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Grade 7 Science - Unit I Overview
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Scientific Skills
In
the first unit on Scientific Skills and Processes,
students will demonstrate basic laboratory and safety
procedures. Proper use of equipment and chemicals, as
well as proper behavior are essential in maintaining a
safe classroom.
Students will be able to plan and implement a scientific
investigation. Through scientific investigation a
student asks questions, forms hypotheses, develops
procedures, interprets information from organized data
and draws meaningful conclusions that lead to the
importance of logical organization in problem solving.
Students will also understand the significance of
measurements made in the laboratory. The importance of
the use of the metric system in science and the world is
stressed. Accuracy and precision in the lab is necessary
for successful outcomes in experimental data.
Students will develop the critical thinking skills
necessary to think and scientific problem solve to make
informed decisions.
Critical Questions
- Why are safety procedures necessary and important
in a science laboratory?
- How do students carry out the scientific process
when solving problems in the science classroom?
- What scientific techniques can students use to
analyze and interpret data?
- How do students use critical thinking and problem
solving skills to make informed decisions?
Suggested Time Frame: 1 week and ongoing
throughout the school year |
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Student Performance Expectations |
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Key
Information in the brackets that is not in bold
(8.2A) is the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skill (TEKS)
that this objective is aligned to.
Information in the brackets that is in bold
(8.2.11B)
(8.2.12A) (11.2US10A)
is the specific Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills
(TAKS- test) objective this objective is aligned to.
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Demonstrate proper use of
laboratory equipment and safety procedures. (7.1 A-B) T8
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Understand and use
scientific methodology in conducting experiments. (7.2 A-E, 7.4
A-B) T8 |
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