Science Curriculum
6th Grade
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Course Purpose: |
Sixth grade students will use earth/space science, life science, and physical science principles to identify and describe interactions between them. |
Outcomes and Components:
| SC.6.3 | Students will characterize various types of cells and illustrate the anatomy of basic parts of the cell. Students will collect evidence to develop and support a claim for Cell Theory. | ||
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Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
Component Code |
Component |
Standard(s) |
| SC.6.3.1 | Examine the anatomy of a cell (model of cell and parts), and compare and contrast plant and animal cells. |
MS-LS1-2 MS-LS1-1 |
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| SC.6.3.2 | Examine a unicellular organism and develop a claim that describes a living vs nonliving organism. | MS-LS1-2 | |
| SC.6.3.3 | Identify and compare parts of a unicellular and multicellular organism. | MS-LS1-1 | |
| SC.6.3.4 | Develop an explanation for the organization of life from cells, tissues, organ, organ system. | MS-LS1-3 | |
| SC.6.3.5 | Collect evidence and develop an argument to support Cell Theory | MS-LS1-5 | |
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Academic Vocabulary: Microscope, objective lens, stage, compare, contrast, argument |
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Content Vocabulary: Lens, nucleus, mitochondria, cytoplasm, cell wall, cell membrane, plant cell, animal cell, unicellular, multicellular, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, cell theory, stimulus, homeostasis, DNA, heredity, metabolism, producer, consumer, decomposer, prokaryotic, eukaryotic, vesicle, vacuole |