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Grade 7 Topic 1 Pacing Life Science 2019.20

This 23-day unit covers cell structure and function. It includes 6 lessons that address key concepts like cell structure, transport, division, photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Students develop models of cells and their processes. They plan investigations and construct explanations to show how cells work together as a system to maintain homeostasis. The unit assessments include topic tests, quizzes and a final quest reflection to evaluate student understanding of this foundational topic in life science.

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Grade 7 Topic 1 Pacing Life Science 2019.20

This 23-day unit covers cell structure and function. It includes 6 lessons that address key concepts like cell structure, transport, division, photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Students develop models of cells and their processes. They plan investigations and construct explanations to show how cells work together as a system to maintain homeostasis. The unit assessments include topic tests, quizzes and a final quest reflection to evaluate student understanding of this foundational topic in life science.

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Grade 7 Unit I Life Science

Course 2 – Grade 7 Science


Unit # 1 Life Science
Topic 1 – The Cell Structure – 23 Days
Unit Overview: Students will understand and apply scientific concepts, principles and theories pertaining to the living
environment setting and recognize the historical development /multicultural involvement of the ideas in science. Main ideas
include: Living things are alike yet different, structures in living things are related to their function and living things interact with
their environment. Students consider systems and how they interact as they investigate cell function and cellular processes as well
as exploring the human body as a system model, driven by the flow of energy and the cycling of matter. This leads to the study of
reproduction and the plant and animal structures that support it. Students consider stability and change as a core concept in the
biosphere.
Topic Essential Question
How does the structure of cells determine their function?
Lessons
Topic Launch/Quest Kickoff
Lesson 1 Structure and Function
Lesson 2 Cell Structure
Lesson 3 Obtaining and Removing materials
Lesson 4 Cell Division
Lesson 5 Photosynthesis
Lesson 6 Cellular Respiration
Topic Close –Assessment, Quest Findings

NYSSLS Performance Expectations


MS-LS1-1. Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one
cell or many different numbers and types of cells.

MS-LS1-2. Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells
contribute to the function.

MS-LS1-3. Construct an explanation supported by evidence for how the body is composed of interacting systems
consisting of cells, tissues, and organs working together to maintain homeostasis.

MS-LS1-6. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of
matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.

MS-LS1-7. Develop a model to describe how food molecules are rearranged through chemical reactions to
release energy during cellular respiration and/or form new molecules that support growth as this matter moves
through an organism

MS-LS2-3. Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving
parts of an ecosystem

MS-ETS1-1. Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a
successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the
natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

MS-ETS1-4. Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool,
or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Topic Opener/Launch
Grade 7 Unit I Life Science

PE: MS-LS1-1, MS-LS-2, MS-LS-3


SEP:
DCI: LS1.A, LS1.C
CCC: Structure and Function

 Topic Readiness Test


 uConnect Lab – Hands-on
 Quest Kickoff Video

Lesson 1 – Structure and Function of Cells – 5 days

PE: MS-LS1-1, MS-LS1-2


SEP: Asking Questions and defining problems, developing and using models.
DCI: LS1.A: Structure and Function
CCC: Structure and Function

Guiding Questions HOT!


 What evidence is there that cells make up all living things?
 How do cells determine the structure of living things?

Vocabulary
cell
microscope
cell theory
distinguish

Connect
 TE/SB pp. 4-5

Investigate
 TE/SB pp. 5-11
 Interactivity – Functions of all Cells/Through a Microscope
 Video – Cell Theory
 Virtual Lab – Living or not?
 uInvestigate - Hands-on Lab – Observe objects using a microscope

Synthesize
 TE/SB pp. 11
 Interactivity – A Strange Specimen – on-line

Demonstrate
 Lesson 1 Check - TE/SB pp. 12
 Online Lesson 1 Quiz

Teacher notes:
 Order Elodea for Lesson 5
Grade 7 Unit I Life Science

Lesson 2 – Cell Structures – 3 days

PE: MS-LS1-2
SEP: Developing and Using Models
DCI: LS1.A
CCC: Scale, Proportion, and Quantity; Structure and Function

Guiding Questions HOT!


 What are some special structures within a cell?
 How do the different parts of a cell help it function?
 How are animal cells different from plant cells?

Vocabulary
organelle
cell wall
cell membrane
cystoplasm
nucleus
mitochondria
chloroplast
vacuole
structure
function

Connect
 TE/SB pp. 14-15
 Hands-on Lab – How large are cells?

Investigate
 TE/SB pp. 15-21
 Interactivity – Build a Cell
 Interactivity – Structure Function Junction
 Video – Cell Structures
 uInvestigate – Comparing Cells

Synthesize
 TE/SB pp. 21-23
 Interactivity – Specialized Cells
 Quest Check-in – Make a Cell Model

Demonstrate
 Lesson 2 Check TE/SB pp. 23
 Online Lesson 2 Quiz

Teacher notes:
Grade 7 Unit I Life Science

Lesson 3 – Obtaining and Removing Materials – 3 days

PE: MS-LS1-2
SEP: Developing and Using Models
DCI: LS1.A
CCC: Structure and Function

Guiding Questions HOT!


 What is the primary role of the cell membrane in cell function?

Vocabulary
selective permeable
diffusion
osmosis
endocytosis
exocytosis
maintain

Connect
 TE/SB pp. 24-25
 Document – Class discussion - Going in and Out

Investigate
 TE/SB pp. 25-29
 Interactivity – Cell Transport
 Video – Obtaining and removing materials
 uInvestigate – Egg-speriment with a cell

Synthesize
 TE/SB pp. 30-31
 Interactivity – Entering and Leaving the Cell
 Quest Check-in – Put your Cells in Motion

Demonstrate
 Lesson 3 Check TE/SB pp. 31
 Online Lesson 3 Quiz

Teacher notes:
Grade 7 Unit I Life Science

Lesson 4 – Cell Division – 3 days

PE: MS-LS-2
SEP: Developing and Using Models
DCI: LS1.A
CCC: Structure and Function

Guiding Questions HOT!


 What are the four functions of cell division?
 Which structures in a cell help it to reproduce?

Vocabulary
cell cycle
interphase
replication
mitosis
cytokinesis
sequence

Connect
 TE/SB pp. 32-33
 Interactivity – Active Cell Division

Investigate
 TE/SB pp. 33-38
 Interactivity – A Cell Divides
 Interactivity – How does a broken bone heal?
 Video – Cell Division
 uInvestigate – Modeling Mitosis

Synthesize
 TE/SB pp. 38
 Interactivity – The Cell Cycle

Demonstrate
 Lesson 4 Check TE/SB pp. 39
 Online Lesson 4 Quiz

Teacher notes:
Grade 7 Unit I Life Science

Lesson 5 – Photosynthesis – 3 days

PE: MS-LS1-6; MS-LS1-7; MS-LS2-3


SEP: Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
DCI: LS1.C; PS3.D
CCC: Energy and Matter

Guiding Questions HOT!


 How do plants and other organisms use photosynthesis to make food?
 What are the roles of light, carbon dioxide, water, and chlorophyll in photosynthesis?
 What role does photosynthesis play in cycling materials and energy through ecosystems?

Vocabulary
photosynthesis
autotroph
heterotroph
chlorophyll
equation

Connect
 TE/SB pp. 40-41
 Interactivity – Food or Fiction

Investigate
 TE/SB pp. 41-47
 Interactivity – Making Food for Cells
 Video – Photosynthesis
 uInvestigate – Energy from the sun

Synthesize
 TE/SB pp. 47
 Interactivity – Flower Food

Demonstrate
 Lesson 5 Check TE/SB pp. 48
 Online Lesson 5 Quiz

Teacher notes:
Grade 7 Unit I Life Science

Lesson 6 – Cellular Respiration – 3 days

PE: MS-LS1-7
SEP: Developing and Using Models
DCI: LS1.C; PS3.D
CCC: Energy and Matter

Guiding Questions HOT!


 How does cellular respiration break down food to produce energy and carbon dioxide?
 How can cells release energy without using oxygen?
 How are matter and energy conserved during cellular respiration?

Vocabulary
cellular respiration
fermentation
produce
source

Connect
 TE/SB pp. 50-51
 Hands-on Lab – Cellular Respiration

Investigate
 TE/SB pp. 51-55
 Interactivity – Making Energy for Cells
 Video – Cellular Respiration
 uInvestigate – Exhaling Carbon Dioxide

Synthesize
 TE/SB pp. 55-57
 *Interactivity – Energy to Food and Food to Energy – Not referenced in book, Online only
 Quest check-in – Interactivity – The Importance of Cells
 Quest check-in – Hands-on Lab – Accounting for Atoms

Demonstrate
 Lesson 6 Check TE/SB pp. 57
 Online Lesson 6 Quiz

Teacher notes:
Grade 7 Unit I Life Science

Topic Close

 Topic review and assessment TE/SB pp. 60-63


 Quest Finding and Reflection
 Topic Test

Topic 1 Enrichment

Lesson 1
 Extraordinary Science – Viewing Cells through a “Thermal Lens” TE/SE pp. 13
 Enrichment - Discovering Cells

Lesson 2
 Enrichment – Looking inside cells

Lesson 3
 Enrichment – Osmosis

Lesson 4
 Enrichment – Cells and More Cells

Lesson 5
 Enrichment – Limits to Photosynthesis
 uEngineer It – An Artificial Leaf TE/SE pp. 49
 Little Bits – Robotics and Invention Activities TE pp. 49

Lesson 6
 Career Video: Biology Professor
 Enrichment – Oxygen Consumption
 Case Study – The Mighty Mole-Rat

Topic Close
 uDemonstrate Lab – Design and Build a Microscope

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