Lessons

Model Student Lesson

** 1. Studying Life **

1.1 Scientific Ways of Thinking

1.2 What Is Life Science?

1.3 The Scientific Method

1.4 The Microscope

1.5 Safety in Life Science Research

~~ 1. Quiz ~~

** 2. What is a Living Organism? **

2.1 Characteristics of Living Organisms

2.2 Chemistry of Living Things

2.3 Classification of Living Things

~~ 2. Quiz ~~

** 3. Cells and Their Structure **

3.1 Life’s Building Blocks

3.2 Cell Structures

~~ 3. Quiz ~~

** 4. Cell Functions **

4.1 Transport

4.2 Photosynthesis

4.3 Cellular Respiration

~~ 4. Quiz ~~

** 5. Cell Division, Reproduction, and Protein Synthesis **

5.1 Cell Division

5.2 Reproduction

5.3 Protein Synthesis

~~ 5. Quiz ~~

** 6. Genetics **

6.1 Mendel’s Discoveries

6.2 Introduction to Genetics

6.3 Advances in Genetics

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** 7. Evolution **

7.1 Darwin’s Theory of Evolution

7.2 Evidence for Evolution

7.3 The Scale of Evolution

7.4 History of Life on Earth

** 8. Prokaryotes **

8.1 Introduction to Prokaryotes

8.2 Bacteria

8.3 Archaea

** 9. Protists and Fungi **

9.1 Protists

9.2 Fungi

** 10. Plants **

10.1 Introduction to Plants

10.2 Evolution and Classification of Plants

10.3 Plant Responses and Special Adaptations

** 11. Introduction to Animals **

11.1 What Are Animals?

11.2 How Animals Evolved

** 12. Invertebrates **

12.1 Sponges and Cnidarians

12.2 Flatworms and Roundworms

12.3 Mollusks and Annelids

12.4 Insects and Other Arthopods

12.5 Echinoderms and Invertebrate Chordates

** 13. Fishes, Amphibibans, and Repiles **

13.1 Introduction to Vertebrates

13.2 Fish

13.3 Amphibians

13.4 Reptiles

** 14. Birds and Mammals **

14.1 Birds

14.2 Mammals

14.3 Primates

** 15. Animal Behavior **

15.1 Understanding Animal Behavior

15.2 Types of Animal Behavior

** 16. Bones and Muscles **

16.1 Introduction to the Human Body

16.2 The Integumentary System

16.3 The Skeletal System

16.4 The Muscular System

** 17. Food and the Digestive System **

17.1 Food and Nutrition

17.2 Choosing Healthy Foods

17.3 The Digestive System

** 18. Cardiovascular Systems **

18.1 Overview of the Cardiovascular System

18.2 Heart and Blood Vessels

18.3 Blood

** 19. Respiratory and Excretory Systems **

19.1 The Respiratory System

19.2 The Excretory System

** 20. Controlling the Body **

20.1 The Nervous System

20.2 The Senses

20.3 The Endocrine System

** 21. Diseases and the Body’s Defenses **

21.1 Infectious Diseases

21.2 Noninfectious Diseases

21.3 First Two Lines of Defense

21.4 Immune System Defenses

** 22. Reproductive Systems and Life Stages **

22.1 Male Reproductive System

22.2 Female Reproductive System

22.3 Reproduction and Life Stages

22.4 Reproductive System Health

** 23. Introduction to Ecology **

23.1 What is Ecology?

23.2 Populations

23.3 Communities

23.4 Ecosystem

23.5 Biomes

** 24. Ecosystem Dynamics **

24.1 Flow of Energy

24.2 Cycles of Matter

24.3 Ecosystem Change

** 25. Environmental Problems **

25.1 Air Pollution

25.2 Water Pollution

25.3 Natural Resources

25.4 Biodiversity and Extinction