7th Grade
Middle school is vital for developing critical thinking and problem-solving strategies.
The online middle school program at Pathfinder Career Academy of Ohio is tuition-free. We designed our Ohio state-approved online middle school program with your child’s success in mind. We offer education for sixth, seventh, and eighth grade in our online middle school curriculum.
We strive to provide a relevant, engaging, and challenging online public school curriculum that is developmentally appropriate, meets their individual needs, and prepares them for high school.
* Course offerings are subject to change and may vary based on school staffing.
Career Awareness
Career awareness refers to an individual’s understanding of various career options, industries, job roles, and the skills required to succeed. It involves developing a basic understanding of the diverse array of careers available, their qualifications and educational paths, and the potential growth opportunities within each field.
Brixilated
Brixilated is a program that focuses on fostering career exploration, development, and college or career preparation through the integration of LEGO® kits into the curriculum. Our 7th grade department has collaborated with Brixilated’s Program Director of Impact and Learning, Jaqueline Strey, to include the following within their academic curriculum/project-based learning implementation – Enhanced Engagement, Creativity Promotion, Career Exploration, Career Development. The implementation of the Brixilated Builders Academy involves the following
Key steps: Curriculum Integration, Distribution of Kits, Guided Activities & Assessment
Program Impact: “Since the introduction of the Brixilated Builders Academy, teachers have reported noticeable improvements in student engagement, motivation, and enthusiasm. The hands-on nature of the program has sparked a renewed interest in learning historical concepts, leading to deeper understanding and retention of course material. Additionally, students have demonstrated enhanced teamwork and communication skills through collaborative building projects”. -Dr. Strey
Introduction to CTE
An “Intro to CTE” focus aims to expose students to the possibilities and benefits of pursuing a career through technical education, helping them make more informed decisions about their educational and career paths. It lays the foundation for students to explore specific CTE programs and pathways that align with their interests and goals. Intro to CTE will include defining career tech education, career pathways, skills development, industry exposure, educational pathways, hands-on learning, career exploration, and future opportunities. An in-depth introduction to CTE will prepare students to make an informed decision in their 11th grade year on what career pathway program they would like to pursue at Pathfinder Career Academy.
Core Curriculum: Grade 7
ENGLISH 7A
In this course, students will read and analyze informational texts. These texts take many forms, including biographies, personal accounts of events, presidential speeches, and persuasive letters. The course’s reading selections demonstrate ways to understand explicit and implicit information, central ideas and key details, and claims and arguments, among other ideas and concepts. In the course, students will read the biography The Story of My Life by Helen Keller. They will also examine informational texts to better their understanding of the lives of several important historical figures, including Jane Goodall and Zora Neale Hurston; places as far away as Dubai, the Galapagos Islands, and the Hoover Dam; and the similarities between country music and hip-hop, among other topics.
ENGLISH 7B
In this course, students will focus on learning reading skills based on literary texts. The texts come from various genres and include a novel and excerpts from novels, short stories, poems, and plays. The course’s reading selections demonstrate ways to understand explicit and implicit information, themes, characters, plot, poetic and dramatic techniques, and figurative language, among other ideas and concepts. Students will read the entire novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and read a portion of it in almost every lesson throughout the course. They will read excerpts from the novel Black Beauty and a passage from Grimm’s “The Golden Bird” fairy tale. Students will also read stories and plays about challenging situations, discovering alternate realities, and robot rebellions. They will witness significant historical events and figures and analyze how those events and characters are depicted in written texts, film, or audio. Additionally, students will read poems from famous poets, such as Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, and William Wordsworth, to name a few.
MATH 7A
In this course, students begin with adding and multiplying rational numbers by using number lines, rules, and properties. Then, it moves to proportional relationships in tables, diagrams, graphs, equations, and verbal descriptions. They will learn how to solve problems by finding and comparing unit rates. Students will learn to rewrite expressions using properties and write and solve simple linear equations using different methods. They will study probability and statistics, interpret and calculate simple probabilities, and learn about populations and samples. Finally, they move on to geometry, where they discover how to solve problems about scale drawing, circles, and angle relationships, and draw some geometric shapes.
MATH 7B
In this course, students will subtract and divide rational numbers using number lines, rules, and properties, and apply strategies to perform four operations. They will study and interpret proportional relationships, write equivalent expressions and explain their relationships, and write and solve linear equations and inequalities to solve real-world problems that involve rational numbers. Next, they’ll compare two data sets of random samples using their center values and variability measures and make conclusions about their populations. Finally, students will progress into geometry topics and work on problems that involve the area, surface area, volume, and cross-sections of two- or three-dimensional objects.
SCIENCE 7A
Science 7 (1 of 2) focuses on science concepts from chemistry, biology, and ecology, exploring the relationship between matter and energy. The course examines chemical reactions. Students will then use their knowledge of matter, energy, and chemical reactions to build on their understanding of cellular respiration and photosynthesis. Students will explore the world of synthetic materials, including their production and societal impact.
SCIENCE 7B
Science 7 (2 of 2) focuses on science concepts from ecology and geology. Science 7 (2 of 2) begins by exploring the ecosystem’s interactions between and among organisms. Next, the course examines different types of rocks, the rock cycle, and Earth’s resources. Students can then use their knowledge of Earth’s processes to understand better how natural hazards and severe weather events occur. Students will then learn how technology can assist in natural hazard events and discover other benefits of technology. Finally, students will track some of Earth’s changes through time.
SOCIAL STUDIES 7A
This seventh-grade course explores Europe, Africa, and Asia’s social, cultural, and technological changes in AD 500–1789. After reviewing the ancient world and how archaeologists and historians uncover the past, students study the history and geography of great civilizations developing concurrently throughout the world during medieval and early modern times. These include the Roman Empire, the early Muslim empires, and empires in Africa, the Americas, and East Asia.
SOCIAL STUDIES 7B
In this second segment of the course, students study the Renaissance, Reformation, and the Age of Exploration, examining the growing economic interaction among civilizations. Students learn about the exchange of ideas, beliefs, technologies, and commodities. They learn about the resulting growth of Enlightenment philosophy and the new examination of the concepts of reason and authority, the natural rights of human beings and the divine right of kings, experimentalism in science, and the dogma of belief. Finally, students assess the political forces let loose by the Enlightenment, particularly the rise of democratic ideas, and they learn about the continuing influence of these ideas in today’s world.
In addition to our core curriculum, Career Exploration will be integrated throughout the program. Students will investigate the world of work and relate careers to their interests, skills, and abilities. Students will begin to build their own personal development and habits of success. Students will focus on creating a sense of identity and purpose. Middle school students should be prepared to determine a career pathway or program of study as they matriculate into High School.
List of Possible Elective Courses:
- Career Exploration
- Coding
- Game Design
- Business Information
- Tech Apps
- Critical Thinking
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