HS-LS1-4

SCUSD NGSS Curriculum Guide

**HS-LS1-4: Use a model to illustrate the role of cellular division (mitosis) and differentiation in producing and maintaining complex organisms.** [//Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include specific gene control mechanisms or rote memorization of the steps of mitosis.//]

Science Background for the Teacher:
Key Vocabulary:


 * [key vocab term for this performance expectation] || [key vocab term for this performance expectation] || [key vocab term for this performance expectation] || [key vocab term for this performance expectation] ||
 * mitosis ||  ||   ||   ||
 * differentiation ||  ||   ||   ||

Key Teacher Demo/Activity:
Show microscope slides or pictures of cells in stages of mitosis. Generate questions from students. What are we looking at? Why?

Common Student Misconceptions:
That DNA is predetermined.

Things to Avoid/Correct:
[Descriptions of imprecise language or other mistakes related to this topic that might have to be corrected at a higher grade band.]

====Other Resources (text, video, simulations, activities, models, etc..): ==== Notes: []

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