MS.LS1.1: Plan and carry out an investigation to provide evidence that living…
Plan and carry out an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different types and numbers of cells.
The South Dakota Science Standards (2024) outcome MS.LS1.1 (Life Sciences) for Grades 6–8 says: “Plan and carry out an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different types and numbers of cells.” This Fieldbook unit teaches it hands-on, with everyday materials and a printable teacher guide and student sheet for every lesson. Official wording: South Dakota Science Standards (2024).
Cells: The Smallest Living Things Grades 7–8
How small is a cell, how does water get in, what's inside, and why are cells so tiny? Four lessons with potatoes, strawberries and gelatin that work with a microscope or without one.
- How big is a cell? 50–60 min
Students measure tiny things they can see, count how many fit across a millimetre, and build a scale ladder from a hand down to a single cell. With a microscope or a phone and a drop of water, they look at real onion cells and estimate their size.
Printable practice for MS.LS1.1
These pages practise a closely related idea; the match to MS.LS1.1 is partial.
- Cells: The Smallest Living Things workbook included with the unit
3 practice pages, 3 readings, 1 word wall, 1 English-support page, 1 unit review, 1 unit test, with answer keys.
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Compared with NGSS: MS-LS1-1 (partial).
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