Grade 7 Earth Science - Oak Meadow
Grade 7
Earth Science
Oak Meadow
Coursebook
Oak Meadow, Inc.
Post Office Box 1346
Brattleboro, Vermont 05302-1346
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ISBN 978 16 84270 87 3
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Lesson
Grade 7
Table of Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................... ix
Course Materials ............................................................................................................... ix
How the Course Is Set Up ................................................................................................. ix
How to Get the Most Out of This Course ..........................................................................x
For Students Enrolled in Oak Meadow School ................................................................... xi
Unit 1: Scientific Habits
Lesson 1 Observation and Measurement ................................................... 3
Observation and Change
Objective Observations and Inferences
Scientific Argument
Systems of Measurement
Mass, Volume, and Density
States of Matter
Lesson 2 Scientific Method ......................................................................... 15
Lab Investigation: Celery Experiment.......................................................................... 17
Scientific Method
Variables and Controlled Experiments
Causation and Correlation
Lesson 3/4 Scientific Inquiry: Observation and Measurement ............. 25
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Unit II: Space
Lesson 5 Perspective ................................................................................... 29
Activity: Explore NASA
Spaceship Earth
Earths Spheres
Earths Hemispheres
Map Projections
Lesson 6 Earths Movement ....................................................................... 39
Activity: Sundial
Earths Rotations and Revolutions
Seasonal Cycles
Lesson 7 Earths Moon ............................................................................... 47
Activity A: Moon Story
Activity B: Moonscape
Earths Moon
Moons Rotations and Revolutions
Solar and Lunar Eclipses
How the Moon Influences Tides
Lesson 8 Our Solar System ........................................................................ 59
Activity A: Life on Another Planet
Activity B: Planet Game
Activity C: Star Gazing
Earths Sun
Planets of Our Solar System
Lesson 9 Astronomy.................................................................................... 69
Activity A: Visit a Planetarium or Science Museum
Activity B: Star Party
Astronomy
Classifying Stars
The Life of a Star
Constellations
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Lesson 10/11 Scientific Inquiry: Guiding Questions .............................. 79
Unit III: Earth
Lesson 12 Earths Structure ....................................................................... 83
Activity: Rock Recognition
Earths Layers
Rocks, Minerals, and Elements
Classifying Rocks
The Rock Cycle
Lesson 13 Weathering and Fossilization .................................................. 91
Activity A: Weathering Poem
Activity B: Mud Detective
Activity C: Fossil Impressions
Activity D: Natural History Museum
Weathering
Fossilization
Rocks as Clues to the Past
How Old Is It?
Geologic Time Periods
Lesson 14 Erosion ......................................................................................101
Soil Composition
Layers of Soil
Types of Erosion
Lesson 15 Plate Tectonics .........................................................................111
Activity A: Quaking Crossword
Activity B: Earthquakes in the News
Activity C: Creative Writing
Earthquakes............................................................................................................. 114
Tectonic Plates ......................................................................................................... 115
Seismology............................................................................................................... 119
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