8th Grade Science Unit 4: Cells and Heredity / 2014-2015
Reporting Cluster: Cells
Topic / Knowledge: / Assessments:
Structure and Function Relationships in Cells / 4 / In addition to score 3.0 performance, the student demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications that go beyond the target.
3
Proficient / Student will demonstrate an understanding of:
·  Cells carry on the many functions needed to sustain life, including growing and dividing, taking in nutrients, and releasing waste.
·  the relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration as mirror processes
2 / Student will recognize or recall:
Specific vocabulary such as:
cell, organelle, mitochondria, chloroplast, cell wall, cell membrane, nucleus, DNA, photosynthesis, cellular respiration, unicellular, multicellular, cell theory, mitosis
Basic knowledge such as:
·  the differences in function of a cell wall vs. cell membrane
·  that energy is converted in a cell
·  provide evidence that all living things are made of one or more cells
1 / Student’s performance reflects insufficient progress towards foundational skills and knowledge.
Reporting Cluster: Heredity
Topic / Knowledge: / Assessments:
Reproduction and Genetic Variation / 4 / In addition to score 3.0 performance, the student demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications that go beyond the target.
3
Proficient / Student will demonstrate an understanding of:
·  how to use a Punnett square to predict the possible phenotype of the offspring
·  traits as a result of inheritance or interactions with the environment
·  how differences in DNA replication can cause mutation and changes in genotype which can be harmful, beneficial or neutral
·  Organisms reproduce, either sexually or asexually, and transfer their genetic information to their offspring.
2 / Student will recognize or recall:
Specific vocabulary such as:
meiosis, Punnett square, genetic, mutation, gene, DNA, allele, genotype, phenotype, chromosomes, dominant, recessive, homozygous, heterozygous, heredity, trait, inherit, sexual, asexual
Basic knowledge such as:
·  how to complete a Punnett square using dominant and recessive alleles
·  the relationship between genotype and phenotype
·  the role of dominant and recessive alleles in determining an offspring’s traits
·  comparing the products of mitosis and meiosis
·  DNA replicates, and can sometimes have variations
1 / Student’s performance reflects insufficient progress towards foundational skills and knowledge.
Suggested Instructional Resources
Sample Learner Objectives / Topic / Textbook Resources / Labs / PBL Ideas
(projects) / Web Resources – websites or resources on http://science.dmschools.org
I can identify the components of the Cell Theory.
I can describe the basic structures and functions of the cell.
I can compare and contrast the reactants and products of cellular respiration and photosynthesis / Structure and Function Relationships in Cells
I can compare/contrast the products of mitosis and meiosis
I can explain the role of DNA in heredity
I can apply the concept of natural selection in relationship to a species over many generations
I can construct and complete a Punnett Square, and use the results to determine the offspring’s genotypes and phenotypes / Reproduction and Genetic Variation