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Cells Structures and Processes
Grade: 5
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State Standards
II. Cells: Structures and Processes
 All living things are made up of cells.
 Structure of cells (both plant and
animal)
Cell membrane: selectively allows
substances in and out
Nucleus: surrounded by nuclear
membrane, contains genetic
material, divides for reproduction
Cytoplasm contains organelles,
small structures that carry out the
chemical activities of the cell,
including mitochondria (which
produce the cell’s energy) and
vacuoles (which store food, water,
or wastes).
 Plant cells, unlike animal cells, have
cell walls and chloroplasts.
 Cells without nuclei: monerans
(bacteria)
 Some organisms consist of only a
single cell: for example, amoeba,
protozoans, some algae.
 Cells are shaped differently in order to
perform different functions.
 Organization of cells into tissues,
organs, and systems:
In complex organisms, groups of cells
or tissues (for example, in animals,
skin tissue or muscle tissue; in
plants, the skin of an onion or the
bark of a tree).
Tissues with similar functions form
organs (for example, in some
animals, the heart, stomach, or
brain; in some plants, the root or
flower).
In complex organisms, organs work
together in a system (recall, for
example, from earlier studies of the
human body, the digestive,
circulatory, and respiratory
systems).
SC 5.2.1.a: Develop and communicate an evidence-based
scientific explanation of the role of
different organs or structures that are important for an
organism’s survival- in both plants and animals
SC 5.2.1.b: Analyze and interpret data to generate
evidence that all organisms have structures that are
required for survival in both plants and animals
SC 5.2.1.c: Create and evaluate models of plant and/or
animal systems or parts
SC 5.2.2.a: Develop and communicate an evidence-based
scientific explanation regarding how humans address
basic survival needs.
SC 5.2.2.b: Analyze and interpret data to generate
evidence that human systems are interdependent.
SC 5.2.2.c: Assess further scientific explanations
regarding basic human body system functions.
SC 5.2.2.d: Create and evaluate models of human body
systems and organs.
SC 5.2.2.e: Compare and contrast a human system to that
of another organism, and provide hypotheses about why
the similarities and differences exist.
SC 7.2.2.a: Develop and design a scientific investigation
about human body systems.
SC 7.2.2.b: Develop, communicate, and justify an
evidence-based scientific explanation regarding the
functions and interactions of the human body.
SC7.2.2.c: Gather, analyze, and interpret data and models on
the functions and interactions of the human body.
SC 7.2.3.a: Gather, analyze, and interpret data and models
on the different types of cells, their structures,
components and functions
SC 7.2.3.b: Develop, communicate, and justify an
evidence-based scientific explanation regarding cell
structures, components, and their specific functions
SC 7.2.3.c: Compare and contrast the basic structures and
functions of plant cells, animal cells, and single-celled
organisms
SC 7.2.3.d: Employ tools to gather, view, analyze, and report
results for the scientific investigations of cells
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Domain Map
Cells Structures and Processes
Grade: 5
Language Arts
Core Knowledge
CCSS ELA
Writing Grammar and Usage
Writing and research
Produce a variety of types of writingincluding summaries, descriptions, essays that
explain a process with coherent structure.
Prior Knowledge
What Students Will Learn In Future Grades
Kindergarten
 Five senses
 Taking care of the body
Grade 1
 Skeletal, muscular, digestive, circulatory
systems
 Germs, disease, preventing illness
Grade 2
 Cells, tissues, organs
 Digestive, excretory systems
Grade 3
 Muscular, skeletal, nervous systems
 Vision
 Hearing
Grade 4
 Circulatory system
 Respiratory system
Grade 7
 Cell division and genetics
Cross-Curricular Links
Bacterium
Organelle
Prokaryote
cell
DNA
enzyme
Organ
Symbiosis
cell membrane
Epithelial tissue
Nucleus
System
chlorophyll
Eukaryote
Nuclear membrane
Tissue
chloroplast
Glucose
moneran
Vacuole
chromosome
mitochondria
cytoplasm
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Cells Structures and Processes
Grade: 5
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