Content Standards
7.1.2: Identify the components (e.g., tissues, organs, living and nonliving things) within a system (e.g., body systems, ecosystems)
Circulatory System
Digestive System
7.1.4: Identify the relationship between form and function (e.g., wings, fins and feet)
7.2.1: Communicate the results of scientific investigations using an appropriate format (e.g., journals, lab reports, diagrams, presentations, discussions)
7.3.1: Explain how forms of energy can be transferred. (e.g., photosynthesis, metabolism, battery)
Cell Energy Cycle
Heat Absorption
Photosynthesis Lab
Radiation
7.4.1: Explain the functions of the cell (e.g., growth, metabolism, reproduction, photosynthesis, response)
Cell Division
Cell Energy Cycle
Cell Structure
Photosynthesis Lab
7.4.2: Identify levels of organization in living systems (e.g., cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms, ecosystems)
Cell Structure
Circulatory System
Digestive System
Paramecium Homeostasis
Pollination: Flower to Fruit
7.4.3: Identify the characteristics of reproduction (e.g., sexual, asexual)
Inheritance
Mouse Genetics (One Trait)
Mouse Genetics (Two Traits)
7.4.4: Identify interactions among organisms and their environment (e.g., competition, mutualism, predator/prey, consumers, producers)
Food Chain
Forest Ecosystem
Plants and Snails
Prairie Ecosystem
7.4.5: Classify organisms (e.g., taxonomic groups)
Dichotomous Keys
Human Evolution - Skull Analysis
7.4.6: Explain how different adaptations help organisms survive
Evolution: Mutation and Selection
Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection
Natural Selection
Rainfall and Bird Beaks - Metric
7.5.1: Identify the factors (e.g., latitude, altitude, mountains, bodies of water) that affect the Earth’s climate
Coastal Winds and Clouds - Metric
7.7.2: Identify the factors (e.g., pollution, heredity, diet, virus, bacteria, parasite) that may result in disease.
Disease Spread
Virus Lytic Cycle
7.8.2: Explain the importance of keeping clear and accurate records of scientific investigations (e.g., Darwin's research, DaVinci's notebooks, Galileo's notes, Goodall's observations)
Hearing: Frequency and Volume
Pendulum Clock
Correlation last revised: 9/22/2020