Unit 4:  Matter Cycling & Photosynthesis

I can statements

• I can develop a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole.  

• I can explain a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole.  

• I can test a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole.

• I can describe the ways the parts of the cells contribute to that function.

• I can construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter into and out of organisms.  

• I can construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the flow of energy into and out of organisms.  

• I can construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of cellular respiration in the cycling of matter and flow of energy in and out of organisms.

• I can develop a model to describe the cycling of matter among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. 

• I can use a model to describe the cycling of matter among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. 

• I can develop a model to describe the flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

• I can use a model to describe the flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

• I can analyze information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources. 

• I can describe how synthetic materials impact society.

• I can present information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources.