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Grade 7 — Year Plan
Life Academy · Universal United States secondary curriculum · Middle School Pathway Credits
Goal by June: Proportional reasoning + equations depth; research mini + speech/debate; civics “why government”; Grade 8 / Algebra readiness.
Not a state diploma. Not state-locked. Parents keep mastery logs + pathway credit log. See transcript.html.
Pathway credit titles (transcript language)
- - English Language Arts 7 — 1.0 MS Pathway Credit
- - Mathematics 7 / Pre-Algebra — 1.0 MS Pathway Credit
- - Science 7: Earth & Life Systems — 1.0 MS Pathway Credit
- - World History: Medieval to Early Modern — 1.0 MS Pathway Credit
- - Life Skills 7 — 0.5 MS Pathway Credit
- - Elective — 0.5 MS Pathway Credit
Printable: transcript.html · ../../certificate/transcript-middle.html
Year outcomes
ELA
- - Longer argument with counterclaim; research mini-paper; speech & debate; poetry/sonnet craft; seminar leadership
Math
- - Integers & rationals; proportional reasoning; equations depth (incl. variables both sides); probability; expressions mastery → pre-algebra capstone
Science
- - Ecosystems & matter cycles; Earth’s structure/systems; waves/light; engineering design challenge
STEM (included)
- - Science: ecosystems, earth systems, waves
- - Technology: probability simulations; AI as a guess from patterns
- - Engineering: constrained design (materials + time)
History / Civics
- - Medieval world; Islamic Golden Age; African kingdoms; Asian empires; early modern encounters; Reformation/print; Scientific Revolution sparks; why governments form (Locke/Hobbes lite)
Life Skills
- - Budgeting, volunteer service, media literacy, digital habits, civic micro-action, Grade 8 readiness
Elective hook
STEM · Business taster · Theater · Design
36-week overview
| Weeks | Focus |
|-------|-------|
| 1–9 | Rational numbers + proportional reasoning; ecosystems; medieval world open; argument writing |
| 10–18 | Equations depth; Earth’s systems; Islamic / African / Asian empire modules; research mini |
| 19–27 | Probability + expressions mastery; waves/light; early modern world; speech & debate |
| 28–36 | Pre-algebra capstone; engineering design; civics “why government”; portfolio defense |
Friday: Mastery Gate + Skill Gym + seminar/teach-back.
Full week scripts
Open weeks/week-01 — week-01.md … week-36.md.
Price: plan.
Certificate: Middle pathway completes in Grade 8 (certificate/middle-school).