Bellport Middle School Science Department Curriculum Map- Grade 7 Accelerated
Quarter 1: Properties of matter
- Physical properties- mass, volume, density - Phases of matter - Buoyancy - Physical and chemical changes Quarter 2: Elements/ compounds and mixtures and Rock cycle - Define element, compound and mixture - Solutions and properties of solutions - Rock cycle - Heating and cooling- transfer of heat, phase changes |
Quarter 3: Energy and Forces in motion
- Forms of energy - Transformation of energy - Matter in motion- friction/ gravity - Newton’s laws Quarter 4: Atoms and the periodic table - Structure of the Atom - Motion of molecules - Bonding of atoms - Nature and types of chemical reactions - Conservation of mass - Families and groups of elements - Classifying elements |