Evidence of Alignment

SEPUP™ From Cells to Organisms

How should we prevent the spread of an infectious disease? Investigative phenomena within the lessons connect back to the issue and storyline.

Anchoring phenomenon: When you look through a microscope, organisms as different as humans, plants, and many microorganisms that make people sick are all made of cells.

Examples include cells from various animal tissues like blood cells, plant cells, protozoa, and bacteria, including specific microorganisms that cause certain infectious diseases. Students generate and answer questions such as: How are the cells of various organisms alike? How are they different? How do these similarities and differences relate to the functions of these cells?

This unit builds towards and assesses PEs LS1-1, LS1-2, LS1-6, LS1-7 and builds toward LS1-3. View all unit tools, including student books and teacher materials here.

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Unit at a glance

Take ten minutes to watch an overview of From Cells to Organisms, from Issues and Science, developed by SEPUP. The first five minutes covers the unit's anchoring phenomenon, the unit issue, and a brief visit to each lesson, while the second half takes a deep dive into one activity. This is a great way to quickly see how SEPUP's new NGSS units are structured.

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Each Performance Expectation comes at the top of the SEPUP Learning Pathway; a guide for sequencing activities showing connections between the three dimensions of the NGSS as well as Common Core Standards.

From Cells to Organisms bundles seven PEs: LS1-1, LS1-2, LS1-6, LS1-7.

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Assessment

Integrated into the programs the SEPUP assessment system sets up ways to collect evidence on student learning and improve performance.

Differentiation

An intentionally flexible approach to all program activity types help accomplish our goal that all students achieve scientific literacy. 

Literacy

Embedded strategies help teachers explore students' thinking and give students multiple opportunities to confront their preconceptions.

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Other NGSS curriculum we looked at did not have all the components we were looking for: hands-on, real-world issues, literacy supports, and cross-curricular opportunities. Plus, being able to have it all in one neat package (quite literally with the carts) is one of the best bonuses of this program!

Donna Ferraiolo, Common Core Science Facilitator, Agawam, MA

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