7th Grade Life Science Curriculum Mapping
Trimester 1 2014
Physical Science Focus
August 20th – November 14th
Books Used: Interactive Science The Diversity of Life Publisher: Pearson
Interactive Science Human Body Systems Publisher: Pearson
Chapter 1: Book: The Diversity of Life/What is Life?
· Living vs. Nonliving: Explore the basic characteristics and needs of all living things, including movement, response, and growth.
· Vocab: Vocabulary: organism, cell, unicellular, multicellular, metabolism, stimulus, response, development, asexual reproduction, sexual reproduction, spontaneous generation, controlled experiment, control variables, autotroph, heterotroph, homeostasis
· Planet diary to open lessons in conjunction with the text (technology): useful scientific videos for further explanation of food and energy concepts: discovery learning, utube, vsauce etc. Ipads for research on topic.
· Concepts for labs: Create a working definition of the term living by comparing non-living to living objects with wind-up toys vs. fungi (engineering), explore response to surroundings through trials of stimulus and response pairs: noise, light, and smell, apply concepts from Redi and Pasteur to food safety measures, test whether bread mold needs moisture to grow, measure growth of mold in mm (math.)
· Outside Lab Activities: abiotic and biotic scavenger hunt, make a collage (art)
Chapter 3: Book: Human Body Systems / Food and Energy
· Energy: Food and Energy, caloric intake vs output and nutrient calculations (math). Chemical digestion calculations. Surface area calculation of both intestines and the villi. Graphs on digestion rate of proteins.
· Vocab: Included in weekly quizzes: diet, homeostasis, essential, calorie, nutrient, carbohydrate, glucose, fats, protein, amino acid, vitamins, mineral, percent daily value, dietary reference intake, digestion, absorption, saliva, enzyme, epiglottis, esophagus, mucus, peristalsis, stomach, small intestine, liver, bile, gallbladder, pancreas, villi, large intestine, rectum, anus
· Planet diary to open lessons in conjunction with the text (technology): useful scientific videos for further explanation of food and energy concepts: discovery learning, utube, vsauce etc. Ipads for research on topic.
· Concepts for labs: Design and perform a scientific method type experiment for Starch test on different types of foods and relate that to the daily recommended use and needs of a typical 7th grade caloric intake and what they actually eat each day. The testing will come from a listed graph of what they actually eat and think is helpful to their daily energy needs. (art, engineering). As the stomach churns.
· Outside lab activities: Visit with the school cafeteria staff and break down of what the menu allows for in as much as calories: carbs, proteins, fats, minerals, vitamins and water. 5 groups to break down one day of the week menu and present to the class to see which day is the healthiest.
Chapter 1: Human Body Systems / The Human Body
· Energy of how the body works: Interpreting graphs and cycles of intake of O2. Homeostasis graphing, action systems in the body, body responses to sound, heat and light. (math).
· Vocab included in weekly quizzes: structure, function, interaction, system, cell, cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, tissue, muscle tissue, nervous tissue, connective tissue, epithelial tissue, organ, organ system, skeleton, skeletal muscle, joint, nutrient, absorption, gland, stimulus, response, hormone, homeostasis, stress
· Planet diary to open lessons in conjunction with the text (technology): useful scientific videos for further explanation of Human body energy concepts: discovery learning, utube, vsauce etc. Ipads for research on topic.
· Concepts for labs: Muscle tissue testing with cold water immersion. Make a 3d model of small to large organizational flow of the body tissues..organs..etc. Slides of different tissues for structure and function. Chicken leg movement for tendon, ligament comparison. Research on blood vessel size. Motivational write up with information that they learned for a marathon runner including: hydration, injury prevention, nutrition, breathing and make a video for this to be displayed for the class. (Incorporated into running club as it is cross country time of the year). A pamphlet would also work. Sanitizer experiment in accordance with body heat. (arts, engineering) Research new cooling techniques for overheating of athletes such as cooling wraps / ice baths..New treatments that have just come out.
· Outside lab activities: Have a doctor of medicine (immunology, internal) come in or a nutritionist/physical therapist that will share proper care of the human body and injury related problems with athletes. Also perhaps have a stress management professional come and speak to the students about how stress affects the body and how it can be handled appropriately.
Chapter 2: Human Body Systems / The Skeletal System
· Energy: Sunscreen ratings scales of popular sunscreens on the market. Apply those too times that are spent in the sun with various activities, hemispheres and weather around the world. (math). Treatment of cancer through radiation energy: how much to administer and for how long are treatments.
· Vocab included in weekly quizzes: organ system, muscle, function, skeleton, vertebrae, joint, ligament, compact bone, spongy bone, marrow, cartilage, osteoporosis, involuntary muscle, voluntary muscle, skeletal muscle, tendon, smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, striated muscle, epidermis, melanin, dermis, pore, follicle, cancer.
· Planet diary to open lessons in conjunction with the text (technology): useful scientific videos for further explanation of Human body energy concepts: discovery learning, utube, vsauce etc. Ipads for research on topic.
· Concepts for labs: Research to be done on random picked cancer and treatments: (use those associated with bone, muscle or skin as that is the chapter). From this research a model will be made and treatment options and outcomes for the treatment. Compare and contrast animal bone vs rock, full model day for skeletal movement and protection demo. Observation including sketches and then testing of marrow from pre-sawed chicken bones including slides made from various cells within these bones. Research on bones to follow this up: weight bearing vs non weight bearing as the astronauts have to think about. Prepared muscle tissue slides to evaluate. Create a model of how muscles work together using rubber bands and other material. Work with UV beads and application of sunblock if it makes a difference.(engineering, art)
· Outside lab activities: Visitor from Medtronic’s: Jacob’s dad for how they use replacement joints in bodies today. Have students pre-formulate a list of questions about these artificial joints for the presenter. Focus on Any magnetic components involved???
Trimester 2
Life Science Focus
November 17th – February 27th
Chapter 6: Human Body Systems/ Fighting Disease
· Adaptations and how species survive in relation to disease: calculations on how fast an outbreak spreads through the population. Graphing AIDS populations through time periods. TB cases calculations per populations over period of years. Interpreting tables of cancer statistics from 1981-2007.
· Vocab included in weekly quizzes: bacteria, contaminated, infection, microorganism, pathogen, infectious disease, toxin, inflammatory response, phagocyte, immune response, lymphocyte, t cell, antigen, B cell, antibody, AIDS, HIV, immunity, active immunity, vaccination, vaccine, passive immunity, antibiotic, antibiotic resistance, noninfectious disease, allergy, allergen, histamine, asthma, insulin, diabetes, tumor, carcinogen.
· Planet diary to open lessons in conjunction with the text (technology): useful scientific videos for further explanation of Human body energy concepts: discovery learning, utube, vsauce etc. Ipads for research on topic
· Concepts for labs: Testing of objects in the room through agar growth for bacterial content. Slide observation of slides of various pathogens for identification. Spread of disease through shaking hands and black light use for spread of disease. Research and report on random picked infectious diseases. Apple for skin barrier experiment. Artistic diagram of spread of infectious disease through population. (engineering, art)
· Outside lab activities: This will be incorporated through the research and testing done on the different places around school the students think are contaminated or not and growth plates done on these areas. A speaker on infectious disease could be brought in give a presentation of how and why disease and immunization is needed.
Chapter 4: Human Body Book / Circulation
· Human Body System discovery: Surface area formula for alveolus and calculations. Analyzing graph of a Spirogram. Teen smoking awareness graphing (math).
· Vocab for use in weekly quizzes: contract, inhale, exhale, cellular respiration, pharynx, trachea, cilia, bronchi, lungs, alveoli, diaphragm, larynx, vocal cords, tar, carbon monoxide, nicotine, addiction, bronchitis, emphysema, excretion, urea, kidney, ureter, urinary bladder, urethra, nephron
· Planet diary to open lessons in conjunction with the text (technology): useful scientific videos for further explanation of Human body energy concepts: discovery learning, utube, vsauce etc. Ipads for research on topic
· Concepts for labs: Balloon lab to calculate exhale volume of individual. Writing a descriptive poem for the journey of air through the nasal passageways and relaying that to a model. Carbon dioxide test on students exhaled air. Research and break down of a typical brand of cigarettes and the harmful chemicals that it contains. Use of filters, funnels to separate materials as representation of what your excretory system does on a daily basis. Research on kidney stones. (engineering, art)
· Outside lab activities: Visit from a Urologist and what a check up on the excretory system is , why it is done and various ages at which this check up may change. Perhaps symptoms and prevention of kidney diseases.
Chapter 7: Human Body Book / The Nervous System
· How the Human Systems work / Graph work with how the ears work: sound intensity/loudness measurement in decibels. Pain threshold and toleration of decibels with normal increase from a whisper to a jet plane (math).
· Vocab for us in weekly quizzes: involuntary, sense organs, voluntary, stimulus, response, neuron, nerve impulse, dendrite, axon, nerve, sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron, synapse, CNS, PNS, brain, spinal cord, cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stem, somatic nervous system, autonomic nervous system, reflex, concussion, cornea, pupil, iris, lens, retina, nearsightedness, farsightedness, eardrum, cochlea, semicircular canal, taste bud, drug, drug abuse, tolerance, addiction, withdrawal, depressant, stimulant, anabolic steroid, alcoholism
· Planet diary to open lessons in conjunction with the text (technology): useful scientific videos for further explanation of Human body energy concepts: discovery learning, utube, vsauce etc. Ipads for research on topic
· Concepts for labs: Task completion with impulses chart, experiment on time of day vs reaction times for certain tasks. Creation of secret code relevant to synapse, relate this to the models of 3 different types of neurons that they create. Drawings of 2 different nervous pathways, models of brain and processes controlled by each. Skits to show voluntary and involuntary actions and classification of somatic or autonomic function. Punnitt squares on eye color and relevance to sight. (engineering, art). Research on eye diseases both hereditary and age related with presentation of 3D model and report to class.
· Outside lab ideas: Ophthalmologist, Optometrist visit and explain full function of eye and how glasses are made vs contacts.
Trimester 3 2015
Earth / Space Science
March 2nd – May 29th
Chapter 8: Human Body Book / Endocrine System and Reproduction
· Systems of the Human Body / Hormonal level graphing during cycle: LH levels over time calculations. Pregnancy trimester mass comparisons of fetus to developed baby. Height comparisons of graphing (math).
· Vocab to be used for weekly quizzes: inherit, trait, sexual reproduction, gland, duct, hormone, target cell, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, negative feedback, fertilization, egg, sperm, zygote, testes, testosterone, scrotum, semen, penis, ovary, estrogen, Fallopian tube, uterus, vagina, menstrual cycle, menstruation, ovulation, embryo, fetus, amniotic sac, placenta, umbilical cord, adolescence, puberty,
· Planet diary to open lessons in conjunction with the text (technology): useful scientific videos for further explanation of Human body energy concepts: discovery learning, utube, vsauce etc. Ipads for research on topic
· Concepts for labs: Flip chart for glands of the endocrine system, negative feedback modeling with balloon, straw and 2 bottles, slides of egg and sperm cell observation and labeling, using a balance and models of developing baby to measure average mass of developing baby. Human life cycle comparisons with classmates (arts, engineering). Research on development in Space without gravity as we are in the Earth/Space trimester and what bodies would look like and react. Compare this to the gravity on different planets. Comparison of development of: height, eye colors, hair colors and skin colors and why around the world according to the features that the Earth has in the area of research: ex: Africa: why dark skin, dark eyes from birth: history of this genetic trait.
· Ideas for outside labs: Delivery nurse to come in and talk with students about process. Research on hormonal level disorders and how they affect a fetus.
Chapter 3: Diversity of Life book / Plants (Earth)
· Cycles within plants: Graphing water loss in a plant: Water cycle. Graphing plant growth cycle depending on variables (math). Seed germination over time according to temp graph.
· Vocab used in weekly quizzes: organism, pigment, autotroph, chlorophyll, photosynthesis, tissue, chloroplast, vacuole, cuticle, vascular tissue, nonvascular plant, rhizoid, vascular plant, phloem, xylem, frond, pollen, seed, gymnosperm, angiosperm, cotyledon, monocot, dicot, root cap, cambium, stoma, transpiration, embryo, germination, flower, pollination, sepal, petal, stamen, pistil, ovary, sporophyte, gametophyte, annual, biennial, perennial, fertilization, zygote, cone, ovule, fruit, tropism, hormone, auxin, photoperiodism, critical night length, short day plant, long day plant, day neutral plant, dormancy
· Planet diary to open lessons in conjunction with the text (technology): useful scientific videos for further explanation of Human body energy concepts: discovery learning, utube, vsauce etc. Ipads for research on topic
· Concepts for labs: Onion tissue cell slides for identification and observation, water coloration of carnations, collection and labeling of multiple types of plant classification from mosses to more complex plants. Slides to accompany these plant samples: student constructed slides and dyed. Stem structure research on students random picked plants, sample of cut wood from bark to center dissection and classification. Flower structure drawing and label. Grow and observe plant response to stimuli. Research plant growth in space according to needs of gravity. (arts, engineering).
· Outside lab ideas: Check into what MOSH is offering for theatre presentations if there are any that are relative. Field trip to Guana state park for plant and ecology lesson. Incorporates weather too which is in included this term.
Chapter Two: Diversity of Life book: viruses, Bacteria, Protists, Fungi
· Bacterial life cycles: Bacterial size comparison and charting, graphing autotrophic bacterial growth, oxygenation cycle, crop loss graph of analyzing data due to disease (math).
· Vocab to be used in weekly quizzes: prokaryote, nucleus, eukaryote, virus, host, parasite, vaccine, bacteria, cytoplasm, ribosome, flagellum, cellular respiration, binary fission, conjugation, endospore, pasteurization, decomposer, protest, protozoan, pseudopod, contractile vacuole, cilia, algae, pigment, spore, fungus, hyphae, fruiting body, budding, lichen
· Planet diary to open lessons in conjunction with the text (technology): useful scientific videos for further explanation of Human body energy concepts: discovery learning, utube, vsauce etc. Ipads for research on topic
· Concepts for labs: Research random Virus/bacterial diseases, make a 3d model and presentation to the class. To be in conjunction with the Earth/space trimester: relate the location of the population of these diseases vs vaccination to where they occur on Earth and explore why. Testing of local area to grow population via agar plate of bacteria and then count and research growth and if populations are affected when others are not. Exploration of food bacteria after growth in lab. Pond sample to explore for plasmodium and protozoans, amoebas, algae. Labs with fungi: spore spreading (arts, engineering).
· Ideas for outside labs: Speaker from CDC type organization for vaccination explanation and stats of world viruses. Speaker from local yard treatment company to talk about treatment of parasites and viruses in the outside earth and why this is relevant to population and the need for food.
Trimester 1 2014
Physical Science Focus
August 20th – November 14th
Books Used: Interactive Science The Diversity of Life Publisher: Pearson
Interactive Science Human Body Systems Publisher: Pearson
Chapter 1: Book: The Diversity of Life/What is Life?
· Living vs. Nonliving: Explore the basic characteristics and needs of all living things, including movement, response, and growth.
· Vocab: Vocabulary: organism, cell, unicellular, multicellular, metabolism, stimulus, response, development, asexual reproduction, sexual reproduction, spontaneous generation, controlled experiment, control variables, autotroph, heterotroph, homeostasis
· Planet diary to open lessons in conjunction with the text (technology): useful scientific videos for further explanation of food and energy concepts: discovery learning, utube, vsauce etc. Ipads for research on topic.
· Concepts for labs: Create a working definition of the term living by comparing non-living to living objects with wind-up toys vs. fungi (engineering), explore response to surroundings through trials of stimulus and response pairs: noise, light, and smell, apply concepts from Redi and Pasteur to food safety measures, test whether bread mold needs moisture to grow, measure growth of mold in mm (math.)
· Outside Lab Activities: abiotic and biotic scavenger hunt, make a collage (art)
Chapter 3: Book: Human Body Systems / Food and Energy
· Energy: Food and Energy, caloric intake vs output and nutrient calculations (math). Chemical digestion calculations. Surface area calculation of both intestines and the villi. Graphs on digestion rate of proteins.
· Vocab: Included in weekly quizzes: diet, homeostasis, essential, calorie, nutrient, carbohydrate, glucose, fats, protein, amino acid, vitamins, mineral, percent daily value, dietary reference intake, digestion, absorption, saliva, enzyme, epiglottis, esophagus, mucus, peristalsis, stomach, small intestine, liver, bile, gallbladder, pancreas, villi, large intestine, rectum, anus
· Planet diary to open lessons in conjunction with the text (technology): useful scientific videos for further explanation of food and energy concepts: discovery learning, utube, vsauce etc. Ipads for research on topic.
· Concepts for labs: Design and perform a scientific method type experiment for Starch test on different types of foods and relate that to the daily recommended use and needs of a typical 7th grade caloric intake and what they actually eat each day. The testing will come from a listed graph of what they actually eat and think is helpful to their daily energy needs. (art, engineering). As the stomach churns.
· Outside lab activities: Visit with the school cafeteria staff and break down of what the menu allows for in as much as calories: carbs, proteins, fats, minerals, vitamins and water. 5 groups to break down one day of the week menu and present to the class to see which day is the healthiest.
Chapter 1: Human Body Systems / The Human Body
· Energy of how the body works: Interpreting graphs and cycles of intake of O2. Homeostasis graphing, action systems in the body, body responses to sound, heat and light. (math).
· Vocab included in weekly quizzes: structure, function, interaction, system, cell, cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, tissue, muscle tissue, nervous tissue, connective tissue, epithelial tissue, organ, organ system, skeleton, skeletal muscle, joint, nutrient, absorption, gland, stimulus, response, hormone, homeostasis, stress
· Planet diary to open lessons in conjunction with the text (technology): useful scientific videos for further explanation of Human body energy concepts: discovery learning, utube, vsauce etc. Ipads for research on topic.
· Concepts for labs: Muscle tissue testing with cold water immersion. Make a 3d model of small to large organizational flow of the body tissues..organs..etc. Slides of different tissues for structure and function. Chicken leg movement for tendon, ligament comparison. Research on blood vessel size. Motivational write up with information that they learned for a marathon runner including: hydration, injury prevention, nutrition, breathing and make a video for this to be displayed for the class. (Incorporated into running club as it is cross country time of the year). A pamphlet would also work. Sanitizer experiment in accordance with body heat. (arts, engineering) Research new cooling techniques for overheating of athletes such as cooling wraps / ice baths..New treatments that have just come out.
· Outside lab activities: Have a doctor of medicine (immunology, internal) come in or a nutritionist/physical therapist that will share proper care of the human body and injury related problems with athletes. Also perhaps have a stress management professional come and speak to the students about how stress affects the body and how it can be handled appropriately.
Chapter 2: Human Body Systems / The Skeletal System
· Energy: Sunscreen ratings scales of popular sunscreens on the market. Apply those too times that are spent in the sun with various activities, hemispheres and weather around the world. (math). Treatment of cancer through radiation energy: how much to administer and for how long are treatments.
· Vocab included in weekly quizzes: organ system, muscle, function, skeleton, vertebrae, joint, ligament, compact bone, spongy bone, marrow, cartilage, osteoporosis, involuntary muscle, voluntary muscle, skeletal muscle, tendon, smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, striated muscle, epidermis, melanin, dermis, pore, follicle, cancer.
· Planet diary to open lessons in conjunction with the text (technology): useful scientific videos for further explanation of Human body energy concepts: discovery learning, utube, vsauce etc. Ipads for research on topic.
· Concepts for labs: Research to be done on random picked cancer and treatments: (use those associated with bone, muscle or skin as that is the chapter). From this research a model will be made and treatment options and outcomes for the treatment. Compare and contrast animal bone vs rock, full model day for skeletal movement and protection demo. Observation including sketches and then testing of marrow from pre-sawed chicken bones including slides made from various cells within these bones. Research on bones to follow this up: weight bearing vs non weight bearing as the astronauts have to think about. Prepared muscle tissue slides to evaluate. Create a model of how muscles work together using rubber bands and other material. Work with UV beads and application of sunblock if it makes a difference.(engineering, art)
· Outside lab activities: Visitor from Medtronic’s: Jacob’s dad for how they use replacement joints in bodies today. Have students pre-formulate a list of questions about these artificial joints for the presenter. Focus on Any magnetic components involved???
Trimester 2
Life Science Focus
November 17th – February 27th
Chapter 6: Human Body Systems/ Fighting Disease
· Adaptations and how species survive in relation to disease: calculations on how fast an outbreak spreads through the population. Graphing AIDS populations through time periods. TB cases calculations per populations over period of years. Interpreting tables of cancer statistics from 1981-2007.
· Vocab included in weekly quizzes: bacteria, contaminated, infection, microorganism, pathogen, infectious disease, toxin, inflammatory response, phagocyte, immune response, lymphocyte, t cell, antigen, B cell, antibody, AIDS, HIV, immunity, active immunity, vaccination, vaccine, passive immunity, antibiotic, antibiotic resistance, noninfectious disease, allergy, allergen, histamine, asthma, insulin, diabetes, tumor, carcinogen.
· Planet diary to open lessons in conjunction with the text (technology): useful scientific videos for further explanation of Human body energy concepts: discovery learning, utube, vsauce etc. Ipads for research on topic
· Concepts for labs: Testing of objects in the room through agar growth for bacterial content. Slide observation of slides of various pathogens for identification. Spread of disease through shaking hands and black light use for spread of disease. Research and report on random picked infectious diseases. Apple for skin barrier experiment. Artistic diagram of spread of infectious disease through population. (engineering, art)
· Outside lab activities: This will be incorporated through the research and testing done on the different places around school the students think are contaminated or not and growth plates done on these areas. A speaker on infectious disease could be brought in give a presentation of how and why disease and immunization is needed.
Chapter 4: Human Body Book / Circulation
· Human Body System discovery: Surface area formula for alveolus and calculations. Analyzing graph of a Spirogram. Teen smoking awareness graphing (math).
· Vocab for use in weekly quizzes: contract, inhale, exhale, cellular respiration, pharynx, trachea, cilia, bronchi, lungs, alveoli, diaphragm, larynx, vocal cords, tar, carbon monoxide, nicotine, addiction, bronchitis, emphysema, excretion, urea, kidney, ureter, urinary bladder, urethra, nephron
· Planet diary to open lessons in conjunction with the text (technology): useful scientific videos for further explanation of Human body energy concepts: discovery learning, utube, vsauce etc. Ipads for research on topic
· Concepts for labs: Balloon lab to calculate exhale volume of individual. Writing a descriptive poem for the journey of air through the nasal passageways and relaying that to a model. Carbon dioxide test on students exhaled air. Research and break down of a typical brand of cigarettes and the harmful chemicals that it contains. Use of filters, funnels to separate materials as representation of what your excretory system does on a daily basis. Research on kidney stones. (engineering, art)
· Outside lab activities: Visit from a Urologist and what a check up on the excretory system is , why it is done and various ages at which this check up may change. Perhaps symptoms and prevention of kidney diseases.
Chapter 7: Human Body Book / The Nervous System
· How the Human Systems work / Graph work with how the ears work: sound intensity/loudness measurement in decibels. Pain threshold and toleration of decibels with normal increase from a whisper to a jet plane (math).
· Vocab for us in weekly quizzes: involuntary, sense organs, voluntary, stimulus, response, neuron, nerve impulse, dendrite, axon, nerve, sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron, synapse, CNS, PNS, brain, spinal cord, cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stem, somatic nervous system, autonomic nervous system, reflex, concussion, cornea, pupil, iris, lens, retina, nearsightedness, farsightedness, eardrum, cochlea, semicircular canal, taste bud, drug, drug abuse, tolerance, addiction, withdrawal, depressant, stimulant, anabolic steroid, alcoholism
· Planet diary to open lessons in conjunction with the text (technology): useful scientific videos for further explanation of Human body energy concepts: discovery learning, utube, vsauce etc. Ipads for research on topic
· Concepts for labs: Task completion with impulses chart, experiment on time of day vs reaction times for certain tasks. Creation of secret code relevant to synapse, relate this to the models of 3 different types of neurons that they create. Drawings of 2 different nervous pathways, models of brain and processes controlled by each. Skits to show voluntary and involuntary actions and classification of somatic or autonomic function. Punnitt squares on eye color and relevance to sight. (engineering, art). Research on eye diseases both hereditary and age related with presentation of 3D model and report to class.
· Outside lab ideas: Ophthalmologist, Optometrist visit and explain full function of eye and how glasses are made vs contacts.
Trimester 3 2015
Earth / Space Science
March 2nd – May 29th
Chapter 8: Human Body Book / Endocrine System and Reproduction
· Systems of the Human Body / Hormonal level graphing during cycle: LH levels over time calculations. Pregnancy trimester mass comparisons of fetus to developed baby. Height comparisons of graphing (math).
· Vocab to be used for weekly quizzes: inherit, trait, sexual reproduction, gland, duct, hormone, target cell, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, negative feedback, fertilization, egg, sperm, zygote, testes, testosterone, scrotum, semen, penis, ovary, estrogen, Fallopian tube, uterus, vagina, menstrual cycle, menstruation, ovulation, embryo, fetus, amniotic sac, placenta, umbilical cord, adolescence, puberty,
· Planet diary to open lessons in conjunction with the text (technology): useful scientific videos for further explanation of Human body energy concepts: discovery learning, utube, vsauce etc. Ipads for research on topic
· Concepts for labs: Flip chart for glands of the endocrine system, negative feedback modeling with balloon, straw and 2 bottles, slides of egg and sperm cell observation and labeling, using a balance and models of developing baby to measure average mass of developing baby. Human life cycle comparisons with classmates (arts, engineering). Research on development in Space without gravity as we are in the Earth/Space trimester and what bodies would look like and react. Compare this to the gravity on different planets. Comparison of development of: height, eye colors, hair colors and skin colors and why around the world according to the features that the Earth has in the area of research: ex: Africa: why dark skin, dark eyes from birth: history of this genetic trait.
· Ideas for outside labs: Delivery nurse to come in and talk with students about process. Research on hormonal level disorders and how they affect a fetus.
Chapter 3: Diversity of Life book / Plants (Earth)
· Cycles within plants: Graphing water loss in a plant: Water cycle. Graphing plant growth cycle depending on variables (math). Seed germination over time according to temp graph.
· Vocab used in weekly quizzes: organism, pigment, autotroph, chlorophyll, photosynthesis, tissue, chloroplast, vacuole, cuticle, vascular tissue, nonvascular plant, rhizoid, vascular plant, phloem, xylem, frond, pollen, seed, gymnosperm, angiosperm, cotyledon, monocot, dicot, root cap, cambium, stoma, transpiration, embryo, germination, flower, pollination, sepal, petal, stamen, pistil, ovary, sporophyte, gametophyte, annual, biennial, perennial, fertilization, zygote, cone, ovule, fruit, tropism, hormone, auxin, photoperiodism, critical night length, short day plant, long day plant, day neutral plant, dormancy
· Planet diary to open lessons in conjunction with the text (technology): useful scientific videos for further explanation of Human body energy concepts: discovery learning, utube, vsauce etc. Ipads for research on topic
· Concepts for labs: Onion tissue cell slides for identification and observation, water coloration of carnations, collection and labeling of multiple types of plant classification from mosses to more complex plants. Slides to accompany these plant samples: student constructed slides and dyed. Stem structure research on students random picked plants, sample of cut wood from bark to center dissection and classification. Flower structure drawing and label. Grow and observe plant response to stimuli. Research plant growth in space according to needs of gravity. (arts, engineering).
· Outside lab ideas: Check into what MOSH is offering for theatre presentations if there are any that are relative. Field trip to Guana state park for plant and ecology lesson. Incorporates weather too which is in included this term.
Chapter Two: Diversity of Life book: viruses, Bacteria, Protists, Fungi
· Bacterial life cycles: Bacterial size comparison and charting, graphing autotrophic bacterial growth, oxygenation cycle, crop loss graph of analyzing data due to disease (math).
· Vocab to be used in weekly quizzes: prokaryote, nucleus, eukaryote, virus, host, parasite, vaccine, bacteria, cytoplasm, ribosome, flagellum, cellular respiration, binary fission, conjugation, endospore, pasteurization, decomposer, protest, protozoan, pseudopod, contractile vacuole, cilia, algae, pigment, spore, fungus, hyphae, fruiting body, budding, lichen
· Planet diary to open lessons in conjunction with the text (technology): useful scientific videos for further explanation of Human body energy concepts: discovery learning, utube, vsauce etc. Ipads for research on topic
· Concepts for labs: Research random Virus/bacterial diseases, make a 3d model and presentation to the class. To be in conjunction with the Earth/space trimester: relate the location of the population of these diseases vs vaccination to where they occur on Earth and explore why. Testing of local area to grow population via agar plate of bacteria and then count and research growth and if populations are affected when others are not. Exploration of food bacteria after growth in lab. Pond sample to explore for plasmodium and protozoans, amoebas, algae. Labs with fungi: spore spreading (arts, engineering).
· Ideas for outside labs: Speaker from CDC type organization for vaccination explanation and stats of world viruses. Speaker from local yard treatment company to talk about treatment of parasites and viruses in the outside earth and why this is relevant to population and the need for food.