Download COLEGIO DECROLY AMERICANO

CONTENIDOS 2015
COLEGIO DECROLY AMERICANO
Middle School
7TH GRADE
LIFE SCIENCE CORE
I PERIOD
Skills / Content
Identify the safety symbols used in the laboratory
Identify and use laboratory equipment
Describe methods scientists use to solve problems
Identify the characteristics of living things
Recognize the needs of living things and explain how these are met.
Explain spontaneous generation
Compare and contrast a compound and light microscope and an electron microscope
Explain the cell theory and its importance
Identify the parts of a plant cell and explain the function of each organelle
Differentiate between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
Explain the differences among tissues, organs, and organ systems
Describe the structure and organization of matter: atoms, elements, molecules and
compounds
Compare organic and inorganic compounds
Describe the process of diffusion and osmosis
Compare and contrast active and passive transport
Compare and contrast the processes of respiration and photosynthesis
Justify the importance of photosynthesis to all living things
Describe fermentation.
Describe the processes of mitosis and meiosis
Explain the difference between meiosis and mitosis
Understand the results of Mendel´s experiments
Identify what controls the inheritance of traits in organisms
Define probability and describe how it helps explain the results of genetic crosses
Explain the difference between genotype and phenotype
Describe the role chromosomes play in inheritance
Identify the events that occur in meiosis
Explain what forms the genetic code
Explain how a cell produces proteins
Identify how mutations can affect an organism
CONTENIDOS 2015
II PERIOD
Skills / Content
Discuss the evidence that supports the theory of evolution.
Compare Lamarck’s and Darwin’s theories of evolution.
Compare and contrast the mechanisms of evolution.
Explain natural selection and its role in the evolution of species.
Describe adaptations and variations.
Trace the evolutionary history of Primates.
Define extinction and identify its major causes.
Explain Linnaeus’ binomial system of nomenclature.
Demonstrate how to use a dichotomic key.
Identify the six kingdoms of living things and explain the criteria
used to classify them into these.
Describe the characteristics of monerans.
Identify beneficial monerans as well as those that cause disease.
Identify the characteristics of protists and fungi and give
examples of the different types (major groups).
Analyze the economic importance of protists and fungi.
Classify protists and fungi based on their characteristics.
Describe the characteristics of plants.
Describe the evolutionary adaptations to life on land that plants
made.
List the differences between vascular and non-vascular plants and
recognize the major groups.
Describe the life cycles of mosses and ferns.
Compare and contrast seedless and seed plants.
Describe the structure and function of roots, stems and leaves.
Compare gymnosperms and angiosperms.
Sequence the life cycles of typical gymnosperms and angiosperms.
Discuss the economic importance of different plant groups.
Identify the characteristics of animals.
Determine how the body plans of animals differ.
Distinguish between invertebrates and vertebrates.
Compare and contrast sponges and cnidarians.
Compare and contrast flatworms and roundworms.
Identify disease-causing flatworms and roundworms.
CONTENIDOS 2015
III PERIOD
Skills / Content
Identify the features of mollusks and name the different classes of mollusks.
Describe the traits of a segmented worm.
Identify the characteristics of arthropods and name the different classes.
Relate the function of the exoskeleton to its function
Analyze the economic importance of mollusks, segmented worms and arthropods.
Identify the characteristics of chordates.
Compare the characteristics and evolutionary adaptations of the different classes
of vertebrates: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
Compare reproduction and development in the three kinds of mammals.
IV PERIOD
Skills / Content
Identify the major functions of the skeletal and muscular systems.
Describe how bones and muscles work together to produce movement.
List the functions of the skin and discuss how it protects the body from disease.
Describe the importance of each type of nutrient.
Explain the relationship between diet and health.
Name the organs of the digestive system and describe their role in the process of
digestion.
Identify the components of the human circulatory system.
Trace the pathway of blood around the body.
Describe the characteristics and functions of the parts of blood.
Describe the parts of the lymphatic system and its functions.
State the functions of the respiratory system.
Trace the pathway of air in and out of the lungs.
Explain the effects of smoking on the respiratory system.
Distinguish between the excretory and urinary systems.
Describe how your kidneys work.
Describe the basic structure of a neuron and how a nerve impulse travels.
Compare the central and peripheral nervous systems.
Identify the sensory receptors in each sense organ.
Explain what type of stimulus each sense organ responds to and how.
Explain the function of hormones and identify the major glands that produce
CONTENIDOS 2015
them.
Explain how a feedback system works.
Explain the structure and function of the male and female reproductive systems.
Describe how an egg becomes fertilized and the major events in the stages of
development of an embryo and a fetus.
Discuss STD’s, their causes and treatments.
Identify the natural defenses that your body has against disease.
Differentiate between active and passive immunity.
Explain how HIV affects the immune system.
Explain the role of vaccines in preventing certain diseases.
Explain the basic characteristics of cancer.
Explain what happens during an allergic reaction.