7th Grade Science Curriculum Map
Additional Resources
http://smartboardgoodies.com
http://www.uen.org/k12student/ K-12
Pete's PowerPoint Station
Steve Spangler Experiments
Internet4Classrooms-Science Activities
Ecology Activities
PBS Kids--ZOOM Science Activities
http://www.stemresources.com/
Magic School Bus Science Experiments
K-8 "Science Kids" Activities
science-class.net (K-8)
Bill Nye Printable Science Activities
7-12 Grade Science Interactives (uen)
Grade_____7____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ___Embedded_____
Academic Vocabulary:
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**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 Indicators
SPI 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.
Resources
Grade____7____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ___Embedded_____
Academic Vocabulary:
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
Embedded Technology & Engineering
Grade 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 Indicators
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.
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).
Resources
Grade_____7____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional 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 Scientist
Have 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 Guide
Instructional 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*
*See Week 0*
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SKILLS HANDBOOK p. 484-488, 491-492
GLE 0707.Inq.1 Design and conduct open-ended scientific investigations.
0707.Inq.1
SPI 0707.Inq.1
Design and conduct an open-ended scientific investigation to
answer a question that includes a control and appropriate
variables.
Design a simple experimental procedure with an identified control and
appropriate variables.
BrainPOP Scientific Method
BrainPOP Science Projects
BrainPOP Microscopes
Density of a Paper Clip
Investigating Mass
Mini-labs
Alka 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
Grade____7_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ____2-3____
Academic Vocabulary:
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
Resources
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
TEXTBOOK p. 21-22, 489-490
GLE 0707.Inq.2
0707.Inq.2
SPI 0707.Inq.2
Use appropriate tools and techniques to gather, organize, analyze, and
interpret data.
Identify tools and techniques needed to gather, organize,
analyze, and interpret data collected from a moderately
complex scientific investigation.
Select tools and procedures needed to conduct a moderately complex
experiment.
SKILLS HANDBOOK p. 493-495
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)
Grade____7_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ____4-5____
Academic Vocabulary: igneous, metamorphic, minerals, rock cycle, sedimentary
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**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.
-------------------------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.
Resources
Loose in the Lab Activity—Dissecting Granite
Loose in the Lab Activity—Moh’s Mineral Tests
mineral info
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 9, p. 268-289
What is a Mineral?
how to identify
BrainPOP Mineral Identification
BrainPOP Crystals
BrainPOP Problem Solving Using Tables
Rock and Mineral Reference Sheet
Discovery Education Video Clips:
 Physical Properties of Minerals
 The Physical Properties of Minerals
 Minerals
 Classifying Minerals
 What Are Minerals?
--------------------------------------------BrainPOP Rock Cycle
Interactive Rock Cycle
Interactive rock cycle
Rock cycle worksheet
Rock cycle dice
Crayon rock cycle
Rock Cycle Jeopardy Game
Mighty minerals
list of common minerals
Rocks and Minerals
Discovery Education Video Clips:
 Earthquakes
 Types of Volcanoes
 Introduction to Volcanoes
 Earthquakes
 Erosion
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Grade___7_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional 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
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0707.7.4
0707.7.5
Explain how earthquakes, mountain building, volcanoes, and sea floor
spreading are associated with movements of the earth’s major plates.
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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Resources
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
Volcanoes
Mountains
Earthquakes
Plate Tectonics
Natural Disasters
Loose in the Lab Activity—Assembling Puzzle of Pangea
Loose in the Lab Activity—Pangea to Present
Plate Movement Activity
CVO Website - Plate Tectonics and Sea-Floor Spreading
Discovery 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 Currents
BrainPOP Oceans
Interactive Volcanoes
Understanding Earthquakes
Plate Tectonics - earth
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 10
Discovery Education Video Clips:
 Discovering Plate Tectonics
 Earthquakes and Volcanoes
 Plate Tectonics and Earth Movements
 Plate Movements
 Earth's Changing Landscape
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Grade____7_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week __6-8 CONTINUED______
Academic Vocabulary:
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**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.
Resources
BrainPOP Earthquakes
BrainPOP Mountains
BrainPOP Plate Tectonics
Earth's Layers (Inside the Earth)
Layers of the Earth
The Layers of the Earth
Earth's Layers
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 10
Loose in the Lab Activity—Terrestrial Pie
Loose in the Lab Activity—Pacific Plate and Ring of Fire
Earth Is Like A Puzzle.
Interactive – Earth’s structure
BrainPOP Earth's Structure
BrainPOP Soil
BrainPOP Volcanoes
Interactive Dynamic Earth
Structure of the Earth
Layers of the Earth
--------------------------------------------------------------------GLE 0707.Inq.5
Communicate scientific understanding using descriptions, explanations,
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.
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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Grade_____7____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ____9____
Academic Vocabulary:
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
*REVIEW ACTIVITIES FOR WEEKS 1-8
*EXTENSION ACTIVITIES FOR WEEKS 1-8
Resources
Grade____7_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ___10_____
Academic Vocabulary: non-renewable resource*, renewable resource*
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**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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Explore how technology responds to social, political, and economic
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.
Resources
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
Gas and Oil
Plastic
Humans and the Environment
Natural Resources
Wind Energy
Fossil Fuels
Solar Energy
Biofuels
Loose in the Lab Activity—Here Today…
Nonrenewable Resources
Resources worksheet quiz
Loose in the Lab—Dissolving Statues
Loose in the Lab—Soapy Seeds
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
Humans and the Environment
Global Warming
Water Pollution
Plastic
Population Growth
Gas and Oil
Air Pollution
Ozone Layer
Greenhouse Effect
Earth
Earth's Atmosphere
Discovery Education Video Clips:
 An Environmentalist's View
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 12, p. 360-376
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Grade____7_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ___11-13____
Academic Vocabulary: acceleration, momentum, speed, velocity, work*
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
GLE 0707.11.3
0707.11.3
SPI 0707.11.3
Distinguish between speed and velocity.
Summarize the difference between the speed and velocity based on the
distance and amount of time traveled.
Apply proper equations to solve basic problems pertaining to distance,
time, speed, and velocity.
-------------------------------------------GLE 0707.11.4
0707.11.4
SPI 0707.11.4
Investigate how Newton’s laws of motion explain an object’s
movement.
Recognize how a net force impacts an object’s motion.
Identify and explain how Newton’s laws of motion relate to the
movement of objects.
------------------------------------------GLE 0707.Inq.3
0707.Inq.3
SPI 0707.Inq.3
GLE 0707.Inq.4
0707.Inq.4
SPI 0707.Inq.4
GLE 0707.T/E.2
0707.T/E.2
SPI 0707.T/E.1
SPI 0707.T/E.2
Synthesize information to determine cause and effect relationships between evidence and
explanations.
Use evidence from a data set to determine cause and effect relationships that explain a
phenomenon.
Interpret and translate data in a table, graph, or diagram.
Recognize possible sources of bias and error, alternative explanations, and questions for further
exploration.
Review an experimental design to determine possible sources of bias or error, state
alternative explanations, and identify questions for further investigation.
Draw a conclusion that establishes a cause and effect relationship supported by evidence.
Know that the engineering design process involves an ongoing series of events that incorporate
design constraints, model building, testing, evaluating, modifying, and retesting.
Apply the engineering design process to construct a prototype that meets certain specifications.
Identify the tools and procedures needed to test the design features of a prototype.
Evaluate a protocol to determine if the engineering design process was successfully applied.
Resources
Loose in the Lab Activity—Modified Marble Races
Describing Motion in Words
Force and motion ppt
Motion PowerPoint
The 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 Orleans
Loose in the Lab Activity—Ping Pong Poppers
Balloon Powered Race Cars
Describing Motion in Words
Newton's Laws of Motion
force ppt
Newton's Laws of Motion
Relative Motion, Speed, Velocity and Acceleration
3 laws
interactive concept map
Newton’s 1st Law
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 13, p. 398-415
more newton #1
Newton’s 2nd Law
Newton’s 3rd 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
Grade____7_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ___14-16_____
Academic Vocabulary: simple machines, mechanical advantage
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**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
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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.
Resources
See previous resources
----------------------------------Simple Machine Learning Site
Simple Machines(2)
Simple Machine Games (edheads.org)
more machines
BrainPOP Inclined Plane
BrainPOP Levers
BrainPOP Work
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 14, p. 425-443
BrainPOP Pulley
BrainPOP Gears
BrainPOP Wheel and Axle
Simple Machines
Discovery Education Video Clips:
 The Six Simple Machines
 Elevators
 Simple Machines- Egyptians
 Simple Machines- Greeks
---------------------------------------------------GLE 0707.11.2
Apply the equation for work in experiments with simple machines to
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.
--------------------------------------------Loose in the Lab Activity—Calculated Leverage
Work and Simple Machines PowerPoint
Simple Machines
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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Grade____7_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ___17-18_____
Academic Vocabulary: amplitude, crest, longitudinal wave, speed, transverse wave, trough, vibration*
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
Resources
Waves
Loose in the Lab Activity—Musical Rulers and Slinky Cannons
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.
The Anatomy of a Wave
Parts of a Wave
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 15
Discovery Education Video Clips:
 Here Comes the Sun
 Energy on the Move
 Kinetic and Potential Energy
 Radio
-------------------------------------------Wave Notes
-------------------------------------------------Loose in the Lab Activity—Jump Rope Waves
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.
Formation of Waves
Longitudinal and Transverse Waves
Investigating Mass
Discovery Education Video Clips:
 Here Comes the Sun
 Energy on the Move
 Kinetic and Potential Energy
 Radio
Grade____7_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional 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 organization
How Can You Tell an Animal Cell from a Plant Cell?
Cells, Tissues, Organs, Systems Lessons
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
Cell Specialization
Cell Structures
Cells
Passive Transport
Active Transport
Photosynthesis
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
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 2, p. 44-61
Discovery Education Video Clips:
 Cell Nucleus
 The Nucleus
 Organelles: The Nucleus
 Cytoplasm: Ribosomes Used for Making Proteins.
 The Cytoplasm
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Grade____7_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ___19-21 CONTINUED_____
Academic Vocabulary:
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**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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Resources
Loose in the Lab Activity—You’ve Got Nerve
Loose in the Lab Activity—Personal Nerve Tester
Loose in the Lab Activity—TP Backbone
Cells, Tissues, Organs, Systems Lessons
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
BrainPOP
Urinary System
Circulatory System
Respiratory System
Cells
Nervous System
Appendix
Human Body
Smell
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 2, p. 44-61
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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Grade____7_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week __19-21 CONTINUED______
Academic Vocabulary:
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**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.
Resources
Loose in the Lab Activity—Peristalsis Stocking
Loose in the Lab Activity—Pop Bottle Lung
BrainPOP Urinary System
BrainPOP Circulatory System
BrainPOP Respiratory System
BrainPOP Cells
BrainPOP Nervous System
BrainPOP Appendix
BrainPOP Human Body
BrainPOP Smell
BrainPOP Body Chemistry
BrainPOP Digestive System
BrainPOP Heart
BrainPOP Immune System
BrainPOP Multiple Sclerosis
BrainPOP Reproductive System
BrainPOP Spinal Cord
Mitosis
Phases of Mitosis Ski
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 2, p. 44-61
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.
Grade____7_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional 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.**
See previous resources
-------------------------------------------------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
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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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BrainPOP Cell Specialization
BrainPOP Gender Determination
BrainPOP Mitosis
Mitosis Interactive
Mitosis = cell division
Mitosis activity
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 3, p. 72-91
Mitosis slam dunk ppt
Mitosis labeled
Discovery 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 Clouds
Loose in the Lab Activity—Mini Lava Lamps
BrainPOP Diffusion
BrainPOP Gills
BrainPOP Active Transport
BrainPOP Passive Transport
BrainPOP Cell Specialization
BrainPOP Cell Structures
BrainPOP Cells
Diffusion and Osmosis
Cell Transport
The Biological Cell
Diffusion flash
Salt Sucks
Grade____7_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional 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.**
Loose in the Lab Activity—Photosynthetic Funnel
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.
Making Food
Plant Needs
Plants Puzzle
Plant and Cell Organelles
A Beginning Look at Photosynthesis: Plants Need Light
Illuminative Photosynthesis Videos
Water Flow in Plants ( experiment)
Quia Photosynthesis and Respiration
Photosynthesis
What is Photosynthesis?
BrainPOP Photosynthesis
BrainPOP Algae
BrainPOP Metabolism
Photosynthesis Light Reactions- Animation
Cell Organelles
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 3, p. 72-91
Plants
Photosynthesis
Discovery Education Video Clips:
 Nourishment: Plants and Photosynthesis
 Photosynthesis
 Photosynthesis
 The Process of Photosynthesis
 Oxygen and Green Plants: The Process of Photosynthesis.
Grade____7_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional 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.
See previous resources
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Asexual Reproduction
Bacteria
Cnidarians
Reproductive System
Babies
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 6
Pollination
Protozoa
Fetal Development
Honeybees
Puberty
Lesson Asexual and Sexual Reproduction
Compare Asexual and Sexual reproduction
Sexual 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
Grade____7_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ___26-27_____
Academic Vocabulary: asexual reproduction, flower, pollination
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**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.
Resources
BrainPOP Plant Growth
Flowering Plant Reproduction
Pollination
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 7
What is Pollination?
Lesson Partners in Pollination
Biology of plants
Plants and Animals Partners in Pollination- Activity
Flowering Plant Reproduction
Biology of plants
Parts of a Flower- info and game
Flower Dissection
Videopedia- Pollination Methods
Pollination PowerPoint
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Pollination
Asexual Reproduction
Honeybees
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
Grade___7______ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional 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.**
See previous resources
CONTINUE FROM WEEKS 26-27: GLE 4.2;
 4.2, 4.3; SPI
4.2
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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 Mutations
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 8
Mutations
Strawberry DNA Extraction
Lesson Asexual and Sexual Reproduction
Compare Asexual and Sexual reproduction
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Gender Determination
Genetics
DNA
Twins
Exploring Genes and Genetic Disorders
Human Genome Project Education Resources
Online 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
Grade____7_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ___28-30 CONTINUED_____
Academic Vocabulary:
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
Resources
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.
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0707.4.7
Draw a phenotypically accurate picture of an individual whose traits are
modeled by the role of a die.
Loose in the Lab Activity—Punnett Square Puzzles
SPI 0707.4.4
Interpret a Punnett square to predict possible genetic combinations
passed from parents to offspring during sexual reproduction.
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
Reproductive System
Genetics
Birds
Invertebrates
Mammals
TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 8
Fish
Dolphins
Hair
Blood Types
Reproductive System
Coin Toss Probability
Lesson Asexual and Sexual Reproduction
Compare Asexual and Sexual reproduction
Genetics Practice Problems
Punnet Square
kids Do science: Probability and Genetics
Inheritance and Probability student worksheet
Interactive DNA
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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).
Lesson Sexual and Asexual Reproduction
Working 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
Grade____7____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ___31_____
Academic Vocabulary:
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
Resources
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
Loose in the Lab Activity—Photosynthetic Funnel
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.
BrainPOP Blood
BrainPOP 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 Guide
Instructional Week ___32-33_____
Academic Vocabulary:
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
**REVIEW FOR TCAP**
Resources
Grade____7_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week ___34_____
Academic Vocabulary:
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**Include Embedded Inquiry and Technology & Engineering Standards as applicable.**
**TCAP TESTING**
Resources
Grade___7_____ Science Pacing Guide
Instructional Week __35-37______
Academic Vocabulary:
Grade Level Expectations/Checks For Understanding/State Performance Indicators
**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
Resources