7th Grade Course Updates - October

• Connecting our strengths with our interests.

• Prioritize our core values to ensure that our decisions move us toward accomplishing our dreams.

• Identify failures and how they can be overcome while engaging in our passions.

Students should be able to:

• Journaling & discussions

Students should be able to:

• Identify personal strengths and core values

Here’s what’s coming next:

• “We are Connected” Mindset (11/11 - 12/11)

• The skills of standards being taught are:

  • We are learning about proportional relationships. Please check out this website for family information, videos, and activities to complete with your student. Website in Spanish.

  
  
  

  Students should be able to:

  • Identify proportional relationships from tables, graphs, and equations.

  • Write equations for proportional relationships.

  • Interpret graphs from proportional relationships.

  
  

  Here’s what’s coming next:

  • At the end of this month, we will move into studying circles! Radius, Diameter, Circumference, and Area.

  
  

  Look for this month’s assignments in PowerSchool:

  • Checkpoint A, B, C

  • Daily cool downs

  • Unit 2 Test

• We are working on Unit 2A: Solving Linear Equations and Systems. Please check out this website for family information and activities to complete with your student.

  
  

  Here’s what’s coming next:

  • Unit 3: Two Variable Statistics

  
  

  Look for this month’s assignments in PowerSchool:

  • 1.15 Cool Down

  • Unit 1 Test

  • Unit 2 Checkpoint A

  • Unit 2 Checkpoint B

Current Topic: Metabolism

The skills of standards being taught are:

• Conduct an investigation (MS-LS1-A)

• Develop and use a model (MS-LS1-C) (MS-PS3-D)

• Use arguments supported by evidence (MS-SEP-7)

Some learning experiences we’ve been engaging in are:

• obtain information about the functions and interactions of the digestive, respiratory, and circulatory systems

• Observe models of systems and cells

• Students analyze evidence and make oral and written arguments

Students should be able to:

• use models to describe how molecules are used in cellular respiration.

• construct arguments and use models to explain how body systems work together to bring molecules to our bodies’ cells.

Here’s what’s coming next:

• Metabolism Engineering Internship

Look for this month’s assignments in PowerSchool:

• Lesson 1.3 Activity 3 and 7 reflection and model

• Lesson 2.5 Activities 1-3 Critical juncture

• Lesson 2.7 Activity 3 written argument

• Lesson 3.3 Activity 3 model

• Lesson 4.2 Activity 3 discussion

• The skills of standards being taught are:

  • key geography skills, including interpreting maps and charts to analyze population patterns (SS.Geog1.b.m)

  • understanding how the distribution of natural resources influences settlement and economic activity (SS.Geog3.a.m)

  • evaluating how migration and trade shape societies (SS.Geog2.b.m & SS.Geog2.c.m)

  • building inquiry skills such as using multiple sources and forming evidence-based conclusions aligned to Wisconsin Social Studies Inquiry Standards.

  Some learning experiences we’ve been engaging in are:

  • exploring how geography shapes people’s lives and how trade networks and migration influenced early African civilizations.

  Also, activities include:

  • mapping Africa’s major physical regions and climate zones

  • analyzing primary sources about ancient kingdoms, and discussing how the environment and resources impact culture

  • comparing modern-day challenges and opportunities within the region.

  Students should be able to:

  • Explain how the varied geography of Sub-Saharan Africa affects how people live.
    
    

  • Describe how historical trade routes and migration contributed to the growth of African civilizations.
    
    

  • Identify how conflict, colonialism, and government instability have impacted modern development.
    
    

  • Use maps and data to explain patterns of settlement, resource use, and cultural diversity.

  Here’s what’s coming next:
  We will transition to the unit Southwest Asia & North Africa, where students will examine how geography and history intersect in the world’s earliest civilizations and explore the region’s modern political and cultural dynamics.

  Look for this month’s assignments in PowerSchool:

  • Sub-Saharan Africa map quiz
    
    

  • Ancient Kingdoms of Africa chart
    
    

  • Reading and reflection on African trade networks
    
    

  DBQ mini-essay: How has geography influenced culture in Sub-Saharan Africa?

• The skills of standards being taught are:

  • Using the grid method to accurately scale and transfer images
    
    

  • Understanding proportion, spatial relationships, and placement
    
    

  • Exploring color theory with emphasis on neon colors and movement/action lines
    
    

  • Developing precision and patience in detailed drawing

  
  

  Some learning experiences we’ve been engaging in are:

  • Breaking down complex skeleton images into smaller grid sections
    
    

  • Practicing measuring and plotting points within each grid square
    
    

  • Experimenting with neon color palettes to create glowing effects
    
    

  
  
  

  Students should be able to:

  • Use the grid method to accurately recreate an image with correct proportions
    
    

  • Apply bright neon colors effectively to emphasize form and contrast
    
    

  • Demonstrate patience and attention to detail in completing large drawings
    
    

  • Explain how grids help artists scale images up or down

  
  

  Here’s what’s coming next:

  • Handmade bowls and pottery in our ceramic unit.

  
  

  Look for this month’s assignments in PowerSchool:

  • Neon Skeleton

  • Bowl Drawing

• The skills of standards being taught are:

  • Presentational Speaking

  • Interpretive Listening

  • Culture & Extension

  
  
  

  Some learning experiences we’ve been engaging in are:

  • Listening to short stories

  • Reading the text

  • Build a skit

  • Recording the dialogue

  
  

  Students should be able to:

  • Answer the relevant questions

  • Read the text

  • Create a conversation

  
  

  Here’s what’s coming next:

  • Chapter 1 Section 3: Completing an action

  
  

  Look for this month’s assignments in PowerSchool:

  • C1S1 Notes

  • C1S2 Notes

  • C1S1 Worksheets

  • C1S2 Worksheets

  • C1S2 Dialogue

The skills of standards being taught are:

• Presentational Speaking

• Interpretive Listening

• Culture & Extension

Some learning experiences we’ve been engaging in are:

• Speaking: Turn & Talk, Share Out

• Reading: Weather phrases (Kahoot and Gimkit)

• Comparing weather maps and describing the weather

Students should be able to:

• Say the date

• Describe the weather

• Approximate the temperature in celcius

• Compare weather in Germany with Wisconsin

Here’s what’s coming next:

• Listening practice

• Weather report project

Look for this month’s assignments in PowerSchool:

• die Monate

• Jahresuhr

• How to say the date

• Practice: Weather & Seasons

• The Weather in Germany

The skills of standards being taught are:

• Interpretive Listening

• Interpersonal Speaking

• Interpretive Reading

Some learning experiences we’ve been engaging in are:

• Learning vocabulary around classes and school supplies

• Simple speaking activities (Do you have ______ class?)

• Quickwrites about what they have for each class

Students should be able to:

• Say what classes they have and what school supplies they have/need for each class

Here’s what’s coming next:

• “Cosas que tengo en mi mochila” video - Unit summative

• Emotions/Family members unit

Look for this month’s assignments in PowerSchool:

• Una Coversación

• Pasaporte

• Voice Recording

• The skills of standards being taught are:

  • Fitness Concepts

  
  

  Some learning experiences we’ve been engaging in are:

  • Fitness Testing and Video Production

  
  

  Students should be able to:

  • Identify a specific fitness area to improve on.

  
  

  Here’s what’s coming next:

  • Football / Soccer

  • Passing, Receiving, Game Play

  
  
  

  Look for this month’s assignments in PowerSchool:

  • Fitness Testing Result Sheet

  • Daily Activity and Fitness

  • Creating a SMART Fitness Goal

The skills of standards being taught are:

• 2024.678.AFNR.ALLR.1 - Students will examine the components, applications, historical development, global implications, future trends, and career opportunities related to agricultural literacy.

• 2024.678.AFNR.AS.2 - Students will classify, evaluate, select, and manage animals based on anatomical and physiological characteristics

Some learning experiences we’ve been engaging in are:

• Livestock and Poultry Trading Cards

• Animal By-Products ABCs

Students should be able to:

• Students should be able to research and describe different livestock and poultry breeds and explain how they are used in agriculture. They should also be able to identify meat cuts and livestock products, explain which parts of the animal they come from, and identify pigs using ear notches to determine their litter and individual numbers.

Here’s what’s coming next:

• Equine Unit

Look for this month’s assignments in PowerSchool:

• Livestock and Poultry Trading Cards

• Notebook Check 3

• Livestock and Poultry Test

The skills of standards being taught are:

• 2024.678.AFNR.PS.2.B - Apply knowledge of plant anatomy and functions of plant structures to activities associated with plant systems.

• 2024.678.AFNR.PS.4.A - Demonstrate plant propagation techniques.

Some learning experiences we’ve been engaging in are:

• Creating a 3-D Flower

• Greenhouse watering, planting, organizing, and propagation.

Students should be able to:

• Students should be able to identify the parts of a flower and explain how pollination helps plants reproduce.

Here’s what’s coming next:

• Plant Life Cycles Lap Report

• Plant Cell Unit

Look for this month’s assignments in PowerSchool:

• Mystery Seed Lab Report

• Notebook Check 2

• 3-D Flower

• Flower Test

• The skills of standards being taught are:

  • Demonstrate an ability to persevere through authentic, open-ended problems. ( 2020.8.INF.ID.2)

  
  

  Some learning experiences we’ve been engaging in are:

  • Created Pixel Art using spreadsheets

  • Created a robot face using code, random numbers and variables to add variation.

  
  

  Students should be able to:

  • Create conditional formatting rules and modify the look of the grid in spreadsheets

  • Use coding language to place shapes on a grid space to create a robot face, and provide some randomness to those shapes and/or the colors displayed

  
  

  Here’s what’s coming next:

  • Designing objects in 3 dimensions, importing objects, and personalizing them to be printed using a 3D printer.

  • Continuation of Code.org skills, coding, and game design.

  
  

  Look for this month’s assignments in PowerSchool:

  • TinkerCAD first build

  • 3D object to print

  Code.org lessons, and summative activities

The skills of standards being taught are:

• Construct a sewing project while selecting appropriate studio tools.

• …demonstrate accurate measuring and estimating skills to complete a sewing project.

Some learning experiences we’ve been engaging in are:

• Sewing

Students should be able to:

• Construct a sewing project

Here’s what’s coming next:

• Nutrition

• Food Preparation

Look for this month’s assignments in PowerSchool:

• Pillowcase Evaluation

• Phone Pillow Evaluation

The skills of standards being taught are:

• Focused Note Taking

• Research Skills

• Goal Setting

Some learning experiences we’ve been engaging in are:

• College research

• Setting long-term goals

Students should be able to:

• Understand what a match, reach, and safety school is

• Set goals and create steps to achieve those goals

Here’s what’s coming next:

• Scholar Groups

Look for this month’s assignments in PowerSchool:

• Binder Check #1

• College Research

• College Pennet

If you have questions, please reach out to the course teacher.