Course Organizer 7th grade Science Course Standards: The This Course: Teacher(s): Period: The Course Organizer Student: Course Dates: 2015-2016 school year This Course: Content: Major Grades – 60% - tests, projects Daily Grades – 40% - labs, quizzes, classwork and homework. Retesting available only if below 80%. Retesting not available on Nine Weeks Tests. Process: Labs & procedures Unit Organizers Journals Online Textbook & Resources Course Progress Graph Course Questions: is about Course Standards: 7th grade Science Creating a foundation for understanding how organisms interact with their environment through energy, systems, cycles and processes. How is scientific data used as evidence to develop scientific theories? Why do all scientific models have limitations? Why is Science relevant to society? What type of energy transformation occurs in living systems and what effects does this have on various levels of organisms or environments? Describe the forces that affect an organisms survival in different environments? How can environmental factors affect the existence of life in an ecosystem? How does biodiversity contribute to the sustainability of an ecosystem? How so structure & Function of living organisms influence the ability of organisms to carry out life processes? How do changes in genetic traits over time result in genetic variations over time?

Course Map 7th grade Science Learning Rituals Units Community Principles Learning Rituals Course Map This Course: includes Performance Options Student: Critical Concepts Learned in these Units 7th grade Science Mustang Punctual Responsible Independent Determined Enthusiastic CHAMPS PBIS SIM Organizers Daily Objectives Foldables and Drawings Warm Ups Completed/Absent Work Stations Website Unit Reflections Lab procedures (equipment, tools, clean up) Science Journals (Table of Contents/organization) Conferencing/Tutorials Retesting/oral testing Peer tutoring Teacher Notes UO routines Website Resources Virtual labs Safety/Procedures Structure & Function of living systems Processing standards Affects of organisms on environment Energy transformations Adaptations Force & Motion Interactions Safety & Procedures 12. Genetic Variations & Adaptations 2. Flow of Energy 3. Force & Motion 8. Structure & Function of Living Organisms 11. Genetics 6. Organisms & the Environment 4. Factors Impacting Earth Systems 9. Physical & Chemical Energy Changes in Digestion 7. Structure & Function of Cells 5. Life in Our Solar System 10. Homeostasis