Classroom Internet Library > Science > New Hampshire Frameworks Correlations Classroom Internet Library New Hampshire Frameworks Correlations Cells Alive Learn about bacteria, viruses, parasites, and cancer cells. Find out how live immune cells attack and kill microbes or get interactive with the plant and animal cell. This site has animations, video clips, quizzes and lots of great information about cells and biology. Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No Science: Life Science   Curriculum Standard 3c Students will demonstrate an increasing ability to understand that organisms are linked to one another and to their physical setting by the transfer and transformation of matter and energy to maintain a dynamic equilibrium. Proficiency Standards By the end of grade ten students will be able to: Describe how essential materials enter cells and how waste and other materials leave the cell, e.g. diffusion, osmosis. Explain how cells use nutrients as a source of energy, e.g. respiration   Curriculum Standard 3d Students will demonstrate an increasing ability to understand fundamental structures, functions, and mechanisms of inheritance found in microorganisms, fungi, protists, plants, and animals. Proficiency Standards By the end of grade six students will be able to: Explain how the human body remains healthy and fights-off disease, i.e. the immune system, the influence of diet, food and exercise, the influence of microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, protista) Proficiency Standards By the end of grade ten students will be able to: Use tools and models to demonstrate that all cells have specialized structures that carry out specialized functions, e.g. microscopic evidence, photographic evidence. Describe the major functions of the living cell and discuss how different groups of cells perform interrelated functions in any organism. Explain, in general terms, the role DNA plays in controlling cell functions. Discuss, using observation, experimentation, and modeling, the connections between the structure and function of cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems. Describe/explain homeostasis (the maintenance of internal stability within organisms), i.e. regulation and communication between parts of the body on a macrocellular scale. Describe the life cycles of representative organisms that cause human diseases.