TABLE OF CONTENTS - Lindbergh School District

Strand 3: Characteristic and Interactions of Living Organisms
2. Living organisms carry out life processes in order to survive
Major Objectives IS Suggested Activities Suggested Assessments
Concept A: The cell contains a set of
structures called organelles that interact
to carry out life processes through
physical and chemical means
Scope and Sequence – Characteristics of
Living Organisms
Grade 8
a. Compare and contrast the following
plant and animal cell structures: cell
membrane, nucleus, cell wall,
chloroplast and cytoplasm.
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a. Students will conduct investigations and
research on the structures and functions of
various plant and animal cell parts
including the cell membrane, nucleus, cell
wall, chloroplast, and cytoplasm. (1.1, 1.2,
1.3, 1.8, 2.1, 2.3, 4.1, 4.6)
a. Students will compare and contrast plant
and animal cell parts and functions.
b. Recognize the chloroplast as the cell
structure where food is produced in
plants and some unicellular organisms
(e.g., algae, some protists).
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b. Students will observe plant and animal
cell parts under a microscope. (1.1, 1.2,
1.3, 1.8, 2.1, 2.3, 4.1, 4.6)
b. Students will recognize plant parts like the
chloroplast and relate to other organisms in
other kingdoms like monera and protist.
Concept B: Photosynthesis and cellular
respiration are complementary processes
necessary to the survival of most
organisms on Earth
Scope and Sequence – Characteristics of
Living Organisms
Grade 8
a. Recognize that plants use energy from
the sun to produce food and oxygen
through the process of photosynthesis.
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a. Students will use classroom materials like
diagrams and technology to define and
describe the process of photosynthesis.
(1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.8, 2.1, 2.3, 4.1, 4.6)
a. Students will draw and label a diagram to
model the process of photosynthesis
identifying the sun as the energy source.
Concept C: Complex multicellular
organisms have systems that interact to
carry out life processes through physical
and chemical means.
Grade 8
Concept D: Cells carry out chemical
transformations that use energy for the
Not assessed at this grade level
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