7th Grade Life Science

Life Introduction

Animals Adaptations

Cells and Germs

Genetics And Evolution

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Introduction To Life Unit

Overarching Question: How do we define life?

Guiding Questions

1. How do scientist work together?

We made a poster in class for the rules for how we work together as a group. Most classes included the following:

All students working.

Everybody participates.

Only one person speaking, and everybody listening to the speaker.

Everybody does their part.

2. What makes a good observation?

Click on Good Scientific Observations we will use and develop this skill all year.

3. How do scientists use evidence to support a claim in an explanation?

Evidence in Science is....

a. Observations

b. Collecting data from an investigation

You can also use Science Knowledge found from:

1. Reading

2. Talking to an expert

3. Class discussions

4. Other experiences

A Claim is what you understand or a conclusion that you reached from an investigation/investigations.

An excellent explanation shows how your claims are backed up with your evidence and science knowledge, if you do not use evidence it is not a valid explanation.