7th grade Texas curriculum
What 7th grade students practice in Gradelings, unit by unit, matched to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Tap any unit to see what it covers and try sample questions.
Math
- Add & Subtract IntegersPositives, negatives and zero pairs
- Multiply & Divide Signed NumbersSign rules
- FractionsAdd, subtract, multiply, divide
- Decimal OperationsAdd, subtract, multiply, divide decimals
- Proportional Relationshipsy = kx
- Percents & ProportionsIncrease, decrease and proportional
- Fractions, Decimals & PercentsConvert, compare and use ratios
- Scale DrawingsMaps and floor plans
- CirclesCircumference, area and ฯ
- VolumeBoxes, cubes and cylinders
- Nets & Surface AreaUnfold a box
- ProbabilityChances of two events
- Dependent EventsWith and without replacement
- Samples & PopulationsRandom samples and estimates
- Circle GraphsPercents and angles of a whole
- Mean, Median & ModeWhat is typical?
- Linear RelationsPatterns in tables and graphs
- Two-Step EquationsUndo, undo, solve for x
- Algebra MovesLike terms and inequalities
- Angle RelationshipsComplementary, supplementary, vertical
- Tips, Discounts & InterestPercents in shopping and saving
- Taxes, Net Worth & InterestTaxes, budgets, net worth and interest
English Language Arts(โLanguage Artsโ in the app)
- Literary DevicesIrony, foreshadowing and symbolism
- Tone & MoodHow writing feels and sounds
- Persuasive PowerEthos, pathos, logos and fallacies
- Clauses & SentencesSimple, compound, complex and more
- Modifiers & ParallelismClear, balanced sentences
- Word Mix-UpsAffect or effect? Its or it's?
- Poetry LabRhyme, stanzas and speakers
- Punctuation PowerColons, however and ellipses
- Whose Story?First, second and third person
- Roots & Word PartsGreek and Latin roots, prefixes and suffixes
- Research SkillsPrimary sources, credibility and citations
- Framing the MessageFraming, loaded words and sponsored posts
- Spelling: Prefixes and Patterns-cede or -ceed, double letters and plurals
- Roots: omni, log, gen, vis, phil, luc, sentGreek and Latin roots for all, word, birth, see, love, light and feel.
- Talking to You: Rhetoric & FallaciesDirect address and rhetorical questions, loaded language and sweeping generalizations.
Science
- Atoms & ElementsElements, compounds and chemical symbols
- Physical or Chemical?Changes that make new things
- Solutions & SeparatingDissolving and splitting mixtures
- Motion, Forces & Newtonโs LawsSpeed, velocity, acceleration, friction and the Laws of Motion.
- Moving HeatConduction, convection, radiation
- Heat & ParticlesHeat, motion and changing state
- Our Solar SystemPlanets, moons and the asteroid belt
- Natural SelectionHow species adapt and change
- Food Chains & EnergyWho eats whom, and the energy
- Human Body SystemsBreathing, blood, digestion and how the body responds
- Heart, Bones & MusclesCirculation, bones and muscles
- Cells, Tissues & OrgansSingle cells, specialized cells, diffusion and osmosis
- Sorting Living ThingsAnimals, plants, fungi and keys
- Speed, Velocity & Motion GraphsAverage speed, speed versus velocity, and reading distance-time graphs.
- Solar System TourThe Sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, the Kuiper belt and Oort cloud, and gravity.
- Watersheds & OceansHow people help and harm groundwater, rivers and oceans.
- Asexual & Sexual ReproductionClones or variety: how reproduction affects offspring and populations.
- Plate TectonicsEvidence that Earth has changed, and how moving plates build mountains, basins and volcanoes.
Social Studies
- Eras of Texas HistoryKey dates and eras, in order
- Natural Texas & ContactFirst peoples and first explorers
- Spanish Colonial TexasMissions, presidios and towns
- Mexican National TexasIndependence, empresarios and rising tension
- The Texas RevolutionGonzales to San Jacinto
- Republic & Early StatehoodHouston, Lamar, Jones and annexation
- Civil War & ReconstructionSecession, war and rebuilding
- Cotton, Cattle & RailroadsThe frontier, trail drives and rails
- Oil & the Modern EconomyBooms, busts and world markets
- Reform & Civil RightsMovements and leaders
- Texas Places & PeopleRegions, environment and population
- Texas Constitution & GovernmentPrinciples, branches and local government
- Culture, Science & TechnologyArts, heritage and innovation
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