MS-LS1-1 - Performance Expectation
Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Middle School · Next Generation Science Standards · NGSS Lead States 2013
Standard Unwrapping
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investigationevidenceliving thingscellsorganismone cellmany cellstypes of cells
Skills
- conduct (scientific investigations to gather information) #dok3
- provide (evidence to support scientific claims) #dok2
- identify (organisms as unicellular or multicellular) #dok2
- differentiate (between types and numbers of cells in organisms) #dok2
- analyze (data to determine the cellular composition of living things) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify that all living things are made of cells. #dok2
- I can distinguish between organisms made of one cell and those made of many cells. #dok2
- I can conduct an investigation to gather evidence that living things are composed of cells. #dok3
- I can analyze data from an investigation to determine the cellular makeup of different organisms. #dok3
- I can provide evidence from an investigation to support that living things are unicellular or multicellular. #dok2
Big Ideas
- All living things are composed of one or more cells, which are the basic unit of life.
- Scientific investigations and evidence are used to determine the cellular makeup of organisms.
Essential Questions
- What evidence supports the idea that all living things are made of cells?
- How can you determine whether an organism is unicellular or multicellular?
- Why is it important to conduct investigations to learn about the cellular structure of living things?
- How do scientists use evidence to support their claims about living organisms?