7th Grade Science: the year at a glance
5 units · 17 lessons · based on Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), middle school — Life Science (discipline-specific model). Every unit ends with a review & assessment day.
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Unit 1: Cells MS-LS1-1
Show living things are made of cells · Model cell parts and their functions
- Living things are made of cellsMS-LS1-1
- Cell partsMS-LS1-2
- Plant vs animal cellsMS-LS1-2
- Review & assessment
Unit 2: Body systems MS-LS1-3
Argue the body is a system of interacting subsystems · Explain how senses send messages to the brain
- Levels of organizationMS-LS1-3
- Interacting systemsMS-LS1-3
- Senses and the nervous systemMS-LS1-8
- Review & assessment
Unit 3: Photosynthesis & respiration MS-LS1-6
Explain photosynthesis cycles matter and energy · Model how food is rearranged to release energy
- PhotosynthesisMS-LS1-6
- Cellular respirationMS-LS1-7
- Cycle of matterMS-LS2-3
- Review & assessment
Unit 4: Ecosystems MS-LS2-2
Analyze resource availability effects · Explain patterns of interactions · Evaluate solutions for maintaining biodiversity
- Resources and populationsMS-LS2-1
- InteractionsMS-LS2-2
- Ecosystem changesMS-LS2-4
- Biodiversity solutionsMS-LS2-5
- Review & assessment
Unit 5: Heredity & natural selection MS-LS3-2
Model how sexual reproduction leads to variation · Explain natural selection with evidence
- Genes and traitsMS-LS3-1
- Punnett squaresMS-LS3-2
- Fossil recordMS-LS4-1
- Natural selectionMS-LS4-4
- Review & assessment