Grade 7 Work Packet Student Name:_____________________________ Dear Student, The work in this packet will help you continue to practice what you have been learning in school. We recommend that you complete the assignments for each subject based on the schedule below. You can use the Table of Contents on the next page to quickly move through the packet. Packets are due completed to your teacher when you return to school. Thank You, Teaching and Learning Team Day Assignments Day 1/2 ● ELA: Text Reading and Questions ● Math: Fluency Practice and Mixed Practice ● Science: Earth’s Structure Reading and Questions Day 3/4 ● ELA: Text Reading and Questions ● Math: Fluency Practice and Mixed Practice ● Science: Changing Earth Reading and Questions Day 5/6 ● ELA: Text Reading and Questions ● Math: Fluency Practice and Mixed Practice ● Science: Energy Transformation Reading and Questions Day 7/8 ● ELA: Text Reading and Questions ● Math: Fluency Practice and Mixed Practice ● Science: Thermal Energy Transfer Part 1 Day 9/10 ● ELA: Text Reading and Questions ● Math: Fluency Practice and Mixed Practice ● Science: Thermal Energy Transfer Part 2 1 Table of Contents: ● ELA Day 1/2……………………………………………………………………………………….Page 3 ● Math Day 1/2………………………………………………………………………………………Page 6 ● Science Day 1/2…………………………………………………………………………………..Page 11 ● ELA Day 3/4……………………………………………………………………………………….Page 16 ● Math Day 3/4………………………………………………………………………………………Page 24 ● Science Day 3/4…………………………………………………………………………………..Page 29 ● ELA Day 5/6……………………………………………………………………………………….Page 35 ● Math Day 5/6………………………………………………………………………………………Page 42 ● Science Day 5/6…………………………………………………………………………………..Page 47 ● ELA Day 7/8……………………………………………………………………………………….Page 52 ● Math Day 7/8………………………………………………………………………………………Page 58 ● Science Day 7/8…………………………………………………………………………………..Page 62 ● ELA Day 9/10……………………………………………………………………………………….Page 65 ● Math Day 9/10………………………………………………………………………………………Page 75 ● Science Day 9/10…………………………………………………………………………………..Page 79 2 Grade 7 ELA Day #1/2 Selected Response Today you will read the poem “From the Wave” by Thom Gunn. You will then answer several questions based on the text. From the Wave By Thom Gunn “From The Wave,” found in Collected Poems by Thom Gunn. Used by permission of Faber and Faber Ltd. 3 QUESTIONS: 1. Part A: In line 9, what is the meaning of the word “poise”? a. to pause before moving b. to lift carefully c. to hover above d. to distribute evenly Part B: Which two lines from the poem best help the reader understand the meaning of “poise”? a. “Then from their hiding rise to sight” b. “Their pale feel curl” c. “Keeps them so still” d. “Half wave, half men,” e. “Balance is triumph in this place” f. “The mindless heave of which they rode” 2. Which lines from the poem best illustrate the theme of this poem? a. “It mounts at sea, a concave wall Down-ribbed with shine,” b. “Then from their hiding rise to sight Black shapes on boards” c. “The marbling bodies have become Half wave, half men,” d. “They paddle in the shallows still; Two splash each other;” 3. How does Gunn’s use of rhyme impact the poem? a. The rhyming scheme is used to illustrate the natural elegance of the waves. b. The rhyming scheme is used to show that waves are isolated events. c. The single syllable rhyming words to signify that waves are simplistic. d. The alternating rhyming lines mirror the action of waves. 4. In what way does Gunn use poetic form to contribute to the meaning of the poem? a. He strategically places descriptive words within each stanza to emphasize the power of the waves. b. He sequences the stanzas to match the increasing and decreasing intensity of the wave. c. He uses precise action verbs to show that waves follow a cycle that began long ago. d. He alternates between describing the waves and describing the surfers to show that they are competing. 4 5. Which sentence explains how the setting impacts the surfers? a. As the waves ebb and flow, the surfers must adjust to remain part of the action. b. The movement of the waves makes the surfers to return to the beach. c. The changes in the waves forces the surfers to stop enjoying the ride and hold on to survive. d. As the waves become stronger, the surfers enjoy surfing more. 6. The poet purposely uses poetic form to create a visual image for the reader. Complete the chart below by writing the stanza that best shows the phase of the wave. You can write the stanza number or the text of the stanza itself. 7. Part A: Which statement most accurately captures the central idea of the poem? a. Surfing is both a challenging and dangerous activity. b. Surfing is a way to learn more about cycles in the natural world. c. Surfers must connect with the motion of the waves to be successful. d. Surfers must practice extensively to be able to master the activity. Part B: Which line from the poem best supports the correct answer to Part A? a. “Late as they can, they slice the face” b. “It is the wave they imitate” c. “A fluid shelf” d. “They all swim out to wait until” 5 Grade 7 Math Day #1/2 Fluency Practice: Complete each of the following problems to practice your fluency skills. Focus on accuracy and efficiency with your strategies and work. If you need additional space, you can use a separate piece of scrap paper. Compute: Simplify the following expressions: Solve the following equations: 6 Write an equation to represent each of the following scenarios. Then solve your equation to find the final answer. 7 Mixed Practice: The following problems are from a mix of topics that you have learned over the course of the year. Try to complete each one on your own. If you get stuck you can use any resources that you have to help you. If you need additional space you can use a piece of scrap paper. 8 7.RP.3 7.RP.2 9 7.EE.1 Which of the following expressions could be used to represent the area of the banner? 10 7.NS.3 7.NS.3 11 7th Grade Science Day 1/2 - Earth’s Structure Read and annotate the articles; then, answer the questions that follow. The Deepest Hole on Earth Adapted from an article by Kristy Hamilton, March 11, 2015 Remove this rusted metal cap and the world’s deepest hole tunnels miles into the Earth. However, we know more about certain distant galaxies than we do about what lies miles beneath our very own feet. For that reason, Soviet scientists in the 1970s decided to go deeper than humanity has ever done before. For the next 24 years, they drilled into the Earth’s crust. The result was the Kola Superdeep Borehole, which eventually reached a depth of more than 7.5 miles. To put that in perspective, Kola descends further than the deepest point of the ocean (the Mariana Trench). 12 So did we learn anything from these decades of labor? Thankfully, yes! Scientists found microscopic fossils of at 4.3 miles (7 kilometers) down. They also found that the temperature at the bottom of the hole reached a blistering 356°F! Too hot to continue, drilling officially halted in 1994. However, what’s even more impressive is that scientists estimate that the distance to the center of the Earth is nearly 4,000 miles. This means that after decades of work, humans have only reached 0.2% of the way to the center of the planet. 1. Why do you think we would want to understand what the Earth is like below the surface? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why do you think the bottom of the hole was so hot? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Layers of the Earth Adapted from BBC Bitesize Despite not actually digging down very deep into the Earth, scientists have figured out that our planet is made up of four distinct layers: 1. The inner core is in the center and is the hottest part of the Earth. It is solid and made up of iron and nickel with temperatures of up to 5,500°C. The inner core is also extremely dense -- like solid steel -- because it is under intense pressure from all the layers above it. 2. The outer core is the layer surrounding the inner core. It is a liquid layer, also made up of iron and nickel. It is still extremely hot, with temperatures almost as high to the inner core and almost as dense. 13 3. The mantle is the widest section of the Earth. It has a thickness of approximately 2,900 km. The lower mantle is made up of semi-molten (melted) rock called magma. In the upper mantle the rock is hard, but lower down the rock is soft and beginning to melt. 4. The crust is the outer layer of the earth. It is a thin layer between 0-60 km thick. The crust is the solid rock layer upon which we live. Because it is under less pressure, the crust is the least dense. Together, the solid crust and solid upper mantle make up the lithosphere. 3. Put the following in order: upper mantle, inner core, crust, outer core, lower mantle: DEEPEST ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ SHALLOWEST 4. Circle the layers above that are part of the lithosphere. 5. As you go deeper, the temperature of the layers INCREASES / DECREASES (circle one) 6. As you go deeper, the density of the layers INCREASES / DECREASES (circle one) 7. 8. Plate Tectonics Adapted from BBC Bitesize The Earth's crust and upper part of the mantle are broken into large pieces called tectonic plates. These are constantly moving at a few inches each year.