Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks
Arizona Content Standards and Benchmarks
Science: Strand 4: Life Science
- Compare the form and function of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and their cellular components
- Describe the purposes and processes of cellular reproduction
- Describe the levels of organization of living things from cells, through tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms, populations, and communities to ecosystems
Technology: Standard 1—Grade 9-12
- Use organizational features of electronic text, such as bulletin boards, database keyword searches, and e-mail addresses to locate information and conduct research
- Read and follow directions to complete a technology-based task
Technology: Standard 2–Grade 9-12
- Plan, produce, and present an effective multimedia presentation using visual media, including cartoons, computer images, charts, photographs, maps and tables, to communicate the intended purpose to the audience
- Use appropriate tools for gathering, interpreting, and presenting data
- Select and use appropriate technologies to gather, process, and analyze data and to report information related to an investigation
Student Objectives
Students will be able to:
- Distinguish between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
- Distinguish between plant and animal cells
- Describe and identify the structure and function of various organelles, including mitochondria, nucleus, cell membrane and cell wall, endoplasmic reticulum and ribosomes, golgi apparatus and lysosomes, cytoplasm and cytoskeleton, and vacuoles
- Determine interrelationships between organelle functions and cell function
- Identify different cell types, such as gametes, nerve cells, and so forth
- Connect functions of organelles in cells to organisms’ overall health
- Describe the cell cycle
- Link cellular mutations or malfunctions and diseases
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