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TITLE:
Science 7
TEXTBOOK:
Science Explorer (book series), Prentice Hall , 2002 copyright
DESCRIPTION:
Science 7 is a part of the seventh grade core curriculum block and is required
for all seventh grade students. Science 7 meets on a daily basis for 68 minutes
with five heterogeneously grouped sections. This course is a practical general
study of life science. The course is designed to give students an overall view
of different areas in life science, such as careers in science, the scientific
method, animals, environmental science, cells and heredity, human biology and
health, and dissection. The year is divided into five possible units of study.
What makes this textbook different from anything we have ever had is that it is
divided into smaller books by subject for the students. Laboratory activities
are used throughout the course to give hands on experience and acquaint students
with equipment to be used in higher level science classes. The textbook is one
of a 15 book series by Prentice Hall. Students will use four books of the
series: Animals, Cells and Heredity, Human Biology and Health, and Environmental
Science. Students will integrate science and mathematics throughout all units of
study.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. Students will demonstrate the steps to the scientific method.(8.8.2, 8.2.1)
2. Students will demonstrate the ability to create charts and graphs from
collected information. (8.1.2)
3. Students will report on famous people of different cultures and lifestyles
who have made strides in science. (8.8.1, 8.8.3)
4. Students will be able to describe characteristics of science (8.6.2)
5. Students will show correct usage of science tools such as the balance,
meterstick, graduated cylinder, beaker, flask, microscope, thermometer,
protractor, compass, test tubes, pipettes, and calculators.
6. Students will memorize and apply laboratory safety rules and symbols to lab
practicles.
7. Students will review the parts and function of cells. (8.14)
8. Students will compare and contrast meiosis and mitosis and explain its
importance in maintaining life. (8.4.1)
9. Students will learn cell processes and use of energy. (8.4.5)
10. Students will calculate the genotype and phenotype of different living
organisms. (8.4.2)
11. Students will learn what is happening in modern genetics as it connects with
technology. (8.4.2)
12. Students will explain cellular respiration and its relationship to gas
exchange in the human body. (8.4.1, 8.7.1)
13. Students will examine the structures and functions of the human body
systems. (8.4.1)
14. Students will compare and contrast populations and communities as it
compares to the Earth and its resources. (8.4.4,8.5.1, 8.7.2)
15. Students will develop and understanding of diversity and adaptations of
organisms.(8.4.5)
16. Students will investigate and dissect preserved specimens such as:
earthworms, grasshoppers, clams, frogs, and sheep heart. (8.1.2, 8.1.4)
17. Students will learn the function and structure of lower animals such as:
sponges, cnidarians, worms, mollusks, arthropods, echinoderms, fishes,
amphibians and reptiles, and birds. (8.4.1)
WRITING ACTIVITIES:
1. Students will have journal entries to write.
2. Students will have lab write ups and questions.
3. Students will write reports and do research periodically.
4. Students will give oral reports on careers in science.
5. Students will write current event articles concerning science in the
newspapers,
science journals, and magazines.
6. Students will demonstrate their knowledge through various lab practicals
(e.g.
Parts of the frog).
MULTICULTURAL ACTIVITIES:
1. Students will have the opportunity to have guest speakers come in to talk to
them
about science careers.
2. Students will have the opportunity to explore and report about a famous
person
3. in science and their contributions to science.
4. When studying the earth and its materials, students will have the opportunity
to
research and discuss how different cultures utilize our natural resources.
5. Students will use Science World Magazine to read and report about what is
going
on in the world and how science is used in various cultures to help solve
problems
relating to that culture.
