7th grade science builds strong scientific thinking and goes deeper into how living things work. Students move from basic understanding to analysis, reasoning and application.

Key Topics Covered:

Classification, cells, body systems, photosynthesis, heredity and genetics, natural selection, fossils and biodiversity.

Parent Tip:

Encourage your child to question and challenge ideas. It is the key to analytical thinking.

Classify organisms and use dichotomous keys

Explain how cells, tissues and organs form body systems

Describe how photosynthesis and respiration move energy

Predict inherited traits with Punnett squares

Use fossil and anatomy evidence to explain natural selection

Plan and evaluate controlled investigations

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No.	Topic	What We Cover
01	Characteristics of Living Things	Identify what all living things share, such as cells, growth, energy use and reproduction.
02	Classification and Taxonomy	Learn why scientists classify life and use the Linnaean system from kingdom to species.
03	Scientific Naming	Understand binomial nomenclature, such as Homo sapiens, and why scientists use it worldwide.
04	Dichotomous Keys	Use and build dichotomous keys to identify organisms from observable features.
05	Cells: The Basic Unit of Life	Explain that all living things are made of cells and describe the main parts of a cell.
06	Plant and Animal Cells	Compare plant and animal cells and relate each part to its job.
07	Using Microscopes	Prepare slides, use a microscope and see how technology changed what we know about life.
08	Unicellular and Multicellular Organisms	Compare single-celled organisms, such as bacteria, with many-celled organisms.
09	From Cells to Systems	Explain how cells form tissues, organs and organ systems.
10	Quarter 1 Review	Review classification and cells. A mock test and parent report follow.

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Core Teaching (25 min)

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Guided Practice (15 min)

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Independent Practice (10 min)

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Wrap-up (5 min)

Summary, 2 take-home quizzes and a preview of the next session

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No.	Topic	What We Cover
11	The Digestive System	Trace food through the body and explain how nutrients reach cells.
12	The Circulatory and Respiratory Systems	Show how the heart, lungs and blood work together to deliver oxygen.
13	The Nervous System and Senses	Describe how senses and the brain detect and process information.
14	Photosynthesis	Model how plants use light, water and carbon dioxide to make sugar and oxygen.
15	Cellular Respiration	Explain how cells release energy from food using oxygen.
16	Plant Structure and Reproduction	Describe how structures such as flowers, fruits and seeds help plants reproduce.
17	Animal Behavior and Reproduction	Explain how behaviors such as nesting and courtship increase reproductive success.
18	Environmental and Genetic Influences on Growth	Investigate how light, food and genes together affect growth.
19	Designing Fair Experiments	Plan controlled investigations, identify variables and analyze data.
20	Quarter 2 Review	Review body systems and energy in organisms. A mock test and parent report follow.

No.	Topic	What We Cover
21	Heredity: Traits and Genes	Explain that genes carry instructions for traits passed from parents to offspring.
22	DNA and Chromosomes	Describe how DNA is organized in chromosomes and how it carries genetic information.
23	Inherited and Acquired Traits	Tell traits you are born with from traits shaped by experience.
24	Sexual and Asexual Reproduction	Compare how each type passes on genes and creates variation.
25	Punnett Squares	Predict the chances of offspring traits with dominant and recessive alleles.
26	Mutations	Explain how changes in DNA can be harmful, helpful or neutral.
27	Genetic Variation	Show how variation arises and why it matters in a population.
28	Genetic Technology and Society	Discuss selective breeding, DNA testing and genetic engineering and their ethical questions.
29	Modeling Heredity	Use models, such as bead or coin simulations, to see how traits are passed on.
30	Quarter 3 Review	Review heredity. A mock test and parent report follow.

No.	Topic	What We Cover
31	Fossil Evidence	Use fossils and rock layers as evidence of how life has changed over time.
32	Comparing Anatomy and Embryos	Compare body structures and early development to show relationships among species.
33	Natural Selection	Explain how variation and competition lead to survival of better-suited organisms.
34	Adaptation Over Generations	Use data to show how traits become more common when they improve survival.
35	Artificial Selection	Compare natural selection with selective breeding of crops and dogs.
36	Geologic Time	Place major events in Earth's history on a scale of billions of years.
37	Extinction and Biodiversity	Explain causes of extinction, such as habitat loss, and why biodiversity matters.
38	Human Impact on Biodiversity	Evaluate how human activity affects species and what we can do to help.
39	Mini Science Project	Choose a question, plan a controlled experiment and present the results.
40	Grade 7 Review and Grade 8 Readiness	Review the year's science and preview 8th grade topics. A mock test and parent report follow.

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