7th Grade Science Unit 1: Life on Earth



Reporting Cluster: Life on EarthTopicKnowledge:Assessments:Characteristics of Life4In addition to score 3.0 performance, the student demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications that go beyond the target.3ProficientStudents demonstrate they have developed an understanding of: how all organisms must be able to obtain and use resources, grow, reproduce and maintain stable internal conditions while living in a constantly changing external environment.how all living things are made of cells containing DNA, with some being unicellular, and some multicellular.how organisms regulate their internal environment, involving sensing the internal and external environment, and changing physiological activities to keep conditions within the range required to survive.that living things acquire and use energy to support life processes.2Students will recognize or recall:Specific vocabulary such as:homeostasis, stimulus, response, cell, DNA, reproduction, energy, waste, growth, development, heredityBasic knowledge such as:characteristics of living thingsneeds of living thingstypes of reproduction (sexual vs. asexual)the difference between living, non-living and dead (once living)1Student’s performance reflects insufficient progress towards foundational skills and knowledge.Reporting Cluster: Life on EarthTopicKnowledge:Assessments:Classification of Living things4In addition to score 3.0 performance, the student demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications that go beyond the target.3ProficientStudents demonstrate they have developed an understanding of:all organisms are composed of cells, most organisms being unicellular; other organisms are multicellularthe classification of organisms into kingdoms is based on their structure and function2Students will recognize or recall:Specific vocabulary such as:kingdom, nucleus, tissues, photosynthesis, cell wall, consumer, producer, decomposer, classification, unicellular, multicellular, organismBasic knowledge such as:living things are classified into groups according to their characteristicsliving things can be multicellular or unicellular1Student’s performance reflects insufficient progress towards foundational skills and knowledge.Reporting Cluster: Life on EarthTopicKnowledge:Assessments:Structure, Function and Processes of Plants4In addition to score 3.0 performance, the student demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications that go beyond the target.3ProficientStudents demonstrate they have developed an understanding of: how energy is transferred from plants to animals and relate it to photosynthesisbasic plant structures and their function in growth and reproductionthe chemical process of photosynthesis in terms of reactants and products2Students will recognize or recall:specific vocabulary such as:photosynthesis, cell wall, chloroplast, root, stem, leaf, flower, pollination, seed, fruit, fertilization, germination, stamen, pistil, ovary, respiration, chlorophyll, reactants, productsbasic knowledge such as:plants use a process called photosynthesis to make foodphotosynthesis requires sunlight, water and carbon dioxidea plant is made of roots, stems and leavesthe purpose of a flower is for plant sexual reproductionseeds develop in fruits and are the product of reproduction and have different ways of being dispersed1Student’s performance reflects insufficient progress towards foundational skills and knowledge. Suggested Instructional ResourcesSample Learner ObjectivesTopicWeb Resources – websites or resources on Ideas(projects)Textbook ResourcesI Can:use evidence to create an argument if a given object is living or non-living based on its needs and characteristicsCharacteristics of Life organisms according to their characteristics and defend the choices using evidence Classification of Living things basic plant structures and explain their function in growth and reproductionconstruct an explanation that energy is transferred from plants to animals and relate this to photosynthesisStructure, Function and Processes of Plants ................
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