Enduring Understandings:

• Organs are composed of smaller parts which work together to perform functions which allow us to live.

• In living organisms, a connection exists between structure and function.

• All living things have characteristics in common.

• That cells turn into tissues, that become organs, which work together to form organ systems.

• The survival of an organism depends on the organ systems working together.

• Organ systems perform specialized functions.

 

Essential Question(s):

• What are some of the internal and external parts of your body?

• What are the functions of these body parts?

• How do different body parts of animals help them survive in the environment?

• Why are animal or plant organs different than human organs?

• How are the stages of growth the same or different in living things?

• How are the structures of organisms related to their function?

• How are cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems related?

• What keeps you alive?

• How does the human body perform the basic functions of life?

 

 

Standards:

 

NGSS

• MS-LS1-3.  Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.

• MS-LS1-8.  Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories.

 

CCSS 

ELA/Literacy -

 

• RST.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 6–8 texts and topics.

• RST.6-8.7 Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table).

• RST.6-8.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts.

• RST.6-8.2 Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; provide an accurate summary of the text distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.

• RI.6.8  Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.

• WHST.6-8.1 Write arguments focused on discipline content.

• WHST.6-8.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.

• WHST.6-8.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources.

• SL.8.5  Integrate multimedia and visual displays into presentations to clarify information, strengthen claims and evidence, and add interest.

 

Mathematics -

 

• 6.EE.C.9 Use variables to represent two quantities in a real-world problem that change in relationship to one another; write an equation to express one quantity, thought of as the dependent variable, in terms of the other quantity, thought of as the independent variable. Analyze the relationship between the dependent and independent variables using graphs and tables, and relate these to the equation.