Word Wall: Grade 7 · Curio Class

Math

Circles, Angles, Area and Volume

circumference · radius · diameter · pi · supplementary angles · vertical angles

Equivalent Expressions

equivalent expressions · factor · expand · combine like terms · commutative property · associative property

Multi-Step Equations and Inequalities

multi-step equation · isolate · inequality · flip the sign · solution set · check

Operations with Rational Numbers

additive inverse · signed number · zero pair · product of negatives · repeating decimal · terminating decimal

Probability

probability · outcome · sample space · simulation · compound event · tree diagram

Proportional Relationships

proportional relationship · constant of proportionality · proportion · percent increase · markup · tax

Sampling and Inference

population · sample · random sample · inference · biased sample · variation

Scale Drawings and Constructions

scale drawing · scale factor · compass · cross section · triangle inequality · scale

English Language Arts

Argument with Counterclaims

counterclaim · acknowledge · rebuttal · logical · however · position

Comparing Authors

emphasis · interpretation · purpose · key information · shape · omit

Evaluating Arguments

evaluate · sound reasoning · sufficient · fallacy · irrelevant · delineate

Fiction vs History

historical fiction · historical account · accuracy · alter · time period · anachronism

Figurative Language and Allusions

figure of speech · allusion · metaphor · symbol · imagery · interpret

Informative Writing

informative · definition · classification · domain-specific vocabulary · heading · precise

Phrases, Clauses and Sentence Types

clause · phrase · independent clause · dependent clause · compound sentence · complex sentence

Setting, Plot and Character Interplay

interplay · setting · conflict · motivation · mood · foreshadowing

Sound and Form in Poetry

rhyme scheme · alliteration · meter · sonnet · free verse · soliloquy

Science

Atoms and Molecules

atom · molecule · element · compound · periodic table · synthetic material

Chemical Reactions

chemical reaction · reactant · product · conservation of mass · exothermic · endothermic

Earth's Resources

natural resource · renewable resource · nonrenewable resource · groundwater · mineral · fossil fuel

Ecosystem Change and Biodiversity

biodiversity · invasive species · habitat loss · succession · ecosystem service · conservation

Ecosystems and Interactions

ecosystem · predator · prey · symbiosis · competition · limiting factor

Matter and Energy in Ecosystems

food web · producer · consumer · decomposer · energy pyramid · carbon cycle

Photosynthesis and Respiration

photosynthesis · cellular respiration · chloroplast · glucose · carbon dioxide · mitochondria

States of Matter

solid · liquid · gas · melting point · boiling point · particle motion

Social Studies

Age of Exploration

Columbian Exchange · colony · navigation · caravel · Atlantic slave trade · conquistador

Civilizations of the Americas

Maya · Aztec · Inca · chinampa · quipu · terrace farming

Fall of Rome and the Byzantine Empire

Byzantine Empire · Constantinople · Justinian Code · mosaic · Orthodox Church · continuity

Islamic Civilizations

Islam · Quran · caliphate · mosque · House of Wisdom · algebra

Medieval Africa

trans-Saharan trade · Mali · Mansa Musa · Timbuktu · griot · salt

Medieval Asia

shogun · samurai · Mongol Empire · Tang dynasty · civil service exam · gunpowder

Medieval Europe

feudalism · serf · manor · Crusades · Magna Carta · Black Death

Renaissance and Reformation

humanism · printing press · Reformation · Protestant · patron · Scientific Revolution