Life Science Grade 7 Year Curriculum Map October 8, 2008 Page 1 of 1 Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved Science Curriculum: Grade 7 Georgia Performance Standards: Year Curriculum Map This document is part of a framework that is designed to support the major concepts addressed in the Seventh Grade Science Curriculum of the Georgia Performance Standards through the processes of inquiry. These units are written to be stand alone units that may be taught in any sequence. Emphasis is placed on putting the students in the shoes of real scientists. Tasks are authentic exercises in the life of scientific work infused with the content. So, process skills become explicitly integrated in the content. Some standards are involved in more than one unit, just as these topics are layered in the work of scientists. For instance, a paleontologist should be well versed in genetics, ecology and evolution. Concepts/units are layered rather than being applied in isolation. Unit: You Be the Ecologist Unit: You Be the Cell Biologist Unit: You be the Geneticist Unit: You Be the Epidemiologist Unit: You Be the Taxonomist Unit: You Be the Evolutionary Biologist 9 weeks 6 weeks 5 weeks 3 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks Environmental Conditions/characteristics
Factors affecting survival of organisms
Interdependence of organisms
Relationships between organisms
Transferring and recycling of matter and energy
(Realize how All Things are Linked. For instance, organisms are linked through feeding relationships or predator- prey relationships, competition, and symbiosis. Organisms are also linked to non-living factors in their environment and their adaptations are linked to the habitat in which they live.) Cell Structure
Cell Function
Levels of Cellular Organization
Comparison between six kingdoms
(Discover cell structure and processes. Fledgling scientists will compare and contrast cells of the six kingdoms.) Role of genes and chromosomes
Inheritance of specific traits
Asexual and sexual reproduction of organisms
Comparison between six kingdoms
(Explore genetics. Compare and contrast the conception, genetic composition, and embryonic development of an animal and plant.) Levels of Cellular Organization
(Explore how diseases affect particular cells, tissues or organs.)
Role of Major Systems (Explore how diseases affect the major body systems.)
Interaction of Systems (Explore how some diseases impact multiple systems at once.)
Comparison between six kingdoms
(Discuss the role of bacteria/protists/parasites in causing disease.) Levels of Cellular Organization
Comparison between six kingdoms
Asexual and sexual reproduction of organisms
(Examine specimens from the six kingdoms and make comparisons in terms of cell organization, cell structure, reproduction, and methods of obtaining food and oxygen.) Role of genes and chromosomes
Inheritance of specific traits
Environmental Conditions/characteristics
Factors affecting survival of organisms
Natural Selection
Fossils
Evidence of evolution
(Paleontologists will simulate a fossil dig, assimilate fossil pieces into a whole fossil and make inferences about the life of the fossil. Explorations will be conducted to visualize how populations change over time and how genetics and environmental factors are connected to this process.)
Explain How Biology Can Be Studied From A Microscopic Approach To Global - Approach. (Indicate The Unifying Themes Where The Study of Biology Is Being - Anchored) .
Scheme and Syllabus of Biochemistry For Career Related First Degree Programme in Biochemistry (Core) and Industrial Microbiology (Vocational) - Choice Based Credit and Semester System