LS.1
|
Scientific
Investigation
|
The
student will plan and conduct investigations. |
1st
quarter |
The
student will investigate and understand...
|
LS.2
|
Cells
|
That
all living things are composed of cells.
|
3rd
quarter
|
LS.3
|
Cellular
Organization
|
That
living things show patterns of cellular organization.
|
3rd
quarter |
LS.4
|
Needs
and Life Processes of Organisms
|
That
the basic needs of organisms must be met in order to carry out life
processes.
|
3rd
quarter |
LS.5
|
Classifications
of Organisms
|
How
organisms can be classified.
|
1st
quarter
|
LS.6
|
Photosynthesis
|
The
basic physical and chemical processes of photosynthesis and its
importance to plant and animal life.
|
4th
quarter
|
LS.7
|
Organisms
and Ecosystems
|
That
organisms within an ecosystem are dependent on one another and on
nonliving components of the environment.
|
2nd quarter |
LS.8
|
Interactions
within Populations
|
That
interactions exist among members of a population. |
2nd quarter
|
LS.9
|
Interactions
Between Populations of Different Species
|
Interactions
among populations in a biological community.
|
2nd quarter
|
LS.10
|
Ecosystems
and Biomes
|
How
organisms adapt to biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem.
|
2nd quarter
|
LS.11
|
Change
Over Time
|
That
ecosystems, communities, populations, and organisms are dynamic and
change over time (daily, seasonal, and long term).
|
2nd quarter
|
LS.12
|
Ecosystem
Dynamics and Human Activity
|
The
relationship between ecosystem dynamics and human activity,
|
2nd & 4th
quarters
|
LS.13
|
Genetics
|
That
organisms reproduce and transmit genetic information to new generations.
|
3rd
quarter
|
LS.14
|
Organisms
Change Over Time
|
That
organisms change over time.
|
1st & 3rd
quarters
|
