Unit 5: HOMEOSTASIS

LP 5.1: I can analyze data in order to make a claim about how an organism maintains homeostasis when there is a change in the environment.

LP 5.2:  I can create a model to explain and predict the movement of molecules to maintain homeostasis after a change in the environment.

LP 5.3: I can construct a graph that demonstrates patterns showing how body systems work together to maintain homeostasis.

STUDENTS WILL:

EXPLORE THE FOLLOWING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PRACTICES:

- ASKING QUESTIONING AND DEFINING PROBLEMS
- DEVELOPING AND USING MODELING
- PLANNING AND CARRYING OUT INVESTIGATIONS
- ANALYZING AND INTERPRETING DATA


HAVE DISCOURSE ON THE FOLLOWING DISCIPLINARY CORE IDEAS:

LS1.A: Structure and Function
Multicellular organisms have a hierarchical structural organization, in which any one system is made up of numerous parts and is itself a component of the next level.

Feedback mechanisms maintain a living system’s internal conditions within certain limits and mediate behaviors, allowing it to remain alive and functional even as external conditions change within some range. Feedback mechanisms can encourage (through positive feedback) or discourage (negative feedback) what is going on inside the living system.


OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING CROSS CUTTING CONCEPTS:

- STABILITY AND CHANGE
- CAUSE AND EFFECT
- SYSTEM MODELS

GS 1: - QUESTIONING - Students can develop questions from observations, phenomena, prior knowledge and data.

GS 2: -INVESTIGATION - Students can design and conduct appropriate scientific investigations.

GS 3: -MODELING - Student can construct and use models to represent and analyze phenomena and systems.

GS 4: -DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION - Students can analyze and interpret scientific data and solve problems using a range of tools, technology and mathematical techniques.