7th Grade Science Guide

7.4: Reproduction & Inheritance 3 Dimensions & Progressions

Unit 5

produce variation in a population.

Students then observe how insects in that environment evolve in response to the change.

Formative Assessment: SEEd 7.4.3 Formative Assessment

Phenomena Assessment: Bird Beaks

Objective

Overview

Materials

● I can explain how

● Students review a picture of different types of bird beaks, and make observations about why there might be so many different types of beaks.

● Bird Beaks Picture & Writing Prompt

different adaptations and structures will make an organism more likely to survive and reproduce.

Phenomena: Russian Fox Experiment

Objective

Overview

Materials

● I can present information that shows how technologies have changed how humans offset the inherited traits of organisms.

● Students make

● Video

observations, inferences and predictions about the following experiment.

Activity: A Scientists Best Friend

Objective

Overview

Materials

● I can present information that shows how technologies have changed how humans affect the inherited traits of organisms.

● Students obtain

● Lesson Plan ● Dogs that Changed the World - Video

information as to how the genetic traits of dogs have changed over the last century due to human infuence.

Activity: Selecting Traits

Objective

Overview

Materials

● I can present information that shows how technologies have

● Students obtain, evaluate and communicate other ways humans have

● Lesson Plan