Science 7: These are the end-result skills you can expect your child to work on and master in science 7 this year:
I can determine and use appropriate safety procedures, tools, measurements, graphs, and math skills in a life science context. 7.1.3.4.2
I can plan and conduct a controlled experiment to test a hypothesis and ultimately generate a scientific conclusion. 7.1.1.2.2/7.1.1.2.3
I can use data sets and analyze graphs. 7.1.3.4.1
I can recognize that all substances are composed of one or more of approximately one hundred elements and that the periodic table organizes the elements into groups with similar properties. 7.2.1.1.1.
I can describe the differences between elements and compounds in terms of atoms and molecules, 7.2.1.1.2
I can recognize that a chemical equation describes a reaction where pure substances change to produce one or more pure substances whose properties are different from the original substance(s). 7.2.1.1.3
I can understand and explain the levels of organization in living things: cells, tissues, organs, systems, and organisms. 7.4.1.1.1
I can recognize that cells carry out life functions, and that these functions are carried out in a similar way in all organisms, including, animals, plants, fungi, bacteria and protists. 7.4.1.2.1/7.4.1.2.2
I can use the presence of the cell wall and chloroplasts to distinguish between plant and animal cells. (Using microscopic views of plant cells and animal cells.) 7.4.1.2.3
I can describe how the human body systems and major organs in these systems interact to serve the needs of vertebrate organisms. 7.4.1.1.2
I understand the concept of populations and communities in an ecosystem and the role of predator/prey, parasite/host, and producer/consumer/decomposer within an ecosystem. 7.4.2.1
I can describe the roles and relationships among producers (including the concept of photosynthesis), consumers, and decomposers in changing energy from one form to another in a food web within an ecosystem. 7.4.2.2.1/7.4.2.2.2/7.4.2.2.37.4.2.2
I can recognize that cells contain genes and that each gene carries a single unit of information that either alone, or with other genes, determines the inherited traits of an organism. 7.4.3.1.1
I can recognize that in asexually reproducing organisms all the genes come from a single parent, and that in sexually reproducing organisms about half of the genes come from each parent. 7.4.3.1.2
I can distinguish between characteristics of organisms that are inherited and those acquired through environmental influences. 7.4.3.1.3
I understand that individual organisms with certain traits in particular environments are more likely than others to survive and have offspring. 7.4.3.2.1-4
I understand that human activity can change living organisms and ecosystems. 7.4.4.1.1-2
I can recognize that human beings are constantly interacting with other organisms that cause disease. 7.4.4.2.1-4
I can plan and conduct a controlled experiment to test a hypothesis and ultimately generate a scientific conclusion. 7.1.1.2.2/7.1.1.2.3
I can use data sets and analyze graphs. 7.1.3.4.1
I can recognize that all substances are composed of one or more of approximately one hundred elements and that the periodic table organizes the elements into groups with similar properties. 7.2.1.1.1.
I can describe the differences between elements and compounds in terms of atoms and molecules, 7.2.1.1.2
I can recognize that a chemical equation describes a reaction where pure substances change to produce one or more pure substances whose properties are different from the original substance(s). 7.2.1.1.3
I can understand and explain the levels of organization in living things: cells, tissues, organs, systems, and organisms. 7.4.1.1.1
I can recognize that cells carry out life functions, and that these functions are carried out in a similar way in all organisms, including, animals, plants, fungi, bacteria and protists. 7.4.1.2.1/7.4.1.2.2
I can use the presence of the cell wall and chloroplasts to distinguish between plant and animal cells. (Using microscopic views of plant cells and animal cells.) 7.4.1.2.3
I can describe how the human body systems and major organs in these systems interact to serve the needs of vertebrate organisms. 7.4.1.1.2
I understand the concept of populations and communities in an ecosystem and the role of predator/prey, parasite/host, and producer/consumer/decomposer within an ecosystem. 7.4.2.1
I can describe the roles and relationships among producers (including the concept of photosynthesis), consumers, and decomposers in changing energy from one form to another in a food web within an ecosystem. 7.4.2.2.1/7.4.2.2.2/7.4.2.2.37.4.2.2
I can recognize that cells contain genes and that each gene carries a single unit of information that either alone, or with other genes, determines the inherited traits of an organism. 7.4.3.1.1
I can recognize that in asexually reproducing organisms all the genes come from a single parent, and that in sexually reproducing organisms about half of the genes come from each parent. 7.4.3.1.2
I can distinguish between characteristics of organisms that are inherited and those acquired through environmental influences. 7.4.3.1.3
I understand that individual organisms with certain traits in particular environments are more likely than others to survive and have offspring. 7.4.3.2.1-4
I understand that human activity can change living organisms and ecosystems. 7.4.4.1.1-2
I can recognize that human beings are constantly interacting with other organisms that cause disease. 7.4.4.2.1-4