MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE
7th Grade Life Science
Unit 01- Introduction to Biology
Chapter 01 - Biology and the Scientific Method and
Writing Lab Reports
Biology Lab Safety
Tools of Biology (Using a Compound Light Microscope)
Metric System, Sig fig's review
Chapter 02 - History of Life on Earth (An Overview)
Unit 02 - Cell Biology
Chapter 03 - Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic Cells
Chapter 04 - Cell Structures and Their Functions (Cell Model)
Chapter 05 - Cell Processes: Diffusion and Osmosis
Unit 03 - Microorganisms
Chapter 06 - Introduction to Microorganisms
Bacteria and Viruses
Chapter 07 - Mircoorganisms and Disease
Unit 04 - Classification
Chapter 08 - Classification (Taxonomy) - (Plant and Animal)
Unit 05 - Anatomy
Chapter 09 - Human Anatomy Overview
Systems - Nutrition, Transport, Support and Locomotion, Respriation, Regulation, Reproduction,
and Excretion
Chapter 10 - Plant Structure Overview
Systems - Xylem and Phloem, Leaf Structure, Mono and Eudicot, Nutrition and Respiration in
Plants, Reproduction in Plants
Unit 06 - Genetics
Chapter 11 - DNA Structure and Replication
Chapter 12 - Mitosis (Asexual reproduction) vs Meiosis (Sexual reproduction)
Chapter 13 - Genes: Mendelian Genetics - A look at Dominant and recessive Traits
Chapter 14 - A look at the Punnett Square and how its used to make rpedictions of traits in offspring
Chapter 15 - Human Inheritance Patterns
Chapter 16 - Genetics and Health, How we use genetics now to fight cancer. What is Crisper-9?
Unit 07 - Ecology
Chapter 17 - Biomes and Ecosystems
Chapter 18 - Energy Flow in ecosystems
Chapter 19 - Food chain and webs
Chapter 20 - Relationships (Comensalism, Mutualism, Parasitism)
Chapter 21 - Ecological Succession
Chapter 22 - Biodiversity and Conservation
Chapter 23 - Human Impacts on Ecosystems
Unit 08 - Evolution
Chapter 24 - Evolution and Natural Selection
Chapter 25 - Fossil Evidence for Evolution
Unit 09 - Humans in Space
Chapter 26 - The affects of prolonged stays in Space has on the human body
Chapter 27 - Living on other worlds (Moon and Mars, for example).
Lab Investigations will follow.