7th+Sci+Cells


 * Subject/Course:** Science

**Grade Level:** 7

**Standard: Cells**

**SPI or Check for Understanding (#): 0707.1.1** Identify and describe the function of the major plant and animal cell organelles

**Assessment Topic:** Cell organelles and functions

**Essential Question (s):** What organelles are found in plant cells, but not in an animal cell? Name major organelles that are in both plant and animal cells and name function of each? Why is it necessary for plant cells to have extra organelles? How do cell organelles work together to perform life processes?

**Subject/Course:** Science

**Grade Level:** 7

**Standard: Cells**

**SPI or Check for Understanding (#): 0707.1.2** Interpret a chart to explain the integrated relationship that exist among cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems

**Assessment Topic:** Order of organization of living things

**Essential Question (s):** What are three advantages of being multicellular? What structures work together to make tissue? Describe how different types of tissue work together to make an organ. How does the structure of an organ relate to its function? How do organ systems work together to form an organism?

**Subject/Course:** Science

**Grade Level:** 7

**Standard: Cells**

**SPI or Check for Understanding (#): 0707.1.3** Explain the basic functions of a major organ system

**Assessment Topic:** Major Organ Systems

**Essential Question (s):** What are the three major organ systems in the body? What are the functions of each organ system? How do body systems collectively enable complex multicellular organisms to survive?

**Subject/Course:** Science

**Grade Level:** 7

**Standard: Cells**

**SPI or Check for Understanding (#): 0707.1.4** Sequence a series of diagrams that depict chromosome movement during plant cell division

**Assessment Topic:** Chromosome movement during cell division

**Essential Question (s):** What are chromosomes and where are they located in the cell? Do all eukaryotic cells have the same number of chromosomes? What happens to chromosomes in the cell cycle? Why must this happen before mitosis begins?

**Subject/Course:** Science

**Grade Level:** 7

**Standard: Cells**

**SPI or Check for Understanding (#): 0707.1.5** Explain how materials move through simple diffusion

**Assessment Topic:** How are materials able to move through a cell?

**Essential Question (s):** What is diffusion? Differentiate between diffusion and osmosis. How are materials able to move through a cell membrane?

**Subject/Course:** Science

**Grade Level:** 7

**Standard: Cells**

**SPI or Check for Understanding (#): 0707.3.1** Compare the chemical compounds that make up the reactants and products of photosynthesis and respiration.

**Assessment Topic:**

Photosynthesis and respiration

**Essential Question (s):** What cell structures do photosynthesis and respiration occur in? What is the relationship between these to processes? Wht are both processes necessary for an organisms existence?

**Subject/Course:** Science

**Grade Level:** 7

**Standard: Cells**

**SPI or Check for Understanding (#): 0707.3.2** Interpret a diagram to explain how oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between living things and the environment

**Assessment Topic:** Oxygen/Carbon Cycle

**Essential Question (s):** What are the reactants and products of photosynthesis? What are the reactants and products of respiration? Describe the movement of O2 and CO2 between living things.