7th Grade Life Science Objectives

ABACUS 01-SC07-15
PASS CS7.3.2

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PASS Strand:
1. Structure and Function in Living Systems

Objectives:

3. Specialized structures perform specific functions at all levels of complexity (e.g., leaves on trees and wings on birds).

Time Range:
4th Quarter

Suggested Teaching Strategies:

• Division of labor activities.
• Discuss cell organelles and their functions.
• Distinguish between plant and animal cells with an emphasis on the cell wall and chloroplasts in the plant cell.
• Identify the defining features of each kingdom.
• Construct "Phylum Chordata" booklets - identifying the defining structural features of each class in the phylum.
• Identify the key organs in the human body and describe their function.

Aligned Resources:

• Core Lab 5: Skeleton Crew
• Core Lab 7: Plant and Animal Cells
• Core Lab 8: Cell Model (option 1 and 2)
• Core Lab 9: Phylum Chordata Booklet
• Core Lab 13: Frog Dissection
• Core Lab 14: Human Organs (Poster)
• Textbook: all "organism" chapters, Cell Structure and Function, Cell Processes and Energy, Human Biology and all "Health" chapters

Revision Date:
June 2005