About PreAP 7th Grade Science

In PreAP 7th grade science, students will primarily focus on life science topics.  Students will learn about the way living organisms are organized, including human body systems.  Students will also get their first exposure to dissection, and compare a frog’s body structure to our own.  Students will also examine the natural world, looking at the environment and how organisms respond to it over time. 

Some of the expectations of PreAP students is that the class will move at a more rapid pace, and students will be asked questions at a more rigorous level.  Students would be expected to study outside of class, and complete some projects outside of class.  Students will be asked to write lab reports and participate in class debates as well.  

Objectives

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to identify how DNA contains information for organisms, and is passed onto offspring.  They will also understand the structure of cells, and the general structure of humans.  They will examine the Earth, biomes, and Texas ecoregions, as well as how humans impact water quality throughout them.

The online resources used for this course are Stemscopes and resources in Schoology.

Outline of Course

Units covered during the first 9 weeks include but are not limited to: levels of organization in multicellular organisms and human body systems

Units covered during the second 9 weeks include but are not limited to: plant and animal cells, reproduction, photosynthesis, and how plants and animals respond to internal and external stimuli

Units covered during the third 9 weeks include but are not limited to: ecology, how organisms inherit traits, and how those traits can change over time in response to their environment

Units covered during the fourth 9 weeks include but are not limited to: Succession, examining Texas ecoregions, how humans impact water quality, and how Earth is able to support life