THSBiology Unit 1 Cells Planning Organizer 1
THSBiology Unit 1 Cells Planning Organizer 1
THSBiology Unit 1 Cells Planning Organizer 1
Subject: Biology Grade: 9th Grade/Freshmen Quarter/Weeks: 1st Quarter/ Week 14
Unit 1 : Cells
Essential Question(s): How is the cell the basic unit of life? How do materials enter and leave cells? What are the structures and function
of the cell? How are the characteristics of life manifested by the cell? What is the evidence for the biotic origin of life? What are the stages of
the cell cycle? What is the role of the cell cycle in organisms?
Big Idea(s): Systems of specialized cells within organisms help them perform the essential functions of life, which involve chemical reactions
that take place between different types of molecules, such as water, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids. (NGSS
HS.LSSFIPa)
Oregon State Standards (including TigardTualatin’s Priority Standards in Bold, and Supporting Standards)
*H.1L.1 COMPARE and CONTRAST the four types of organic macromolecules. Explain how they compose the cellular
structures of organisms and are involved in critical cellular processes.
H.1L.4 Explain how cellular processes and cellular differentiation are regulated both internally and externally in response to the
environments in which they exist.
Reading Standard 2: Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process,
phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
Reading Standard 3: Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing
technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
Reading Standard 4: Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domainspecific words and phrases as they are used in a
specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 910 texts and topics.
Reading Standard 7: Translate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text into visual form (e.g. a table or chart) and
translate information expressed visually or mathematically (e.g., in an equation) into words.
Writing Standard 6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking
advantage of technology’s capacity capacity to link to other information and to display information flexiby and dynamically.
Writing Standard 7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a selfgenerated question)
or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding
of the subject under investigation.
Writing Standard 9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
● Four types of macromolecules: Proteins, carbohydrates, ● Identify the four macromolecules. H1L1 1
nucleic acids, lipids. H1L1 ● Classify the macromolecules. H1L1 3
Assessments:
Common Formative PreAssessments Pretest, KWL, Gallery Walk, Whiteboard, Computer Simulations
Progress Monitoring Daily Warm ups or “checkins”, homework
Common Formative PostAssessments Cell Collage, Flashcards, Jigsaw, Cell Labs, Microscope Lab
Summative Assessments Section Quizzes, Unit Exam
Instructional Planning
Suggested Resources / Materials
Book/Chapter : Holt McDougal Biology, 2010
● Chapter 3 Cell Structure and Function (pg 6897): Sections 3.1 Cell Theory, 3.2 Cell Organelles, 3.3 Cell Membrane, 3.4 Diffusion and
Osmosis, 3.5 Active Transport, Endocytosis, and Exocytosis
● Chapter 4 Cells and Energy (pg 98131): Sections 4.1 Chemical Energy and ATP, 4.2 Overview of Photosynthesis, 4.4 Overview of
Cellular Respiration
● Chapter 5 Cell Growth and Division (pg 132161): Sections 5.1 The Cell Cycle, 5.2 Mitosis and Cytokinesis, (maybe 5.3 Regulation of
the Cell Cycle), 5.4 Asexual Reproduction, 5.5 Multicellular Life
Other (type in)