Term 1 school year 20162017

Grade 7
Subject/
class

Big idea(s)

Unit theme

Art

*Throughartmaking,onessense
ofidentityandcommunity
o Exploringand
continuallyevolves.
*Engagingintheartsdevelops
peoplesabilitytounderstandand UnderstandingArt
expresscomplexideas.

Career
Educatio
n

*Practicingrespectful,ethical,
inclusivebehaviorpreparesusfor
theexpectationsoftheworkplace.
*Ourpersonaldigitalidentity
formspartofourpublicidentity.

o Understanding
ourselves
o Settinggoals
o Building
habits
o Observingour
identity

Languag
e Arts

*Developingourunderstanding
ofhowlanguageworksallowsus
touseitpurposefully.*Language
andtextcanbeasourceof
creativityandjoy.

Science

*Elementsconsistofonetypeof
atomandcompoundsconsistof
atomsofdifferentelements
chemicallycombined.

o Language
practice
and skills

o Elements
and
compounds

Social
Studies

*Geographicconditionsshaped
theemergenceofcivilizations.

HPE

BigIdeas*HealthyChoices
influenceourphysical,emotional,
andmentalwellbeing.*Daily
participationindifferenttypesof
physicalactivityinfluencesour
physicalliteracyandpersonal
healthandfitnessgoals.*
Lifelongparticipationinphysical
activityhasmanybenefitsandis
anessentialpartofahealthy
lifestyle.

o Healthy and
Active
Living

Math

BigIdeas:
*Numberscanberepresentedin
manyformsandreflectdifferent
relationships.
*Patternsallowustosee
relationshipsanddevelop
generalizations.

o Numbers
and
Patterns

o WorldMap
Archaeology