Grade 7 Life Science ยท NGSS MS-LS1-6 & MS-LS1-7

Unit 1: Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration (10-Day Complete Pack)

Comprehensive 10-day lesson pacing, tiered student laboratory sheets, graphic organizers, vocabulary wall cards, and 4-domain WIDA 4.5 performance assessments.

10-Day Instructional Sequence & WIDA Language Milestones
Days 1โ€“2 ๐ŸŒฟ Solar Energy & Chloroplasts

Phenomenon exploration, photon absorption, and Tier 3 vocabulary activation.

Days 3โ€“4 ๐Ÿงช The Elodea Plant Light Lab

Manipulating light distance, measuring oxygen bubble rates, passive voice recording.

Days 5โ€“6 โšก Mitochondria & ATP Synthesis

Comparing plant/animal cellular respiration with nominalized discourse.

Days 7โ€“8 โš–๏ธ The Closed Biosphere CER

Constructing multi-paragraph scientific arguments on gas exchange cycles.

Days 9โ€“10 ๐Ÿ† Unit 1 WIDA 4.5 Performance Task

Integrated reading and writing assessment with live analytical scoring.

Unit 1 Visual Word Wall & Chemical Reaction Flow
CHLOROPLAST Photosynthesis Glucose + Oโ‚‚ COโ‚‚ + Hโ‚‚O MITOCHONDRIA Cellular Respiration (ATP)