Topics to Cover:

• Cells

• Heredity

• DNA Technology

• Change Over Time

• Ecosystems and Biodiversity

• Climate Change

From Molecules to Organisms: Cell Structures and Processes (Prokaryotic Bacterial Cells and Eukaryotic Plant and Animal Cells)

STANDARD

MS-LS1-1 Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.

MS-LS1-2 Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and the ways parts of cells contribute to the function.

STUDENT OBJECTIVE

● Describe the difference between unicellular and multicellular organisms.

● Explain why cells are so small.

● List the advantages of being multicellular.

● Explain the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

● State the parts of the cells theory and relate its impact on the study of cell biology.

● Explain the function of each part of a eukaryotic cell.

● Describe the difference between a plant and animal cell.