Structures and Processes 2. Gather and synthesize information to explain how prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells differ in structure and function, including the methods of asexual and sexual reproduction.
In this unit, students continue their exploration of the cell with a focus on the phenomenon of DNA. Students use models to compare and contrast asexual and sexual reproduction and to investigate how traits are passed down from parents to offspring. This page is a high-level extract of this lesson.
In this unit, students figure out the interconnectedness of genetics, heredity, and evolution. For this lesson, students create an experiment to observe the phenomenon of natural selection determining which organisms are most likely to survive and pass on their traits. This page showcases parts of key components of the lesson.
In this unit, students apply what they know about genes and heredity to evolution, focusing on how both genetic information and the environment influence the phenomena of how a population develops over time. In this lesson, students explore the phenomena of how adaptations help some organisms survive. Students also investigate artificial selection. This page showcases key parts of this lesson.
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In this unit, students focus on the organisms that live on Earth’s surface, analyzing the science phenomena of how all living things are made of cells, which have certain requirements for survival, including food, water, and energy. They explore the phenomena of structure and function by analyzing the role of the cell membrane in maintaining a balanced amount of water in the cell. This page highlights excerpts from a few sections of this lesson.
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IIn this unit, students analyze the science phenomena of inheritance, how living things pass along their genes to offspring. Students evaluate the role of DNA and chromosomes in heredity, and compare the two forms of cell division: the phenomena mitosis and phenomena meiosis. This page shows key components of this lesson on reproduction.
In this unit, students explore the phenomena of diversity of life on Earth and consider how living things pass on traits to their offspring while also adapting to meet the needs of the environment. In this lesson, students figure out how scientists use the fossil record for clues to how life has evolved over time. This page highlights key parts of this lesson.
