Life Science
Lower Dauphin School District
Curriculum Guide
| Course Title: Life Science |
Subject: Science |
Grade Level(s):7 |
Synopsis of Curriculum
This is an exciting course in the life sciences that focuses on living things and their interactions with the environment. Investigation of the various topics will help build a strong science foundation. The topics studied throughout the year include the Scientific Method, Cells, Genetics, Natural Selection, Classification, the Kingdoms of Life, and Ecology.
Units of Study Titles
Unit 1 – Life Science through Inquiry
Unit 2 – Cell Theory and Cell Processes
Unit 4 – Adaptations and Natural Selection
Unit 6 – Viruses and Simple Organisms
Unit 7 – Animal Kingdom – Simple Invertebrates & Complex Invertebrates