7th Grade Science 2013-2014 4th Six Weeks (6 Weeks)
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JAN 6
STAFF DEVELOPMENT / 7
Unit 6: Organisms & the Environment 7.10ABC
Fall Semester Benchmark Data Analysis Day
HW: Clozing in on Science Cloze 1 & 2 7.10ABC / 8
Unit 6: Organisms & the Environment 7.10ABC
Changes by Fire Activity
Basic Needs/ Limiting Factors Journal Insert / 9
Unit 6: Organisms & the Environment 7.10ABC
Descriptive Investigation / 10
Unit 6: Organisms & the Environment 7.10ABC
Succession Notes
Week 1 Warm Up
13
Unit 6: Organisms & the Environment 7.10ABC
Primary v. Secondary Succession Activity
HW:Open-Ended Response 7.10ABC / 14
Unit 6: Organisms & the Environment 7.10ABC
Unit 6 Test Review / 15
Unit 6: Organisms & the Environment 7.10ABC
Unit 6 Test / 16
Unit 6: Organisms & the Environment 7.10ABC
Data Analysis Unit 6 Test / 17
Unit 7: Structure & Function of Cells 7.12CDEF
Reteach/Extension
Unit 6
Week 2 Warm Up
20
HOLIDAY / 21
Unit 7: Structure & Function of Cells 7.12CDEF
·  BrainPop: Cells
·  Living v. Non-Living Reading
·  Is it Alive? Journal Insert
HW:Reading Science 7.12C / 22
Unit 7: Structure & Function of Cells 7.12CDEF
·  BrainPop: Human Systems
·  Levels of Organization Notes
·  Virtual Frog Dissection / 23
Unit 7: Structure & Function of Cells 7.12CDEF
·  BrainPop: Cell Specialization
·  Explore Plants & Animal Cells / 24
Unit 7: Structure & Function of Cells 7.12CDEF
·  Microscope Prep PPT
·  Cell Types Microscope Lab
Week 3 Warm Up
27
Unit 7: Structure & Function of Cells 7.12CDEF
·  Cell Types Research
HW:Open-Ended Response 7.12D / 28
Unit 7: Structure & Function of Cells 7.12CDEF
·  Flower & Fruit Dissection Lab / 29
Unit 7: Structure & Function of Cells 7.12CDEF
·  BrainPop: Cell Structures
·  Cell Organelle Functions Notes
·  Cell Organelle Choice Board Intro / 30
Unit 7: Structure & Function of Cells 7.12CDEF
·  Cell Organelle Choice Board / 31
Unit 7: Structure & Function of Cells 7.12CDEF
·  Cell Organelle Choice Board
Week 4 Warm Up
Feb 3
Unit 7: Structure & Function of Cells 7.12CDEF
·  Cell Organelle Choice Board DUE
HW:Reading Science 7.12D / 4
Unit 7: Structure & Function of Cells 7.12CDEF
·  Cell Analogy Writing / 5
Unit 7: Structure & Function of Cells 7.12CDEF
·  BrainPop: Bacteria
·  Prokaryotic v. Eukaryotic Notes / 6
Unit 7: Structure & Function of Cells 7.12CDEF
· Prokaryotic v. Eukaryotic Activity / 7
Unit 7: Structure & Function of Cells 7.12CDEF
·  Cell Theory Activity
Week 5 Warm Up
10
Unit 7: Structure & Function of Cells 7.12CDEF
·  Cell Theory Video
·  Spontaneous Generation Story
HW:Clozing in on Science 7.12EF(5th six weeks grade) / 11
Unit 7: Structure & Function of Cells 7.12CDEF
Unit 7 Test Review / 12
Unit 7: Structure & Function of Cells 7.12CDEF
Unit 7 Test / 13
Unit 7: Structure & Function of Cells 7.12CDEF
Unit 7 Test Data Analysis / 14
Staff Development

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Daily Grades Major Grades

7.10A – Observe and describe how different environments support different varieties of organisms.

7.10B – Describe how biodiversity contributes to the sustainability of an ecosystem.

7.10C – Observe, record, and describe the role of ecological succession.

7.12C – Recognize levels of organization in plants and animals.

7.12D – Differentiate between structure and function in plant and animal cell organelles.

7.12E – Compare the functions of a cell to the functions of organisms.

7.12F – Recognize that according to cell theory all organisms are composed of cells and cells carry on similar functions.