HS-LS1-3 - Performance Expectation
Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that feedback mechanisms maintain homeostasis.
High School · Next Generation Science Standards · NGSS Lead States 2013
Standard Unwrapping
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investigationevidencefeedback mechanismshomeostasis
Skills
- plan (an investigation to test feedback mechanisms in biological systems) #dok3
- conduct (an investigation related to homeostasis) #dok3
- provide evidence (from experimental data) #dok2
- explain (how feedback mechanisms maintain homeostasis) #dok2
Learning Targets
- I can define feedback mechanisms and homeostasis in biological systems. #dok1
- I can identify examples of feedback mechanisms that help maintain homeostasis. #dok1
- I can explain how feedback mechanisms regulate internal conditions in organisms. #dok2
- I can interpret data that demonstrates the effect of feedback mechanisms on homeostasis. #dok2
- I can plan an investigation to test whether a feedback mechanism maintains homeostasis. #dok3
- I can conduct an investigation to collect evidence of how feedback mechanisms work in an organism. #dok3
- I can analyze results from an investigation to draw conclusions about homeostasis. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Feedback mechanisms are essential processes that organisms use to maintain stability and homeostasis in response to internal or external changes.
- Scientific investigations provide evidence for how these mechanisms function to preserve life and health.
Essential Questions
- What is homeostasis, and why is it important for living organisms?
- How do feedback mechanisms help maintain stable internal conditions?
- What are examples of positive and negative feedback mechanisms in the body?
- How can scientific investigations provide evidence for the role of feedback mechanisms?
- What happens to an organism when homeostasis is disrupted?
