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Themes

Structure & Function:

How are organisms structured to ensure efficiency and survival?

Structure & Function:

Continued

Properties of Matter :

How does the structure of matter affect the properties and uses of materials?

Properties of Matter :

Continued

Heredity and Evolution:

What processes are responsible for life’s unity and diversity?

Heredity and Evolution:

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Heredity and Evolution:

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Physical Science:

Energy Conservation and Transformation

Physical Science:

Energy Transfer and

Transformation

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Topics

Big Ideas

Human Biology & Health:

All organisms are composed of one or more cells; each cell carries on life-sustaining functions.

Many organisms, including humans, have specialized organ systems that interact with each other to maintain dynamic internal balance

Multi-cellular organisms need specialized structures and systems to perform basic life functions.

Chemical Building Blocks

Materials can be classified as pure substances or mixtures depending on their chemical and physical properties.

Pure substances can be either elements or compounds, and they cannot be broken down by physical means.

Reproduction is a characteristic of living systems and it is essential for the continuation of every species.

.Mixtures are made of combinations of elements and/or compounds, and they can be separated by using a variety of physical means.

Cells & Heredity:

Some of the characteristics of an organism are inherited and some result from interactions with the environment.

Heredity is the passage of genetic information from one generation to another.

Various sources of energy are used by humans and all have advantages and disadvantages.

Energy enters the Earth System primarily as solar radiation, is captured by materials and photosynthetic processes and eventually is transformed into heat.

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Standards

C15: Describe the basic structures of an animal cell, including nucleus, cytoplasm, mitochondria and cell membrane, and how they function to support life.

C26 Describe the structure and function of the male and female human reproductive systems, including the process of egg and sperm production.

C16: Describe the structures of the human digestive, respiratory, and circulatory systems, and explain how they function to bring oxygen and nutrients to the cells and expel waste materials.

C17 Explain how the human musculo-skeletal system supports the body and allows movement.

C1: Describe the properties of common elements, such as oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, iron and aluminum

. C2: Describe how the properties of simple compounds, such as water and table salt, are different from the properties of the elements of which they are made

. C3: Explain how mixtures can be separated by using the properties of the substances from which they are made, such as particle size, density, solubility and boiling point

. C25 Explain the similarities and differences in cell division in somatic and germ cells.

C27 Describe how genetic information is organized in genes on chromosomes, and explain sex determination in humans.

D7Explain how heat is used to generate electricity.

D8 Explain the availability, current uses and environmental issues related to the use of fossil and nuclear fuels to produce electricity

D9 Explain the availability, current uses and environmental issues related to the use of fossil and nuclear fuels to produce electricity.

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Coached Projects,

Labs and Seminars

Feel the Beat

(2 Labs)

Look Beneath the Skin

Sun Safety

Nutrient Identification

As the Stomach Churns

Do you know you’re A,B,O’s?

A Breath of Fresh Air

Heart Beat, Health Beat

Clues about Health

Science Fair

Modeling Negative Feedback

Growing Up

Human Lungs

CMT: Slipping and Sliding

Which Foods are Fat Free?

Multiplying by Dividing

Make the Right Call

Spread of Characteristics through the population

Textbook Chapters

Chapter 1: Cell Structure and Function

Chapter 1: Cell Structure and Function

Chapter 2: Cell Processes and Energy

Chapter 2: Cell Processes and Energy

Chapter 3 Genetics: Science of Heredity

Chapter 4:

Modern Genetics

Chapter 5:

Changes Over Time

High School Supplemental Text

High School Supplemental Text