Life+Science+-+7th+Grade

Life Science The Study of Living Things

[|Life Science Lesson Plans/Assignments]





**- Introduction** [|Sci Links]
 * Behavior
 * Grading Policies
 * Hand-0ut Materials
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 * Check out the //Current Science// magazine articles( type in keyword HL5CS01) and other materials that go with your textbook.**
 * Keywords will be given in your textbook under the heading Internet Activites.**

UNIT 1 THE STUDY OF LIVING THINGS • Chap. 1 The World of Life Science 7.N.1 Topic: Careers in Life Science SciLinks Code: HSM0224 Topic: Scientific Method; Deformed Frogs SciLinks Code: HSM0383 Topic: Using Models SciLinks Code: HSM1588 Topic: Tools of Life Science; SI Units SciLinks Code: HSM1535 & HSM1390

• Chap. 2 It’s Alive!! Or Is It? 7.N.1 Topic: Characteristics of Living Things SciLinks Code: HSM0258 Topic: The Necessities of Life SciLinks Code: HSM1018 Topic: Chemistry of SciLinks Code: HSM0278 Topic: Life on Other Planets SciLinks Code: HSM0875

UNIT 2 CELLS • Chap. 3 Cells: The Basic Units of Life 7.L.1.1 • Chap. 4 The Cell in Action 7.L.1.1 UNIT 3 HEREDITY, EVOLUTION, AND CLASSIFICATION Chap. 5 Heredity Topic: Heredity; Code: HSM0738 Topic: Dominant and Recessive Traits, Code: HSM0423 Topic: Genotypes; Code: HSM0664 Topic: Phenotypes; Code: HSM1135 Topic: Meiosis; Code: HSM0935 Topic: Genetic Diseases, Screening, Counseling; Code: HSM0651

Bug Builders Lab: Students randomly picked alleles from a Mom gene bank and a Dad gene bank to build their baby bug.
 * Chap. 6 Genes and DNA

• Chap. 9 Classification 7.L.1.3

UNIT 4 SIMPLE ORGANISMS, FUNGI, AND PLANTS • Chap. 10 Bacteria and Viruses

Chap. 11 Protists and Fungi

• Chap. 12 Introduction to Plants 7.L.1.4

• Chap. 13 Plant Processes 7.L.1.4

UNIT 5 ANIMALS
 * Chap. 14 Animals and behavior Buffalo

*Chap. 15 Invertebrates

• Chap. 16 Fishes, Amphibians, and Reptiles

• Chap. 17 Birds and Mammals

UNIT 7 HUMAN BODY SYSTEMS 7.L.1.2 • Chap. 22 Body Organization and Structure

• Chap. 23 Circulation and Respiration

• Chap. 24 The Digestive and Urinary Systems

• Chap. 25 Communication and Control

• Chap. 26 Reproduction and Development 7.L.2.1

UNIT 6 ECOLOGY • Chap. 18 Interactions of Living Things 7.L.3.1, 7.S.2.1

• Chap. 19 Cycles of Nature 7.L.3.1, 7.S.2.1

• Chap. 20 The Earth’s Ecosystems 7.L.3.1, 7.S.2.1

Green Lake and Mud Lake Field Lab

• Chap. 21 Environmental Problems and Solutions 7.S.2.1

Content Standards 7.N.2.1 and 7.S.1.1 will be covered throughout the year using labs and problems solving activities.