Language
Arts: Reading
31 Reads
a variety of materials for information and pleasure.
32 Expands
reading vocabulary.
33 Applies
word recognition strategies to acquire new vocabulary.
34 Uses
context clues to determine meanings of unknown words.
35 Interprets
literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases.
37 Adjust
reading speed according to purpose and rereads for comprehension.
39 Recognizes
explicit and implicit main ideas, details, sequence of events and cause –
effect relationships.
40 Makes
comparisons, predictions and generalizations and draws conclusions.
44 Explains
difference between fact and opinion.
45 Explains
difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Grade
7 Science
1
Scientific Inquiry Process. Uses process skill of observing, classifying,
communicating, measuring, predicting, inferring, identifying and manipulating
variables. Also uses recording, analyzing, and operationally defining, formulation
models, experimenting, constructing hypotheses and drawing conclusions.
2
Reference Skills Selects and uses multiple types of print and nonprint
sources for information on science concepts.
7
Living Things/Human Body Identifies organs and their functions in
these systems: circulatory, respiratory, reproductive, skeletal, digestive,
nervous, endocrine lymphatic and skin.
7.1 Explains and describes the features and functions of the various organ systems.7.4 Classifies groups of cells as tissues, organs, or systems using observation and or description.
8
Defines infectious diseases and how they affect the immune system.
8.1 Describes the body’s lines of defense against infectious diseases.
13
Living Things/ Classification. Explains the method scientists use
to classify living things for the purpose of communication and study.
14
Describe the major characteristics of the five kingdoms.
14.1 Classifies common organisms into kingdoms based on similarities of characteristics.
19
Ecology/Interdependence of Life. Explains the food web/food chain
cycles in nature that affect living things.
Grade
6 Social Studies Geography and World Cultures
2
Physical Geography Using maps and globes, defines and locates climate
zones, physical features, and the physical processes that shape these features
in the Americas.
3
Cultural geography Identifies various ethnic groups in the Americas
and describes their impact on the development of the regions.
6.
Cultural Geography Explains how social institutions (religion, government
and economics) influence the attitudes and behaviors of people.
8
History. Outlines the important historical developments of the Americas
and demonstrates how geographic factors influenced events and conditions.
10.
Economics. Explains how people in all economic systems engage in
basic economic activities: producing, exchanging, consuming, saving and investing.
20.
Information Processing. Analyzes interpretations of the same event
from multiple types of sources.
22.
Information Processing. Analyzes information from two or more sources
for agreements, contradictions, facts and opinions.
23.
Formulates questions related to topic.
29.
Identifies areas for further study.
39.
Time and Chronology. Calculates the amount of time between two given
dates.
42.
Time and Chronology. Places events in chronological order; make timelines
with sequencing dates.