Performance expectationUse a model to illustrate cellular division (mitosis) and differentiation.
Emphasis should be on the outcomes of mitotic division and cell differentiation on growth and development of complex organisms and possible implications for abnormal cell division (cancer) and stem cell research.
Assessment does not include specific gene control mechanisms or recalling the specific steps of mitosis.
Every item written to HS-LS1-4 has to assess all three dimensions together, not the content alone. This is the structural change that made older practice material stop matching the exam.
Developing and Using Models
Phenomenon stimulus, connected items across the required types, answer key, rubric and figures drawn deterministically from a structured spec — in the format your students will sit.