Living+Systems

Living Systems 5-E

3.5 **Science concepts**. The student knows that systems exist in the world. The student is expected to: (A) Observe and identify simple systems such as a sprouted seed and a wooden toy car. Including observe and identify living systems in humans, animals, plants. Including the parts of living systems: ·  Sprouted seeds ·  Growing plants · Including observe and identify living systems in animals, plants, and ecosystems. .5 **Science concepts**. The student knows that systems exist in the world. The student is expected to: (B) Observe a simple system and describe the role of various parts such as a yo-yo and string. Including observe and describe how parts of systems work together to make the system grow, move, or function. Including observe and describe the roles of parts in plant systems: ·  Leaves ·  Roots ·  Stems ·  Flowers ·  Fruits Including observe and describe the roles of parts in animal systems: ·  Body covering ·  Coloration §  Spots (markings) §  Seasonal changes (i.e. arctic hare, fox) §  Feathers of male and female birds ·  Body parts §  Tail §  Beaks/feet <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  Fins <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  Appendages Including observe and describe the roles of parts in living systems: <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Plant and animal adaptations in ecosystems (3.9B) <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø  Plant structures enable plants to make food for themselves and to be food for other organisms. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø  Leaves absorb energy from sunlight and use the energy to make food from carbon dioxide from the air and water from the roots. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø  Roots absorb water and nutrients from the soil. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø  Stems support the leaves to receive light and transport water and nutrients up to the leaves and food down to be stored in the roots. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø  Flowers often attract pollinators by feeding them so the flower can form seeds. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø  Fruits contain seeds. The fruit attracts animals that disperse the seeds when they eat the fruit. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø  Seed and/or plant structure determines dispersion --by air (float like dandelions, or shot out by the plant, like witch hazel) --by water (mangrove) --by animals (cockleburs get stuck to fur; fruit seeds aren't fully digested by animals and passed) --by humans (some seeds stick to clothing or tires; humans take seeds of desired plants to grow in different locations) 3.9 **Science concepts**. The student knows that species have different adaptations that help them survive and reproduce in their environment. The student is expected to: (A) Observe and identify characteristics among species that allow each to survive and reproduce. Including observe, identify and describe plant: <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Adaptations as characteristics that allow species to survive and reproduce. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Adaptations as inherited traits that help a plant meet its needs and survive. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Adaptations that aid in: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  Getting food <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  Protection <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  Reproduction <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  Water/heat conservation <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  Getting oxygen <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  Mobility <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  Reproduction <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  Water/heat conservation <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Survival of the species depends on successful reproduction <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Specific adaptations <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  Coloration <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  Thorns on plants <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  Waxy skin on desert plants <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  Bird beaks and feet <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  Skin coloration <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  Opposable thumb in primates <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  Gills in fish <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Extinction as the end result of failure to survive and reproduce <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Endangered species as those that have so few members of the species left that they are close to extinction. Animals that eat plants are adapted to feed on different plant parts. Some eat leaves, others eat roots, while others feed on fruits or seeds. Shapes of beaks and teeth are adaptive structures based on the diet of the organisms. Flat teeth are adapted for grinding plants. Sharp teeth are adapted for tearing flesh. Decomposers break down plant and animal material that is not eaten by other organisms 3.9 **Science concepts**. The student knows that species have different adaptations that help them survive and reproduce in their environment. The student is expected to: (B) Analyze how adaptive characteristics help individuals within a species to survive and reproduce. Including identify different plant structures and analyze the functions of those structures for: <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Making food <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Getting water and nutrients <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Protecting from predators <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Reproducing, including those enabling seeds to travel (see 3.5B below) <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Conserving water Including identify different animal structures and behaviors and analyze the functions of those structures for: <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Getting food <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Protecting from predators <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Reproducing <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Conserving water or heat <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Getting oxygen <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Movement .10 **Science concepts**. The student knows that many likenesses between offspring and parents are inherited from the parents. The student is expected to: (A) Identify some inherited traits of plants. Including identify: <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Leaf shape <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Flower type <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Flower color <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Seed type <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Fruit type <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Root systems (i.e.—grasses have fibrous, dandelions have taproot) <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø  Understanding that plants possess inherited characteristics may be more difficult for students to conceptualize than animals possessing inherited traits. Oak trees produce acorns that in turn grow into oak trees. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø  The Benchmarks for Science Literacy state that students should move from describing individuals directly (the tree has needles for leaves) to naming traits and classifying individuals with respect to those traits (leaf type: needles). This is also the time to start building the notion of a population whose members are alike in many ways but show some individual differences. 3.10 **Science concepts**. The student knows that many likenesses between offspring and parents are inherited from the parents. The student is expected to: (B) Identify some inherited traits of plants. Including identify: <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Body covering <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Coloration <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  Spots (markings) <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  Seasonal changes (i.e. arctic hare, fox) <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  Feathers of male and female birds <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Body parts <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  Tail <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  Beaks/feet <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 8.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  Fins Students are beginning to understand that specific traits in animals are inherited while others are learned. For example, the ability to roll your tongue into a U shape is an inherited trait while good table manners are learned.
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