From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

October 14th - February 6th

MS-LS1-1. Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.

Study Jams Plant cells

Study Jams Animal Cells

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/structure-of-a-cell/cytoskeleton-junctions-and-extracellular-structures/v/overview-of-animal-and-plant-cells

https://www.brainpop.com/science/cellularlifeandgenetics/cellstructures/

MS-LS1-2. Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.

MS-LS1-3. Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.

Study jams Human Body

Study Jams Animal Organ Systems

MS-LS1-4. Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.

Study jams Gymnosperms

Study Jams Flowers

Study Jams Mosses and Ferns

Study Jams Seeds

Study Jams Angiosperms

Study Jams Plants without seeds

MS-LS1-5. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

MS-LS1-8. Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories.