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7th Grade Science Student ebook

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

  • Unit One: Living Systems Table of Contents

    • Chapter 1: Studying Life

      • 1.1 Measurements.

      • 1.2 Thinking Like a Scientist.

      • 1.3 Graphs.

      • Connection: The Role of a Scientist.

      • Activity: What’s Inside the Box?.

      • Chapter 1 Assessment..



    • Chapter 2: Living Things

      • 2.1 Is It Alive?.

      • 2.2 What is a Living System?.

      • 2.3 Types of Living Things.

      • Connection: Is There Proof of Life on Mars?.

      • Activity: Making a Key.

      • Chapter 2 Assessment..



    • Chapter 3: Interactions of Living Things

      • 3.1 Variables in Habitats.

      • 3.2 Populations and Communities.

      • Connection: Yellow Star Thistle.

      • Activity: Analyzing Population Growth.

      • Chapter 3 Assessment..





  • Unit Two: Cell Biology

    • Chapter 4: Chemistry and Physics Connections

      • 4.1 Elements, Compounds, and Reactions.

      • 4.2 Carbon Compounds and Cells.

      • 4.3 Light and Living Things.

      • Connection: Glow Cell Glow!.

      • Activity: Cereal Nutrition Facts.

      • Chapter 4 Assessment..



    • Chapter 5: Cell Structure and Function

      • 5.1 What Are Cells?.

      • 5.2 Cells: A Look Inside.

      • Connection: Organ Transplants.

      • Activity: Building a Scale Model of a Cell.

      • Chapter 5 Assessment..



    • Chapter 6: Cell Processes

      • 6.1 The Structure and Function of the Cell Membrane.

      • 6.2 Cells and Energy.

      • Connection: Amazing Cells!.

      • Activity: Making a Concept Map.

      • Chapter 6 Assessment..



    • Chapter 7: The Microscopic World

      • 7.1 Protozoans.

      • 7.2 Bacteria.

      • 7.3 Viruses.

      • Connection: The Good, The Bad, The Microbe.

      • Activity: Outbreak! Patient Zero.

      • Chapter 7 Assessment..





  • Unit Three: Genetics

    • Chapter 8: Reproduction

      • 8.1 Growth and Cell Reproduction.

      • 8.2 Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis.

      • Connection: Differences Between Twins Start With Cells.

      • Activity: Chromosome Square Dance.

      • Chapter 8 Assessment..



    • Chapter 9: Heredity Table of Contents

      • 9.1 Traits.

      • 9.2 Predicting Heredity.

      • 9.3 Other Patterns of Inheritance.

      • Connection: An Inherited Blood Disease.

      • Activity: Making a Pedigree.

      • Chapter 9 Assessment..



    • Chapter 10: The Code of Life

      • 10.1 The Role of DNA in Heredity.

      • 10.2 DNA and Technology.

      • Connection: Cracking the Code.

      • Activity: Gene Drama.

      • Chapter 10 Assessment..





  • Unit Four: Evolution and Change

    • Chapter 11: Evolution

      • 11.1 Evidence for Evolution.

      • 11.2 How Evolution Works.

      • 11.3 Natural Selection.

      • Connection: Chameleons of the Sea.

      • Activity: The Hunter and the Hunted.

      • Chapter 11 Assessment..



    • Chapter 12: Earth and Life History

      • 12.1 Evidence from Rocks.

      • 12.2 How Earth Changes.

      • 12.3 Life History.

      • Connection: A Tiny Challenge to Human History

      • Activity: Radioactivity and Half-life

      • Chapter 12 Assessment..





  • Unit Five: Structure and Function in Living Things

    • Chapter 13: The Diversity of Life

      • 13.1 Taxonomy and Systematics.

      • 13.2 Algae and Fungi.

      • Connection: Restoring Natural Ecosystems Is Not Easy

      • Activity: How to Make a Simple Cladogram

      • Chapter 13 Assessment..



    • Chapter 14: Plants

      • 14.1 What Are Plants?.

      • 14.2 Roots, Stems, and Leaves.

      • 14.3 Reproduction in Flowering Plants.

      • Connection: The Buds and the Bees

      • Activity: Design Your Own Pollinator

      • Chapter 14 Assessment..



    • Chapter 15: Animals

      • 15.1 What Is an Animal?.

      • 15.2 Invertebrate Structure and Function.

      • 15.3 Vertebrate Structure and Function.

      • Connection: Snails vs. Crabs: An Undersea Arms Race

      • Activity: Making an Evolutionary Tree

      • Chapter 15 Assessment..





  • Unit Six: The Human Body Table of Contents

    • Chapter 16: Human Body Systems

      • 16.1 Circulation and Respiration.

      • 16.2 Human Reproduction.

      • 16.3 Other Organ Systems.

      • Connection: Effects of Smoking on Reproduction

      • Activity: Build a Lung Model

      • Chapter 16 Assessment..



    • Chapter 17: Support and Movement

      • 17.1 Bones and Muscles.

      • 17.2 The Human Body as a Machine.

      • Connection: Skin Grafts for Burn Victims

      • Activity: Leg levers - Digger or Runner?

      • Chapter 17 Assessment..



    • Chapter 18: Vision and Hearing

      • 18.1 The Nervous System.

      • 18.2 Vision.

      • 18.3 Optics.

      • 18.4 Hearing.

      • Connection: Keeping Things in Focus

      • Activity: Human Ear Model

      • Chapter 18 Assessment..



    • Glossary

    • Index

    • California Standards



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