th Grade Science Pacing Guide

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1 th Grade Science Pacing Guide Week 1 August Matter and Energy 7.1A (P) A Demonstrate safe practices during laboratory and field investigations as outlined in the Texas Safety Standards Know that the Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it just changes form Recognize that radiant energy from the Sun is transformed into chemical energy through the process of photosynthesis Safety symbols Lab safety Photosynthesis Energy Law of Conservation of Energy Energy Transformations Chemical energy Radiant energy Matter Week 2 September Matter and Energy 7.5A 7.5B 7.5C* (S) Recognize that radiant energy from the Sun is transformed into chemical energy through the process of photosynthesis Demonstrate and explain the cycling of matter within living systems such as in the decay of biomass in a compost bin Diagram the flow of energy through living systems, including food chains, food webs, and energy pyramids Biomass Compost Food chains Food webs Energy pyramids Chemical energy Photosynthesis Radiant energy Matter Week 3 September 9-13 Organisms and 1 Matter and Energy 7.10B (S) 7.5B 7.5C (S) Describe how biodiversity contributes to the sustainability of an ecosystem Demonstrate and explain the cycling of matter within living systems such as in the decay of biomass in a compost bin Diagram the flow of energy through living systems, including food chains, food webs, and energy pyramids Biodiversity Ecosystem Organism Population Community Species Niche Role Habitat Primary Producer Primary Consumer Secondary Consumer Tertiary Consumer 1

2 th Grade Science Pacing Guide Week September A 7.10B Observe and describe how different environments, including microhabitats in schoolyards and biomes, support different varieties of organisms Describe how biodiversity contributes to the sustainability of an ecosystem Microhabitats Limiting Factor Carrying Capacity Week 5 September Earth and Space 7.8C (S) Model the effects of human activity on groundwater and surface in a watershed Groundwater Surface water Watershed Aquifer Pollution Runoff Week 6 September 30 - October 3 Earth and Space 7.8B Analyze the effects of weathering, erosion, and deposition on the environment in ecoregions of Texas Weathering Erosion Deposition 10 Ecoregions of Texas 2

3 th Grade Science Pacing Guide Week 7 October Earth and Space 7.8A Predict and describe how different types of catastrophic events impact ecosystems such as floods Ecosystems Catastrophic Events Floods Hurricanes Tornadoes Weathering Erosion Deposition Week 8 October Earth and Space 7.8A Predict and describe how different types of catastrophic events impact ecosystems such as floods Ecosystems Catastrophic Events Floods Hurricanes Tornadoes Weathering Erosion Deposition 3

4 th Grade Science Pacing Guide Week 9 October C (S) Observe, record and describe the role of ecological succession such as in a microhabitat Succession Primary Succession Secondary Succession Pioneer Species Disturbance Lichens Mosses Seedlings Grasses Shrubs Biodiversity Climax Community Microhabitat Week 10 October 28- November 1 Organisms and 7.10A Observe and describe how different environments including microhabitats in schoolyards and biomes, support different varieties of organisms Microhabitat Biome Ecosystem Organisms Tundra Desert Grassland Tropical Rainforest Temperate Forest Marine Biome Freshwater Biome Week 11 November - 8 Organisms and 7.12C 7.12F (S) Recognize levels of organization in plants and animals, including cells, tissues, organ, organ systems, and organisms Recognize that according to cell theory all organisms are composed of cells and cells carry on similar functions such as extracting energy from food to sustain life Cells Tissue Organs Organs systems Organism Cell theory Levels of Organization

5 th Grade Science Pacing Guide Week 12 November Organisms and 7.12D (S) Differentiate between structure and function in plant and animal cell organelles, including cell membrane, cell wall, nucleus, cytoplasm, mitochondrion, chloroplast, and vacuole Structure Function Organelles Cell Membrane Cell Wall Nucleus Cytoplasm Mitochondrion Chloroplast Vacuole Week 13 November D (S) Differentiate between structure and function in plant and animal cell organelles, including cell membrane, cell wall, nucleus, cytoplasm, mitochondrion, chloroplast, and vacuole Structure Function Organelles Cell Membrane Cell Wall Nucleus Cytoplasm Mitochondrion Chloroplast Vacuole Week 1 November E 7.7C Compare functions of a cell to the functions of organisms such as waste removal Demonstrate and illustrate forces that affect motion in everyday life such as emergence of seedlings, turgor pressure, and geotropism Excretory System Integumentatry System Cell Structure Waste Removal Turgor Pressure 5

6 th Grade Science Pacing Guide Week 15 December 2-6 Week 16 December E 7.7C Compare functions of a cell to the functions of organisms such as waste removal Demonstrate and illustrate forces that affect motion in everyday life such as emergence of seedlings, turgor pressure, and geotropism Review For Science Benchmark Excretory System Integumentatry System Cell Structure Waste Removal Turgor Pressure Week 17 December A (S) Examine organisms or their structures such as insects, or leaves and use dichotomous keys for identification Classification Identification Taxonomy Characteristics Dichotomous Key Week 18 January B (S) 7.12C Identify the main functions of the systems of the human systems of the human organisms, including the circulatory, respiratory skeletal, muscular, digestive, excretory, reproductive, integumentary, nervous and endocrine systems Recognize levels of organization in plants and animals, including cells, tissues, organ, organ systems, and organisms Levels of Organization System Cell Tissue Organs Organ Systems Organisms Body Systems Circulatory System 6

7 th Grade Science Pacing Guide Week 19 January B (S) Identify the main functions of the systems of the human systems of the human organisms, including the circulatory, respiratory skeletal, muscular, digestive, excretory, reproductive, integumentary, nervous and endocrine systems. Skeletal System Muscular System Integumentary System Protection Regulation Reproductive System Week 20 January B (S) 7.6B Identify the main functions of the systems of the human systems of the human organisms, including the circulatory, respiratory skeletal, muscular, digestive, excretory, reproductive, integumentary, nervous and endocrine systems Distinguish between physical and chemical changes in matter in the digestive system Nervous System Endocrine System Respiratory System Digestive System Physical Change Chemical Change Mechanical Digestion Chemical Digestion Week 21 January A 7.12B (S) Investigate and explain how internal structures of organisms have adaptations that allow specific functions such as gills in fish, hollow bones in birds, or xylem in plants Identify the main functions of the systems of the human systems of the human organisms, including the circulatory, respiratory skeletal, muscular, digestive, excretory, reproductive, integumentary, nervous and endocrine systems Nervous System Endocrine System Respiratory System Digestive System 7

8 th Grade Science Pacing Guide Week 22 February Matter and Energy 7.6A (S) Identify that organic compounds contain carbon and other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, nitrogen, or sulfur Compounds Elements Organic DNA Carbohydrates Fats Proteins Week 23 February A 7.13B Investigate how organisms respond to external stimuli found in the environment such as phototropism and fight or flight Describe and relate responses in organisms that may result from internal stimuli such as wilting in plants and fever or vomiting in animals that allow them to maintain balance Stimulus Response External Stimuli Internal Stimuli Balance Homeostasis Feedback Mechanisms Fever Vomiting Tropisms Phototropism Geotropism Week 2 February A 7.13B 7.7C Investigate how organisms respond to external stimuli found in the environment such as phototropism and fight or flight Describe and relate responses in organisms that may result from internal stimuli such as wilting in plants and fever or vomiting in animals that allow them to maintain balance Demonstrate and illustrate forces that affect motion in everyday life such as emergence of seedling, turgor pressure, and geotropism Stimulus Response External Stimuli Internal Stimuli Balance Homeostasis Feedback Mechanisms Fever Vomiting Tropisms Phototropism Geotropism 8

9 th Grade Science Pacing Guide Week 25 February A 7.1C (S) Define heredity as the passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next generation Recognize that inherited traits of individuals are governed in the genetic material found in the genes within chromosomes in the nucleus Nucleus Chromosomes Genes DNA Genetic traits Punnett squares Dominant Recessive Homozygous Heterozygous Week 26 March C (S) Recognize that inherited traits of individuals are governed in the genetic material found in the genes within chromosomes in the nucleus Nucleus Chromosomes Genes DNA Genetic traits Punnett squares Dominant Recessive Homozygous Heterozygous Week 27 March A 7.1B (S) 7.1C (S) Define heredity as the passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next generation Compare the results of uniform of diverse offspring from sexual reproduction or asexual reproduction Recognize that inherited traits of individuals are governed in the genetic material found in the genes within chromosomes in the nucleus Sexual reproduction Asexual reproduction Punnett Squares Dominant Recessive Homozygous Heterozygous Hybrid Purebred 9

10 th Grade Science Pacing Guide Week 28 March B Explain variation within a population or species by comparing external features behaviors, or physiology of organisms that enhance their survival such as migration, hibernation, or storage of food in a bulb Variations Populations Behaviors Migration Hibernation Geotropism Phototropism Internal Features Gills Hollow Bones Xylem Week 29 March 31- April 7.11B Explain variation within a population or species by comparing external features behaviors, or physiology of organisms that enhance their survival such as migration, hibernation, or storage of food in a bulb Variations Populations Behaviors Migration Hibernation Geotropism Phototropism Internal Features Gills Hollow Bones Xylem Week 30 April C (S) Identify some changes in genetic traits that have occurred over several generations through natural selection and selective breeding such as the Galapagos Medium Ground Finch (Geospiza fortis) or domestic animals Natural Selection Ground Finch Selective Breeding Domestic Animals 10

11 th Grade Science Pacing Guide Week 31 April Earth and Space 7.9A Analyze the characteristics of objects in our solar system that allow life to exist such as the proximity of the Sun, presence of water, and composition of the atmosphere Solar System Sun Earth Galaxy Nebula Stars Meteor Asteroid Gravity Proximity Presence Composition Atmosphere Week 32 April Earth and Space 7.9B Identify the accommodations, considering the characteristics of our solar system, that enabled manned space exploration Accommodations Manned Space Exploration 11

12 th Grade Science Pacing Guide Week 33 April 28 May 2 2 Force, Motion, and Energy 7.7A (S) Contrast situations where work is done with different amounts of force to situations where no work is done such as moving a box with a ramp and without a ramp, or standing still Situations Work Force Distance Review for Spring Science Benchmark Biom e s Ce lls Body S ys te ms Organic Compounds Dichotomous Keys Stimulus/Response Homeostasis Week 3 May 5-9 Review for Spring Science Benchmark Biom e s Ce lls Body S ys te ms Organic Compounds Dichotomous Keys Stimulus/Response Homeostasis 12

13 th Grade Science Pacing Guide Week 35 May Review for Spring Science Benchmark Genetics Na tura l S e le ction Selective Breeding Components in our Solar System Forces and Amount of Work Week 36 May Introduce, Research, Write and Revise Project-Based Learning Activity Human Impact Genetics Genetic Testing Na tura l S e le ction Body S ys te ms Pollution etc. 13

14 th Grade Science Pacing Guide Week 37 May Introduce, Research, Write and Revise Project-Based Learning Activity Human Impact Genetics Genetic Testing Na tura l S e le ction Body S ys te ms Pollution etc. Week 38 June 2-3 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL Complete and Turn-In Project Based Learning Activity 1