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Option E:
Seeing the Cell as a System (Grades 9-12)
Estimated Time: 6-8 hours.
Overview: Participants engage in a lesson designed around two
benchmarks:
5C Cells (9-12)#2
Within the cell are specialized parts for the transport of materials,
energy capture and release, protein building, waste disposal, information
feedback, and even movement. In addition to these basic cellular functions
common to all cells, most cells in multicellular organisms perform some
special functions that others do not.
11A Systems (9-12)#1
A system usually has some properties that are different from those
of its parts, but appear because of the interaction of those parts.
Participants study these benchmarks in depth and then analyze how effectively
the lesson’s content and pedagogy would contribute to students’ understanding
the benchmarks. Next, they use a Project 2061 design procedure to design
a new lesson on a topic of their choice, and finally, if time permits,
they reflect on the design procedure they have used. Throughout, they study
and discuss relevant parts of
SFAA and
Benchmarks.
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