MS-LS1-7: Food and Chemical Reactions
Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.
Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on describing that molecules are broken apart and put back together and that in this process, energy is released.
Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include details of the chemical reactions for photosynthesis or respiration.
Assessments
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The following assessments were shared by teachers implementing the NGSS. Many of these are drafts and should be used accordingly. Feel free to improve these assessments or contribute your own. Learn more here.
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Phenomena
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Common Core Connections
ELA/Literacy
SL.8.5 - Integrate multimedia and visual displays into presentations to clarify information, strengthen claims and evidence, and add interest.
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