Life Science: Curriculum Calendar September 1) Unit 1 A) Chapter 1 B) Chapter 2 -The Study of Livin Thins -The World of Life Science -Its Alive !r Is It" !ctober !) Unit ! A) Chapter # B) Chapter $ -Cells -Cells% The Basic &nits of Life -The Cell in Action 'overmber ") Unit " A) Chapter ( B) Chapter ) -#eredity$ %volution$ and Classification -*eredit+ -,enes and ,ene Technolo-+ .ecember C) Chapter / .) Chapter 0 1) Chapter 2 -The 1vol3tion of Livin- Thin-s -The *istor+ of Life on 1arth -Classification 4an3ar+ &) Unit & A) Chapter 15 B) Chapter 11 -Simple 'ranisms$ (uni$ and )lants - Bacteria and 6ir3ses -7rotists and 83n-i 8ebr3ar+ C) Chapter 12 .) Chapter 1# *) Unit * A) Chapter 1$ -Introd3ction to 7lants -7lant 7rocesses -+nimals -Animals and Behavior 9arch B) Chapter 1( C) Chapter 1) .) Chapter 1/ -Invertebrates -8ishes: Amphibians: and ;eptiles -Birds and 9ammals April ,) Unit , A) Chapter 10 B) Chapter 12 C) Chapter 25 -%coloy and the %nvironment -Interaction of Livin- Thin-s -C+cles in 'at3re -The 1arths 1cos+stems 9a+ .) Chapter 21 -) Unit - A) Chapter 22 B) Chapter 2# -1nvironmental 7roblems and Sol3tions -#uman .ody Systems -Bod+ !r-ani<ation and Str3ct3re -Circ3lation and ;espiration 43ne C) Chapter 2$ .) Chapter 2( 1) Chapter 2/-20 -The .i-estive and &rinar+ S+stems -Comm3nication and Control -The Imm3ne S+stem and Sta+in- *ealth+ =7lease note that the order in >hich topics are covered is s3b?ect to chan-e based on @b3t not limited to) the follo>in- circ3mstances% lacA of s3fficient lab materials: aptit3de and learnin- st+les of st3dents: the need for a teacher to maAe material fresh and interestin- @>hereb+ the+ mi-ht choose to chan-e the order in >hich certain ob?ectives are ta3-ht in order to reinvi-orate the co3rse)B In other >ords: altho3-h the order presented here ma+ ver+ >ell be the order in >hich the material is covered: it is possible: and liAel+: that the order and time frame in >hich these ob?ectives are presented ma+ in fact not be the order or time frame in >hich material is coveredB This frame>orA o3tlines an ideal teachin- +earB That bein- said: I have never Ano>n a teacher >ho has ever had an ideal teachin- +earB This curriculum calendar was designed to be aligned with the Holt Science and Technology: Life Science textbook published by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston copyrighted in 2004.