WS/FCS 6-8 Science Curriculum Guide
WS/FCS 6-8 Science Curriculum Guide
Overview
In order to address the North Carolina Standard Course of Study (NCSCOS) for Science in middle school, WSFCS is adopting a combination of inquiry materials National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP), the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The new SCOS for Science mandates Inquiry as a major goal at each grade level, therefore WSFCS identified the best Inquiry-based materials available for our students. SEPUP materials are developed at the Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California at Berkeley. NASA Educational products are developed at the 10 NASA Research centers across the United States. The 2005 North Carolina Standard Course of Study for Science states that all students should have the ability to do scientific inquiry and have an understanding about scientific inquiry. They should demonstrate the ability to perform safe and appropriate manipulation of materials, scientific equipment and technology. The pacing guide on the following correlates NASA, DPI Units and SEPUP activities to the state objectives and lists and estimated number of class periods for each. All the adopted NASA and SEPUP modules lead students toward a mastery of process skills. Students acquire, process and interpret data. They design investigations, identifying variables and their relationships. Students construct hypotheses and experiment to test their validity. Students formulate scientific models and consider evidence and trade-offs to their decisions. Each module is correlated to the National Science Education Standards; those correlations are found in the teacher’s guide.
Ancillary Materials and Media
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has purchased a broad range of science video resources appropriate for the middle grades. These videos and teacher’s guides have been made available on North Carolina Public television and on their website. Teachers and schools have copyright permission to copy and use them in their classroom for as long as the materials are useful. SCIMAX has burned these to DVD format and is making a complete set available to each middle school’s MediaCenter and the IRC. These programs will be made available in older technology (VHS) however the schools will need to provide blank tapes. The program guides contain: an outline of the program; a complete script and sample review quiz and/or activity.
Grade 6 Modules
SEPUP Modules / NASA Modules and DPI UnitsScience and Life Issues: Ecology / Astro-Venture: Geology Training
Investigations In Earth Science: Soil / Astro-Venture: Astronomy Training
Investigations In Earth Science: Rocks and Minerals / DPI: Energy and the Universe
Energy from the Sun / DPI: Solar Sensations
Household Chemicals II / DPI: Our Unique Planet
Investigations In Earth Science: Plate Tectonics (not adopted) / DPI: Ecosystem Interactions
Investigations In Earth Science: Shaping the Earth (not adopted) / DPI: population Dynamics
DPI: Waves of Energy
Investigations In Earth Science: Earth and the Solar System (not adopted)
Grade 7 Modules
SEPUP Modules / DPI Units / NASA ModulesScience and Life Issues: My Body and Me / DPI: Human Body / Astro-Venture: Atmospheric Science Training
Science and Life Issues: Our Genes Ourselves / DPI: Weather / NASA Connect: The A-Train Express
Issues Evidence and You: Force and Motion / DPI Heredity and Genes / Rockets- Newton’s Laws of Motion
The Brain in Space
Muscles and Bones
NASA Connect: Atmospheric Detectives
Grade 8 Modules
SEPUP Modules / NASA Modules / DPI Units / NIH ModuleScience and life Issues: Evolution / Mission Geography-remote sensing / DPI Units : Chemistry of matter / Chemicals, The Environment and You
Science and life Issues: Micro-life / Mars Student Imaging Project / DPI Units: The Hydrosphere / Scientific Inquiry
Issues Evidence and You: Water / Ocean Odyssey / DPI Units: The Cell and Cell Theory
DPI Units: Evolution and Landforms
Kit Refurbishment
Starting in the fall of 2005 we will have a refurbishment meeting once each semester. The kits will also be replenished over the summer in preparation for the following school year. 2009 kit refurbishment will be slightly delayed and should be complete by the end of September 2009.
Activity Grade 6
/ Source / Module / Classes / NC Objectives Grade 6Evaluating Advertisements / SEPUP / Household Chem. 2 / 3 / 101, 1.02. 1.05, 1.06, 1.08
Exploring Chemical Interactions between Solids and Liquids / SEPUP / Household Chem. 2 / 3 / 1.01, 1.04, 1.05, 1.06, 1.08
Exploring Chemical Interactions Among Liquids / SEPUP / Household Chem. 2 / 2 / 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.05, 1.06, 1.07
Surveying Students’ Perceptions of Chemicals / SEPUP / Household Chem. 2 / 2 / 1.01, 1.02, 1.04, 1.05, 1.06, 1.07, 1.08
Investigating the Effects of Bleach / SEPUP / Household Chem. 2 / 1 / 1.06, 1.07
CAREER Start Lesson 1
Using inquiry skills / Career Start / 1 / 1.01, 1.05
Determining the Optimum Use of Bleach / SEPUP / Household Chem. 2 / 1 / 1.01, 1.06, 1.07, 1.08
Chemical Safety in the Home / SEPUP / Household Chem. 2 / 3 / 101, 1.02. 1.05, 1.06, 1.08
Product Testing; A Case Study / SEPUP / Household Chem. 2 / 2 / 1.01, 1.02, 2.03, 2.04
Designing a Household Chemical / SEPUP / Household Chem. 2 / 3 / 1.01, 1.02, 1.03,1.04,.02, 2.03, 2.04
Student-Designed Testing of Student-Designed Products / SEPUP / Household Chem. 2 / 3 / 1.01, 2.02, 2.03, 2.04
Making Evidence-Based Qualitative and Quantitative Claims / SEPUP / Household Chem. 2 / 2 / 2.04
CAREER Start Lesson 1
Using inquiry skills / Career Start / 1 / 1.01, 1.05
Investigation: Focus on this / SEPUP / Energy from the Sun / 2 / 6.01, 6.04, 6.05
Activity Grade 6 / Source / Module / Classes / NC Objectives Grade 6
Investigation: Comparing Colors / SEPUP / Energy from the Sun / 2 / 6.01, 6.04, 6.05
Investigation: Keeping Cool / SEPUP / Energy from the Sun / 2 / 6.01, 6.04, 6.05, 6.07
Investigation: Invisible Light / SEPUP / Energy from the Sun / 2 / 6.01, 6.04, 6.05, 6.07
Investigation: Ultraviolet Power / SEPUP / Energy from the Sun / 2 / 6.01, 6.04, 6.05,6.07
Investigation: Follow the Bouncing Light / SEPUP / Energy from the Sun / 2 / 6.01, 6.04, 6.05
Investigation: SUNsational Protection / SEPUP / Energy from the Sun / 1 / 6.01, 6.04, 6.05
Planet Tic-Tac-Toe / NASA / StarChild CD / 2 / 1.09, 5.01
Scavenger Hunt / NASA / StarChild CD / 1 / 1.09, 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.05, 5.06, 2.02, 2.04
The Planets and Moons of Our Solar System
/ NASA / StarChild CD / 1 / 1.09, 5.01, 5.02Where Oh where, Does that little Planet Go? And Solar System Shuffle / NASA / StarChild CD / 1 / 1.09, 5.01, 5.02
A Song for All Seasons / NASA / StarChild CD / 1 / 1.09, 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 1.09
Pair Me Up Scottie / NASA / StarChild CD / 1 / 1.09, 5.01.5.02
CAREER Start Lesson 6
Space Station Scenario / Career Start / Learn NC / 1-2 / 5.04
Solar System Shuffle / NASA / StarChild CD / 1 / 1.09, 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04
Review and Assessment / Benchmark / 2
Planet Hop / NASA / StarChild CD / 1 / 1.09, 5.01, 5.02
Activity Grade 6 / Source / Module/ Grade 6 / Classes / NC Objectives Grade 6
Moonlight Madness, or Moon Glow / NASA / StarChild CD / 1 / 1.09, 5.01
Asteroids, Meteoroids, and Comets / NASA / StarChild CD / 1 / 1.09, 5.01,5.03, 5.05
Just How Big is this Place? / NASA / StarChild CD / 2 / 1.06, 1.09
Scavenger Hunt Level 2 / NASA / StarChild CD / 1 / 1.09, 5.01, 5.05, 5.06,
Spinning Does More Than Make You Dizzy / NASA / StarChild CD / 2 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.05,
Round and Round They Go / NASA / StarChild CD / 1 / 5.01, 5.02
Universal Puzzler or Phenomenally pfun puzzle / NASA / StarChild CD / 1 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.05, 5.06
Mapping the Surface of a Planet / NASA / Mars Bound / 4 / 3.02, 6.05
Talking It Over: The Miracle Fish / SEPUP / Ecology / 2 / 7.06
Project: Introduced Species / SEPUP / Ecology / 4 / 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.04, 7.05
Laboratory: Observing Organisms / SEPUP / Ecology / 2 / 7.01, 7.02
Investigation: Classifying Animals / SEPUP / Ecology / 2 / 7.01
Investigation: People, Birds and Bats / SEPUP / Ecology / 1 / 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.04
Investigation: Ups and Downs / SEPUP / Ecology / 1 / 1.01, 1.02, 1.05, 1.06
Laboratory: Coughing Up Clues / SEPUP / Ecology / 3 / 7.01,7.03 7.04
Reading: Eating for Energy / SEPUP / Ecology / 1 / 7.01,7.04
Laboratory: Nature’s Recyclers / SEPUP / Ecology / 2 / 7.0
Laboratory: A Producer’s Source of Energy / SEPUP / Ecology / 3 / 7.01, 7.02, 7.03
Activity Grade 6 / Source / Module/ Grade 6 / Classes / NC Objectives Grade 6
Laboratory: The Cells of Producers / SEPUP / Ecology / 2 / 7.01
Laboratory: A Suitable Habitat / SEPUP / Ecology / 3 / 7.02
Modeling: Clam Catch / SEPUP / Ecology / 3 / 1.07
Reading: Is There Room for One More? / SEPUP / Ecology / 1 / 7.02
Assessment and Review / Benchmark / Learn NC / 2
Field Study: Taking A Look Outside / SEPUP / Ecology / 2 / 7.01, 7.02
Talking It Over: Too Many Mussels / SEPUP / Ecology / 1 / 7.05, 7.06
Project: Presenting the Facts / SEPUP / Ecology / 2 / 1.08
CAREER Start Lesson 10
Ecotourism in the Outer Banks / Career Start / Learn NC / 2 / 7.01, 7.05
Investigation: Into the Field / SEPUP / IIES / 2 / 1.07,
Laboratory: Mother’s Day Dilemma / SEPUP / IIES / 1 / 3.04,
Problem Solving: Diamond Data / SEPUP / IIES / 1 / 3.04
Reading: Buying Minerals / SEPUP / IIES / 1 / 3.04, 3.06
Modeling: Forming Minerals / SEPUP / IIES / 2 / 3.01, 3.04
Laboratory: More Minerals / SEPUP / IIES / 2 / 3.04
CAREER Start Lesson :You are an Earthworm / Career Start / Learn NC / 1-2 / 3.04
Talking it Over: Every Rock Tells a Story / SEPUP / IIES / 1 / 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.04
Laboratory: Rocks at Roughpoint / SEPUP / IIES / 2 / 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.04
Investigation: Growing Pains / SEPUP / IIES / 2 / 3.05
Laboratory: Studying Soils / SEPUP / IIES / 2 / 3.04, 3.05, 3.06
Activity Grade 6 / Source / Module / Classes / NC Objectives Grade 6
Investigation: Water, Everywhere / SEPUP / IIES / 2 / 3.04
Modeling: Traveling on the Water Cycle / SEPUP / IIES / 2 / 3.05, 3.06, 4.01
Reading: Earth’s Water / SEPUP / IIES / 2 / 3.04, 3.06
Modeling: Marsh Models / SEPUP / IIES / 2 / 3.01, 3.04, 7.02, 7.03
Laboratory: Rocks on the Move / SEPUP / IIES / 3 / 3.05, 3.06
Laboratory: Water on the move / SEPUP / IIES / 2 / 3.05, 3.06
Reading: Here today, There Tomorrow / SEPUP / IIES / 2 / 2.03
Project: Where Should It be Built? / SEPUP / IIES / 3 / 3.05, 4.01, 7.02, 7.04
CAREER Start Lesson
Chuck Yeager Research Activity / Career Start / Learn NC / 1 / 2.02
Astroventure Lesson 1 / NASA / AstroVenture / 2 / 3.01, 3.04
Astroventure Planet Comparison / NASA / AstroVenture / 1 / 3.01, 3.04
What is Astrobiology / NASA / AstroVenture / 1 / 3.01, 3.04
CAREER Start Lesson
NASA Spin-offs / Career Start / Learn NC / 1-2 / 5.04, 5.06
Human Requirements for Space Flight / NASA / AstroVenture / 2 / 3.01, 3.04
Star Types Astroventure Journal Entry / NASA / AstroVenture / 2 / 3.01, 3.04
Astronomy Training role play (Computer session) / NASA / Astroventure / 3 / 1.08, 2.03, 5.01, 5.02, 5.04
Activity Grade 6 / Source / Module / Classes / NC Objectives Grade 6
States of Matter / NASA / Astroventure / 2 / 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 1.06, 1.07, 1.08, 2.03, 5.01, 5.02, 5.04
Review + Assessment / Benchmark / 2
Measuring Temperature / NASA / Astroventure / 1 / 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 1.06, 1.07, 1.08, 2.03, 5.01, 5.02, 5.04
Star Systems / NASA / Astroventure / 2 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.04
Mass and Gravity / NASA / Astroventure / 2 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.04
Planetary Distance / NASA / Astroventure / 2 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.04
Solar System Illustration Activity / NASA / Astroventure / 2 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.04
Planetary Temperature As a System / NASA / Astroventure / 2 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.04
Star Cards Activity / NASA / Astroventure / 1 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.04
Habitable Zone Reading / NASA / Astroventure / 1 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.04
What Make the Sun so Great? / NASA / Astroventure / 2 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.04
CAREER Start Lesson
Energy Concepts and Careers / Career Start / Learn NC / 2 / 6.04
Atmosphere and Temperature / NASA / Astroventure / 3 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.04
Atmospheric Mass / NASA / Astroventure / 2 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.04
Disrupting the System / NASA / Astroventure / 3-4 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.04
Astronomy Training role play / NASA / Astroventure / 2 / 1.07,
Activity Grade 6 / Source / Module / Classes / NC Objectives Grade 6
The Case of the Shakey Quake / NASA / SciFiles / 8 / 3.01, 3.04
Plants in Space / NASA / Plants module / 6 / 4.02, 4.03, 4.04, 4.05
Astro Journal Lesson 1 Geology / NASA / Astroventure / 1 / 3.01,3.02, 3.03, 3.04,
Temperature, Pressure, and the Earth / NASA / Astroventure / 4-6 / 3.01,3.02, 3.03, 3.04,
Density / NASA / Astroventure / 4-6 / 3.01,3.02, 3.03, 3.04,
Convection and the Earth / NASA / Astroventure / 4-6 / 3.01,3.02, 3.03, 3.04,
Plate Tectonics and Volcanism / NASA / Astroventure / 4 / 3.01,3.02, 3.03, 3.04,
The Carbon Cycle and Life / NASA / Astroventure / 4 / 3.01,3.02, 3.03, 3.04,
Magnetic Fields and Life / NASA / Astroventure / 4 / 3.01,3.02, 3.03, 3.04,
Geology Conclusion / NASA / Astroventure / 4 / 3.01,3.02, 3.03, 3.04,
Science Content Vocabulary Grade 6
Evidence / characteristics of rock / day/year / RadiationInference / minerals / eclipses / Energy transfer
Variables / horizon profile / solar storms / Frequency
Artifact / infiltration / tides / Amplitude
Technique / energy flowing through a system / NASA / Sound through different substances
soil / photosynthesis / History of space exploration / Qualitative
Ecosystem / producers / Technologies to explore space / Quantitative
Control group / consumers / Apollo missions / Absorption
Predictions / sun / Space shuttle / Scattering
Crustal plate movement / planets / International space station / Color perception
Folding and faulting / moons / Future goals / Form and function of the eye
Deposition / asteroids / Galaxy / Conduction,
Volcanic activity / meteors / Size / Expansion
Earthquakes / comets / Uniqueness of earth / Contraction
layers of the earth / phases / Spin-offs / Coexistence
rock cycle / seasons / Convection / Cooperation
Competition / Symbiosis / Mutual dependence / Light
Temperature range / Overpopulation / Natural selection / Adaptation
Resource availability / Waste disposal / Food supplies / Transportation
Socio-economic pattern / seismograph / Richter scale
Activity Grade 7
/ Source / Module / Classes / NC Objectives Grade 7Career Start: Careers in Science / Career Start / Learn NC / 1 / 1.09
Talking It Over: Choosing a Safe Vehicle / SEPUP / Force and Motion / 2 / 6.01, 6.02
Laboratory: Measuring Speed / SEPUP / Force and Motion / 2 / 6.01, 6.03, 6.05
Investigation: Graphing Speed / SEPUP / Force and Motion / 2 / 6.01, 6.02, 6.04, 6.05
Laboratory: Braking Distance / SEPUP / Force and Motion / 2 / 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.04
Problem Solving: Stopping on the Road / SEPUP / Force and Motion / 2 / 6.03, 6.04, 6.05
Reading: Everyday Friction / SEPUP / Force and Motion / 2 / 6.03, 6.05
Career Start Wheelin’ Fun / Career Start / Learn NC / 2 / 6.03, 6.05
Laboratory: Force and Mass / SEPUP / Force and Motion / 2 / 6.03, 6.04, 6.05
Laboratory: Force and Acceleration / SEPUP / Force and Motion / 2 / 6.03, 6.04, 6.05
Laboratory: The Net Force Challenge / SEPUP / Force and Motion / 2 / 6.03, 6.04, 6.05
Reading: Decelerating Safely / SEPUP / Force and Motion / 2 / 6.03, 6.04, 6.05
Investigation: Crash Testing / SEPUP / Force and Motion / 2 / 6.03, 6.04, 6.05, 6.06
Laboratory: Mass and Cornering / SEPUP / Force and Motion / 2 / 6.03, 6.04, 6.05, 6.06
Laboratory: The Law of Inertia / SEPUP / Force and Motion / 2 / 6.03, 6.05, 6.06
Laboratory: Rollover Comparison / SEPUP / Force and Motion / 2 / 6.03, 6.04, 6.05, 6.06
Activity Grade 7
/ Source / Module / Classes / NC Objectives Grade 7Talking It Over: Fatal Accidents / SEPUP / Force and Motion / 3 / 6.03, 6.04, 6.05, 6.06
Role Play: Legal Solution / SEPUP / Force and Motion / 4 / 6.03, 6.04, 6.05, 6.06
Pop Can Hero Engine / NASA / Rockets / 1 / 6.03, 6.04, 6.05
Rocket Racer / NASA / Rockets / 1-2 / 6.03, 6.05, 6.06
3-2-1 Pop! / NASA / Rockets / 1 / 6.03
CAREER Start Building a Catapault / Career Start / Learn NC / 2 / 6.02
Antacid Tablet Race / NASA / Rockets / 1-2 / 6.03
Paper Rockets / NASA / Rockets / 1 / 6.03, 6.05
Newton Car / NASA / Rockets / 1 / 6.03, 6.05
Balloon Staging / NASA / Rockets / 1 / 6.06
Rocket Transportation / NASA / Rockets / 1 / 6.03, 6.05, 6.06
Altitude Tracking / NASA / Rockets / 1-2 / 1.06, 2.01, 2.03, 2.04 (Needed for PBL Project X-35 & Bottle Rocket)
Bottle Rocket / NASA / Rockets / 1-2 / 6.03, 6.05
Project X-35 (PBL) / NASA / Rockets / 9-10 / , 6.03, 6.05, 6.06
Review and Assessment / Benchmark / 2
Solving Problems: Save Fred! / SEPUP / My Body+Me / 1-2 / 1.08
The Pellegra Story / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 2 / 3.1, 3.3
Testing Medicines: A Clinical Trial / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 3 / 3.1, 3.3
Testing Medicines Scientifically / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 1 / 3.3
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Activity Grade 7
/ Source / Module / Classes / NC Objectives Grade 7Can You Feel the Difference? / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 1 / 1.08
Finding the Nerve / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 1 / 4.01
Human Variation / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 2 / 4.01
Studying People / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 1 / 1.02
Data Toss / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 3 / 1.08
Evaluating Clinical Trials / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 2-3 / 1.05
Sick Day / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 1 / 1.04
CAREER Start Muscles and Bones / Career Start / Learn NC / 2 / 4.01, 4.02
What’s Happening Inside / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 3 / 4.01, 4.03
Living with Your Liver / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 1 / 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 4.04
Breakdown / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 2 / 4.01, 4.02, 4.03
An Absorbing Tale / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 1 / 4.01, 4.02, 4.03
CAREER Start Breathe in Breathe out / Career Start / Learn NC / 2 / 4.08
Balancing Act / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 2-3 / 4.02
Gas Exchange / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 2 / 4.02
The Circulation Game / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 1-2 / 1.07, 4.01, 4.02, 4.04,
Heart-ily Fit / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 1 / 4.01, 4.05, 4.08
Great-Aunt Lily’s Will / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 1 / 4.02, 4.08
Assessment + Review / Benchmark / 2
Activity Grade 7
/ Source / Module / Classes / NC Objectives Grade 7Inside a Pump / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 1 / 1.07, 4.01, 4.02, 4.03
The Heart- A Muscle / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 1-2 / 1.06, 1.07, 4.04
Heart Parts / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 1 / 4.01, 4.02
Round and Round / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 2 / 1.07, 4.01
Healing the Heart / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 1 / 1.10, 2.02, 4.08
Heart Sounds / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 1-2 / 4.02, 4.03, 4.04, 4.05
The Pressure’s On / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 1 / 4.03, 4.04, 4.05
Heart Problems / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 1 / 4.03, 4.04, 4.08
Project: Helping Hearts / SEPUP / My Body and Me / 2+ / 4.05, 4.08
CAREER Start Lesson Strawberry DNA / Career Start / Learn NC / 2 / 1.09
Investigating Human Traits / SEPUP / Our Genes, Ourselves / 2 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04
Plants Have Genes Too / SEPUP / Our Genes, Ourselves / 1 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.03,
Joe’s Dilemma / SEPUP / Our Genes, Ourselves / 2 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.05, 5.06
Copycat / SEPUP / Our Genes, Ourselves / 1 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.06
Creature Features / SEPUP / Our Genes, Ourselves / 2 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.06
Gene Combo / SEPUP / Our Genes, Ourselves / 2 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.06
Mendel, First Geneticist / SEPUP / Our Genes, Ourselves / 1 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.06
Gene Squares / SEPUP / Our Genes, Ourselves / 3 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.06
Activity Grade 7
/ Source / Module / Classes / NC Objectives Grade 7Creature Features / SEPUP / Our Genes, Ourselves / 2 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.06
Gene Combo / SEPUP / Our Genes, Ourselves / 2 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.06
Mendel, First Geneticist / SEPUP / Our Genes, Ourselves / 1 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.06
Gene Squares / SEPUP / Our Genes, Ourselves / 3 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.06
Analyzing Genetic Data / SEPUP / Our Genes, Ourselves / 1 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04
Show Me the Genes! / SEPUP / Our Genes, Ourselves / 2 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04
Nature and Nurture / SEPUP / Our Genes, Ourselves / 2 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04
Breeding Critters – More Traits / SEPUP / Our Genes, Ourselves / 2 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04
Patterns in Pedigrees / SEPUP / Our Genes, Ourselves / 2 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04
What Would You Do? / SEPUP / Our Genes, Ourselves / 1 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.05, 5.06
Searching for the Lost Children / SEPUP / Our Genes, Ourselves / 1 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.06
Evidence from DNA / SEPUP / Our Genes, Ourselves / 2 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.06
Finding the Lost Children / SEPUP / Our Genes, Ourselves / 1 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.06
Should We? / SEPUP / Our Genes, Ourselves / 1 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.06
Designer Genes in a Designer World Activity 1 / NASA / 2 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04
Review and Assessment / Benchmark / 2
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Activity Grade 7
/ Source / Module / Classes / NC Objectives Grade 7Designer Genes in a Designer World Activity 3 / NASA / 1 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04
Review and Assessment / SCIMAX / 2 / 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.05, 5.06
CAREER Start Watching the Weather / Career Start / Learn NC / 2 / 1.05, 3.05
Atmospheric Science Training / NASA / AstroVenture Atmosphere / 2 / 3.01, 3.02, 3.03
Building Blocks of Matter / NASA / AstroVenture Atmosphere / 1 / 3.01
Greenhouse Gases / NASA / AstroVenture Atmosphere / 2 / 3.01, 3.02, 3.03
The Flow of Matter / NASA / AstroVenture Atmosphere / 2 / 3.01
Oxygen, Oxidation and Combustion / NASA / AstroVenture Atmosphere / 2 / 3.01, 3.02
Stratospheric Ozone and Ultraviolet Light / NASA / AstroVenture Atmosphere / 3 / 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.04
Nitrogen: The Effects from Properties Versus Amount / NASA / AstroVenture Atmosphere / 2 / 3.01, 3.02, 3.03
Atmospheric Science Conclusion / NASA / AstroVenture Atmosphere / 1 / 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.04
The Case of the Phenomenal Weather / NASA / SciFiles / 6 / 3.05, 3.06
Atmospheric Detectives / NASA / NASA Connect / 5 / 3.03, 3.05, 3.06
CAREER Start LessonHurricane Response / Career Start / Learn NC / 2 / 3.05, 3.06
Blow Me Down (Optional) / CERTL / Grade 7 / 5 / 3.03, 3.05, 3.06
Pitch, Roll, and Yaw / NASA / The Brain in Space / 4.01, 4.02, 4.04, 4.05, 4.08
Activity Grade 7
/ Source / Module / Classes / NC Objectives Grade 7Building a Magic Carpet / NASA / The Brain in Space / 1 / 4.01, 4.02, 4.04, 4.05, 4.08
Escher Staircase / NASA / The Brain in Space / 1 / 4.01, 4.02, 4.04, 4.05, 4.08
Measuring Blood Pressure in Space / NASA / The Brain in Space / 1 / 4.01, 4.02, 4.04, 4.05, 4.08
Changing Body Positions / NASA / The Brain in Space / 1 / 4.01, 4.02, 4.04, 4.05, 4.08
Baroceptor Reflex Role Play / NASA / The Brain in Space / 1 / 4.01, 4.02, 4.04, 4.05, 4.08
Geophysical Light/Dark Cycle / NASA / The Brain in Space / 1 / 4.01, 4.02, 4.04, 4.05, 4.08
How Quick are your Responses? / NASA / The Brain in Space / 1 / 4.01, 4.02, 4.04, 4.05, 4.08
Measuring Your Breathing Frequency at Rest / NASA / The Brain in Space / 1 / 4.01, 4.02, 4.04, 4.05, 4.08
How Long Can You Hold Your Breath? / NASA / The Brain in Space / 1 / 4.01, 4.02, 4.04, 4.05, 4.08
Raising the Level of Carbon Dioxide in Your Blood / NASA / The Brain in Space / 1 / 4.01, 4.02, 4.04, 4.05, 4.08
The Shape of Things / NASA / Muscles and Bones / 1 / 4.01, 4.02, 4.04, 4.05, 4.08
From the Outside In / NASA / Muscles and Bones / 1 / 4.01, 4.02, 4.04, 4.05, 4.08
Hollow or Solid / NASA / Muscles and Bones / 1 / 4.01, 4.02, 4.04, 4.05, 4.08
Activity Grade 7