Cell and Cell Processes
Cell and Cell Processes
How do cell respiration, photosynthesis, and the cell cycle support life and how are these processes interconnected within ecosystems and organisms?
Critical Thinking: Students analyze the importance of cell respiration, photosynthesis, and the cell cycle in sustaining life.
Adaptive Perseverance: Through experimentation and case study analysis, students explore the complexity of these biological processes.
Collaboration: Students work in teams to research and present on how these processes interconnect within ecosystems and organisms, fostering a collaborative learning environment.
What are the roles of cell respiration and photosynthesis in energy flow within ecosystems?
How does the cell cycle ensure the growth and maintenance of organisms?
How can disruptions in these processes affect health and the environment?
Students will describe the steps and significance of cell respiration, photosynthesis, and the cell cycle.
Students will investigate the consequences of disruptions in these processes through case studies or experiments.
Skills Demonstrated:
Students will be able to:
Asking Questions
Developing and Using Models
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
Constructing Explanations
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
MS-LS1-6: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
MS-LS1-7: Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.
MS-LS3-1: Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
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