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1 Quarter Month Content Skills State Standards 1 September Intro to Life *Intro to Latin prefixes and suffixes - branches 13A3a-f Students will learn how to Science *Scientific Method solve problems by using Unit 1 *Experiments with control and variable the step by step Chapter 1 *Scientific Measurements - tools, units of procedures involved in the measurement, and what is measured *Chapter Test Scientific Method Metric units; Scientific notation ;6.7.25;

2 2 Seventh Grade Science Curriculum Map Month Content Skills State Standards October Needs of Growth will include: Living rounding; compare and order Metric units Things will be used to measure Unit ; and students will Chapter 2 predict outcomes Cells Unit 4 Chapter 3 *Growth 12A 3a *Responsiveness/Stimulus 12B3a-b *Metabolism/Ingestion/Digestion/Re spiration/excretion *Reproduction - Sexual Vs. Asexual/Spontaneous Generation *Needs - food, water, environment *Definition *Cell Theory (Robert Hooke) *Simple Model *Animal vs. Plant *Cell Organization *Cell Processes *Mitosis *Metabolism - diffusion and osmosis 12A3a *Chapter Test *Review Sheets *Study Guide *Quarter 1 Assessment Test *Chapter Test Students will view 3 dimensional model of the cell; students will use metric measurements to determine size of a cell7.712

3 Month Content Skills State Standards November Classification Unit 5 Chapter 4 12A3a-c 13B3b-c Microscopy Unit 1, p Chapter 1, p.25 *Taxonomy *Classification Groups *Scientific Names *Five Kingdoms *Definition *Uses *Name the parts *Function of parts *Practical Application 13A3a-b *Chapter Test *Chapter Test Students will recognize independent and dependent events Students will recognize independent and dependent events ;Magnification (8.710)

4 Quarter Month Content Skills State Standards December 2 Simple *Monerans 12A3b-c Organisms (bacteria) 12B3a-b Unit 6 *Protists 13A3a-b Chapters 5, (ameoba, 13B3b 6, 7 paramecium, flagellate) *Fungi *Lab Work *Review Sheets *Study Guide *Quarter 2 Assessment Test Students can use the skills of estimating (6.7.24) in fractions, proportions and percentages to chart the numbers and types of simple celled organisms ; ;

5 3 Month Content Skills State Standards January Plants *Simple vs. 12A3a-b Unit 7, 8 Complex 13A3b Chapters *Seed Bearing or 13B3b-c 8, 9 not Students will graph by using ratios of various seed bearing trees vs. not seed bearing ( ); students will also use ratio to plot plant growth(6.7.07)

6 Quarter Month Content Skills State Standards February Invertebrates Unit 9 Chapters 10,11 *Porifera *Cnideria *Worms *Mollusks *Arthropods *Echinoderms 12A3a-c 12B3a-b Students will add, subtract, multiply, divide integers when comparing populations(6.7.17) Students will also use percents (6.7.11), proportions ( ) and scale drawing (7.7.11) St

7 Month Content Skills State Standar ds March 4 Vertebrates Unit 10 Chapters 12, 13, 14 *Fish 12A3a-c *Amphibians 12B3a-b *Reptiles 13A3a-b *Birds *Mammals Students will use scale to draw ; Students will also be able to measure by using the metric system which would include proportions(6.7.03)

8 Quarter Month Content Skills State Standar ds April 4 Vertebrates Unit 10 Chapter 12, 13, 14 *Fish *Amphibian s *Reptiles *Birds *Mammals 12A3a-c 12B3a-b 13A3a-b Students can estimate(6.7.24) populations using both percentages and proportions( and )

9 Month Content Skills State Standar ds May Heredity and Genetics Unit 18 Chapters 23, 24, 25 Change over Time Unit 19 Chapter 26 *Heredity *Chromosomes *DNA *Cloning *Punnett Square *Evolution *Charles Darwin 12A3b-c 13A3a-b 13B3a-f 12B3a 13B3a-f *Review Sheets *Study Guide *Quarter 4 Assessment Test Student will use the skill of probability ( ) and will also investigate the future ( ) Students will also recognize basic geometric figures.

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