engineering design process in different contexts throughout the year and utilize science and engineering practices. Students will also make connections with crosscutting concepts to work and think like a scientist. Advanced Science 7 #37721P Advanced Science 7 is a full-year course designed to increase the critical thinking, analytical reading and targeted communication skills necessary for higher-level courses. In addition to mastering the regular Science 7 curriculum, students participating in this course will engage in rigorous activities, while meeting the content standards expressed in the content framework. Students enrolled in 7th Grade Advanced Science will be expected to approach science with skills that support increased depth and rigor. Students will work within flexible groupings, experience an accelerated pace in areas of strength and be provided learning experiences that lead to advanced level products and/or performances.
SOCIAL STUDIES
7th Grade US History, Beginnings - 1850 #37771R 7th Grade US History builds on the foundational knowledge of civics, economics, geography and history, gained in Grades K-6. Social studies skills move from basic to more sophisticated and are used in combination to access and comprehend social studies content. Students develop foundational knowledge regarding patterns of change over time and the ways people view, construct and interpret history. 7th Grade US History focuses on US History from the pre-1492 beginnings through the pre-Civil War era. The course is chronological with the civics, economics and geography strands correlating to the historical eras. Advanced 7th Grade US History, Beginnings - 1850 #37771P Advanced 7th Grade US History builds on the foundational knowledge of civics, economics, geography and history, gained in Grades K-6. Social studies skills move from basic to more sophisticated and are used in combination to access and comprehend social studies content. Students develop foundational knowledge regarding patterns of change over time and the ways people view, construct and interpret history. Seventh grade US History focuses on US History from the pre-1492 beginnings through the pre-Civil War era. The course is chronological with the civics, economics and geography strands correlating to the historical eras. Advanced courses are designed to increase the critical thinking, analytical reading and targeted writing skills necessary for higher-level courses. In addition to mastering the regular 7th Grade US History curriculum, students participating in this course will engage in rigorous activities while meeting the content standards expressed in the content framework. Students enrolled in Advanced 7th Grade US History read challenging primary and secondary texts and analyze and synthesize their conclusions through writing.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION / HEALTH AND SAFETY
Physical Education / Health and Safety #377812 (Full) / #377811 (Semester) This one-semester or full-year required course exposes students to a wide variety of activities with an emphasis on physical fitness and lifetime skills and learning about basic health behaviors to determine the importance of assuming responsibility for personal health. Topics include personality, human body systems, growth and development, nutrition, fitness, alcohol and tobacco, illegal drugs, communicable and noncommunicable diseases, conflict resolution and basic first-aid and safety. Students will participate in drills, games and other activities of the sport or skill being taught. Students are expected to participate every day. Written work will also be requested. Periodically, students will take part in a physical fitness test.
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