Science ~ Seventh Grade
trees
Chapter 1
Science in Our World

Chapter 2
It's Alive!! Or, is it?

Chapter 3
Cells: The Basic Units of Life

Chapter 4
The Cell in Action

Chapter 5
Bacteria and Viruses

Chapter 6
Protests and Fungi

Chapter 7
Animals and Behavior

Chapter 8
Invertebrates

Chapter 9
Fishes, Amphibians, and Reptiles

Chapter 10
Birds and Mammals

Chapter 11
Body Organization
and Structure

Chapter 12
The Earth's Ecosystem

Chapter 13
Cycles in Nature

Chapter 14
The Flow of Fresh Water

Chapter 15
The Atmosphere

Chapter 16
Understanding Water

Chapter 17
Climate

Chapter 18
The Properties of Matter

Chapter 19
States of Matter

Chapter 20
Elements, Compounds,
and Mixtures

Chapter 21
Introduction to Atoms

Chapter 22
The Periodic Table

Special Research Topics


Unit 1  Life Science
Chapter 1 ~ Science in Our World
Section 1 - Science and Scientists
Ocean Careers for students to explore
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Section 2 - Scientific Methods
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Can you handle a hypothesis?
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Section 3 - Scientific Models
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7.12.1        Determine the measurable properties of matter and appropriate metric units (i.e., weight, mass,                         volume, density, size (length, width, height, and temperature).
Section 4 - Tools, Measurement, and Safety
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Chapter 2 ~ It's Alive!! Or, is it?
7.4.2        Distinguish between sexual and asexual methods of reproduction.
Section 1 - Characteristics of Living Things
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Interactions of Living Things:  puzzle, eco-labs, field activities, math skills, quiz and Internet activity.
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Section 2 - The Simple Bare Necessities of Life
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Section 3 - The Chemistry of Life
Conduct online Chemistry Experiments in the Virtual Gallery
http://www.chemforlife.org/
Chemistry Think Quest
http://library.thinkquest.org/J001539/39/
Life on Mars?
Instructions on how to assemble your own Mars Orbited out of card stock.
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msp98/model.html



Chapter 3 ~ Cells: The Basic Units of Life
7.1.5           Determine the relationships among cells, tissues, organs, and  systems given a diagram and                       identify the function of organ systems.
Section 1 - Organization of Life
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Basic Units of Life:  puzzle, math skills, Internet activity, quiz from HRW.com
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7.1.1           Recognize basic structures that most cells share  (i.e., nucleus, cytoplasm, and cell membrane).
7.1.2          Identify major cell organelles and their functions.
Section 2 - The Discovery of Cells
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 Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes,  and Viruses Tutorial from
The Biology Project
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics  at the University of Arizona
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/tutorials/pev/page3.html
7.1.3            Distinguish between plant and animal cells.
Cancer
What does skin cancer look like?
http://www.aad.org/SkinCancerNews/WhatIsSkinCancer/sclooks.html
Cancer Information Support International: 
Picture of immune cells killing cancer cells
http://www.cancer-info.com/cancerdeath.htm



Chapter 4 ~ The Cell in Action
7.1.6         Predict the movement of substances through osmosis or diffusion across the cell membrane, in                          solutions  of different concentrations.
Section 1 - Exchange with the Environment
Osmosis: 
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7.3.1        Determine what plants need to make food.
7.3.2       Identify photosynthesis as the food making process in plants.
7.3.6       Identify the reactants and products of photosynthesis and respiration.
7.3.7       Associate the processes of photosynthesis and respiration with appropriate cellular organelles.
Section 2 - Cell Energy
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7.1.4        Sequence a series of diagrams depicting the movement of chromosomes during mitosis.
Section 3 - The Cell Cycle
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The Cell Cycle and Mitosis Tutorial from "The Biology Project"  at the University of Arizona
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Microbes
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Stalking the Mysterious Microbe 
A fun site to solve microbe mysteries
from the American Society for Microbiology.
http://www.microbe.org/




Chapter 5 ~ Bacteria and Viruses
Section 1 - Bacteria
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Section 2 - Bacteria's Role in the World
Archaebacteria
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Bacteria and Viruses from Go.HRW. comma
puzzles, word scramble, quiz and helpful worksheets
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Section 3 - Viruses
Antibiotics
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Viruses:  True Parasites   A Web site by the
American Society for Microbiology
What do they look like and how are they transmitted?
http://www.microbeworld.org/htm/aboutmicro/microbes/types/virus.htm
Helpful Viruses
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Microbiology Career Profiles
http://www.biocareers.org.uk/profil.htm





Chapter 6 ~ Protists and Fungi
Visit the Microbe Zoo!!!
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/
Section 1 - Protists
Algae
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Cybersleuth guide to everything algae
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Protists and Algae worksheets from Go.HRW.com
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Beautiful pictures of various protists.
http://cgee.hamline.edu/see/questions/dp_biosphere/bios_community/dp_bios_comm_protist.htm

Science Skills Worksheets
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7.4.2        Distinguish between sexual and asexual methods of reproduction
7.4.3         Recognize advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction.
Section 2 - Fungi
Fungi and Lichens
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Grow your own mold in a terrarium!
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Protozoa
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An introduction to Flagellated protozoa
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Protozoa as Human Parasites (Diseases of the Stomach)
Maintained by the  Department of Microbiology and Immunology
http://www-micro.msb.le.ac.uk/224/Parasitol.html
Snot-tites
http://www.well.com/user/peter/9CAVE.HTM
7.4.1        Match a flower part with its reproductive function.
Flowering Plant Reproduction with graphics to help.
http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/BioBookflowers.html
Enchanted Learning

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/plants/printouts/floweranatomy.shtml
Crossword, flower parts explained, and quiz
http://www.botanical-online.com/lasfloresangles.htm
7.4.4        Recognize a variety of pollination methods and associated floral adaptations.
University of Arizona: Botany Parts
http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/mg/botany/plantparts.html
6-8th Teachers lesson Plan on pollination from Discovery Schools with helpful graphics, vocabulary to hear, and much more.    
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/plantpollination/




Chapter 7 ~ Animals and Behavior
Section 1 - What is an Animal?
Vertebrates and Invertebrates
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Section 2 - Animal Behavior
The Rhythms of Life
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Animals and Behavior
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Section 3 - Living Together
Communication in the Animal Kingdom
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Animal Cannibals
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Chapter 8 ~ Invertebrates
7.3.3        Select the structures that animals use to obtain oxygen.
Section 1 - Simple Invertebrates
Sponges, Roundworms
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Section 2 - Mollusks and Annelid Worms
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7.3.4        Classify animals according to their means of obtaining oxygen.
Section 3 - Arthropods
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Section 4 - Echinoderms
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Chapter 9 ~ Fishes, Amphibians, and Reptiles
Section 1 - What are Vertebrates?
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7.3.3        Select the structures that animals use to obtain oxygen.

Section 3 - Amphibians
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Colorful pictures of different kinds of frogs, salamanders, and newts
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7.3.4        Classify animals according to their means of obtaining oxygen.
Section 4 - Reptiles
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Robot Fish
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/286345.stm




Chapter 10 ~ Birds and Mammals
Section 1 - Birds
7.3.4        Classify animals according to their means of obtaining oxygen.
Characteristics of Birds
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Kinds of Birds
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7.3.3        Select the structures that animals use to obtain oxygen.
7.3.4        Classify animals according to their means of obtaining oxygen.
Section 2 - Mammals
The origin of Mammals
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Characteristics of Mammals
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Chapter 11 ~ Body Organization and Structure

7.1.5        Determine the relationships among cells, tissues, organs, and systems given a diagram and identify                    the function of organ systems.
Section 1 - Body Organization
Tissues and Organs
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Body Systems
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Section 2 - The Skeletal System
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Section 3 - The Muscular System
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Section 4 - The Integumentary System
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Chapter 12 ~ The Earth's Ecosystems
Section 1 - Land Ecosystems
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Section 2 - Marine Ecosystems
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Section 3 - Freshwater Ecosystems
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Ocean Vents
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Chapter 13 ~ Cycles in Nature
7.3.5.        Select the illustration that depicts the movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide between living                      things and their environment.
7.3.8         Interpret a diagram depicting the oxygen-carbon dioxide cycle.
7.8.1          Determine how temperature affects evaporation and condensation in the atmosphere.

Section 1 - The Cycles of Matter
The Water Cycle
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The Carbon Cycle
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The Nitrogen Cycle
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Section 2 - Ecological Succession
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Unit 2 Earth Science
Chapter 14 ~ The Flow of Fresh Water
Section 1 - The Active River
The Grand Canyon
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7.8.2        Identify the detailed features of the water cycle given a diagram (i.e., evaporation, condensation,                         precipitation, run-off, and transpiration).
Section 2 - Stream and River Deposits
Rivers and Streams
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Streams  Deposits
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Section 3 - Water Underground
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Section 4 - Using Water Wisely
Water Pollution and Conservation
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Chapter 15 ~ The Atmosphere
Section 1 - Characteristics of The Atmosphere
Composition of the Atmosphere
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Section 2 - Heating of the Atmosphere
Energy in the Atmosphere
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The Greenhouse Effect
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Air Pollution
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Chapter 16 ~ Understanding Weather
7.8.1             Determine how temperature affects evaporation and condensation in the atmosphere.
7.8.2            Identify the detailed features of the water cycle given a diagram (i.e., evaporation, condensation,                         precipitation, run-off, and transpiration).
7.8.3            Analyze data and make predictions about weather given a scenario.
7.12.1            Determine the measurable properties of matter and appropriate metric units (i.e., weight, mass,                         volume, density, size (length, width, height, and temperature).
Section 1 - Water in the Air
Collecting Weather Data
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Section 2 - Air Masses and Fronts
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Section 3 - Severe Weather
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7.8.4        Interpret weather data using a weather map.
Section 4 - Forecasting the Weather
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Weather Careers - Meteorologists
"A Career Guide for the Atmospheric Sciences"
http://www.ametsoc.org/atmoscareers/
7.12.3        Classify substances as elements or compounds from their symbols or formulas.






Chapter 17 ~ Climate
Section 1 - What is Climate?
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Section 2 - Climates of the World
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Section 3 - Changes in Climate
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Modeling Earth's Climate
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Unit 3 Physical Science
Chapter 18 ~ The Properties of Matter
Section 1 - What is Matter?
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Section 2 - Describing Matter
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Dark Matter
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Building a Better Body
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Chapter 19 ~ States of Matter
7.12.4        Compare the motion and arrangement of molecules in solids, liquids, and gases.
Section 1 - Four States of Matter
Forms and Uses of Glass
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Solids, Liquids, and Gases
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Natural and Artificial Plasma
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Section 2 - Changes of State
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The Steam Engine
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Is their a fifth state of Matter?
http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/BEC_background.htm
http://www.wmich.edu/wmu/news/2000/0010/0001-070.html





Chapter 20 ~ Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures
7.12.2        Distinguish between elements, compounds, and mixtures (i.e., Na, Cl, NaCl, C, O2, CO2, H2,
                    and H20).

7.12.4        Compare the motion and arrangement of molecules in solids, liquids, and gases.

7.12.1          Determine the measurable properties of matter and appropriate metric units (i.e., weight, mass,                         volume, density, size (length, width, height, and temperature).
The Titanic
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Section 1 - Elements
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Chapter 21 ~ Introduction to Atoms

Section 1 - Development of the Atomic Theory
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Section 2 - The Atom
Modern Atomic Theory
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Inside the Atom
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Isotopes
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Chapter 22 ~ The Periodic Table
7.12.3        Classify substances as elements or compounds from their symbols or formulas.
Section 1 - Arranging the Elements
The Periodic Table
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Section 2 - Grouping the Elements
Metals
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Metalloids
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Nonmetals
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Buckminster Fuller and the Buckyball
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Special Research Topics

Complete research on at least five of the "ology" studies in science.  Present your research in the form of a written paper - 3 pages, a speech - 10 minutes, or a power point - 15 slides.  You may use as many visual aids, creations, props, or activities as you need.  A list of the "ologies" are listed on the following webpage:  http://www.pubquizhelp.34sp.com/sci/ology.html You will have to go to other sites to research these topics.  Include in your research its name origin, jobs in the field, and what the scientist does.