NGSS: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
MS-LS1-2
Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
October 1, 2018MS-LS1-3
Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.
October 1, 2018MS-LS1-5
Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
October 1, 2018MS-LS1-6
Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
October 1, 20185-LS1-1
Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
October 1, 20184-LS1-2
Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information in different ways.
October 1, 20184-LS1-1
Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
October 1, 20183-LS1-1
Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
October 1, 20181-LS1-2
Read texts and use media to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive.
October 1, 20181-LS1-1
Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
October 1, 2018K-LS1-1
Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
October 1, 2018