Download Science Grade 7 Date: March 21, 2014 ET Topic: Classification

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Date: March 21, 2014 ET
Susquenita Curriculum
Course: Science Grade 7
Teacher / Team Name: 7th grade
Curriculum:
Topic:
Classification and Characteristics of Animals
Days: 12
Subject(s):
Know:
S8.A.1.1.1 -- Essential
Distinguish between a
scientific theory and an
opinion, explaining how
a theory is supported
with evidence, or how
new data/ information
may change existing
theories and practice.
Grade(s):
Understand:
Organisms can be
classified based on their
characteristics.
Do:
3.1.7.A1. -- Essential
COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF LIFE Describe the similarities and differences of physical
characteristics in diverse organisms.
S8.A.1.2.3 -- Important
Describe fundamental
scientific or
technological concepts
that could solve practical
problems.(e.g., Newton's
Laws of motion,
Mendelian genetics,
mechanical advantage)
S8.B.1.1.1 -- Essential
Describe the structures
of living things that help
them function affectively
in specific ways (e.g.,
adaptations and
characteristics).
S8.B.1.1.2 -- Essential
Compare similarities or
differences in both
internal structures (e.g.,
invertebrate/vertebrate,
vascular/nonvascular,
single-celled/multicelled, and external
structures (e.g.,
appendages, body
segments, type of
covering, size, shape) of
organisms.
S8.B.1.1.3 -- Essential
Apply knowledge of
characteristic structures
to identify or categorize
organisms (i.e., plants,
animals, fungi, bacteria,
and protista).
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PENNSYLVANIA
Date: March 21, 2014 ET
Susquenita Curriculum
Course: Science Grade 7
Teacher / Team Name: 7th grade
Curriculum:
Topic:
Classification and Characteristics of Animals
Days: 12
Subject(s):
Know:
Grade(s):
Understand:
Do:
S8.B.1.1.4 -- Essential
Identify the levels of
organization from cell to
organism and describe
how specific structures
(parts), which underlie
larger systems, enable
the system to function as
a whole.
S8.B.2.1.1 -- Essential
Explain how inherited
structures or behaviors
help organisms survive
and reproduce in
different environments.
S8.B.2.1.2 -- Essential
Explain how different
adaptations in
individuals of the same
species may affect
survivability or
reproduction success.
S8.B.2.1.3 -- Essential
Explain that mutations
can alter a gene and are
the original source of
new variations.
S8.B.2.1.4 -- Essential
Describe how selective
breeding or
biotechnology can
change the genetic
makeup of organisms.
S8.B.2.1.5 -- Essential
Explain that adaptations
are developed over long
periods of time and are
passed from one
generation to another.
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PENNSYLVANIA
Date: March 21, 2014 ET
Susquenita Curriculum
Course: Science Grade 7
Teacher / Team Name: 7th grade
Curriculum:
Topic:
Classification and Characteristics of Animals
Days: 12
Subject(s):
Know:
Grade(s):
Understand:
Do:
S8.B.2.2.1 -- Essential
Identify and explain
differences between
inherited and acquired
traits.
S8.B.2.2.2 -- Essential
Recognize that the gene
is the basic unit of
inheritance, that there
are dominant and
recessive genes, that
traits are inherited.
3.1.6.A1. -- Essential
COMMON
CHARACTERISTICS
OF LIFE - Describe the
similarities and
differences of major
physical characteristics
in plants, animals, fungi,
protists, and bacteria.
3.1.6.A4. -- Essential
CELL CYCLES Recognize that all
organisms are composed
of cells and that many
organisms are unicellular
and must carry out all
life functions in one cell.
3.1.7.B2. -- Important
REPRODUCTION Compare sexual
reproduction with
asexual reproduction.
3.1.7.A5. -- Important
FORM AND
FUNCTION - Explain
how the cell is the basic
structural and functional
unit of living things.
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PENNSYLVANIA
Date: March 21, 2014 ET
Susquenita Curriculum
Course: Science Grade 7
Teacher / Team Name: 7th grade
Curriculum:
Topic:
Classification and Characteristics of Animals
Days: 12
Subject(s):
Know:
Grade(s):
Understand:
Do:
3.1.7.A6. -- Essential
ORGANIZATION Identify the levels of
organization from cell to
organism.
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Susquenita Curriculum
Course: Science Grade 7
Teacher / Team Name: 7th grade
Curriculum:
Topic:
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Date: March 21, 2014 ET
Classification and Characteristics of Animals
Subject(s):
Which standards are students learning in this unit?
Days: 12
Grade(s):
S8.A.1.1.1 -- Essential
Distinguish between a scientific theory and an opinion, explaining how a theory is supported with evidence, or how
new data/ information may change existing theories and practice.
S8.A.1.2.3 -- Important
Describe fundamental scientific or technological concepts that could solve practical problems.(e.g., Newton's Laws of
motion, Mendelian genetics, mechanical advantage)
S8.B.1.1.1 -- Essential
Describe the structures of living things that help them function affectively in specific ways (e.g., adaptations and
characteristics).
S8.B.1.1.2 -- Essential
Compare similarities or differences in both internal structures (e.g., invertebrate/vertebrate, vascular/nonvascular,
single-celled/multi-celled, and external structures (e.g., appendages, body segments, type of covering, size, shape) of
organisms.
S8.B.1.1.3 -- Essential
Apply knowledge of characteristic structures to identify or categorize organisms (i.e., plants, animals, fungi, bacteria,
and protista).
S8.B.1.1.4 -- Essential
Identify the levels of organization from cell to organism and describe how specific structures (parts), which underlie
larger systems, enable the system to function as a whole.
S8.B.2.1.1 -- Essential
Explain how inherited structures or behaviors help organisms survive and reproduce in different environments.
S8.B.2.1.2 -- Essential
Explain how different adaptations in individuals of the same species may affect survivability or reproduction success.
S8.B.2.1.3 -- Essential
Explain that mutations can alter a gene and are the original source of new variations.
S8.B.2.1.4 -- Essential
Describe how selective breeding or biotechnology can change the genetic makeup of organisms.
S8.B.2.1.5 -- Essential
Explain that adaptations are developed over long periods of time and are passed from one generation to another.
S8.B.2.2.1 -- Essential
Identify and explain differences between inherited and acquired traits.
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Susquenita Curriculum
Course: Science Grade 7
Teacher / Team Name: 7th grade
Curriculum:
Topic:
PENNSYLVANIA
Date: March 21, 2014 ET
Classification and Characteristics of Animals
Subject(s):
Days: 12
Grade(s):
S8.B.2.2.2 -- Essential
Recognize that the gene is the basic unit of inheritance, that there are dominant and recessive genes, that traits are
inherited.
3.1.6.A1. -- Essential
COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF LIFE - Describe the similarities and differences of major physical characteristics
in plants, animals, fungi, protists, and bacteria.
3.1.6.A4. -- Essential
CELL CYCLES - Recognize that all organisms are composed of cells and that many organisms are unicellular and must
carry out all life functions in one cell.
3.1.7.B2. -- Important
REPRODUCTION - Compare sexual reproduction with asexual reproduction.
3.1.7.A1. -- Essential
COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF LIFE - Describe the similarities and differences of physical characteristics in
diverse organisms.
3.1.7.A5. -- Important
FORM AND FUNCTION - Explain how the cell is the basic structural and functional unit of living things.
3.1.7.A6. -- Essential
ORGANIZATION - Identify the levels of organization from cell to organism.
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PENNSYLVANIA
Date: March 21, 2014 ET
Susquenita Curriculum
Course: Science Grade 7
Teacher / Team Name: 7th grade
Curriculum:
Topic:
Classification and Characteristics of Animals
Days: 12
Subject(s):
Grade(s):
Key Learning: Organisms can be classified based on their characteristics.
Unit Essential Question(s):
Concept:
How are organisms classified?
Concept:
Prefixes/Suffixes of Animal Names Classification of Organisms
3.1.7.A1.
S8.B.1.1.1, S8.B.1.1.2, S8.B.1.1.3, 3.1.6.A1., 3.1.6.A4. ,
Concept:
Levels of Classification
S8.B.1.1.3, S8.B.1.1.4, 3.1.7.A6.
3.1.7.A1.
Lesson Essential Question(s):
What are the meaning of common prefixes and
suffixes associated with animals? (A)
Lesson Essential Question(s):
Why do scientists organize living things into
groups? (A)
Lesson Essential Question(s):
What do levels of classification indicate about
the relationship between organisms? (A)
What is the classification for a human being?
(A)
Vocabulary:
aqua, astro, audi, auto, bi, bio, cephlo, derm,
ecto, endo, exo, geo, graph, herb, hetro, homo,
icthyes, itis, photo, platy, itis, photo, platy, pod,
ology, omni, osteo, sphere, synthesis, tri, vore
Vocabulary:
Vocabulary:
classification, taxonomy, binomal nomeclature, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus,
prokaryotic, eukaryotic, sessile, mobile,
species
unicellular, multicellular, autotroph, heterotroph
Concept:
Concept:
Concept:
Animal Organization
Functions of an Animal
Animal symmetry
3.1.7.A1., 3.1.7.A5.
3.1.7.A6., 3.1.7.B2.
S8.B.1.1.2
Lesson Essential Question(s):
How are animal bodies typically organized?
(A)
Lesson Essential Question(s):
What are the four functions of an animal? (A)
Lesson Essential Question(s):
What is symmetry? (A)
What can you infer about an animal based on its
symmetry? (A)
Vocabulary:
cell, tissue, organ, system
Vocabulary:
sexual reproduction, asexual reproduction
Vocabulary:
bilateral symmetry, radial symmetry
Additional Information:
Attached Document(s):
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Susquenita Curriculum
Course: Science Grade 7
Teacher / Team Name: 7th grade
Curriculum:
Vocab Report for Topic:
Classification and Characteristics of Animals
Subject(s):
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Date: March 21, 2014 ET
Days: 12
Grade(s):
Concept: Prefixes/Suffixes of Animal Names
aqua astro audi auto bi bio cephlo derm ecto endo exo geo graph herb hetro homo icthyes itis photo platy itis photo platy pod ology omni osteo sphere synthesis tri vore -
Concept: Classification of Organisms
classification taxonomy binomal nomeclature prokaryotic eukaryotic sessile mobile unicellular multicellular autotroph heterotroph -
Concept: Levels of Classification
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Susquenita Curriculum
Course: Science Grade 7
Teacher / Team Name: 7th grade
Curriculum:
Vocab Report for Topic:
Classification and Characteristics of Animals
Subject(s):
PENNSYLVANIA
Date: March 21, 2014 ET
Days: 12
Grade(s):
kingdom phylum class order family genus species -
Concept: Animal Organization
cell tissue organ system -
Concept: Functions of an Animal
sexual reproduction asexual reproduction -
Concept: Animal symmetry
bilateral symmetry radial symmetry -
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