AMSTI-7TH GRADE
Life SCIENCE
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MODULE 1-- 3rd 9-Weeks
Investigating Biodiversity and Interdependence
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Lesson 1
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What are Organisms?
1.1 Describing and Naming Organisms
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Lesson 2
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The WOWBug: Getting a Closer Look
2.1 Corralling Your WOWBug
2.2 Preparing a Dry-Mount Slide To View WOWBug Grooming Behavior
2.3 Preparing Scientific Drawings of the WOWBug
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Lesson 3
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Investigating Lumbriculus
3.1 Drawing and Measuring a Blackworm
3.2 Determining the Pulse Rate of a Blackworm
3.3 Investigating Regeneration of Blackworms
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Lesson 4
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Creating Your Own Pond
4.1 Constructing Your Pond
4.2 Observing Your Pond
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Lesson 5
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Exploring Cells
5.1 Observing, Drawing, and Measuring an Algal Cell
5.2 Observing, Drawing, and Measuring an Onion Leaf Cell
5.3 Observing, Drawing, and Measuring an Elodea Leaf Cell
5.4 Exploring Animal Cells
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Lesson 6
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Exploring Microorganisms
6.1 Exploring Living Protists
6.2 Observing and Drawing Protists From Prepared Slides
6.3 Creating a Protist Cartoon
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Lesson 7
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Exploration Activity: Vertebrates and Their Habitats
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Lesson 8
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Revisiting Your Pond:
8.1 Observing and Drawing My Pond and Its Microbes
8.2 Determining the Average Daily Increase in the Number of Lemna Fronds
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Lesson 9
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Lesson at a Glance:
9.1 Preparing a Scientific Drawing of a Daphnia
9.2 Exploring the Effect of Alcohol and Cola Solutions on the Heart Rate of a Daphnia
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Lesson 10
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Exploring the Hydra
10.1 Observing and Sketching a Hydra
10.2 Feeding the Hydra
10.3 Sketching a Budding Hydra
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Lesson 11
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Investigating Fungi I- The Molds
11.1 Comparing Mold Formation on Two Types of Bread
11.2 Creating and Observing a Fungal Garden
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Lesson 12
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Investigating Fungi II- Yeast
12.1 Exploring Yeast Cell Activity
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Lesson 13 |
Organizing Living Things-- An Assessment
13.1 Making a Venn Diagram
13.2 Creating a Venn Diagram for Three Organisms
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Studying The Development and Reproduction of Organisms
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Lesson 1
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What Are Organisms?
1.1 Describing and Naming Organisms
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Lesson 2 |
Wisconsin Fast Plants: Beginning the Cycle
2.1 Preparing Your Growing System
2.2 Preparing Your Nutrient Solution
2.3 Sowing the Fast Plant Seeds
2.4 Observing the Germination and Development of Corn and Bean Seeds
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Lesson 3
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Exploring Cells
3.1 Observing, Drawing, and Measuring an Algal Cell
3.2 Observing, Drawing, and Measuring Elodea Leaf Cells
3.3 Exploring: Animal Cells
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Lesson 4
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The Cabbage White--From Egg to Butterfly
4.1 Observing and Measuring a Cabbage White Butterfly Egg and Larva
4.2 Food Preferences of a Cabbage White Butterfly Larva
4.3 Exploring Food Color Preferences of the Cabbage White Butterfly
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Lesson 5
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Cell Division: Multiplying by Dividing
5.1 Simulating Interphase, Mitosis and Cytokinesis
5.2 Creating a Model of Interphase and the Stages of Mitosis
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Lesson 6
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Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
6.1 Dissecting a Perfect Flower
6.2 Pollinating the Fast Plant Flowers
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Lesson 7
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Exploration Activity: Endangered Species
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Lesson 8
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Leaf Structure and Transpiration
8.1 Observing and Drawing a Stomatal Unit From the Epidermis of a Lettuce Leaf
8.2 Preparing a Model of a Stomatal Unit
8.3 Exploring Transpiration in Wisconsin Fast Plants
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Lesson 9
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The Next Generation: Part I:
9.1 Harvesting Your Seeds
9.2 Preparing Fast Plant Seeds for Germination
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Lesson 10 |
The Next Generation: Part II
10.1 Observing the New Sprouts
10.2 Making It More Personal
10.3 Introducing Clyde and Claire
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Lesson 11 |
The Key to Organisms-An Assessment
11.1 Creating Dichotomous Keys
11.2 Creating a Dichotomous Key for 13 Organisms
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Part 3 Assessment
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Module 2-- -- Fourth 9-weeks
Human Body Systems
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Investigating Digestion and Motion |
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Lesson 1 |
Human Body Systems- A Preassessment
1.1 Human Body Mapping
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Lesson 2 |
Moving Through the Digestive Tract
Inquiry 2.1 Moving Right Along
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Lesson 3 |
Exploring Carbohydrates
Inquiry 3.1 Testing Foods for Sugar and Starch
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Lesson 4 |
Digestion in the Mouth
Inquiry 4.1 Exploring Chemical Digestion in the Mouth
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Lesson 5 |
Digestion in the Stomach
Inquiry 5.1 Exploring Chemical Digestion in the Stomach
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Lesson 6 |
Diffusion and Active Transport
Inquiry 6.1 Spreading Out and Through
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Lesson 7 |
Surface Area and Absorption
Inquiry 7.1 Increasing the Surface Area of a Clay Cube
Inquiry 7.2 Modeling the Inside Surface of the Small Intestine
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Lesson 8 |
The Digestive System-- An Assessment |
Lesson 9 |
Anchor Activity- Food Choices and Energy |
Lesson 10 |
The Musculoskeletal System- An Overview
Inquiry 10.1 Winging It
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Lesson 11
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Joints and Movement
Inquiry 11.1 Exploring Joints with Models
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Lesson 12 |
Muscle Size and Strength
Inquiry 12.1 Investigating Muscle Size and Strength
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Lesson 13 |
Exploring Muscle Fatigue
Inquiry 13.1 Working Against Fatigue
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Lesson 14 |
The Body in Balance
Inquiry 14.1 Maintaining a Balance
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Lesson 15 |
Final Assessment--Digestive and Musculoskeletal Systems
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Exploring Respiration and Circulation |
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Lesson 1 |
Human Body Systems--A Pre-Assessment
1.1 Human Body Mapping
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Lesson 2 |
Assessing Breathing Models
2.1 Assessing the Syringe Model of Breathing
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Lesson 3 |
How Much Air Can You Exhale?
3.1 Measuring How Much Air You Can Exhale
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Lesson 4 |
Recipe for Energy---Cellular Respiration
4.1 Investigating Cellular Respiration
4.2 Using a Model to Show Evidence of a Waste Product of Cellular Respiration
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Lesson 5 |
Releasing Energy From Food
5.1 Comparing the Energy Released by Marshmallows and Sunflower Seeds
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Lesson 6 |
The Respiratory System--Assessment
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Lesson 7 |
Exploring Activity--Diseases and Health Careers
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Lesson 8 |
The Pumping Heart
8.1 Analyzing the Siphon-Pump Heart Model
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Lesson 9 |
Factors Affecting Heart Rate
9.1 Exploring Factors That Affect Heart Rate
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Lesson10 |
The Heart Meets Resistance
10.1 Feeling the Pressure
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Lesson 11 |
Final Assessment--Exploring Respiration and Circulation
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