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7th grade science is an integrated science encompassing earth, life and physical sciences, with an emphasis on life sciences. Students begin the year by learning how oto use microscopes and how to prepare slides for viewing. Then we proceed through a list of biological subjects from the very small to the very large.
September - microscopes and Microscopic Explorations, plant and animal cells and cell organelles
October - cellular functions: respiration, photosynthesis, osmosis, replication, DNA
November - DNA, heredity, genetics
December - taxononomy, science fair projects
January - science fair projects, botany
February - adaptation, evolution, geologic time, the fossils record
March - the form and function of human body systems: musculoskeletal system
April - the human body: cardiovascular and digestive systems
May - the human body: human reproductivie system, nervous system, sensory organs
June - light optics, the human eye, Color Analyzers, More than Magnifiers
Science fair projects will begin in October and finish in January. All students will participate in the middle school science fair. Weekly deadlines will be given from the beginning of October to the end of January for all students to keep them abreast of their science fair work.
Tests and quizzes will make up 35% of the grade. Projects and classwork will be worth 20% of the total science grade. The students will keep a journal dedicated solely to their science classes, which will include daily warm-ups, notes, reflections and all textbook assignments. The journal is worth 25% of the grade. Homework is worth 20%. Extra credit is allowed as a make-up for missing homework, which may consist of a page of written reflective response to a science article or science related video.