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A YEAR IN SEVENTH GRADE SCIENCE - (All dates are approximate)

  • Intro to Life Science: Chapter 1

    Intro to Life Science: Chapter 1
    What is Life Science?
    What do scientists do?
    Branches of science
    The Scientific Method
    Safety in the science classroom
    Chapter Test
    Tools of a Life Scientist
  • Microscopes

    Microscopes
    Introduction to parts and functions.
    Microscope Lab
    Quiz
  • Chapter 2: Characteristics and Needs of Living Things

    Chapter 2: Characteristics and Needs of Living Things
    Early Earth
    Characteristics of Living Things
    Needs of Living Things
    Chapter Test
  • Chapter 4: Classification

    Chapter 4: Classification
    Classification of LIving Things
    History of Classification
    The Classification Groups
    The Kingdoms
    Chapter Test
  • Chapter 3: Cells

    Chapter 3: Cells
    The Cell Theory
    Cell Organelles: Structure, Function, and Location
    Cell Processes
    Cell Division
    Cell Analogy Project
  • Chapter 6: The Protists

    Chapter 6: The Protists
    What are protists?
    General Characteristics
    Quiz
    Types of Protists
    Economic Importance
    Chapter Test
  • Chapter 15: Skeletal and Muscular Systems

    Chapter 15: Skeletal and Muscular Systems
    Levels of Organiztion
    Quiz on Levels
    Bones
    Joints
    Muscles
    Chapter Test
  • Chapter 16: The Digestive System

    Chapter 16: The Digestive System
    Organs: Location, Structure, and Function
    Absorption
    Chapter Test
  • Chapter 17: The Circulatory System

    Chapter 17: The Circulatory System
    Parts of the Circulatory System
    Blood
    Cardiovascular Diseases
    Chapter Test
  • Chapter 18: The Respiratory System

    Chapter 18: The Respiratory System
    Organs: Location, Structure, and Function
    Mechanism of Breathing
    Chapter Test
  • Chapter 19: The Nervous System

    Chapter 19: The Nervous System
    Stimulus-Response Reactions
    Divisions of the Nervous System
    The Senses
    Chapter Test
  • Chapter 10: Simple Invertebrates

    Chapter 10: Simple Invertebrates
    Characteristics
    Sponges
    Cnidarians
    Worms
    Mollusks
    Chapter Test
  • Chapter 12 The Vertebrates

    Chapter 12 The Vertebrates
    Amphibians
    Frog Dissection
    Frog Sandwich Project
  • Chapter 11: Complex Invertebrates

    Chapter 11: Complex Invertebrates
    Insects
    Spiders
    Echinoderms