Space Science: 7th Grade Topics

I.           Rocketry, Force, and Motion

A.          Potential and Kinetic Energy

·            Phases of Matter

·            Pressure and Equilibrium

B.          Force and Motion

·            Newton’s Laws

·            Speed, Velocity, Momentum, and Acceleration

C.          Projectile Motion

D.          Friction, Gravity, and the Physics of Flight

II.        History of Space Exploration and Space Technology

A.          Timeline of Space Exploration

B.          Famous Rocket Inventors

C.          Famous Astronauts

D.          Human Space Flight/Living in Space

·            Homeostasis and Dynamic Equilibria of the Human Body

·            Microgravity

III.     Comparative Planetary Geology of Earth and Mars

A.          Surface Features and Processes

·            Stratigraphy, Erosion, and Deposition

·            Volcanology

·            Impact Craters

·            Possibility/Evidence of Water and Life on Mars

B.          Exploration of Mars (Issue Analysis)

C.          Satellites, Probes, Landers and Rovers

IV.       Astronomy

A.          Movements of the Earth, Sun, Moon, Planets

B.          Characteristics and Origins of Celestial Bodies in the Solar System

·            The Sun, Planets, Natural Satellites (Moons), Minor Planets, Comets, and Asteroids.

C.          Classification and Life Cycle of Stars

·            Hertzsprung-Russel Diagrams

·            Electromagnetic Spectrum and Space Telescopes

D.          Structure and Organization of the Universe

·            Star systems, star clusters, galaxies, superclusters, cosmic web.

E.           Relationships of Time, Distance, and Scale between Objects and Regions in the Universe

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Gifford Middle School - Indian River County, Florida
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