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Science
Properties and Changes of Properties in Matter: identifying elements and compounds found in common foods, clothing, household materials, and automobiles. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Identify differences between deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA). Examples: DNA - double helix, contains thymine; RNA - single stranded, contains uracil
Identifying Watson and Crick as scientists who discovered the shape of the DNA molecule
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 geochemical cycles by explaining the water cycle's connection to changes in the Earth's surface.
Properties of Matter: Explain how a small number of naturally-occurring elements can result in the large variety of substances found in the world
Describe biotic and abiotic factors in the environment. Examples: biotic - plants, animals; abiotic - climate, water, soil
Arranging the sequence of energy flow in an ecosystem through food webs, food chains, and energy pyramids
Identify major differences between plants and animals, including internal structures, external structures, methods of locomotion, methods of reproduction, and stages of development.
Describing the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration
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 Forces - BundleGrade 7
Structure of the Earth: Describe the composition and interactions between the structure of the Earth and its atmosphere.
Explain the following processes involved in the formation of the Earth's structure: Erosion; deposition; plate tectonics; volcanism.
Properties of Matter: Create models of common compounds: water, carbon dioxide, salt, iron oxide, ammonia
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 homeostasis as the process by which an organism responds to its internal or external environment
The student develops an understanding of the processes of science by asking questions, predicting, observing, describing, measuring, classifying, making generalizations, inferring and communicating.
Determine habitat conditions that support plant growth and survival. Examples: deserts support cacti, wetlands support ferns and mosses
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.
Identify global patterns of atmospheric movement, including El Nino, the Gulf Stream, the jet stream, the Coriolis effect, and global winds that influence local weather.
Predicting local weather and weather patterns. Examples: cold and warm fronts, high and low pressure areas
Describe components of the universe and their relationships to each other, including stars, planets and their moons, solar systems, and galaxies.
Identifying the impact of space exploration on innovations in technology. Examples: MRI, microwave, satellite imagery, GPS
Know and apply concepts that explain how living things function, adapt and change.
Compare and contrast how different forms and structures reflect different functions (e.g., similarities and differences among animals that fly, walk or swim; structures of plant cells and animal cells).
The student demonstrates understanding of the interactions between matter and energy and the effects of these interactions on systems by recognizing that most substances can exist as a solid, liquid, or gas depending on temperature.
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 factors that cause changes to Earth's surface over time. Examples: earthquakes, volcanoes, weathering, erosion, glacial erosion or scouring, deposition, water flow, tornadoes, hurricanes, farming and conservation, mining and reclamation, deforestation and reforestation, waste disposal, global climate changes, greenhouse gases
Comparing constructive and destructive natural processes and their effects on land formations. Examples: constructive - volcanic and mountain-building processes; destructive - erosion by wind, water, and ice