7th Grade Life Science Curriculum

• Quarterly Assessments Topic List
• Course Objectives - Printable Summary (Adobe; 115 kB)
  
  1. Structure and Function in Living Systems
  • A: Cells
  • B: Organization of Living Systems
  • C: Specialized Structures & Functions
  2. Populations and Ecosystems
  • A: Ecosystems & Energy
  • B: Competition
  • Local: Components and Relationships in Ecosystems
  3. Reproduction and Heredity
  • A: Inherited & Environmental Characteristics
  • B: Reproduction
  • C: Survival Traits
  4. Behavior and Regulations
  • A: Homeostasis
  • B: Responses to External Stimuli
  5. Diversity and Adaptations of Organisms
  • A: Classification by Structure
  • B: Structures for Survival
  6. Local Objectives
  • Local: Microscopes
  • Local: Viruses (HIV/AIDS)
• Core Labs - Summary Doc. (Word; 24 kB) | Process Skills (Web; 261 kB)
  
  1. Metric System
  2. Scientific Method
  3. Microscopes
  4. Classification
  5. Skeleton Crew
  6. Collection (Leaves or Arthropods)
  7. Plant and Animal Cells
  8. Cell Model
  9. Phylum Chordata booklet
  10. Designing an Ecosystem
  11. Symmetry
  12. Arthropod Classification
  13. Frog Dissection
  14. Human Organs (Poster)
  15. Target Heart Rates
  16. Genetics
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• Sample CRT Questions
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