ODE Middle School Life Science Standards
Structure and Function: Living and non-living systems are composed of components which affect the characteristics and properties of the system.
- 6.1L.1 – Compare and contrast the types and components of cells. Describe the functions and relative complexity of cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems.
- 7.1L.1 – Compare and contrast sexual and asexual reproduction. Explain why reproduction is essential to the continuation of every species.
- 7.1L.2 – Distinguish between inherited and learned traits, explain how inherited traits are passed from generation to generation, and describe the relationships among phenotype, genotype, chromosomes, and genes.
- 8.1L.1 – Explain how genetics and anatomical characteristics are used to classify organisms and infer evolutionary relationships.
Interaction and Change: Systems interact with other systems.
- 6.2L.1 – Describe the relationships and interactions between and among cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems.
- 6.2L.2 – Explain how individual organisms and populations in an ecosystem interact and how changes in populations are related to resources.
- 7.2L.1 – Explain how organelles within a cell perform cellular processes and how cells obtain the raw materials for those processes.
- 7.2L.2 – Explain the processes by which plants and animals obtain energy and materials for growth and metabolism.
- 8.2L.1 – Explain how species change through the process of natural selection. Describe evidence for evolution.
Scientific Inquiry: Scientific inquiry is the investigation of the natural world based on observations and science principles that includes proposing questions or hypotheses, designing procedures for questioning, collecting, analyzing, and interpreting multiple forms of accurate and relevant data to produce justifiable evidence-based explanations.
- 7.3S.1 – Based on observations and science principles, propose questions or hypotheses that can be examined through scientific investigation. Design and conduct a scientific investigation that uses appropriate tools and techniques to collect relevant data.
- 7.3S.2 – Organize, display, and analyze relevant data, construct an evidence-based explanation of the results of an investigation, and communicate the conclusions including possible sources of error.
- 7.3S.3 – Evaluate the validity of scientific explanations and conclusions based on the amount and quality of the evidence cited.
Engineering Design: Engineering design is a process of identifying needs, defining problems, identifying constraints, developing solutions, and evaluating proposed solutions.
- 7.4D.1 – Define a problem that addresses a need and identify constraints that may be related to possible solutions.
- 7.4D.2 – Design, construct, and test a possible solution using appropriate tools and materials. Evaluate the proposed solutions to identify how design constraints are addressed.
- 7.4D.3 – Explain how new scientific knowledge can be used to develop new technologies and how new technologies can be used to generate new scientific knowledge.