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New SCoPE Lesson Plans
Seventh Grade

English Language Arts

Unit 1 - Literacy Strategies
Unit 2 - Self-discovery
Unit 3 - Decision-making
Unit 4 - What to Do with a Poem
Unit 5 - Heroes & Heroines of Myths and Legends
Unit 6 - Perspectives on Eastern World Cultures
Unit 7 - Drama

Mathematics

Science

Unit 2 - Energy: Moving it and using it

• Lesson 1 - Play Time!, Student Pages, Teacher Background Information
  
• Lesson 2 - What's the Fizz?, Student Pages, Teacher Background Information
  
• Lesson 3 - Crank It Up, Student Pages, Movie Clip
  
• Lesson 4 - Charge Ahead, Student Pages, Teacher Background Information
  
• Lesson 5 - Mission Possible, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 6 - Electric Highway, Student Pages, Teacher Background Information
  
• Lesson 7 - Sound Lab, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 8 - Super Nail, Student Pages, Teacher Background Information
  
• Lesson 9 - Start Your Motors, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 10 - Garage Sale, Student Pages

Unit 3 - Physical & Chemical

• Lesson 1 - What Sort Are You?, Student Pages
• Lesson 2 - Does Density Matter?, Student Pages, Teacher Background Information
• Lesson 3 - Mystery Objects, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 4 - Mystery Liquids, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 5 - What Is Matter Made Of?, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 6 - Mixing It Up, Student Pages, Teacher Background
  
• Lesson 7 - Dissolved But Not Forgotten, Student Pages, Teacher Background Information
  
• Lesson 8 - Molecules in Changes of State
  
• Lesson 9 - Investigating Powders, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 10 - Sorting Liquids by a Chemical Property, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 11 - Do Molecules Change Their Nature?, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 12 - Rusty or Shiny?, Student Pages

Unit 4 - Why Do We Call the Water Planet Earth?

• Lesson 1 - Observing Earth, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 2 - Is It Alive?, Student Pages, Teacher Background
  
• Lesson 3 - Extreme Environments, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 4 - How High Is Your Mountain?, Student Pages, Map
  
• Lesson 5 - Planetary Voyage, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 6 - Where Should We Go?, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 7 - Show Me Mars, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 8 - Where Else Might Life Exist?, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 9 - What Could Live There?, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 10 - Just the Facts, Student Pages

Unit 5 - Nature and Technology - Changing the Earth

• Lesson 1 - Rocks All Around, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 2 - How Do Rocks Change?, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 3 - What Types of Rocks Are There?, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 4 - Rocks Recycle Too, Teacher Background, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 5 - Limestone, A Sedimentary Rock, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 6 - Minerals Found with Igneous Rocks, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 7 - Iron Ore, A Metamorphic Rock, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 8 - Michigan's Mineral Resources, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 9 - Mining the Earth, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 10 - How Does Mining Affect the Earth?, Student Pages

Unit 6 - The Solar System Evolving, Revolving, and Rotating Unit Outline file

• Teacher Background
  
• Lesson 1 - The Night Sky, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 2 - Wanderers in Earth and Sky, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 3 - Sky Tales, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 4 - Starry Nights, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 5 - Follow That Star, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 6 - Third Rock from the Sun, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 7 - Martian Chronicles, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 8 - Solar System Expedition, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 9 - The Sun's Family, Student Pages
  
• Lesson 10 - Down to Earth, Student Pages

Social Studies

Unit 2 - West Africa

• Unit Accommodations
• Lesson Accommodations
• Lesson 1 - Where is West Africa? Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 2 - Climate of West Africa Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 3 - Population in Western Africa Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 4 - Stories from West Africa Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 5 - Resources and Occupations in West Africa Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 6 - The GNP for the Countries in West Africa Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 7 - Desertification Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 8 - West Africa: Past and Present Issues Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 9 - Environmental Issues in West Africa Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 10 - The Future of West Africa Supplemental Materials

Unit 3 - Central and East Africa

• Unit Accommodations
• Lesson Accommodations
• Lesson 1 - Natural Environments of Central and East Africa
• Lesson 2 - Climates of Central and East Africa, Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 3 - Farming in Central and East Africa
• Lesson 4 - Mining in Central and East Africa
• Lesson 5 - Water in Central and East Africa, Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 6 - Natural Environments and Economy in Kenya, Supplemental Materials
  
• Lesson 7 - The Tropical Rainforests of Central Africa
• Lesson 8 - Historical Connections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Supplemental Materials (file 1, file 2, file 3)
• Lesson 9 - International Health Organizations in Africa
• Lesson 10 - International Governmental Organizations in Africa, Supplemental Materials
  

Unit 5 - Central and South Asia

• Unit Accommodations
• Lesson Accommodations