Suggested progression · 32 mini-lessons

Your Grade 7
curriculum map.

Explore eight subjects, then move from a unit to a lesson. Unit order and prerequisites are suggestions for planning; adapt to the learner’s readiness and your local course requirements.

Grade 7 · Course placement varies

Mathematics

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Connect multiplicative comparisons to proportional relationships and work fluently with positive and negative rational numbers. Justify equations and use data to evaluate claims.

Typical progression & planning notes

Proportional relationships and percent
Rational-number operations
Equivalent expressions and equations
Scale, angle and geometric measurement
Sampling and population inference
Chance models and probability

Build on Grade 6 ratios and rational numbers. Suggested units increase from computation to models and uncertainty; acceleration needs its own course sequence.

Coverage: Six lessons provide selected practice, with additional work needed on fluency, geometry and statistical inference.

Unit 1: Proportions and rational operations

Connect constant rates and percents to signed-number reasoning.

Before this unit: Grade 6 ratios and rational-number order

Proportional Printing and Percent Changes 30 minutes · 7.RP.A.2.b · 7.RP.A.3
Rational Operations on a Trail 30 minutes · 7.NS.A.1.c · 7.NS.A.2

Unit 2: Equations and geometric models

Use equations and scale to represent constraints and measurements.

Before this unit: Rational-number operations

Equations and Inequalities for a Club 30 minutes · 7.EE.B.4.a · 7.EE.B.4.b
Scale Drawings and a Circular Garden 30 minutes · 7.G.A.1 · 7.G.B.4

Unit 3: Sampling and probability

Distinguish a representative sample from a chance model and test both.

Before this unit: Fractions, ratios and percents

A More Representative Lunch Survey 30 minutes · 7.SP.A.1 · 7.SP.A.2
Chance Models with Two Spins 30 minutes · 7.SP.C.8.b · 7.SP.C.7

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English language arts

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Compare perspectives, trace an author’s reasoning and organize evidence with growing independence. Strengthen transitions, sentence choices and responsible source use.

Typical progression & planning notes

Inference, theme and literary structure
Central ideas and informational organization
Viewpoint, argument and counterclaims
Research questions and corroboration
Writing across argument, explanation and narrative
Revision, conventions, vocabulary and discussion

Build on Grade 6 evidence selection. Move from a single supported interpretation toward comparing explanations and revising independently.

Coverage: Six lessons sample the progression; extended texts, writing portfolios and broader language study remain essential.

Unit 1: Comparing ideas and perspectives

Track interacting story elements and multiple central ideas with several pieces of evidence.

Before this unit: Grade 6 evidence and summary skills

A Bridge, a Storm and Conflicting Views 30 minutes · RL.7.1 · RL.7.2 · RL.7.6
Two Central Ideas in a Seed Library 30 minutes · RI.7.2 · RI.7.5

Unit 2: Developing and revising writing

Respond to opposing claims, synthesize research and control narrative pacing.

Before this unit: Paragraph development Source attribution

Library Hours and a Counterclaim 30 minutes · RI.7.8 · W.7.1.a
Synthesize Research on Shared Bikes 35 minutes · W.7.2.a · W.7.8
Narrative Pacing in a Power Outage 30 minutes · W.7.3.b · W.7.3.e

Unit 3: Precision and collaborative inquiry

Revise sentence relationships and refine a view in response to a partner.

Before this unit: Clause and sentence basics

Modifiers, Precision and a Changing View 30 minutes · L.7.1.c · L.7.3.a · L.7.4.a · SL.7.1.d

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Science

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Use models and data to explain mechanisms and interactions. Consider variables, limitations and how evidence can support or challenge a scientific explanation.

Typical progression & planning notes

Investigating patterns and variables
Physical changes and energy
Life processes and ecosystems
Earth systems and resources
Space and system models
Comparing engineering solutions

This is a suggested spiral through middle school sciences, not a universal Grade 7 requirement. NGSS codes retain their grades 6–8 band label.

Coverage: These focused lessons contribute to selected practices and concepts; additional investigations and disciplinary study are needed.

Unit 1: Living Connections

Trace matter and energy before examining a simple inheritance model.

Before this unit: Recognize producers and cells.

Matter Cycles, Energy Flows 30 minutes · MS-LS2-3 · RST.6-8.7
What a Punnett Model Predicts 35 minutes · MS-LS3-2 · RST.6-8.3

Unit 2: Changes in Matter and Motion

Count conserved atoms, then analyze a fair motion comparison.

Before this unit: Use ratios and distinguish a variable from a control.

Rearrange Atoms Without Losing Them 30 minutes · MS-PS1-5 · RST.6-8.7
Which Cart Comparison Is Fair? 35 minutes · MS-PS2-2 · RST.6-8.1

Unit 3: Watersheds and Solutions

Explain runoff pathways and compare engineered solutions using data.

Before this unit: Read simple area and volume data.

Where Does the Rain Go? 30 minutes · MS-ESS3-3 · RST.6-8.7
Choose a Filter Without Overclaiming 35 minutes · MS-ETS1-2 · RST.6-8.7

Grade 7 · Elective / rotation · Availability varies

Visual arts

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Connect composition and material choices to a purpose, then use critique to improve a piece. Compare alternative visual decisions instead of seeking one correct style.

Typical progression & planning notes

Develop a visual intention
Explore contrast and organization
Critique and revise with reasons

Suggested elective progression; art courses, media and schedules vary by school.

Coverage: Two mini-lessons sample artmaking and reflection. They do not establish complete arts-standard coverage.

Unit 1: Space and Interpretation

Use spatial choices to communicate depth, then compare how context can change an image’s interpretation.

Before this unit: Use shapes and contrast intentionally; distinguish visible evidence from interpretation.

Create Depth with Overlap and Scale 30 minutes · W.7.2.b
When a Caption Changes the Image 30 minutes · SL.7.1.d

Grade 7 · Elective / rotation · Availability varies

Music

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Develop patterns into musical form and listen for how parts relate. Compare arrangements and explain choices using musical vocabulary.

Typical progression & planning notes

Recognize form and contrast
Arrange related parts
Rehearse, discuss and revise

Suggested music elective progression; access to ensembles and instruments varies.

Coverage: Subject-content alignment is not yet verified. Supporting Common Core activities are limited to the specified communication tasks.

Unit 1: Form and Arrangement

Move from recurring motifs to variation, then assign complementary musical roles while explaining the choices.

Before this unit: Represent four beats using quarter notes, paired eighth notes and rests; recognize ABA form.

Show Repetition and Contrast in a Rhythm Map 30 minutes · SL.7.5
Arrange Complementary Rhythm Layers 30 minutes · W.7.2.d

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Health and physical education

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Compare strategies, use feedback and plan inclusive participation. Explain decisions with evidence while respecting different abilities and circumstances.

Typical progression & planning notes

Analyze a strategy or choice
Apply and adapt a plan
Use feedback to revise

Suggested sequence; health topics and PE arrangements vary. Offer seated, imagined or observation-based participation where helpful.

Coverage: Selected skills only; this is not full health/PE coverage or a verified local-standards crosswalk.

Unit 1: Strategy and Evidence

Evaluate tactical advice using supplied evidence, then organize an adaptable practice plan around a clear skill goal.

Before this unit: Identify a claim, reason and example; understand that a small sample can be limited.

Evaluate a Coaching Claim 25 minutes · SL.7.3
Build an Adaptable Skill-Practice Plan 30 minutes · W.7.2.a

Grade 7 · Elective / rotation · Availability varies

Technology, computer science and digital literacy

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Test rules, debug a process and evaluate how information is represented or shared. Explain decisions using a trace, example or source evidence.

Typical progression & planning notes

Model rules and decisions
Test and debug
Evaluate data and digital information

Suggested elective or integrated progression. No coding account or paid tool is required.

Coverage: Two focused lessons cannot cover programming, networks, data and digital citizenship in full. Subject standards have not been crosswalked.

Unit 1: Logic and Information Quality

Extend ordered instructions with decisions and repetition, then test the quality of evidence in an online claim.

Before this unit: Follow numbered instructions and identify an input and output.

Trace a Conditional Algorithm 25 minutes · W.7.2.d
Test the Evidence Behind an App Claim 30 minutes · RI.7.8

A curriculum map. A place to start.

These 96 original mini-lessons sample selected skills across grades 6–8. This is a starter curriculum map and lesson collection, not a complete year of daily instruction, every standard, or an accredited course.

Contributes to Common Core standard identifies a selected math or English skill. Grade-specific codes retain their actual grade. Science and social studies use a Supporting Common Core literacy connection only for the reading or writing activity described; this does not establish subject-content alignment.

Contributes to NGSS performance expectation describes a partial science connection to a grades 6–8 band expectation. A paper model or short data task does not fulfill the entire performance expectation. Each mapping explains its limits. Science and social studies grade placements are suggested; course sequences vary.

Visual arts, music and computing may be electives or rotations. Course availability and health/PE requirements vary. Where no verified subject-content mapping is recorded, the lesson states Subject-content alignment not yet verified. Any supporting Common Core activity is identified separately.

Use North Carolina’s Standard Course of Study ↗ for local planning. No NC alignment is claimed without a verified crosswalk. Standards are briefly paraphrased here; use each official source for its full wording.

Mathematics

Unit 1: Proportions and rational operations

Unit 2: Equations and geometric models

Unit 3: Sampling and probability

English language arts

Unit 1: Comparing ideas and perspectives

Unit 2: Developing and revising writing

Unit 3: Precision and collaborative inquiry

Science

Unit 1: Living Connections

Unit 2: Changes in Matter and Motion

Unit 3: Watersheds and Solutions

Social studies

Unit 1: Trade, Geography and Change

Unit 2: Viewpoints and Institutions

Unit 3: Markets and Negotiation

Visual arts

Unit 1: Space and Interpretation

Music

Unit 1: Form and Arrangement

Health and physical education

Unit 1: Strategy and Evidence

Technology, computer science and digital literacy

Unit 1: Logic and Information Quality