{"id":491,"date":"2020-05-07T19:54:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T19:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/?page_id=491"},"modified":"2025-10-24T18:43:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T18:43:04","slug":"grade-8-understanding-life-systems-cells","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/index.php\/grade-1-8\/grade-8\/grade-8-understanding-life-systems-cells\/","title":{"rendered":"Grade 8 &#8211; Understanding Life Systems (Cells)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Grade 8 Overall Expectations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Assess the impact of cell biology on individuals, society, and the environment.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:707958\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genetics: Breaking The Code Of Your DNA<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:785253\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genetics<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:862647\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Saving The Tasmanian Devil: How Science Is Helping The World&#8217;s Largest Marsupial Carnivore Survive<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:583323\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genetics: From DNA To Designer Dogs<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:467605\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genomics And Cloning<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:567843\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DNA And Body Evidence<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/windsor.kanopy.com\/video\/modifying-genes-plants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Modifying the Genes of Plants<\/a> (Kanopy eVideo)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/windsor.kanopy.com\/video\/what-genetic-information-can-do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What Genetic Information Can Do<\/a> (Kanopy eVideo)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.nationalgeographic.org\/resource\/history-cell-discovering-cell\/8th-grade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">History of the Cell: Discovery of the Cell<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.org\/encyclopedia\/genetically-modified-organisms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genetically Modified Organism<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/guides\/zg9mk2p\/revision\/5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cell Structure<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2JUu1WqidC4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mayo Clinic: What is Genomic Sequencing?<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RtMC4dc4G5g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genetic Testing for Inherited Risk of Cancer<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JMPE5wlB3Zk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scientific American: What is a Genetically Modified Food?<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/324576\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pros and Cons of GMO Foods<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2018-09-microscope-technology-cells-greater.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Microscope Technology Examine Cells in Even Greater Detail<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Investigate functions and processes of plant and animal cells.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:643781\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What Is Cell Theory?<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:435750\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cells<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:646193\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cell Biology<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:632613\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cells<\/a> (DVD)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:587027\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ultra-organized Cell Systems<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:435751\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The World Of The Cell: Life On A Small Scale<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:435752\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plants &amp; Fungi: Multicelled Life<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/title\/12148508\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cells<\/a> (Hoopla eBook)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/windsor.kanopy.com\/video\/living-cells-structure-function-diversity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Living Cells<\/a> (Kanopy eVideo)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/windsor.kanopy.com\/video\/cell-division-mitosis-and-cytokinesis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cell Division<\/a> (Kanopy eVideo)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/windsor.kanopy.com\/video\/introduction-microscopy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">An Introduction to Microscopy<\/a> (Kanopy eVideo)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=URUJD5NEXC8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Biology: Cell Structure<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xzjowD1KN20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Use a Microscope<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sciencing.com\/differences-animal-cell-under-microscope-8480875.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What Are the Differences Between a Plant &amp; an Animal Cell Under a Microscope?<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/science\/high-school-biology\/hs-cells\/hs-plant-vs-animal-cells\/v\/overview-of-animal-and-plant-cells\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plant vs.Animal Cells<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/owlcation.com\/stem\/Plant-Cells-vs-Animal-Cells-With-Diagrams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plant Cells vs. Animal Cells<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microscopemaster.com\/microscope-slides.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microscope Slides Preparation<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/science\/high-school-biology\/hs-energy-and-transport\/hs-osmosis-and-tonicity\/v\/osmosis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Osmosis<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scienceabc.com\/pure-sciences\/what-is-osmosis-definition-biology-diffusion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What is Osmosis?<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/science\/high-school-biology\/hs-energy-and-transport\/hs-passive-and-active-transport\/v\/diffusion-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diffusion<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/topics\/z9r4jxs\/articles\/znqbcj6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What is Diffusion?<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cellsalive.com\/cells\/cell_model.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plant and Animal Cell Organelles<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Demonstrate an understanding of the basic structure and function of plant and animal cells and cell processes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:625845\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cell And Microbe Science Fair Projects Using Microscopes, Mold, And More<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:536306\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blood And DNA Evidence: Crime-solving Science Experiments<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:737196\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microbiology: It&#8217;s A Small World<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:486038\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Invisible Allies: Microbes That Shape Our Lives<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/title\/11663318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Closer Look at Biology, Microbiology, and the Cell<\/a> (Hoopla eBook)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/science\/high-school-biology\/hs-cells\/hs-introduction-to-cells\/v\/cell-theory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cell Theory<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toppr.com\/guides\/biology\/the-fundamental-unit-of-life\/cell-introduction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cell Introduction<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/studyjams.scholastic.com\/studyjams\/jams\/science\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plants<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enchantedlearning.com\/subjects\/biology\/cells\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cells: Plants, Animals, Bacteria Activities<\/a>(Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/test-prep\/mcat\/cells\/eukaryotic-cells\/a\/organelles-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cellular Organelles and Structure<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li>Cell Functions and Processes (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/articles\/zkm7wnb#zwptm39\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What are the differences between animal and plant cells?<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/biologydictionary.net\/unicellular\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Unicellular <\/a>(Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1hrkwJ_HuR0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Unicellular vs. Multicellular<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.nationalgeographic.org\/resource\/unicellular-vs-multicellular\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Unicellular vs. Multicellular<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ck12.org\/c\/biology\/cell-organization\/lesson\/Organization-of-Cells-BIO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cell Organization<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkscience.org\/cellbook\/cellbook.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Book About Cells<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grade 8 Overall Expectations: Assess the impact of cell biology on individuals, society, and the environment. Genetics: Breaking The Code Of Your DNA (Book) Genetics (Book) Saving The Tasmanian Devil: How Science Is Helping The World&#8217;s Largest Marsupial Carnivore Survive (Book) Genetics: From DNA To Designer Dogs (Book) Genomics And Cloning (Book) DNA And Body &hellip; <a class=\"read-excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/index.php\/grade-1-8\/grade-8\/grade-8-understanding-life-systems-cells\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":29,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/491"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=491"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4173,"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/491\/revisions\/4173"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}