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