Science Grade 7

Chester Township Public Schools
Science Curriculum

Science - Grade 7

Science

The New Jersey Curriculum Content Standards for Science reflect "the belief that all students can and must learn enough science to assume their role as concerned citizens equipped with necessary information and decision-making skills."

The following is a list of the New Jersey Science Standards:

5.1        "All students will learn to identify systems of interacting components and understand how their interactions combine to produce the overall behavior of the system."

5.2        "All students will develop problem-solving, decision-making and inquiry skills, reflected by formulating usable questions and hypotheses, planning experiments, conducting systematic observations, interpreting and analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and communicating results."

5.3        "All students will develop an understanding of how people of various cultures have contributed to the advancement of science and technology."

5.4        "All students will develop an understanding of technology as an application of scientific principles."

5.5        "All students will integrate mathematics as a tool for problem-solving in science, and as a means of expressing and/or modeling scientific theories."

5.6        "All students will gain an understanding of the structure, characteristics, and basic needs of organisms."

5.7        "All students will investigate the diversity of life."

5.8        "All students will gain an understanding of the structure and behavior of matter."

5.9        "All students will gain an understanding of natural laws as they apply to motion, forces, and energy transformations."

5.10    "All students will gain an understanding of the structure, dynamics, and geophysical systems of the earth."

5.11    "All students will gain an understanding of the origin, evolution, and structure of the universe."

5.12    "All students will develop an understanding of the environment as a system of interdependent components affected by human activity and natural phenomena."

The Science performance standards are built upon the National Research Council's "National Science Education Standards" (1996) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Project 2061 "Benchmarks for Science Literacy" (1993).

In Science, the goal is for all students to achieve scientific literacy. The objectives and competencies included in this curriculum deal with scientific concepts and the application of those concepts within the field of science and in other fields of study.

The National Science Education Standards outline "what students should know, understand, and be able to do in the natural sciences over the course of K-12 education.

Grade 7

The Higher Order Learning curriculum provides objectives for seventh grade students.

In the Seventh Grade Science course, students apply their knowledge of science and scientific concepts to solving real world problems.

Research and Inquiry

The Research and Inquiry unit includes the history and development of science and scientists, investigation techniques, the use of instruments in science, communication of scientific concepts, and real world issues that surround science, technology, and mathematics.

Inquiry: Explore/Purposes
The learner will be able to explore the purposes for scientific inquiry, such as to verify existing theories or explore new ones through independent research (NJCCCS 5.1).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Scientific Inquiry	Analysis	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Questioning: Hypotheses/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze hypotheses within a scientific investigation (NJCCCS 5.1).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Questioning: Hypotheses	Analysis	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Explanations: Cause and Effect
The learner will be able to identify explanations of cause and effect relationships (NJCCCS 5.1).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Explanations	Knowledge	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Math & Science: Terminology/Understa
The learner will be able to understand mathematical and scientific terminology (NJCCCS 5.1).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Math & Science	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Math, Science & Tech: Use
The learner will be able to use mathematical and scientific technology (NJCCCS 5.1).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Math, Science & Technology	Application	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Math & Science: Terminology/Use
The learner will be able to use mathematical and scientific terminology (NJCCCS 5.1).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Math & Science	Application	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Questioning: Investigations
The learner will be able to identify questions that may be answered through scientific investigations (NJCCCS 5.1).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Questioning	Knowledge	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Evidence: Predictions
The learner will be able to use scientific evidence to make predictions (NJCCCS 5.1).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Evidence	Analysis	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Evidence and Explanations
The learner will be able to employ critical thinking skills to determine the relationship between evidence and explanations (NJCCCS 5.1).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Evidence and Explanations	Application	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Scientists: Methodology/Use
The learner will be able to understand that scientists use observation, experiments, and theoretical and mathematical models to formulate and test their explanations of nature (NJCCCS 5.1).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Scientists: Methodology	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Scientists: Learn From
The learner will be able to study individual scientists to learn more about inquiry, the nature of science, and the relationship between science and society (NJCCCS 5.1 and NJCCWRS 1,2,3,4,).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Scientists	Analysis	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Scientific Data: Communicate
The learner will be able to communicate scientific information (NJCCCS 5.1).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Scientific Data	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Explanations: Communicate
The learner will be able to communicate scientific explanations (NJCCCS 5.1).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Explanations	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Math & Science: Investigations/Apply
The learner will be able to use mathematics throughout scientific investigations.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Math & Science	Application	Master	Higher-Order Learning, January 1999, Grade 7

Life Science

The Life Science unit includes organism characteristics, plants and animals, and life cycles..

The Life Science unit includes organism characteristics, reproduction and heredity and life cycles.

The Life Science unit includes cells, organism, reproduction and heredity, evolution, and living systems.

Living Systems -multicellular organisms
The learner will be able to recognize that complex multicellular organisms, including humans, are composed of and defined by interactions of the following: Cells, Tissues, Organs, and Systems. (NJCCCS 5.5).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Cells		Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Cell Components
The learner will be able to compare and contrast kinds of organisms using their internal and external characteristics. (NJCCCS 5.5).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Cells: Function and Structure		Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Biological Diversity
The learner will be able to discuss how changing environmental conditions can result in evolution or extinction of a species (NJCCCS 5.5).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Evolution		Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Biological Diversity
The learner will be able to recognize that individual organisms with certain traits are more likely to survive and have offspring (NJCCCS 5.5).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Animals: Life Cycle		Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Cells: Functions
The learner will be able to recognize that cells are specialized based on their function. (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Cells: Function and Structure	Knowledge	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Food Webs: Matter and Energy
The learner will be able to understand the relationship between the conservation of matter and energy and the flow of energy through the food webs (NJCCCS 5.2,5.5).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Food Webs	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Kingdoms: Examples
The learner will be able to provide examples of the species within each kingdom (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 5.5).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Kingdoms	Application	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Kingdoms: Characteristics
The learner will be able to identify the major characteristics of each kingdom (5.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.4).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Kingdoms	Knowledge	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Diseases: Viruses
The learner will be able to explain the structure, characteristics, and life cycles of viruses (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Human: Diseases	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Plants: Compare/Contrast
The learner will be able to compare and contrast plants by structure and function including the characteristic of seedless plants and seed plants emphasizing reproduction of angiosperm vs Gymnosperm (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Plants	Analysis	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Living Things: Natural Selection
The learner will be able to analyze the theory of natural selection (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.5).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Living Things	Analysis	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Genes: Explain/Traits/Transmitted
The learner will be able to explain how the traits and characteristics of an organism are transmitted through genes (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.4).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Genes	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Plants: Function, Organization, Parts
The learner will be able to analyze how the cell structure, function, and organization of a plant relate to one another (NJCCCS 5.4).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Plants	Analysis	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Cells: Animals
The learner will be able to analyze how the cell structure, function, and organization of an animal relate to one another (NJCCCS 5.2, 5.5).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Cells: Function and Structure	Analysis	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Cells: Function and Structure
The learner will be able to associate the structures in a cell to their functions (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Cells: Function and Structure	Analysis	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Cells: Molecular Factors
The learner will be able to analyze the molecular factors, such as carbohydrates or proteins, that may affect cellular activities (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.3, 5.5).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Cells	Analysis	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Cells: Environmental Factors
The learner will be able to analyze the environmental factors, such as temperature or light, that may affect cellular activities (NJCCCS 5.1).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Cells	Analysis	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Mitosis and Meiosis: Compare/Contrast
The learner will be able to compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis (NJCCCS 5.3, 5.5).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Cells: Mitosis/Meiosis	Analysis	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Systems: Function and Structure
The learner will be able to explain how the structures and functions of tissues, organs, and systems work together (NJCCCS 5.1).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Systems	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Careers: Life Sciences
The learner will be able to explore how life science studies affect careers and real world situations (NJCCWRCS 1,5).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Careers: Life Science	Analysis	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Organisms: Functions
The learner will be able to define how organisms perform their basic life functions (NJCCCS 5.1).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Organisms	Knowledge	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Biology: Processes
The learner will be able to understand the fundamental processes of research and inquiry in biology (NJCCCS 5.1).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Biology	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Laboratory Skills: Biology
The learner will be able to demonstrate laboratory skills specific to biology including earthworm dissection. (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.5).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Laboratory & Field Skills: Life Scie	Application	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Problem Solving: Biology/Explore
The learner will be able to explore biology problems using mathematical and scientific procedures (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.2 5.3).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Problem Solving: Life Science	Analysis	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Heredity: Molecule
The learner will be able to understand the molecular basis of heredity (NJCCCS 5.4).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Heredity	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Evolution: Biological
The learner will be able to understand biological evolution (NJCCCS 5.1).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Evolution	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Organisms: Interdependence
The learner will be able to understand the interdependence of organisms (NJCCCS 5.1).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Organisms	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Living Things: Systems
The learner will be able to understand the matter, energy, and organization in the systems of living things (NJCCCS 5.1).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Living Things	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Cells: Chemical Reactions
The learner will be able to understand that chemical reactions are involved in most cell functions (NJCCCS 5.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Cells	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Cells: Food Molecules
The learner will be able to understand that cells take in food molecules which provide the chemical constituents necessary to synthesize other molecules (NJCCCS 5.1).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Cells: Energy and Food	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Heredity: DNA/Understand
The learner will be able to understand that DNA stores genetic information and is used to direct the synthesis of the thousands of proteins that each cell requires (NJCCCS 5.1).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Heredity: DNA	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Cells: Plants
The learner will be able to understand that plant cells contain chloroplasts which convert light energy to food energy. (NJCCCS 5.4).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Cells	Knowledge	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Plants: Photosynthesis
The learner will be able to understand the process of photosynthesis (NJCCCS 5.1).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Plants: Photosynthesis	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Cells: Differentiate
The learner will be able to understand that cells can differentiate (NJCCCS 5.1).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Cells	Knowledge	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Cells: Differentiate/Multicellular
The learner will be able to understand that a highly organized arrangement of differentiated cells forms multicellular organisms (NJCCCS 5.1).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Cells: Single and Multiple	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Heredity: DNA/Chemical/Structural
The learner will be able to understand that the properties of DNA, both chemical and structural, explain how the genetic information is both encoded in genes and replicated NJCCCS 5.1, 5.3 5.5,).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Heredity: DNA	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Heredity: DNA/Chromosome
The learner will be able to understand that a single chromosome is formed by a DNA molecule (NJCCCS 5.4).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Heredity: DNA	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Evolution: Plants/Animals/Microorganisms
The learner will be able to understand that all species of plants, animals, and microorganisms are related by descent from common ancestors (NJCCCS 5.1).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Evolution	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Organisms: Classification
The learner will be able to understand that the classification of the biological system is based on the relationship of all living organisms (NJCCCS 5.2).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Organisms: Characteristics	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Living Systems
The learner will be able to understand that in order to maintain chemical and physical organization, living systems must have continual energy input (NJCCCS 5.2).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Living Systems	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Living Things: Energy/Sun
The learner will be able to understand that living things need energy from the sun (NJCCCS 5.2).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Living Things: Energy	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Plants: Energy
The learner will be able to understand that plants absorb the sunlight and use the light to form chemical bonds between the atoms of organic molecules (NJCCCS 5.1).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Plants	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Organisms: Behavior/Stimuli
The learner will be able to understand that an organism's behavior will change with internal and external stimuli (NJCCCS 5.2).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Organisms: Behavior	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Living Things: Behavior
The learner will be able to understand that behavior is a response to an internal or environmental stimulus (NJCCCS 5.5).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Living Things: Behavior	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Living Things: Behavior and Response
The learner will be able to understand that a behavioral response requires internal coordination and communication (NJCCCS 5.5).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Living Things: Behavior	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Living Things: Behavior and Environment
The learner will be able to understand that a living thing evolves through its adaptation to the environment. For example, the way a species moves or gathers food is often based on its evolutionary history (NJCCCS 5.5).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Living Things: Behavior	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Ecosystems: Producers
The learner will be able to understand that the producers in an ecosystem make their own food (NJCCCS 5.5).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Ecosystems: Consumer/Decomposer/Producer	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Ecosystems: Decomposers
The learner will be able to understand that the decomposers in an ecosystem use waste materials and dead organisms for food (NJCCCS 5.5).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Ecosystems: Consumer/Decomposer/Producer	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Ecosystems: Energy Sources/Understand
The learner will be able to understand that the major source of energy for an ecosystem is sunlight (NJCCCS 5.5).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Ecosystems: Energy Sources	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Hazards: Biological/Risks
The learner will be able to understand the risks associated with biological hazards: pollen, viruses, bacterial and the characteristics of non vs pathogenic uses of genetic engineering. as well as bacterial vs viral diseases (NJCCCS 5.4).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Hazards	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Ecosystems: Energy/Matter/Explain
The learner will be able to explain how matter and energy flow through an ecosystem, such as through photosynthesis or cell respiration (NJCCCS 5.5).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Ecosystems: Energy/Matter	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Species
The learner will be able to explain the factors that determine species and diversity. (NJCCCS 5.5).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Species	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Cells: Food
The learner will be able to explain how the digestive and circulatory systems of living things provide food to cells.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Cells: Energy and Food	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Systems: Components
The learner will be able to understand that a system contains organs, organs contain tissues, and tissues contain cells.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Systems	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.

Humans: Interdependence
The learner will be able to describe the interdependence among humans.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Source
Human	Comprehension	Master	New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, National Science Education Standards, The Higher Order Learning (1999) Curriculum, Chester Science Currriculum Committee and Seventh Grade Science Teachers.