MS-LS1-7
Middle School Science · Next Generation Science Standards · 2013
The Standard
Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.
Standard Unwrapping
AI-generated as a starting point.Vocabulary
modelfoodchemical reactionsnew moleculesgrowthenergymatterorganism
Skills
- develop (scientific models of chemical processes in organisms) #dok3
- describe (how food is rearranged through chemical reactions) #dok2
- explain (energy support and release in organisms through chemical reactions) #dok3
- represent (changes in molecules during digestion and other life processes) #dok2
Learning Targets
- I can identify food and the molecules it contains in an organism. #dok1
- I can describe how food is transformed inside an organism through chemical reactions. #dok2
- I can explain how new molecules are formed from food during chemical reactions in a living thing. #dok3
- I can model how chemical reactions rearrange matter to support growth or release energy in an organism. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Organisms break down food and use chemical reactions to create new molecules for growth and energy.
- Matter and energy transformations are essential for the survival and functioning of living things.
Essential Questions
- How does an organism use food to support its growth and energy needs?
- What happens to molecules from food as they move through an organism?
- How do chemical reactions inside living things help maintain life?
- Why is the rearrangement of molecules in food important for organisms?
- How are growth and energy linked to the chemical changes that occur during digestion and metabolism?
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