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Analyze and explain the complementary relationship between structure and function of objects, organisms, and systems.
Grade 7 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2022
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complementary relationshipstructurefunctionobjectsorganismssystems
Skills
- analyze (complementary relationship between structure and function) #dok3
- explain (how structure and function are related in objects, organisms, and systems) #dok3
- identify (examples of structure-function relationships) #dok2
- compare (structure-function relationships across objects, organisms, and systems) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify examples of how structure and function are related in objects, organisms, and systems. #dok2
- I can analyze the relationship between a structure and its function in a given system or organism. #dok3
- I can explain how changes in structure can affect function in real-world objects, organisms, and systems. #dok3
- I can compare how different structures achieve similar functions in multiple organisms or systems. #dok3
Big Ideas
- The way something is structured directly supports its function in objects, organisms, and systems.
- Understanding the structure-function relationship helps explain how things work and adapt in science.
Essential Questions
- How does the structure of an object, organism, or system support its function?
- What are some examples of complementary relationships between structure and function in nature or technology?
- How might a change in structure affect the function of an organism or system?
- Why is it important to understand structure-function relationships in science?
- How can comparing structure-function relationships across different systems help us solve real-world problems?