Grade 7 Biology

Unit Outcomes

By the end of this unit, you will be able to:

explain how biology contributes to country's development;

explain the role of technology for the progress of biology,

list at least seven technological products used in biology;

and tell the functions of some technological products used in biology. 

Unit Outcomes By the end of this unit ,

 Unit Outcomes

By the end of this unit ,you will be able to:

use hand lenses and microscopes to observe unicellular organisms and name some unicellular organisms; describe the structure, habitat, locomotion, nutrition, reproduction and importance of some unicellular organisms, name different types of cells, tissues, organs, and systems and state their functions, describe organism as the highest level of organization; demonstrate scientific enquiry skills: observing, comparing and contrasting. drawing conclusions, communicating, inferring, problem solving, comparing and contrasting.

Unit Outcomes

By the end of this unit, you will be able to:

explain the primary and secondary sexual characteristics of males and females;

label the reproductive structures and give their functions; explain the menstrual cycle and the cares that girls should take before and during menstruation;

define fertilization and explain its process, mention pills and condoms as birth control methods and explain how they are used; trace some common reproductive health problems, describe how they affect humans and how they could be prevented, show the local, national and global distribution of HIV and AIDS, explain its impacts in the society and express willingness to give care and support to people living with it, 

Unit Outcomes By the end of this unit, you will be able to:

define photosynthesis, explain its light and dark phases and give a summary equation of photosynthesis; conduct a simple experiment to confirm that plants produce food by photosynthesis;

demonstrate the steps followed in growing trees and in caring for them as they grow, explain the advantages of indigenous trees over exotic trees and show willingness to participate in tree growing projects. 

Unit Outcomes By the end of this unit, you will be able to:

Explain the importance of caring for farm animals, list down their products, and state the methods of preparing and storing food and sheltering for farm animals;

Compare the ruminant stomach with the human stomach and explain why farm animals regurgitate;

List the pregnancy periods of some farm animals and describe the special care given their young, and Explain the causes, symptoms, transmission and prevention of some common diseases of farm animals.

Unit Outcomes

By the end of this unit, you will be able to:

Define ecosystem, give examples of ecosystems, distinguish between them, and explain the adaptations of plants and animals to each ecosystem;

List some types of biological association, explain them and give examples of organisms for each type, Describe soil as a physical factor of the ecosystem, explain how it is formed, and explain its different types, Describe the causes and methods of prevention of soil erosion;

Investigate the water humus and air contents of soil and particle size and water retention through simple experiments; Describe water as a physical factor of the ecosystem; and State the importance of water, explain the water cycle and describe the methods of conservation.