How do microscopic and simple multicellular organisms demonstrate the complexity and diversity of life forms?Â
Critical Thinking: Evaluate the ecological roles and adaptations of microscopic and multicellular organisms.
Collaboration: Collaborate in group activities to classify and present on various organisms.
Global Citizenship: Understand the impact of microorganisms and simple organisms on global ecosystems.
What roles do bacteria and protists play in ecosystems?
How are protists classified based on their structural and metabolic characteristics?
What evolutionary traits allow sponges and cnidarians to survive in their environments?
Students will identify and describe the characteristics of bacteria and protists through lab activities.
Students will classify protists based on their structures, locomotion, and metabolism.
Students will analyze the structural and functional adaptations of sponges and cnidarians.
Assessment Options:
Lesson 1: Quiz on microscopic organisms.
Lesson 2: Group presentation on a chosen protist.
Lesson 3: Lab report on sponge dissection.
Lesson 4: Case study analysis on cnidarian evolution.
Lesson 5: Interactive quiz and group discussion.
HS-LS1-2: Develop and use a model to illustrate the hierarchical organization of interacting systems that provide specific functions within multicellular organisms.
HS-LS4-4: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how natural selection leads to adaptation of populations.
HS-LS2-2: Use mathematical representations to support and revise explanations based on evidence about factors affecting biodiversity and populations in ecosystems of different scales.
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