Collaboration
Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
Unit 2
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Collaboration |
Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes Unit 2 |
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Exploration Question
1 How can models help explain the unique and diverse life cycles of organisms? |
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| Learning Outcomes | Teacher Resources | Student Resources |
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LS1.B:
Growth and Development of Organisms Reproduction is essential to the
continued existence of every kind of organism. Plants and animals have
unique and diverse life cycles. NGSS SEP Develop models to describe phenomena. I can observe the life cycle of a plant as it progresses from germination to death. |
 StudyJams
Plants-Plants with Seeds (Engage portion of 5E)  Model
of a Seed LessonElement
of Texture(PowerPoint) Google Slides version (to be used with Model of a Seed lesson) Lima
Bean Seed & Germination UDL/DI Option Use slides 2-3 to show the parts of a seed and the steps to germination/life cycle, respecitively.  Life
Cycle of Flowering Plants (3:05) Describes the changes flowering plants
experience during their life cycle. Log-in to Discovery Education using your AACPS log-in and password before clicking the link. Life Cycle of Plants Elaborate 5E Students will need to have access to Chromebooks/iPads/Internet in order to access classlab.com. ---Students are asked to generate a list of variables they could change in their investigations. ---Students are asked to share their observations and questions throughout their investigations by posting responses in real-time. |
SEED Match Game Students will compare various seesd to their parent plants. (Engage)  Make observations of your bean growth by using this Pixie journal to draw and label the growth of your plant. Create a comic strip depicting the growth stages of your seed using Pixie or readwritethinks comic creator tool! |
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LS1.B:
Growth and Development of Organisms Reproduction is essential to the
continued existence of every kind of organism. Plants and animals have
unique and diverse life cycles. NGSS SEP Develop models to describe phenomena. I can develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles. |
Life Cycle of a Beetle 5E Beetles
Project Resources: Videos and support for student research and teaching. Timer
Harvest Impacts Amphibians Differently During Life Stages (UDL/DI Option
2)Real World Reading: This article discusses how clear cutting forests has different effects on some amphibians during different stages of their life cycles. Focus Question: Why did cutting forests have different effects to the amphibians during different stages of their life? |
ResearchExplore
the World of BeetlesDarkling
Beetle/Yellow MealwormJapanese
Beetle General
Information on Beetles
Mealworm to
Beetle Observation Log. Complete this with your notes and sketches of
the growth of your beetle! Games & Activities Going
Bug-gy! Explore Facts and Fun about Insects with Ms. Frizzle! Zoom
in on True Bugs!Classify Insects, Name a Bug Challenge, and Investigate them up close and personal!
All About Life CyclesGo through this SmartBoard to engage in a variety of activities around different organisms' life cycles. Create a Flow Chart to describe the Life Cycle of a Beetle. 
Timber Harvest
Impacts Amphibians Differently During Life Stages.Practice identifying the Main Idea and Details of this article by completing this activity! |
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LS1.B:
Growth and Development of Organisms Reproduction is essential to the
continued existence of every kind of organism. Plants and animals have
unique and diverse life cycles. LS3.A: Inheritance of Traits - Many characteristics of organisms are inherited from their parents. LS3.B: Variation of Traits - Different organisms vary in how they look and function because they have different inhertited information. NGSS SEP Develop models to describe phenomena. I can develop models to compare the diverse and unique life cycles of livign organisms. |
RAN Chart (Reading & Analyzing Non-fiction) Use this chart with the suggested reading passages in the curriculum.   Prior Knowledge on Life Cycles (Can be adapted to all parts of 5E Lesson). Instead of placing sticky notes on the board, have them respond in real-time to this SmartBoard interactive tool! Can be also used with the UDL/DI Options. (Directions in the SB for you to create your own Smart Response tool) Students will need to have access to Chromebooks/iPads/Internet in order to access classlab.com.   Complete and Incomplete Metamorphosis This activity can be used as a center or whole class teaching tool. This can be paired with the PPT in the curriculum. (Explain 5E) |
Research Create an Inspiration, Pixie, or PPT (through Office 365/OneDrive or Google Drive) to compare the life cycle you're investigating with another life cycle we've already learned about. Games & Activities Are
You My Mother? Match the babies to their mothers. (Extension of game - Are You My Parent?)
RAN Chart (Reading & Analyzing Non-fiction) Use this chart with the any non-fiction articles you read while exploring inherited traits of different organisms.
Student Research Log Use this with your team as you research and conduct investigations on different life cycles. Share as directed using OneDrive or Google Drive. Word Google Doc  Organism
Sort CardsSort these cards into different life cycle categories. Create a copy of the page if you have different ways to organize each card. Double Bubble Two Types of Metamorphosis Tell how insects that undergo complete metamorphosis and incomplete metamorphosis are alike and different. Or use a Pixie instead! Extension
Activity:Decide whether these insects go through Complete, Incomplete, Gradual, or Simple Metamorphosis! Create an Inspiration, Pixie, or PPT (through Office 365/OneDrive or Google Drive) to create a summary of your learning thus far in the unit (End of Unit) |
| Teacher Notes | |
| Questions/Resources | Standards |
| Exploration Question 1 How can models help explain the unique and diverse life cycles of organisms? I can observe the life cycle of a plant as it progresses from germination to death. StudyJams
Plants-Plants with Seeds Model
of a Seed Lesson Element
of Texture PPTLima
Bean Seed & Germination Life
Cycle of Flowering Plants (3:05) Log-in to Discovery Education using your AACPS log-in and password before clicking the link. Life
Cycle of Plants Elaborate 5E |
LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms Reproduction is essential to the continued existence of every kind of organism. Plants and animals have unique and diverse life cycles. |
| NGSS SEP Develop models to describe phenomena. | |
| Technology 3.1 Technology for Learning and collaboration. | |
Exploration Question 2 Life
Cycle of a Beetle 5EBeetles
Project Resources Timer
Harvest Impacts Amphibians Differently During Life Stages |
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| NGSS SEP Develop models to describe phenomena. | |
| Technology 3.1 Technology for Learning and collaboration. | |
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Exploration Question 3 I can develop models to compare the diverse and unique life cycles of living organisms.
RAN Chart (Reading & Analyzing
Non-fiction)
Prior Knowledge on
Life Cycles Complete
and Incomplete Metamorphosis |
LS1.B:
Growth and Development of Organisms Reproduction is essential to the
continued existence of every kind of organism. Plants and animals have
unique and diverse life cycles. LS3.A: Inheritance of Traits - Many characteristics of organisms are inherited from their parents. LS3.B: Variation of Traits - Different organisms vary in how they look and function because they have different inhertited information. |
| NGSS SEP Develop models to describe phenomena. | |
| Technology 3.1 Technology for Learning and collaboration. |
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