SEVENTH GRADE
Links: NHPS Science Overview
Gr 7 State Standards Overview, Gr 7 Curriculum Detail
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Unit Titles Learning Outcomes |
PROPERTIES OF MATTER | CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | CELLS | GENETICS/ REPRODUCTION | LIFE SYSTEMS: MUSCULO-SKELETAL | BIOCHEMICAL BODY SYSTEMS | BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMS: DIGESTIVE | MICROBES AND FOOD PRESERVATION |
INQUIRY STANDARDS ACROSS ALL UNITS
C INQ.1 Identify questions that can be answered through scientific investigation. C INQ.2 Read, interpret and examine the credibility of scientific claims in different sources of information. C INQ.3 Design and conduct appropriate types of scientific investigations to answer different questions. C INQ.4 Identify independent and dependent variables, and those variables that are kept constant, when designing an experiment. C INQ.5 Use appropriate tools and techniques to make observations and gather data. C INQ.6 Use mathematical operations to analyze and interpret data. C INQ.7 Identify and present relationships between variables in appropriate graphs. C INQ.8 Draw conclusions and identify sources of error. C INQ.9 Provide explanations to investigated problems or questions. C INQ.10 Communicate about science in different formats, using relevant science vocabulary, supporting evidence and clear logic. |
CINQ6. Use mathematical operations to analyze and interpret data. |
C3. Explain how mixtures can be separated by using the properties of the substances from which they are made, such as |
C15. Describe the basic structures of an animal cell, including nucleus, cytoplasm, mitochondria and cell membrane, and how they function to support life. · C25. Explain the similarities and differences in cell division in somatic and germ cells. |
C26. Describe the structure and function of the male and female human reproductive systems, including the process of egg and sperm production. · C27. Describe how genetic information is organized in genes on chromosomes, and explain sex determination in human |
C17. Explain how the human muscular-skeletal system supports the body and allows movement. | C 16. Describe the structures of the human digestive, respiratory and circulatory systems, and explain how they function to bring oxygen and nutrients to the cells and expel waste materials | C 16. Describe the structures of the human digestive, respiratory and circulatory systems, and explain how they function to bring oxygen and nutrients to the cells and expel waste materials.
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C 21. Describe how freezing, dehydration, pickling and irradiation prevent food spoilage caused by microbes. |
Significant Task | Post It Lab | Sand, Salt, Iron Separation | Cell Flash Cards | Genetic Disorder | Chicken Wing | Body Systems Tour | * CT Embedded Task Feel The Beat | Food Spoilage Task |
Content
Supporting Materials |
Prentice Hall Science Explorer: Chemical Building Blocks | Prentice Hall Science Explorer: Chemical Building Blocks | Prentice Hall Science Explorer: Cells and Heredity | Prentice Hall Science Explorer: Cells and Heredity | Prentice Hall Science Explorer: Human Biology | Prentice Hall Science Explorer: Human Biology | Prentice Hall Science Explorer: Human Biology | Prentice Hall Science Explorer: From Bacteria To Plants, FDA Food Safety Kit |