Download Science Map Grade 7 Workshop 6-9-11

Unit
M.S. 217 Robert A Van Wyck The Green School for Career Exploration-Science Grade 7 Unit Map
1. Geology
2. Interactions Between Matter and Energy
3. Dynamic Equilibrium: The
Sept-Oct
Human Animal
Nov –Dec
Jan-Mar
Essential
Questions
Brief Description of
Themed Integrated
Unit. Please
include lesson titles
(or at least
examples).
Content
How do we impact the environment?
How will we impact Earth’s history?
How do we know that the Earth is continually
changing?
Students will study the composition of our planet
Earth and its atmosphere. They will take a closer
look at the forces responsible for the formation of
minerals and rocks, and how modern societies
depend on the mining of minerals for the production
of everyday needs. Students will explore the hazards
to our environment associated with the acquisition
of some of these minerals, precious gems, metals
and fossil fuels. They will appreciate how mining
and techniques used for the production and refining
of fossil fuels will impact our Earth. Students will
understand how man may be responsible for
permanently changing the landscape of our Earth.
Students will also relate these man made destructive
forces to the natural forces that are continually
shaping our Earth.
Students will know…
Vocabulary words:
Minerals, Rocks, Igneous rocks, Sedimentary rocks,
Metamorphic rocks, Rock cycle, Weathering,
Chemical weathering, Mechanical weathering,
Erosion, Fossils, Permineralized remains, Mold,
Cast, Relative age, Absolute age, Radioactive decay,
Half life, , Uniformitarianism, Geologic Time Scale,
Continental drift , Pangaea, Seafloor spreading,
How do the elements of your daily life impact the
environment?
How do compounds effect our environment?
How do chemistry concepts help us understand the
role of chemicals in the present condition of our
environment?
Students will learn about properties of sound and
light. Students will study properties of matter,
elements and compounds. They will explore how
some everyday compounds are harmful to our
environment. Students will demonstrate this through
a series of lab activities highlighting the effects of pH
on our water supply. Students will also explore how
some alternative fuel production may produce
hazardous byproducts; as in the case of nuclear
power. They will discuss how radioactive waste
disposal is affecting our environment, as in the case
of Yucca Mountain.
Students will know…
Vocabulary Words: Atoms, elements, compounds,
substances, mixtures, periodic table of elements,
acid, bases, metal, non metal, noble gases, inert
gases, Classification of matter
Periodic Table of elements
Famous chemists and their works/inventions
Types of chemicals in the environment:
Harmful chemicals
How does the environment affect
our health?
4. Dynamic Equilibrium: Other
Organisms
Apr-June
How is our modern world affecting
other organisms?
How is homeostasis maintained in
other organisms? What is balance?
Why do organisms need to maintain
homeostasis/ balance?
The students will create a research
journal about an organism facing
extinction. After doing the
research, they will create a
scrapbook that will be submitted to
the museum for exhibit. Finally, the
students will make a pod casts
explaining the findings of their
research. Students will understand
how animals, plants, fungi and
bacteria are interdependent, how
they work together to preserve the
balance of the ecosystem. Students
will learn how technology is used
to preserve this balance (to
maintain stability), i.e. genetic
engineering.
Students will use a variety of art
forms to show how diverse
organisms are interdependent and
preserve the
Students will know…
Homeostasis, symmetry, invertebrate,
cnidarian, polyp, medusa, mollusk,
mantle, gill, radula, open circulatory
system, closed circulatory system,
arthropod, appendage, exoskeleton,
metamorphosis, chordate, ectotherm,
endotherm, cartilage, hibernation,
estivation, amniotic egg, contour
Skills
Plate tectonics, Asthenosphere, Convection current,
Convergent, Divergent, Fault
Beneficial chemicals
Effects of the harmful chemicals on the environment
feather, down, feather, herbivore,
carnivore, omnivore, monotreme,
marsupial, placental, cuticle,
cellulose, vascular plant, nonvascular
plant, rhizoid, pioneer species,
stomata, guard cell, xylem, phloem,
cambium, gymnosperm, angiosperm,
monocot, dicot, aerobe, anaerobe,
endospore, antibiotic, pathogen,
vaccine, pasteurization, saprophyte,
protist, protozoan, pseudopods, algae,
hyphae, sporangia, lichen,
mychorrhizae
Students will be able to…
Students will be able to…
Define terminologies used in the study of chemistry.
Explain the periodic table of elements
Identify the uses of chemicals
Compare banned chemicals and useful chemicals
Conduct a research about the harmful effects of the
banned chemicals in the environment
Debate about the uses of chemicals in our
environment
Skills - Students will be able
to…
Construct a chart showing the
similarities and differences of:
invertebrates, vertebrates, plants,
protist, fungi, algae, bacteria based
on: structure, habitat, body
systems: food source/consumption
reproduction, circulation
nervous system, skeletal system
ecological role, ecological status
current genetic engineering work
Identify and label the parts of:
Invertebrates, vertebrates, plants,
protists, fungi, bacteria
Identify the 6 kingdoms of
organisms.
Classify the organisms according
to an established scheme and a
student-generated scheme
Develop and use a dichotomous
key
Research about the effects of
pollution/global warming on the
population of the invertebrates,
vertebrates, plant, algae, protist,
Compare minerals and rocks
List the factors used to identify minerals
Create a concept map to show the 3 different types
of Rocks
Draw and explain the rock cycle
Create a Concept Map to show 2 types of
weathering – mechanical and chemical
Compare and contrast chemical and mechanical
weathering
Compare and contrast weathering and erosion
Explain how acid rain affects the environment
particularly the soil
Explain why erosion is important
Explain why deforestation is bad and how it
contributes to erosion
Perform a mini-experiment on: soil classification,
erosion
Create lab reports
Perform a mini- experiment on casts and molds
Explain why rocks are important to show the history
of the Earth
Perform an experiment on fossil creation
Describe the concept of continental drift
Identify evidence showing continental drift
Explain the seafloor spreading
Compare and contrast the 3 types of plate
boundaries
Create a map showing the different earthquake
zones of the earth
Career
Environmental Analyst, Research Scientist,
Ecologist
What is a
culminating project
you can do for this
unit?
Study the workings of an ecosystem of your choice
(dessert, rainforest, ocean, wetland, grassland, etc.)
and create a biome representing this system. Create
a journal to track changes to the system and use
multimedia to present your findings. Discuss how
humans have caused changes in the biomes.
fungi and bacteria. Find out which
organisms are facing extinction.
Respond to reading articles about
the ecological problems that the
organisms are facing.
Chemist, Environmental Analyst, Health Official,
Activist
Select an element from the Periodic Table and using
a multimedia presentation show your knowledge of
its properties and explain how this element (or its
manifestations – molecules and compounds) figures
in your daily life. Make sure to include how it is
harvested or manufactured, where it is commonly
used or what products contain it, if it has health or
The students will form groups of 4. Each environmental hazards (can be at any point of the
member of the group will assume different process) and how it is disposed of when no longer
roles. One will be a soil scientist, one will be a needed.
paleontologist, one will be seismologist and one
will be a computer expert. The computer expert
will be responsible for studying the ways by
which they could create a podcast. They will
research about the jobs of these different
careers. They will be given situations wherein
they have to learn and study about the impacts
of human activity on environment. After doing
all the research part, they will consult with the
group’s computer person who will lead the
group in creating a podcast.
Doctor, Sociologist, Public Health
Professional, Environmental
Health, Professional
Select a system of organs, tissues
and cells in the human body. Using
a multimedia presentation compare
normal structure and function to
that of an organism affected by an
environmental pressure (pollution,
lack of space, drought, famine,
etc). Highlight a geographical area
or population where the problem
exists and propose steps to
remediation.
Ecologist, Environmental Researcher
Using a multimedia presentation,
create a journey of scale for a species
of your choice starting at Earth and
shrinking to Continent, Species,
Population, Individual. Explain how
the modern human world is affecting
the species you chose (habitat loss,
invasive species, pollution, clean-up
efforts, reserves, re-population, etc.)
at any level of organization.
How will the
project connect to
the standard?
Magnet
Standards
CCSS Reading
in Science
Connections
CCSS Writing
in Science
Connections
Sustainability, Sense of Place,
Inquiry, Technology, Careers
Sustainability, Sense of Place,
Inquiry, Technology, Careers
Sustainability, Sense of Place,
Inquiry, Technology, Careers
Sustainability, Sense of Place,
Inquiry, Technology, Careers