7th Grade Curriculum

7th Grade Life Science Curriculum Outline
Dennis Carbone – 7th Grade Blue Team

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Classifying Living Things – September/October

• Modern Classification
• Using Dichotomous Keys
• Introduction to the Scientific Method and Independent Research
  • Continued all year – multiple projects

Microscopes and Cells - October/November

• Learning to Use Microscopes
• Investigating Single-celled Organisms
• Cell Structure and Processes
• Cell project

Heredity and Genetics - November/December

• What is genetics
• Mendellian (Classic) Genetics
• Genetics since Mendel (Modern)
• Inheritance Patterns
• Current news topics in Genetics

Evolution – December/January

• Mechanisms of Evolution
• Evidence for Evolution
• Plate Tectonics

Human Systems – February/March

• Organ Systems: Structure and Function
• Nutrition and Health
• Disease and the Immune System
• Human Reproduction

Plants – April/May

• Importance of Photosynthesis
• Characteristics of and Evolution of Plants
• Plant Reproduction
• Trees and Succession
• Spring Project
• Garden

Animal Kingdom - June

• Comparative Physiology
• Animal Behavior