Keystone exams: Biology assessment anchors and eligible content
Assessment Anchors:
BIO.A.2.1 - Describe how the unique properties of water support life on Earth.
BIO.A.2.2 - Describe and interpret relationships between structure and function at various levels of biochemical organization (i.e., atoms, molecules, and macromolecules). BIO.A.3.1 - Identify and describe the cell structures involved in processing energy. BIO.A.3.2 - Identify and describe how organisms obtain and transform energy for their life processes. BIO.B.4.2 - Describe interactions and relationships in an ecosystem. |
Eligible Content:
BIO.A.2.1.1 - Describe the unique properties of water and how these properties support life on Earth (e.g., freezing point, high specific heat, cohesion).
BIO.A.2.2.1 - Explain how carbon is uniquely suited to form biological macromolecules. BIO.A.3.1.1 - Describe the fundamental roles of plastids (e.g., chloroplasts) and mitochondria in energy transformations. BIO.A.3.2.1 - Compare the basic transformation energy during photosynthesis and cellular respiration. BIO.B.4.2.3 - Describe how matter recycles through an ecosystem (i.e., water cycle, carbon cycle, oxygen cycle, and nitrogen cycle). BIO.B.4.2.4 - Describe how ecosystems change in response to natural and human disturbances (e.g., climate change, introduction of nonnative species, pollution, fires). |
TO DO:
1. Complete the Biogeochemical Cycles Pre-Test on Google Classroom.
2. Open the Google Doc on Biogeochemical Cycles. You will completing this as you complete the different tasks. The document can be downloaded below as a Microsoft Word Document. 3. Feel free to watch the video to the right on Biogeochemical Cycles to refresh on the water and carbon cycle.
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TO DO:
4. Answer the questions in the google doc labeled "Water Cycle."
Use the following links and diagrams to answer the questions: The Water Cycle: USGS Water Science for Schools The Hydrologic Cycle: How Water Moves Around the World Humans and the Water Cycle |
The diagrams above represent the amount of water on earth and where it is stored. Notice the amount of fresh drinking water from lakes and rivers that is available!
TO DO:
5. Answer the questions in the google doc labeled "The Carbon Cycle" using the diagram provided. This should strengthen your understanding of the carbon cycle for the next activity!
6. Carbon Cycle Virtual Simulator
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Lesson 1: The Carbon Cycle
Lesson 2: Curbing Emissions
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TO DO:
7. Carbon Footprint Simulator
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