposition
8th Grade
Text
Chapter 10
Geology
Chapter 11
Natural Disasters
The Environment
Third 9 Weeks
Chapter 14
Circulation
and Immunity
Chapter
15
Respiration
and Excretion
Chapter
16
Nutrients
and Digestion
Chapter
17
Structure
and Movement
Chapter
18
Control
and Coordination
Chapter
19
Regulation
and Reproduction
Chapters
11- 13
Genetics
and Cellular Division
Body
Systems
Levels
of organization
Interactions
of Systems
Fourth 9 Weeks
Ecology
Chapter 20
Interactions of Life
Chapter 21
Ecosystems and Biomes
Chapter 22
Conserving Resources
The Universe
Characteristics
Theories of Origin