Technology-Rich Learning Experiences
for Seventh Graders

The following resources are designed for seventh graders and their teachers.

• Language Arts
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies
• Overall

Language Arts

English

42explore: Charles Dickens
http://42explore.com/dickens.htm

42explore: Debate
http://www.42explore.com/debate.htm

42explore: Fantasy and Science Fiction
http://www.42explore.com/fantscifi.htm

42explore: Figurative Language
http://www.42explore.com/figlang.htm

42explore: Journal Writing
http://www.42explore.com/journl.htm

42explore: Literary Criticism
http://42explore.com/litcrit.htm

42explore: Mystery
http://www.42explore.com/mystery.htm

42explore: Mythology
http://www.42explore2.com/myth.htm

42explore: Oral History
http://www.42explore2.com/oralhst.htm

42explore: Poetry
http://www.42explore.com/poetry.htm

42explore: William Shakespeare
http://www.42explore.com/shakspear.htm

42explore: Skimming and Scanning
http://www.42explore.com/skim.htm

42explore: Mark Twain
http://www.42explore.com/twain.htm

42explore: Writing
http://www.42explore.com/writing.htm

Language Arts

Houghton Mifflin Power Proofreading
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/6_8/proofread/index.html

Houghton Mifflin Bright Ideas for Writing
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/6_8/brightideas/index.html
Ideas for different types of writing. Print or put on PowerPoint

Houghton Mifflin Grammar Blast
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/6_8/quizzes/index.html
Quizzes for Grade 8 grammar.

Houghton Mifflin Evaluation Station
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/6_8/evalstation/index.html
Great tools for self-evaluating different types of writing such as Opinion Essay, Persuasive Essay, Compare-Contrast Essay, Research Report, Personal Narrative, and Story. Good practice using the web for reading and interaction

Interactive Activities

Art Tales
http://www.wildlifeart.org/ArtTales/
Tell stories with wildlife art.

Book Adventure
http://www.bookadventure.com/
Quizzes based on books

Grid Club Language Arts Games
http://www.gridclub.com/grown_ups/cont_eng.shtml
Lots of interactive games on English concepts.

Imaginator
http://www.gridclub.com/games/english/imaginator/index.html
Great online, story building tool.

Listen and Write Poetry
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/listenandwrite/
Explore the Rap Realm, Wonderwords, Simile Satellite, and Free Style.

Naturescapes - Tiered Reading
http://www.eduscapes.com/nature/
Building your own with the Video and Image Starter Resources.

Play Magnetic Poetry - regular or kid's poetry
http://www.magneticpoetry.com/magnet/index.html
http://www.magneticpoetry.com/kidspoetry/playonline.cfm
Write poems, submit poems, read poems and evaluate poems

Print and Go from Grid Club
http://www.gridclub.com/games/dt/printandgo/home.shtml
Create a book, story, bookmark, poster, postcard, membership, paper, etc.

ReadWrite Think: Student Materials
http://readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp
Interactive tools that support national language arts standards.

ReadWriteThink: Lesson Plans 6-8
http://readwritethink.org/lessons/index.asp

Starters for Narrative, Persuasive, & Expository Writing

The following bullets are K-12 resources. Explore the following resources for writing project ideas:

• Author and Illustrator Resources
• Book Review Projects
• Contests, Fairs, and Publishing: Sharing On The Web
• Daily Resources
• Digital and Virtual Field Trips
• Digital and Virtual Libraries
• Digital and Virtual Museums
• Electronic Books and Online Reading
• Electronic PostCards in the Classroom
• Face-to-Face and Virtual Author & Illustrator Visits
• Face-to-Face and Virtual Book Clubs & Reading Groups
• Interactive Websites, Games, and Activities
• Magnet Poetry, Stories, & Mad Libs: Writing Fun On The Web
• News Sources
• Online Annual Events
• Primary Resources and Real-World Data
• Online Reference Materials
• Travel Buddy Project
• Visual Resources: Photos and Clip Art

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Seventh Grade Math

General Resources

42explore: Charts and Graphs
http://www.42explore.com/graphs.htm

42explore: codes, ciphers, and secret messages
http://www.42explore.com/teslatn.htm

42explore: Geometric Shapes
http://www.42explore.com/geomet.htm

42explore: Statistics & Probability
http://www.42explore.com/statistics.htm

42explore: Tessellations
http://www.42explore.com/teslatn.htm

AAA Math - Grade 7
http://www.aaamath.com/B/grade7.htm

BBC Math Files
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/gameswheel.html
Games about numbers, data handling, space & measure, and algebra.

Harcourt Math Games for Grade 6
http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/auto/13/6.html

Houghton Mifflin - Test Prep Practice - Grade 7
http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/auto/13/7.html

The Eigg and the Internet
http://www.harcourtschool.com/newsbreak/eigg.html
Math in the news with math questions.

Geometic Shapes and Figures from 42explore
http://www.42explore.com/geomet.htm

Let's Graph - Grades 5-9
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/graph.html

Against All Odds: Statistics
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/statistics/

Middle School Math
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/index.html

Middle School Math - Scholastic Math Hunt
http://teacher.scholastic.com/mathhunt/skill.asp

Interactive Activities

Cat Math
http://www.mathcats.com/

Cool Math 4 Kids
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/

Create a Graph from NCES
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/Graphing/

Figure This: Take a Challenge
http://www.figurethis.org/index.html

Grid Club Math Games
http://www.gridclub.com/grown_ups/cont_mat.shtml
Lots of interactive games on math concepts.

Illuminations from NCTM
http://illuminations.nctm.org/pages/35.html
Many interactive activities to match national math standards.

ReviseWise Maths from BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/maths/
Activities on numbers, data handling, shape, space, measure, and mental math.

Seventh Grade Math! from KidPort
http://www.kidport.com/Grade7/Math/MathIndex.htm

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Seventh Grade Science

Overall

Core Curriculum Resources - Grade 7
http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/core/7thgrd/

Grid Club Science Games
http://www.gridclub.com/grown_ups/cont_sci.shtml
Lots of interactive games on science concepts.

Illinois Science Links - Grade 7
http://www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/Curriculum%20Info/SciLinks/seventh.html

Harcourt Science Video Update
http://www.harcourtschool.com/articles/video_updates/
Lots of short video clips on a wide range of science topics.

ReviseWise Science from BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/

Seventh Grade Science - North Carolina
http://www.mcs.k12.nc.us/links/MCS%20Curriculum/seventh_grade/seventh_grade_science.htm

Seventh Grade Sci-ber Text
http://utahscience.oremjr.alpine.k12.ut.us/sciber03/middle/7_sciber/index.htm

Technology Integration: Seventh Grade Science
http://it.springbranchisd.com/integrate_science/seventh.htm

Astronomy

42explore: Astronomy
http://www.42explore.com/astronomy.htm

Amazing Space
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/
Lots of activities

Astronomy from Ology at AMNH
http://ology.amnh.org/astronomy/

Astronomy for Kids
http://www.dustbunny.com/afk/index.html

Earth, Sun, Moon from BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/earth_sun_moon.shtml
Games and quiz

Exploring Planets in the Classroom
http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/index.html

Geology Tour
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/research/stereo_atlas/HTDOCS/GEOLOGY.HTM

KidsAstronomy
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/

NASA Kids
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/

NASA Photos
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/hst/photo.html

Phases of the Moon WebQuest
http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/phanover/moon_webquest_home.htm

Solar System Simulator
http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/
See what planets look like from other places

Space Kids
http://www.spacekids.com/

The Space Place
http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/index.shtml

Understanding the Universe
http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/universe/index.html

Windows on the Universe
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/

Earth Composition

42explore: EarthQuake
http://www.42explore.com/quakes.htm

42explore: Mining
http://www.42explore.com/mining.htm

42explore: Mountains
http://www.42explore.com/mountain.htm

42explore: Volcano
http://www.42explore.com/volcano.htm

42explore: Rocks and Minerals
http://www.42explore.com/rocks.htm

42explore: Iron and Steel
http://www.42explore.com/ironsteel.htm

Meteorology

42explore: Clouds
http://www.42explore.com/clouds.htm

42explore: EarthQuake
http://www.42explore.com/quakes.htm

42explore: Fire
http://www.42explore.com/fire.htm

42explore: Floods & Flooding
http://42explore.com/flood.htm

42explore: Glacier
http://www.42explore.com/glaciers.htm

42explore: Hurricane
http://www.42explore.com/hurricane.htm

42explore: Snow
http://www.42explore.com/snow.htm

42explore: Soils
http://www.42explore.com/dirt.htm

42explore: Tornadoes
http://www.42explore.com/tornadoes.htm

42explore: Weather
http://www.42explore.com/weather.htm

Owlie Skywarn from NOAA
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mkx/owlie/owlie.htm

Earth Science - Ecology and Energy

42explore: Electricity
http://www.42explore.com/electric.htm

42explore: Global Warming
http://www.42explore.com/globewrm.htm

42explore: Light
http://www.42explore.com/light.htm

42explore: Recycle - Reduce - Reuse
http://www.42explore.com/recycle.htm

42explore: Wind
http://www.42explore.com/wind.htm

Earth Science - Oceanography

42explore: Coral Reefs
http://www.42explore.com/reef.htm

42explore: Frogs and Toads
http://42explore.com/frogs.htm

42explore: Penguins
http://www.42explore.com/penguin.htm

42explore: Polar Regions
http://www.42explore.com/polar.htm

42explore: Pond Life
http://www.42explore.com/pond.htm

42explore: Rivers
http://www.42explore.com/rivers.htm

42explore: Sharks
http://www.42explore.com/shark.htm

42explore: Tidepools
http://www.42explore.com/tidepool.htm

42explore: Turtles and Tortoises
http://42explore.com/turtle.htm

42explore: Whales and Dolphins
http://www.42explore.com/whale.htm

Dinosaurs

42explore: Dinosaurs
http://www.42explore.com/dinos.htm

Human Body

Scott Foresman: Human Body
http://www.sfscience.com/english/grade_6/unit_D/index.htm
Control systems, drugs, and your body

42explore: Respiratory System
http://www.42explore.com/respsyst.htm

42explore: Skeletal System
http://www.42explore.com/skeleton.htm

42explore: Tobacco, Smoking, & Cessation
http://42explore.com/tobacco.htm

42explore: Vitamins and Minerals
http://www.42explore.com/vitamin.htm

Be Real
http://www.berealteens.com/
Drug prevention for kids

Gross and Cool Body
http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/body/

Substance Abuse Links
http://www.asd.wednet.edu/pioneer/barnard/sites/science/subabuse.htm

This Way to My Body
http://www.kidshealth.org/

Illinois Standards - Health Resources
http://www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/Curriculum%20Info/SciLinks/Health.html

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Seventh Grade Social Studies

Community

42explore: Biographies
http://www.42explore2.com/biographies.htm

42explore: Bullying
http://www.42explore2.com/bully.htm

42explore: Economics
http://www.42explore2.com/econ.htm

42explore: Money
http://www.42explore2.com/money.htm

42explore: Patriotism
http://www.42explore2.com/patriot.htm

American History

42explore: Buffalo Soldiers
http://www.42explore2.com/bufldier.htm

42explore: Civil War
http://www.42explore2.com/civilwar.htm

42explore: Colonial Life
http://www.42explore2.com/colonial.htm

42explore: Gold Rush
http://www.42explore2.com/goldrush.htm

42explore: Historical Maps
http://www.42explore2.com/historicalmaps.htm

42explore: Lewis and Clark
http://www.42explore2.com/lewisclark.htm

42explore: Old West
http://www.42explore2.com/oldwest.htm

42explore: Orphan Trains
http://www.42explore2.com/orphan.htm

42explore: Oregon Trail
http://www.42explore2.com/oregon.htm

42explore: Pioneer Life
http://www.42explore2.com/pioneer.htm

42explore: Pony Express
http://www.42explore2.com/pony.htm

42explore: Native Americans
http://www.42explore2.com/native.htm

42explore: Railroads
http://www.42explore2.com/railroad.htm

42explore: Revolutionary War
http://www.42explore2.com/revolt.htm

42explore: Trail of Tears
http://www.42explore2.com/trailoftears.htm

42explore: Underground Railroad
http://www.42explore2.com/undergrd.htm

42explore: Wagons
http://www.42explore2.com/horsdrawn.htm

42explore: War of 1812
http://www.42explore2.com/1812war.htm

Learn about Native Americans
http://www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/Curriculum%20Info/NativeAmericans/index.html

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Overall

42explore
http://42explore.com

BBC Schools - Ages 11-16
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/11_16/

Eduscapes
http://eduscapes.com

Getting Students Connected - Grade 7
http://www.gsc.amdsb.ca/grade_seven.htm

Grade 7 Curriculum Links for Shrewsbury Public Schools
http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/schools/central/curriculum/lf7.html

Middle School Hub
http://middleschoolhub.org/school/school.cfm

PBS
http://www.pbs.org/

Seventh Grade Skills from Internet4classrooms
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_7th.htm

Scholastic Activities
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/

Teacher Tap
http://www.eduscapes.com/tap/

Teacher Tap: Content Area Websites
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic85.htm

Teacher Pages

Mrs. Silverman's Webfolio
http://www.kids-learn.org/

Teacher Tap: Teacher and Classroom Pages
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic60.htm

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Developed by Annette Lamb, 1/04.