Seventh Grade Lesson Plans

Music

I. Elements of Music

II. Classical Music: Romantics and Nationalists

III. American Musical Traditions (Blues and Jazz)

• All That Jazz (1998) Originally presented as a fifth grade topic

Mathematics

I. Pre-Algebra

II. Geometry

• Raise the Roof (2007) — Calculate surface area, square footage, estimate cost, and follow a budget. Students design and draw their own house, apply area formulas and measure.
• Middle School Does Metrics (2000)

III. Probability and Statistics

Science

I. Atomic Structure

II. Chemical Bonds and Reactions

• Cool Chemistry (2000)

III. Cell Division and Genetics

• Genetics and the Master Race (2007) — Following a scientific strand through history, students will learn the importance of protecting liberty as well as understanding the intricacies of heredity.
• Let Me See Your Double Helix (2007)
• Shallow Gene Pool: No Diving! The Study of Cell Reproduction, DNA, and Genetics (2005)

IV. History of the Earth and Life Forms

• A Trip Through TIME! (2007)
• Stories Told By Rocks (2002)

V. Evolution

• That Big Scary E-Word...Evolution (2001)

VI. Science Biographies

• Three Men and a Lady: Science Biographies (2006)
• A Great Debate: Who Made the Biggest Difference? (2006)

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