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AGSD K-12 Science Curriculum (Final)
Science - *Grade 6

Earth and Space Science
The learner will be able to describe the impact of earth's water systems.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.D
  
The learner will be able to differentiate fresh water from salt water.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.D
  
The learner will be able to explain how water is necessary for all life.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.1.7.C
  
The learner will be able to identify earth resources and the way in which they influence everyday life (focus on water).
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Supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.B
  
The learner will be able to describe the value and uses of earth's resources (focus on water).
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Supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.B
  
The learner will be able to explain how people use natural resources in their environment.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.8.7.A
  
The learner will be able to explain how conservation practices have influences ecosystems.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.8.7.D
  
The learner will be able to explain how human activities may affect local, regional and national environments.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.8.7.C
  
The learner will be able to recognize features of the ocean and shoreline.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.D
  
The learner will be able to explain the major layers of the atmosphere of earth.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.C
  
The learner will be able to illustrate the major layers of the atmosphere of earth.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.C
  
The learner will be able to describe the water cycle using the processes of condensation and evaporation.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.D
  
The learner will be able to explain factors that influence condensation and evaporation.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.D
  
The learner will be able to explore and explain how weather changes daily, seasonally, and over long periods of time.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002: leading to a mastery of PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.A
  
The learner will be able to explain the fundamental elements of meteorology.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.C
  
The learner will be able to explain how climate and extreme weather events (e.g., drought, flood) influence people's lives.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.8.7.B
  
The learner will be able to recognize various air masses and global wind patterns and how they are associated to patterns of weather in different regions of the U.S.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.C
  
The learner will be able to explain the impact of ocean currents on climate.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.C
  
The learner will be able to describe weather forecasts by interpreting weather data and symbols.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.C
  
The learner will be able to describe the impact of the ocean on local weather.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.C
  
The learner will be able to describe the process of cloud formation and precipitation.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.C
  
The learner will be able to illustrate the process of cloud formation and precipitation.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.C
  
The learner will be able to recognize and articulate efforts of the space program to explore the possibilities of living in space and on other planets.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.D
  
The learner will be able to recognize gravity as the force that keeps the planets in orbit around the sun and directs the motions of the solar system and universe.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.D
  
The learner will be able to recognize the tools and equipment used to investigate the universe.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.D
  
The learner will be able to explain earth's place in the universe.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.D
  
The learner will be able to explain significant concepts with regard to the structure and composition of the universe.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.D
  
The learner will be able to recognize the contributions and accomplishments in the field of astronomy by a select group of past and present scientists.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.D
  
The learner will be able to recognize the sun as a particular type of star.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.D
  
The learner will be able to explain the basic star types.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.D
  
The learner will be able to compare the properties of the planets.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.D
  
The learner will be able to explain the characteristics of meteors, comets and asteroids.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.D
  
The learner will be able to explain the differences between asteroids, comets, and meteorites.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.D
  
The learner will be able to illustrate the way in which the positions of the stars and constellations alter in relation to the Earth during and evening from month to month.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.D
  
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Life Science
The learner will be able to understand that members of the same species can possess variations which can be an advantage to survival (focus on marine life).
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Supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.3.7.D
  Instructional Resources
 
· Fashion A Fish Activity, See Laminated Cards [Lesson Plan].  
  
The learner will be able to explain the ways in which alterations in the environment may impact the survival of a species (focus on marine environment).
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Supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.3.7.D
  
The learner will be able to describe the fundamental concepts of natural selection.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.3.7.D
  
The learner will be able to explain the similarities and differences that characterize diverse living things (marine environment).
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Supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.3.7.A
  
The learner will be able to explain how the structures of organisms help them to function in unique ways (whales).
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Supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.3.7.A
  Instructional Resources
 
· Whale VS. Fish Venn Diagram, See Worksheet [Lesson Plan].  
  
The learner will be able to describe that organisms have specific structures each with a specific function (whales).
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Supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.3.7.B
  Instructional Resources
 
· Humpback Whale Anatomy, See Anatomy Worksheet [Lesson Plan].  
  
The learner will be able to describe how changes in the environment influence the survival of organisms (focus on ocean).
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Supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.3.7.D
  
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Earth and Space Science
The learner will be able to describe how the development of civilization relates to the environment.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.8.7.A
  
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Life Science
The learner will be able to identify that populations of organisms can increase rapidly.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.3.7.D
  Instructional Resources
 
· Hawk & Mouse Game, Hawk & Mouse Game [Lesson Plan].  Students play the hawk and mouse game. The students take on the role of the hawk to hunt for food. This game allows the students to see the effects of population growth and the importance of predator/prey relationships. The students graph the population growth.
  
The learner will be able to recognize the environmental, societal, and economic impacts that waste has on the environment (marine environment only).
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002: leading to a mastery of PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.6.7.A
  
The learner will be able to interpret the balance between producers and consumers in ecosystems.
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Avon Grove School District
  Instructional Resources
 
· Pond and PA Food Chain Activity, Pond and PA Food Chain Activity [Lesson Plan].  Students use the pond organism cards to design specific food chains. This enables the student to see the relationship between producers and consumers.
  
The learner will be able to recognize the primary producer in an ecosystem .
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Avon Grove School District
  Instructional Resources
 
· Pond and PA Food Chain Activity, Pond Food Chain Activity [Lesson Plan].  
  
The learner will be able to recognize the roles of living things in the movement of energy in an ecosystem.
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Avon Grove School District
  
The learner will be able to explain biological diversity.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.3.7.C
  
The learner will be able to explain the complex, interactive relationships among members of an ecosystem.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.3.7.C
  
The learner will be able to understand limiting factors and predict their effects on an organism.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.6.7.A
  Instructional Resources
 
· A Home For Pearl Video, Video Segments [Video].  Show video and have students complete the habitat diversity video guide.
  
The learner will be able to demonstrate the dependency of living components in the ecosystem on the nonliving components.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.6.7.A
  Instructional Resources
 
· Non-Living Essentials for Life Skit, See skit cards [Teaching Strategies].  Randomly provide a group of 4 students a skit card. Students must design a skit, not using any words, to present in front of the class. The rest of the class must guess what essential they are representing.
  
The learner will be able to identify niches for producers, consumers and decomposers within an ecosystem.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.6.7.A
  
The learner will be able to identify the relationship of abiotic and biotic components and explain their interaction in an ecosystem.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.6.7.A
  
The learner will be able to explain how ecosystems change over time.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.6.7.C
  
The learner will be able to explain how habitat loss can affect the interaction among species and the population of a species.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.7.7.C
  
The learner will be able to compare and contrast the major ecosystems of Pennsylvania.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.6.7.A
  
The learner will be able to select an ecosystem and describe different plants and animals that live there.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.7.7.A
  Instructional Resources
 
· Food Web Research Project, See Project Guidelines [Lesson Plan].  
  
The learner will be able to understand levels of ecosystem organization (e.g., individuals, populations, species).
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.7.7.A
  
The learner will be able to explain the importance of the predator/prey relationship and how it maintains the balances within ecosystems.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.6.7.A
  Instructional Resources
 
· Hawk & Mouse Game, See Hawk & Mouse Game [Lesson Plan].  
  
The learner will be able to identify the major characteristics of a biome.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.6.7.A
  
The learner will be able to compare and contrast different biomes and their characteristics.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.6.7.A
  
The learner will be able to explain how animals behave in their environment.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002: Supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.3.7.A
  
The learner will be able to discover animal behaviors that have specific functions in the growth and survival of an animal in a particular habitat.
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Avon Grove School District
  
The learner will be able to explain the behaviors of various water animals.
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Avon Grove School District
  
The learner will be able to describe diversity of plants and animals in ecosystems.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.7.7.A
  
The learner will be able to describe and explain the adaptations of plants and animals to their environment.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.6.7.A
  
The learner will be able to explain the role of individual variations in natural selection.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.7.7.B
  
The learner will be able to identify natural or human impacts that cause habitat loss.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.7.7.C
  
The learner will be able to recognize that adaptations are developed over long periods of time and are passed on from one generation to the next.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.7.7.A
  Instructional Resources
 
· Voyage of the Mimi: Whale Bones Expedition, See Whale Bones Worksheet [Video].  
  
The learner will be able to describe how a particular trait may be selected over time and account for a species' adaptation.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.7.7.B
  Instructional Resources
 
· Voyage of the Mimi: Whale Bones Expedition, See Whale Bones Worksheet [Video].  
  
The learner will be able to find similarities and differences among the adaptations of different marine organisms to the environment.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002: leading to a mastery of PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.3.7.A
  
The learner will be able to interpret the ways in which organisms relate in aquatic food chains.
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Avon Grove School District
  
The learner will be able to understand that the food chain is a succession of organisms in an ecosystem, each of which feeds on a lower member and is in turn eaten by a high member.
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Avon Grove School District
  
The learner will be able to illustrate a series of food chains for particular habitats using drawings or models.
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Avon Grove School District
  
The learner will be able to track the path of energy through food chains and food webs utilizing a minimum of two local ecosystems as examples.
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Avon Grove School District
  Instructional Resources
 
· Food Web Research Project, Project [Lesson Plan].  Students must select a habitat to research. (ex: ocean, desert, pond) Spend at least 3 days on research. Students will create and label their own food web. The following components are required: energy source, producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, decomposer/scavenger.
  
The learner will be able to explain the range of physical conditions of saltwater habitats.
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002: leading to a mastery of PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.A
  
The learner will be able to investigate the interactions among the biotic and abiotic factors in a marine environment (wetlands & oceans).
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Avon Grove School District, June 2002: leading to a mastery of PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.D
  
The learner will be able to explain how the physical components of aquatic systems influence the organisms that live there in terms of size, shape and physical adaptations.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.1.7.C
  
The learner will be able to describe the life cycle of organisms that depend on water.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.1.7.C
  
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Earth and Space Science
The learner will be able to describe the impact of watersheds and wetlands on people.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.1.7.E
  
The learner will be able to explain the impact of watersheds and wetlands in flood control, wildlife habitats and pollution abatement.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.1.7.E
  
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Life Science
The learner will be able to explain and describe characteristics of a wetland.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.1.7.D
  
The learner will be able to identify specific characteristics of wetland plants and soils.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.1.7.D
  
The learner will be able to recognize the common types of plants and animals.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.1.7.D
  
The learner will be able to describe different types of wetlands.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.1.7.D
  
The learner will be able to describe the different functions of a wetland.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.1.7.D
  
The learner will be able to explain the influence of flooding on wetlands.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.1.7.E
  
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Earth and Space Science
The learner will be able to define the roles of Pennsylvania agencies that deal with natural resources.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.8.7.D
  
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Life Science
The learner will be able to describe the role of recycling and waste management.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.2.7.D
  
The learner will be able to identify materials that can be recycled in the community.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.2.7.D
  Instructional Resources
 
· Recycling Relay, See trash cards [Lesson Plan].  
  
The learner will be able to explain the process of closing the loop in recycling.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.2.7.D
  
The learner will be able to describe methods that could be used to reuse materials for new products.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.2.7.D
  Instructional Resources
 
· Reusable Project, See Rubric [Lesson Plan].  Students must create a usable project from trash. The students must present their ideas in front of the class.
  
The learner will be able to evaluate the costs and benefits of disposable products.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.2.7.D
  
The learner will be able to identify alternative products that can be used in life to reduce pollution.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.3.7.A
  
The learner will be able to describe how human actions affect the health of the environment.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.3.7.B
  
The learner will be able to explain how natural disasters affect environmental health.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.3.7.B
  
The learner will be able to explain the relationship between resource use, reuse, recycling and environmental health.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.3.7.B
  
The learner will be able to explain how nonpoint source pollution can affect the water supply and air quality.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.3.7.B
  
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Earth and Space Science
The learner will be able to describe the behavior of earth's water systems (oceans & wetlands).
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Supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.5.7.D
  
The learner will be able to recognize interrelationships between resources and systems (ecology - food webs).
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Supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.8.7.B
  
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Life Science
The learner will be able to analyze and explain the changes in an animal population over time.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 7, 4.7.7.C
  
The learner will be able to explain how a habitat management practice affects a population.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 7, 4.7.7.C
  
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Physical Science
The learner will be able to recognize elements as the basic building blocks of matter that cannot be chemically broken down.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.A
  
The learner will be able to explain the concepts regarding the structure of matter.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.A
  
The learner will be able to explain the reactants and products of basic chemical reactions.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.A
  
The learner will be able to describe a variety of motions using models (pendulum, sledding, etc.).
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.C
  
The learner will be able to describe the factors that were considered in the design of a specific object.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.6.7.A
  
The learner will be able to explain experiments that identify chemical and physical properties.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.A
  
The learner will be able to perform experiments that identify chemical and physical properties.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.A
  
The learner will be able to recognize the principles of force and motion.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.C
  
The learner will be able to describe the principles of force and motion.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.C
  
The learner will be able to associate energy sources and transfers to temperature and heat.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.B
  
The learner will be able to describe the conversion of one form of energy to another using knowledge of each of the forms of energy (focus on formulas).
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Supporting PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.B
  
The learner will be able to explain the concepts regarding the properties of matter.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.A
  
The learner will be able to differentiate compounds and mixtures.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.A
  
The learner will be able to explain the motion of an object in terms of speed, direction, and position.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.4.7.C
  
The learner will be able to describe the components of a basic system and their relationship to each other.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.A
  
The learner will be able to recognize change as a variable that describes natural and physical systems.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.E
  
The learner will be able to describe the significance of order in a system.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.A
  
The learner will be able to utilize system analysis to solve problems.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.A
  
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Research and Inquiry
The learner will be able to design controlled experiments, identify variables, and manipulate variables.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.B
  
The learner will be able to describe the results, present improvements, recognize and infer the effects of solutions.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.D
  
The learner will be able to communicate, utilize space/time relationships, operationally define, raise questions, make hypotheses, experiment, and test.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.B
  
The learner will be able to interpret data, formulate models, design models, and generate solutions.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.B
  
The learner will be able to utilize knowledge of various measurement systems to measure and record the properties of objects.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.7.7.B
  
The learner will be able to describe how skepticism about an accepted scientific explanation led to a new comprehension (evolution of whales).
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.A
  
The learner will be able to design an exploration with limited variables to investigate a question.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.C
  
The learner will be able to answer "what if" questions based on inference, observation, experience, or prior knowledge.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.A
  
The learner will be able to formulate questions about objects, organisms, and/or events that can be answered through scientific exploration.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.C
  
The learner will be able to assess the importance of experimental data in answering the question.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.C
  
The learner will be able to assess the suitability of questions.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.C
  
The learner will be able to utilize suitable instruments and apparatus to study materials.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.7.7.B
  
The learner will be able to define various problems.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.D
  
The learner will be able to define all aspects of a problem, including necessary data, and questions that must be answered.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.D
  
The learner will be able to suggest the best solution to a problem.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.D
  
The learner will be able to implement a solution to a problem.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.D
  
The learner will be able to implement a plan of action for the best alternative solution.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.2.7.D
  
The learner will be able to recognize various types of models.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.B
  
The learner will be able to explain the use of models as an application of scientific and technological concepts.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.B
  
The learner will be able to utilize models to predict specific results and observations.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.1.7.B
  
The learner will be able to recognize the uses of tools, materials, machines, people, information, money, energy, and time to meet the requirements for a specific design.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 7, 3.7.7.A
  
The learner will be able to explain relationships by forming inferences and making predictions.
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