Curriculum
Major Topics
Nature of Science
- Measurements
- Lab Tools
- Scientific Method
- Metric Conversions
Characteristics of Life
- What makes something living?
Cells and Processes
- Cell anatomy
- Photosynthesis and respiration
DNA and genetic inheritance
- Why do we look like we do?
Evolution
- How are all things related?
Ecology
- How do the living and nonliving interact and depend on each other?
Diversity of Life
- Viruses and Bacteria
- Protists
- Fungi