General Procedures

1.  Overview
2.  Tools of Biological Science - Lab
3.  Measuring - Lab
4.  Determining how to observe
5.  Modern Tools

Microscopes

1.  History of Microscopes
2.  How to Use
3.  Observation  - Lab
4.  Slide Preparation
5.  Importance of Microscopes

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Cells

1.  Function of Cell Parts
2.  Comparison of Cells
3.  Animal vs. Plant Cell - Lab
4.  Types of Cells - Lab
5.  Keeping Cells in Balance

Tissues

1.  Different Tissues
2.  Comparison of Tissues I - Lab
3.  Comparison of Tissues II - Lab
4.  How cells become tissues
5.  Importance of Tissues

Organs

1.  Who has organs?
2.  Comparison of Organs - Plants - Lab
3.  Comparison of Organs - Animals - Lab
4.  Function of organs
5.  How do cells and tissues become organs?

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Tree of Life

1.  What is classification?
2.  Grouping Characteristics - Lab
3.  Natural vs. Artificial Groups
4.  Classification - Lab
5.  Evolution of Groups

Bacteria

1.  Archaea and Bacteria
2.  Shapes of Bacteria - Lab
3.  Where do viruses fit?
4.  Good and Bad bacteria
5.  Discovering these little cells

Protozoa

1.  One cell organisms
2   Fresh water Protozoa
3.  Comparing fresh water Protozoa - Lab
4.  Marine Protozoa
5.. Comparing marine Protozoa - Lab

Fungi

1.  Fungi Kingdom
2.  Describing different Fungi - Lab
3.  Parts of a Mushroom - Lab
4.  Food from Mushrooms
5.  Fungi Diseases

 Plants

1.  Defining Plants
2.  Photosynthesis - Lab
3.  Comparing land plants
4.  Describing plants  - Lab
5.  Fresh and Marine water plants

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 Porifera

1.  Body Plan
2.  Comparing different sponges
3.  Describing sponges - Lab
4.  Comparing real and artificial sponges - Lab
5.  Environments

 Cnidaria

1.  Body Plan
2.  Hydra - Lab
3.  Fresh and marine water
4.  Comparing Corals - Lab
5.  Coral Reefs

Annelids

1. Body Plan
2. Comparing Annelids (lab)
3. Worms and Earth
4. Making Soil with Worms  - Lab
5. Environments

Arthropods

1. Body Plan
2. Classification
3. Classification  - Lab
4. Land versus Water Arthropods
5. Brine Shrimp  - Lab

Mollusca

1. Body Plan
2. Body Parts  - Lab
3. Classification
4. Classification  - Lab
5.  Environments

Echinoderms

1.  Body Plan
2.  Classification
3.  Classification  - Lab
4.  Distinguishing Echinoderms  - Lab
5.  Environments

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Fish

1. Classification
2. Parts of a Fish
3. Fish Dissection  - Lab
4. Fish Ecology
5. Importance of Fish

Amphibians

1. Classification
2. Parts of an Amphibian
3. Frog Classification
4. Frog Dissection  - Lab
5. Environments

Reptiles

1. Classification
2. Parts of a Reptile
3. Comparing Snakes  - Lab
4. Deadly Reptiles
5.  Environments

Birds

1.  Classification
2.  Identification
3.  Feathers  - Lab
4.  Egg  - Lab
5.  Environments

Mammals

1.  Classification
2.  Identification
3.  Animals Tracks  - Lab
4.  Small mammals  - Lab
5.  Environments

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 Plants

1.  Classification of Plants
2.  Reproduction of Plants  - Lab
3.  Photosynthesis
4.  Chlorophyll  - Lab
5.  Plant Growth  - Lab

Soil

1.  Components of Soil
2.  Classification of Soil
3.  Chemistry of Soil  - Lab
4.  What makes plants grow  - Lab
5.  Soil and Water

Ecological Adaptations

1. Ecology
2. Gastropods and Adaptive Strategies  - Lab
3. Genetics
4. Changing one Gene  - Lab
5.  Is evolution occurring now?

Local Issues

1. Maps and biology
2. Mapping diversity  - Lab
3. Determining Local Environments
4. Classifying local organisms  - Lab
5. Biomes, Niches, and Habitats (field)