In September, I will be teaching one 7th grade life science class in addition to my 5th grade classes. I am really excited about diving back into life science , it has been many years since I last taught this class. So I will spend the summer looking for/making new resources, materials, lessons, activities, links, ppts, and handouts to use with my class.
I will be one of 3 teachers: Mr. M will teach three 6th grade classes and one 7th, Mr. D will teach three 8th grade classes and one 7th, while I teach three 5th grade classes and one 7th. We will team teach so all 3 of us cover the same topics/lessons each cycle.
7th grade life science meets 4 days out of a 6 day cycle, with each class approximately 50 minutes long. The topics we will cover are:
- What is life/6 kingdoms (briefly)
- The Cell
- Genetics
- Reproduction
- Immunology/Diseases
- Circulation
- Respiration/Excretion
- Digestion
- Skeletal/Muscular/Integumentary Systems
- Nervous System
