Grade 07 Science - EC: S7.B.2.1.1
Grade 07 Science - EC: S7.B.2.1.1
Continuum of Activities
The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.
This continuum of activities offers:
- Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
- Questions/activities that grow in complexity
- Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance
Grade Levels
7th Grade
Course, Subject
Science
Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content
Activities
- What is a gene?
- List 3 examples of inherited traits.
- What color rabbit do you think would survive best in a forest: brown or white? Explain your thinking.
- What color rabbit do you think would survive best in the Arctic: brown or white? Explain your thinking.
- An animal’s physical characteristics and behaviors both play a role in its survival in the wild. Which do you think is more important in ensuring the animal’s survival? Use facts to explain your reasoning.
Answer Key/Rubric
- A gene is a unit of hereditary that is passed from a parent to its offspring. One gene is linked to a specific trait or characteristic of the offspring.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Hair color
- Eye color
- Skin color
- Earlobe attachment
- Cleft chin
- Dimples
- Tongue rolling
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Brown rabbit would survive better in the forest because the brown color will blend in with surroundings. Predators would have difficulty finding it.
- White color would stand out in a forest, which would make it easier for predators to find.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- White rabbit would survive in the Arctic better.
- White rabbit would blend in with Arctic snow. Predators would have difficulty finding it.
- White rabbit has more fur to keep it warm in cold temperatures.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Physical characteristics could camouflage an animal.
- Physical characteristics could help an animal move more quickly or more quietly.
- Physical characteristics may help the animal be a better hunter.
- Behaviors may help the animal trick predators.
- Behaviors may help the animal stay out of harm’s way.
- Behaviors may be easier to adapt to better suit the animal’s environment.
