BHS Biology Guide

The Study of Life

Biology

Quarter 1

McGraw Hill Module 1

● The proportion and quantity of organelles in cells with specialized functions. ● The shape of cells with specialized functions. Planning and Carrying Out Investigations: Identifying the phenomenon under investigation Students describe the phenomenon under investigation, which includes the following idea: ● The idea that living things are made up of cells. ● Systems of specialized cells within organisms help them perform the essential functions of life. Identifying the evidence to answer this question Students develop an investigation to plan and describe the data that will be collected and the evidence to be derived from the data, including: ● Different types of cells within one multicellular organism. ● The proportion and quantity of organelles within a specifc type of cell compared to a different cell type. ● The structure of a cell is related to its function. Students describe* how the evidence collected will be relevant to the purpose of the investigation. Planning for this investigation In the investigation plan, students describe: ● How the tools and methods included in the experimental design will provide the evidence necessary to address the purpose of the investigation, including that due to their small-scale size, cells are unable to be seen with the unaided eye and require engineered magnifcation devices to be seen Collecting the data Students collect and record: ● A few examples of different types of cells found in a multicellular organism. ● The structural differences, including organelle composition and cell shape, of different cell types. Refning the design If necessary, students refne the investigational plan to ● Determine whether the resulting evidence meets the goals of the investigation, including identifying the specifc structural differences in cells that support their function in multicellular organisms. *When “describe” is referenced, any of the following descriptions could be used: written, oral, pictorial, and kinesthetic.

DIFFERENTIATION IN ACTION

Skill Building

STEM Unit Project- Have students apply what they learned in their module to their Unit Projects

Extension

Go Further: How can graphs help us interpret data? (p. 19)

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS

Standard 1.5