Shrewsbury Borough School Curriculum Guide. Grade 7: Science

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1 Shrewsbury Borough School Curriculum Guide Grade 7: Science First Marking Period SCIENCE Second Marking Period SCIENCE Third Marking Period SCIENCE Fourth Marking Period SCIENCE Unit Theme 1: Exploring and Classifying Life How Can Safety Be Promoted In the Life Science Lab? Life Forms From Planet Sepahs How Is A Key Used To Identify A Living Thing? How Can Animals be Classified? Unit Theme 2: Cells The Microscope Cell Structure Activity Unit Theme 3: Cell Processes Photosynthesis And Respiration Food Label Lab Observing Osmosis Unit Theme 4: Cell Reproduction What are the Stages of Mitosis? Modeling Cell Division in Early Development Unit Theme 5: Heredity Predicting Results 50:50 Chances Genetic Traits Monohybrid Crosses Unit Theme 6: Protists and Fungi Comparing Algae and Protozoans Unit Theme 7: Introduction to Animals What is the Structure of a Sponge? Observing a Cnidarian Unit Theme 8: Mollusks, Worms, Arthropods, Echinoderms Shell Classification Lab Introduction To Dissection Safety Lab How Does an Earthworm Respond to Stimuli? Earthworm Anatomy Unit Theme 9: Fish, Amphibians, and Reptiles External Structure of the Frog Dissection of the Frog Unit Theme 10: Birds and Mammals Classification of Vertebrates

2 Observing a Flatworm Unit Theme 11: Bacteria Power Point Projects Unit Theme 12 : Leaves of Plants Leaf Classification Lab ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: How can we apply the scientific method to problem solving? How do we measure using scientific units? How do we distinguish between living and nonliving things? What do living things need to survive? How can we describe experiments about spontaneous generation? Why did the theory of spontaneous generation change? How did the scientific method lead to the idea of biogenesis? What are the differences among atoms, elements, molecules and compounds? How are organic compounds different from inorganic compounds? Why is a combination of sugar and salt said to be a mixture? What are three types of lipids? What is the function of a selectively permeable membrane? What is equilibrium? What is osmosis? How are active and passive transport different? How are traits inherited? What role did Mendel play in the history of genetics? How are Punnett squares used to predict the results of crosses? How can we compare and contrast the difference between an individual s genotype and phenotype? How are traits inherited by incomplete dominance? How are sex-linked traits passed to offspring? How can we evaluate the importance of advances in genetics? What are the characteristics of mollusks? How do we describe gastropods, bivalves, and cephalopods? What is the environmental importance of mollusks? How do gastropods get food? What makes a cephalopod different from other mollusks? What are the characteristics of segmented worms? How do we describe the structures of an earthworm and how it takes in and digests food?

3 How did early scientists classify living things? What are the four functions of scientific names? How are similarities used to classify organisms? How do we use a dichotomous key to identify organisms? How can we name and identify the functions of each part of the cell? Into what two groups can cells be classified? How can we explain the importance of the nucleus of the cell? How can we compare the terms tissue, organs, and organ systems? What are the differences between the compound light microscopes and the electron microscopes? How can we summarize the discoveries that led to the development of the cell theory? What are the differences between producers and consumers? How does the process of photosynthesis store and release energy? How does the process of respiration store and release energy? How do cells get energy from glucose through fermentation? What must happen to food molecules for respiration to take place? Where in a cell does fermentation take place? Why is mitosis important? What are the steps of mitosis? How do we compare and contrast mitosis in plant and animal cells? What are two examples of asexual reproduction? How are chromosomes and chromatids related? How can we sequence the steps in making genetically engineered organisms? What are the characteristics shared by all protists? How can we compare and contrast the three groups of protists? Why are protists so hard to classify? What are some uses by humans of algae? Why are shelled protozoans important? How do water molds affect organisms? How can we identify the characteristics shared by all fungi? How can we classify fungi based on their methods of reproduction? What is a sporangium? Why are mycorrhizae so important to plants? Why is producing an anesthetic an advantage to a leech? What are the characteristics that are used to classify arthropods? How does flight benefit insects? When do grasshoppers molt? What are the characteristics common to all echinoderms? How does a sea star obtain and digest food? What is the importance of echinoderms? What makes a sea cucumber different from other echinoderms? What are the characteristics of all chordates? What characteristics are shared by all vertebrates? How do we differentiate between ectotherms and endotherms? What happens to the notochord as a bat develops? What are the three classes of fish?

4 How can we explain how viruses make copies of themselves? What are the benefits of vaccines? What are some uses of viruses? How many organisms are needed for asexual reproduce? How do we describe the stages of meiosis and how sex cells are produced? How does fertilization occur in sexual reproduction? What happens to the duplicated chromosomes during anaphase I? What are the characteristics common to most animals? How might mimicry be an advantage and a disadvantage for an animal? How can we describe the characteristics of sponges and cnidarians? What is the importance of living coral reefs? How does a fish obtain food and oxygen and reproduce? Why are shark populations decreasing? How are fish helpful to humans? What are the adaptations amphibians have for living in water and living on land? What are the parts of the DNA molecule? How does DNA copy itself? What is the structure and function of each kind of RNA? What are the nitrogen base pairs in a DNA molecule? When are mutations likely to occur? What are some possible benefits of having a medusa and a polyp form? How do we list the characteristics of flatworms and roundworms? Can we distinguish between free-living and parasitic organisms? What characteristic of parasitic roundworms might contribute to the success of the group? What are the characteristics of each type of amphibian? How do amphibians reproduce and develop? How are estivation and hibernation similar? What is a biological indicator? What are the characteristics of reptiles? How do reptile adaptations enable them to live on land? What is the importance of an amniotic egg? What is the purpose of a turtle s shell?

5 What are the characteristics of birds? How is the bird s anatomy adapted for flight? How do birds reproduce and develop? What features strengthen a bird s bones? Why are some young birds covered with down feathers? What are the characteristics of mammals and how have they enabled mammals to adapt to different environments? How do we distinguish between montremes, marsupials, and placentals? Why are many species of mammals becoming threatened or endangered? Is a house cat or a deer more developed at birth? How does an embryo receive the things it needs to grow? What are the characteristics of bacteria?

6 How do we compare and contrast aerobic and anaerobic bacteria? How do bacteria use flagella? Why are cyabnobacteria classified as producers? What are some ways bacteria are helpful? How is nitrogen-fixing bacteria important? What are some diseases caused by bacteria? What is a saprophyte? What waste product produced by some bacteria can be used as a fuel? How do we classify leaves according to their shape of blade, type of margin and their pattern of venation?

7 MATERIALS: MATERIALS: MATERIALS: MATERIALS: Glencoe Science: Teacher Wraparound Edition Student Textbook Transparencies Exam View Virtual Labs CD-ROM Interactive Chalkboard CD-ROM Mindjogger Videos Know It All CD- Rom What s Life Science Got To Do With It? DVD Monmouth County AVA National Geographic AVA Student Websites: Life.msscience.com Brain Pop N.J. Streaming Thinkfinity VIDEOS/ DVDS Discovering The Cell The Magic Of Cells Photosynthesis Life Energy Glencoe Science: Teacher Wraparound Edition Student Textbook Transparencies Exam View Virtual Labs CD-ROM Interactive Chalkboard CD-ROM Mindjogger Videos Know It All CD- Rom What s Life Science Got To Do With It? DVD Monmouth County AVA National Geographic AVA Student Learning More About Cells CD-ROM Websites: Life.msscience.com Brain Pop N.J. Streaming Thinkfinity Videos/DVDs Cell Membrane Photosynthesis Diffusion and Osmosis Mitosis and Meiosis DNA Lab of Life Glencoe Science: Teacher Wraparound Edition Student Textbook Transparencies Exam View Virtual Labs CD-ROM Interactive Chalkboard CD-ROM Mindjogger Videos Know It All CD- Rom What s Life Science Got To Do With It? DVD Monmouth County AVA National Geographic AVA Student Websites: Life.msscience.com Brain Pop N.J. Streaming Thinkfinity Videos/DVDs Geometry of Life Protists;Threshold of Life Protozoans Fungi Invertebrates Coral Jungle Coelentrates Flatworms Life on Earth Glencoe Science: Teacher WraparoundEdition Student Textbook Transparencies Exam View Virtual Labs CD-ROM Interactive Chalkboard CD-ROM Mindjogger Videos Know It All CD- Rom What s Life Science Got To Do With It? DVD Monmouth County AVA National Geographic AVA Student Websites: Life.msscience.com Brain Pop N.J. Streaming Thinkfinity Videos/DVDs Echinoderms Night of the Squid Octopus Ants, Hunters, and Gardeners Reptiles Planet Earth Life on Earth

8 ASSESSMENT: Standards-based Formative Benchmark Summative Benchmark Theme Tests Weekly Lesson Tests Monitoring Performance ASSESSMENT: Standards-based Formative Benchmark Summative Benchmark Theme Tests Weekly Lesson Tests Monitoring Performance. District Mid-Year Assessment ASSESSMENT: Standards-based Formative Benchmark Summative Benchmark Theme Tests Weekly Lesson Tests Monitoring Performance ASSESSMENT: Standards-based Formative Benchmark Summative Benchmark Theme Tests Weekly Lesson Tests Monitoring Performance. District End-of-Year Assessment

9 NJCCS: NJCCCS: NJCCCS: NJCCCS: STANDARD 5.1 (Scientific Practices) All students will understand that science is both a body of knowledge and an evidence-based, modelbuilding enterprise that continually extends, refines, and revises knowledge. The four Science Practices strands encompass the knowledge and reasoning skills that students must acquire to be proficient in science A.1. Core scientific concepts and principles represent the conceptual basis for model-building and facilitate the generation of new and productive questions A.2. Results of observation and measurement can be used to build conceptual-based models and to search for core explanations A.3. Predictions and explanations are revised based on systematic observations, accurate measurements, and structured data/evidence. STANDARD 5.3 Life Science All students will understand that life science principles are powerful conceptual tools for making sense of the complexity, diversity, and interconnectedness of life on Earth. Order in natural systems arises in accordance with rules that govern the physical world, and the order of natural systems can be modeled and predicted through the use of mathematics A.1. All organisms are composed of cell(s). In multicellular organisms, specialized cells perform specialized functions. Tissues, organs, and organ systems are composed of cells and function to serve the needs of cells for food, air, and waste removal A.2. During the early development of an organism, cells differentiate and multiply to form the many specialized cells, tissues, and organs that compose the final organism. Tissues grow through cell division. STANDARD 5.3 Life Science All students will understand that life science principles are powerful conceptual tools for making sense of the complexity, diversity, and interconnectedness of life on Earth. Order in natural systems arises in accordance with rules that govern the physical world, and the order of natural systems can be modeled and predicted through the use of mathematics C.1. Symbiotic interactions among organisms of different species can be classified as Predator/prey Parasite/host Scavenger/prey Decomposer/prey D.1. Some organisms reproduce asexually. In these organisms, all genetic information comes from a single parent. Some organisms reproduce sexually, through which half of the genetic information comes from each parent. STANDARD 5.3 Life Science All students will understand that life science principles are powerful conceptual tools for making sense of the complexity, diversity, and interconnectedness of life on Earth. Order in natural systems arises in accordance with rules that govern the physical world, and the order of natural systems can be modeled and predicted through the use of mathematics B.1 Food is broken down to provide energy for the work that cells do, and is a source of the molecular building blocks from which needed materials are assembled B.2. All animals, including humans, are consumers that meet their energy needs by eating other organisms or their products.

10 5.1.8.B.1. Evidence is generated and evaluated as part of building and refining models and explanations B.2. Mathematics and technology are used to gather, analyze, and communicate results B.3. Carefully collected evidence is used to construct and defend arguments B.4. Scientific reasoning is used to support scientific conclusions C.1. Scientific models and understandings of fundamental concepts and principles are refined as new evidence is considered C.2. Predictions and explanations are revised to account more completely for available evidence C.3. Science is a practice in which an established body of knowledge is continually revised, refined, and extended D.1. Science involves practicing productive social B.1. Food is broken down to provide energy for the work that cells do, and is a source of the molecular building blocks from which needed materials are assembled B.2. All animals, including humans, are consumers that meet their energy needs by eating other organisms or their products STANDARD 5.2 Physical Science All students will understand that physical science principles, including fundamental ideas about matter, energy, and motion, are powerful conceptual tools for making sense of phenomena in physical, living, and Earth systems A.1. All matter is made of atoms. Matter made of only one type of atom is called an element A.2. All substances are composed of one or more of approximately 100 elements A.3. Properties of solids, liquids, and gases are explained by a model of matter as composed of tiny particles D.2. The unique combination of genetic material from each parent in sexually reproducing organisms results in the potential for variation D.3. Characteristics of organisms are influenced by heredity and/or their environment E.1. Individual organisms with certain traits are more likely than others to survive and have offspring in particular environments. The advantages or disadvantages of specific characteristics can change when the environment in which they exist changes. Extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the characteristics of a species are insufficient to allow survival E.2. Anatomical evidence supports evolution and provides additional detail about the sequence of branching of various lines of descent C.1. Symbiotic interactions among organisms of different species can be classified as Predator/prey Parasite/host Scavenger/prey Decomposer/prey D.1. Some organisms reproduce asexually. In these organisms, all genetic information comes from a single parent. Some organisms reproduce sexually, through which half of the genetic information comes from each parent D.2. The unique combination of genetic material from each parent in sexually reproducing organisms results in the potential for variation E.1. Individual organisms with certain traits are more likely than others to survive and have offspring in particular environments. The advantages or disadvantages of specific characteristics can change when the environment in which they exist changes. Extinction of a species occurs when the

11 interactions with peers, such as partner talk, whole-group discussions, and small-group work D.2. In order to determine which arguments and explanations are most persuasive, communities of learners work collaboratively to pose, refine, and evaluate questions, investigations, models, and theories (e.g., argumentation, representation, visualization, etc.) D.3. Instruments of measurement can be used to safely gather accurate information for making scientific comparisons of objects and events D.4. Organisms are treated humanely, responsibly, and ethically. STANDARD 5.3 Life Science All students will understand that life science principles are powerful conceptual tools for making sense of the complexity, diversity, and interconnectedness of life on Earth. Order in natural systems arises in accordance with rules that govern the (atoms) in motion A.4. The Periodic Table organizes the elements into families of elements with similar properties A.5. Elements are a class of substances composed of a single kind of atom. Compounds are substances that are chemically formed and have physical and chemical properties that differ from the reacting substances. environment changes and the characteristics of a species are insufficient to allow survival E.2. Anatomical evidence supports evolution and provides additional detail about the sequence of branching of various lines of descent.

12 physical world, and the order of natural systems can be modeled and predicted through the use of mathematics A.1. All organisms are composed of cell(s). In multicellular organisms, specialized cells perform specialized functions. Tissues, organs, and organ systems are composed of cells and function to serve the needs of cells for food, air, and waste removal A.2. During the early development of an organism, cells differentiate and multiply to form the many specialized cells, tissues, and organs that compose the final organism. Tissues grow through cell division.