Science A (7th Grade)
Course Description:
This course is the first in a two-course sequence. Middle School Comprehensive Science 2 is the second in a series of three consecutive middle school science classes. It builds on concepts introduced in the first course of the series, including the disciplines of life science, physical science, and earth-space science. In addition, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) concepts are integrated throughout the course.
Course Details:
| Course Title (District): | Science A (7th Grade) | ||||||||||
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| Course Title (NCES SCED) : | Science (grade 7) | ||||||||||
| Course Provider : | Whitehall District Schools | ||||||||||
| Content Provided By : | Florida Virtual School | ||||||||||
| Online Instructor Provided By : | Whitehall District Schools | ||||||||||
| Standards Addressed : | NGSS | ||||||||||
| Ailgnment Document : | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IoVB9yDvNy7kTaIXcAPL1OgxQZEezEAV/view?usp=sharing | ||||||||||
| Academic Terms : | Semester | ||||||||||
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How To Enroll:
| Enrollment Website : | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSesq-7lqJjVBrRuwflE8db22egnhPXuu9DZ_wNmhplsVoor5A/viewform |
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| Email : | [email protected] |
| Phone : | (888) 889-2840 |
Students and Parents: It is important to work closely with your local school counselor or registrar to follow the school's enrollment procedures. By clicking the "Start Registration Request" button below, you will be able to notify the school of your interest in registering for the online course. However, it is the responsibility of the district or school to review the registration request and approve or deny the request. Please make a note to follow up with your school after submitting a registration request.
Additional Course Information:
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (888) 889-2840
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
• explain the roles and relationships among producers, consumers, and decomposers in the process of energy transfer throughout a food web;
• state the law of conservation of energy and describe the various forms of energy as well as how they transform;
• diagram the path of energy transfer through biotic and abiotic systems.
•cite evidence supporting energy transformation to demonstrate that energy cannot be created or destroyed;
•plan, carry out, and analyze a scientific investigation;
•compare and/or contrast relationships between organisms, such as mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, predation, and competition;
•analyze the effects of the removal or addition or organisms on predation and competition in an ecosystem;
•identify various limiting factors (abiotic and biotic) in an ecosystem and predict the long-term effects of limiting factors on a local ecosystem;
•explain how genetic variations and the environment influence evolution;
•identify and describe the layers of Earth and the interactions among them;
•investigate the effects of temperature, pressure, and density on the core of Earth.
INACOL Online Course Quality Standards
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Review Conducted By : Michigan Virtual
Date of Review : 04/08/2014
Module 01: Matter and Energy (Food Chains and Webs; Transformation of Energy; Law of Conservation of Energy)
Module 02: Interdependence of Life (Biological Interactions; Limiting Factors; Evidence of Change; Evolution and Natural Selection)
Module 03: The Earth (Geological Age; Layers of the Earth; Plate Tectonics)
Segment One Collaboration Activity
Segment One Exam
| Term Type | Enrollment Opens | Enrollment Ends | Random Draw Date | Enrollment Drop Date | Course Starts | Course Ends | # of Seats | Course Fee | Potential Additional Costs |
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| Semester | 08/01/2020 | 10/15/2020 | 07/01/2020 | 08/31/2020 | 01/15/2021 | 35 | $0.0000 | 0.0000 |
| Drop Policy | Completion Policy | Term Type | Enrollment Opens | Enrollment Ends |
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| Consult counselor | Consult counselor | Semester | 08/01/2020 | 10/15/2020 |
Students can use chat, email or private message system within the course to access highly qualified teachers when they need instructor assistance.