7th Grade Science

Welcome to my page!  I have the pleasure of teaching 7th Grade Science at WMDS.  I am looking forward to a fantastic year here at WMDS!  

This year, we will be covering a number of subjects in Life Science.  Here is a list of what we will get covered:

Chapter 1

• What are the steps of scientific inquiry?
• How does scientific inquiry rely upon gathering evidence from qualitative and quantitative observations
• How does scientific inquiry rely upon gathering evidence from qualitative and quantitative observations

Chapter 2 Living Things

• What are the structures and the functions of the structures inside prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
• What are the structures and the functions of the structures inside prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

Chapter 3 Cell Processes and Energy

• Which compounds are important in cells?
• Explain how cells function in different environments?
• Explain the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration?

Chapter 4 Genetics: The Science of Heredity

• What were the results of Mendel’s crosses?
• What controls the inheritance of traits in organisms?
• What is probability, genotype, phenotype and codominance?
• What role do chromosomes play in inheritance?
• What events occur during  meiosis?
• What is the relationship between chromosomes and genes?
• What forms the genetic code, produces proteins and how can mutations affect these processes?

Chapter 5 Modern Genetics; Sect 1 & 3

• What are some patterns of human inheritance and what effect can the environment have on those patterns?
• What are three ways of producing organisms with desired traits?

Chapter 6 Changes Over Time

• What is natural selection?

• How do fossils explain natural selection?

Chapter 13 Animal Behavior

• How and why migration is tracked

• Different patterns of animal behavior.

Chapter 21 Populations and Communities

• How do living things interact with each other and the physical properties an ecosystem?
• How and why do ecosystems change over time?
• How do living things interact with each other and the physical properties an ecosystem?
• How and why do ecosystems change over time?

Ch 22 Ecosystems and Biomes

• How does energy flow through and ecosystem?
• How does matter move through the water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles?
• Describe “biogeography”?

• What are the various biomes on earth?

Ch 23 Living Resources

• What are the current environmental issues?

How do environmental issues effect biodiversity