SCI-MS.LS1.01

Life Science Logo7th Grade (SCI) Life Science Standards
[LS1] From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

SCI-MS.LS1.01 Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are unicellular or multicellular and may have different cell types.

Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on developing evidence that living things are made of cells, distinguishing between living and non-living things, and understanding that living things may be made of one cell or many and varied cells.
Disciplinary Core Ideas
LS1.A: Structure and Function All living things are made up of cells, which is the smallest unit that can be said to be alive. An organism may consist of one single cell (unicellular) or many different numbers and types of cells (multicellular).


Student Learning Targets:

Knowledge Targets

  • I can recognize or recall specific terminology (prokaryote, eukaryote, multicellular, unicellular, cell, microscope).  
  • I can identify an organism as unicellular or multicellular (using a microscope).

Reasoning Targets

  • I can compare and contrast prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

Skills (Performance) Targets

  • I can

Product Targets

  • I can

Proficiency Scale

The Student can ...
1 Beginning
... with help, demonstrate a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and some of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
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2 Developing
... demonstrate no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
  • recognizes or recalls specific terminology.
  • identifies an organism as unicellular or multicellular (using a microscope).
Essential Vocabulary: Prokaryote, Eukaryote, multicellular, unicellular, cell, microscope parts
3 Proficient
“The Standard.”
... demonstrate no major errors or omissions regarding any of the information and processes that were end of instruction expectations.
  • compares and contrasts prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
  • shows understanding of the characteristics of a living thing.
  • recognizes the cell as the smallest unit of a living thing and that multicellular organisms have different types of cells
  • concludes that the use of technology has advanced our understanding of cells (microscope)
Sample Activity:
Completes a Venn diagram comparing prokaryotes and eukaryotes
Conducts an investigation regarding living vs. nonliving things
Microscope lab viewing different types of cells
History of the discovery of cells

4 Advanced
... demonstrate in-depth inferences and applications regarding more complex material that go beyond end of instruction expectations.
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Resources

Vocabulary

  • Prokaryote
  • Eukaryote
  • multicellular
  • unicellular
  • cell
  • microscope

Websites

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