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7th GradeSciencefor Utah SEEd StandardsUtah State Board of Education2019-2020
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Table of Contents9CHAPTER 11.1 Forces and Motion (7.1.1)101.2 Action and Reaction (7.1.2)131.3 Electric and Magnetic Forces (7.1.3)171.4 Strength of Electric and Magnetic Forces (7.1.4)251.5 Gravity (7.1.5)2934CHAPTER 22.1 The Rock Cycle (7.2.1)352.2 Earth’s Surface Changes over Time (7.2.2)392.3 Engineering and Geologic Hazards (7.2.3)452.4 Earth’s Interior (7.2.4)512.5 Patterns in Plate Tectonics (7.2.5)582.6 How Old is the Earth (7.2.6)6572CHAPTER 33.1 Cells are the Building Blocks of Life (7.3.1)723.2 Function of Cell Parts (7.3.2)783.3 Organization of the Human Body (7.3.3)8491CHAPTER 44.1 Types of Reproduction (7.4.1)914.2 Adaptations for Reproduction (7.4.2)994.3 Mutations (7.4.3)1054.4 Genetic Changes Caused by Humans (7.4.4)109115CHAPTER 55.1 Developing Traits that Affect Survival (7.5.1)1165.2 Changes to Life over Time (7.5.2)1245.3 Connecting Modern Organisms to Ancient Organisms (7.5.3)1295.4 Comparative Embryology (7.5.4)1352
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Students as ScientistsWhat does science look and feel like?If you’re reading this book, either as a student or a teacher, you’re going to be digginginto the “practice” of science. Probably, someone, somewhere, has made you thinkabout this before, and so you’ve probably already had a chance to imagine thepossibilities. Who do you picture doing science? What do they look like? What are theydoing?Often when we ask people to imagine this, they draw or describe people with lab coats,people with crazy hair, beakers and flasks of weird looking liquids that are bubbling andfrothing. Maybe there’s even an explosion. Let’s be honest: Some scientists do look likethis, or they look like other stereotypes: people readied with their pocket protectors andcalculators, figuring out how to launch a rocket into orbit. Or maybe what comes to mindis a list of steps that you might have to check off for your science fair project to bejudged; or, maybe a graph or data table with lots of numbers comes to mind.So let’s start over. When you imagine graphs and tables, lab coats and calculators, isthat what you love? If this describes you, that’s great. But if it doesn’t, and that’s probablytrue for many of us, then go ahead and dump that image of science. It’s useless becauseit isn’t you. Instead, picture yourself as a maker and doer of science. The fact is, weneed scientists and citizens like you, whoever you are, because we need all of the ideas,perspectives, and creative thinkers. This includes you.Scientists wander in the woods. They dig in the dirt and chip at rocks. They peer throughmicroscopes. They read. They play with tubes and pipes in the aisles of a hardwarestore to see what kinds of sounds they can make with them. They daydream andimagine. They count and measure and predict. They stare at the rock faces in themountains and imagine how those came to be. They dance. They draw and write andwrite and write some more.Scientists — and this includes all of us who do, use, apply, or think about science —don’t fit a certain stereotype. What really sets us apart as humans is not just that weknow and do things, but that we wonder and make sense of our world. We do this inmany ways, through painting, religion, music, culture, poetry, and, most especially,science. Science isn’t just a method or a collection of things we know. It’s a uniquelyhuman practice of wondering about and creating explanations for the natural worldaround us. This ranges from the most fundamental building blocks of all matter to thewidest expanse of space that contains it all. If you’ve ever wondered “When did timestart?”, or “What is the smallest thing?”, or even just “What is color?”, or so many otherendless questions then you’re already thinking with a scientific mind. Of course you are;you’re human, after all.4
But here is where we really have to be clear. Science isn’tjust questions and explanations. Science is about a senseof wondering and the sense-making itself. We have towonder and then really dig into the details of oursurroundings. We have to get our hands dirty. Here’s agood example: two young scientists under the presence ofthe Courthouse Towers in Arches National Park. We canbe sure that they spent some amount of time in awe of thegiant sandstone walls, but here in this photo they’reenthralled with the sand that’s just been re-washed byrecent rain. There’s this giant formation of sandstonelooming above these kids in the desert, and they’re happilyplaying in the sand. This is ridiculous. Or is it?How did that sand get there? Where did it come from? Did the sand come from the rockor does the rock come from sand? And how would you know? How do you tell this story?Look. There’s a puddle. How often is there a puddle in the desert? The sand is wet andfine; and it makes swirling, layered patterns on the solid stone. There are pits andpockets in the rock, like the one that these two scientists are sitting in, and the grittysand and the cold water accumulate there. And then you might start to wonder: Doesthe sand fill in the hole to form more rock, or is the hole worn away because it becamesand? And then you might wonder more about the giant formation in the background: Ithas the same colors as the sand, so has this been built up or is it being worn down?And if it’s being built up by sand, how does it all get put together; and if it’s being wornaway then why does it make the patterns that we see in the rock? Why? How long?What next?Just as there is science to be found in a puddle or a pit or a simple rock formation,there’s science in a soap bubble, in a worm, in the spin of a dancer and in the structureof a bridge. But this thing we call “science” is only there if you’re paying attention, askingquestions, and imagining possibilities. You have to make the science by being theperson who gathers information and evidence, who organizes and reasons with this,and who communicates it to others. Most of all, you get to wonder. Throughout all of therest of this book and all of the rest of the science that you will ever do, wonder shouldbe at the heart of it all. Whether you’re a student or a teacher, this wonder is what willbring the sense-making of science to life and make it your own.Adam JohnstonWeber State University5
Science and Engineering PracticesScience and Engineering Practices are what scientists do to investigate and explorenatural phenomena.6
Cross Cutting ConceptsCrosscutting Concepts are the tools that scientists use to make sense of naturalphenomena.7
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CHAPTER1Strand 1: Forces Interact with MatterChapter Outline1.1 FORCES AND MOTION (7.1.1)1.2 ACTION AND REACTION (7.1.2)1.3 ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FORCES (7.1.3)1.4 STRENGTH OF ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FORCES (7.1.4)1.5 GRAVITY (7.1.5)Pixabay.com CC0Forces are push or pull interactions between two objects. Forces on matter aid allchanges in motion, balance and stability, and transfer of energy. Forces can includeelectric, magnetic, and gravitational forces. Forces can act on objects that are not incontact with each other. Scientists use data from many sources to examine the causeand effect relationships determined by different forces.9
1.1 Forces and Motion (7.1.1)Explore this Phenomenon1. This image shows a rolling ballfountain as seen Hogle Zoo orLagoon. When you approach the ballit is not moving. How could you get theball to move?2. If you push the ball, it will beginmoving. When you let go of the ball itwill continue moving. Why does theball continue to move?3. What would happen if you pushedthe ball in a different direction?Hogle Zoo’s Rolling Ball Fountain by ShaunaChapa, CC BY4. If you are not touching the ball and it begins to slow down or stop, what causes theball to slow and stop?5. What other questions do you have about the movement of the ball?10
7.1.1 Forces and MotionCarry out an investigation which provides evidence that a change in an object'smotion is dependent on the mass of the object and the sum of the forces acting on it.Various experimental designs should be evaluated to determine how well theinvestigation measures an object's motion. Emphasize conceptual understanding ofNewton's First and Second Laws. Calculations will focus on one dimension; the use ofvectors will be introduced in high school.It is important as you read this chapter to understand that the stability orchange of an object is directly related to the mass of the object and whatforces are acting on it. Unbalanced forces cause a change in motion,while balanced forces create stability.Force and MotionThe English scientist Isaac Newton, who livedaround 1700, was curious about how forcesaffect the motion of objects. After a lot of studyand observations he was able to explain therelationship between forces and motion.Public DomainNewton observed a pattern in the relationshipbetween force (a push or pull) and motion. Henoticed a force is needed to make a stationaryobject start moving. A moving object will onlyslow down, speed up, or change direction if anoutside force pushes or pulls it. In other words,objects tend to stay in whatever state they arein (motion or rest) unless another force acts onthem. This property is called inertia and isknown as Newton’s First Law. Consider whathappens when you roll a ball across afloor. According to Newton’s first law the ballshould keep rolling until a force acts on it tomake it stop rolling. What force makes the ballstop rolling?11
Push by Phil Dolby, https://flic.kr/p/oziprjIn the picture above you can see the two children exerting a force on the ball to move itacross the grass. If they do not push on it, it will not move.Along with forces, Newton observed another property that affects how an object’smotion changes the mass of the object. The relationship between the force on an object,its mass, and how its motion changes is called Newton’s Second Law. How would theforce needed to push a full shopping cart be different from the force needed to push anempty shopping cart? How is the amount of force needed to move an object related tothe object’s mass?The motion of an object is determined by the sum of the forces acting on it. The greaterthe mass of the object, the greater the force needed to achieve the same change inmotion.Changes in MotionThere are always forces acting on every object. If an object is at rest, it means that theforces acting on that object are balanced. If an object is in motion, it means that theforces acting on that object are unbalanced. If you have a pencil resting on your desk,the forces on your pencil are balanced. When your pencil moves the forces acting on itare unbalanced. Can you think of what forces may be acting on it while it is at rest?How can you add a force to your pencil to make it move?12
Putting It Together1. Now that you understand forces, whywas the ball at rest when you firstapproached it?2. Use what you know about mass,force and motion to explain what ishappening when you push the ball?Hogle Zoo’s Rolling Ball Fountain by ShaunaChapa, CC BY3. Explain what is happening when the ball continues to roll, when you stop touchingit.4. When the ball is moving, are the forces balanced or unbalanced?13
1.2 Action and Reaction (7.1.2)Explore this PhenomenonSometimes when people go rifle shooting and use a scope on their gun, they end upwith the type of injury shown in the picture above. First, they put the rifle butt to theirshoulder, aim through the scope and shoot. Then .OUCH! As you read the followingsection, think of what may have caused this injury.14
7.1.2 Action and ReactionApply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion oftwo colliding objects in a system. Examples could include collisions between two movingobjects or between a moving object and a stationary objectAs you read, try to imagine two colliding objects as a system. Think aboutwhat forces or energy are going into the system and out of the system.What impact do those forces have on the system as a whole? Scientistsand engineers are always looking for ways to reduce the damage that mightbe caused when two objects collide.Action and ReactionWhenever you apply a force to an object, it applies the same force back on you. Theseforces are equal and act in opposite directions. This is Newton’s Third Law, which statesthat every action has an equal and opposite reaction.Think of a Newton’s cradle as seen inthe image. When a sphere on one endis lifted and released, it will collide withthe other spheres.The collisiontransfers energy to the other spheres.The sphere on the far end will swing outfrom the transferred energy. The lastsphere then impacts the row of spheresagain and the energy is transferredback through the sphere and causesthe original sphere to swing out again.The spheres will continue this motionuntil the forces become balancedagain.Just because the forces are equal andopposite does not mean that they havethe same effect. When you kick asoccer ball, you apply a force to theball, and it pushes back on you with thesame force. If the forces are equal, whydoes the soccer ball move and youdon’t?Pixabay.com, CC0You have a lot more mass than the soccer ball. Remember that the more mass an objecthas, the more force is needed to move it. The force acting on the soccer ball is bigenough to make the ball move. The opposite force acting on you is not big enough tomake you move because you have more mass.15
If two skaters were to push on each other’s palms,the skaters would move backward, away from eachother. What would happen if the skaters just usedone finger to push off each other?Benjamin Crowell(Wikipedia user bcrowell)Another example is when you release the airout of a balloon. If you let go of a balloonwithout tying it closed, the air rushes out of theballoon and the balloon goes flying in the otherdirection.Ck12.org, CC BY-SAIf a car hits a tree, the tree pushesback on the car. Damage to the carand/or the tree depends on whatfactors?Wikimedia Commons16
Putting It Together2 Stitches! by JohnLet us revisit this phenomenon:1. Create a model that shows the forces involved when a person shoots a gun.2. Now, design a solution that shooters might use to help protect them from injury.17
1.3 Electric and Magnetic Forces (7.1.3)Explore this Phenomenon #1Electric Slide by Ken Bosma,https://flic.kr/p/5keFrC, CC BYAt the park, you see a child coming down the slide with hair sticking straight up.1. What is causing this to happen?As you read the following section, think of possible models you could build to showwhat causes the child’s hair to stand up.18
7.1.3 Electric and Magnetic ForcesConstruct a model using observational evidence that describes the nature of fieldsexist between objects that exert forces on each other even though the objects are notin contact. Emphasize the cause and effect relationship between properties of objects(such as magnets or electrically-charged objects) and the forces they exert.In this chapter, see if you can identify the causes and effects ofelectric and magnetic forces. As you observe forces try to identifythe cause of each force. We can use cause and effect to help uspredict what might happen in similar situ
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