• Unit 1: Introduction

    Lab Safety

    Lab Equipment

    Microscope

    Scientific Method

    Microscopic Measurement

    Graphing

     

    Unit 2: What is life?

    Living vs Nonliving

    Life Characteristics

    Life Processes

     

    Unit 2: How do cells perform life functions?

    Cell organelles

    Function of cell organelles

    Mitosis

    DNA

     

    Unit 3: How do plants perform life functions?

    Classification of plants

    Parts of a typical plant

    Pollination

    Photosynthesis

     

    Unit 4:  How do humans perform life functions?

    Locomotion

    Digestion

    Response to stimuli

    Transport

    Respiration

     

    Unit 5: Classification

    Classification Systems

    Dichotomous Keys

    Kingdoms of Life

     

    Unit 6: Genetics

    Patterns of inheritance

    Genetic disorders

    Genetic advances

    Meiosis

    Protein synthesis

    Mutations

    multiple alleles

    nature vs. nurture

    sex-linked genes

    pedigree

     

     

    Unit 7: Evolution

    Natural Selection

    Fossils

    Evidence for evolution