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Science Dpt Bio Core Strand 1 Strand 2 Strand 3 Strand 4 Strand 5
Cells are the basic unit of life. All living things are composed of one or more cells that come from preexisting cells. Cells perform a variety of functions necessary to maintain homeostasis and life. The structure and function of a cell determines the cell’s role in an organism. Living cells are composed of chemical elements and molecules that form large, complex molecules. These molecules form the basis for the structure and function of cells.
Standard 2
Students will understand that all organisms are composed of one or more cells that are made of molecules, come from preexisting cells, and perform life functions.
Objective 1
- Describe the fundamental chemistry of living cells.
- List the major chemical elements in cells (i.e., carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorous, sulfur, trace elements).
- Identify the function of the four major macromolecules (i.e., carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids).
- Explain how the properties of water (e.g., cohesion, adhesion, heat capacity, solvent properties) contribute to maintenance of cells and living organisms.
- Explain the role of enzymes in cell chemistry.
Objective 2
- Describe the flow of energy and matter in cellular function.
- Distinguish between autotrophic and heterotrophic cells.
- Illustrate the cycling of matter and the flow of energy through photosynthesis (e.g., by using light energy to combine CO2 and H2O to produce oxygen and sugars) and respiration (e.g., by releasing energy from sugar and O2 to produce CO2 and H2O).
- Measure the production of one or more of the products of either photosynthesis or respiration.
Objective 3
- Investigate the structure and function of cells and cell parts.
- Explain how cells divide from existing cells.
- Describe cell theory and relate the nature of science to the development of cell theory (e.g., built upon previous knowledge, use of increasingly more sophisticated technology).
- Describe how the transport of materials in and out of cells enables cells to maintain homeostasis (i.e., osmosis, diffusion, active transport).
- Describe the relationship between the organelles in a cell and the functions of that cell.
- Experiment with microorganisms and/or plants to investigate growth and reproduction.
Language science students should use: organelles, photosynthesis, respiration, cellular respiration, osmosis, diffusion, active transport, homeostasis, cell theory, organic, carbohydrate, fermentation, protein, fat, nucleic acid, enzyme, chlorophyll, cell membrane, nucleus, cell wall, solvent, solute, adhesion, cohesion, microorganism
Animal Cells
pg 4 (2:32) Vertebrates
pg 11 – transparency set – Negative feedback loop
pg 20 (3:48) Genetics
pg 26 (1:22) Career – Molecular Biologist
Genetics LB 576.5 JAC
pg 4 (2:05) cells
pg 10 – primary document – Watson Crick article
pg 10 – document – Chemical structure of DNA
pg 12 (2:08) Protein folding
pg 16 (3:11) Translation
pg 18 (5:22) Mitosis
pg 20 (5:10) Meiosis
pg 22 – primary document – Mendel’s genetis paper
pg 22 – website – (2:30) Mendel
pg 36 – website – About fossils
pg 40 – primary document – Dolly the sheep
pg 42 – document – Genetically modified foods
Living Organisms LB 550 TIT
pg 4 (6:41) Basics of biology
pg 6 (7:15) Basics of cells and cell theory
pg 8 – website – Cells (Khan Academy)
pg 16 (5:36) Plant transpiration
pg 22 (3:05) Bivalve basics
pg 36 (3:55) Hormones (teacher watch first)
Plant Cells LB 581 LOM
pg 4 (2:04) What is a plant? cartoon
pg 14 – comparing plant and animal cells
pg 18 – website – Definitions of cell processes
pg 20 (2:50) Reproduction – animated, no narration)
pg 26 (2:27) Career – Agronomist
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