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7th Grade

During this unit students are able to explore climate resiliency in relation to plants in their community.

Platform: Climate Resiliency in our Community

NGSS Alignment

Cross-Cutting Concepts:

  • Observing patterns
  • Structure and function
  • Understanding cause and effect

Science & Engineering Practices: 

  • Asking questions
  • Constructing explanations
  • Obtaining, evaluating, & communicating information

STEM Discovery Process: Explore & Wonder, Investigate, Analyze & Interpret, Communicate & Review, Make a Difference

Unit Summary

Students will study the different types of plants native to San Diego and predict what could happen to them in the future as climate changes.

In the classroom, students build community by taking a science interest quiz and then learn about drought-deciduous and evergreen native plants and how they could react to climate change.

At Cabrillo National Monument, students will investigate native plants by conducting transects throughout the park. At Ocean Discovery’s Living Lab, students will analyze this data and practice how to communicate what they have learned.

Curriculum

Building Community – Classroom

  • Curriculum
  • Science Notebook Worksheet
  • Science Interest Quiz

Exploring – Cabrillo National Monument

  • Curriculum
  • Cabrillo Transect Video:
  • http://oceandiscoveryinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Our-Urban-Watershed-V2_Compressed-convert-video-online.com-1.mp4

Make a Difference – Living Lab

  • Curriculum
  • Science Notebook Worksheet

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