TABLE OF CONTENTS - Lindbergh School District

Concept D: Newton’s Laws of Motion
explain the interaction of mass and forces,
and are used to predict changes in motion
Grade 7
Concept E: Perpendicular forces act
independently of each other
Not assessed at this grade level
Concept F: Simple machines (levers,
inclined planes, wheels and axles, pulleys)
affect the forces applied to an object and/or
direction of movement as work is done
Grade 7
Strand 3: Characteristic and Interactions of Living Organisms
1. There is a fundamental unity underlying the diversity of all living organisms
Major Objectives IS Suggested Activities Suggested Assessments
Concept A: Organisms have basic needs
for survival
Scope and Sequence – Characteristics of
Living Organisms
Grade 8
a. Describe the common life processes of
living organisms (i.e. growth,
reproduction, life span, response to
stimuli, energy use, exchange of gases,
use of water, and eliminate of waste).
Concept B: Organisms progress through
life cycles that are unique to different
types of organisms
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a. Students will identify characteristics of
living things. They will brainstorm and
research common life processes. (1.1, 1.2,
1.3, 1.8, 2.1, 2.3, 4.1, 4.6)
Not assessed at this grade level
a. Students will classify examples as living
(biotic) or nonliving (abiotic) based on the
life processes.
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