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Cabell, Elvira Daniel; Freeman, Virginia Winchester – William F. Roberts & Company, 1911
This English textbook is designed for the seventh and eighth grades of the elementary school. Like Book One (ED623274) of the same series, it lays stress on spoken language and aims throughout rather to lead the pupils to see the value of correct and accurate language and desire to use it, than formally to cover any mapped-out field of knowledge.…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Grade 7, Grade 8, Elementary School Students
Scott, Fred Newton; Southworth, Gordon A. – Benj. H. Sanborn Company, 1906
This series of "Lessons in English" comprises two books. Book I (ED622250), intended to be used within the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth grades, covers either two or three years, according to the amount of time allowed for language work, the age of the pupils, and their previous training. Book II contains a systematic course in grammar…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Textbooks, Grade 7, Grade 8
Scott, Fred N.; Southworth, Gordon A. – Benj. H. Sanborn Company, 1916
This series of "Lessons in English" comprises two books. Book I (ED622252) is intended to be used within the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth grades. Book II is intended to cover the work of the seventh and eighth grades. It seeks to create a liking for good literature by presenting worthy selections to be read, studied, copied, and…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Textbooks, Grade 7, Grade 8
Stone, John C.; Millis, James F. – Benj. H. Sanborn Company, 1914
This textbook presents an arithmetic course that seeks to adapt the subject matter to the experiences, interests, and immediate needs of children, and to provide means for a mastery of the formal phases of arithmetic through more scientifically organized drills. This series consists of three books: Primary (ED622333), Intermediate (ED622334), and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Textbooks, Arithmetic, Drills (Practice)
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Brako, Elisa; Fout, James; Peltz, William H. – Science Scope, 2005
The authors teach an astronomy unit in their seventh-grade course that they find never fails to motivate and stretch the imagination. The questions students ask are wonder-full: "What was here before the universe?" "If there was nothing before the Big Bang, where did energy and matter come from?" "Does the universe have a boundary, and if it does,…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Grade 7, Space Sciences, Science Education
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Stevens, Tara; To, Yen; Harris, Gary; Dwyer, Jerry – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2008
The LOGO Project, funded by the Texas Education Agency, is designed to not only increase participants' knowledge of technology to teach mathematics but to enhance their self-efficacy and self-determination, or the beliefs that individuals have about their ability to succeed and their motivation for involvement in the task, as well. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Mathematics Instruction, Computer Software, Professional Continuing Education
Elson, William H.; Marsh, George L.; Royster, James F. – Scott, Foresman and Company, 1922
This teacher's manual represents the third of a three-book series. Part One focuses on the sixth grade and Part Two focuses on the seventh grade. The work of each year is divided into 10 chapters, each consisting of approximately 18 lessons. This arrangement allows flexibility and enables the teacher to repeat lessons that are difficult for the…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, English Instruction, Grade 6, Grade 7
Walsh, John H.; Suzzallo, Henry – D.C. Heath and Company, 1915
This arithmetic textbook aims to train children to meet the ordinary demands of life. This book fulfills the need identified by school superintendents that the social and economic applications of arithmetic be taught in the upper grades so that grammar school children will have an insight into the typical business practices of modern life.
Descriptors: Grade 7, Arithmetic, Mathematics Instruction, Middle School Mathematics
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Curcio, Frances R. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1987
Fourth graders (n=204) and seventh graders (n=185) were given a prior-knowledge inventory, a graph test, and reading and achievement tests during four testing sessions. Significant predictors for graph comprehension were identified for both grade four and grade seven students. The results suggest that children should be involved in graphing…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 4, Grade 7, Graphs
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Pollack, Paul – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1996
Shares the thinking of one seventh-grade student about his discovery concerning Pythagorean triples during the study of the Pythagorean theorem. (MKR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Grade 7, Junior High Schools, Number Concepts
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Oluk, Sami; Ozalp, Isilay – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2007
In this study, with selecting the focusing point of the problem as the availability of cartoons, the teaching of global environmental problems according to the constructivist theory is investigated on the 7th graders in rural areas. This study is restricted with the global warming (G), ozone depletion (O) and the acid rain (A) problems. In the…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Climate, Science Education, Problem Based Learning
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Virtue, David C. – Middle School Journal (J3), 2007
September 11, 2001, was a critical teachable moment that provided the author of this article and his team with an avenue to middle level curriculum that was relevant, challenging, integrative, and exploratory. Hurricane Katrina opened a similar window of opportunity for middle level educators to focus the minds of young adolescents on important…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Curriculum Development, Terrorism, Teacher Educators
Elson, William H.; Marsh, George L.; Royster, James F. – Scott, Foresman and Company, 1927
This textbook covers two years' work intended for grades seven and eight. The book is divided into approximately 150 carefully planned lessons for each year's work. These lessons are grouped into chapters, each composed of a series of related units that center on a common theme. The material on which conversation and written exercises are based…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Textbooks, Lesson Plans, Oral Language
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White, Paul; Sullivan, Peter; Warren, Elizabeth; Quinlan, Cyril – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2000
Discusses the advantages of teaching with open-ended tasks and compares students' responses to open-ended, closed-area, and perimeter tasks. (ASK)
Descriptors: Area, Grade 7, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
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Cronin, Jim – Science Scope, 2004
While trying to explain to his seventh grade students why models are needed to study science, the author stumbled across this project idea. At the time, his class was just beginning to study geology and rocks and minerals. This unit starts by introducing the structure of the Earth so students had very little background knowledge. He wanted a quick…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Astronomy, Geology, Student Attitudes
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