Horizontal Curriculum Map by 3-Week Block COURSE:___Life Science______

Block / Standard(s) / Topic(s)/
Essential Question(s) / Content/Materials / Assessments / Academic Vocabulaty /
1A / PE/ATE 7, 7b, 7c
PE/ATE 1, 1a, 1f, 2, 2a, 2b, 2e, 5, 5a, 5b, 7a, 3c, 7b, 7d
RST 1,2, 4 / What is science? What is the scientific method? Why is science beneficial? How do you design experiments? What tools do scientists do? What is life? Why do organisms need food, water, air and living space? What is atp? / Scientific method, tools and measurements
Chapter 1 and 2
Annotating, Reading Science Books / From bank, scientific method, what is science, tools, characteristics of life, ATP, / Life science, scientific method, hypothesis, factor, controlled experiment, variable, theory, technology, compound light microscope, electron microscope, meter, area, volume, mass, temperature, cell, stimulus, homeostasis, asexual reproduction, sexual reproduction, DNA, heredity, metabolism, producers, consumers, decomposers, proteins, enzymes, carbohydrates, lipids, phospholipids, nucleic acids, ATP
1B / PE/ATE 6a, 7, 7a,
6, 6a, 6e, 6f, 6g, 7, 7a, 7b, 7d, 7c,
PE/ATE 1, 1a, 1b, 1f, 5, 5a, 5b, 7b, 1c, 2, 2e, 4, 4e,
WHST 1, 6 / How are electromagnetic waves different from other waves? What are the characteristics of life? How does light relate to life? / Light
Chapter 3
Cells
Chapter 4
Experimentation
Writing scientific reports / From assessment bank
Electromagnetic spectrum, reflection, absorption, refraction, organization of life, discovery of cells, Eukaryotic cells / Wave, electromagnetic wave, wavelength, frequency, electromagnetic spectrum, reflection, law of reflection, absorption, scattering, transmission, pigment, refraction, lens, convex lens, concave lens, tissue, organ, organ systems, organisms, unicellular, multicellular, population, community, ecosystem, cell theory, cell membrane, organelles, cytoplasm, surface to volume ration, nucleus, prokaryotic, eukaryotic, bacteria, cell wall, ribosomes, endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, chloroplast, Golgi complex, vesicles, vacuole, lysosomes,
1C / PE/ATE 7, 7a, 7c, 1, 1a, 1b, 1d, 3c, 4, 5, 5a, 1e, 1f
RST 1, 2, 3
WHST 1,4,5 / How do cells interact with their environment? What is the cell cycle? / Cells
Chapter 5
Reading for Science specific publications / From test bank
Diffusion, cell energy, cell cycle / Diffusion, osmosis, passive transport, active transport, endocytosis, exocytosis, photosynthesis, cellular respiration, fermentation, cell cycle, chromosome, binary fission, homologous chromosomes, centromere, chromatids, mitosis, cytokinesis,
2A / PE/ATE 7, 7a, 7c, 2b-2c, 5, 5f, 7b-7d, 5a, 1, 2,
WHST 2, 6, 7 / What is heredity? What are genes? What is meiosis?
What are the building blocks of life? / Genetics
Chapter 6
Writing for Science / From test bank
Heredity, Mendel, Meiosis, DNA, genetic engineering / Heredity, self-pollinating plant, true-breeding plant, dominant trait, recessive trait, genes, alleles, Punnett square, genotype, probability, sex cells, homologous, chromosomes, meiosis, sex chromosomes, DNA nucleotide, adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine, ribosome, mutation, mutagen, pedigree, genetic engineering, DNA fingerprinting, Human Genome Project
2B / PE/ATE 7, 7a, 7c, 2b-2c, 5, 5f, 7b-7d, 5a, 1, 2,
RST 1, 7, 8 / What is heredity? What are genes? What is meiosis?
What are the building blocks of life? / Genetics
Chapter 7
Plus evolution, see below
Reading Data / From test bank
Heredity, Mendel, Meiosis, DNA, genetic engineering / DNA nucleotide, adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine, ribosome, mutation, mutagen, pedigree, genetic engineering, DNA fingerprinting, Human Genome Project
2C / PE/ATE 7, 7a, 7b, 2e, 3, 3a-3c, 3e, 4, 4a, 4c-4e, 4g, 5, 7c, 7d, 2b, 4f, 4d, 1c, 4b
RST 1, 2, 7 / Why do fossils matter? How do organisms change over time? How does evolution happen? What is natural selection? / Evolution (overlap with above) Chapter 8, 9
Comparing sources / From exam bank
Natural selection, adaptation, process of evolution, eras of geologic time scale, human evolution / Adaptation, species, evolution, fossil, fossil record, vestigial structures, trait, selective breeding, natural selection, mutation, generation time, speciation, paleontologist, fossil, rock cycle, relative dating, absolute dating, half-life, geologic time scale, extinct, mass extinction, Pangaea, plate tectonics, Precambrian time, prokaryote, anaerobic, ozone, eukaryote, Paleozoic era, Mesozoic era, Cenozoic era, primate, hominid, prosimian, australopithecine, Neanderthal, Cro-Magnon
3A / PE/ATE 7, 7c, 7e, 3, 3a-3d, 4, 4e, 7b, 1, 1b-1d, 4d, 5, 5a
WHST 1,2, 4,5 ,6 / Why do we need to classify? What are the six kingdoms? / Classification
Chapter 10
Observation writing / From Exam bank, levels of classification, scientific names, six kingdoms / Classification, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species, taxonomy, dichotomous key, bacteria, Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Plantae, Fungi, Animalia
3B / PE/ATE 3e, 7, 7a, 7c, 3, 5, 5f, 7b, 5,
RST 1,2, 8, 9 / What are ecosystems? Why are they important? What are the different biomes? What makes up the ocean? What are the differences between ocean and freshwater ecosystems? / Ecology
Chapter 17
Evaluating scientific arguments / From exam bank, land ecosystems, marine ecosystems, freshwater ecosystems / Abiotic, biome, deciduous, conifer, diversity, savanna, desert, tundra, permafrost, marine, phytoplankton, zooplankton, Sargassum, estuary, tributary, littoral zone, open-water zone, deep-water zone, wetland, marsh, swamp
3C / PE/ATE 7, 7a, 7b, 3e, 7c,
WHST 2, 7 / How do humans change their environment? Why is conservation important? / Ecology
Chapter 18
Writing scientific arguments / From test bank Pollution and conservation / Pollution, pollutant, toxic, radioactive waste, renewable resource, nonrenewable resource, alien, overpopulation, biodiversity, deforestation, biodegradable
4A / PE/ATE 7, 7c, 1b, 1d, 2a, 2b, 3c, 5, 5a, 5f, 6f, 7b
WHST 1,
RST 1,2, 4 / What makes a plant a plant? How are plants structured? What is the purpose of seeds? How do plants reproduce? How do they make food? How do plants respond to the environment? How do plants grow? / Plants
Chapter 11, 12
Writing observations / From test bank Plant structure / Cuticle, sporophyte, gametophyte, nonvascular plant, vascular plant, gymnosperm, angiosperm, xylem, phloem, epidermis, taproot, fibrous root, stomata, sepals, petals, stamen, pistil, stigma, ovary, dormant, chlorophyll, cellular respiration, stomata, transpiration, tropism, phototropism, gravitropism, evergreen, deciduous, hormones
4B / PE/ATE 7, 7a, 7c, 7e. 1, 1b, 2a, 2b, 5, 5a, 7b, 2c, 3, 3a,3d, 2a,
RST 2, 6, 7
WHST 2,4, 6, 7 / What are the characteristics of animals? What is the difference between learned and innate behavior? How do animals communicate? / Animals, Invertebrates
Chapter 13, 14
Scientific Arguments / Test bank
Vertebrate, Invertebrate, animal behavior, communication / Vertebrate, invertebrate, multicellular, embryo, tissue, organ, consumer, predator, prey, camouflage, innate behavior, learned behavior, migrate, hibernation, estivation, biological clock, circadian rhythm, navigate, landmark, bilateral symmetry, radial symmetry, asymmetrical, ganglia, gut, coelom, medusa, polyp, parasite, host, exoskeleton, compound eye, antennae, mandible, metamorphosis, endoskeleton, water vascular system,
4C / PE/ATE 7, 7a, 7d, 5, 5c, 2a, 4e, 5a, 6, 7, 7b, 7c, 3, 3c, 4, 4e, 5, 5c, 3a,
RST 2, 6, 7
WHST 2,4,6, 7 / What is a chordates? What are fish? What is the difference between amphibians and reptiles? Why are birds like reptiles?
What are characteristics of mammals? / Fish and Birds
Chapter 15, Chapter 16
Arguments / Test bank
Vertebrate, classification of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, / Endotherm, ectotherm, fins, scales, lateral line system, gills, external fertilization, internal fertilization, denticles, swim bladder, lung, tadpole, metamorphosis, therapsid, amniotic egg, down feather, contour feather, preening, lift, brooding, precocial chick, altricial chick, therapsid, mammary glands, diaphragm, monotreme, marsupial, placental mammal, placenta, gestation period, carnivore, primate