Module 12: Cells, Reproduction, and Scientific Thinking-Science 5B - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn about cell division. Students will learn about the Scientific Process.

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 Cells pen or pencil;
2 Cells and DNA pen or pencil;
3 Cell Growth and Mitosis pen or pencil;
4 Sexual Reproduction in Plants pen or pencil;
5 Asexual Reproduction pen or pencil;
6 Scientific Theories and Laws pen or pencil;
7 Scientific Observations pen or pencil;
8 Forming a Hypothesis pen or pencil;
9 Controlled Experiments pen or pencil;
10 Measurements in Science pen or pencil;

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Cells
  1. Differentiate between a eukaryotic cell and a prokaryotic cell.
  2. Differentiate between a plant cell and an animal cell.
  3. Identify the function of different cell parts.
2 Cells and DNA
  1. Identify the location of DNA.
  2. Identify the parts of DNA.
  3. Describe why DNA is important.
3 Cell Growth and Mitosis
  1. Identify the process and importance of cell division.
  2. Differentiate between the stages of mitosis.
4 Sexual Reproduction in Plants
  1. Define sexual reproduction.
  2. Describe how plants reproduce sexually.
5 Asexual Reproduction
  1. Define asexual reproduction.
  2. Differentiate between the types of asexual reproduction.
6 Scientific Theories and Laws
  1. Differentiate between scientific theories and laws.
  2. Describe the steps of the scientific method.
7 Scientific Observations
  1. Describe the importance of scientific observations.
  2. Differentiate between qualitative and quantitative observations.
8 Forming a Hypothesis
  1. Define hypotheses.
  2. Form hypotheses based on given information.
9 Controlled Experiments
  1. Define controlled experiments.
  2. Differentiate between independent and dependent variables.
  3. Identify the control group in an experiment.
10 Measurements in Science
  1. Describe the importance of the metric system.
  2. Identify how mass, volume, length, and temperature are measured.
  3. Convert measurements within the metric system.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
eukaryotic cell
prokaryotic cell
animal cell
plant cell
DNA
cell
nucleotide
chromosome
gene
nucleus
mitosis
cell division
cytokinesis
interphase
cell cycle
sexual reproduction
pollination
pollen
asexual reproduction
sporulation
budding
binary fission
regeneration
scientific theory
scientific law
scientific method
observations
qualitative
quantitative
hypothesis
controlled experiment
variable
independent variable
dependent variable
control group
metric system
unit conversion
measure

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
3 Cell Growth and Mitosis 6 Assignment
5 Asexual Reproduction 5 Assignment
9 Controlled Experiments 6 Assignment
10 Measurements in Science 5 Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

None

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
Cells
  1. Why are cells important?
Cells and DNA
  1. What is DNA?
Cell Growth and Mitosis
  1. What is cell division?
Sexual Reproduction in Plants
  1. What is sexual reproduction in plants?
Asexual Reproduction
  1. What is asexual reproduction?
Scientific Theories and Laws
  1. What is the difference between a scientific theory and a scientific law?
Scientific Observations
  1. Why are observations so important in science?
Forming a Hypothesis
  1. What is a hypothesis?
Controlled Experiments
  1. What is a controlled experiment?
Measurements in Science
  1. What measurements do scientists use?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question
Cells Cells
  1. What are living things made of?
  2. What is the purpose of cells?
Cells and DNA Cells and DNA
  1. What do almost all cells have in common?
  2. What is DNA?
  3. Why is DNA important?
Cell Growth and Mitosis Cell Growth and Mitosis
  1. What is mitosis?
Sexual Reproduction in Plants Sexual Reproduction
  1. What is sexual reproduction in plants?
  2. What is pollen?
  3. What is a seed?
  4. Why are bees important to the reproduction of plants?
Asexual Reproduction Asexual Reproduction
  1. What is asexual reproduction?
  2. What are two ways in which organisms can reproduce asexually?
  3. What are some examples of living things that reproduce asexually?
Scientific Theories and Laws Scientific Laws and Theories
  1. What is a scientific theory?
  2. What is a scientific law?
Scientific Observations Scientific Observations
  1. Why can we all be considered scientists?
Forming a Hypothesis Forming a Hypothesis
  1. What is a hypothesis?
  2. What makes a valid hypothesis?
Controlled Experiments Controlled Experiments
  1. What is a controlled experiment?
  2. Why is it important to only change one factor at a time when conducting an experiment?
Measurements in Science Measurements in Science
  1. What is the metric system?
  2. Why is it important for scientists to use common units such as the metric system?

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing