Public learning track
Natural Resources, Watershed Ecology, and Environmental Stewardship
7th Grade · Science · Open Global Science
8 lessons
Goal
Evaluate renewable and non-renewable energy resources, analyze watershed and soil nutrient dynamics, and assess strategies for waste and pollution mitigation.
8 lessons
0 of 8 done
- 1Renewable vs. Non-Renewable Energy ResourcesUp nextStart
- 2Natural Phenomena That Affect the Water TablePremiumNot started yet
- 3Watershed Dynamics and Aquifer DepletionNot started yet
- 4Soil Nutrient Cycles and Agricultural FertilityNot started yet
- 5Mechanisms of Water Erosion: Raindrop Splash to Gully IncisionNot started yet
- 6Air and Water Pollution: Causes and Ecological EffectsNot started yet
- 7Habitat Fragmentation and Biodiversity LossNot started yet
- 8Solid Waste Management and Watershed RestorationNot started yet
Curriculum Framework
7th Grade · Science · Open Global Science
1
7 lessons
Earth-Sun-Moon Cyclic Systems and Gravitational Phenomena
Model and explain diurnal cycles, seasonal changes, lunar phase progression, eclipses, and ocean tides through orbital geometry and gravitational interactions.
2
7 lessons
Solar System Architecture, Orbital Mechanics, and Kepler's Laws
Examine the physical properties of Solar System bodies and apply gravitational laws and Keplerian mechanics to explain orbital dynamics.
3
5 lessons
Earth's Habitability and Origins of the Universe and Life
Analyze the astrophysical and geochemical factors that make Earth capable of supporting life and evaluate scientific models for the origins of the cosmos and biosphere.
4
7 lessons
Plate Tectonics, Crustal Evolution, and Geological Hazards
Explain mantle convection, lithospheric plate boundaries, seafloor spreading, mountain orogeny, and seismological and volcanic hazards.
5
8 lessons
Natural Resources, Watershed Ecology, and Environmental Stewardship
Evaluate renewable and non-renewable energy resources, analyze watershed and soil nutrient dynamics, and assess strategies for waste and pollution mitigation.
6
7 lessons
Stellar Evolution, Nucleosynthesis, and Cosmology
Trace stellar life cycles across mass regimes, explain stellar nucleosynthesis, and analyze evidence supporting the Big Bang and cosmic expansion.