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7SCL.A: Content

7SCL.A.1: obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to construct scientific explanations to describe how cell structures interact to maintain the basic needs of organisms

7SCL.A.1.a: construct an explanation of how organelles contribute to the function of the cell as a system in obtaining nutrients in order to grow, reproduce, make needed materials, and process waste at a conceptual level

7SCL.A.2: obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to construct scientific explanations to describe how cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems interact to maintain the basic needs of organism

7SCL.A.3: obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to explain how organisms reproduce either sexually or asexually and transfer genetic information to determine the traits of their offspring

7SCL.A.3.a: develop and use a model to describe how asexual reproduction can result in offspring with identical genetic information while sexual reproduction results in genetic variation

7SCL.A.3.b: construct an explanation supported by scientific evidence for the role of genes and chromosomes in the process of inheriting a specific trait (i.e., genotypes, phenotypes, dominant and recessive alleles)

7SCL.A.4: obtain, evaluate, and communicate information from multiple sources to explain the theory of evolution of living organisms through inherited characteristics

7SCL.A.4.a: construct an explanation that describes how genetic variations, adaptations, and environmental factors influence the probability of survival and reproduction of a species

7SCL.A.4.b: construct an argument from evidence on how natural selection leads to changes in specific traits of populations over successive generations

7SCL.A.6: obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to examine the interdependence of organisms with one another and their environments

7SCL.A.6.a: construct an explanation to describe the patterns of interactions in different ecosystems in terms of the relationships among and between biotic and abiotic components of ecosystems

7SCL.A.6.b: analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for how resource availability, disease, climate, and human activity affect individual organisms, populations, communities, and ecosystems

7SCL.A.6.c: plan and carry out investigations to see how changes in environmental conditions can affect both individuals and ecosystems

7SCL.A.6.d: obtain, evaluate, and communicate information of how organisms' adaptations allow them to survive in their specific biome

7SC: Science - 7

7SC.A: Content

7SC.A.1: obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to construct scientific explanations to describe how cell structures interact to maintain the basic needs of organisms

7SC.A.1.b: develop a model of plant and animal cell including relevant structures (nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane, cell wall, chloroplast, lysosome, and mitochondria)

7SC.A.1.b1: construct an explanation for the importance of organelles such as ribosomes, vacuoles, endoplasmic reticulum, and Golgi (Advanced Extension)

7SC.A.1.c: construct an explanation of how organelles contribute to the function of the cell as a system in obtaining nutrients in order to grow, reproduce, make needed materials, and process waste at a conceptual level

7SC.A.1.d: develop and use models to demonstrate life processes including, but not limited to cell transport, mitosis, homeostasis, photosynthesis, and cellular respiration (Advanced Extension)

7SC.A.2: obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to construct scientific explanations to describe how cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems interact to maintain the basic needs of organisms

7SC.A.2.a: develop and use models of how cells are organized into tissues, tissues into organs, organs into systems, and systems into organisms

7SC.A.2.b: engage in argumentation from evidence that show understanding of how the functions of the Cardiovascular, Excretory, Digestive, Respiratory, Muscular, Nervous, and Immune Systems interact with each other to carry out life processes

7SC.A.3: obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to explain how organisms reproduce either sexually or asexually and transfer genetic information to determine the traits of their offspring

7SC.A.3.a: construct an explanation supported by scientific evidence for the role of genes and chromosomes in the process of inheriting a specific trait (genotypes, phenotypes, dominant and recessive alleles)

7SC.A.3.b: use mathematics and computational thinking to analyze a monohybrid Punnett square to determine the probability of offspring carrying specific traits

7SC.A.3.b1: ask questions to investigate the pattern of inheritance of genetic orders (Advanced Extension)

7SC.A.3.b2: use mathematics and computational thinking to make predictions for future generations (Advanced Extension)

7SC.A.3.c: develop and use a model to describe how asexual reproduction can result in offspring with identical genetic information while sexual reproduction results in genetic variation

7SC.A.3.c1: engage in argumentation from evidence on how meiosis leads to genetic variation (Advanced Extension)

7SC.A.3.d: ask questions about and define the problems with the ways humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms through selective breeding

7SC.A.3.d1: engage in argument from evidence about the ethical and scientific implications of genetic engineering (Advanced Extension)

7SC.A.4: obtain, evaluate, and communicate information from multiple sources to explain the theory of evolution through natural selection of inherited characteristics

7SC.A.4.a: construct an explanation that describes how genetic variations, adaptations, and environmental factors influence the probability of survival and reproduction of a species

7SC.A.4.b: develop and use a model of how natural selection leads to changes in specific traits of populations over successive generations

7SC.A.4.c: use mathematical representations to evaluate the models of how natural selection leads to changes in specific traits of populations over successive generations

7SC.A.4.e: ask questions to gather and synthesize information in reference to artificial selection and the ways in which it is fundamentally different than natural selection

7SC.A.6: obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to examine the interdependence of organisms with one another and their environments

7SC.A.6.a: construct an explanation to describe the patterns of interactions in different ecosystems in terms of the relationships among and between biotic and abiotic components of ecosystems

7SC.A.6.b: develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and the flow of energy among abiotic and biotic components of an ecosystem

7SC.A.6.c: engage in argument from evidence to demonstrate that resource availability, disease, and climate, and human activity affect individual organisms, populations, communities, and ecosystems

7SC.A.6.c1: ask questions and define problems on the effect of an invasive species on native populations within an ecosystem (Advanced Extension)

7SC.A.6.d: plan and carry out investigations to investigate how changes in environmental conditions can affect both individuals and ecosystems

7SC.A.6.e: ask questions to gather and synthesize information from multiple sources to differentiate between Earth's major terrestrial biomes (i.e., tropical rain forest, savanna, temperate forest, desert, grassland, taiga, and tundra) and aquatic ecosystems (i.e. freshwater, estuaries, and marine)

7SC.A.6.f: construct an explanation of how organisms' adaptations allow them to survive in their specific biome