Bellport Middle School Science Department Curriculum Map- Grade 7
Quarter 1: The Study of Life
-The nature of life science - Conduct a controlled experiment -Life processes -Diversity of structure Quarter 2: Cells/ Classification - Cell Theory - Parts of a cell - Cell processes- diffusion, osmosis, photosynthesis and respiration - Classification of organisms |
Quarter 3: Reproductive and Developmental Patterns/ Genetics
- Mitosis and asexual reproduction - Meiosis and sexual reproduction - Developmental patterns in humans, animals and plants - Genes and gene types - Probability of inheritance- Punnett squares Quarter 4: Nutrition and Human Biology - Food and nutrition - All human body systems, including digestive, circulatory, respiratory, nervous, endocrine, muscular, skeletal and excretory systems |