Physical Science

Math Aspects of Science

• quantities
• mathematical relationships using tables, charts and graphs
• measurements
• introduction to balancing equations
• scientific notation
• metric system

Matter, Energy and Organization in Living Systems

• levels of organization (cell, tissue, organ, system)
• the systems: structure and function (introduction) reproductive circulatory muscular skeletal endocrine nervous excretory respiratory
• photosynthesis/metabolism (introduction)
• classification of kingdoms

Life Science

Behavior of Organisms

• relationships among populations
• harmony in nature
• natural adaptations to survival
• learned behavior
• innate (instinctive) behavior
• behavioral responses to stimuli