7th Grade Life Science Objectives

ABACUS 01-SC07-65
PASS CS8.3.2

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PASS Strand:
5. Diversity and Adaptations of Organisms

Objectives:

2. Organisms have a great variety of internal and external structures that enable them to survive in a specific habitat such as echolocation of bats, seed dispersal methods, etc.
   Local extension: Organisms in the animal kingdom will be classified at the phylum level, while organisms in the arthropod phylum will be classified at the class level.

Time Range:
2nd Quarter

Suggested Teaching Strategies:

• Booklet designed to emphasize phylum levels.
• List structures, functions, and adaptations of various organisms from different classes.
• Draw and label structures and identify characteristics of arthropods.

Sample CRT Questions

Aligned Resources:

• Core Lab 7: Plant and Animal Cells
• Core Lab 9: Phylum Chordata Booklet
• Core Lab 10: Designing an Ecosystem
• Core Lab 12: Arthropod Classification
• Textbook: Sponges, Cnidarians, and Worms; Mollusks, Arthropods, and Echinoderms; Fishes, Amphibians, and Reptiles; Birds and Mammals; Animal Behavior

Revision Date:
June 2005