Seventh Grade Expeditions
Self Portrait
Topics:Language Arts & Social Studies: Introduction to Africa, Asia, Middle East through art & literature
Math & Science: Science Goal 5: Investigating and using technology for an understanding of heredity and genetics Math Goal 4: Using probability to determine how to model genetics and heredity
Guiding Questions:
- How do other cultures express themselves through art, literature, and music?
- How can our study of genetics and heredity shape our understanding of similarities and differences among peoples?
- How can I increase my self-awareness through an investigation of the many facets that make me unique?
- What techniques aid in improving my ability to analyze the arts?
Core Texts
House of the Scorpion
The Breadwinner
Kira Kira
Healthy Risks
Topics:
Build an understanding of the complimentary nature of human body systems with an investigation of the body systems and their components. Explain how understanding human body systems and environmental factors can help one make informed decisions regarding health.
Guiding Questions:
- How do our bodies change over time?
- What risks that affect our health can we control, and what risks are beyond our control?
- How do health decisions and risk factors change depending on my age?
Core Texts
Fantastic Voyage
Literacy Overview:
Novel studies; nonfiction reading strategies; 6 + 1 writing traits; informational and creative writing based on research; position papers; current event analysis; primary and secondary resource.
Math/Science Overview:
Inquiry-based investigations; lab skills and techniques; nonfiction reading, writing and analysis; ethics and its relationship to science proportional thinking; financial literacy through the study of accounting; statistical compilation and analysis; algebraic thinking
Fieldwork:
Low ropes course, Corn Maze, Diana Wortham Theatre if appropriate production, Worley’s Cave spelunking, , Purchase Knob, Pisgah National Forest, end-of-year lake canoeing trip (two night overnight).
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