Unit Outline
*Process skills are embedded in all lessons but only indicated upon first introduction.
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Unit 6: Organisms and Environments, Part 1
Approximate Teaching Time: 4 weeks TEKS
Lesson Learning Goal Content Process
6.1 Interactions of Organisms in
their Environments
Observe the interaction of living and nonliving
elements in an ecosystem.
5.9A *
6.2 Food Chains and Food Webs Describe the flow of energy through food chains and
food webs.
5.9B *
6.3 A Balanced Environment Identify the significance of the carbon dioxide-oxygen
cycle; predict the effects of changes in ecosystems
caused by natural events and human interference.
5.9C
5.9D
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Unit 7: Organisms and Environments, Part 2
Approximate Teaching Time: 3 weeks TEKS
Lesson Learning Goal Content Process
7.1 Structures and Functions of
Organisms
Identify and compare the structures and functions of
organisms that allow them to live and grow in their
environments.
5.10A *
7.2 Inherited Traits and Learned
Behaviors
Identify and differentiate between inherited traits and
learned behaviors.
5.10B 5.3C
7.3 Complete and Incomplete
Metamorphosis of Insects
Describe the differences between complete and
incomplete metamorphosis of insects.
5.10C *
