Given the descriptions or chemical formulas, students will use relative masses of elements in substance to calculate and determine the ratio of atoms of each element in a compound so as to determine percent composition or empirical formula.

This resource provides flexible alternative or additional learning opportunities for students to identify the main functions of the digestive system.

This resource provides flexible alternate or additional learning opportunities for students to recognize the development and components of the cell theory, TEKS (7)(12)(F).

This resource provides flexible alternative or additional learning opportunities for students to differentiate between elements and compounds on the most basic level, Science TEKS (6)(5)(C).

This Tier 1 resource provides flexible alternative or additional learning opportunities for students to distinguish between physical and chemical changes in matter in the digestive system.

A Tier 1 life science instructional resource for Grade 7

A Tier 1 life science instructional resource for Grade 7

This resource provides flexible alternate or additional learning opportunities for students to identify organic compounds, Grade 7 Science TEKS 7(6)(A).

Given scenarios, descriptions, maps and illustrations, students will be able to model the effects of human activity on groundwater and surface water in a watershed.

Given descriptions or illustrations, students will be able to recognize levels of organization in plants and animals, including cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and organisms.

Given descriptions or illustrations, students will be able to identify the main functions of the systems of the human organism.

Given descriptions or illustrations, students will be able to recognize that according to the cell theory all organisms are composed of cells, and compare the functions of a cell to the functions of organisms.

Given scenarios and descriptions, students will be able to diagram the flow of energy through living systems, including food chains, food webs, and energy pyramids.

Tier I resource for teaching about what happens at plate boundaries.

Tier I resource for instruction on the lunar phases.

Given field and laboratory scenarios, students will collect and record data using the International System of Units (SI) and qualitative means such as labeled drawings and graphic organizers.

Given scenarios of comparative and experimental investigations, students will plan and implement investigations by making observations and asking well-defined questions and formulating testable hypothesis.

Given descriptions of investigation, students will select appropriate tools and technology to collect, record, and analyze information.

Given illustrations or descriptions, students will differentiate between elements and compounds.

Given illustrations or descriptions, students will identify that protons determine an element’s identity and valance electrons determine its chemical properties including reactivity.