Science
– Grade 7 Life Science
District
2853
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Month |
Content |
Performance Standards Addressed |
Skills for Student Achievement |
Assessment |
Weeks 1-3
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Classification |
A
4.1, A 4.2, A 4.3, A 4.4 (L.S.) |
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List 7 levels of
classification ·
Explain the importance of
having scientific names for species and how they are written ·
List the six kingdoms and
provide 2 characteristics of each |
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Animals
and Behavior |
A
4.1, A 4.2, A 4.3, A 4.4 (L.S.) |
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Describe differences
between vertebrates and invertebrates ·
Explain characteristics
of animals ·
Explain the difference
between learned and innate behavior ·
Describe seasonal
behaviors and rhythms of life (hibernation, starvation, migration, biological
clocks, circadian rhythms) ·
Discuss ways animals
communicate |
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Weeks
4-5 |
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Invertebrates |
A
4.1, A 4.2, A 4.3, A 4.4 (L.S.) |
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List and describe types
of symmetry ·
Dissect Earthworm and
examine its internal and external structures ·
Dissect crayfish and
examine its internal and external
structure ·
Dissect Clam and examine
its internal and external structure ·
Explain the difference
between an open and a closed circulatory system ·
Describe the body parts
and their functions in a mollusk ·
Describe the body parts
and their functions in an earthworm ·
List the 4 main
characteristics of an arthropod ·
Describe the different
body parts and their functions in the four kinds of arthropods ·
Explain the two types of
metamorphosis in insects |
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Weeks
6-7 |
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Fishes,
Amphibians and Reptiles |
A 4.1, A 4.2, A 4.3 (L.S.) |
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List 4 characteristics of
chordate ·
Describe the main
characteristics of vertebrates ·
Explain the difference
between an ectotherm & an endotherm ·
Describe the 3 classes of
living fish and give an example of each ·
Describe the
characteristics shared by amphibians ·
Describe metamorphosis in
amphibians and give an example ·
Explain the adaptations
that allow reptiles to live on land ·
Name the 3 orders of reptiles
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Explain why amphibians
are biological indicators |
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Weeks
8-9 |
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Birds
and Mammals |
A
4.1, A 4.2, A 4.3 (L.S.) |
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Name 2 characteristics
that birds share with reptiles ·
Describe the
characteristics of birds that make them well suited for flight ·
Explain “life” ·
Describe common
characteristic of mammals ·
Explain the difference
between monotremes, marsupials & placental mammals |
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Weeks
10-12 |
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Intro
to Plants |
A
1, A 2, A 3.1, A 3.2, A 3.3, A 3.4, A 3.5, A 4.1, A 4.2, A
4.3, A 4.4, B 5.1, B 5.2, B
5.3, B 5.4 (L.S.) |
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Identify the
characteristics that all plants share ·
Discuss origin of plants ·
Explain differences in
the 4 main groups of plants ·
Describe the features of
mosses, liverworts, ferns, horsetails and club mosses ·
Explain how plants
without seeds are important to humans
and environment ·
Compare a seed with a
spore ·
Describe the features of
gymnosperms and angiosperms ·
Identify the parts and
describe the functions of roots, stems, leaves and flowers |
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Weeks
13-14-15 |
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Plant
Processes |
A
1, A 2, A 3.1, A 3.2, A 3.3, A 3.4, A 3.5, A 4.1, A 4.2, A
4.3, A 4.4, B 5.1, B 5.2, B
5.3, B 5.4 (L.S.) |
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Describe the roles of
pollination and fertilization in sexual reproduction ·
Explain the difference
between sexual and asexual reproduction in plants ·
Describe how fruits are
formed from flowers ·
Describe the process of
photosynthesis and how it relates to cellular respiration ·
Describe 3 ways that
plants may grow in response to their environment: phototropism, gravitotropism, daylight length ·
Define lichen and explain
its symbiotic relationship |
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