GRADE 7 Curriculum
Grade 7 Curriculum
The Science Curriculum aligns with the Next Generation Science Standards.
Unit 1 Classifying and Exploring Life ( text chapter 1)
1-1 Characteristics of Life-What characteristics do all living things have in common?
Lab- Did you blink?
1-2 Classifying Organisms-Methods used to classify living things into groups. Binomial Nomenclature
Lab-Dichotomous Key
Lab – Create classification chart- Dear King Phyllip Came Over For Good Spaghetti
1-3 Exploring Life- Microscopes changed our ideas of living thing.
Lab-A look at Pond water
Lab – Looking at paramecium alive
Lab- Looking at the Euglena
Unit 2 Cell Structure and Function (text chapter 2)
2-1 Cells and Life- Developing the cell theory
2-2 The Cell- Study of the function of the organelles of a cell.
Technology- Discovery Ed-“here a cell ,there a cell”interactive
Lab Activity- Create a foldable of a plant and animal cell.
2-3 Moving Cellular Material-Materials entering and leaving a cell.
Lab- “Osmosis”The Egg Lab- modeling a semi permeable membrane .
Technology- PhET-(interactive simulations) Diffusion
Lab- Active & Passive transport
Math skills*- Using ratios for surface area
2-4 Cells and Energy- How a cells obtains energy
Lab- Fermentation-yeast
Unit 3 From Cell to Organism (text chapter 3)
3-1 The cell cycle and cell Division-The phases of the cell cycle.
Lab- To view and identify the phases of the cell cycle(microscope
Onion cell)
Lab Activity- Create a foldable of the cell cycle
Lab- DNA extraction
Lab Activity at Home-Create a cell model undergoing Mitosis
3-2 Levels of Organization-How cell differentiation lead to organization of multicellular organisms?
4-1 Compare mitosis and Meiosis
4-2 Asexual reproduction-How do types of asexual reproduction differ?
Lab – How yeast reproduce (microscope)
Unit 5-Genetics (text chapter5)
5-1 Mendel and His Peas- Inherited traits,dominant & recessive
Lab Activity- Draw and color Mendels 1st and 2nd generation of pea plants
5-2 Understanding Inheritance
Lab – Modeling inheritance (Punnett Squares)
Lab Activity-Using Punnett Squares Manipulatives
Lab – Ratio Lab using beans
5-3 DNA and Genetics- How do changes in sequence affect traits
Lab- DNA model with beads and pipe cleaners
Lab- various coloring worksheets of DNA and RNA
Lab Activity- Sponge Bob Square Pants Genetics
Unit 6 The Environment Over Time (Text chapter 6)
6-1Fossil evidence of evolution-Five types of fossils
Lab –make a fossil
Math skills*- Scientific notation to work with ages of earth’s fossils
6-2 Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection- Charles Darwin
Technology- PhET-( interactive simulations) Natural Selection
6-3 Biological Evidence of Evolution-Evidence from living species supports the theory that species descended from other species over time.
Unit 7 Human Body Systems (text chapter7 and supplemental material provided-powerpoints ,videos, interactive, specimens etc).
1. Skeletal System: The composition of bones
Lab – Soup bones
Lab Activity-Draw & label parts of bone
Lab - Learning names of 24 bones in the body
Lab- Skeleton Demo
Technology- Skeletal System notes ppt.
Functions of skeletal system -5 functions
Joints- Types of joints and attachments
2.Muscular System:
Lab Activity-PPT. Support & Locomation
Lab-Function of Muscles
3.Nervous System: Central & Peripheral
Lab activity -Draw a neuron
Lab – Brain Hemisphere Hat
4. Digestive system: Learning the parts of the digestive system and their function.
Technology- Technology- Discovery Ed “3D Human Systems”
Lab- Model of the digestive system-using adding machine tape
Lab Activity- Color and Label organs of the digestive system.
Technology- Digestive System #1 ppt.
Digestive System #2 ppt.
Digestive System #3 ppt.
Technology- Discovery Ed. :”Follow your food”interactive
5.Circulatory System & Immune System:- Trace Blood flow through the heart.
Lab Activity-Color & label oxygenated and deoxygenated flow of blood through the heart
Technology- “Pumps Your Blood Song “
“ Pump it Up Rap Song”
Technology- Discovery Ed. Lubba-Bubba
Lab Demo -“Heart Dissection”
Lab Activity-Teacher directed chart of the blood types (antibodies and antigens)
Lab Activity- Types of blood vessels and blood cells
How WBC protect us
6. Respiratory System-The exchange of gases between body and environment
Lab demo- Using Torso Model demonstrate how O2enters and CO2 leaves the body
Lab- Exhale into Bromothymol blue
Technology-Discovery ED “ Respiratory system”
Lab Activity- Frog Dissection
Human Body System Booklet- At the end of our unit the students will review and collate a booklet of the systems of the body.
Lab Activity- Provide pages with information and pictures of the human body systems we have covered. Students will color and label and assemble the booklet.
Human Disease Project Lab- Students will pick a disease to report on.
Lab- Students will work on the slides presentation in class and complete at home only if necessary and they will share their presentations with the class. Students will also have to create a tri-fold color brochure to distribute with their presentation.
Sources
- McGraw Hill-Glencoe iScience---- text and digital test
Integrated course 2, Grade 7
2012 1st edition ISBN 9780078955877
Technology
-PhET-Interactive Simulations- produced by Univ. of Colorado
-Discovery ED
- Power Points