Grade 07 Science - EC: S7.A.2.1.2
Grade 07 Science - EC: S7.A.2.1.2
Continuum of Activities
The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.
This continuum of activities offers:
- Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
- Questions/activities that grow in complexity
- Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance
Grade Levels
7th Grade
Course, Subject
Science
Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content
Activities
- Your teacher often has trouble getting his projector to display an image from his computer. List three reasons why he may be having difficulty.
- Below is a diagram of a circuit that Tom built. He cannot figure out why the bulb won’t light up. Why won’t the bulb light up? How can Tom fix the problem?
- The governor proposes to build a solar farm in Clear Creek State Forest in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. Do you think this is a suitable construction site? Explain your reasoning.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- The projector bulb is broken.
- The projector is not connected to the computer.
- The wires connecting the computer to the projector are broken.
- The projector is not connected to a power source properly.
- The computer is not in the correct display mode to show images on a projector.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Tom built an open circuit.
- A circuit must be closed in order for electricity to flow properly.
- Since the circuit is open, the flow of electricity is interrupted.
- Tom should complete the circuit using more wire to make it function properly.
- If he closes the circuit with more wire, the bulb with light up when the circuit is turned on.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Solar panels need a lot of sunlight to create energy.
- Investing in a solar farm is unreasonable unless the site will receive a lot of sunlight.
- A forest creates a lot of shaded areas.
- If a solar farm is constructed in a forest, the panels will not receive a lot of sunlight.
- The solar farm should not be constructed in Clear Creek State Forest because the solar panels will not receive a lot of sun. Therefore, they will not produce a lot of energy.
- It is an unwise investment to build the solar farm in Clear Creek State Forest.
- The solar farm should be constructed where the panels will receive a lot of sunlight.
