2012-2013 Curriculum Map Science 7-Tolland Middle School October November December January August/September 22 Days 21 Days 18 Days 14 Days 21 Days Unit: Earth Matters Mapping Erosion & Deposition Journey back in time Rotation Inside Earth & Earth’s Changing Constructive/Destructive forces project continued Revolution Surface Texts Force of moving water Begin by Dec 10th Unit: Chapter 1 (Sect. Lab Safety/Rules Ring of Fire Glaciers Astronomy 2 & 4) Constructive/destructive forces Types of rocks, Astronomy Text Moon phases Layers of the earth minerals Wind Chapter 1 (Sect. 1) Eclipses Conduction/convection in Earth Rock cycle Fossils & CT Seasons Tides Pangaea/Continental drift Landforms/topo maps CT rock ages Earth’s moon Sea floor spreading Chemical/mechanical Geologic Time Chapter 2 (Sect. No School Dec 24- Earthquakes/Faults Weathering 1) Benchmark Test Window Nov Jan 1, 2013 Plate tectonics Solar system Post to MM by 28 Nov 12 Landforms/Constructive/Destructive Journey back in time Forces project Volcanoes February March April May June 20 Days 17 Days 22 Days 10 Days 18 Days Inertia Comets, asteroids meteors Organic molecules Embedded Lab: Feel the Beat Evidence of evolution Gravity Conditions for life Importance of water (cont) Chapter 3 (Sect. 5) Diffusion & osmosis Assessment Window May 6-10th Benchmark Test Benchmark Test Window Big bang theory Post to MM by 5/17/13 Window Part 2 June Part 1 Feb 11-15th Replication of DNA Benchmark Test Window Post to MM by 2/22/13 Part 1 April 8-12th Benchmark Test Window Chapter 3 (Sect. 1, 2, 3 & 4) Post to MM by 6/14/13 Post to MM by 4/26/13 Part 2 Mar 11-15th Gregor Mendel Chapter 2 (Sect. 2, 3 4, Post to MM by 3/22/13 Punnett squares Genetic Engineering Chapter 2 (Sect. 2 & 3) 5 & 6) Probability Debate Respiration Brief overview of sun Unit: Cells, Heredity & Inheritance Embedded Lab: Feel the Inner planets Evolution DNA Original Last Day Beat Outer planets Cells Heredity & Biobus lab activities 6/14/13 Evolution Text Chapter 4 (Sect. 1) No School Apr 16-20 No School Feb 18-19 Chapter 1 (Sect. 2, 3 &4) Human inheritance Discovering cells Chapter 5 (Sect. 1 & 2) Salmon Release Field Trip Using a microscope Theory ’s Cell parts & functions Natural selection
2012-2013 Curriculum Map Science 7-Tolland Middle School August/September 22 Days October 21 Days November 18 Days December 14 Days January 21 Days Unit: Earth Matters Inside Earth & Earth’s Changing Surface Texts Lab Safety/Rules Constructive/destructive forces Layers of the earth Conduction/convection in Earth Pangaea/Continental drift Sea floor spreading Earthquakes/Faults Plate tectonics Landforms/Constructive/Destructive Forces Volcanoes Mapping Ring of Fire Types of rocks, minerals Rock cycle Landforms/topo maps Chemical/mechanical Weathering Erosion & Deposition Constructive/Destructive forces Force of moving water Glaciers Wind Fossils & CT CT rock ages Geologic Time Benchmark Test Window Nov Post to MM by 28 Nov 12 Journey back in time project Journey back in time project continued Begin by Dec 10th Unit: Astronomy Astronomy Text Chapter 1 (Sect. 1) Seasons No School Dec 24- Jan 1, 2013 Rotation Revolution Chapter 1 (Sect. 2 & 4) Moon phases Eclipses Tides Earth’s moon Chapter 2 (Sect. 1) Solar system February 18 Days March 20 Days April 17 Days May 22 Days June 10 Days Inertia Gravity Benchmark Test Window Part 1 Feb 11-15th Post to MM by 2/22/13 Chapter 2 (Sect. 2, 3 4, 5 & 6) Brief overview of sun Inner planets Outer planets No School Feb 18-19 Comets, asteroids meteors Conditions for life Chapter 3 (Sect. 5) Big bang theory Benchmark Test Window Part 2 Mar 11-15th Post to MM by 3/22/13 Unit: Cells, Heredity & Evolution Cells Heredity & Evolution Text Chapter 1 (Sect. 2, 3 &4) Discovering cells Using a microscope Cell parts & functions Organic molecules Importance of water Diffusion & osmosis Benchmark Test Window Part 1 April 8-12th Post to MM by 4/26/13 Chapter 2 (Sect. 2 & 3) Respiration Embedded Lab: Feel the Beat No School Apr 16-20 Salmon Release Field Trip Embedded Lab: Feel the Beat (cont) Assessment Window May 6-10th Post to MM by 5/17/13 Replication of DNA Chapter 3 (Sect. 1, 2, 3 & 4) Gregor Mendel Punnett squares Probability Inheritance DNA Biobus lab activities Chapter 4 (Sect. 1) Human inheritance Chapter 5 (Sect. 1 & 2) ’s Theory Natural selection Evidence of evolution Benchmark Test Window Part 2 June Post to MM by 6/14/13 Genetic Engineering Debate Original Last Day 6/14/13
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