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FRAMEWORK |
Lesson/Activity |
Web Resources |
Questions
MC = Multiple Choice
OR = Open Response
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LS.2.6.1
Observe, describe, and
illustrate plant and animal tissues:
- muscle
- blood
- skin
- xylem
- phloem
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Scanning Electron Microscope - Museum of
Science |
Great Plant Escape - Univ. of Illinois
Learning
Science - "The Cell"
Microscope (Lots of Links) - Dragonfly
Mr. Ware's Sixth Grade Classroom
(Lots of GREAT Links)
Plants - Internet 4 Classrooms
Prentice Hall Science
Trees - Products & FREE Teacher
Resources - Oregon State University
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LS.2.6.2
Illustrate the
hierarchical relationships of cells, tissues, and
organs |
The Cell as a System - AAAS |
Animal Systems - Biology4Kids
Cell Games
Cell Structures (Gizmo)
Human Anatomy Online
Learning
Science - "The Cell"
Microbe World - TrackStar |
Organ for Survival #56 (MC) - NAEP
Oxygen Delivery Organs #17 (MC) - NAEP |
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LS.2.6.3
Investigate the functions
of tissues
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Wood Magic - Lessons About Trees - OSU
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Tissues of Life - Science Museum of Minnesota
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LS.2.6.4
Model and explain the
functions of animal organs:
- lung
- kidneys
- eyes
- ears
- skin
- teeth
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Body Basics
Bottled Model Lungs - Science NetLinks
Nearsightedness - AAAS |
Body - Interactive - BBC
KidsHealth
Structure & Function in Living Systems -
Learning Science
Virtual Heart Transplant - NOVA
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Body Temperature #55 (OR) - NAEP
Fish & Oxygen #31 (MC) - NAEP
Heart Blood Flow #52 (MC) - NAEP
Recognize organs in the human body that
are responsible for oxygen delivery #17 (MC) - NAEP |
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LS.2.6.5
Model and explain the
function of plant organs:
- leaves
- roots
- stems
- flowers
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Why Leaves Change Colors - OSU |
Evolution of Plants - World Builders
Flowers Modern and Ancient -
"First Flower" by NOVA
Plants - Internet 4 Classrooms
Wood Magic - Lessons About Trees
- OSU
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Flower Parts #3 (MC) - NAEP |
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LS.2.6.6
Dissect organs,
including but not limited to
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Cow's Eye Dissection
Cow Lung Dissection
Lung Dissection - Mr. Midden
Pig Heart
Sheep Heart
Tree Core Models - AAAS |
Body - Interactive - BBC
Froguts
Heart - Franklin Institute
Human Body
Games
Human Body Systems - Smithsonian
The Giant Heart
Virtual Body - Learning Science |
Heart Blood Flow #52 (MC) - NAEP
Similar Structures #2 (MC) - NAEP |
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LS.2.6.7
Describe the relationship
between organ function and the following needs of cells:
- oxygen
- food
- water
- waste removal
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KidsHealth
Structure & Function in Living Systems -
Learning Science |
Heart Rates & Running #30 (MC) - NAEP
Identify Process Fish Use to
Obtain Oxygen #31 (MC) - NAEP |
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LS.2.6.8
Investigate careers, scientists, and historical
breakthroughs related to tissues and
organs
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Tissues of Life - Science Museum of Minnesota |
CAREERS
Curriculum Resources & Publications
Inventors & Innovators - AAAS
100 Greatest Discoveries
Royal Society Journals |
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LS.3.6.1
Describe characteristics
of plants and animals manipulated through
selective breeding
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Reproduction
and Heredity - Learning Science |
Genetic Engineering #57 (MC) - NAEP |
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LS.3.6.2
Predict the outcome of
selective breeding practices over several generations
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LS.3.6.3
Relate the development of
Earth’s present-day complex species from earlier,
distinctly different simpler species
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The Rise and Fall of the Mammoths (AAAS) |
History of Life Through Time
Virtual Fossil Dig - Dragonfly |
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LS.3.6.4
Investigate careers, scientists, and historical
breakthroughs related to adaptations and selective
breeding
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CAREERS
Earth & Life Sciences - PBS
Inventors & Innovators - AAAS
100 Greatest Discoveries
Royal Society Journals
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Animal Reproduction #42 (MC) - NAEP |
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LS.3.6.5
Describe behavioral
adaptations of organisms to the
environment:
- hibernation
- estivation
- tropism
- territorial behavior
- migration
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Sea Turtle Tracking - Caribbean
Conservation Corporation |
Bat Conservation International
Earthworms - Vertical Migration - Journey
North
Night Creatures of the Kalahari - NOVA
Wildlife Migration - Journey North |
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LS.3.6.6
Differentiate between
innate behaviors:
- migration
- web spinning
- defensive posture
- communication
- imprinting and learned behaviors:
- speaking a language
- using tools
hunting skills
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LS.3.6.7
Describe the following
structural adaptations for survival in the
environment:
- coloration
- mimicry
- odor glands
- beaks
- feet
- wings
- fur
- ears
- spines
- teeth
- thorns
- characteristics of seeds
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Bird Beaks - AAAS
Gator Hole
King Cobra
Monarch Butterfly - Dragonfly
My Tiny Garden - Interactive
Plants & Animals - Smithsonian |
Animal Diversity - Frog Calls
Cabrillo Tidepool Study
Diversity & Adaptation - Learning Science
How Plants Reproduce - World Builders
The Nocturnal Eye - NOVA
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Survival of a Frog #13 (MC) -
NAEP |
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LS.3.6.8
Investigate careers, scientists, and historical
breakthroughs related to learned and innate behaviors
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CAREERS
Curriculum Resources & Publications
Molecular Basis of Heredity - Learning
Science
100 Greatest Discoveries
Royal Society Journals
Significant Events of the Last 125 Years
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LS.4.6.1
Identify environmental
conditions that can affect the survival of individual
organisms and entire species
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Follow the Water - HSNP
How Long Does It Last? - HSNP
The Rise and Fall of the Mammoths (AAAS) |
A Thousand Friends of Frogs
Cabrillo Tidepool Study
Habitats - UEN
Marine Sanctuaries - AAAS
Where Have All the Frogs Gone?
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LS.4.6.2
Conduct simulations
demonstrating competition for resources within an ecosystem
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Explorations: Then & Now - NASA
Webs of Life - Dragonfly |
World in the Balance - NOVA
Worms as Recyclers
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LS.4.6.3
Conduct simulations
demonstrating natural selection
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Peppered Moth - Gizmo |
Genetic Science Learning Center -
University of Utah
Learning Science "Reproduction & Heredity" |
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LS.4.6.4
Analyze natural
selection
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Gene Pool - World Buuilders |
What Killed
the Dinosaurs - PBS |
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