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Grade 07 Science - EC: S7.D.3.1.4

Grade 07 Science - EC: S7.D.3.1.4

Continuum of Activities

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

Activities

  1. List 3 instruments that are used to gather data about space.

  2. What is a satellite?

  3. What is a space probe?
  1. Much technological advancement has changed the ways astronomers study space today.  Make a list of at least 5 advancements in the tools and methods that are used to study space today.
  1. The International Space Station and the Mars Rover are two important instruments that help scientists study our universe.  Briefly describe the missions of these instruments.  Which do you think has had a greater impact on our knowledge of the universe?  Why?

Answer Key/Rubric

  1. Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
  • Satellites
  • Telescopes
  • Probes
  • Mars Rover
  • Hubble Space Telescope
  • International Space Station
  1. A satellite is an object put into orbit around a celestial body in order to gather information about it or for communication purposes.

  2. A space probe is an unmanned space craft that is designed to transmit information about its environment.
  1. Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
  • Today’s telescopes are much more advanced.  They have stronger lenses.  They can take pictures.
  • We have telescopes in space.  They take pictures and send them back to astronomers on Earth.
  • We have robots that explore space. 
  • We have satellites and probes. 
  • We can communicate with machines in space.
  • We can send people into space.  People can live in space for periods of time and complete experiments.
  • We can land space crafts on comets.
  1. Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
  • The Mars Rover was sent to Mars to study the surface of the planet.  Subjects of study include rocks and soil.
  • There have been 42 missions on the ISS. 
  • Many different experiments occur simultaneously on the ISS.  The experiments are chosen by each space station partner to meet the goals of their space agency.
  • Examples include:
    • Antibiotic Effectiveness in Space
    • Plant Experiments
    • Growth and Survival of Colored Fungi in Space
    • Comparison of Seed Growth on Earth and in Space
    • Pattern Formation During Ice Crystal Growth
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