Life Science Annual Plan 2008-2009

American School
Life Science

Annual Plan
2008-2009

Teacher: Mrs. Giron

QUARTER 1
Unit I

Chapter 1: Introduction to Life Science
Section 1: What Is Science?
Section 2: Human Genetic Disorders
Section 3: Understanding Technology
Section 4: Safety in the Science Laboratory

Standards: 1a,1b
Two weeks

Chapter 2: Living Things
Section 1: What is Life?
Section 2: Classifying Organisms
Section 3: Discovering Cells
Section 4: Looking Inside Cells

Standards: 1a,1b,2,3a,3b
Two weeks


Chapter 3: Cell Processes and Energy
Section 1: Chemical Compounds in Cells
Section 2: The Cell in Its Environment
Section 3: Photosynthesis
Section 4: The DNA Connection
Section 5: Cell Division

Standards: 3a,3b
Two weeks


Chapter 4: The Science of Heredity
Section 1: Mendel's Work
Section 2: Probability and Heredity
Section 3: The Fossil Record
Section 4: The DNA Connection

Standards: 3a,3b
Two weeks


Chapter 5: Modern Genetics
Section 1: Human Inheritance
Section 2: Human Genetic Disorders
Section 3: Advances in Genetics

Standards: 1a,1b,3a,3b,5a,6c
One week





QUARTER 2
Unit III

Chapter 6: Changes over Time
Section 1: Darwin’s Theory
Section 2: Evidence of Evolution
Section 3: The Fossil Record

Standards:1b,3a,3b,5a
Two weeks

Chapter 14: Bones, Muscles and Skin
Section 1: Homeostasis
Section 2: The Skeletal System
Section 3: The Muscular System

Standards: 1a,1b,3a,3b
Two weeks


Chapter 15: Food and Digestion
Section 1: Food and Energy
Section 2: The Digestive Process Begins
Section 3: Final Digestion and Absorption

Standards: 1a,1b,3a,3b,5a
Two weeks


Chapter 16: Circulation
Section 1: The Body's Transport System
Section 2: Blood and Lymph
Section 3: Cardiovascular Health

Standards: 1a,1b,3a,3b,5a
Two weeks



QUARTER 3
Unit III

Chapter 17: Respiration and Excretion
Section 1: The Respiratory System
Section 2: Smoking and Your Health
Section 3: The Excretory System

Standards: 1a,1b,3a,3b,5a,6a,6b,6c
Two weeks


Chapter 18: Fighting a Disease
Section 1: Infectious Disease
Section 2: The Body's Defenses
Section 3: Preventing Infectious Disease
Section 4: Noninfectious Disease

Standards: 1a,1b,3c,5a,5b,6a,6b,6c
Two weeks


Chapter 19: The Nervous System
Section 1: How the Nervous System Work
Section 2: Divisions of the Nervous System
Section 3: The Senses
Section 4: Alcohol and Other Drugs

Standards: 1a,1b,5a,6a
Two weeks


Chapter 20: The Endocrine System and Reproduction
Section 1: The Endocrine System
Section 2: The Male and Female Reproductive Systems
Section 3: The Human Life Cycle

Standards: 1a,1b,3a,3b
Two weeks


QUARTER 4
Unit IV

Chapter 21: Populations and Communities
Section 1: Living Things and the Environment
Section 2: Studying Populations
Section 3: Interactions Among Living Things
Section 4: Changes in Communities

Standards: 1a,1b,3a,3b,3c,6a
Two weeks


Chapter 22: Ecosystems and Biomes
Section 1: Energy Flow in Ecosystems
Section 2: Cycles of Matter
Section 3: Biogeography

Standards: 1a,1b,2a,3a,3c,4a,6a
Two weeks

Chapter 23: Living Resources
Section 1: Environmental Issues
Section 2: Forests and Fisheries
Section 3: Biodiversity

Standards: 1a,1b,3a,3c,4a,6a
Two weeks