GLE Code | Discipline | Strand | Big Idea | Concept | Grade Level/Course | GLE |
SC/6UN/1/A/07/c | Science | Composition and Structure of the Universe and the Motion of the Objects Within It | The universe has observable properties and structure | The Earth, Sun, and moon are part of a larger system that includes other planets and smaller celestial bodies | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence Objects and Their Motion in the Solar System
Identify the relative proximity of common celestial bodies (i.e., Sun, moon, planets, smaller celestial bodies such as comets and meteors, other stars) in the sky to the Earth
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SC/6UN/1/A/07/b | Science | Composition and Structure of the Universe and the Motion of the Objects Within It | The universe has observable properties and structure | The Earth, Sun, and moon are part of a larger system that includes other planets and smaller celestial bodies | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence Objects and Their Motion in the Solar System
Compare and contrast the size, composition, atmosphere, and surface of the planets (inner vs. outer) in our solar system and Earth s moon
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SC/6UN/1/A/07/a | Science | Composition and Structure of the Universe and the Motion of the Objects Within It | The universe has observable properties and structure | The Earth, Sun, and moon are part of a larger system that includes other planets and smaller celestial bodies | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence Objects and Their Motion in the Solar System
Classify celestial bodies in the solar system into categories: Sun, moon, planets, and other small bodies (i.e., asteroids, comets, meteors), based on physical properties
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SC/6UN/1/B/07/a | Science | Composition and Structure of the Universe and the Motion of the Objects Within It | The universe has observable properties and structure | The Earth has a composition and location suitable to sustain life | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence Objects and Their Motion in the Solar System
Describe how the Earth s placement in the solar system is favorable to sustain life (i.e., distance from the Sun, temperature, atmosphere)
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SC/6UN/1/B/07/b | Science | Composition and Structure of the Universe and the Motion of the Objects Within It | The universe has observable properties and structure | The Earth has a composition and location suitable to sustain life | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence Objects and Their Motion in the Solar System
Compare and contrast the characteristics of Earth that support life with the characteristics of other planets that are considered favorable or unfavorable to life (e.g., atmospheric gases, extremely high/low temperatures)
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SC/6UN/1/C/07/a | Science | Composition and Structure of the Universe and the Motion of the Objects Within It | The universe has observable properties and structure | Most of the information we know about the universe comes from the electromagnetic spectrum | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence Objects and Their Motion in the Solar System
Recognize stars are separated from one another by vast and different distances, which causes stars to appear smaller than the Sun
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SC/8ST/2/B/06-08/a | Science | Impact of Science, Technology and Human Activity | Historical and cultural perspectives of scientific explanations help to improve understanding of the nature of science and how science knowledge and technology evolve over time | Scientific theories are developed based on the body of knowledge that exists at any particular time and must be rigorously questioned and tested for validity | Grade 6-8 | Scope and Sequence - All Units
Recognize the difficulty science innovators experience as they attempt to break through accepted ideas (hypotheses, laws, theories) of their time to reach conclusions that may lead to changes in those ideas and serve to advance scientific understanding (e.g., Darwin, Copernicus, Newton)
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SC/8ST/2/B/06-08/b | Science | Impact of Science, Technology and Human Activity | Historical and cultural perspectives of scientific explanations help to improve understanding of the nature of science and how science knowledge and technology evolve over time | Scientific theories are developed based on the body of knowledge that exists at any particular time and must be rigorously questioned and tested for validity | Grade 6-8 | Scope and Sequence - All Units
Recognize explanations have changed over time as a result of new evidence
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SC/7IN/1/B/07/a | Science | Scientific Inquiry | Science understanding is developed through the use of science process skills, scientific knowledge, scientific investigation, reasoning, and critical thinking | Scientific inquiry relies upon gathering evidence from qualitative and quantitative observations | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence - All Units
Make qualitative observations using the five senses
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SC/7IN/1/C/07/a | Science | Scientific Inquiry | Science understanding is developed through the use of science process skills, scientific knowledge, scientific investigation, reasoning, and critical thinking | Evidence is used to formulate explanations | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence - All Units
Use quantitative and qualitative data as support for reasonable explanations (conclusions)
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SC/7IN/1/D/07/a | Science | Scientific Inquiry | Science understanding is developed through the use of science process skills, scientific knowledge, scientific investigation, reasoning, and critical thinking | Scientific inquiry includes evaluation of explanations (hypotheses, laws, theories) in light of scientific principles (understandings) | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence - All Units
Evaluate the reasonableness of an explanation (conclusion)
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SC/7IN/1/D/07/b | Science | Scientific Inquiry | Science understanding is developed through the use of science process skills, scientific knowledge, scientific investigation, reasoning, and critical thinking | Scientific inquiry includes evaluation of explanations (hypotheses, laws, theories) in light of scientific principles (understandings) | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence - All Units
Analyze whether evidence (data) and scientific principles support proposed explanations (hypotheses, laws, theories)
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SC/7IN/1/E/07/a | Science | Scientific Inquiry | Science understanding is developed through the use of science process skills, scientific knowledge, scientific investigation, reasoning, and critical thinking | The nature of science relies upon communication of results and justification of explanations | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence - All Units
Communicate the procedures and results of investigations and explanations through:
-oral presentations
-drawings and maps
-data tables (allowing for the recording and analysis of data relevant to the experiment, such as independent and dependent variables, --multiple trials, beginning and ending times or temperatures, derived quantities)
-graphs (bar, single line, pictograph)
-equations and writings
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SC/8ST/2/A/06-08/a | Science | Impact of Science, Technology and Human Activity | Historical and cultural perspectives of scientific explanations help to improve understanding of the nature of science and how science knowledge and technology evolve over time | People of different gender and ethnicity have contributed to scientific discoveries and the invention of technological innovations | Grade 6-8 | Scope and Sequence - All Units
Describe how the contributions of scientists and inventors, representing different cultures, races, and gender, have contributed to science, technology and human activity (e.g., George Washington Carver, Thomas Edison, Thomas Jefferson, Isaac Newton, Marie Curie, Galileo, Albert Einstein, Mae Jemison, Edwin Hubble, Charles Darwin, Jonas Salk, Louis Pasteur, Jane Goodall, Tom Akers, John Wesley Powell, Rachel Carson) (Assess Locally)
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SC/6UN/2/C/07/d | Science | Composition and Structure of the Universe and the Motion of the Objects Within It | Regular and predictable motions of objects in the universe can be described and explained as the result of gravitational forces | The regular and predictable motions of the Earth and moon relative to the Sun explain natural phenomena on Earth, such as day, month, year, shadows, moon phases, eclipses, tides, and seasons | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence Objects and Their Motion in the Solar System
Explain the relationships between a planet s length of year (period of revolution) and its position in the solar system
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SC/6UN/2/C/07/e | Science | Composition and Structure of the Universe and the Motion of the Objects Within It | Regular and predictable motions of objects in the universe can be described and explained as the result of gravitational forces | The regular and predictable motions of the Earth and moon relative to the Sun explain natural phenomena on Earth, such as day, month, year, shadows, moon phases, eclipses, tides, and seasons | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence Objects and Their Motion in the Solar System
Describe how the moon s relative position changes as it revolves around the Earth
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SC/6UN/2/C/07/f | Science | Composition and Structure of the Universe and the Motion of the Objects Within It | Regular and predictable motions of objects in the universe can be described and explained as the result of gravitational forces | The regular and predictable motions of the Earth and moon relative to the Sun explain natural phenomena on Earth, such as day, month, year, shadows, moon phases, eclipses, tides, and seasons | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence Objects and Their Motion in the Solar System
Recognize the phases of the moon are due to the relative positions of the Moon with respect to the Earth and Sun
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SC/6UN/2/D/07/c | Science | Composition and Structure of the Universe and the Motion of the Objects Within It | Regular and predictable motions of objects in the universe can be described and explained as the result of gravitational forces | Gravity is a force of attraction between objects in the solar system that governs their motion | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence - Objects and Their Motion in the Solar System
Describe how the Sun s gravitational pull holds the Earth and other planets in their orbits
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SC/7IN/1/B/07/c | Science | Scientific Inquiry | Science understanding is developed through the use of science process skills, scientific knowledge, scientific investigation, reasoning, and critical thinking | Scientific inquiry relies upon gathering evidence from qualitative and quantitative observations | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence - All Units
Use a variety of tools and equipment to gather data (e.g., microscopes, thermometers, analog and digital meters, computers, spring scales, balances, metric rulers, graduated cylinders, stopwatches)
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SC/7IN/1/B/07/b | Science | Scientific Inquiry | Science understanding is developed through the use of science process skills, scientific knowledge, scientific investigation, reasoning, and critical thinking | Scientific inquiry relies upon gathering evidence from qualitative and quantitative observations | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence - All Units
Determine the appropriate tools and techniques to collect data
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SC/6UN/2/B/07/d | Science | Composition and Structure of the Universe and the Motion of the Objects Within It | Regular and predictable motions of objects in the universe can be described and explained as the result of gravitational forces | The apparent position of the moon, as seen from Earth, and its actual position relative to Earth change in observable patterns | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence Objects and Their Motion in the Solar System
Recognize that one half of the Moon is always facing the Sun and, therefore, one half of the Moon is always lit
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SC/6UN/2/B/07/e | Science | Composition and Structure of the Universe and the Motion of the Objects Within It | Regular and predictable motions of objects in the universe can be described and explained as the result of gravitational forces | The apparent position of the moon, as seen from Earth, and its actual position relative to Earth change in observable patterns | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence Objects and Their Motion in the Solar System
Relate the apparent change in the moon s position in the sky as it appears to move east-to-west over the course of a day to Earth s counterclockwise rotation about its axis
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SC/6UN/2/B/07/b | Science | Composition and Structure of the Universe and the Motion of the Objects Within It | Regular and predictable motions of objects in the universe can be described and explained as the result of gravitational forces | The apparent position of the moon, as seen from Earth, and its actual position relative to Earth change in observable patterns | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence Objects and Their Motion in the Solar System
Recognize the moon rises later each day due to its revolution around the Earth in a counterclockwise direction
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SC/6UN/2/B/07/c | Science | Composition and Structure of the Universe and the Motion of the Objects Within It | Regular and predictable motions of objects in the universe can be described and explained as the result of gravitational forces | The apparent position of the moon, as seen from Earth, and its actual position relative to Earth change in observable patterns | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence Objects and Their Motion in the Solar System
Recognize the Moon is in the sky for roughly 12 hours in a 24-hour period (i.e., if the Moon rises at about 6 P.M., it will set at about 6 A.M.)
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SC/6UN/2/B/07/a | Science | Composition and Structure of the Universe and the Motion of the Objects Within It | Regular and predictable motions of objects in the universe can be described and explained as the result of gravitational forces | The apparent position of the moon, as seen from Earth, and its actual position relative to Earth change in observable patterns | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence Objects and Their Motion in the Solar System
Observe the change in time and location of moon rise, moon set, and the moon s appearance relative to time of day and month over several months, and note the pattern in this change
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SC/6UN/2/B/07/f | Science | Composition and Structure of the Universe and the Motion of the Objects Within It | Regular and predictable motions of objects in the universe can be described and explained as the result of gravitational forces | The apparent position of the moon, as seen from Earth, and its actual position relative to Earth change in observable patterns | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence Objects and Their Motion in the Solar System
Describe how the appearance of the moon that can be seen from Earth changes approximately every 28 days in an observable pattern (moon phases)
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