GRADE 7 SCIENCE

Listed below are the 10 LifePacs for Science. Under each Pac is a title description indicating the subject content for that Pac.

PAC #701  WHAT IS SCIENCE?
--TOOLS OF A SCIENTIST
    Observation
    Questions
    Measurement
    Classification
    Inductive Method
    Deductive Method
--METHODS OF A SCIENTIST
    Stating the Problem
    Forming the Hypothesis
    Conducting an Experiment
    Interpreting the Data
    Drawing Conclusions
--WORK OF A SCIENTIST
    The Scientist
    The Four Major Areas of Science
--CAREERS IN SCIENCE
    The Professional
    The Profession

PAC #702  PERCEIVING THINGS
--MEASUREMENT
    History of the Metric System
    Advantages of the Metric System
    Units of the Metric System
    Christ, the Pattern for our Lives
--GRAPHING DATA
    Uses of Graphs
    Bar Graphs
    Line Graphs
Pictographs
    Circle Graphs

PAC #703  EARTH IN SPACE I
--STARGAZING
    The Ancients
    Constellations
    Geocentric Theory
    Wanderers
    Meteors
--ASTRONOMY
    The Transparent Sphere Hypothesis
    Copernicus
    The Telescope
    Galileo Galilei
Tycho Brahe
    Johannes Kepler
    A Change of Mind
    Isaac Newton
    Measuring the Sky
    The Astronomer
    The Astronomer's Tools

PAC #704  EARTH IN SPACE II
--THE SUN'S ENERGY
    Benefits of Solar Energy
    Source of Solar Energy
--THE SUN'S FAMILY
    Inner Planets
    Outer Planets
    Asteroids
    Comets
--THE MOON
    Orbit
    Rise and Set
    Rotation
    Phases
    Tides
--ECLIPSES
    Why Eclipses Occur
    When Eclipses Occur
    What Kinds of Eclipses Occur

PAC #705  THE ATMOSPHERE
--STRUCTURE OF THE ATMOSPHERE
    Gases
    Layers
    Solar Effects
    Influences on Life
    Changes
--NATURAL CYCLES
    Water Cycle
    Carbon-Oxygen Cycle
    Nitrogen Cycle
--POLLUTION
    Types of Pollutants
    Effects on Life
    Our Responsibility

PAC #706  WEATHER
--ELEMENTS OF WEATHER
    Temperature
    Wind
    Pressure
    Moisture
--WEATHER IN MOTION
    Types of Air Masses
    Clouds
    Fronts
    Storms
--WEATHER FORECASTING
    Maps
    Prediction
    Weather Lore

PAC #707  CLIMATE
--CLIMATE
    Weather
    Climate and Weather
    Parts of Climate
--CLIMATE: WORLDWIDE
    Factors Affecting Climate
    General Distribution of Climate
--CLIMATE: REGIONAL
    Classification of Climate
    Distribution of Climate
    Types
--CLIMATE: LOCAL
    How Climate Affects People
    People, Communities, and Climate

PAC #708  HUMAN ANATOMY I
--HUMAN BUILDING BLOCKS
    Cell Structure
    Cell Functions
--HUMAN FRAMEWODK
    Skeletal System
    Muscles
    Skin

--HUMAN NERVOUS SYSTEM
    Central Nervous System
    Senses

PAC #709  HUMAN ANATOMY II
--THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
    The Nose
    Throat Structures
    The Lungs
--THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
    The Heart
    Blood Vessels
    Blood
--THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
    The Mouth
    The Stomach
    The Small Intestine
    The Large Intestine
--THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM
    Kidneys
    Bladder
    Skin
--THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
    The Pituitary Gland
    The Thyroid and Para-thyroid Glands
    The Adrenal Glands

PAC #710  CAREERS IN SCIENCE
--SCIENTISTS AT WORK
    Log Entry I-A. Scientific Method
    Log Entry I-B: Scientific Measurements
    Log Entry I-C: Famous Scientists
--THE ASTRONOMER AT WORK
    Log Entry II-A: Studying the Stars
    Log Entry II-B: Studying the Solar System
    Log Entry II-C. Observing the Sky
--THE METEOROLOGIST AT WORK
    Log Entry III-A. Studying the Atmosphere
    Log Entry III-B. Studying the Weather
    Log Entry III-C: Studying Climates
--THE MEDICAL SCIENTIST AT WORK
    Log Entry IV-A: Framework of the Body
    Log Entry IV-B: Nervous and Endocrine Systems
    Log Entry IV-C: Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
    Log Entry IV-D: Digestive and Excretory Systems