7th Grade Science Guide

7.4: Reproduction & Inheritance 3 Dimensions & Progressions

Unit 5

○ Language Supports: ■ Nouns to introduce concepts (human impact, genetics, positive effects, negative effects) ■ Word choices to moderate stance (benefcial, harmful, desirable) ■ Conditional clauses (if/then, as a result of, therefore, to be more specifc, instead of, however, etc.)

DIFFERENTIATION IN ACTION

● Gizmos - Mouse Genetics provides students a real-world example to see how we can selectively breed mice. ● Gizmos - Natural & Artifcial Selection simulation can be utilized to show a real-word example of natural and artifcial selection in bugs. ● Newsela - how artifcial selection works with animals ● Newsela - The purpose of dog breeds. Students could read about the purpose of dog breeds, and how each breed came to be. Students could then come up with a new “dog breed” that had traits that they defned as desirable.

Skill Building

Extension

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT ● N/A

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. ● WHST.6-8.8: Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

MATH CONNECTIONS ● N/A