Ms. Johnston's Science
7th Grade Science Units
Math in Science
​A large part of science is the math that is involved in measuring experiments. In this unit we are looking at the math neccesary for measuring and coming to conclusions in science. The specific standards that you will need to know for this unit are -
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Students will be able to do metric conversions.
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Students will be use the KFMA method to properly follow formulas.
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Students will know the basic units of the metric and us measurement systems.
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Students will be able to find %error in experiments.
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Students will be able to create a line graph and read information from it.
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a. Students will be able to convert numbers to scientific notation.
b. Students will be able to convert scientific notation to the numbers they represent.
Living Things
As we are studying life science this year we need to be able to define what actually constitutes life. This unit is a look into what defines life and how we can classify it. -
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Students will be able to determine is something is living and give reasons for why it is living or not.
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Students will be able to use and label a microscope.
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Students will be able to classify organisms by their characteristics
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Students will know the different levels of classification.
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Students will be able to give the history of the cell method and the microscope.
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Students will know the parts of the cell.
Plants
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Students will be able to classify types of plants
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Students will be able to give examples of why seedless plant are important and explain how they work
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Students will be able to describe the function of roots and stems.
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Students will be able to classify plants by types and purpose of leaves.