Syllabus

Subject: Science/Biology

Grade: 7

Book: Science

Grade 7

Number of lessons per week: 1,5

Number of lessons per year: 55

Date: Sept. 2009

Written by: Tóth Rita

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1.
Biomes in the Tropical Climate Zone / 1.1
Interactions among living things / Lesson
1-2. / biotic, abiotic
Species
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biome / Elements of an ecosystem.
Definitions of species, population, community, ecosystem and biome.
Identifying the relationships that make up the living and non-living environment.
Selecting and visiting an ecosystem. / wordcards
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Biomes in the Tropical Climate Zone / 1.2
Food and energy in the environment / Lesson 3. / producers
consumers
decomposers
food chain / Energy roles
Explanation of food chain
Definition of the terms: producers, consumers and decomposers.
Giving examples for each of the energy roles.
Certifying the importance of scavengers and decomposers in the food web. / wordcards
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Biomes in the Tropical Climate Zone / 1.3
The Tropical Climate Zone / Lesson 4. / drip tip
buttress
creepers
epiphytes
emergent
canopy
understory
undergrowth
forest floor / Location of the Tropical Climate Zone.
Examining the Tropical Climate Zone
with the help of a climate graph.
Levels of the rainforest.
Definitions of: creepers, epiphytes, drip tip and buttresses.
Identifying some ways human change their environment. / wordcards
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Biomes in the Tropical Climate Zone / 1.4
Animals of Amazon rainforest / Lesson 5. / Hummingbirds
Toucan
Howler monkey
Sloth
Jaguar / Identifying special adaptations help animals in rainforests survive.
Definitions of perching, hovering, opposable thumb, grasping tail and padded feet.
Identifying the special features of animals living in Amazon rainforests. / wordcards
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Biomes in the Tropical Climate Zone / 1.5
Tropical deciduous forests and grasslands / Lesson 6. / savanna
fire resistant / Location of Tropical deciduous forests and grasslands.
Identifying typical features of Tropical deciduous forests and grasslands.
Analysing climatographs.
Comparing tropical rainforests and tropical deciduous forests. / wordcards
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Biomes in the Tropical Climate Zone / 1.6
Animals of tropical deciduous forests / Lesson
7-8. / primates
apes
DNA / Describing some adaptations that enable monkeys to live in trees.
Proving that Chimpanzees are social animals.
Comparing Howler monkeys and Chimpanzees.
Identifying the similarities and differences between pumas and domestic cats. / wordcards
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Biomes in the Tropical Climate Zone / 1.7
Animals on the savannas I. Herbivores / Lesson 9. / beard
mane
herbivores
ruminants
migration / Revision of rumination.
Identifying the differences and similarities between zebras and horses.
Listing the memebers of the zebra family.
Explanation of migration and tusk.
Comparing horns and antlers. / wordcards
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Biomes in the Tropical Climate Zone / 1.8
Animals on t he savannas II. Omnivores and carnivores / Lesson 10. / polygamous
diurnal
clan
pride
gizzard / Identifying the features of Ostriches, Lions, Cheetahs and Hyenas.
Comparing the differences and similarities between the claws of lions and dogs.
Listing the bodyparts that help lions in succesful hunting. / wordcards
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Biomes in the Tropical Climate Zone / 1.9
Tropical desert / Lesson 11. / biome
lack of rainfall
thick, fleshy stem
waxy layer
large ears - cooling system / Examining the climate graph of tropical deserts.
Describing the main characteristics of tropical deserts.
Listing the adaptations cacti have to survive in deserts.
Identifying some of the adaptations Fennec foxes and Camels have for surviving in the desert. / wordcards
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Biomes in the Tropical Climate Zone / Revision
Test / Lesson 12.
Lesson 13. / Reviewing vocabulary.
Making food chains.
Identifying each of the energy roles.
Creating a short composition about an animal from this chapter. / wordcards
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Biomes in the Temperate Climate Zone / 2.1
The Temperate Climate Zone / Lesson 14. / mediterranean
marine
continental
taiga
coastal / Identifying the different climates of the Temperate Climate Zone.
Location of mediterranean, marine, continental and taiga climates.
Explaining the moderating effect of seas and oceans on the temperature of lands.
Listing the main characteristics of different climates. / wordcards
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Biomes in the Temperate Climate Zone / 2.2
The Mediterranean Climate / Lesson
15-16. / leathery
aromatic
Thyme
Bay laurel
Olive tree
Fig tree
Cedar of Lebanon
Chameleon
Mouflon / Analysing climategraphs.
Giving examples of the ways that Mediterranean plants are adapted to this climate.
Using creative skills to design a new Mediterranean plant.
Supporting by pictures for help let the pupils explain the idea of adaptation.
Using the notes pupils need to explain why the plants and animals have these adaptations. / wordcards
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Biomes in the Temperate Climate Zone / 2.3
Temperate deciduous forests / Lesson 17. / average annual rainfall
monoecious / Analysing a climategraph.
Location of Temperate deciduous forests.
Comparing tropical rainforests and temperate deciduous forests.
Comparing the beech and the oak forests.
Explaining the term „monoecious”. / wordcards
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Biomes in the Temperate Climate Zone / 2.4
Animals of beech forests / Lesson
18-19. / rodent
hibernation / Comparing the red fox and the polar bear.
Definitions of nocturnal, hibernation and omnivore.
Comparing the hibernation of dormice and bears. / wordcards
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Biomes in the Temperate Climate Zone / 2.5
Temperate Grasslands / Lesson 20. / burrow
counterbalance
plain
hidden / Identifying the different features of temperate grasslands.
Listing the main characteristics of mammals.
Comparing the animals living on temperate grasslands.
Definitions of the terms ruminant, even-toed ungulate, prairie and rodent. / wordcards
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Biomes in the Temperate Climate Zone / 2.6
The taiga / Lesson 21. / Norway spruce
European larch
Silver birch
fir
flake off / Describing the main characteristics of taiga.
Identifying adaptations coniferous trees have for surviving in the cold weather.
Listing the reasons of slow decomposition in taiga.
Comparing and contrasting the main characteristicsof Norway sprouce and European larch. / wordcards
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Biomes in the Temperate Climate Zone / 2.7
Animals of the taiga zone / Lesson 22. / fringe
lynx
wood grouse / Listing the characteristics and adaptations of animals living in the taiga.
Comparing and contrasting the adaptations of Red squirrels and Lynx, Ostrich and Bald eagle.
Definitions of collar, hibernate, scratching leg and claw. / wordcards
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Biomes in the Temperate Climate Zone / Revision
Test / Lesson 23.
Lesson 24. / Studying and analysing climategraphs.
Making webs of some of the ecosystems.
Describing the climate and vegetation of the different ecosytems.
Reviewing vocabulary.
Making food chains.
Making projects about the temperate climate zone. / wordcards
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Biomes in the Polar Climate Zone / 3.1
The Polar Climate Zone / Lesson
25-26. / conserve
liverwort
swamp
permafrost / Analysing climategraphs.
Describing the characteristics of the tundra biome.
Listing and describing some of the plants and animals you can fin din the tundra.
Explanations of the words migration and permafrost. / wordcards
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Biomes in the Polar Climate Zone / 3.2
The Arctic and the Antarctic / Lesson 27. / squid
seal
walrus
flipper-like
guard hair
brood pouch
wedge-shaped / Analising the climategraph.
Listing the plants and animals you can find on the arctic areas.
Identifying special adaptations help animals living int he Arctic and Antarctic survive. / wordcards
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Biomes in the Polar Climate Zone / 3.3
Life zones on mountains / Lesson 28. / timberline
Moss campion
Edelweiss
alpine
Chamois
Golden eagle / Analysing climategraphs.
Listing the plants and animals you can find on high mountains.
Identifying the adaptations help plants and animals living on high mountains.
Explanations of the words precocial and altricial. / wordcards
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Biomes in the Polar Climate Zone / 3.4
Life in seas and oceans / Lesson
29-30. / stinging cell
plankton
rim
jellyfish
octopus
expel / Identifying the different zones of the oceans.
Describing the terms zooplankton, phytoplankton and stinging cell. / wordcards
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Biomes in the Polar Climate Zone / 3.5
Giants of the oceans / Lesson 31. / streamlined
vertical
horizontal
blow-hole
sift out
krill
blubber
ballen plates / Describing why sharks and whales live in water not on land.
Identifying some of the adaptations that allow whales to live in the ocean.
Listing the main differences between herrings and whales. / wordcards
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3.
Biomes in the Polar Climate Zone / Revision
Test / Lesson 32.
Lesson 33. / Studying climategraphs.
Describing animals.
Making webs of different ecosystems.
Describing the climate and vegetation of ecosystems.
Making food chains.
Making projects and portfolio. / wordcards
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4.
Classification of Living Things / 4.1
Classification of Living Things / Lesson
34-35. / classification
taxonomy
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
trait / Classification of living organisms.
The use of Latin.
Defining and describing the binominal system of naming species.
Studying how taxonomy works.
Listing the features used in the classification of viruses and bacteria.
Listing the levels of classification.
Describing the differences between procaryotic and eucaryotic cells. / wordcards
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Classification of Living Things / 4.2
Kingdom: Protists / Lesson 36-37. / paramecium
flagellum
Euglena viridis
ingest
food vacuole
row
pseudopod / Explaining why euglenas may be classified as plants or animals.
Comparing Euglena and Paramecium.
Describing the structure and feeding habits of euglenas and amoebas.
Comparing and contrasting locomation in flagellates, ciliates and pseudopods. / wordcards
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Classification of Living Things / 4.3
Kingdom: Fungi / Lesson
38-39. / micorrhizae
Ascomycota
Basidiomycota
indicator
toadstool
enzyme / Listing the features in the classification of fungi.
Naming the parts of mushrooms.
Listing the differences between mushrooms and toadstools.
Definition of the terms hyphae, saprophyte, lichen, parasite and indicator. / wordcards
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Classification of Living Things / 4.4
Kingdom: Plants
Non-flowering plants / Lesson
40-41. / pigment
colony
fertilizer
spore-bearing leaves
filament / Classification of algae.
Describing the structure of colonial green algae.
Describing the differences between vascular and non-vascular plants.
Expectations of the terms rhizome, pigment, colony and fertilizer. / wordcards
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Classification of Living Things / 4.5
Kingdom: Plants
Flowering seed plants / Lesson
42-43. / cotyledon
vein / Listing the differences between annuals, biennials and perennials.
Comparing and contrasting gymnosperms and angiosperms.
Describing monocots and dicots. / wordcards
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Classification of Living Things / 4.6
Kingdom: Animals- Sponges, Cnidarians and Segmented worms / Lesson
44-45. / filter
osculum
sessile
trap
digestive cavity
circular muscle / Describing the body structure of sponges.
Defining of the words collar cells, pore cells and stinging cells.
Describing the bodystructure of segmented worms, cnidarians and sponges. / wordcards
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Classification of Living Things / 4.7
Kingdom: Animals-Molluscs (Phylum) / Lesson
46-47. / fluid
squid
ink gland
nautilus
organ
cephalopoda
muscular hinge
oyster
octopus / Describing the characteristic features of snails, oysters and octopuses.
Definition of the words suction discs, muscular hinge, radula and ink gland. / wordcards
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Classification of Living Things / 4.8
Kingdom: Animals- Arthropods (Phylum) / Lesson 48-49. / inhabit
carapace
lime
pincer
vital
trachea
Arachnids / Describing the characteristic features of Crustaceans, Insects and Arachnids.
Naming the bodyparts of crayfish, insects and spiders.
Comparing and contrasting the body structures of insects and spiders. / wordcards
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Classification of Living Things / 4.9
Kingdom: Animals-Vertebrates I. / Lesson
50-51. / spinal cord
denticle
amphibians
reptiles
spindle shaped / Listing the differences and similarities between arthropods and vertebrates.
Identifying the differences between bony fish and cartilage fish.
Explaining the function of swim bladder and lateral line. / wordcards
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Classification of Living Things / 4.10
Kingdom: Animals-Vertebrates II. / Lesson
52-53. / air sac
womb / Listing the distinguishing features of birds.
Comparing altricial and precocial birds.
Listing the main distinguishing features of mammals.
Comparing the teeth of carnivores and ungulates. / wordcards
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4.
Classification of Living Things / Revision
Test / Lesson 54.
Lesson 55. / Reviewing vocabulary.
Creating short compositions.
Project works
Making portfolios / wordcards
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