Grade 07 Science - EC: S7.B.3.2.2
Grade 07 Science - EC: S7.B.3.2.2
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
- Name 5 factors that are necessary for life in any ecosystem. Identify if they are biotic or abiotic.
- Predict what might happen to a population of gray wolves if all but one of their food sources disappears from their ecosystem. Use facts to defend your prediction.
- Write a paragraph to explain at least three reasons why diversity is important within an ecosystem.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Air (abiotic)
- Water (abiotic)
- Soil (abiotic)
- Plants (biotic)
- Producers (biotic)
- Animals (biotic)
- Consumers (biotic)
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Wolves need food to survive.
- If they only have one food source, there is not enough food to support a large population.
- The wolves will move to a new habitat.
- If the wolves do not move to another habitat, the population will decrease.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
- Multiple food sources
- Natural population control
- Healthy ecosystems can recover from a disaster more quickly than an unhealthy ecosystem.
- More genetic diversity will help different species adapt and evolve
- Help preserve the Earth (help clean water and air)
