Science: Biology Grade Six
Mr. Barry Jordan
Curwensville Area School District
1st
Quarter
Lesson 1
Differentiation (if used)
Below Level
Above
Level
Objectives
Skills
Assess
ment
Standards
Key Terms
The students
will learn the
characteristic
s of Cells
*The students will describe
the relationship between
cells and organisms,
*summarize the cell theory
* Identify the parts that all
cells have in common.
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S6.B.1.1.1:
Describe how cells
carry out the many
functions needed to
sustain life.
Cell
,cytoplasm,
organism, cell
membrane,
nucleus,
prokaryote,
and eukaryote
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Atom,
carbohydrate,
molecule,
nucleic acid,
lipid,
phospholipid,
protein
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S6.B.1.1.2: Identify
examples of
unicellular and multicellular organisms
(i.e., plants, fungi,
bacteria, protista,
and animals).
S6.B.1.1.3: Explain
how many
organisms are
unicellular and must
carry out all life
functions in one cell.
Lesson 2
The students
will learn
about the
chemistry of
life
*Explain that atoms join
together to form the
molecules
*List six elements most
commonly found in living
things
Home
work,
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oks,
quizzes
and
test
S6.B.1.1.1:
Describe how cells
carry out the many
functions needed to
sustain life.
S6.B.1.1.2: Identify
examples of
unicellular and
multi-cellular
organisms (i.e.,
plants, fungi,
bacteria, protista,
and animals).
*Identify four main
molecules found in cells
S6.B.1.1.3: Explain
how many
organisms are
unicellular and must
carry out all life
functions in one cell.
Lesson 3
The students
will learn
about cell
structure and
function
*Identify general
characteristics of eukaryotic
cells
*Recognize the difference
between prokaryotes and
eukaryotes
*Describe the cell
membrane, cytoskeleton,
and nucleus
* Compare and contrast
organelles found in plant
and animal cells
Home
work,
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oks,
quizzes
and
test
S6.B.1.1.1:
Describe how cells
carry out the many
functions needed to
sustain life.
S6.B.1.1.2: Identify
examples of
unicellular and
multi-cellular
organisms (i.e.,
plants, fungi,
bacteria, protista,
and animals).
S6.B.1.1.3: Explain
how many
organisms are
unicellular and must
carry out all life
functions in one cell.
Cytoskeleton,
endoplasmic
reticulum,
vacuole,
mitochondrion,
golgi complex,
chloroplast,
ribosome, cell
wall, lysosome
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Lesson 4
The students
will learn the
levels of
cellular
organization
*Identify that living things
are unicellular and
multicellular
*Define tissue, organ, and
organ system
* Describe how various
organs and tissues serve the
needs of cells for nutrient
and oxygen delivery and
waste removal
Home
work,
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and
test
S6.B.1.1.1:
Describe how cells
carry out the many
functions needed to
sustain life.
Organism,
organ system,
tissue,
structure,
organ, function
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Homeostasis,
photosynthesis,
cellular
respiration,
mitosis,
diffusion,
osmosis,
passive
transport,
active
transport,
endocytosis,
exocytosis
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S6.B.1.1.2: Identify
examples of
unicellular and
multi-cellular
organisms (i.e.,
plants, fungi,
bacteria, protista,
and animals).
S6.B.1.1.3: Explain
how many
organisms are
unicellular and must
carry out all life
functions in one cell.
Lesson 5 The students
will learn
about homeo
stasis and
cell
processes
*Explain why homeostasis is
important for survival
*Describe how cells get
energy by photosynthesis
and cellular respiration
*Describe the cell cycle
*Explain why cells divide
Home
work,
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oks,
quizzes
and
test
S6.B.1.1.1:
Describe how cells
carry out the many
functions needed to
sustain life.
S6.B.1.1.2: Identify
examples of
unicellular and
multi-cellular
organisms (i.e.,
plants, fungi,
bacteria, protista,
and animals).
S6.B.1.1.3: Explain
how many
organisms are
unicellular and must
carry out all life
functions in one cell.
Lesson 6 The students
will learn
what photos
ynthesis and
cellular
respiration
*State that all organisms
need energy
*Explain how organisms get
energy
*Define and describe
cellular respiration
*Define and describe
photosynthesis
*List the starting products of
both photosynthesis and
cellular respiration
Home
work,
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oks,
quizzes
and
test
S6.B.1.1.1:
Describe how cells
carry out the many
functions needed to
sustain life.
Photosynthesis
, chlorophyll,
cellular
respiration
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DNA,
interphase,
chromosomes,
mitosis, cell
cycle,
cytokinesis
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S6.B.1.1.2: Identify
examples of
unicellular and
multi-cellular
organisms (i.e.,
plants, fungi,
bacteria, protista,
and animals).
S6.B.1.1.3: Explain
how many
organisms are
unicellular and must
carry out all life
functions in one cell.
2nd
Quarter
Lesson 1 The students
will learn
about Mitosi
s
*Describe the function of
cell division in unicellular
and multicellular organisms
*Explain how cell division
results in two new cells,
each with a full set of
Home
work,
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oks,
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and
test
S6.B.1.1.1:
Describe how cells
carry out the many
functions needed to
sustain life.
S6.B.1.1.2: Identify
examples of
unicellular and
multi-cellular
organisms (i.e.,
plants, fungi,
bacteria, protista,
and animals).
genetic material that is
identical to the parent cell’s
*Define DNA
*Define Cell cycle and
identify all three stages
S6.B.1.1.3: Explain
how many
organisms are
unicellular and must
carry out all life
functions in one cell.
Lesson 2 The students
will learn
about Meiosi
s
*Define sex cell
*Explain how sex cells differ
from body cells
*Define meiosis
*Describe the steps of
meiosis
*Compare and contrast
mitosis and meiosis
Home
work,
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oks,
quizzes
and
test
S6.B.1.1.1:
Describe how cells
carry out the many
functions needed to
sustain life.
Homologous
chromosome,
meiosis
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Sexual
reproduction,
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S6.B.1.1.2: Identify
examples of
unicellular and
multi-cellular
organisms (i.e.,
plants, fungi,
bacteria, protista,
and animals).
S6.B.1.1.3: Explain
how many
organisms are
unicellular and must
carry out all life
functions in one cell.
Lesson 3
The students
will learn
*Define asexual
reproduction
Home
work,
S6.B.1.1.1:
Describe how cells
about Sexual
and asexual
reproduction
*Define sexual reproduction
*Describe the process of
fertilization
*Compare sexual and
asexual reproduction and
identify the advantages of
both
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carry out the many
functions needed to
sustain life.
asexual
reproduction
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Heredity,
genes, allele,
genotype,
phenotype,
incomplete
dominance,
dominate,
recessive,
codominance
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S6.B.1.1.2: Identify
examples of
unicellular and
multi-cellular
organisms (i.e.,
plants, fungi,
bacteria, protista,
and animals).
S6.B.1.1.3: Explain
how many
organisms are
unicellular and must
carry out all life
functions in one cell.
Lesson 4
The students
will learn
about
Heredity
*Summarize Mendel’s
findings
*Explain how dominate and
recessive traits differ
*Describe DNA’s role in
determining traits
*Identify the relationship
between genotype and
phenotype
*Describe the relationship
among genes, traits, and
characteristics
Home
work,
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oks,
quizzes
and
test
S6.B.1.1.1:
Describe how cells
carry out the many
functions needed to
sustain life.
S6.B.1.1.2: Identify
examples of
unicellular and
multi-cellular
organisms (i.e.,
plants, fungi,
bacteria, protista,
and animals).
S6.B.1.1.3: Explain
how many
organisms are
unicellular and must
carry out all life
functions in one cell.
Lesson 5 The students
will learn
about Punnet
t squares and
pedigrees
*Define Punnett square
*Use Punnett square to find
combinations of alleles in
potential offspring
*Define Pedigree
*Explain what a sex linked
disorder is
*Use a pedigree to trace a
genetic trait
Home
work,
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oks,
quizzes
and
test
S6.B.1.1.1:
Describe how cells
carry out the many
functions needed to
sustain life.
Punnett
square,
probability,
ratio, pedigree
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DNA, mutation,
nucleotide,
RNA,
replication,
ribosome
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S6.B.1.1.2: Identify
examples of
unicellular and
multi-cellular
organisms (i.e.,
plants, fungi,
bacteria, protista,
and animals).
S6.B.1.1.3: Explain
how many
organisms are
unicellular and must
carry out all life
functions in one cell.
Lesson 6
The students
will learn
about DNA
Structure and
Function
*Define DNA and the
components of DNA
*Explain how DNA copies
itself
*Define mutation and list
three types of mutations
*Explain why mutations
occur
*Define the role of RNA
Home
work,
notebo
oks,
quizzes
and
test
S6.B.1.1.1:
Describe how cells
carry out the many
functions needed to
sustain life.
S6.B.1.1.2: Identify
examples of
unicellular and
multi-cellular
organisms (i.e.,
plants, fungi,
bacteria, protista,
and animals).
S6.B.1.1.3: Explain
how many
organisms are
unicellular and must
carry out all life
functions in one cell.
Lesson 7
The students
will learn
about
Biotechnolog
y
*Define Biotechnology
*Identify examples of
biotechnology, including
cloning, genetic engineering,
and artificial selection
*Identify biotechnology’s
impact on individuals,
society, and the
environment
Home
work,
notebo
oks,
quizzes
and
test
S6.B.1.1.1:
Describe how cells
carry out the many
functions needed to
sustain life.
S6.B.1.1.2: Identify
examples of
unicellular and
multi-cellular
organisms (i.e.,
plants, fungi,
bacteria, protista,
and animals).
S6.B.1.1.3: Explain
how many
organisms are
unicellular and must
carry out all life
functions in one cell.
3rd
Quarter
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Biotechnology,
artificial
selection,
genetic
engineering,
clone
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Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Lesson 7
Lesson 8
Lesson 9
Lesson
10
4th
Quarter
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Lesson 7
Lesson 8
Lesson 9
Lesson
10