Welcome to Grade 7

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Disciplinary Core Idea: Ecosystems (MS-LS2)
 
Look below to learn more about our Matter and Energy in Ecosystems unit and to find select lessons and instructional materials related to the teaching and learning of this disciplinary core idea.

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About this unit

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Matter and Energy in Ecosystems is the last of nine units taught at this grade level. During this unit, students take on the role of ecologists and figure out why a sealed biodome mysteriously crashed despite following the advice of experts.
 
Review Step 1: Watch this video >
This video explains just a few of the topics students learn about throughout the entire year.
 
Review Step 2: Download the Unit Guide
Before diving into the lessons below, use review this guide to get a big picture understanding of how this unit is organized, the key questions that guide learning, and how the storyline develops across chapters.

Lessons about Ecosystems

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Amplify Science California is a multi-modal program, not a traditional textbook. Therefore, multiple components are utilized in the teaching and learning of the NGSS standards.
 
Review Step 3: Watch this video >
This video explains the instructional materials used to teach.
 
Review Step 4: Download lessons and instructional materials
Scroll down to find select lessons and instructional materials used in teaching Ecosystems. Below each description, you’ll find links to download the PDFs your committee requested.

  • Instructional materials for teaching Ecosystems

Navigating the program

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In addition to reviewing the “printed” resources above, we invite you to explore our program digitally.
 
Watch the video to the right plus the ones below showing you how to navigate our digital platform. Then following the instructions below. >
 

  • Click the orange button below to access the platform.
  • Choose Teacher to continue.
  • Select Grade 7 from the drop-down menu.
  • Click on the Matter and Energy in Ecosystems unit to find your program materials.

 

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Navigating a Core Unit

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Core units introduce a real-world problem and support students as they figure out the anchoring phenomenon and gain an understanding of the unit’s DCIs, SEPs, and CCCs.

Navigating Classwork and Reporting

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Classwork is our new online grading tool that gives you quick and easy access to unreviewed work, student portfolios of work, and automatically generated differentiation groups.

Other resources

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Unit Guide

Matter and Energy in Ecosystems

Get a big picture overview of this unit with an at-a-glance view of each chapter...

Standards

Grade 7 NGSS Alignment

See how our program addresses 100% of the NGSS Standards.

Components

Grade 7 English components

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Components

Grade 7 Spanish components

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