7th Grade Science Curriculum MapAdditional Resources

http://smartboardgoodies.comhttp://www.uen.org/k12student/ K-12Pete's PowerPoint Station Steve Spangler ExperimentsInternet4Classrooms-Science ActivitiesEcology ActivitiesPBS Kids--ZOOM Science Activitieshttp://www.stemresources.com/Magic School Bus Science ExperimentsK-8 "Science Kids" Activitiesscience-class.net (K-8)Bill Nye Printable Science Activities7-12 Grade Science Interactives (uen)

Grade_____7____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week ___Embedded_____Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**

Embedded Inquiry

Grade Level Expectations:GLE 0707.Inq.1 Design and conduct open-ended scientific investigations.GLE 0707.Inq.2 Use appropriate tools and techniques to gather, organize, analyze, and interpret data. GLE 0707.Inq.3 Synthesize information to determine cause and effect relationships between evidence and explanations. GLE 0707.Inq.4 Recognize possible sources of bias and error, alternative explanations, and questions for further exploration.GLE 0707.Inq.5 Communicate scientific understanding using descriptions, explanations, and models.

Checks for Understanding 0707.Inq.1 Design and conduct an open-ended scientific investigation to answer a question that includes a control and appropriate variables. 0707.Inq.2 Identify tools and techniques needed to gather, organize, analyze, and interpret data collected from a moderately complex scientific investigation.0707.Inq.3 Use evidence from a dataset to determine cause and effect relationships that explain a phenomenon.0707.Inq.4 Review an experimental design to determine possible sources of bias or error, state alternative explanations, and identify questions for further investigation. 0707.Inq.5 Design a method to explain the results of an investigation using descriptions, explanations, or models.

State Performance IndicatorsSPI 0707.Inq.1 Design a simple experimental procedure with an identified control and appropriate variables. SPI 0707.Inq.2 Select tools and procedures needed to conduct a moderately complex experiment. SPI 0707.Inq.3 Interpret and translate data in a table, graph, or diagram. SPI 0707.Inq.4 Draw a conclusion that establishes a cause and effect relationship supported by evidence. SPI 0707.Inq.5 Identify a faulty interpretation of data that is due to bias or experimental error.

Grade____7____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week ___Embedded_____Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**

Embedded Technology & EngineeringGrade Level Expectations:GLE 0707.T/E.1 Explore how technology responds to social, political, and economic needs.GLE 707.T/E.2 Know that the engineering design process involves an ongoing series of events that incorporate design constraints, model building, testing, evaluating, modifying, and retesting. GLE 0707.T/E.3 Compare the intended benefits with the unintended consequences of a new technology.GLE 0707.T/E.4 Describe and explain adaptive and assistive bioengineered products.

Checks for Understanding 0707.T/E.1 Use appropriate tools to test for strength, hardness, and flexibility of materials. 0707.T/E.2 Apply the engineering design process to construct a prototype that meets certain specifications. 0707.T/E.3 Explore how the unintended consequences of new technologies can impact society.0707.T/E.4 Research bioengineering technologies that advance health and contribute to improvements in our daily lives.0707.T/E.5 Develop an adaptive design and test its effectiveness.

State Performance IndicatorsSPI 0707.T/E.1 Identify the tools and procedures needed to test the design features of a prototype.SPI 0707.T/E.2 Evaluate a protocol to determine if the engineering design process was successfully applied.SPI 0707.T/E.3 Distinguish between the intended benefits and the unintended consequences of a new technology.SPI 0707.T/E.4 Differentiate between adaptive and assistive engineered products (e.g., food, biofuels, medicines, integrated pest management).

Grade_____7____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week ___0_____Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**

**SET UP SCIENTIST NOTEBOOK TO BE USED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR**Excellent site to provide guidance and examples:http://www.sciencenotebooks.org/

1st Assignment: Draw a ScientistHave students imagine a scientist at work and “draw what they saw.” Use their sketches to discuss misconceptions about what scientists look like, what they wear, what they do, etc.

2nd Assignment: Scientists _____________.Have students make a list of verbs to fill in the blank. Examples may include: discover, think, explore, experiment, measure, test, etc. Use their answers to jumpstart discussion of things scientists do.

Grade_____7____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week ____1____Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**

*See Week 0*

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GLE 0707.Inq.1 Design and conduct open-ended scientific investigations.

0707.Inq.1 Design and conduct an open-ended scientific investigation to answer a question that includes a control and appropriate variables.

SPI 0707.Inq.1 Design a simple experimental procedure with an identified control and appropriate variables.

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BrainPOP Scientific MethodBrainPOP Science ProjectsBrainPOP Microscopes                          Density of a Paper ClipInvestigating MassMini-labsAlka Seltzer Eruption  inquiry lab Sinking Suspicion inquiry lab 

Discovery Education Video Clips: Step One: Ask a Question Pre-Experimental Stage: Find a Question and Form a

Hypothesis. A Review of the Scientific Method The Steps of the Scientific Method Predicting Landslides

TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 1, p. 14-20

SKILLS HANDBOOK p. 484-488, 491-492

Grade____7_____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week ____2-3____Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**

GLE 0707.Inq.2 Use appropriate tools and techniques to gather, organize, analyze, and interpret data.

0707.Inq.2 Identify tools and techniques needed to gather, organize, analyze, and interpret data collected from a moderately complex scientific investigation.

SPI 0707.Inq.2 Select tools and procedures needed to conduct a moderately complex experiment.

How Do I Choose Which Type of Graph to Use?

Create a Graph

Discovery Education Video Clips: Finding Mean, Median and Mode Collecting Family Statistics Collecting Information and Using Statistics. Experimental Stage: Six Steps Fire and Electrical Hazards

Flinn Safety Contract

www.sciencespot.net (metric mania)www.sciencespot.net (gummy bear lab)

www.middleschoolscience.com (Dunkin for Density, Volume Lab, Triple Beam Balance)

TEXTBOOK p. 21-22, 489-490

SKILLS HANDBOOK p. 493-495

Grade____7_____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week ____4-5____Academic Vocabulary: igneous, metamorphic, minerals, rock cycle, sedimentary

Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**

GLE 0707.7.1 Describe the physical properties of minerals.

0707.7.1 Organize and explain information about the properties of minerals and their uses.

SPI 0707.7.1 Use a table of physical properties to classify minerals.

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GLE 0707.7.2 Summarize the basic events that occur during the rock cycle.

0707.7.2 Label a diagram that depicts the major processes of the rock cycle.

0707.7.3 Distinguish among sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks and relate these to a simple diagram of the rock cycle.

SPI 0707.7.2 Label a diagram that depicts the three different rock types.

SPI 0707.7.3 Identify the major processes that drive the rock cycle.

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0707.T/E.1 Use appropriate tools to test for strength, hardness, and flexibility of materials.

Loose in the Lab Activity—Dissecting GraniteLoose in the Lab Activity—Moh’s Mineral Testsmineral info What is a Mineral?how to identifyBrainPOP Mineral IdentificationBrainPOP CrystalsBrainPOP Problem Solving Using TablesRock and Mineral Reference SheetDiscovery Education Video Clips:

Physical Properties of Minerals The Physical Properties of Minerals Minerals Classifying Minerals What Are Minerals?

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Earthquakes Types of Volcanoes Introduction to Volcanoes Earthquakes Erosion

TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 9, p. 268-289

Grade___7_____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week ___6-8_(2 PAGES)____Academic Vocabulary: earth layers*, earthquake*, mountain building*, plates*, seafloor spreading*, volcano*

Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**

GLE 0707.7.4 Explain how earthquakes, mountain building, volcanoes, and sea floor spreading are associated with movements of the earth’s major plates.

0707.7.5 Analyze the relationship between plate movements and areas of earthquake activity.

0707.7.6 Analyze the relationship between plate movements and mountain building.

0707.7.7 Analyze the relationship between plate movements, volcanoes, and sea floor spreading.

SPI 0707.7.5 Recognize that lithospheric plates on the scale of continents and oceans continually move at rates of centimeters per year.

SPI 0707.7.6 Describe the relationship between plate movements and earthquakes, mountain building, volcanoes, and sea floor spreading.

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BrainPOP VolcanoesBrainPOP MountainsBrainPOP EarthquakesBrainPOP Plate TectonicsBrainPOP Natural DisastersLoose in the Lab Activity—Assembling Puzzle of PangeaLoose in the Lab Activity—Pangea to PresentPlate Movement ActivityCVO Website - Plate Tectonics and Sea-Floor SpreadingDiscovery Education Video Clips:

Erosion Conclusion: How Uplifting and Erosion Make the Land Go

Up and Down. Plate Tectonics Fault Lines and Earthquakes Earthquakes, Tectonic Plates, and Fault Lines.

BrainPOP Ocean CurrentsBrainPOP OceansInteractive VolcanoesUnderstanding EarthquakesPlate Tectonics - earthDiscovery Education Video Clips:

Discovering Plate Tectonics Earthquakes and Volcanoes Plate Tectonics and Earth Movements Plate Movements Earth's Changing Landscape

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TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 10

Grade____7_____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week __6-8 CONTINUED______Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**

GLE 0707.7.3 Analyze the characteristics of the earth’s layers and the location of the major plates.

0707.7.4 Recognize that the earth’s layers have different thickness, states of matter, densities, and chemical makeup.

SPI 0707.7.4 Differentiate among the characteristics of the earth’s three layers.

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and models.

0707.Inq.5 Design a method to explain the results of an investigation using descriptions, explanations, or models.

SPI 0707.Inq.5 Identify a faulty interpretation of data that is due to bias or experimental error.

BrainPOP EarthquakesBrainPOP MountainsBrainPOP Plate TectonicsEarth's Layers (Inside the Earth)Layers of the Earth  The Layers of the Earth  Earth's Layers 

Loose in the Lab Activity—Terrestrial PieLoose in the Lab Activity—Pacific Plate and Ring of Fire            Earth Is Like A Puzzle. Interactive – Earth’s structure

BrainPOP Earth's StructureBrainPOP SoilBrainPOP Volcanoes

Interactive Dynamic Earth Structure of the EarthLayers of the Earth

Discovery Education Video Clips: The Four Layers of the Earth's Interior: Inner Core, Outer

Core, Mantle, and Crust. The Earth's Layers The Structure of Earth's Interior The Structure of the Earth The Inner Structure of the Earth

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TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 10

Grade_____7____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week ____9____Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**

*REVIEW ACTIVITIES FOR WEEKS 1-8*EXTENSION ACTIVITIES FOR WEEKS 1-8

Grade____7_____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week ___10_____Academic Vocabulary: non-renewable resource*, renewable resource*

Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**

GLE 0707.7.5 Differentiate between renewable and nonrenewable resources in terms of their use by man.

0707.7.8 Determine the impact of man’s use of renewable and nonrenewable resources on future supplies.

GLE 0707.7.6 Evaluate how human activities affect the earth’s land, oceans, and atmosphere.

0707.7.9 Evaluate how human activities affect the condition of the earth’s land, water, and atmosphere.

SPI 0707.7.7 Analyze and evaluate the impact of man’s use of earth’s land, water, and atmospheric resources.

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needs.GLE 0707.T/E.3 Compare the intended benefits with the unintended consequences of a

new technology.0707.T/E.3 Explore how the unintended consequences of new technologies can

impact society.SPI 0707.T/E.3 Distinguish between the intended benefits and the unintended

consequences of a new technology.

BrainPOP Gas and OilBrainPOP PlasticBrainPOP Humans and the EnvironmentBrainPOP Natural ResourcesBrainPOP Wind EnergyBrainPOP Fossil FuelsBrainPOP Solar EnergyBrainPOP BiofuelsLoose in the Lab Activity—Here Today…Nonrenewable ResourcesResources  worksheet  quizLoose in the Lab—Dissolving StatuesLoose in the Lab—Soapy SeedsBrainPOP Humans and the EnvironmentBrainPOP Global WarmingBrainPOP Water PollutionBrainPOP PlasticBrainPOP Population GrowthBrainPOP Gas and OilBrainPOP Air PollutionBrainPOP Ozone LayerBrainPOP Greenhouse EffectBrainPOP EarthBrainPOP Earth's Atmosphere

Discovery Education Video Clips: An Environmentalist's View

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TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 12, p. 360-376

Grade____7_____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week ___11-13____Academic Vocabulary: acceleration, momentum, speed, velocity, work*

Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**

GLE 0707.11.3 Distinguish between speed and velocity. 0707.11.3 Summarize the difference between the speed and velocity based on the

distance and amount of time traveled.SPI 0707.11.3 Apply proper equations to solve basic problems pertaining to distance,

time, speed, and velocity.

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GLE 0707.11.4 Investigate how Newton’s laws of motion explain an object’s movement.

0707.11.4 Recognize how a net force impacts an object’s motion.SPI 0707.11.4 Identify and explain how Newton’s laws of motion relate to the

movement of objects.

-------------------------------------------GLE 0707.Inq.3 Synthesize information to determine cause and effect relationships between evidence and explanations. 0707.Inq.3 Use evidence from a data set to determine cause and effect relationships that explain a phenomenon.SPI 0707.Inq.3 Interpret and translate data in a table, graph, or diagram. GLE 0707.Inq.4 Recognize possible sources of bias and error, alternative explanations, and questions for further

exploration.0707.Inq.4 Review an experimental design to determine possible sources of bias or error, state

alternative explanations, and identify questions for further investigation. SPI 0707.Inq.4 Draw a conclusion that establishes a cause and effect relationship supported by evidence. GLE 0707.T/E.2 Know that the engineering design process involves an ongoing series of events that incorporate

design constraints, model building, testing, evaluating, modifying, and retesting. 0707.T/E.2 Apply the engineering design process to construct a prototype that meets certain specifications. SPI 0707.T/E.1 Identify the tools and procedures needed to test the design features of a prototype.SPI 0707.T/E.2 Evaluate a protocol to determine if the engineering design process was successfully applied.

Loose in the Lab Activity—Modified Marble RacesDescribing Motion in WordsForce and motion ppt  Motion PowerPointThe Physics Classroom Tutorial

Discovery Education Video Clips: Calculating Average Speed Laws of Motion Introduction to the Laws of Motion

----------------------------------------Loose in the Lab Activity—Newton in New OrleansLoose in the Lab Activity—Ping Pong PoppersBalloon Powered Race Cars Describing Motion in WordsNewton's Laws of Motionforce pptNewton's Laws of MotionRelative Motion, Speed, Velocity and Acceleration3 laws  interactive concept mapNewton’s 1 st Law more newton #1Newton’s 2 nd Law Newton’s 3 rd Law Isaac Newton’s Three Laws of Motion Sinking Suspicion inquiry lab

Discovery Education Video Clips: G Forces Second Law of Motion Velocity and Acceleration

TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 13, p. 398-415

Grade____7_____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week ___14-16_____Academic Vocabulary: simple machines, mechanical advantage

Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**

CONTINUE FROM WEEKS 11-13: GLE 11.3, 11.4; 11.3, 11.4; SPI 11.3, 11.4 ----------------------------------------------------

GLE 0707.11.1 Identify six types of simple machines.

0707.11.1 Compare the six types of simple machines.

SPI 0707.11.1 Differentiate between the six simple machines.

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determine the amount of force needed to do work. 0707.11.2 Compete an investigation to determine how machines reduce the

amount of force needed to do work.SPI 0707.11.2 Determine the amount of force needed to do work using different

simple machines. -----------------------------------------------------0707.T/E.5 Develop an adaptive design and test its effectiveness.

See previous resources-----------------------------------Simple Machine Learning SiteSimple Machines(2)Simple Machine Games (edheads.org)more machinesBrainPOP Inclined PlaneBrainPOP LeversBrainPOP WorkBrainPOP PulleyBrainPOP GearsBrainPOP Wheel and Axle

Simple Machines

Discovery Education Video Clips: The Six Simple Machines Elevators Simple Machines- Egyptians Simple Machines- Greeks

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Discovery Education Video Clips: Wheel and Axle Having Fun with Simple Machines How a Lever Works Introduction to Forces and Gravity

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TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 14, p. 425-443

Grade____7_____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week ___17-18_____Academic Vocabulary: amplitude, crest, longitudinal wave, speed, transverse wave, trough, vibration*

Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**

GLE 0707.11.5 Compare and contrast the basic parts of a wave.

0707.11.5 Create a graphic organizer to illustrate and describe the basic parts of a wave.

SPI 0707.11.5 Compare and contrast the different parts of a wave.

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GLE 0707.11.6 Investigate the types and fundamental properties of waves.

0707.11.6 Compare how transverse and longitudinal waves are produced and transmitted.

SPI 0707.11.6 Differentiate between transverse and longitudinal waves in terms of how they are produced and transmitted.

Waves

Loose in the Lab Activity—Musical Rulers and Slinky Cannons

The Anatomy of a WaveParts of a Wave

Discovery Education Video Clips: Here Comes the Sun Energy on the Move Kinetic and Potential Energy Radio

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Loose in the Lab Activity—Jump Rope Waves

Formation of WavesLongitudinal and Transverse WavesInvestigating Mass

Discovery Education Video Clips: Here Comes the Sun Energy on the Move Kinetic and Potential Energy Radio

TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 15

Grade____7_____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week __19-21_(3 PAGES)_____Academic Vocabulary: cell organelles (ribosome, mitochondria, chloroplast, vacuole, lysosome), chromosome, levels of organization*, multicellular, organ system, osmosis, tissue

Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**

GLE 0707.1.1 Make observations and describe the structure and function of organelles found in plant and animal cells.

0707.1.1 Examine and describe plant and animal cells using compound microscopes.

0707.1.2 Identify the function of the major plant and animal cellular organelles.

0707.1.3 Make a Venn diagram to compare the structures and functions of an animal cell with a city or school.

0707.1.4 Build a 3-D model of a cell.

SPI 0707.1.1 Identify and describe the function of the major plant and animal cell organelles.

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Cellular organizationHow Can You Tell an Animal Cell from a Plant Cell?Cells, Tissues, Organs, Systems Lessons

BrainPOP Cell SpecializationBrainPOP Cell StructuresBrainPOP CellsBrainPOP Passive TransportBrainPOP Active TransportBrainPOP PhotosynthesisBrainPOP Carnivorous Plants

Virtual Cell Tour  Cells are the Starting Point  Cell Structure  Cells Alive!  Plant and Animal Cell     Make a Model of a Cell  Plant and Animal Cells    Cell Cams

Discovery Education Video Clips: Cell Nucleus The Nucleus Organelles: The Nucleus Cytoplasm: Ribosomes Used for Making Proteins. The Cytoplasm

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TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 2, p. 44-61

Grade____7_____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week ___19-21 CONTINUED_____Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**

GLE 0707.1.2 Summarize how the different levels of organization are integrated within living systems.

0707.1.5 Construct a poster that illustrates the hierarchy among cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and organisms.

0707.1.8 Apply the idea of the division of labor to explain why living things are organized into cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems.

SPI 0707.1.2 Interpret a chart to explain the integrated relationships that exist among cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems.

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Loose in the Lab Activity—You’ve Got NerveLoose in the Lab Activity—Personal Nerve TesterLoose in the Lab Activity—TP Backbone

Cells, Tissues, Organs, Systems Lessons

BrainPOP Urinary SystemBrainPOP Circulatory SystemBrainPOP Respiratory SystemBrainPOP CellsBrainPOP Nervous SystemBrainPOP AppendixBrainPOP Human BodyBrainPOP Smell   

Levels of Organization in Cells  The Cell as a Structure 

Discovery Education Video Clips: Genes, Proteins, and DNA Messenger RNA Collaboration among the Body Systems Your Body's Cells: Structures and Functions. Care of the Skeletal and Muscular Systems.

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TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 2, p. 44-61

Grade____7_____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week __19-21 CONTINUED______Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**

GLE 0707.1.3 Describe the function of different organ systems and how collectively They enable complex multicellular organisms to survive.

0707.1.6 Describe the function of different organ systems.

0707.1.7 Explain how different organ systems interact to enable complex multicellular organisms to survive.

SPI 0707.1.3 Explain the basic functions of a major organ system.

Loose in the Lab Activity—Peristalsis StockingLoose in the Lab Activity—Pop Bottle LungBrainPOP Urinary SystemBrainPOP Circulatory SystemBrainPOP Respiratory SystemBrainPOP CellsBrainPOP Nervous SystemBrainPOP AppendixBrainPOP Human BodyBrainPOP SmellBrainPOP Body ChemistryBrainPOP Digestive SystemBrainPOP HeartBrainPOP Immune SystemBrainPOP Multiple SclerosisBrainPOP Reproductive SystemBrainPOP Spinal CordMitosis  Phases of Mitosis Ski  Mitosis Interactive  Meiosis and Mitosis Meiosis Animation     Cells, Tissues, Organs, Systems Lessons

Discovery Education Video Clips: How the Cardiovascular System Works The Heart and Circulatory System: A Review. The Circulatory System: The Body's Transport System. Anatomy of the Circulatory System The Wonder of the Heart and Circulatory System.

TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 2, p. 44-61

Grade____7_____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week __22-23_(2 PAGES)_____Academic Vocabulary: cell division, diffusion, mitosis, semi-permeable, chloroplast, photosynthesis, products, reactants, respiration, synthesize

Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**

Continue from Weeks 19-21: GLE 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8 SPI 1.1, 1.2, 1.3---------------------------------------------------------

GLE 0707.1.4 Illustrate how cell division occurs in sequential stages to maintain the chromosome number of a species.

0707.1.9 Model the movement of chromosomes during plant cell division.

SPI 0707.1.4 Sequence a series of diagrams that depict chromosome movement during plant cell division.

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GLE 0707.1.5 Observe and explain how materials move through simple diffusion.

0707.1.10 Design a demonstration that illustrates how materials move across a semi-permeable membrane by simple diffusion.

SPI 0707.1.5 Explain how materials move through simple diffusion.

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See previous resources--------------------------------------------------BrainPOP Cell SpecializationBrainPOP Gender DeterminationBrainPOP MitosisMitosis Interactive Mitosis = cell division Mitosis activity Mitosis slam dunk ppt Mitosis labeledDiscovery Education Video Clips:

Comparing the Actions of Chromosomes in Mitosis and Meiosis.

Cell Forms and Functions Mitosis and Meiosis in Flowering Plants Cells: A Review Heredity

----------------------------------------------------Loose in the Lab Activity—Thermal Ink CloudsLoose in the Lab Activity—Mini Lava LampsBrainPOP DiffusionBrainPOP GillsBrainPOP Active TransportBrainPOP Passive TransportBrainPOP Cell SpecializationBrainPOP Cell StructuresBrainPOP CellsDiffusion and Osmosis  Cell Transport  The Biological Cell Diffusion flash Salt Sucks 

TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 3, p. 72-91

Grade____7_____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week ___22-23 CONTINUED_____Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**

GLE 0707.3.1 Distinguish between the basic features of photosynthesis and respiration.

0707.3.1 Associate the fundamental processes of photosynthesis and respiration with appropriate cell structures.

0707.3.2 Examine and identify the chloroplasts in a leaf cell.

0707.3.3 Identify the materials used by plants to make food.

0707.3.4 Create a chart that compares the reactants and products of photosynthesis and respiration.

0707.3.5 Model the pathways of water, oxygen, and carbon dioxide through a plant.

SPI 0707.3.1 Compare the chemical compounds that make up the reactants and products of photosynthesis and respiration.

Loose in the Lab Activity—Photosynthetic Funnel

Making Food  Plant Needs  Plants PuzzlePlant and Cell OrganellesA Beginning Look at Photosynthesis: Plants Need Light  Illuminative Photosynthesis VideosWater Flow in Plants ( experiment)Quia Photosynthesis and Respiration  PhotosynthesisWhat is Photosynthesis?

BrainPOP PhotosynthesisBrainPOP AlgaeBrainPOP Metabolism

Photosynthesis Light Reactions- Animation  Cell Organelles     Plants  Photosynthesis

Discovery Education Video Clips: Nourishment: Plants and Photosynthesis Photosynthesis Photosynthesis The Process of Photosynthesis Oxygen and Green Plants: The Process of

Photosynthesis.

TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 3, p. 72-91

Grade____7_____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week ___24-25_____Academic Vocabulary: sexual reproduction, gene

Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.** CONTINUE FROM WEEKS 22-23: GLE 1.4, 1.5, 3.1 1.9, 1.10, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 SPI 1.4, 1.5, 3.1

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GLE 0707.4.1 Compare and contrast the fundamental features of sexual and asexual reproduction.

0707.4.1 Classify organisms according to whether they reproduce sexually or asexually.

SPI 0707.4.1 Classify methods of reproduction as sexual or asexual.

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BrainPOP Asexual ReproductionBrainPOP BacteriaBrainPOP CnidariansBrainPOP Reproductive SystemBrainPOP BabiesBrainPOP PollinationBrainPOP ProtozoaBrainPOP Fetal DevelopmentBrainPOP HoneybeesBrainPOP Puberty

Lesson Asexual and Sexual Reproduction  Compare Asexual and Sexual reproductionSexual vs. asexual lab (Pre Lab B and Lab B) Discovery Education Video Clips:

Five Kingdoms The Importance of Fungi in the Rain Forest. Leaf Cutter Ants and Fungus Helpful Fungi Ants and Fungi

TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 6

Grade____7_____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week ___26-27_____Academic Vocabulary: asexual reproduction, flower, pollination

Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**

GLE 0707.4.2 Demonstrate an understanding of sexual reproduction in flowering plants.

0707.4.2 Label and explain the function of the reproductive parts of a flower.

0707.4.3 Describe various methods of plant pollination.

SPI 0707.4.2 Match flower parts with their reproductive functions.

BrainPOP Plant Growth

Flowering Plant Reproduction   Pollination  What is Pollination?  Lesson Partners in Pollination  Biology of plants  Plants and Animals Partners in Pollination- Activity  Flowering Plant Reproduction    Biology of plantsParts of a Flower- info and game Flower Dissection

Videopedia- Pollination MethodsPollination PowerPoint

BrainPOP PollinationBrainPOP Asexual ReproductionBrainPOP HoneybeesBrainPOP Carnivorous Plants

Flowering Plan Reproduction

Discovery Education Video Clips: The Parts of a Flowering Plant Plants That Make Seeds: Gymnosperms and

Angiosperms. Three Main Parts of Plants: Roots, Stems, and Leaves. Roots The Bloom of Plants

TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 7

Grade___7______ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week __28-30_(2 PAGES)_____Academic Vocabulary: chromosome, dominant trait, gene, genetic characteristic, genetic engineering, genotype, monohybrid cross, phenotype, Punnett Square, resessive trait

Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**

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GLE 0707.4.3 Explain the relationship among genes, chromosomes, and inherited traits.

0707.4.4 Investigate the relationship among DNA, genes, and chromosomes.

0707.4.5 Explain the differences between dominant and recessive traits.

SPI 0707.4.3 Describe the relationship among genes, chromosomes, and inherited traits.

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Loose in the Lab Activity—Punnett Square Puzzles

DNA and MutationsMutationsStrawberry DNA ExtractionLesson Asexual and Sexual Reproduction  Compare Asexual and Sexual reproduction

BrainPOP Gender DeterminationBrainPOP GeneticsBrainPOP DNABrainPOP Twins

Exploring Genes and Genetic DisordersHuman Genome Project Education ResourcesOnline Education Kit:   Understanding the Human Genome Project DCI Home: Blood Diseases: Sickle Cell Anemia: 

Discovery Education Video Clips: Islands of Theory: Charles Darwin and Why Evolution

Occurs. Chronogenetics: Using Genetics to Predict the Future. An Introduction to Genes, Genetics, and DNA. Genes and the Genetic Code Genes, Proteins, and DNA

TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 8

Grade____7_____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week ___28-30 CONTINUED_____Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**

GLE 0707.4.4 Predict the probable appearance of offspring based on the genetic characteristics of the parents.

0707.4.5 Explain the differences between dominant and recessive traits.

0707.4.6 Use a Punnett square to predict the genotypes of offspring resulting from a monohybrid cross.

0707.4.7 Draw a phenotypically accurate picture of an individual whose traits are modeled by the role of a die.

SPI 0707.4.4 Interpret a Punnett square to predict possible genetic combinations passed from parents to offspring during sexual reproduction.

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GLE 0707.T/E.4 Describe and explain adaptive and assistive bioengineered products.

0707.T/E.4 Research bioengineering technologies that advance health and contribute to improvements in our daily lives.

SPI 0707.T/E.4 Differentiate between adaptive and assistive engineered products (e.g., food, biofuels, medicines, integrated pest management).

BrainPOP Reproductive SystemBrainPOP GeneticsBrainPOP BirdsBrainPOP InvertebratesBrainPOP MammalsBrainPOP FishBrainPOP DolphinsBrainPOP HairBrainPOP Blood TypesBrainPOP Reproductive System

Loose in the Lab Activity—Punnett Square Puzzles

Coin Toss Probability Lesson Asexual and Sexual Reproduction  Compare Asexual and Sexual reproduction

Genetics Practice Problems Punnet Squarekids Do science:   Probability and Genetics Inheritance and Probability student worksheetInteractive DNALesson Sexual and Asexual ReproductionWorking out Punnett Squares Online

Discovery Education Video Clips: Gregor Mendel's Rules of Heredity: Using Punnett

Squares. Mapping the Human Genome Genes are Located on Chromosomes Punnett's Contributions to Genetics: Development of a

Tool to Predict the Outcomes of Matings. Color Blindness

TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 8

Grade____7____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week ___31_____Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**

GLE 0707.3.2 Investigate the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between living things and the environment.

0707.3.6 Describe the movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide between living things and the environment.

0707.3.7 Describe structures that animals use to obtain oxygen.

SPI 0707.3.2 Interpret a diagram to explain how oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between living things and the environment.

Loose in the Lab Activity—Photosynthetic Funnel

BrainPOP BloodBrainPOP Cellular Respiration

What is Photosynthesis?PPT Photosynthesis   Respiration  Photosynthesis  Why Animals Breathe  Cellular Respiration  Carbon Cycle   Photosynthesis  Carbon-dioxide Cycle  All Living Things Need Oxygen  Cellular Respiration 

Discovery Education Video Clips: Recycling: The Carbon Cycle Plants: Essential Contributors of the Carbon Cycle. From T-Rex to Humans: A Look at Carbon Consumers

and Recyclers. Final Reminders about Carbon and What You Can Do to

Sustain the Environment. The Carbon Cycle

Grade____7_____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week ___32-33_____Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**

**REVIEW FOR TCAP**

Grade____7_____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week ___34_____Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**

**TCAP TESTING**

Grade___7_____ Science Pacing GuideInstructional Week __35-37______Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources **Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**

Ideas:

*Re-teach areas of weakness to prevent gaps

*Science Fair

*Work with 8th grade science teacher to get ideas for things you can work on to prepare students for next grade level

*Additional labs and hands-on activities

*Science Enrichment

*Reinforce Inquiry and Technology and Engineering Standards

*Dissections

*CSI Activities