7th grade course outline: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZQTr75DPZ6TtXcv8ExUpnl_wr8Cx78n_8B1Ed_qXbd8/edit
7th grade web links:
These links are used in class as we work on our curriculum or are provided as additional resource for students who are interested in a topic and would like to explore it more. Links are generally in order with our topics for the year.
Observations, Inference, Metrics:
http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/meas.cgi?A1=s&A2=1&A3=2 centimeter metric measure practice
http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-3/compare-and-convert-metric-units-of-length converting and comparing metric units interactive
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic-group/measuring Great measuring practice
Plants:
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artoct08/bj-peru.html Alstroemeria flower
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LICDb8nM5rs Time Lapse tomato plants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgDZBqTuUuE Time Lapse plants growing, flowers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_etyEdu9fQ Bee pollination
http://www.neok12.com/Pollination.htm Pollination Videos, Flower parts and pollinator review games
Scientific Naming:
http://www.easttennesseewildflowers.com/Scientific_name_meanings.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_and_Greek_words_commonly_used_in_systematic_names
http://sbpoley.home.xs4all.nl/ukrb/scientific_names.html
Microscopes:
http://www.microscope-microscope.org/basic/microscope-history.htm History of lenses and the lead up to the microscope
http://www.kidsbiology.com/biology_basics/cells_tissues_organs/cell_history_discovery3.php History of the microscope and how it works video
Cells and Cell Parts:
http://www.ducksters.com/science/the_cell.php Basic cell info and jobs of cell parts
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/cell_main.html This is the start page to cells, click the links on the right to learn about specific cell parts
http://www.edu.pe.ca/gray/class_pages/rcfleming/cells/notes.htm structure and function of cell parts
Other cell parts resources:
http://www.neok12.com/Cell-Structures.htm a great site with links to videos, games, and pages to practice cell parts
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/health/anatomy/cell/index.htm Visual interactive and quiz yourself options
https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cells/scale/ Cell size comparison (zoom with scroll bar below picture)
http://www.cellsalive.com/howbig.htm How big are cells -animation
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/asset/tdc02_vid_singlecell/ Uni vs Multi cellular and cell basics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuJqqiATlqw Cell Theory Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bDpYZsC8mQ Bill Nye Cells
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFuEo2ccTPA Cool computer Animation of cells
Photosynthesis and Respiration:
Photosynthesis Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prFaSe3s9e0
Photosynthesis diagram analysis: http://www.tv411.org/science/tv411-whats-cooking/photosynthesis-science-lesson/activity/1/1
PBS interactive (do cycle, atomic shuffle, and puzzlers links): https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/methuselah/phot_nf.html
Photosynthesis Song by They Might be Giants: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgYPeeABoUs&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgYPeeABoUs&feature=related&noredirect=1 photosynthesis song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDwUVpOEoE4 Mr. Parr photosynthesis song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMgCziQgrus Thief song
Advanced photosynthesis details: https://media.hhmi.org/biointeractive/click/photosynthesis/
Exceeds: A - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwymX2LxnQs
B - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFaBpVoQD4E
C - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co0JdqUlycg
Respiration Thief song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMgCziQgrus&feature=related
Genetics
https://www.23andme.com/gen101/genes/ great videos on basic genetics and dna
http://www.genomicseducation.ca/prenatal_case/chromosomes.htm chromosome basics sexual reproduction
Understanding Chromosomes and Karyotypes extra credit: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/traits/
Selective Breeding -
http://sciencecourseware.org/vcise/drosophila/ Selective breeding of fruit flies interactive site
http://mnzoo.org/games/matchmaker/ Zoo Tiger breeding interactive
Cow breed info:
http://www.angelfire.com/la3/iluvmoomoocows/cowbreeds.html
http://www.raw-milk-facts.com/dairy_cow_breeds.html
Natural Selection
http://www.science20.com/adaptive_complexity/evolution_detail_grants_study_darwins_finches Summary of an interview with the Grants
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/07/060714-evolution.html Another challenge for those finches
http://bio.wcupa.edu/biology/biohtml/darwin-game/darwin.swf fun game!!
http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/lsps07_int_buildafish/ design a fish with useful adaptations
http://www.similarsites.com/goto/biologyinmotion.com runs through a simulation with mutations and natural selection for blue creatures
http://science.discovery.com/games-and-interactives/charles-darwin-game.htm Will your creature survive or die in this cruel wild world?
http://www.cccturtle.org/ Sea Turtle Information
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/animals/reptiles-animals/turtles-and-tortoises 'turtle and tortoise' videos about sea turtles
http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/show/turtles.html DragonflyTV episode about sea turtles
http://www.nytimes.com/video/2009/11/13/science/earth/1247465671443/saving-sea-turtles-one-nest-at-a-time.html threats and help for Sea Turtles
Change over time:
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evo_02
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/history_14
Song - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuZTqLW_MN4
Mutations-
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evo_01
http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/mutations-are-the-raw-materials-of-evolution-17395346
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/news/070401_lactose
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/evolution-action.html
Limbs and Embryos
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/similarity_hs_01
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Lkac890c0
Whales-
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/stories/middle/C7a.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cn0kf8mhS4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2C-3PjNGok&feature=related
DNA -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBEtw7esmvg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh0F4FBLJRE&feature=relmfu
Human Fossil History and Living relatives -
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/humans/humankind/m.html
http://australianmuseum.net.au/Human-Evolution/
http://becominghuman.org/node/interactive-documentary
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/our-family-tree.html
Geological Time
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/geo_time_scale.html How time got its names
http://www.fossils-facts-and-finds.com/geologic_time_line.html
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.php
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mesozoic/triassic/triassic.php
http://paleobiology.si.edu/geotime/main/ (use the timeline on the top and zoom in to get to your time period)
http://www.fossilmuseum.net/GeologicalTimeMachine.htm
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/geotime/fossils.html
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/prehistoric-world/prehistoric-time-line/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/Geologictime.html (scroll down the page)
http://palaeos.com/index.html (use time links)
Life Has A History: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/intro/
Body Systems
http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/bones.html bones and skeletal system
http://kidshealth.org/kid/cancer_center/HTBW/digestive_system.html digestive system
http://kidshealth.org/kid/cancer_center/HTBW/brain.html brain and nervous system
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/videos/humanbody/circulatorysystem.html video on circulatory system
http://library.thinkquest.org/15873/zoo/digestive/animals.shtml comparing digestive systems of different animals
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/systems_main.html use the list on the right to select the body system
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/animals/life/move.htm comparing skeltal systems of different animals
Frog Dissection
http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/virtual_labs/BL_16/BL_16.html Virtual Frog Dissection
http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/art-53410/The-human-hand-is-particularly-versatile Hand Comparison
http://www.jrbarker.info/the-fascinating-world-of-frogs-frogs-vs-humans/
https://prezi.com/b_advwxaojnt/human-versus-frog-antomy/
http://animals.mom.me/differences-respiratory-systems-frogs-humans-2684.html
Populations and food chains
Rabbits and Wolves Ecosystems and Food Chain interactive APPLET:
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/rabbits/index.html
Build a Food Web Interactives: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorer/ecosystems/be_an_explorer/map/line_experiment14.swf
http://www.iknowthat.com/ScienceIllustrations/foodchains/science_desk.swf
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/plum14.sci.life.feeddingo/feed-the-dingo-an-ecosystem-game/
Populations Interactives:
https://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspView&ResourceID=261 - Estimating Population size
https://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspView&ResourceID=381 - Food Pyramid
Ecosystems
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwepecosystems.htm Nature Works
http://www.neok12.com/Ecosystems.htm Ecosystems pics, videos, lessons, games
Salt Marshes:
http://saltmarshlife.com/salt-marsh/ecology.html Salt Marsh Life / food web
http://saltmarshlife.com/
http://nsf.gov/news/special_reports/animals/ The Secret Life of Wild Animals
Pollinator Garden Links:
- https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/gardening.shtml
- https://savvygardening.com/best-bee-plants-for-pollinator-garden/
- http://www.foxleas.com/what-is-a-pollinator-garden.asp
- http://www.wmmga.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=101643&module_id=229398 - https://studleys.com/blog/perennial-pollinator-garden/ (match pollinators to flowers)
- https://www.insectidentification.org/insects-by-type-and-region.asp? thisState=New%20Hampshire&thisType=Butterfly%20or%20Moth
- https://www.thebutterflysite.com/create-butterfly-garden.shtml (match butterfly to flower)
- http://content.yardmap.org/learn/native-flowerbeds/
Classification + Kingdoms:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/plants/activity/key.shtml Dichotomous Key basics
http://ric.edu/faculty/ptiskus/Six_Kingdoms/INdex.htm Kingdom basics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKwOlAqQoLk Video lesson on Classification into the 8 levels
classification song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnF_UdPbJZ0
http://www.ric.edu/faculty/ptiskus/Six_Kingdoms/Index.htm
7th grade web links:
These links are used in class as we work on our curriculum or are provided as additional resource for students who are interested in a topic and would like to explore it more. Links are generally in order with our topics for the year.
Observations, Inference, Metrics:
http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/meas.cgi?A1=s&A2=1&A3=2 centimeter metric measure practice
http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-3/compare-and-convert-metric-units-of-length converting and comparing metric units interactive
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic-group/measuring Great measuring practice
Plants:
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artoct08/bj-peru.html Alstroemeria flower
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LICDb8nM5rs Time Lapse tomato plants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgDZBqTuUuE Time Lapse plants growing, flowers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_etyEdu9fQ Bee pollination
http://www.neok12.com/Pollination.htm Pollination Videos, Flower parts and pollinator review games
Scientific Naming:
http://www.easttennesseewildflowers.com/Scientific_name_meanings.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_and_Greek_words_commonly_used_in_systematic_names
http://sbpoley.home.xs4all.nl/ukrb/scientific_names.html
Microscopes:
http://www.microscope-microscope.org/basic/microscope-history.htm History of lenses and the lead up to the microscope
http://www.kidsbiology.com/biology_basics/cells_tissues_organs/cell_history_discovery3.php History of the microscope and how it works video
Cells and Cell Parts:
http://www.ducksters.com/science/the_cell.php Basic cell info and jobs of cell parts
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/cell_main.html This is the start page to cells, click the links on the right to learn about specific cell parts
http://www.edu.pe.ca/gray/class_pages/rcfleming/cells/notes.htm structure and function of cell parts
Other cell parts resources:
http://www.neok12.com/Cell-Structures.htm a great site with links to videos, games, and pages to practice cell parts
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/health/anatomy/cell/index.htm Visual interactive and quiz yourself options
https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cells/scale/ Cell size comparison (zoom with scroll bar below picture)
http://www.cellsalive.com/howbig.htm How big are cells -animation
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/asset/tdc02_vid_singlecell/ Uni vs Multi cellular and cell basics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuJqqiATlqw Cell Theory Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bDpYZsC8mQ Bill Nye Cells
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFuEo2ccTPA Cool computer Animation of cells
Photosynthesis and Respiration:
Photosynthesis Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prFaSe3s9e0
Photosynthesis diagram analysis: http://www.tv411.org/science/tv411-whats-cooking/photosynthesis-science-lesson/activity/1/1
PBS interactive (do cycle, atomic shuffle, and puzzlers links): https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/methuselah/phot_nf.html
Photosynthesis Song by They Might be Giants: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgYPeeABoUs&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgYPeeABoUs&feature=related&noredirect=1 photosynthesis song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDwUVpOEoE4 Mr. Parr photosynthesis song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMgCziQgrus Thief song
Advanced photosynthesis details: https://media.hhmi.org/biointeractive/click/photosynthesis/
Exceeds: A - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwymX2LxnQs
B - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFaBpVoQD4E
C - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co0JdqUlycg
Respiration Thief song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMgCziQgrus&feature=related
Genetics
https://www.23andme.com/gen101/genes/ great videos on basic genetics and dna
http://www.genomicseducation.ca/prenatal_case/chromosomes.htm chromosome basics sexual reproduction
Understanding Chromosomes and Karyotypes extra credit: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/traits/
Selective Breeding -
http://sciencecourseware.org/vcise/drosophila/ Selective breeding of fruit flies interactive site
http://mnzoo.org/games/matchmaker/ Zoo Tiger breeding interactive
Cow breed info:
http://www.angelfire.com/la3/iluvmoomoocows/cowbreeds.html
http://www.raw-milk-facts.com/dairy_cow_breeds.html
Natural Selection
http://www.science20.com/adaptive_complexity/evolution_detail_grants_study_darwins_finches Summary of an interview with the Grants
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/07/060714-evolution.html Another challenge for those finches
http://bio.wcupa.edu/biology/biohtml/darwin-game/darwin.swf fun game!!
http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/lsps07_int_buildafish/ design a fish with useful adaptations
http://www.similarsites.com/goto/biologyinmotion.com runs through a simulation with mutations and natural selection for blue creatures
http://science.discovery.com/games-and-interactives/charles-darwin-game.htm Will your creature survive or die in this cruel wild world?
http://www.cccturtle.org/ Sea Turtle Information
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/animals/reptiles-animals/turtles-and-tortoises 'turtle and tortoise' videos about sea turtles
http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/show/turtles.html DragonflyTV episode about sea turtles
http://www.nytimes.com/video/2009/11/13/science/earth/1247465671443/saving-sea-turtles-one-nest-at-a-time.html threats and help for Sea Turtles
Change over time:
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evo_02
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/history_14
Song - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuZTqLW_MN4
Mutations-
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evo_01
http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/mutations-are-the-raw-materials-of-evolution-17395346
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/news/070401_lactose
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/evolution-action.html
Limbs and Embryos
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/similarity_hs_01
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Lkac890c0
Whales-
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/stories/middle/C7a.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cn0kf8mhS4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2C-3PjNGok&feature=related
DNA -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBEtw7esmvg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh0F4FBLJRE&feature=relmfu
Human Fossil History and Living relatives -
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/humans/humankind/m.html
http://australianmuseum.net.au/Human-Evolution/
http://becominghuman.org/node/interactive-documentary
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/our-family-tree.html
Geological Time
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/geo_time_scale.html How time got its names
http://www.fossils-facts-and-finds.com/geologic_time_line.html
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.php
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mesozoic/triassic/triassic.php
http://paleobiology.si.edu/geotime/main/ (use the timeline on the top and zoom in to get to your time period)
http://www.fossilmuseum.net/GeologicalTimeMachine.htm
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/geotime/fossils.html
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/prehistoric-world/prehistoric-time-line/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/Geologictime.html (scroll down the page)
http://palaeos.com/index.html (use time links)
Life Has A History: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/intro/
Body Systems
http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/bones.html bones and skeletal system
http://kidshealth.org/kid/cancer_center/HTBW/digestive_system.html digestive system
http://kidshealth.org/kid/cancer_center/HTBW/brain.html brain and nervous system
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/videos/humanbody/circulatorysystem.html video on circulatory system
http://library.thinkquest.org/15873/zoo/digestive/animals.shtml comparing digestive systems of different animals
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/systems_main.html use the list on the right to select the body system
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/animals/life/move.htm comparing skeltal systems of different animals
Frog Dissection
http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/virtual_labs/BL_16/BL_16.html Virtual Frog Dissection
http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/art-53410/The-human-hand-is-particularly-versatile Hand Comparison
http://www.jrbarker.info/the-fascinating-world-of-frogs-frogs-vs-humans/
https://prezi.com/b_advwxaojnt/human-versus-frog-antomy/
http://animals.mom.me/differences-respiratory-systems-frogs-humans-2684.html
Populations and food chains
Rabbits and Wolves Ecosystems and Food Chain interactive APPLET:
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/rabbits/index.html
Build a Food Web Interactives: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorer/ecosystems/be_an_explorer/map/line_experiment14.swf
http://www.iknowthat.com/ScienceIllustrations/foodchains/science_desk.swf
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/plum14.sci.life.feeddingo/feed-the-dingo-an-ecosystem-game/
Populations Interactives:
https://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspView&ResourceID=261 - Estimating Population size
https://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspView&ResourceID=381 - Food Pyramid
Ecosystems
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwepecosystems.htm Nature Works
http://www.neok12.com/Ecosystems.htm Ecosystems pics, videos, lessons, games
Salt Marshes:
http://saltmarshlife.com/salt-marsh/ecology.html Salt Marsh Life / food web
http://saltmarshlife.com/
http://nsf.gov/news/special_reports/animals/ The Secret Life of Wild Animals
Pollinator Garden Links:
- https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/gardening.shtml
- https://savvygardening.com/best-bee-plants-for-pollinator-garden/
- http://www.foxleas.com/what-is-a-pollinator-garden.asp
- http://www.wmmga.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=101643&module_id=229398 - https://studleys.com/blog/perennial-pollinator-garden/ (match pollinators to flowers)
- https://www.insectidentification.org/insects-by-type-and-region.asp? thisState=New%20Hampshire&thisType=Butterfly%20or%20Moth
- https://www.thebutterflysite.com/create-butterfly-garden.shtml (match butterfly to flower)
- http://content.yardmap.org/learn/native-flowerbeds/
Classification + Kingdoms:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/plants/activity/key.shtml Dichotomous Key basics
http://ric.edu/faculty/ptiskus/Six_Kingdoms/INdex.htm Kingdom basics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKwOlAqQoLk Video lesson on Classification into the 8 levels
classification song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnF_UdPbJZ0
http://www.ric.edu/faculty/ptiskus/Six_Kingdoms/Index.htm