Grade 06 Science - EC: S6.B.1.1.1
Grade 06 Science - EC: S6.B.1.1.1
Continuum of Activities
The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.
This continuum of activities offers:
- Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
- Questions/activities that grow in complexity
- Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance
Grade Levels
6th Grade
Course, Subject
Science
Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content
Activities
- Define cell.
- Define tissue.
- Explain the role of cells in the process of digestion.
- What is the function of a nucleus in a cell?
- Explain the function of mitochondrion in cells.
- Compare and contrast a plant and an animal cell. You can construct a Venn diagram if desired.
Answer Key/Rubric
- A cell is a basic unit of all living things.
- Tissue is a group of cells functioning together.
- In digestion, food is broken down into simpler molecules, which is absorbed by the cells.
- The nucleus is the control center of a cell. It controls many life functions, including eating, movement, and reproduction. It also contains genetic material, organized in strands of DNA.
- The function of the mitochondrion is that it carries on the process of cell respiration, converting glucose to ATP (Adenosine triphosphate)energy the cell can use.
- Acceptable responses may include, but are not limited to:
Similarities:
- Plant and animal cells help sustain life for their respective organisms
- Several organelles in common
- Nucleus
- Mitochondrion
- Golgi apparatus
- Endoplasmic reticulum
- Cytoplasm
- Ribosomes
Difference:
- Plants
- Cell wall
- Large vacuole
- Chloroplasts
- Animals
- No cell wall
- Small or no vacuole
- No chloroplasts
