GLE Code | Discipline | Strand | Big Idea | Concept | Grade Level/Course | GLE |
SC/2FM/1/A/07/a | Science | Properties and Principles of Force and Motion | The motion of an object is described by its change in position relative to another object or point | The motion of an object is described as a change in position, direction, and speed relative to another object (frame of reference) | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence Force, Motion, and Work
Describe the circular motion of a moving object as the result of a force acting toward the center
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SC/2FM/1/A/07/b | Science | Properties and Principles of Force and Motion | The motion of an object is described by its change in position relative to another object or point | The motion of an object is described as a change in position, direction, and speed relative to another object (frame of reference) | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence Force, Motion, and Work
Classify different types of motion (e.g., straight line, projectile, circular, vibrational)
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SC/2FM/2/A/07/a | Science | Properties and Principles of Force and Motion | Forces affect motion | Forces are classified as either contact (pushes, pulls, friction, buoyancy) or non-contact forces (gravity, magnetism), that can be described in terms of direction and magnitude | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence Force, Motion, and Work
Identify and describe the types of forces acting on an object in motion, at rest, floating/sinking (i.e., type of force, direction, amount of force in Newtons) |
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/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/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/2FM/2/B/07/b | Science | Properties and Principles of Force and Motion | Forces affect motion | Every object exerts a gravitational force on every other object | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence Force, Motion, and Work
Recognize an object s weight is a measure of the gravitational force of a planet/moon acting on that object |
SC/2FM/2/B/07/c | Science | Properties and Principles of Force and Motion | Forces affect motion | Every object exerts a gravitational force on every other object | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence Force, Motion, and Work
Compare the amount of gravitational force acting between objects (which is dependent upon their masses and the distance between them) |
SC/2FM/2/D/07/d | Science | Properties and Principles of Force and Motion | Forces affect motion | Newton s Laws of Motion explain the interaction of mass and forces, and are used to predict changes in motion | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence Force, Motion, and Work
Explain how the acceleration of a moving object is affected by the amount of net force applied and the mass of the object |
SC/2FM/2/D/07/b | Science | Properties and Principles of Force and Motion | Forces affect motion | Newton s Laws of Motion explain the interaction of mass and forces, and are used to predict changes in motion | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence Force, Motion, and Work
Explain that when forces (including magnetic, gravity, friction, push or pull) are balanced, objects are at rest or their motion remains constant |
SC/2FM/2/D/07/c | Science | Properties and Principles of Force and Motion | Forces affect motion | Newton s Laws of Motion explain the interaction of mass and forces, and are used to predict changes in motion | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence Force, Motion, and Work
Explain that a change in motion is the result of an unbalanced force acting upon an object
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SC/2FM/2/D/07/a | Science | Properties and Principles of Force and Motion | Forces affect motion | Newton s Laws of Motion explain the interaction of mass and forces, and are used to predict changes in motion | Grade 7 | Scope and Sequence Force, Motion, and Work
Compare the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces (including magnetic, gravity, friction, push or pull) on an object s motion |