Baltimore County Public Schools
Office of Instructional Technology
Curriculum-Based Technology Integration Activity
Tissues
Grade Level
7
Unit Title
The Living Environment
Subject
Science
Topic/Lesson Name
Tissues/Lesson 23
Course Title (secondary)
Grade 7 Science
Software
Student-selected software to
create a graphic organizer
VSC Standard, Topic, and Indicator and/or BCPS Learning Goal and Indicator
VSC
Standard 3.0: Life Science: The students will use scientific skills and processes to explain the
dynamic nature of living things, their interactions, and the results from the interactions that occur
over time.
Topic B: Cells
Indicator 2: Recognize and provide examples that human beings, like other organisms, have
complex body systems of cells, tissues, and organs that interact to support an organism’s growth
and survival
Maryland Technology Literacy Standards for Students
Standard 4.0 - Technology for Communication and Expression: Use technology to
communicate information and express ideas using various media formats
Topic B: Expression
Indicator 1: Select and use technology to express ideas
Objective b: Present ideas and information in formats such as electronic presentations, web
pages, graphic organizers, or spreadsheets that appropriate to a specific audience
Technology Skills Needed to Complete This Activity
Use graphic organizer software to create an appropriate organizer
Select and use software appropriately
Objective
Students will describe the function of each type of tissue in order to explain how tissues interact
within organisms.
Brief Description of the Activity
Use TissuesResource ([[r1]]) instead of Student Resource Sheet LE-23 #6. Students read from
the text and complete a graphic organizer to represent their reading (teacher may want to have
students work in pairs or groups of 3). Once students have completed their organizers, they
should be peer reviewed by someone who did not work with them. Return to Student Resource
Sheet LE-23 for #7 and beyond.
Field Preference: Field Dependent
Learning Preference: Active, Visual, Tactile
Level of Cognitive Demand: Level 3, Synthesis/Evaluation
Instructional Technology Assessment
Use the scoring tool on the bottom of TissuesResource ([[a1]] to assess student learning.
Baltimore County Public Schools
Office of Instructional Technology: Tissues
Date Posted: July 2007
Contributed by: Chris Turner
Modified/Posted by: Sharon Gallagher