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Science
Energy: Compare ways to transfer information: sound, light, radio, microwave energy
Classify waves as mechanical or electromagnetic. Examples: mechanical - earthquake waves; electromagnetic - ultraviolet light waves, visible light waves
Describing the electromagnetic spectrum in terms of frequencies. Example: electromagnetic spectrum in increasing frequencies - microwaves, infrared light, visible light, ultraviolet light, X rays
There are different forms of energy, and those forms of energy can be changed from one form to another - but total energy is conserved. Students can:
Gather, analyze, and interpret data to describe the different forms of energy and energy transfer
Determine and explain that the buoyant force on an object in a fluid is an upward force equal to the weight of the fluid the object has displaced; this principle can be used to predict whether an object will float or sink in a given fluid.
The student demonstrates an understanding of the structure, function, behavior, development, life cycles, and diversity of living organisms by describing the functions and interdependence of human body systems (i.e., circulatory, respiratory, nervous).
Identify the major structures in human male and female reproductive systems and explain where meiosis and gamete formation take place.
Craft and Structure
Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6-8 texts and topics.
The student demonstrates an understanding of the structure, function, behavior, development, life cycles, and diversity of living organisms by describing the functions and interdependence of human body systems (i.e., circulatory, respiratory, nervous).
Life Processes and Technology Application
Enduring Understanding: The life processes of organisms are affected by their interactions with each other and their environment, and may be altered by human manipulation.
The functioning and health of organisms are influenced by many factors (i.e., heredity, diet, lifestyle, bacteria, viruses, parasites, and the environment). Certain body structures and systems function to protect against disease and injury. (Level: Important)
Diversity, Adaptation, and Behavior: Identify structural and behavioral adaptations.
Describe how an organism can maintain a stable internal environment while living in a constantly changing external environment.
Scientific Testing (Investigating and Modeling): Design and conduct controlled investigations.
Design an investigation to test individual variables using scientific processes.
Physical Principles in Living Systems (Physical Science)
Physical principles underlie biological structures and functions. As a basis for understanding this concept:
Students know how levers confer mechanical advantage and how the application of this principle applies to the musculoskeletal system.
Develop an understanding of the cyclical changes controlled by energy from the sun and by Earth's position and motion in our solar system.
Grade Level Expectation: Understanding Scientific Inquiry: Explain how technology can expand the senses and contribute to the increase and/or modification of scientific knowledge (SI-M-B3)
The student demonstrates an understanding of the forces that shape Earth by describing how the movement of the tectonic plates results in both slow changes (e.g., formation of mountains, ocean floors, and basins) and short-term events (e.g., volcanic eruptions, seismic waves, and earthquakes) on the surface.
Craft and Structure
Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6-8 texts and topics.
Describe characteristics common to living things, including growth and development, reproduction, cellular organization, use of energy, exchange of gases, and response to the environment.
Identifying unicellular organisms, including bacteria and protists, by their methods of locomotion, reproduction, ingestion, excretion, and effects on other organisms
The student demonstrates an understanding of the theories regarding the origin and evolution of the universe by comparing and contrasting characteristics of planets and stars. (i.e., light reflecting, light emitting, orbiting, orbited, composition.)
The student demonstrates an understanding of motions, forces, their characteristics, relationships, and effects by illustrating that unbalanced forces will cause an object to accelerate.
Lesson Plan Motion - BundleGrade 7
Properties of Matter: Distinguish among solvent, solute, and solution