1. Curriculum Night 7th Grade 2016-2017
Welcome Parents!
Curriculum Night 7th Grade

2. IntroductionS Mr. Emerick – Social Studies Mr. Neuling - Math
Mrs. Thude – ELA
Mr. Harris – 8th Grade Math
Mrs. McAllister - Science

3. Online Textbook: https://dvusd.instructure.com/login/ldap
Social studies
1st Semester
2nd Semester
U.S. Government North and South Economy Social Reform Civil War Reconstruction
New Innovations and Industrial Revolution Spanish American War Immigration Roaring 20's World War I Great Depression
Online Textbook:

4. Math – Az College and Career Readiness Standards (AZCCRS)
1st Quarter
Ratios and Proportions
Rational Numbers
2nd Quarter
Expressions and Equations
3rd Quarter
Percents and Proportional Relationships
Statistics and Probability
4th Quarter
Geometry

5. 8 Mathematical Practices
Make Sense of Problems and Persevere in Solving Them
Reason Abstractly and Quantitatively
Construct Viable Arguments and Critique the Reasoning of Others (Defend and Justify)
Model With Mathematics
Use Appropriate Tools Strategically
Attend to Precision
Look for and Make Use of Structure
Look for and Express Regularity in Repeated Reasoning

6. Math Binders Eureka Math Curriculum (District Adopted)
Supplemental Materials
Math Binders need to be carried in student backpacks at all times
Ten Marks

7. ELa- Arizona College and Career Readiness Standards
**Language Arts standards spiral throughout the year**
1st Semester
Collections One and Two
One Novel Study
2nd Semester
Collections Three and Six
Two Novel Studies

8. ELA Info
Online Textbook: Student Log In Directions: 1. Username is  Dv.________________ (after the Dv. the student enters their username from school computers) 2. Password is their school password
No Red Ink
Weekly Reading Logs
ISN Info

9. 7th Grade Science
Earth’s Geological Processes: Properties of Earth’s composition, processes that contribute to Earth’s structure
Earth’s Geological Components: Classifying rocks and minerals, distinguishing rock types, the rock cycle

10. 7th Grade Science
Earth in the Solar System: Moon phases, eclipses, tides, seasons, constellations, relationship of relative objects in space
Populations and Ecosystems: Food webs, relationships of organisms within an ecosystem, population growth, predicting environmental factors
Mixed in throughout the curriculum: -Inquiry (designing and conducting investigations, formulating hypotheses, properly testing hypotheses) -History and Nature of Science (analyzing major milestones in science, impact of technology, applying scientific processes to problem-solving)

11. Exploratories
Careers
World Cultures
Literature Studies
STEM

12. Homework/Late Work
Parental involvement is very important to your child’s success
Homework gives the student reinforcement of what is learned in class
Unfinished class work then becomes homework
Late assignments can receive a maximum grade of 90%

13. Ways to Help Our School Support PTSA Box Tops School Tax Credit
Volunteer Training
Next Training: Thursday, September 5:30pm

14. Parent Communication
We will communicate with parents in the following ways:
Websites
Telephone Calls
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Parent/Teacher Conferences
Weekly s

15. Contact Information
Mrs. Thude
Mr. Emerick
Language Arts & Literature Studies thude
Social Studies & Geography emerick

16. Contact Information
Mrs. McAllister
Mr. Neuling
Science & STEM mcallister
Math & Careers Neuling

17. Contact Information
Mr. Harris
8th Grade Math & Algebra

18. Questions?