2015-2016Curriculum Night7th Grade
Mr. Wood - ELA
Mrs. Villamar - Math
Mrs. Cawley - Science
Mr. Laskin - Social Studies
7th Grade Language Arts
Mr. Maxwell Wood
Grading Policy and Weights
• 70% - Tests/Quizzes, 25% - Classwork/Projects, 5% - Homework
• Retakes
• Incompletes and zeros
• Homework due dates
Assignment Overview
• Daily bell work
• Tests and quizzes
• No spelling and vocabulary tests
• 4 quarterly essays
• Advanced: 3 novels, Regular: At least 2 novels
College and Career Readiness Specifics
• Progressing towards informational text
• Work to demonstrate independence
• Reading for purpose
• Read, comprehend, question, cite, and infer
• Evolving with technology
• Understanding other perspectives and cultures
No Longer Just the “What”
• “Determine themes and central ideas and analyze development…”
• “Trace and evaluate specific claims…”
• “Analyze how elements interact…”
• “Write to support claims with clear and relevant reasons…”
• “Develop the topic with relevant facts…”
• “Gather relevant information from multiple sources…”
7th and 8th Grade Mathematics
Mrs. Hylari Villamar
5 Major Areas:
Ratios and Proportional Relationships
The Number SystemExpressions and EquationsGeometryStatistics and Probability
Ratios and Proportional Relationships 7th grade
Ratios and Proportional Relationships 8th grade
Ratios and Proportional Relationships 8th grade
The Number System 7th grade
The Number System 7th grade
The Number System 8th grade
Expressions and Equations 7th grade
Expressions and Equations 8th grade
Geometry 7th grade
Geometry 7th grade
Geometry 7th gradeCalculate Volume and Surface Area
Geometry 8th gradeTranslationsRotationsCongruence and Angle RelationshipsDilationSimilar Figures
Statistics and Probability 7th Grade
*Estimating Probabilities
*Random Sampling *Estimated Population Characteristics
*Comparing Populations*
Statistics and Probability 8th gradeInvestigate Patterns of association in bivariate data
Thank You!
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7th GradeScience & STEM
Mrs. Cawley
S.T.E.M
Science, Technology, Engineering & Math.
Engineering Design Process
STEM Skills
STEM Career Project
Goal:
Critical Thinkers
SCIENCE: Scientific Inquiry
Earth’s Geological
Components
Earth’s Geological
Process
Earth in the Solar
System
Population & Ecosystem
EARTH’S GEOLOGICAL COMPONENTS
Classify Rocks & Minerals (properties) Explain Rock Cycle Distinguish the Types of rocks according to how
they are formed.
EARTH’S GEOLOGICAL PROCESS: Understand the processes and environmental
conditions involved in the formation of the Earth’s structures.
Specifically: erosion, deposition,
plate tectonics & volcanism.
Earth in the Solar System
Explain the relationship between planets and the sun in our solar system and how that understanding has changed over time.
Population and Ecosystem:
Analyze the interactions of living organisms with their ecosystem.
Evaluate data related to problems associated with population growth.
Grading Policy & Requirements
Project/Lab Reports -20% Quizzes - 30% Test -35% ISN/Classwork – 10% Homework – 5%
SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT
Teacher’s Information:
Email: [email protected]. 58470Website: www.dvusd.org/sonoranfoothills
7th Grade Social StudiesMr. Matthew Laskin
Social Studies is…
• American History
• World History
• Geography
• Civics
• Economics
• Focus on American History from the Industrial Revolution around 1800 through the Great Depression.
• Industrial Revolution
• Civil War
• Reconstruction
• Progressivism
• World War I
• Great Depression
• Working towards the understanding of how events are interconnected throughout history; events of today are influenced by events of the past.
• Making historical connections. Focus on discovering history not just being given historical information and forming own arguments on the meaning, importance, and influence of events from the past.
• Material Presentation
• Multimedia
• Video
• Audio
• Photo
• Internet
• Text (Primary and Secondary)
• Assessment
• Written
• Project
• Traditional
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