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I am looking forward to an exciting year!
"The mind like a parachute functions only when open"
Organelle Project Links
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z9pqST72is&feature=youtu.be&t=226
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmwvj9X4GNY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj8dDTHGJBY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UvlqAVCoqY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IlzKri08kk
https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/cells/eukaryotic-cells/a/organelles-article
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/cell_main.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKmaq7jPnYM
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Course Name: 7th Grade Science
Description of Course:
7th grade science is an integrated course covering topics in environmental science, biology, and chemistry.
Grading Scale:
Homework= 25%
Projects and Labs= 25%
Quizzes= 25%
Test=25%
Resources:
Environmental Science (Pearson Prentice Hall)
Cells and Heredity (Pearson Prentice Hall)
Chemical Building Blocks (Pearson Prentice Hall)
Major Required Assignments or Projects:
Food Webs and Carbon Cycle Activity
Population Dynamics Lab
Exploring How Communities Change Activity​
Cell Structure Project
Plant and Animal Cell Labs
Punnett Square Activity
Dominant Recessive Coin Toss Lab
Baby Genes Lab
Toothpick Fish Lab
Peppered Moth or Nature at Work Lab
Homologous Structures Activities
Using Chemical Change to Identify an Unknown Lab
Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions Activity
Chemical Reactions and Engineering Design Project
Listing of Units:
Ecology:
The first unit in the 7th grade science curriculum covers matter and energy in organisms and ecosystems. Students will be able to describe the flow of energy between the living and nonliving part of the environment and how it is constantly being recycled throughout the ecosystem. They will also explore how both behavior and the environment effect the changes a population goes through.
Cells:
The second unit in the 7th grade science curriculum introduces cells as the building blocks of living organisms. Cell structure and functions are identified and compared amongst different organisms. As organisms become more complex, different levels of organization exist. We will also explore how organisms respond to stimuli.
Heredity:
The third unit in the 7th grade science curriculum is heredity. This unit describes the location and function of genes and how their expression creates the traits organisms possess. Further we will compare the variety associated with sexual reproduction versus asexual reproduction. The unit will be explored through the lens of how organisms have changed over time through natural and artificial selection.
Chemistry:
The fourth and final unit in the 7th grade science curriculum is Chemistry. The focus of this unit is on physical and chemical properties and changes of matter. Students will explore and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after they interact and construct tests to measure and identify the changes that took place.
Class Materials:
You will need the following items:
1. A 3-ring notebook/binder
2. Lined Notebook Paper
3. Pencil
Unit Outlines and Vocabulary:
ecology district test outline.doc
Vocabulary for heredity unit.doc
For Extra Credit:
Check out the following websites and tell me what they are doing to help save our planet.
Preserve
Terra Cycle