7th Grade Science Pacing Guide Curriculum Structure 2016-2017

7th Grade Science Pacing Guide 2016-2017 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 4 Nature of Science 1 2 Nature of Science 3 Nature of Science 5 Nature of Science Unit 1 Pretest 1st Day of School 8 S7L2 c. What is Life? Characteristics of living things. 9 S7L2 c. What is Life? Needs of living things 10 S7L2 c. Lab: Characteristics of Living Things 11 S7L2 b.c. 12 Discovering Cells S7L2 b.c. Discovering Cells Unit 1: Structure and Function of Cells (5 weeks + Buffer week) 15 7L2 b.c. ntro to cell organelles Structure and function 16 7L2 b.c. Intro to cell organelles Structure and function 17 7L2 b.c. Intro to cell organelles Structure and function 18 7L2 b.c. Lab: Parts of the microscope & usage 19 7L2 b.c. Lab: Cells using prepared slides Unit 1: Structure and Function of Cells (5 weeks + Buffer week) 22 7L2 b.c. Lab: Identify organelles using microscopes 23 7L2 b.c. Lab recap and analysis 24 S7L1 a.b. S7L2 b.c. Mid Unit Review 25 S7L1 a.b. S7L2 b.c. Mid Unit Assessment 26 S7L2 a.b.c. Cellular Processes Osmosis and Diffusion notes Revised July 1, 2016 Unit 1: Structure and Function of Cells (5 weeks + Buffer week) Habits of Mind , Nature of Science and Literacy Standards are ongoing and should be integrated into lessons throughout the units. 29 S7L2 a.b.c. Cellular Processes Lab: Osmosis 30 S7L2 a.b.c. Cellular Processes Lab: Osmosis Lab: Diffusion 31 S7L2 a.b.c. Cellular Processes Lab: Osmosis Lab: Diffusion Formative Assessments/ Summative assessments should be ongoing throughout the units. Unit 1: Structure and Function of Cells (5 weeks + Buffer week)

7th Grade Science Pacing Guide 2016-2017 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 Progress Reports S7L2 a.b.c. Cellular Processes Active and Passive Transport notes 2 S7L2 a.b.c. Cellular Processes Osmosis, Diffusion, Active and Passive Transport Unit 1: Structure and Function of Cells (5 weeks + Buffer week) 5 6 S7L2 a.b.c. Cellular Processes Photosynthesis and Respiration 7 S7L2 a.b.c. Respiration Lab 8 S7L2 a.b.c. Cellular Processes Cell Division: Mitosis 9 S7L2 a.b.c. Cellular Processes Cell Division: Mitosis No School Labor Day Unit 1: Structure and Function of Cells (5 weeks + Buffer week) 12 Unit 1 Review 13 Unit 1 Summative Assessment 14 Unit 1 Remediation/Enrichment 15 Unit 1 Remediation/Enrichment Retest if needed 16 Unit 2 PreTest Buffer Week #1: Summative Assessment, Remediation, Enrichment (5 weeks + Buffer week) 19 S7L2 b.c. Levels of Classification And Six Kingdoms 20 S7L1 a. S7L2c. Dichotomous Key - learn how to use 21 S7L1 a. S7L2c. Lab: Dichotomous Key 22 S7L1 a.b. S7L2c. Lab: Dichotomous Key 23 S7L2 c Levels of Organization Homeostasis Unit 2: Organization of Life (5 weeks + Buffer week) Revised July 1, 2016 26 S7L2 e. Organ system notes Systems Functions Book 27 S7L2 e. Organ system notes Systems Functions Book 30 S7L2 d. e Circulatory and Respiratory lab 28 S7L2 d. e. Circulatory System 29 S7L2 d.e. Respiratory System Unit 2: Organization of Life (5 weeks + Buffer week)

7th Grade Science Pacing Guide 2016-2017 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 3 S7L2 d.e Respiration Lab 4 S7L2 d.e. Digestive System and Excretory System 6 S7L2 c.d.e. Circulatory, Respiratory, Digestive, and Excretory Systems 7 5 Digestive System Lab S7L2 d.e. No School Professional Learning Unit 2: Organization of Life (5 weeks + Buffer week) 13 Report Cards S7L2 e. Integumentary, skeletal, and muscular system lab 10 11 S7L2 e. Integumentary, skeletal, and muscular systems 12 S7L2 e. Integumentary, skeletal, and muscular systems 14 S7L2 e. Lab recap and analysis No School Columbus Day Unit 2: Organization of Life (5 weeks + Buffer week) 17 S7L2 e. Nervous System 18 S7L2 e. Immune System and Immune System Lab 19 S7L2 e. Endocrine System 20 S7L2 e.S7L3 b Reproduction Sexual vs. asexual 21 S7L2 e.S7L3 b Reproduction Sexual vs. asexual Unit 2: Organization of Life (5 weeks + Buffer week) 24 S7L2 c. d.e. Unit 2 Review 25 S7L2 c.d.e. Unit 2 Summative Test 26 S7L2 c.d.e. Enrich/Remediate 27 S7L2 c.d.e. Unit 2 Retest and Enrich 28 S7L3 a.b.c. Unit 3 Pretest Buffer Week #2: Summative Assessment, Remediation, Enrichment Revised July 1, 2016 31 S7L3 a.c. Gregor Mendel Genetics Vocabulary Unit 3: Biological Traits and Heredity

7th Grade Science Pacing Guide 2016-2017 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 31 S7L3 a.c. Gregor Mendel Genetics Vocabulary 2 S7L3 a.c. Probability and Punnett Squares 3 S7L3 a.c. Probability and Punnett Squares 1 S7L3 a.c. Traits Lab 4 S7L3 a.c. Probability and Punnett Squares Lab Unit 3: Biological Traits and Heredity ( 3 weeks + Buffer week) 7 S7L3 a.c. Meiosis 9 Progress Reports S7L3 a. c. DNA and mutations 10 S7L3 a. c. Human Inheritance 11 8 S7L3 a.c. Meiosis No School Veteran s Day Unit 3: Biological Traits and Heredity ( 3 weeks + Buffer week) 14 S7L3 a. c. Genetic Disorders 15 S7L3 a. c. Pedigrees 16 S7L3 a. c. Pedigree Lab 17 S7L3 a. c. Selective Breeding, Cloning, and Genetic Engineering 18 S7L3 a. c. Selective Breeding, Cloning, and Genetic Engineering Unit 3: Biological Traits and Heredity ( 3 weeks + Buffer week) 21 22 23 24 25 No School Thanksgiving Break No School Thanksgiving Break No School Thanksgiving Break No School Thanksgiving Break No School Thanksgiving Break Revised July 1, 2016 28 S7L3 a. C. Unit 3 Review 29 S7L3 a. C. Unit 3 Summative Test 30 S7L3 a. C. Remediate/Enrich Summative assessments/progress monitoring should be ongoing throughout the units. Buffer Week #3: Summative Assessment, Remediation, Enrichment

7th Grade Science Pacing Guide 2016-2017 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 S7L3 a. c. Unit 3 Retest and Enrich 2 S7L5 a.b.c. Unit 4 Pretest Summative assessments/progress monitoring should be ongoing throughout the units. Buffer Week #3: Summative Assessment, Remediation, Enrichment 5 S7L5 a.b. Darwin s Theory 6 S7L5 a.b. Darwin s Observations 7 S7L5 a.b. Similarities between organisms and Darwin s hypothesis Unit 4: Evidence of Evolution (2 weeks + Buffer week) 8 S7L5 a.b. Natural Selection 9 S7L5 a.b. Peppered Moth s of Manchester 12 S7L5 a.b. Darwin s Finches Lab 13 S7L5 a.b. Evidence that supports Evolution 14 S7L5 a.b. Species Relationships and Branching Trees 15 S7L5 a.b.c. The Fossil Record How are fossils formed? 16 S7L5 a.b.c. Fossil Lab Unit 4: Evidence of Evolution (2 weeks + Buffer week) 19 20 21 22 23 No School Winter Break No School Winter Break No School Winter Break No School Winter Break No School Winter Break Revised July 1, 2016 26 27 28 29 30 No School Winter Break No School Winter Break No School Winter Break No School Winter Break No School Winter Break 31

7th Grade Science Pacing Guide 2016-2017 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Summative assessments/progress monitoring should be ongoing throughout the units. 3 4 5 S7L5 a.b.c. Fossil Dating 6 S7L5 a.b.c. Geological Time Scale No School Don t forget Science Fair this month!!! Professional Learning Unit 4: Evidence of Evolution (2 weeks + Buffer week) 9 S7L5 a.b.c. Unit 4 Review 10 S7L5 a.b.c. Unit 4 Summative Test 11 Report Cards S7L5 a.b.c. Remediate/Enrich 12 S7L5 a.b.c. Unit 4 Retest and Enrich 13 S7L5 a.b.c. Unit 5 Pretest Buffer Week #4: Summative Assessment, Remediation, Enrichment 16 17 S7L4 c. Habitats 18 S7L4 c. Habitats 19 S7L4 c. Biotic and Abiotic Factors 20 S7L4 c. Biotic and Abiotic Factors No School MLK Day Unit 5: Ecology (5 weeks + Buffer week) 23 S7L4 c. Levels of Organization 24 S7L4 c. Levels of Organization 24 S7L4 c. Populations: Determining a Population Size 26 S7L4 c. 27 S7L4 c. Limiting Factors and Carrying Capacity Determining a Population Size Lab and lecture connection Revised July 1, 2016 Unit 5: Ecology (5 weeks + Buffer week) 30 S7L4 c. Limiting Factors and Carrying Capacity Lab 31 S7L4 c. Limiting Factors and Carrying Capacity Lab and Lecture Connection Unit 5: Ecology

7th Grade Science Pacing Guide 2016-2017 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 S7L4 c. Population Recap 2 S7L4 c. Adaptations 3 S7L4 c. Adaptations Unit 5: Ecology (5 weeks + Buffer week) 6 S7L4 c.d. Symbiosis 7 Progress Reports S7L4 c.d. Symbiosis 8 S7L4 c.d. Symbiosis 9 S7L4 c.d. Symbiosis 10 S7L4 c.d. Symbiosis Lab Unit 5: Ecology (5 weeks + Buffer week) 13 S7L4 c.d. Symbiosis Lab and Lecture Connection 14 S7L4 c. Primary and Secondary Succession 15 S7L4 c. Primary and Secondary Succession 16 S7L4 e. Biomes **Biomes home project 17 S7L4 e. Biomes **Biomes home project Enrichment Buffer Week # 5: Summative Assessment, Remediation, Unit 5: Ecology (5 weeks + Buffer week) 20 21 22 S7L4 e. Biomes **Biomes home project 23 S7L4 e. Biomes **Biomes home project 24 S7L4 e. Biomes No School President s Day No School Professional Learning Buffer Week #5: Summative Assessment, Remediation, Enrichment Revised July 1, 2016 Summative assessments/progress monitoring should be ongoing throughout the units. 27 S7L4 c.d. Review 28 S7L4 c.d. Summative Assessment Unit 6: Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycling

7th Grade Science Pacing Guide 2016-2017 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 S7L4 c.d. Enrich/Remediate 2 S7L4 c.d. Retest 3 S7L4 a.b.c. Pretest Unit 6 Unit 6: Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycling (4 weeks + buffer week) 6 S7L4 a.b.c. Energy Roles 7 S7L4 a.b.c. Food Chains 8 S7L4 a.b.c. Food Chains Lab 9 S7L4 a.b.c. Food Webs 10 S7L4 a.b.c. Food Webs Unit 6: Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycling (4 weeks + buffer week) 13 S7L4 a.b.c. Food Webs Lab 14 S7L4 a.b.c. Energy Pyramid 15 S7L4 a.b.c. Energy Pyramid Lab 16 S7L4 a.b.c. Food chains, food webs, energy pyramid connection 17 S7L4 a.b.c. Food chains, food webs, energy pyramid connection Unit 6: Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycling (4 weeks + buffer week) 20 S7L4 c. Cycles of Matter: Water Cycle 21 S7L4 c. Cycles of Matter: Carbon and Oxygen Cycle 22 S7L4 c. Cycles of Matter: Nitrogen Cycle 23 Report Cards S7L4 c.e. Biogeography 24 S7L4 c.e. Biogeography Unit 6: Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycling (4 weeks + buffer week) Revised July 1, 2016 27 S7L4 a-e Ecology and Energy Flow Connection 28 S7L4 a.b.c.e Review 29 S7L4 a.b.c.e Summative Assessment 30 S7L4 a.b.c.e Enrich/Remediate 31 S7L4 a.b.c.e Retest and Enrich Buffer Week #5 : Summative Assessment, Remediation, Enrichment

7th Grade Science Pacing Guide 2016-2017 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Summative assessments/progress monitoring should be ongoing throughout the units. 3 4 5 6 7 No School Spring Break No School Spring Break No School Spring Break No School Spring Break No School Spring Break 10 11 All Standards Georgia Milestones Review 12 All Standards Georgia Milestones Review 13 All Standards Georgia Milestones Review 14 No School Spring Break No School Good Friday 17 Georgia Milestones Testing 18 Georgia Milestones Testing 19 Georgia Milestones Testing 20 Georgia Milestones Testing 21 Georgia Milestones Testing Revised July 1, 2016 24 S8C1-9 What is Physical Science? 25 S8C1-9 Math and Science 26 Progress Reports S8C1-9 Math and Science 27 S8P2 d. States of Matter 28 S8P2 d. States of Matter Unit 7: 8th Grade Preview Unit (4 weeks + buffer week)

7th Grade Science Pacing Guide 2016-2017 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 S8P2 b.c. Chemical and Physical Properties 2 S8P2 b.c. Chemical and Physical Properties 3 S8P2 b.c. Chemical and Physical Properties 4 S8P2 b.c. Periodic Table 5 S8P2 b.c. Periodic Table Unit 7: 8th Grade Preview Unit (4 weeks + buffer week) 8 S8P2 b.c. Mixtures 9 S8P2 b.c. Lab 10 S8P2 b.c. Measuring Matter 11 S8P2 b.c. Measuring Matter 12 S8P2 b.c. Lab Unit 7: 8th Grade Preview Unit (4 weeks + buffer week) 15 S8P2 b.c. Matter and Thermal Energy 16 S8P2 b.c. Matter and Thermal Energy 17 S8P2 b.c. Kinetic and Potential Energy 18 S8P2 b.c. Kinetic and Potential Energy 19 S8P2 b.c. Lab Unit 7: 8th Grade Preview Unit (4 weeks + buffer week) 22 S8C1-9 S8P2 b.c.d. Review & Summative Test 23 S8C1-9 S8P2 b.c.d. Enrich/Remediate 24 ReTest Last Day 25 26 Of School Revised July 1, 2016 Buffer Week #6: Summative Assessment, Remediation, Enrichment Summative assessments/progress monitoring should be ongoing throughout the units. 29 30 31