1. Ms. Pecor’s 7th Grade Course Organizer

2. Course Organizer Ms. Pecor Course Standards: The This Course:
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Ms. Pecor
Aug 2016-May 2017
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learning the scientific process, cell structure and function, heredity and reproduction, body systems, diversity, evolution, and cycles of matter.
How is the scientific method used in science today? How is scientific knowledge applied and how does it continually change as new information is encountered?
How did cell theory develop?
100%
How do cells function and what are the structures within the cells and how do they function?
90%
How is the human body organized? How are the body systems organized and how are they composed? How does the human body maintain itself?
How do living organisms reproduce and pass traits from one generation to the next?
80%
How are living things diverse and classified based on identification of shared characteristic patterns of organisms?
How did life evolve and what evidence exists to support this theory?
What are the cycles of matter that occur on earth and how are they “interdependent”
upon each other?
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3. Course Map 7th Grade Life Science
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7th Grade Life Science
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Kagan Structures
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Scientific Method and Experimental Design; Cells-Theory, Structure, and Functions; Human Body Systems; Heredity and Reproduction; Diversity; Evolution; Interdependence; Cycles of Matter.
Interdependence, Cycles of Matter and Energy
The Nature of Science
Diversity and Evolution
Cell Structure and Function
Heredity and Reproduction
Human Body