7th Grade Science Guide

7.5: Changes in Species 3 Dimensions & Progressions

Unit 6

specifc environment.

○ Language Supports ■ Word choices to moderate stance (could lead to, the probability of, usually) ■ Connectors to link clauses (as a result of, therefore, to be precise, however, on the other hand)

DIFFERENTIATION IN ACTION

● Natural Selection Text set ● Evolution by Natural Selection Text set ● Natural Selection Gizmo

Skill Building

● Use an app to create a movie of natural selection in a specifc species (i.e. the peacock spider, etc.) ● Learn about extreme environments and research the organisms that live there, and what traits they have that have helped them to survive (i.e. deep water organisms, organisms that live near or in volcanic hot spots, etc.)

Extension

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT ● SEEd 7.5.1 Formative Assessment ELA CONNECTIONS ● RST.6-8.1: Cite specifc textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions. ● RST.6-8.9: Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic. ● WHST.6-8.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. ● WHST.6-8.9: Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, refection, and research. MATH CONNECTIONS ● 7.RP.A.2: Recognize and represent proportional relationships between quantities.