Grade
7 Science NextGen Science Standards
MS-PS1-1 Structure of Atoms and Molecules
Understand the
structure of an atom and how atoms can combine
to form molecules.
MS-PS1-2 Chemical and
Physical Properties of Matter/Chemical Reactions
Understand that
substances have certain chemical and physical
properties and these properties can change when a
chemical reaction
has taken place.
MS-PS1-3 Synthetic Materials
and Natural Resources
Understand that
synthetic materials come from natural resources.
These synthetic materials can include medicines,
food and alternative fuels.
MS-PS1-4
States of Matter and Particle Motion
Understand that molecules are
always in motion and that the more
heat they experience, the faster they move.
MS-PS1-5 Law of Conservation
of Matter
Understand that in a
chemical reaction, atoms may combine with others,
but
the total number of atoms always stays the
same. Nothing is created or
destroyed, but it may change form. This is
called the Law of Conservation
of Matter.
MS-PS1-6 Experimental Design
Project
MS-PS2-1 Newton's Third Law
MS-PS2-2 Newton’s First and Second Laws
Understand Newton’s
three Laws of Motion. They describe how and
why
objects move the way they do when forces affect
them.
MS-PS2-3
Electrical and Magnetic Forces
Understand that
electricity and magnetism are related.
Understand
that there are a number of things that affect the
strength of electric and magnetic
forces.
MS-PS2-5
Magnetic and Electrical Fields between Objects
Understand that
fields can exist between objects even when the
objects are not in contact. These fields are
generally either
magnetic or electrical. They’re usually not
visible, but they are there!
MS-PS3-1 Kinetic
Energy
Understand that the
amount
of Kinetic Energy present is determined by both
the speed of an object as well as its mass.
MS-PS3-2
Potential Energy
Understand that when
the distance between objects changes, the amount
of
potential energy stored in them changes as well.
MS-PS3-3
Design Project
MS-PS3-4 Potential/Kinetic Energy and Energy
Transfer
MS-PS3-5 Changes to PE and KE and Energy Transfer
Understand what
causes the Kinetic Energy of an object to
change. Understand that
when these changes happen, its because energy was
transferred to or from the object.
MS-PS4-1 Waves
Understand that all
waves are similar, whether they’re ocean waves, or
light waves.
The size of a wave is related to how much
energy is in the wave.
MS-PS4-2
Wave movements
Understand how waves
are reflected, absorbed or pass through various
materials.
MS-PS4-3
Analog vs. Digital signals
Understand that
information may be carried in a wave
and that these waves are very useful in
modern day communications.
MS-LS1-6
Photosynthesis
Understand that
photosynthesis is responsible
for cycling matter and energy into and
out of organisms.
MS-LS2-1 Ecosystems resource availability
Understand that the
availability of resources in an ecosystem
will affect all organisms that live there.
MS-LS2-2
Interactions among living things in Ecosystems
Understand that
organisms living in an ecosystem
interact with one another in a variety of
ways.
You will need to be able to describe the various
way
that these living things may interact with
one another.
MS-LS2-3
Matter and Energy Cycling in Ecosystems
Understand that both
Matter and Energy move through ecosystems.
This matter and energy is constantly being
recycled and re-used.
MS-LS2-4
Ecosystem dynamics
Understand that
when you make changes to either the living or
non-living parts of an ecosystem,
it affects the ecosystem in many ways.
MS-LS4-4 Natural
Selection/Genetic Variations in Offspring
Understand that all
organisms are born with slightly different traits,
and these traits an affect who lives and who dies
in an ecosystem.
MS-LS4-5
Artificial Selection
Understand that
humans have developed ways to influence which
traits are found in some organisms.
In many cases we can select which traits we
wish to see in particular organism.
MS-LS4-6
Natural Selection/Evolution/Population changes
Understand how
natural selection works in nature. Understand how
natural selection is
responsible for the large amount of biodiversity
on Earth.