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Grade 7
Compare explanations, strengthen reasoning and revise with purpose.
32 lessons · 8 subjects · Suggested unit orderView Grade 7 curriculum map →Browse Grade 7 lessons →Grade 8
Synthesize evidence, evaluate alternatives and work more independently.
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Clear filtersGrade 7 · 30 min
Mathematics
Unit 1 · Proportions and rational operations
Proportional Printing and Percent Changes
Test a pricing table and distinguish a percent discount from a fixed reduction.
Contributes to Common Core standard7.RP.A.2.bGrade 7
Contributes to Common Core standard7.RP.A.3Grade 7
Grade 7 · 30 min
Mathematics
Unit 1 · Proportions and rational operations
Rational Operations on a Trail
Interpret signed gains and losses using fractions and decimals.
Contributes to Common Core standard7.NS.A.1.cGrade 7
Contributes to Common Core standard7.NS.A.2Grade 7
Grade 7 · 30 min
Mathematics
Unit 2 · Equations and geometric models
Equations and Inequalities for a Club
Use a membership fee to separate one exact total from a spending limit.
Contributes to Common Core standard7.EE.B.4.aGrade 7
Contributes to Common Core standard7.EE.B.4.bGrade 7
Grade 7 · 30 min
Mathematics
Unit 2 · Equations and geometric models
Scale Drawings and a Circular Garden
Translate a scaled plan into actual lengths and measure a circular feature.
Contributes to Common Core standard7.G.A.1Grade 7
Contributes to Common Core standard7.G.B.4Grade 7
Grade 7 · 30 min
Mathematics
Unit 3 · Sampling and probability
A More Representative Lunch Survey
Evaluate a survey sample before generalizing to a whole school.
Contributes to Common Core standard7.SP.A.1Grade 7
Contributes to Common Core standard7.SP.A.2Grade 7
Grade 7 · 30 min
Mathematics
Unit 3 · Sampling and probability
Chance Models with Two Spins
List compound outcomes and compare a probability model with a small experiment.
Contributes to Common Core standard7.SP.C.8.bGrade 7
Contributes to Common Core standard7.SP.C.7Grade 7
Grade 7 · 30 min
English language arts
Unit 1 · Comparing ideas and perspectives
A Bridge, a Storm and Conflicting Views
Analyze how setting changes choices and how two characters interpret the same event.
Contributes to Common Core standardRL.7.1Grade 7
Contributes to Common Core standardRL.7.2Grade 7
Contributes to Common Core standardRL.7.6Grade 7
Grade 7 · 30 min
English language arts
Unit 1 · Comparing ideas and perspectives
Two Central Ideas in a Seed Library
Track how access and recordkeeping develop across sections of an explanation.
Contributes to Common Core standardRI.7.2Grade 7
Contributes to Common Core standardRI.7.5Grade 7
Grade 7 · 30 min
English language arts
Unit 2 · Developing and revising writing
Library Hours and a Counterclaim
Build an argument that acknowledges a reasonable opposing concern.
Contributes to Common Core standardRI.7.8Grade 7
Contributes to Common Core standardW.7.1.aGrade 7
Grade 7 · 35 min
English language arts
Unit 2 · Developing and revising writing
Synthesize Research on Shared Bikes
Combine information from two fictional documents while checking what each can establish.
Contributes to Common Core standardW.7.2.aGrade 7
Contributes to Common Core standardW.7.8Grade 7
Grade 7 · 30 min
English language arts
Unit 2 · Developing and revising writing
Narrative Pacing in a Power Outage
Slow a key moment with dialogue and sensory detail while keeping other events brief.
Contributes to Common Core standardW.7.3.bGrade 7
Contributes to Common Core standardW.7.3.eGrade 7
Grade 7 · 30 min
English language arts
Unit 3 · Precision and collaborative inquiry
Modifiers, Precision and a Changing View
Repair a dangling modifier and use new evidence to refine a discussion claim.
Contributes to Common Core standardL.7.1.cGrade 7
Contributes to Common Core standardL.7.3.aGrade 7
Contributes to Common Core standardL.7.4.aGrade 7
Contributes to Common Core standardSL.7.1.dGrade 7
Grade 7 · 30 min
Science
Unit 1 · Living Connections
Matter Cycles, Energy Flows
Revise a food-web model to include decomposers and a system boundary.
Contributes to NGSS performance expectationMS-LS2-3Grades 6–8 band
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRST.6-8.7Grades 6–8
Selected NGSS band contribution; not complete performance expectation coverage.Grade 7 · 35 min
Science
Unit 1 · Living Connections
What a Punnett Model Predicts
Use a simple inheritance model while distinguishing probabilities from guaranteed family outcomes.
Contributes to NGSS performance expectationMS-LS3-2Grades 6–8 band
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRST.6-8.3Grades 6–8
Selected NGSS band contribution; not complete performance expectation coverage.Grade 7 · 30 min
Science
Unit 2 · Changes in Matter and Motion
Rearrange Atoms Without Losing Them
Use paper tokens to model conservation in a chemical change.
Contributes to NGSS performance expectationMS-PS1-5Grades 6–8 band
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRST.6-8.7Grades 6–8
Selected NGSS band contribution; not complete performance expectation coverage.Grade 7 · 35 min
Science
Unit 2 · Changes in Matter and Motion
Which Cart Comparison Is Fair?
Use experimental descriptions to isolate force and mass variables.
Contributes to NGSS performance expectationMS-PS2-2Grades 6–8 band
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRST.6-8.1Grades 6–8
Selected NGSS band contribution; not complete performance expectation coverage.Grade 7 · 30 min
Science
Unit 3 · Watersheds and Solutions
Where Does the Rain Go?
Connect a runoff diagram, measurements and an environmental-impact proposal.
Contributes to NGSS performance expectationMS-ESS3-3Grades 6–8 band
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRST.6-8.7Grades 6–8
Selected NGSS band contribution; not complete performance expectation coverage.Grade 7 · 35 min
Science
Unit 3 · Watersheds and Solutions
Choose a Filter Without Overclaiming
Evaluate competing designs from multiple test measures and define a fair next test.
Contributes to NGSS performance expectationMS-ETS1-2Grades 6–8 band
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRST.6-8.7Grades 6–8
Selected NGSS band contribution; not complete performance expectation coverage.Grade 7 · 30 min
Social studies
Unit 1 · Trade, Geography and Change
How Geography Changes a Trade Decision
Read a route diagram and compare costs without assuming physical geography determines every outcome.
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRH.6-8.7Grades 6–8
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 7 · 35 min
Social studies
Unit 1 · Trade, Geography and Change
A Timeline Is Not a Cause
Separate chronological sequence from a causal argument in a model of industrial change.
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRH.6-8.5Grades 6–8
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 7 · 30 min
Social studies
Unit 2 · Viewpoints and Institutions
Two Viewpoints on a Factory Rule
Analyze how purpose and selected details shape two contrasting historical-style accounts.
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRH.6-8.6Grades 6–8
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 7 · 35 min
Social studies
Unit 2 · Viewpoints and Institutions
Who Has Which Government Job?
Read a short constitutional excerpt alongside a civic explanation of divided responsibilities.
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRH.6-8.1Grades 6–8
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 7 · 30 min
Social studies
Unit 3 · Markets and Negotiation
What Does a Market Shortage Explain?
Distinguish observed transactions from predictions and opinions about prices.
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRH.6-8.8Grades 6–8
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 7 · 35 min
Social studies
Unit 3 · Markets and Negotiation
Negotiate a Shared River Decision
Use a bounded resource scenario to support a proposal and respond to a competing claim.
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionWHST.6-8.1.bGrades 6–8
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 7 · 30 min
Visual arts · Elective / rotation
Unit 1 · Space and Interpretation
Create Depth with Overlap and Scale
Combine spatial cues in a drawing and explain how they work together.
Supporting Common Core connectionW.7.2.bGrade 7
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 7 · 30 min
Visual arts · Elective / rotation
Unit 1 · Space and Interpretation
When a Caption Changes the Image
Test how caption context changes interpretation while keeping visual evidence constant.
Supporting Common Core connectionSL.7.1.dGrade 7
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 7 · 30 min
Music · Elective / rotation
Unit 1 · Form and Arrangement
Show Repetition and Contrast in a Rhythm Map
Use a visual score to make a repeated motif and one controlled variation clear to a listener.
Supporting Common Core connectionSL.7.5Grade 7
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 7 · 30 min
Music · Elective / rotation
Unit 1 · Form and Arrangement
Arrange Complementary Rhythm Layers
Combine two rhythm parts while keeping an identifiable pulse and explaining their different roles.
Supporting Common Core connectionW.7.2.dGrade 7
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 7 · 25 min
Health and physical education
Unit 1 · Strategy and Evidence
Evaluate a Coaching Claim
Distinguish an observed result from a claim that a strategy always works.
Supporting Common Core connectionSL.7.3Grade 7
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 7 · 30 min
Health and physical education
Unit 1 · Strategy and Evidence
Build an Adaptable Skill-Practice Plan
Organize a short skill-practice plan that changes when evidence shows the task is too easy or too difficult.
Supporting Common Core connectionW.7.2.aGrade 7
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 7 · 25 min
Technology, computer science and digital literacy · Elective / rotation
Unit 1 · Logic and Information Quality
Trace a Conditional Algorithm
Trace an if/else rule and a repeated action using small supplied inputs.
Supporting Common Core connectionW.7.2.dGrade 7
Subject-content alignment not yet verifiedGrade 7 · 30 min
Technology, computer science and digital literacy · Elective / rotation
Unit 1 · Logic and Information Quality
Test the Evidence Behind an App Claim
Evaluate whether a fictional product claim is supported by relevant and sufficient evidence.
Supporting Common Core connectionRI.7.8Grade 7
Subject-content alignment not yet verified