7th Grade Life Science
Grade 7 Life Science
The 7th grade Life Science curriculum is aligned with the Alabama Course of Study which merges the three pillars of science: Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concept throughout the course. This course will utilize a variety of hands-on, minds-on activities that will require students to continually build on and revise their knowledge of Molecules to Organisms: structures and processes; Ecosystems: Interactions; Energy, Genetics, and Human body systems. Students will apply Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and the engineering design process in different contexts throughout the year. Students will utilize science and engineering practices and make connections with cross-cutting concepts to work and think like a scientist. In this course students will learn to work together collaboratively while solving real world problems.
Grade 7 Advanced Life Science
The purpose of 7th grade Advanced Life Science course is to prepare students for Advanced Placement courses as well as prepare students for College and Career courses which merges the three pillars of science: Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concept throughout the course. Although a student may be eligible to participate in an honors course, it is important that both parents and students understand the rigorous design of the curriculum which also proceeds at an accelerated pace. Students who take honors courses are interested in challenging work that will encourage more independence, build critical thinking skills, improve math application, as well as improve research and writing skills. While the content is the same as the 7th Grade Regular Science course, the class emphasizes independence, higher level thinking skills and responsibility on the student's part to develop the skills needed for 8th Grade Accelerated Physical Science and later high school Advanced Placement (AP). Labs and activities will stretch students abilities as they create individual science projects, apply math concepts along with research and writing to convey students application of what they have learned. Advanced coursework will embody global application of STEM through the process of engineering and experimental design.