Download Unwrapped Standard 7

TFSD Unwrapped Standard
5thGrade – Science
Power Standard (s) Reference: Standard 7- Life Science
State Standard:
District Standard:
TFSD Power Standard:
Interdependence of organisms/environment:
Students illustrate the flow of energy in a specific ecosystem from producer to
decomposer.
Students list the factors that contribute to extinction.
Organization within Living Organism:
Students identify and explain the structures and function of the respiratory and circulatory
system.
Students identify the structural levels of an organism. (cells-tissues-organs-body systemsorganism)
Students compare and contrast structural differences between plant and animal cells.
Genetics:
Students describe the concept of traits being passed from parents to offspring.
Concepts: Need to know about (Nouns)
 Environment
 Community
 Individual
 Population
 Organisms
 Energy
 Producers
 Decomposers
 Consumers
 Symbiosis
 Food web
 Food chain
 Energy Pyramid
 Herbivores
 Carnivores
 Omnivores
 Ecosystem
 Extinction
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Respiratory system
Circulatory system
Cell
Tissue
Organ
Systems
Traits
Skills: Be able to do (Verb Phrases)
 Recognize factors that contribute to extinction
 Draw the flow of energy through an ecosystem
 Identify organs of the respiratory and circulatory system
 Explain the relationship between the respiratory and circulatory systems
 Construct a flow chart showing cell to organism
 Know the differences between a plant and animal cell
 Know that traits are inherited
Identifying Big Ideas from Unwrapped Standards:
1. There are man-made and natural causes of extinction.
2. An energy pyramid shows how energy flows through an ecosystem.
3. Organs in the circulatory and respiratory systems work together.
4. Cells are organized to form structures in living things.
5. Plant cells and animal cells are structurally different.
6. Traits are passed from parent to offspring.
Essential Questions from Big Ideas to Guide Instruction and Assessment:
1. Why is it important to understand causes of extinction?
2. How does energy flow through an ecosystem?
3. How do the circulatory and respiratory systems work together?
4. How are body systems organized?
5. How are plant cells and animal cells different?
6. What are some inherited traits?
Possible Topics or Context: (what you will use to teach the concepts and skills-particular
unit, lessons or activities)