A student expectation is directly related to the knowledge and skills statement, is more specific about how students demonstrate their learning, and always begins with a verb. Student expectations are further broken down into their component parts, often referred to as “breakouts.”
Vertical alignment shows student expectations in the same subject area at different grade levels that are related to or build upon one another.
Breakouts are the component parts that make up a student expectation. A breakout shows a distinct concept a student should know or a distinct skill that a student should be able to demonstrate.
Patterns are regular sequences that can be found throughout nature.
Across plants and animals, there is a pattern of decreasing complexity—organ systems are made up of organs, which are made up of tissues, which are made up of cells.
It is important to consider how changes in scale, proportion, or quantity affect a system’s structure or performance. Scale refers to the size of an object in relation to another object or its environment. Proportion is the ratio of one quantity to another. Quantity is a count of a set of objects or a measurement of a substance.
Within plants and animals, the number (quantity) of cells increases as the complexity increases—multiple cells make up a tissue, multiple tissues make up an organ, and multiple organs make up a system.
A system is a whole made of parts that work together. It has components and boundaries. It can interact with or be part of other systems.
The function of an organism's system depends on processes happening at each level of organization, down to the individual cells (parts).
ELAR.7.5.F make inferences and use evidence to support understanding
ELAR.7.5.H synthesize information to create new understanding
ELAR.7.6.C use text evidence to support an appropriate response