"Focus On Life Science" covers life science topics comprehensively and accurately. It integrates a wide range of hands-on experiences, critical thinking opportunities, and real-world applications. Labs, content area reading, and activities provide students with multiple experiences.
Reading age for native speakers: Middle School students (7th grade)
CONTENTS
Introduction to Investigation and Experimentation
Unit 1: Cell Biology Chapter 1: Cell Structure and Function - Lesson 1: Cells and Life - Lesson 2: The Cell - Lesson 3: Cells and Energy Chapter 2: From a Cell to an Organism - Lesson 1: The Cell Cycle and Cell Division - Lesson 2: Levels of Organization
Unit 2: Reproduction and Genetics Chapter 3: Reproduction of Organisms Lesson 1: Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis - Lesson 2: Plant Reproduction - Lesson 3: Animal Reproduction - Lesson 4: Asexual Reproduction Chapter 4: Genetics - Lesson 1: Foundations of Genetics - Lesson 2: Understanding Inheritance
Unit 3: Evolution—Change Over Time Chapter 5: The Process of Evolution - Lesson 1: Natural Selection - Lesson 2: Adaptation and Extinction Chapter 6: Evolution—Evidence of Change - Lesson 1: Fossils and Evolution - Lesson 2: Biological Evidence - Lesson 3: Evolution and Plate Tectonics - Lesson 4: Classifying Organisms
Unit 4: Earth and Life History Chapter 7: The Age of Earth - Lesson 1: Relative Ages of Rocks - Lesson 2: Absolute Ages of Rocks Chapter 8: The History of Life on Earth - Lesson 1: Geologic Time and Mass Extinctions - Lesson 2: Early Earth History - Lesson 3: Middle and Recent Earth History
Unit 5: Structure, Function, and Physical Properties in Living Systems Chapter 9: The Musculoskeletal System and Levers - Lesson 1: The Musculoskeletal System - Lesson 2: The Body and Levers Chapter 10: The Cardiopulmonary System and Pressure - Lesson 1: The Pulmonary-Circulatory System - Lesson 2: Pressure and the Body Chapter 11: The Eye and Light - Lesson 1: What is light? - Lesson 2: Light and Matter - Lesson 3: Using Lenses - Lesson 4: The Eye and Vision Chapter 12: The Ear and Sound - Lesson 1: Sound - Lesson 2: The Ear and Hearing Chapter 13: The Human Reproductive System - Lesson 1: Reproductive Systems - Lesson 2: Development Before Birth
Student Resources Science Safety Skill Handbook Technology Skill Handbook Math Skill Handbook - Math Review - Science Applications Reference Handbook - Using a Calculator - Understanding Scientific Terms - Use and Care of a Microscope - Diversity of Life: Classification of Living Organisms - Periodic Table of the Elements English/Spanish Glossary Index Credits