7th - Third 9 weeks
7th - Third 9 weeks
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During the third 9 weeks, students will investigate the structure and function of cells, exploring how all living things are made of one or many specialized cells. They will develop models to describe how cell organelles work together to sustain life and explain how groups of cells form subsystems that interact within the human body. Students will use evidence to explain how food undergoes chemical reactions to create molecules for growth and energy. Additionally, they will examine how sensory receptors detect stimuli and send messages to the brain, enabling immediate responses or memory formation. Hands-on activities, modeling, and argumentation will reinforce these key concepts about life processes and systems.
Unit 6: Cells & Their Structure
Unit 7: Body Systems and Cell Interaction
Unit 8: Transforming Food into Energy
Unit 9: Receptors & Responses
I Can...
Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells (MS-LS1-1)
Develop and use a model to describe the function of cells as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function (MS-LS1-2)
Use arguments supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells (MS-LS1-3)
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 moved through an organism (MS-LS1-7)
Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories (MS-LS1-8)
Indiana 7th Grade Science State Standards
MS-LS1-1: Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cells or many different numbers and types of cells
MS-LS1-2: Develop and use a model to describe the function of cells as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function
MS-LS1-3: Use arguement supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells
MS-LS1-7: Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reaction forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism
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.