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7th and 8th Grade Science
2007-2008 Science Curriculum Cycle: Life Science

Atoms and Molecules of Life
  •     Atoms
  •     Molecules
  •     Chemical Reactions
  •     Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
  •     Fats, Carbohydrates, Nucleic Acids, Proteins
  •     DNA
Genetics
  •     Mechanisms of Mutation in DNA
  •     Mitosis and Meiosis
  •     Heredity
Evolution, Earth and Life History
  •     Genetic Variation
  •     Environmental Pressure
  •     Adaptation  (Pollination)
  •     Charles Darwin and Natural Selection
  •     Evolution
  •     Extinction
  •     The History and Controversy of Teaching Evolution in the USA
  •     Slow and Rapid (Catastrophic) processes
  •     Radioactive Dating as Evidence for Evolution (TEXT 588,589 & 591)
  •     Rock Cycles
  •     Fossil Evidence/Evolution
Cell Biology
  •     Robert Hooke
  •     Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Cells
  •     Organelles: Nucleus, Mitochondria, Membranes: Passive and Active Transport
  •     Cell Differentiation (Garden Starts and Microscope Slides)
  •     Stem Cell Research
  •     Microbial Life
Structure and Function
  •     Plant Evolution: Spores, Vascular Tissue, Cones, Flowers
  •     Flower Anatomy and Classification (Flower Garden)
  •     Human Organ systems
       
Investigative and Experimental Skills (Incorporated into Curriculum)
  •     Conducting a Scientific Investigation
  •     Charts and Graphs
  •     Critical Thinking


 
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